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How Much You Should Tip Movers in 2025, According to the Pros

If you're moving this summer, professional movers can be a big help. Not sure how much to tip for the service? I surveyed five moving companies to get the inside scoop. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-much-you-should-you-tip-movers-in-2025-according-to-the-pros/#ftag=CADf328eec

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How to Watch Claressa Shields vs. Lani Daniels Live

Michigan's own Claressa Shields puts her undisputed heavyweight title on the line against Lani Daniels in Detroit. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/how-to-watch-claressa-shields-vs-lani-daniels-live/#ftag=CADf328eec

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This humanoid robot can do cartwheels, handstands and roundhouse kicks at less than $6,000

For less than the price of a fully decked-out MacBook Pro, you can buy Unitree's latest humanoid robot called the R1. You only have to shell out $5,900 for a robot that weighs around 55 lbs, stands about four feet tall, and is built with a Large Multimodal Model to handle complex tasks.

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 Fortnite OG live event - our live coverage of the Blast Off rocket launch as it happens

Fortnite OG's first live event is the Blast Off rocket launch. Here's our live coverage as it happens, including info on the start time.

https://www.techradar.com/news/live/fortnite-og-live-event-blast-off

 China advances toward tech independence with new homegrown 6nm gaming and AI GPUs — Lisuan 7G106 runs Chinese AAA titles at 4K over 70 FPS and matches RTX 4060 in synthetic benchmarks

Lisuan Technology has unveiled the 7G106 and 7G105, China’s first 6nm gaming and AI GPUs built on the TrueGPU architecture. With up to 24 TFLOPs, 24 GB of GDDR6, and performance rivalling the RTX 4060, these cards ran Black Myth: Wukong at 4K high settings at over 70 FPS. Mass production starts September 2025.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/

 Threadripper 9000 CPUs will revive the HEDT market on July 31, starting at $1,499 for 24 cores — the flagship 64-core chip will set you back $4,999

AMD’s Threadripper 9000 CPUs are set to arrive on July 31, offering up to 64 Zen 5 cores, a 350W TDP, and quad-channel DDR5-6400 support. Prices remain unchanged from the previous gen, starting at $1,499. With 80 PCIe 5.0 lanes and boosted clocks up to 5.4 GHz, they aim squarely at creators and professionals.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/t

 Nvidia N1X SoC leaks with the same number of CUDA cores as an RTX 5070 — N1X specs align with the GB10 Superchip

Nvidia’s N1X SoC, featuring a 20-core CPU and 6,144 CUDA cores, has surfaced on Geekbench, matching the specifications of the GB10 Superchip. While its early performance trails that of the RTX 5070, the chip’s ARM+Blackwell design and 120W TDP hint at a future where integrated graphics can rival mid-tier GPUs.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/

China calls for the creation of a global AI organization

China wants to work with other countries and has laid out its plans for the global governance of artificial intelligence at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai. Li Qiang, the country's premier,

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People in the UK now have to take an age verification selfie to watch porn online

As of Friday, anyone trying to watch porn online in the UK will need to subject themselves to an awkward selfie or get their photo ID ready. The UK government announced it will start checking compliance with its Online Safety Act, which requires any website that publishes or displays pornographic content to implement a system for "highly effective age check

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 NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, July 27 (game #511)

Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-27-july-2025

 All Lucid Air EVs just gained access to the Tesla Supercharger network, but there’s a catch

Californian EV giant Lucid says it will offer owners of older Air models the chance to buy an adapter for Tesla’s extensive Supercharger network, but charging speeds will be throttled.

https://www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech/hybrid-electric-vehicles/all-lucid-air-evs-just-gained-access-to-the-tesla-supercharger-network-but-theres-a-catch

 NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, July 27 (game #777)

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-27-july-2025

 11 gadgets and gifts for college — our favorite chargers, batteries, webcams, and more for $55 or less

From juice-boosting batteries to image-boosting webcams, rechargeable flashlights, and more, these inexpensive options can make your on-campus and off-campus life a little easier and more fun.

https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/these-usd50-and-under-gadgets-will-make-your-college-life-easier-more-fun

I'm Impressed by This $550 Phone's Camera and Screen, but the Trade-Offs Are Important

