On July 23, the Trump Administration released its long-awaited AI Action Plan. Short of copyright exemptions for model training, the administration appears ready to give
We've known Star Trek: Starfleet Academy was coming for a while now, but we finally have some real footage. Paramount ">just dropped a trailer, in addition to an official announcement that the show will premiere in "early 2026."
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Businesses have spent the past decade or more amassing vast amounts of data on customers, sales, and nearly everything else measurable. Yet everyday employees—and even C-suite leaders—often struggle to work directly with these datasets, which typically require specialized technical skills to access, analyze, and query.
Julius AI, a startu
Estée Laundry, the anonymous Instagram account and self-proclaimed beauty industry “watchdog,” is back after a two-year hiatus.
Estée Laundry—the name a play on beauty giant Estée Lauder—launched in 2018 to air out “the beauty industry’s dirty laundry,” as the account’s bio once read. It posted regularly, and followers, or “Laundrites,” were encouraged to weigh in on daily beauty news and controversies. That continued unti
Google says images styled with CSS won’t be indexed in Image Search, advising developers to use HTML tags for important visuals.
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Take a closer look at what you're paying for so you can decide whether it's still worth it. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/internet-and-tv-bundle-prices-are-rising-heres-how-to-trim-costs/#ftag=CADf328eec
Starlink's download speeds doubled in two years, but upload speeds are still coming up short. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/despite-starlinks-improved-speeds-it-still-misses-the-fccs-broadband-standard/#ftag=CADf328eec
Experts predict the Fed won't start cutting rates until the fall at the earliest. That means we're not likely to see mortgage rates drop below 6.5% for a while. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/mortgages/how-the-federal-reserve-actually-impacts-mortgage-rates/#ftag=CADf328eec
Retrieving your Wi‑Fi password takes less time than rebooting your router. https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/how-i-regained-access-to-my-own-wi-fi-in-seconds-no-reset-required/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here's what you need to know before you launch into the '60s-inspired world. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/marvels-fantastic-four-first-steps-are-there-post-credits-scenes/#ftag=CADf328eec
If you're worried you might be let go, start updating your resume and padding your emergency fund now. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/banking/preparing-for-a-layoff-in-todays-economy-what-to-do-before-you-lose-your-job/#ftag=CADf328eec
Catch up with our weekend recap of the event. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/top-highlights-comic-con-2025-peacemaker-tron-ares-more-unpacked/#ftag=CADf328eec
A touch screen case? Heart rate sensors? Improved noise canceling? Here's what might be coming to Apple's new noise-canceling earbuds later this year. Plus, there's one key feature I'd like to see. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/new-airpods-pro-3-coming-soon-rumors-leaks-and-everything-we-know/#ftag=CADf328eec
Learn how Agentic AI transforms customer experience, enabling autonomous, hyper-personalized, and proactive engagement across industries.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/how-agentic-ai-is-changing-the-game-in-cx-and-beyond
Scattered Spider has reportedly perfected social engineering, getting privileged access in hours.
Even when the MCU is giving us what we want, it's the bland, boring version
Xiaomi's second-gen Google TV streamer is an impressive upgrade
Generative AI is accelerating data sprawl, exposing dangerous security blind spots enterprises can’t ignore.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/how-ai-resurrected-an-unsolved-security-problem-data-sprawl
With no rear passenger screen, a lack of panoramic sunroof and basic headlights, the pared-back Model Y hopes to win over customers with a tempting price tag.
Medusa hackers broke into NASCAR's IT network and stole data.
Avengers: Doomsday star Robert Downey Jr has sent Marvel fans into a frenzy over his latest reading material for the MCU movie.
Operation Checkmate successfully disrupted BlackSuit, but for how long?
Your guide to everything new on Paramount+ in August 2025, including Alex Garland's Annihilation.
https://www.techradar.com/streaming/paramount-plus/everything-new-on-paramount-in-august-2025
SteamOS handhelds have received a pivotal community update, with a new Decky Loader plugin improving performance using the Lossless Scaling frame generation application.
