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• I've looked through Samsung's Memorial Day sale — it includes OLED TVs from $1,099, a record-low Galaxy S26 Ultra deal, and $1,700 off appliances [14d]
• NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, May 22 (game #810) [14d]
• NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, May 22 (game #1076) [14d]
• Quordle hints and answers for Friday, May 22 (game #1579) [14d]
• Score a premium Intel Core i9 Laptop for only $510 ahead of Memorial Day — and the CPU inside the Hasee X5 almost rivals the Apple M5 in the MacBook Pro [14d]
• China unveils 'world's first' underwater data center — 2,000 server facility is powered by offshore wind, and cooled by the sea, making it one of the most efficient around [14d]
• Nvidia really doesn't seem to care about gaming GPUs anymore — the company won't even bother to break down graphics sales in its big investor reports [14d]
• High-end hi-fi company YBA has made what it claims is the world's first "transportable" CD player for SACDs — it's got the audiophiles in the office very excited, but it's not exactly a handheld model to slip in your jacket pocket [14d]
• 'A true engineering feat': Silicon-based qubits have a clear advantage in race to million-qubit quantum computer thanks to tech that made Nvidia AI GPUs possible [14d]
• The biggest surprise from Google I/O 2026? Poll reveals majority of Android fans are most excited for Android XR and Gemini Spark— but we’re still waiting to hear more about Googlebooks and the Google Smart speaker [14d]
• I found a lot of cheap Memorial Day business laptops on Amazon — here are the only ones worth buying under $600 from Dell, Lenovo, and HP [14d]
• Dell launches record-shattering server with 9.8PB of flash storage in just 2U — paving the way for massive $75 million 200PB+ AI data center racks [14d]
• Every single iPad is on sale for Memorial Day — here’s which models I’d recommend (and which I’d avoid) as an Apple expert [14d]
• What is the release date for Marshals: A Yellowstone Story episode 13 on CBS and Paramount+? [14d]
• Android users beware — this huge fraud scam campaign hit millions of victims around the world, make sure you're not next [14d]
• Zendesk expands AI agents across ChatGPT, Gemini, voice and messaging [14d]
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 finally gets a release date, as well as confirmation of year one content, and fans who preorder the Commander Edition can play 3 days early [14d]
• Secretlab expands its Warhammer 40,000 collection with the new Titan Evo and skins Dark Angels Editions ahead of the launch of Dawn of War 4 [14d]
• Redditor warns they 'almost started a fire' when metallic watch strap made contact with Steam Controller's charging puck [14d]
• Trust me, this HP laptop Is the best you can buy under $300 right now — the 17z has an AMD Ryzen 5 7430U CPU that's almost as fast as the Apple M2 [14d]
• A heatwave is coming — and I recommend this Shark FlexBreeze HydroGo at its lowest-ever price to help you face it without breaking a sweat [14d]
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt lead quest designer recalls the moment he suggested that one character be killed off, says the team's reaction was 'wide eyes and silence' — 'The weight of it is exactly what the act needs' [14d]
• I've found the 12 best early Memorial Day Apple deals to buy right now — AirPods, iPads, MacBooks, and more from $99 [14d]
• Nvidia tells users to update GPU drivers now or face possible attack — here's what we know [14d]
• Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced creative director says the team 'expanded' Edward Kenway's story and the theme of 'greed' in new content — 'I won't spoil too much of it for you, but we thought that that was a strong juxtaposition to who he is' [14d]
• Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced creative director says the modernized combat system has been upgraded to make varied tools flow better — 'We were inspired by early fan-made combo videos from the original' [14d]
• Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced perfectly captures the spirit of the original, but benefits from some much-needed upgrades [14d]
• Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced creative director reveals there is 'probably almost nothing' left of the original code in the remake — 'Almost everything had to be rebuilt' [14d]
• 'I got chills': Dolby Atmos brought Audible books and Rocket Man to life in a way that whisked me to another time and place [14d]
• Summer is fast approaching, gamers — that means those leather chairs won't cut it, and it's exactly why I recommend this mesh office chair [14d]
• Spotify will now reserve concert tickets for artists' biggest fans — the service is standing against Ticketmaster battles and scalpers by launching its own ticket priority system so you can automatically benefit if you really love a musician [14d]
• It's official: Warhorse Studios is officially working on a new open-world Lord of the Rings RPG alongside 'a new Kingdom Come adventure' [14d]
• Spotify's huge new podcast makeover means you can now ask in-depth questions about the episodes you’re listening to, which sounds great — but the new 'generated' Personal Podcast feature will be more controversial… [14d]
• 12 products for keeping cool at work [14d]
• Top arcade game maker leaks nearly 19 million user records via WeChat mini app [14d]
• I could probably generate hundreds of Gemini images before hitting the limit — but the new AI meter still changed my behavior [14d]
• Mullvad to patch VPN fingerprinting issue to stop your activity from being tracked across servers [14d]
• 18 content creator upgrades in Amazon's massive Memorial Day sale — and this gear is perfect for your home studio setup [14d]
• Zendesk becomes the latest to adopt MCP to futureproof customers in the AI-first era [14d]
• No need to wait for Memorial Day — you can get a 55-inch LG OLED TV for an incredible price of $799.99 right now [14d]
• Margo's Got Money Troubles ending explained: who wins the custody battle, that shocking betrayal, and more from the Apple TV comedy series [14d]
• Russian researcher claims state-backed MAX app secretly records users and monitors VPNs [14d]
