
Chefs warn that these flashy tools can make cooking harder, not easier. https://www.cnet.com/news/you-probably-own-these-20-kitchen-tools-and-pros-think-theyre-useless/#ftag=CADf328eec

It's super hot in a lot of places around the US right now, thanks in part to the heat dome that has taken hold in the atmosphere. https://www.cnet.com/news/what-is-a-heat-dome-all-about-the-weather-phenomenon-making-things-hotter/#ftag=CADf328eec

If battery life is your priority, consider turning off features like haptic vibration. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/iphone-battery-draining-fast-you-might-need-to-undo-these-3-settings/#ftag=CADf328eec

Plan your blockbuster movie night with these excellent flicks. https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/peacock-best-movies-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec

If you're feeling off during warmer weather, these practices can help you stay balanced. https://www.cnet.com/health/mental/feeling-the-heat-these-hacks-can-protect-your-mental-health/#ftag=CADf328eec

The Sigma Art 14mm f1.8 DG HSM is heavy and pricey, but it's also an incredible lens for anyone who wants to take epic photos of the night sky. https://www.cnet.com/deals/sigma-art-14mm-f1-8-review-this-incredible-lens-let-me-take-some-amazing-star-photos/#ftag=CADf328eec

Huawei's designers have truly let loose with its new Pura 80 Ultra phone, which features twin telephoto lenses and a monster 9.4x zoom

Thanks to a couple of new leaks, we know more about the battery, durability, and availability of these phones.

TechRadar has spent days testing products across phones, TVs, laptops, cameras, smartwatches and more in 2025. These are the best ones we've reviewed so far this year.

Welcome to our latest roundup of indie game news and releases. It's a shorter edition than usual this week, but there are still a few interesting games here that are worth having on your radar.
Also, there's still plenty of time to pick up some bargains in the Steam Summer Sale. So if you're planning on bringing your Steam Deck (or ROG Ally or whathaveyou) to a cookout this July 4 weekend and have some change to spare, why not pick up a game or two and try it out? There are a bun

Another hot streaming deal has arrived to match the summer heat. This time it comes from

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Setting up fraud alerts on your credit reports only takes a few minutes. They can protect your identity and your money. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/identity-theft/i-put-a-fraud-alert-on-my-credit-reports-heres-why-you-should-too/#ftag=CADf328eec

Right after CES 2025, I wrote that Samsung was facing a threat from both Hisense and TCL this year – and what do you know, it turns out it really is facing a threat from both. According to research carried out by Counterpoint, the first quarter saw both Hisense and TCL increase their revenues by [...]
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Here's the biggest tech news stories from Dyson, Xbox, Dyson, Nothing and more for July 5, 2025.
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Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for July 5, No. 285. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-july-5-285/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for July 5. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-saturday-july-5/#ftag=CADf328eec

Call of Duty: WWII launched on Xbox and PC Game Pass just a few days ago, but RCE hackers wasted no time hitting new players with exploits and taking over PCs. The Call of Duty team has temporarily taken the PC edition of WWII offline to investigate the exploits, but refuses to outright explain to players what the "issue" is.
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I built tinykv because I kept reaching for simple persistent storage in Rust projects but found existing solutions either too complex (sled) or unmaintained (pickledb).
tinykv focuses on simplicity: JSON-based, serde-powered, with optional TTL. Perfect for CLI tools, game saves, config storage.
Would appreciate any feedback from the HN community!
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You might be eligible to file a claim related to massive data breaches in 2019 and 2024. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/att-will-pay-177-million-to-settle-two-huge-lawsuits-learn-who-qualifies-and-how-much-payouts-will-be/#ftag=CADf328eec


After four years on the market, Windows 11 has finally surpassed Windows 10 to become the most dominant desktop OS platform in the world, according to Stat Counter.

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My company is increasingly pushing prompt engineering as the single way we "should" be coding. The CEO & CTO are both obsessed with it and promote things like "delete entire unit test file & have claude generate a new one" rather than manually address test failures.
I'm a 'senior engineer' with ~5 years of industry experience and am considering moving on from this company because I don't want
1. Be pushed into a workflow that will cause my technical growth to stall or degrade 2. Be overs


Driving after dark comes with hazards, from eye fatigue to bad visibility. Try these tips to get to your destination safely at night. https://www.cnet.com/health/personal-care/10-important-tips-for-driving-safely-at-night/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for July 5, #755. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-hints-answers-and-help-for-july-5-755/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for July 5, No. 1,477. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-wordle-hints-answer-and-help-for-july-5-1477/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for July 5, No. 489. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-strands-hints-answers-and-help-for-july-5-489/#ftag=CADf328eec

Chuwi's AuBox Mini brings Ryzen 7 power and Radeon graphics to compact Windows 11 PC for under $400.

