
Those PS Plus subscribers can also play a game trial of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/playstation-plus-subscribers-can-play-marvels-spider-man-and-more-now/#ftag=CADf328eec

How technology leaders can drive digital transformation while meeting net-zero targets.

Crime fans, rejoice! Netflix has officially renewed Dept. Q for season 2, but I think the streamer should spice up the competition by timing its release with a HBO Max giant.

Everything you need to know about OpenAI's latest ChatGPT subscription: ChatGPT Go.

Microsoft is testing out a new =COPILOT function in Excel cells – it's in beta with improvements needed, but you can try it now.

The most heartbreaking horror movie of 2025 has yet to be released, and if the first trailer for Good Boy is anything to go by, Shudder is going to destroy us.

Spotify just dropped its version of Apple Music's AutoMix, and it's quite a big addition to the service. Here's how I got on with using it for the first time.

With an official Made by Google event scheduled for tomorrow, August 20, we've got some final leaks to report.

Zoom Phone now has access to Virtual Agent – a digital assistant and receptionist able to handle customer calls autonomously.

Many retailers already have Chief AI Officers, with 90% exploring using AI agents to take the pressure off human workers.

Majority of Allianz Life customers are thought to be affected by recent data breach.

The Coalition's new Gears of War: Reloaded remaster is one of Xbox's biggest games of the summer, but is it on Game Pass? Here's what we know.

I've been playing with Ollama a lot recently, but it lacks in one key area that has sent me back over to trying LM Studio, with great success, and no need for dedicated GPU.

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: I’m a PC, not a Mac. I’ll take Windows over macOS any day and I’ve been this way for years.

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Arm has hired Amazon's director of engineering for Amazon Web Services, who helped develop its homegrown AI hardware. This is part of ARM's drive towards developing its own complete processors, rather than just designing them for third parties.

Spotify routinely debuts new playlist features for its users, but the company's latest update has the potential to dramatically alter custom mixes. Starting today, premium users will have access to

UK officials will no longer compel Apple to create backdoor access to its users' data, according to US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. She wrote on X that she, President Trump and Vice President Vance worked closely with their "partners in the UK" over the past months. "As a result," she continued, "the UK has agreed to drop its mandate for Apple to provide a 'back door' that would have

After focusing its big Google I/O 2025 on AI tech and Gemini’s latest features, Google has new hardware. The next Made by Google event kicks off tomorrow, and Google has already confirmed how at least one of its
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The Teal Wand allows you to screen yourself for cervical cancer from the comfort of your home. This is everything you need to know. https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/first-at-home-cervical-cancer-screening-wand-cost-insurance-coverage-how-works/#ftag=CADf328eec

Ultrahuman took an algorithm designed for intravaginal fertility monitors and transformed it into a new Ring Air feature for cycle tracking. https://www.cnet.com/health/is-ultrahumans-ring-air-now-the-most-accurate-ovulation-tracking-smart-ring/#ftag=CADf328eec

Google adds a new feature to let you refine your search results to include the sites you like and trust. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/take-control-of-your-google-search-results-by-choosing-the-sources-you-want-to-see/#ftag=CADf328eec

These categories can be nice, but you can disable them if you want. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/what-to-know-about-mail-categories-on-your-iphone-and-how-to-turn-them-off/#ftag=CADf328eec

If you frequently deal with headaches, you may want to take a closer look at what's in your pantry. https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/aspirin-not-working-headache-experts-say-foods-provide-relief/#ftag=CADf328eec

With Battlefield 6 on its way, its time to take the fight on the road with my new gaming handheld, the Lenovo Legion Go S. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/lenovo-legion-go-s-is-my-new-favorite-way-to-play-call-of-duty-anywhere/#ftag=CADf328eec

Make your Android feel brand-new with just a few tweaks. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/how-i-turned-my-super-slow-android-phone-into-a-speed-machine/#ftag=CADf328eec

The cast of Peacemaker lift the lid on what lies in store for the 11th Street Kids in season 2.

Why introducing AI and cybersecurity concepts early is critical to building a future-ready workforce.

