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McDonald's Snack Wraps Are Back but Was It Worth the Wait?

Review: McDonald's Chicken Snack Wraps are back and I sampled both varieties on release day. Here's what I think. https://www.cnet.com/tech/review-are-mcdonalds-long-awaited-chicken-snack-wraps-worth-the-wait/#ftag=CADf328eec

38m | cnet.com
Can AI Decode Food Labels and Cosmetic Ingredients? Here's What This Platform Offers

Yuka is a health-focused app that uses AI to analyze the ingredients, additives and potential allergens in food and cosmetic products, in an attempt to support smarter, healthier choices. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/can-ai-decode-food-labels-and-cosmetic-ingredients-heres-what-this-platform-offers/#ftag=CADf328eec

38m | cnet.com
 Sea of Thieves is getting this widely-requested feature in early 2026 — and it's coming as part of a new subscription model

Sea of Thieves is getting custom servers, with Rare revealing that the highly-requested feature is finally coming to the Xbox pirate simulator in 2026.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/sea-of-thieves-custom-servers-early-2026

 I found the best Prime Day deal on our top Xbox and PC controller — and it's not on Amazon

Microsoft's Xbox Wireless Controller — our favorite Xbox controller choice — is on sale for a big discount on Amazon, but Walmart has an even better anti-Prime Day deal.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/i-found-the-best-prime-day-deal-on-our-top-xbox-and-pc-controller-and-its-not-on-amazon

 I decided to change which sites appear first in Google Search — and it works on Chrome, Edge, or Firefox

You can now tell Google the websites you would like to see more of in "Top Stories" in search results, and I'll show you the steps to configure it on any browser.

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/how-to-choose-websites-that-show-up-in-google-search-on-chrome-edge-or-firefox

 YouTube ramps up campaign against AI slop — with stricter monetization caveats on inauthentic and repetitive videos

YouTube Head of Editorial & Creator Liaison Rene Ritchie recently dismissed claims that the platform was getting ready to demonetize a wide range of videos, including AI-generated content, clips, and reactions.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/youtube-ramps-up-campaign-against-ai-slop-with-stricter-monetization-caveats-on-inauthentic-and-repetiti

ExpressVPN completes massive U.S. network expansion
48m | pcworld.com
LPDDR6 memory standard announced as DDR5 DRAM takes over
48m | pcworld.com
Novinky ve vývoji Linuxu: nové verze posledních jader řeší chybu AMD TSA, Snapdragony X zrychlí

Linux 6.17 bez ovladače pro paketový zápis CD/DVD, podpora zobrazení u Intel Wildcat Lake a DG1, regrese jádra 6.16 bude v Linuxu 6.17 řešena, opravy pro Transient Scheduler Attacks v jádrech od 6.15 po 5.1 LTS. https://www.root.cz/clanky/novinky-ve-vyvoji-linuxu-nove-verze-poslednich-jader-resi-chybu-amd-tsa-snapdragony-x-zrychli/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

1h | root.cz
Apple, Mastercard and Visa's antitrust lawsuit over payments has been dismissed

Apple, Mastercard and Visa have successfully dodged a lawsuit that claimed the companies were colluding to maintain the current status quo in point-of-sale-payment card services,

2h | Engadget
Amazon Prime Day vacuum deals discount the Dyson V15 Detect Plus by $180

Amazon Prime Day has returned for the summer, making it a good time to check to see if any big-ticket gadgets on your wishlist are on sale. A lot of our favorite tech is on sale at the moment, and that includes a number of Prime Day vacuum deals. One of the be

2h | Engadget
You can (finally) buy the Nintendo Switch 2 on Amazon (but don't expect a Prime Day deal)

The scramble to buy the first wave of Nintendo Switch 2 gaming consoles left a lot of fans in the lurch. Getting your hands on a Switch 2 of your own still takes some luck if you weren't fortunate enough to snag a pre-order. One of the points of drama has be

2h | Engadget
Sony will have gorgeous PlayStation 5 bundles for Ghost of Yōtei

Ghost of Yōtei is one of Sony's bigger AAA releases this year, and the company is marking the upcoming launch with gorgeous bundles of its current consoles. There are two versions of the themed bundle, each giving an aesthetic nod to a form of Japanese art. The version in

2h | Engadget
Prime Day Deal: This Tiny 5-in-1 Fan Is Part of My Summer Survival Kit, and It's 26% Off Right Now

You won't catch me outside without the JisuLife Ultra2 -- the incredibly powerful, yet pocket-sized fan that also works as a battery pack, flashlight and more. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/prime-day-deal-this-tiny-5-in-1-fan-is-part-of-my-summer-survival-kit-and-its-26-off-right-now/#ftag=CADf328eec

