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Why it's important to regularly replace your surge protectors
Time and spikes take a toll on a surge protector, even with no visible signs of damage. Time and spikes take a toll on a surge protector, even with no visible signs of damage.
Time and spikes take a toll on a surge protector, even with no visible signs of damage. Time and spikes take a toll on a surge protector, even with no visible signs of damage.
I don’t suppose there are many iPhone users who might be tempted by the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 now that the iPhone Duo is both real and coming very soon. But if you’ll entertain a great deal, there are big discounts happening for both the passport-style Z Fold 8 and the slimmer, taller Z Fold 8 Ultra during October Prime Day . Originally $1,899.99, the Z Fold 8 with 256GB of storage is $1,549.99…
AMD’s Lisa Su said chip demand is running ahead of supply and will stay very high for years, and urged the AI industry to work together as an ecosystem on safety rather than naming any regulator. The European Commission has been able to inspect models, restrict market access and fine providers 3% of global turnover […] This story continues at The Next Web
If you’re planning to fly for Thanksgiving but haven’t booked a ticket yet, you might actually be in luck. Travelers could still have a few weeks before they hit the sweet spot for booking their Thanksgiving flights, according to new data from KAYAK . But wait too long, and those potential savings could disappear quickly. KAYAK’s 2026 Holiday Travel Check-In looked at historical airfare trends to…
Some of South Korea’s biggest banks have been hacked with the assistance of an artificial intelligence agent, opening up a new front in the AI and cybersecurity worlds. Officials say at least seven financial firms were included in the attack, which saw personal information for 68,000 people stolen, including annual income and loan limits. This marks one of the first times AI tools have been used t…
Everything is so expensive in 2026, but these October Prime Day Deals are all under $100 on gadgets we recommend.
Netflix just announced The Conjuring: Unspoken , a new horror game set in The Conjuring universe that you can play with your phone as a controller, and it will launch exclusively on the service on October 13th. Here's Netflix's description of the game : The Conjuring: Unspoken is an interactive paranormal investigation you can play from your couch. It's a narrative experience, so you shape the sto…
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is leaning into one of the major complaints about surveillance from voters this election cycle.
Paramount Skydance completed its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery today, after a last-ditch effort to block the deal was rejected by Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. The post-merger company is called Skydance, taking the name of a firm that Paramount bought in a separate deal last year. The new Skydance combines two of the largest movie studios, streaming services Paramount+ and H…
We’re in the process of testing all the Googlebooks. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Googlebooks are here . The first models went on sale Sunday, October 4th, and we received review units of all five Googlebooks about 24 hours ago. Since then, we've been in a mad dash to put the devices through their paces and get a check on what it's like to use these Android laptops. At first glance…
When the new Windows 11 26H2 update was released last week, Microsoft highlighted a number of features and improvements. These included Windows Search improvements, additional Start menu customization options, a smarter File Explorer , new archive formats, new AI enhancements , and more. There are a lot of little additions and fixes, but nothing too mind-blowing. However, one of the biggest improv…
Brett Adcock’s Hark has released Hark Pro, an agent that buys groceries, books cars, pays bills and refills a child’s lunch card, free with $20 and $100 monthly tiers, a year before the company’s first devices arrive. Meta launched an agent doing the same things at the same three prices four weeks ago. Hark has […] This story continues at The Next Web
When Ars launched in 1998, there was one way to read it: in a web browser on a PC (or Mac). Your screen of choice was either some massive CRT or a very expensive LCD monitor (or, in my case, the less-expensive grayscale, passive-matrix LCD on a PowerBook). Either way, it was butt in chair, chair at desk. One of the first perks we offered subscribers way back at the turn of the millennium allowed t…
Apple TV has had a really great run in 2026 - and a cozy new addition is helping expand its lineup even more. As the streaming service has attempted to grow in order to better compete with the likes of Disney and Netflix , it has steadily broadened the range of its series. This year has included everything from a pair of OnlyFans dramedies to the horror-comedy hybrid Widow's Bay , alongside the re…
Halloween has gotten extra scary — scary expensive, that is. While this year, the candy and the cobwebs will be much the same as the years before, the prices have gotten a bit more chilling. According to a new survey of 1,500 U.S. consumers from the professional services network Deloitte, the average consumer will spend around $285 on the holiday that celebrates spookiness (while hoping not to get…
JioHotstar will be offered inside Starzplay rather than through a stand-alone service.
Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal : Sources: AI neocloud Lambda is raising up to $4B led by Blackstone and Coatue at a pre-money valuation of $14.5B in a final round before its planned IPO — Blackstone and Coatue are leading the round, which values the cloud-computing startup at $14.5 billion pre-money
Before I get to the meat of this article, I'm going to say something startling and unpleasant: Wii Sports turns 20 years old this November. Just take a second to let the weight of time sink in, and then we can move on. That fact was something I thought about during a recent Nintendo press event, where I got to play Nintendo Switch Sports Resort , an upcoming Switch 2 exclusive that serves as a spi…
Amazon has disabled Alexa control of devices plugged into the company's Echo smart speaker’s AUX port. Users have reported receiving an email from Amazon this week informing them of the change. “This is a reminder that as of today, voice commands to control your Echo device’s Aux input are no longer available. Requests like 'Alexa, play from line in” or “Alexa, set aux input' will no longer work,”…
Every bottle sitting unsold on a liquor store shelf ties up cash. Deciding when to discount it, which customers might buy it and whether to order another case requires information and time. An independent retailer may struggle to pull that together. Santé sees a business opportunity in those everyday decisions. This week, the company announced […] This story continues at The Next Web
In a world in which companies are forcing employees back into the office in a never-ending, post-pandemic RTO push, two-thirds of office workers are secretly “hacking” their workspaces to meet their needs. According to an international survey released earlier this year by global design firm Gensler, a clear majority of workers use do-it-yourself fixes to maintain comfort and privacy and personaliz…
Ever since I saw TCL's NXTPAPER-toting phones and tablets at MWC in Barcelona earlier this year, I've been a bit obsessed, so it's great to see that as part of the Amazon Big Deals Days event, TCL has not just cut the price of some of its best products, but it's also throwing in some handy freebies as well. Some of the standout deals are the TCL Note A1 NXTPAPER Paper Tablet which is 25% off and n…
The Anker Nano 100W travel adapter with its folding prongs. | Image: Anker For frequent travelers who like to pack light, the Anker Nano 100W universal travel adapter packs multiple USB ports and is equipped with the ability to adapt to outlets in over 200 countries and regions with its US, UK and EU plugs. During October Prime Day, it’s only $63.99 (usually $79.99) at Amazon . Anker Nano 100W uni…
Lucid built 2,954 vehicles in the third quarter, its lowest quarterly output since early 2025 and a 38% fall from the second quarter, while delivering 3,806 as it cleared inventory. The company has outstanding commitments for 25,000 driverless cars with Bolt in Europe and 20,000 with Uber. Lucid built 2,954 cars in three months. Its […] This story continues at The Next Web
Francis Halzen, a physicist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics "for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.” Halzen spearheaded the development and construction of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, enabling physicists to capture high-energy neutrinos cr…
Google is defending a £1.2B claim at London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal brought for about 20 million British consumers who say Play Store commissions of up to 30% were passed into the prices they paid since October 2015. It settled an equivalent claim from UK app developers for £260M six weeks ago without admitting wrongdoing. Google […] This story continues at The Next Web
Your old camera might give video calls an upgrade, as long as USB support or clean HDMI keeps the setup sensible. Your old camera might give video calls an upgrade, as long as USB support or clean HDMI keeps the setup sensible.
For a lot of people, a one-size-fits-all retirement plan just doesn’t fit. Their family circumstances call for a more custom-made approach. That’s the case with couples who have one income. Christine Benz and Valentina Djeljosevic recently discussed the retirement planning needs of these couples, including emergency funding and Social Security filing decisions. Valentina Djeljosevic: For couples w…
From Birch’s organic mattress to my favorite cooling sheets, these are the Amazon Prime Day discounts worth a look.
Microsoft is ending support and updates for Office 2021 on October 13. What does that mean, and what are your alternatives?
Popular weight-loss drugs may do more than help people shed pounds. They might also melt away the years. Drug giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk say patients taking their drugs age less quickly, according to readouts from molecular “aging clocks.” Such clocks assess a person’s biological age by looking at changes to DNA that accumulate with time, or, in newer versions, by tracking levels of key pro…
Garmin has announced a brand-new golf watch to join its lineup, the Approach S72, and while it looks like an excellent watch already in terms of form and features, it's simply not the one I was really hoping would be revealed. I'd long been anticipating the next Garmin to join our best golf watches list, so my hype levels were elevated, and looking into the pattern of releases, I had really high h…
Mirror Particle will launch at TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Battlefield 200 with a world model built from scratch to predict human behavior, arguing that LLM role-play falls short for market research and brand strategy.
Watch Scotland vs Slovenia free on BBC Two (UK) Unlock your stream with NordVPN (save up to 75%) Kick-off: Tue, Oct 6 — 2.45pm ET / 7.45pm BST Scotland remain in contention for promotion to League A of the Nations League at the midway stage of the campaign. Sebastien Pocognoli's men sit third in Group B1, level on points with Slovenia in second place. With Switzerland seemingly on course to finish…
The Nothing Headphone 1 are among the discounted headsets. | Photo by Owen Grove / The Verge We spotted a variety of discounted headphones and earbuds during October’s Prime Big Deals Days, with some of our favorite options discounted to at (or near) their all-time low prices. While some deals on Amazon require a Prime subscription , there are plenty that are available to anyone, and other retaile…
With AI hardware, tech companies are pushing the definition of what does and doesn't constitute a recording. For most of gadget history, it'd be reasonable to assume that a device with a microphone or camera is either recording you or it isn't; it's either on or off, without much gray area. Microphones capture sound. Cameras capture images. That data is saved onto a device. Sometimes, it's also se…
The storied Silicon Valley firm makes its first pure defense investment.
There isn’t a single manual to read or prompt to give an LLM that can equip you with the skills and knowledge to build a company. But on November 4, TechCrunch Founder Summit gives founders the next-best thing: A packed day at Boston's SoWa Power Station, where investors and operators share how they've navigated crucial decisions.
For business travel, nothing quite beats the MacBook Air 13-inch in our experience, Thin, lightweight, beautifully designed and performance driven, our Apple expert Lance called it "still the best ultraportable I've ever used." • Best for: Business professionals, creators, and students on prioritize portability without sacrificing performance. • The deal: The Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M5) is now…