Review: I took the Motorola Edge and its 3x telephoto camera to a Mets game and could get photos close enough to see the pitcher's facial expressions. https://www.cnet.com/deals/im-impressed-by-this-550-phones-camera-and-screen-but-the-trade-offs-are-important/#ftag=CADf328eec

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I Asked AI to Help Me Travel More Sustainably. Here's What Happened

I designed two different travel scenarios and then let the chatbots plan the itineraries to minimize the environmental cost of traveling. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/i-asked-ai-to-help-me-travel-more-sustainably-heres-what-happened/#ftag=CADf328eec

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 NZXT H9 Flow (2025) Case Review: a spacious mid-tower chassis with support for 420mm AIOs

NZXT’s flagship H9 Flow PC case supports the largest GPUs on the market and dual 420mm AIOs. Check out the full review for more information and thermal analysis.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/pc-cases/nzxt-h9-flow-2025-case-review

 Zotac launches liquid cooled RTX 5090 with 360 mm radiator and low-profile RTX 5060

Zotac has released two new RTX 50 series graphics cards today, one boasting a 360mm AIO liquid cooler and the other a ultra tiny low-profile cooler for SFF builds.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/zotac-launches-liquid-cooled-rtx-5090-with-360-mm-radiator-and-low-profile-rtx-5060

Extreme sports, an FPS from former Blizzard devs and other new indie games worth checking out

Welcome to our weekly roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. There have been quite a few high-profile arrivals this week, as well as others that have left early access and or arrived on more platforms.

I have a long flight this weekend and I'm a little torn over what to play while I'm in the air. I have my Switch 2, Steam Deck and Playdate with me (excessive, I know). As such, there are many ways I can go here. I haven't yet burrowed my way into

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1Password subscriptions are on sale for 50 percent off right now

A password manager is a crucial tool for anyone, really, but especially students going back to school in the fall. If you're one of them, you probably have more logins to remember now than ever before.

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If you have 90 minutes to spare, play the cyberpunk horror game s.p.l.i.t

s.p.l.i.t is the most badass typing game I’ve ever played. It’s actually more of a hacking simulator, cyberpunk thriller and puzzle experience than a typing game, but its core loop is bookended by sequences of high-intensity letter pecking with gruesome consequences — think Mavis Beacon as designed by Ted Kaczynski — and the final scenes have a way of searing themselves into your psyche. Not to mention, the whole thing takes place on a keyboard, no mouse or gamepad. So I gue

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Surfshark VPN review: A fast VPN for casual users

Surfshark is one of the youngest major VPNs, but it's grown rapidly over the last seven years. Since 2018, it's expanded its network to 100 countries, added a suite of apps to its Surfshark One package and experimented with advanced touches like servers that constantly rotate your IP address.

Formerly a budget VPN, Surfshark is still pretty

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Meta Debuts More Instagram Protections for Teen Users. Here's What's New

Accounts for teenagers using Meta's platform, especially Instagram, will be getting new protections for direct messages and to help users spot potential scammers. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/meta-debuts-more-instagram-protections-for-teen-users-heres-whats-new/#ftag=CADf328eec

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Social Security August 2025: Here's When You'll Get Paid This Month

August's Social Security payments will head out to recipients soon. Here's the payment schedule for the month and how to find out when you'll get paid. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/social-security-august-2025-heres-when-youll-get-paid-this-month/#ftag=CADf328eec

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With Trends Like 'Japanese Walking,' Is Walking Actually Exercise? We Asked Personal Trainers

Given the "hot girl walks" and "Japanese walking" trends, we reached out to personal trainers to find out if walking is actually enough exercise on its own. https://www.cnet.com/health/fitness/trends-japanese-walking-is-walking-exercise-asked-personal-trainers/#ftag=CADf328eec

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 Okay, so where the heck is Fable?

All we've heard about Fable so far this year is that it's delayed until 2026. Surely we're due more of an update...

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/okay-so-where-the-heck-is-fable

 Mayor of Kingstown season 4: everything we know so far about the hit Paramount+ show's return

Mayor of Kingstown season 4 will arrive on Paramount+ in October. Here's everything we know so far from release date, trailer, predicted cast, plot rumors and more.

https://www.techradar.com/streaming/paramount-plus/mayor-of-kingstown-season-4