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Best Robot Lawn Mowers: My Backyard Is Now a Mower Test Lab

I spent six weeks putting the top robot lawn mowers through its paces in my own yard. I found two clear winners and a few duds. https://www.cnet.com/news/best-robot-lawn-mowers/#ftag=CADf328eec

11d | cnet.com
Judge OKs Anthropic's Use of Copyrighted Books in AI Training. That's Bad News for Creators

The decision reveals that Anthropic pirated over 7 million books, then systematically purchased and destroyed millions of physical copies to create a digital "research library." https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/judge-oks-anthropics-use-of-copyrighted-books-in-ai-training-thats-bad-news-for-creators/#ftag=CADf328eec

11d | cnet.com
What Is 'Toxic Positivity'? We Asked an Expert

Having a positive outlook is good, but you can’t be positive all the time. Suppressing or invalidating negative emotions may lead to toxic positivity -- which isn't as helpful as you think. https://www.cnet.com/health/mental/what-is-toxic-positivity-we-asked-an-expert/#ftag=CADf328eec

11d | cnet.com
Here's Why I Always Make Sure My Phone Screen is Face Down

It's better for me and better for my phone -- these are the four reasons I hide my screen when I'm not using it. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/heres-why-i-always-make-sure-my-phone-screen-is-face-down/#ftag=CADf328eec

11d | cnet.com
 "Deus Ex" just turned 25 years old and it's still the best PC game of all time — you only need $2 to play it on practically anything

Ex-Ion Storm game Director Warren Spector has celebrated the 25th anniversary of Deus Ex with a touching video message, and I can't help but play it again.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/deus-ex-just-turned-25-years-old

 NVIDIA's most affordable RTX 50-series GPU is here for laptops, and it's coming to desktops in July — just don't expect any reviews

NVIDIA launched its most affordable RTX 50-series GPU yet for laptops, and a desktop version of the RTX 5050 is also on the way, starting at $249.

https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/nvidia/nvidia-rtx-5050-laptop-desktop

Don’t toss your Windows 10 PC! Try switching to KDE Plasma instead
11d | pcworld.com
Elastic Stack 7.17.29 released

Version 7.17.29 of the Elastic Stack was released today. We recommend you upgrade to this latest version. We recommend 7.17.29 over the previous versions 7.17.28

For details of the issues that have been fixed and a full list of changes for each product in this version, please refer to the release notes.

The 7.17.29

Roland just released a weird little riff on an acoustic handpan

Synthesizer giant Roland just announced a fairly bizarre contraption. The Mood Pan is the company's digital take on an acoustic handpan. For the uninitiated, a handpan is a version of the steelpan instrument that's been popular in Trinidad and Tobago since the 1930s. It's widely considered to be the only truly new acoustic instrument

11d | Engadget
Judge rules Anthropic's AI training on copyrighted materials is fair use

Anthropic has received a mixed result in a class action lawsuit brought by a group of authors who claimed the company used their copyrighted creations without permission. On the positive side for the artificial intelligence company, senior district judge William Alsup of the US District Court for the Norther

11d | Engadget
Philips Hue says US prices will go up in July because of tariffs

When Philips Hue’s US prices go up next month, you can officially know who to blame. (Hint: It rhymes with "rump.") Parent company Signify told Hueblog (

11d | Engadget
Anthropic’s AI copyright ‘win’ is more complicated than it looks

Big tech scored a major victory this week in the battle over using copyrighted materials to train AI models. Anthropic won a partial judgment on Tuesday in a case brought by three authors who alleged the company violated their copyright by storing their works in a library used to train its

Community Corner: Yelling at Clouds With Chris Hartjes

In this episode, we talk with Chris Hartjes about his column in PHP Architect Magazine, where he gets to “Yell at Clouds” (as the old Simpsons joke goes) about whatever is on his mind at the time. We also discuss his thoughts on a new testing patterns book and his love-hate relationship with the […]

The post Community Corner: Yelling at Clouds With Chris Hartjes appea

I Used Science to Find the Best Cooking Appliance for a Heat Wave

Forget standing over a hot grill in 90-degree heat and don't even think about turning on the oven. I crunched the numbers and this is the best cooking appliance to use during scorching summer heat. https://www.cnet.com/news/i-used-science-to-find-the-best-cooking-appliance-during-a-heat-wave/#ftag=CADf328eec

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 Steam users are flocking back to this once-hated game in huge numbers — and it's only $4

The last thing I expected to wake up to this morning was over 30,000 players jumping to play one of the most hated AAA games seen in the past decade: Battlefront II.

https://www.laptopmag.com/gaming/star-wars-battlefront-2-regains-popularity-and-gets-price-drop

 Microsoft makes Windows 10 security updates FREE for an extra year — but there's a catch, and you might not like it

Windows 10 users will have the option to continue receiving security updates for free beyond October 2025, so long as they sync their PC with the cloud.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-10/windows-10-esu-support-free-updates-cloud-backup

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5050 is official: 8GB, $250, coming in July
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Philps Hue smart lights are already pricey. They’re about to get pricier
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Windows 10 gets an extra year of free security updates (with a catch)
11d | pcworld.com
 Asus ROG Azoth X Review: A very different aesthetic

Asus' new flagship ROG Azoth X keyboard looks very different from its predecessor — white, colorful, and with semi-translucent keycaps for better backlighting. The new Azoth X also comes with a wrist rest and support for Asus' new web-based armoury crate software.

https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/gaming-keyboards/asus-rog-azoth-x-review

Elastic Stack 8.17.8 released

Version 8.17.8 of the Elastic Stack was released today. We recommend you upgrade to this latest version. We recommend 8.17.8 over the previous versions 8.17.7

For details of the issues that have been fixed and a full list of changes for each product in this version, please refer to the release notes.