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Every “fresh” design trend you love is probably stolen—from Soviet posters to 80s neon, from Bauhaus to Blade Runner. We’re not inventing; we’re remixing. Here’s the proof that today’s hottest web aesthetics are just yesterday’s styles in shinier packaging. https://webdesignernews.com/10-fresh-design-trends-we-shamelessly-stole-from-the-past/

To create self-serve templates that bend—but don’t break—brand designers need to consider work through a marketing lens. Here’s how to set up editing guardrails and design layouts that flex and scale. https://webdesignernews.com/8-tips-for-designers-building-branded-templates-in-figma-buzz/

Generative AI (genAI) is reshaping how people search for information. Anyone watching their content pageviews decline is currently experiencing the impact of this. But what’s behind the shift? The speed of the change is impressive, considering how deeply ingrained information-seeking habits can be. https://webdesignernews.com/how-ai-is-changing-search-behaviors/

There’s some fun computational geometry in my latest artwork, and in this article I’ll walk through how I take a scramble of disconnected paths and turn them into closed shapes, using half-edges and a planar graph. https://webdesignernews.com/closing-the-loop-building-shapes-with-a-planar-graph/

One could be forgiven for being slow to adopt all these new-fangled CSS features. After all, do we really need them? And even if we do, do they even work reliably across browsers? https://webdesignernews.com/state-of-css-2025-3/

Motion is critical for how a product feels. It guides attention, reinforces brand personality, and can make an interface feel more responsive. Motion has been a core part of my design process, going way back to the days when Principle was king. https://webdesignernews.com/how-i-approach-motion-in-product-design/

In this post, we highlight the desire to replace tokenization with a general method that better leverages compute and data. We’ll see tokenization’s role, its fragility and we’ll build a case for removing it. After understanding the design space, we’ll explore the potential impacts of a recent promising candidate (Byte Latent Transformer) and build strong intuitions around new core mechanics. https://webdesignernews.com/the-bitter-lesson-is-coming-for-tokenization/

Across higher education globally, institutions are reimagining how to prepare students for a digital-first world. As part of that movement, Adobe is proud to recognize the inaugural Adobe Creative Campus Innovators — nine standout universities selected by Adobe that are leading the way in engaging students deeply with Adobe’s creativity, productivity, and AI tools across disciplines. https://webdesignernews.com/adobes-first-ever-creative-campus-innovators/

Dribbble exists to help designers generate and convert leads. Our success depends on increasing both the number of designers who receive leads and the number of leads each designer receives. Designers will share their work, advertise their services, and transact through the platform only if they expect to land more clients as a result. https://webdesignernews.com/helping-clients-discover-designers-faster/

Navigating an unfamiliar city without the aid of Google Maps or any navigation tool can be a challenging experience. A person would have to guess every turn and constantly stop to check signs and would probably take a few wrong turns, wasting time and fuel. But with Google Maps’s guidance in real-time—highlighting traffic, recalculating routes, and providing clear directions—a driver could move forward confidently, making better decisions and reaching destinations... https://webdesignernews.com/

The journey to DORA underscored a fundamental truth: robust cybersecurity is no longer just an IT concern; it's a core operational imperative.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/dora-six-months-into-a-resilience-revolution

As AI reshapes both attacks and defenses, identity security becomes the frontline of cyber resilience.

Behind every smart AI model is an exploited human workforce and a growing crisis that enterprises can’t ignore.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/ais-invisible-labor-is-techs-biggest-blind-spot

Who really controls data, and under whose law does it fall?
https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-path-to-european-data-sovereignty


Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Aug. 19. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-tuesday-aug-19/#ftag=CADf328eec

Sigma reveals two superb-looking lenses; the 12mm F1.4 for APS-C mirrorless cameras, plus the 200mm F2 for full-frame, with sales starting on September 4.

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The final version of iOS 26 will drop next month. But you can try an early version of the software on an iPhone right now. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/new-ios-26-public-beta-4-gets-us-one-step-closer-to-the-final-iphone-release/#ftag=CADf328eec

SoftBank will invest $2 billion in Intel at $23 per share, a move seen as both a vote of confidence in Intel’s U.S. chipmaking comeback and a strategic bet on an undervalued semiconductor maker.


