The back-to-school season is a good time to save on tech, whether you're returning to campus or not. While some discounts are reserved for students, others are available to everyone. One of the best right now is on Apple's M3-powered
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ROAS looks great in reports, but it can distort your strategy. Here’s how to rethink your KPIs for long-term growth, not just short-term wins.
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Curioso's AI tools can give you directions and contextual travel tips, which you can then export to Google Maps for the latest traffic alerts. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/end-of-summer-road-trip-coming-up-how-ai-made-my-travel-planning-easier/#ftag=CADf328eec
Think your Airbnb is private? These tips will tell you if it's not. https://www.cnet.com/home/security/how-to-spot-hidden-cameras-in-your-airbnb-with-these-7-tips/#ftag=CADf328eec
We asked pro chefs, restaurateurs and cooking instructors about the biggest blunders home cooks make in the kitchen. https://www.cnet.com/news/these-are-the-biggest-mistakes-home-cooks-make-according-to-professional-chefs/#ftag=CADf328eec
According to CNET's sleep expert, not using a bed frame has more negatives than positives. Here's the lowdown. https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/yes-you-need-a-bed-frame-for-your-mattress-heres-why/#ftag=CADf328eec
Apple's upcoming phone could be slighter bigger and more powerful -- and potentially pricer. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/iphone-17-rumors-everything-to-know-from-redesigned-cameras-to-an-upgraded-display/#ftag=CADf328eec
No Meet or Teams? This FaceTime trick connects you instantly anyway. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/facetime-on-android-and-pc-yes-you-can/#ftag=CADf328eec
Whether it's an air-fryer, grill or skillet, Cornell chicken wins every time. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/this-75-year-old-bbq-chicken-recipe-still-beats-every-trendy-one-ive-tried/#ftag=CADf328eec
It seems there are a number of new Philips Hue products in the pipeline, as per a website leak.
Meta’s next-gen smart glasses might not be as expensive as was originally feared.
Microsoft is changing its Online Services pricing via Enterprise Agreements, making it more expensive for many smaller customers.
Charting Amanda Knox’s fight for justice after being wrongfully convicted of murder, we explain here how to watch The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox online and from anywhere now.
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Fed up with Windows 11's dark mode remaining unfinished? Here's some good news.
The Blueair PetAir Pro might be the solution to every pet-loving allergy-sufferer's biggest problem – if your pet agrees to actually use it.
No CVE or severity score has been revealed, but a patch for Plex has already been issued.
I won’t hear any arguments against Terence Stamp’s best movie being Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, so go and stream it for free while you can.
AI with Gemini including voice activation and translation with real-time interpreter, plus enhanced ANC –on paper there's plenty to like for the money.
Here's what you can do to ensure your data doesn't get nuked if your cloud provider decides you're no longer a customer.
Perplexity made a $34.5 billion offer for Chrome, far above its own value, but Google has no plans to sell the world’s most-used browser.
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A new report says China has started mandating that data centers use 50% homegrown silicon.
China's push for AI hardware self-reliance hits the roadblock despite U.S. government's restructions due to fragmented hardware and software ecosystems.
Electronics hobbyist Rob Smith has built a ‘fully working M314 Motion Tracker’.
Samsung's 990 Pro SSD is down to a price we haven't seen since November 2023.
Montage Technology has launched the new Jintide C6P series of server processors in China.
Foxconn has sold its Lordstown, Ohio, factory to SoftBank but will keep operating it as an AI server hub for the $500 billion Stargate project.
Google has agreed to pay a fine of $55 million AUD ($36 million USD) for anticompetitive practices, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced. It stems from deals Google undertook with Australian telecommunications companies Telstra and Optus to only pre-install Google Search.
The key there is that these
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A software engineer fed up by SEO spam in mainstream search engines creates a brand new one from scratch.
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From AI disruption to vanishing attribution, this breakdown of CMO challenges offers a realistic view and tactical path through one of marketing’s most volatile years.
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With fall coming up, your water and energy bills may not be as high, but you can still keep them in check with help from these expert-recommended tips and tricks. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/use-these-8-expert-approved-tips-to-save-on-gas-electric-and-water-bills/#ftag=CADf328eec
Smart lights offer an easy upgrade for any home, but it's important to start the right way. Here are the decisions you need to make. https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/how-to-replace-your-home-lights-with-smart-lights/#ftag=CADf328eec
Want some must-watch shows that aren't Ted Lasso or Severance? You've come to the right place. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/best-apple-tv-plus-shows-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec
I've spent three months testing the new Whoop 5.0 MG. Here are my honest thoughts on where it shines and some things to consider. https://www.cnet.com/health/fitness/whoop-5-0-review-a-fitness-tracker-with-a-focus-on-performance-and-longevity/#ftag=CADf328eec
Your air conditioner isn't the only way to stay cool. Open those windows. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/heres-how-i-cooled-my-bedroom-fast-without-turning-on-the-ac/#ftag=CADf328eec
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's Wrexham and Tom Brady's Birmingham are back – EFL Championship 2025/26 live streams, broadcasters, TV channels and key dates for football fans around the world.
https://www.techradar.com/streaming/entertainment/how-to-watch-efl-championship-2025-26-live
The IoT and AI revolutionize our world - but what happens when smart devices fail?