There's a lot to like about the MagicPad 2, from its gorgeous OLED display to the premium power on offer.
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The high-performance MSI GeForce RTX 5070 12G VENTUS 3X OC Graphics Card has dropped to just £471.50.
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ByteDance, best known in the west for TikTok, has a new AI-infused code editor forked from Microsoft's Visual Studio Code. Shockingly (or not) it seems it might well be phoning home quite a lot, even if you turn off telemetry.
AdGuard for Windows now includes a new feature called "Disable Windows Recall," designed to prevent the controversial Windows Recall tool from capturing snapshots of Copilot+ PC users’ activity.
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/adguard-joins-the-windows-recall-backlash-party
Xbox has announced some huge news for Hollow Knight: Silksong fans, at least if they're going to be at Gamescom in Cologne next month.
Microsoft’s “Real or Not” quiz shows humans can barely detect AI images, averaging just 62% accuracy.
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NVIDIA's N1 and N1x SoCs, built in collaboration with MediaTek, have not yet been officially announced. That hasn't stopped several info leaks, and the latest suggests some stellar GPU performance.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/nvidia/nvidia-n1x-opencl-leak-cuda-cores-rtx-5070
You can expect up to 24% less unexpected restarts and crashes on your Windows PC when you update to Windows 11 version 24H2.
In 1924, an innocuous American house might’ve hidden a speakeasy, slinging illegal booze to thirsty patrons during Prohibition. In 2020, you might’ve found the same house hiding dozens of Bitcoin miners. But in 2024, an American house hid a d
Microsoft has tacitly confirmed that the mandatory Windows 11 24H2 updates from past months negatively impacted the operating system’s stability, which is bad timing for the company who recently claimed that Windows 11 is the “most reliable” versi
The prices for VPNs nowadays can vary widely from absolutely free to more expensive than a Netflix subscription. It’s easy to think that the more you pay, the better privacy and security you’ll get from a VPN provider, but that isn’t often the case. You don’t need to pay an arm and a leg to get top-quality protection.
Graphics cards have gotten really freakin’ big… so big, in fact, that one of the most interesting things about the new RTX 50 series is that some of the reference cards can fit in “just” two PCI expansion slots. But the newest versions of the RTX 5080 an
Want to upgrade your home PC or laptop setup? Maybe think outside the box, beyond the specs of your machine. Maybe what you need is a leveled-up monitor! You’d be surprised what a difference it can make going from 1080p to 4K. And right now, you can make that leap for not much money at all—this 32-inch Samsung ViewFinit
Logitech’s MX Keys keyboards are some of the best out there, seen as the Windows alternatives to Apple’s Magic Keyboard. The MX Keys Mini is normally $100, but today you can pick it up for just $59.99 from Woot—if you hurry. Supplies might not last on this hot item.
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So many people haven’t been able to upgrade their older Windows computers to Windows 11 because of the latter’s TPM 2.0 hardware requirement. Learn more about why you need TPM 2.0 for Windows 11,
Stock Alert: You can grab the latest Nintendo Switch 2 game console at MSRP at Best Buy
MSI is set to ship over 10 million motherboards in 2025, tying with Gigabyte—and without going full-throttle on AI servers. While rivals like ASUS and ASRock push into server gear, MSI is keeping its core consumer boundaries strong and ramping notebook and GPU volumes cautiously.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/msi-on-track-to-ship-10
Roku’s latest streaming sticks are both on sale with steep discounts. The
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The gap between traditional SEO and AI-first search is growing. Duane Forrester shows what to cut, what to keep, and what to start doing.
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Google clarifies that soft 404 pages consume crawl budget, even when they return a 200 OK status. Here's how this affects your site.
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I went on to figure out how make masonry work today with other browsers. I'm happy to report I've found a way — and, bonus! — that support can be provided with only 66 lines of JavaScript.