The 8.17.8 rele

Elastic Stack 8.18.3 released

Version 8.18.3 of the Elastic Stack was released today. We recommend you upgrade to this latest version. We recommend 8.18.3 over the previous version 8.18.2

For details of the issues that have been fixed and a full list of changes for each product in this version, please refer to the release notes.

The 8.18.3 relea

Elastic Stack 9.0.3 released

Version 9.0.3 of the Elastic Stack was released today. We recommend you upgrade to this latest version. We recommend 9.0.3 over the previous version 9.0.2

For details of the issues that have been fixed and a full list of changes for each product in this version, please refer to the release notes.

The 9.0.3 release co

Google brings historical Street View to Google Earth

Google Earth is celebrating its 20th birthday, and to mark the occasion, Google is bringing historical Street View imagery to the service. In a blog post, Google said the anniversary update allows users to "explore the wonders of the planet from even more viewpoints, whether it’s a bird’s eye view or at street level."

From today, when you load up Google Earth you’ll see

11d | Engadget
Apple's 15-inch M3 MacBook Air is $450 off ahead of Prime Day

Picking up a new MacBook can be pricey, so we always like sharing when a great model is having a steep sale. If you’re in the market for a lightweight yet powerful laptop, then

11d | Engadget
New budget-friendly laptops from Acer feature NVIDIA's latest RTX 5050 GPU

Acer just announced several new budget-friendly laptops, and they each offer access to NVIDIA's latest RTX 5050 GPU. This GPU features 2,560 CUDA cores and 8GB of GDDR7 VRAM.

First up, there's the

11d | Engadget
Nintendo's mouse-controlled basketball game comes out on August 14

Nintendo just revealed that Drag x Drive will be available on August 14, exclusively for the recently-released Switch 2 console. The company made this announcement on its

11d | Engadget
Windows 10 users can get extended security updates for 1,000 Microsoft Rewards points

As we edge closer to Windows 10's end-of-support on October 14, 2025, Microsoft is throwing its more stubborn users another bone. The company previously announced that, for the first tim

11d | Engadget
Show HN: Autumn – Open-source infra over Stripe

Hey HN, I’m Ayush from Autumn (https://useautumn.com/). Autumn is an open source layer over Stripe that decouples pricing and billing logic from your application. We let you efficiently manage pricing plans, feature permissions, and payments, regardless of the pricing model being used. It’s a bit like if Supabase and Stripe had a baby.

Typically, you have to write code to handle checkouts, upgrades/downgrades, failed payments, then receive webhooks to p

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How Roblox handles millions of players on viral games like ‘Grow a Garden’

Just this past weekend, social and gaming platform Roblox saw a peak of 30.6 million concurrently active players, the company announced Tuesday. One game in particular—the record-breaking viral gardening sim Grow a Garden—drew a peak of 21.6 million concurrent players.

While previous blockbuster games fro

Lightly Poking at the CSS if() Function in Chrome 137

The CSS if() function was recently implemented in Chrome 137, making it the first instance where we have it supported by a mainstream browser. Let's poke at it a bit at a very high level.


Lightly Poking at the CSS if() Function in Chrome 137 originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the

11d | CSS tricks
Here's How You Can Get Paid From AT&T's $177M Data Breach Settlement

The telecom giant will pay out $177 million in relation to two recent data breaches affecting current and former customers. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/heres-how-you-can-get-paid-from-at-ts-177m-data-breach-settlement/#ftag=CADf328eec

11d | cnet.com
I Let Gepetto AI Redesign My Room. The Results Were Mixed

Versailles makeover aside, it's pretty fun to reimagine your living room with AI. Just watch out for what it might do to your furnishings. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/i-let-gepetto-ai-redesign-my-room-some-results-were-better-than-others/#ftag=CADf328eec

11d | cnet.com
Krysten Ritter Returns as Jessica Jones in 'Daredevil: Born Again': What We Know So Far

More than a decade after starring in three seasons of her own show on Netflix, Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones will return to the new Daredevil Disney Plus series. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/krysten-ritter-returns-as-jessica-jones-in-daredevil-born-again-what-we-know-so-far/#ftag=CADf328eec

11d | cnet.com
 Why AI should worry every business

The impact of AI on business decisions and how to deal with the AI tidal wave that is breaking all around us.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/why-ai-should-worry-every-business