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More than 300 Oracle workers have lost their jobs in California and Washington, with others laid off in India.
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Meet the 100-inch Elite art TV with 2,000 nits of brightness and 400+ included artworks
The iPhone 17 Air looks set to be an impressively slim smartphone, with a camera that sticks out quite a lot.
Microsoft Teams will now protect users from malicious files and URLs in chats and channels.
North Korean operatives landed remote jobs at U.S. companies, no hacking required.
Ransomware group claims responsibility for Colt attack, and is selling allegedly stolen files online.
Some games have such powerful openings that they suck you in right away. Here are the seven best PC games with the most compelling intros.
SSDs offer noticeable speed advantages when booting, loading programs, and games. However, anyone storing or archiving large amounts of data will quickly hit their capacity and budget limits. Very inexpensive SSDs often only have 256 to 512GB, while HDDs in the same price range offer one or two TB of capacity. If you need more storage, you’ll pay significantly more f
So you’ve got your college student hooked up with a laptop and a backpack. They’re all set to take on the world, right? Well, yeah, but they’re going to need a few accessories to really make the best of that dorm space. Hunching over a laptop screen for hours of studying isn’t exactly ideal.
Fortunately, we’ve got everything they’ll need to make the most o
Der8auer shows off Nvidia's so-far unreleased dual 12VHPWR to 6x 8-pin adapter that was likely meant for the RTX Titan Ada that never came out. This adapter can supply up to 900W of power theoretically and is built very well for a prototype, with proper injection moulding. But there is no smart communication.
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Imagine you invest $500 to help a startup get off the ground through investment crowdfunding. The pitch is slick, the platform feels trustworthy, and the company quickly raises its target amount from hundreds of people just like you. Then—silence. No updates, no financials, not even a thank-you.
You’ve been ghosted—not by a friend, but by a company you helped fund.
This isn’t just an unlucky anecdote. It’s hap
OpenAI updated GPT-5 to make it less distant and detached.
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Axiony, které patří k předním kandidátům na temnou hmotu, jsou stejně lehké jako kluzké a stále úspěšně vzdorují objevení. Mezinárodní tým fyziků po nich pátral pomocí urychlovačů velikosti kup galaxií, v nichž záření aktivních galaktických center urychlují nezměrná mezigalaktická magnetická pole. Objev axionů z toho nebyl, ale mají teď na kontě řekněme bod k dobru. http://www.osel.cz/14208-mezigalakticky-experiment-objevime-temnou-hmotu-v-magnetickych-polich-galaxii.html
Many companies have rushed to invest in an AI solution for fear of missing out, unsure why they need it and how, when and where they plan to use it.
How do you turn your data about security into processes that you can repeat over time?
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Despite the high number of CVEs labelled “critical”, a closer look reveals that many of these threats aren’t nearly as severe in practice.
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Raspberry Pi releases a smaller model of its updated touch display. This time with $20 off the price but the same display as the larger model.
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Show HN: ASCII Tree Editor
I've created a web-based editor for ASCII file directory trees called asciitreeman. It's designed to make it easier to edit and reorganize the output of the tree command.
You can try it out here: https://reorx.github.io/asciitreeman/
And the source code is on GitHub: https://github.com/reorx/asciitreeman
Some of the key featu
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Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Aug. 18, No. 329 https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-aug-18-329/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Aug. 18. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-monday-aug-18/#ftag=CADf328eec
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We just shipped a new feature in NextDNS: Bypass Age Verification.
More and more sites (especially adult ones) are now forcing users to upload IDs or selfies to continue. We think that’s a terrible idea: handing over government documents to random sites is a huge privacy risk.
This new setting workarounds those verification flows via DNS tricks. It’s available today to all users, including free accounts.
We’re curious how the HN community feels about this. Is it the right way to protec
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Hi HN! I got so frustrated with modern WYSIWYG editors that I started to play around with building my own.
The problem I had was simple: I wanted a low-tech way to type styled text, but I didn't want to load a complex 500KB library, especially if I was going to initialize it dozens of times on the same page.
Markdown in a plain
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