3h | cnet.com
The Best Cotton Sheets I've Used Are 20% Off Right Now

The Supima cotton sheets from Buffy are my all-time favorite and with the company's summer sale, this is a good time to treat yourself to a set. https://www.cnet.com/deals/the-best-cotton-sheets-ive-used-are-20-percent-off-right-now/#ftag=CADf328eec

3h | cnet.com
Belkin essentially waves goodbye to its Wemo smart home brand
The Naya Create modular keyboard is now available for purchase

The Naya Create modular keyboard is now available for general purchase after being an exclusive for Kickstarter backers. It features a split hinge design that lets users adjust each half independently to support a natural wrist posture and to reduce arm pronation.

Split designs are not uncommon, as there are several on our list of the

4h | Engadget
Indeed and Glassdoor are cutting more than 1,000 jobs

Job-hunting platforms Indeed and Glassdoor are cutting their workforce, and it may be thanks to good old artificial intelligence. About 1,300 jobs from the companies will be eliminated, mostly in two departments: research and development, and people and sust

4h | Engadget
Professor Oak's voice actor, James Carter Cathcart, has died

A prolific voice actor behind Pokémon's Professor Oak and many other classic animated characters has passed away. James Carter Cathcart, who was best known for his voice acting work in animation and video games, died of throat cancer at 71, Variety reports.

4h | Engadget
Bluesky is adding age verification features for users in the UK

Bluesky users in the UK will soon need to verify their age if they want continued access to direct messages and all of the service's content. The company will begin rolling out age verification features later this month in order to comply with a UK law that requires platforms that offer adult content to confirm users' ages, Bluesky said in

4h | Engadget
Show HN: Open source alternative to Perplexity Comet

Hey HN, we're a YC startup building an open-source, privacy-first alternative to Perplexity Comet.

No invite system unlike bunch of others – you can download it today from our website or GitHub: https://github.com/browseros-ai/BrowserOS

--- Why bother building an alternative? We believe browsers will become the new operating systems, where we offload much bunch of our work to AI agents. But these agents will have access to all your

Show HN: Cactus – Ollama for Smartphones

Hey HN, Henry and Roman here - we've been building a cross-platform framework for deploying LLMs, VLMs, Embedding Models and TTS models locally on smartphones.

Ollama enables deploying LLMs models locally on laptops and edge severs, Cactus enables deploying on phones. Deploying directly on phones facilitates building AI apps and agents capable of phone use without breaking privacy, supports real-time inference with no latency, we have seen personalised RAG pipelines for users and more.

A

Travel Mugs, Nonstick Pans and More Items That Don't Belong in the Dishwasher

The dishwasher can ruin your favorite cookware, tools and utensils. Here are 11 everyday kitchen items that aren't dishwasher-safe. https://www.cnet.com/news/travel-mugs-nonstick-pans-and-more-items-that-dont-belong-in-the-dishwasher/#ftag=CADf328eec

5h | cnet.com
Prime Day Deal: Save 15% on the Modular Speakers I Take Everywhere

Soundtrack your beach days, backyard barbecues and all your summer hangouts with the portable, high-quality Rocksteady Stadium 2.0 speakers. The 4-pack kit is on sale for Amazon Prime Day. https://www.cnet.com/deals/prime-day-deal-save-15-on-the-modular-speakers-i-take-everywhere/#ftag=CADf328eec

5h | cnet.com
Level Up Your Next Pool Party With Anker's Waterproof Speaker, Now $45 Off for Prime Day

The new Anker Soundcore Boom 3i is a good-sounding, compact and rugged speaker that works even while floating in water, making it the perfect summer speaker. https://www.cnet.com/deals/level-up-your-next-pool-party-with-ankers-waterproof-speaker-now-45-off-for-prime-day/#ftag=CADf328eec

5h | cnet.com
This $69 portable display is ideal for travel…and Switch gaming
Crucial’s super-fast X9 portable SSD is excellent—and now it’s $60 off
Amazon Prime Day deals on SSDs and external hard drives are still available: Save on Samsung, Crucial, Sandisk and more

Amazon Prime Day is a great time to pick up gear and upgrades you wouldn't normally think about. In case you've never used a solid-state drive (SSD) before, it's a class of add-ons that bolster a device's built-in storage. Not only will your phone, laptop or console be able to hold more data

6h | Engadget
Amazon Prime Day deals on Kindles and ereaders are still up to 36 percent off

Even the most affordable Kindle usually has a $110 MSRP, so holding out for the best Prime Day Kindle deals Amazon offers makes a lot of sense. Now that day three of the four-day sale is here, nearly every Kindle Amazon sells is seeing a discount — and a few have hit the best prices we

6h | Engadget
The Webb Telescope captures a mesmerizing view of the Cat's Paw nebula

Feast your eyes on the most mesmerizing feline foot known to humankind. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured this image of the Cat's Paw nebula. The European Space Agency (ESA) shared the picture to honor the telescope's three years of service.

