You can grab a Sonos Era 100 for $85 off thanks to Sonos’ latest refurb sale
…You can also use the Era 100 as a reliable assistant, thanks to built-in mics that let you play music, adjust the volume, and perform other hands-free actions via Amazon…
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Sony’s Xperia 1 VIII is still a phone for the fans
…What is remarkable is that Sony has managed to make the 8 Elite Gen 5 perform quite poorly. While the phone runs smoothly the majority of the time, I’ve run into…
This AI startup says it can tell if a script will make a hit film
…Prediction has been a key part of film development since the birth of Hollywood, but that labor has traditionally been performed by human workers who have a nuanced understanding of audiences. No…
The US gets the worst phones
…Part of the slow US adoption may be down to long-term performance concerns. Silicon-carbon cells have the potential to lose total capacity more quickly over time, so a bigger battery…
These are the best deals you can still get on MacBooks before Apple’s price hike kicks in
…Best Buy and B&H Photo have already updated their pricing, but some older prices or even cheaper deals are lingering at Amazon. Costco lists its member-only deals as valid through…
AI is cursing renters with the promise of impossible homes
…She said the edited photo isn’t going on the listing, but she does share it with clients to demonstrate how they could update the space. Real estate agents and brokers have…
Researchers gaslit Claude into giving instructions to build explosives
…they focused on Anthropic given the company’s self-proclaimed attention to safety and strong performance in other red-teaming efforts, including a study testing whether chatbots would help simulated teens planning…
Inside the return of Xbox
…We’ve got work to do,” admitted Sharma. “Players are frustrated with us, they feel like we haven’t updated our console enough, they feel like our PC presence isn’t very…
TMD’s keyless bike lock is a $280 solution to a $60 problem
…There’s nothing wholly unique about the TMD Chain Lock, but the combination of materials, performance, and insurance-friendly ART-2 certification makes it worth considering. TMD’s first bicycle lock combines…
GM thinks EVs can help offset AI’s energy suck with vehicle-to-grid tech
…As such, the automaker says it will release a firmware update to give its current vehicle-to-home system customers the ability to send energy back to the grid (vehicle-to-grid…