I needed more game storage space in my Legion Go, so I upgraded the 1TB SSD to a 2TB SSD. Here's how I did it so you can, too.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pc/legion-go-ssd-upgrade-instructions

Just over halfway into 2025, and I've already published 58 reviews. Here are my top 10 laptops, accessories, and other tech I tested (and loved) this year.

During this Prime Day sale, Amazon offers competitive prices on Crucial's newest X10 portable SSD.

Despite it having upward of 61,000 reviews on Steam, Hades II isn’t actually out yet. The sequel to Supergiant Games’ hugely successful roguelite dungeon crawler has been in early access on PC for over a year, and even the early builds were extremely polished and content-rich for what is still a work-in-progress game. But we (and Switch owners) have been waiting patiently for that 1.0 release date, and it looks like it might be just around the corner, with Supergiant confirming that

Prime Day 2025 is coming soon on July 8-11, but you don't have to wait to grab good tech deals — and that goes for everyone, not just Prime members. Early deals have already started popping up on Amazon, and one of the best at the moment is on an Engadget-approved air purifier. The

It's been a rough week at Microsoft. Following the news that 9,000 people are being laid off at the company, one Xbox executive offered some questionable words of advice for people on their way out: Find solace in Microsoft Copilot.


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Don't miss the latest on Max, Netflix and other streaming services. Here's what you should binge this weekend. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/your-july-4th-weekend-streaming-watch-list-sinners-the-old-guard-2-and-heads-of-state/#ftag=CADf328eec

Are vibration plates another fitness fad, or can they be an effective tool for weight loss? We spoke with fitness experts to find out. https://www.cnet.com/health/fitness/can-whole-body-vibration-plates-actually-help-you-lose-weight-we-asked-fitness-experts/#ftag=CADf328eec

This Soundcore by Anker Boom 2 Bluetooth speaker is one of the best deals we've found and it's on sale for Independence Day. https://www.cnet.com/deals/i-love-this-bluetooth-speaker-and-its-14-off-this-july-4th/#ftag=CADf328eec

With the right tools and tips, your oven can double as a backyard smoker. https://www.cnet.com/home/yard-and-outdoors/how-to-smoke-meat-in-oven-chef-tips/#ftag=CADf328eec

Decent AirPods Pro 2 deals are here, but we're waiting for Prime Day

Massive microSD card test exposes fake storage claims, performance lies, and major endurance gaps across 200 models from various sellers.

These go up to 11, but the prices don't – beat the Prime Day rush

The dire week of Xbox cuts, cancellations and layoffs seems to have had a profound effect on the future of the company's famous old racing franchise.

Samsung drops the price of its value gaming monitor by $100, giving you a 180Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time for less than $150.

Dutch company Fairphone continues to lead the charge on consumer- and planet-friendly electronics, proving that a great phone doesn't have to be impossible to repair or environmentally unsustainable. The Fairphone 6 has just been released, coming two years after the

Prime Day 2025 begins soon on July 8, but members can already save on a bunch of tech available on Amazon's site. One such early deal is on the
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Commentary: I use the AI chatbot for many tasks, but in some situations it's much better to avoid it. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/if-youre-using-chatgpt-for-these-11-things-stop-right-now/#ftag=CADf328eec

A financial plan, devised by artificial intelligence, managed to both overpay my debts and allocate more than my income to achieving my goals. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/i-tried-using-ai-to-help-me-tackle-an-18k-debt-it-went-comically-wrong/#ftag=CADf328eec

Looking to pick up a new hobby over the summer? Try these eight activities to improve your happiness and mental wellness. https://www.cnet.com/health/mental/8-hobbies-that-can-boost-your-mental-wellness-this-summer/#ftag=CADf328eec

91% of AI users have a default artificial intelligence assistant they turn to for their AI tasks, a Menlo Ventures report has found. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/the-ai-chatbots-we-use-most-and-how-were-using-them-according-to-a-new-survey/#ftag=CADf328eec

Filming will get underway on Spider-Man 4 in Glasgow in early August, according to reports.

Collaboration will fuse Alibaba’s wholesale ecosystem with Wix’s website-building infrastructure.

The first-look images to Android's version of iOS Live Activities has dropped, but an official roll out date is still in question.

ExpressVPN is yet another VPN facing a class action in the US over its auto-renewal payment system. Is it time for providers to change how they handle users' subscriptions?

AMD's RX 9070 XT looks a tempting buy right now – so why is it losing out to Nvidia, with even the RTX 5090 ahead of Team Red's GPU on Steam?

Spoofed Amazon sites are aplenty and consumers should beware, says NordVPN.

China-tech industry sources allege that 'unresolved hardware challenges,' will mean Optimus design changes.

A few smaller manufacturers are pushing back their plans to discontinue DDR4 production because of surging prices in the global market.

GamerCard is a retro gaming handheld so portable than it's literally the size of a gift card, so you can now casually spend $170 at checkout.

Bambu Lab introduces cloud-free farm management tool.