• European Law enforcement forces pull the plug on this free VPN in massive cybercrime crackdown —here's all we know [14d]
• Looks like Google TV could get Wii-style pointy controls, just like my LG TV's Magic Remote that drives me and my kids mad [14d]
• GitHub confirms breach — thousands of internal repositories hit after employee installs malicious VS Code extension [14d]
• 'A Turtle in a shiny plastic shell': Bizarre $270 Amazon laptop pairs 16GB of RAM with a tech Stone Age CPU — so slow your smartphone's probably faster [14d]
• With SynthID, Google is cleaning up the AI mess it helped make, but Omni power makes it clear we'll never get ahead of generative AI fiction [14d]
• Discord just made your voice and video calls more private and secure than ever — but age verification privacy concerns haven't been dispelled [14d]
• VPN deal of the week: here's the VPN I recommend for the last weekend of the Premier League 2026 — it's great with streaming services, keeps your online data secure, and has apps for every streaming device imaginable [14d]
• Ubisoft confirms new Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Ghost Recon games are in the works and will launch by March 2029, alongside the 'first playable Generative AI experience' [14d]
• De’Longhi's new Pinguino air conditioner will keep you cool in any room, and it's launched just in time for the UK's early summer heat [14d]
• I never thought I'd use an action camera for street photography — then SmallRig changed my mind [14d]
• I loved a lot of things about the Dell XPS 14 (2026), but it won't make me ditch my MacBook Pro... yet [14d]
• 'AI is a great tool, but it's a tool': Linus Torvalds lays out his complex 'love-hate relationship with AI' [14d]
• ‘Nothing short of nightmarish’: Xiaomi's Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G has some of the worst software I’ve ever used — but its display, cameras, and battery life are undeniably impressive [14d]
• It's not too late to get a portable air conditioner before the UK heatwave hits, and they don't cost a fortune — I bought one three years ago, and I'm so grateful to past me [14d]
• Is there a better way to watch the World Cup in style than this enormous 98-inch QLED TV? Better still, it's now a massive £1,100 off [14d]
• Whoops! Trump Mobile seems to be leaking customer information — and order numbers might be far lower than previously estimated [14d]
• How to bypass social media blocks and increased surveillance in 2026 [14d]
• AI could suck out life from your IT teams and leave them as tech zombies [14d]
• Zuckerberg promises he does not 'expect ​other company-wide layoffs this year' after slashing thousands of Meta jobs [14d]
• Why our national sovereignty depends on cyber resilience [14d]
• The Lumix L10 looks great, but I can't help thinking this underrated camera is a fantastic alternative — and it's half the price [14d]
• ‘More intuitive than ever’ — iOS 27’s new AI voice controls could finally make Siri feel smart [14d]
• The building blocks to construct a cyber-first culture [14d]
• This smart temperature probe will take all the guesswork out of BBQing — it tells you exactly how long to cook and rest your meat for, for perfectly juicy, charred and tender results [14d]
• Looking for a cheap De'Longhi coffee maker? I'm a trained barista, and these are the 3 best deals I recommend right now [14d]
• How to watch America's Cup 2026/27: Free streams, schedule for yacht races [14d]
• What AI coding benchmarks still miss about software quality [14d]
• Smeg's stylish new espresso bundle makes cafe-style coffee much more affordable [14d]
• How AI demand is redefining enterprise infrastructure strategy [14d]
• Find the Galaxy S26 Ultra too bulky? Samsung could launch a smaller Galaxy S27 Pro next year — and it sounds like the Ultra in all but name [14d]
• Early Apple Watch Ultra 4 rumors suggest a 'full redesign' alongside a new sensor array — but I'm taking this information with a healthy pinch of salt [14d]
• RAM crisis could soon get worse as disruption in Strait of Hormuz shipping hits supply chain hard [14d]
• AI-driven cyber discovery signals a new era of systemic risk for banks [14d]
• While the Steam Deck still struggles with stock issues, the Asus ROG Xbox Ally gets a tempting $100 discount at Amazon [14d]
• 'The season 1 finale is really just the beginning': The Testaments season 2 has officially been renewed — but Hulu and Disney+ show creators have 'been thinking in forever terms' for months [14d]
• 'The challenge is not a lack of technology, but a lack of alignment with the realities of work': Study claims workers are using unapproved AI tools at work, despite knowing the risks [14d]
• The hidden role of connectivity in today’s AI race [14d]
• Patch window is officially dead as AI finds bugs faster than humans can squash them [14d]
• Alexa+ can now create AI podcasts about the news in case you wanted that for some reason — so it’s perfect timing that Spotify is actually verifying podcasts that are definitely from humans [14d]
• Roku is releasing two new projectors and a free update for its devices, all in time for the World Cup [15d]
• Huawei's new 'premium budget' smartwatch could be the fitness tracker to buy this year — even over the upcoming Fitbit Air [15d]
• Gigabyte’s latest OLED gaming monitor looks like a dream, but living with it was more complicated [15d]
• I've covered EOFY sales for years — these are the only tech deals worth your money right now [15d]
• 5 prompts that show how the new Gemini 3.5 Flash is its best AI model yet [15d]
• I've covered EOFY sales for years — these are the only tech deals worth your money right now [15d]
• I couldn’t figure out how to delete old ChatGPT images from my Library — here’s the hidden method that finally worked [15d]
• You've heard of Touch ID and Face ID, but is Ear ID next? Researchers have detailed a new tech would let you use AirPods or similar buds to prove who you are and unlock your gadgets — and it's actually your heartrate that they detect [15d]
• 'This reveals a broader security problem': Experts warn a key Microsoft legacy tool is still being abused to launch malware campaigns [15d]
• Should you buy a Nintendo Switch 2 before the price hikes? I played 5 of its biggest exclusives to find out [15d]
• Exclusive: The tech keeping Disney Magic Kingdom's most iconic rides running night after night [15d]