Making a Masonry Layout That Works Today originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the
Your Mac has some built-in protections, but they won't keep you 100% safe. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/do-macs-get-viruses/#ftag=CADf328eec
Using SPF 30 every day is smarter than relying on infrequent SPF 100. https://www.cnet.com/health/personal-care/think-higher-spf-is-better-experts-say-30-50-is-where-its-at/#ftag=CADf328eec
How to use AI to find products you love while shopping online. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/i-love-an-old-pair-of-shoes-i-purchased-years-ago-i-asked-ai-to-find-me-a-similar-style/#ftag=CADf328eec
Is coffee making you too jittery? Green tea has hidden benefits for focus and calm. https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/skip-your-coffee-youre-missing-out-on-the-health-benefits-of-green-tea/#ftag=CADf328eec
Selling your PS4 or PS5 without wiping it puts your personal info at risk. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/heres-how-to-safely-factory-reset-your-ps5-or-ps4/#ftag=CADf328eec
Freezing your credit keeps bad actors from doing serious damage to your credit. Here's how. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/freezing-your-credit-is-free-join-me-in-taking-this-important-cybersecurity-step/#ftag=CADf328eec
Project Antigravity will launch the world's first 360 drone in August, with immersive flight, 8K video, and weighing less than 250g.
Even though Microsoft has made huge steps towards European data sovereignty, it still can't promise the US won't peep.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-admits-it-would-have-to-let-trump-spy-on-eu-data-if-demanded
Peacemaker season 2's official trailer has further muddied the waters about how the show will fit into the DCU.
The UK's new Online Safety Act has left users on multiple social media platforms searching for alternatives to gain access to servers and channels on Discord and Reddit, and Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding has provided a solution.
A popular WordPress plugin allowed crooks to reset admin accounts and take over a website.
Despite almost being scrapped, Coyote vs. Acme is officially scheduled for release on August 28, 2026. After the big fight to get it made, fans can’t let it fall by the wayside now.
Apple Music's AutoMix feature is one of the standouts in iOS 26, but subscribers have picked up on one limitation that affects the streaming experience.
There's a beta of the AirPods firmware too. Should you try it?
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-29-july-2025
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-29-july-2025
Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.
https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/quordle-today-answers-clues-29-july-2025
Unlike most wearables, Samsung makes you download multiple apps to use the Galaxy Watch 8 and all its features.
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Not sure what separates the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition from the Kindle Colorsoft? We explain everything you need to know.
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The 13-inch Apple MacBook Air with the powerful M4 chip is now 20% off, down to $799 from $999, in sleek silver or midnight finishes.
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In 2025, the way products are classified has an awful lot to do with how the manufacturer sees their place in the market rather than any hard and fast rules over what feature means what in terms of what category they sit in. For example, NAD calls the C 700 V2 a ‘streaming amplifier’ [...]
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You don’t need a massive laptop or chunky desktop PC to get your game on these days. Modern mini PCs are pretty darn good, not just gaming-ready but also budget-friendly—like this GMKtec K11 mini PC that’s down to just $600 with a 25% discount on its usual $800. That might seem like a lot for a mini PC, but not once
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Samsung has secured a $16.5 billion deal to produce Tesla's future AI6 self-driving SoC at its Texas fab, a major strategic win for Samsung Foundry.
The MSI Katana 15 HX is a gaming laptop with an RTX 5050 and a sub-$1,000 price tag, but the display could use some work.
https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/gaming-laptops/msi-katana-15-hx-review
Korean cases and cooling specialist Zalman Technologies has released the jet-engine inspired Zet5 CPU cooler to retail.
The U.S. administration has removed technology-based export restrictions to China in an effort to ease trade negotiations, prompting swift responses from industries announcing a resumption of sales and shipments.
A team of scientists from Zhejiang University has developed 3D printer resin that can be easily recycled over and over again.
Over 50% off this 252W Sabrent charger with 8 USB ports and 100W fast-charging
After previously saying that the US would block exports of key AI chips to China, Donald Trump's administration may have backtracked. The US will now temporarily block restriction on exports of chips and other technology to China, the Financial Times reported.
If you've put off getting a new MacBook then today is your lucky day. Right now, the 2025 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air M4 are available on Amazon for record-low prices. The 13-inch model is our pick for best MacBook to buy this year.