The Cat's Paw nebula is part of the Scorpio constellation. (You know, the one that looks like a scorpion?) It floats about 4,000 light years away from us. That translates to 23.5 quintillion miles. Put another way, that's a billion mil

6h | Engadget
Nintendo is getting rid of its money-saving Game Vouchers program

Nintendo games famously don’t tend to go down in price all that much, but original Switch owners were able to save money on eligible first-party-published titles by taking advantage of the company’s Switch Game Voucher program. But that won’t be the case for much longer, with Nintendo today

6h | Engadget
Razer's DeathAdder V4 Pro gaming mouse features an optical scrolling wheel

Razer just announced the pending availability of the DeathAdder V4 Pro gaming mouse, an upgrade to one of our favorite peripherals. The big news here is that this mouse ships with an optical scrolling wheel, and this is the first time Ra

6h | Engadget
The Meta Quest 3s is still in stock and down to a record-low price for Prime Day

The Meta Quest 3s virtual reality headset is on sale as part of Amazon Prime Day, and it's still in stock even now as we're more than half way through the event. The 128GB model

6h | Engadget
UK authorities arrest four suspected members of hacker group Scattered Spider

The National Crime Agency (NCA) in London has arrested two 19-year-old men, a 17-year-old boy and a 20-year-old woman on suspicion of blackmail, money laundering, organized crime and contravening the Computer Misuse Act. Thes

6h | Engadget
You definitely should not buy an Echo Dot this Prime Day

Prime Day is basically Black Friday for Amazon’s own devices. For almost as long as the shopping event has taken place (it started in July 2015, if you forgot), it’s been one of the most reliable days of the year to snag Amazon gadgets like Kindles Echo speakers and Fire tablets at dir

6h | Engadget
Samsung HW-QS700F soundbar review: Sophisticated design, automatic adjustments

It’s nice to see Samsung offer something new for 2025. For the last few years, the company has been updating existing designs for its annual refreshes, especially its most premium soundbar, the Q990

6h | Engadget
The best Amazon Prime Day camera deals you can still get right now

Amazon Prime Day is always a good time to buy a camera as it helps make a major purchase far more palatable. If you've been looking to upgrade your current equipment or get one as a gift, there are a large number of stellar deals available.

Many of those deals come from the maj

6h | Engadget
Our favorite budget wireless earbuds are still available and nearly half off for Prime Day

There’s a lot to expect from this year's Prime Day, since it's twice as long as usual. One thing is for sure, though: you won't have to spend hundreds of dollars to get good tech this time around. Right now, you can grab a pair of

6h | Engadget
Launch HN: Leaping (YC W25) – Self-Improving Voice AI

Hey HN, I'm Arkadiy from Leaping AI (https://leapingai.com). Leaping lets you build voice AI agents in a multi-stage, graph-like format that makes testing and improvement much easier. By evaluating each stage of a call, we can trace errors and regressions to a particular stage. Then we autonomously vary the prompt for that stage and A/B test it, allowing agents to self-improve over time.

You can talk to one of our bots directly at

AllTrails Has Been My Go-To Hiking App for the Past 10 Years. Here's Why

Is it worth paying for an upgraded AllTrails plan? Here are my new favorite features to help you navigate the trails like a pro. https://www.cnet.com/health/fitness/how-to-hike-using-alltrails-my-go-to-outdoor-app/#ftag=CADf328eec

8h | cnet.com
We Tested EveryPlate, the Meal Kit Service That's Cheaper Than Buying Groceries

EveryPlate has the cheapest meal kits but are they any good? Three CNET editors tried the budget-friendly service to see how it compared with more expensive options. https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/we-tested-everyplate-the-meal-kit-service-thats-cheaper-than-buying-groceries/#ftag=CADf328eec

8h | cnet.com
CNET Daily Tariff Price Tracker: What I've Found Tracking 11 Key Products for Changes

The deadline for the start of Trump's heaviest tariffs has been delayed until next month as Amazon's Prime Day sales bonanza kicks off to take the edge off price hikes. https://www.cnet.com/tech/cnet-daily-tariff-price-tracker-what-ive-found-tracking-11-key-products-for-changes/#ftag=CADf328eec

8h | cnet.com