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You can get a delicious cut of beef without spending too much cash. We talked to experts to figure out the best cheap cuts of steak. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/barbecue-on-a-budget-here-are-the-best-cheap-steak-cuts-according-to-butchers-and-beef-experts/#ftag=CADf328eec

Nvidia shared some big announcements ahead of Gamescom 2025, including the ability to stream Steam games on GeForce Now at 90fps and new AI assistants for gaming and beyond. https://www.cnet.com/videos/nvidias-geforce-on-community-update-highlights-new-cloud-gaming-features/#ftag=CADf328eec

This update could spell trouble for its translation competitor, the internet's favorite green owl. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-translate-reportedly-adding-ai-integration-duolingo-like-game-elements/#ftag=CADf328eec

Are you preparing to upgrade to Windows 11? There are reasons you might want to stay on Windows 10 for the time being.

NordVPN has decided to call it quits on its secure file-sharing Meshnet feature.
It is set to stop working on December 1, 2025 at which time all associated functionality will be removed. All other NordVPN features and services outside of Meshnet will be unaffected.
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Důležitou součástí knihovny FAISS je široká nabídka indexů. Kromě interně naivních „lineárních“ indexů existují indexy založené na rozdělení prostoru Voroného dekompozicí či index HNSW: Hierarchical Navigable Small World. https://www.root.cz/clanky/knihovna-faiss-a-embedding-zaklad-jazykovych-modelu-3-cast-role-indexu-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced plans to investigate both Meta AI Studio and Character.AI for offering AI chatbots that can claim to be health tools, and potentially misusing data collected from underage users.
Paxton says tha

August is more than half over, which means we're getting ever closer to the usual September timeframe of Apple's iPhone event. That means the expected official announcement of the iPhone 17 line. The

I'm Taylor, I spent about a year as a Fractional Head of Product. It was my first time not in a full-time W2 role, and I quickly learned that the hardest part of the job wasn't doing the Product work (I was a PM for 10+ years), it was finding good clients to work with.
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We find and vet the clients, and then engineers can
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Before you take a sip of that chia seed water, this is what experts want you to know about the trendy beverage. https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/chia-seed-water-benefits-drawbacks-how-make-it/#ftag=CADf328eec

Altman also doesn't want ChatGPT to become an anime sex robot. Good to know. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/openai-ceo-sam-altman-believes-were-in-an-ai-bubble/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Aug. 19, No. 534. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-strands-hints-answers-and-help-for-aug-19-534/#ftag=CADf328eec

Increased solar flare activity over the last few days will cause the northern horizon to light up for many states. https://www.cnet.com/science/space/an-aurora-is-hitting-monday-night-only-and-will-be-visible-in-over-a-dozen-states/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 19, #800. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-hints-answers-and-help-for-aug-19-800/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for Aug. 19, No. 1,522. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-wordle-hints-answer-and-help-for-aug-19-1522/#ftag=CADf328eec

Despite online rumors, GPT‑4o isn’t being retired this October, and OpenAI now promises transparency and notice before making any changes.

Developers believe AI could replace most marketing work, citing automation’s success in coding, although creative and strategic tasks remain resistant - for now.

The latest iOS 26 public beta update improves app opening and closing times

The latest NYT game is a word-free, domino-filled exercise.

NVMe 2.3 introduces power control, selective erasure, flexible device modes, and failure recovery, aiming to make SSDs more efficient, secure, and adaptable across different environments.

Hulu is getting ready to remove more movies from its library. These are all the titles leaving Hulu in September 2025.
https://www.techradar.com/streaming/hulu/everything-leaving-hulu-in-september-2025

NVIDIA GeForce NOW is about to transform with RTX 5080-class performance and a massive expansion of its game library.

With the Battlefield 6 Open Beta now over, DICE has released a surprise Battlefield 2042 update with a new map, new weapons and vehicles, and special Battlefield 6 rewards to earn.

NVIDIA's Project G-Assist, an AI gaming assistant, is set to receive its first major update to improve performance and to get it running on a wider range of hardware.
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Before the bombs fell, Vegas was a glittering jewel — Fallout Season 2’s images reveal what was lost, and what’s waiting in the wasteland.
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