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The Meta AI site’s feed proves no one knows what to do with AI yet

If you took Pinterest, mashed it together with everything annoying about Threads, and sprinkled generative AI prompts on top — that’d pretty much sum up the newly launched Meta AI site’s social feed. So far, prompting AI chatbots — those are the questions or requests you make — has primarily been a private affair. You […]

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EcoFlow Wave 3 review: a portable air conditioner and heater that’s better in every way

I’ve been testing the EcoFlow Wave 3, a follow-up to the all-in-one battery-powered air conditioner, heater, and fan I reviewed last summer. EcoFlow has dialed back its absurd marketing with a more powerful unit that can be recharged through several methods, including the sun. Only now it can automatically (try to) maintain a set temperature

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A Windows security developer says this is the biggest threat to your PC

Cybersecurity can be complicated. (I sat in on a pentesting session during the RSAC’s cybersecurity conference this week, and I don’t envy them their jobs.) But not all of it is—especially when it comes to big wins for us everyday users. So, see this? This account type is a security problem. PCWorld That is what

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This surprisingly competent laptop doubles as a gaming handheld

Since Neuromancer took the sci-fi world by storm in 1984, computing nerds have pined for a “cyberdeck” — the ultimate in personal, portable PCs for surfing and hacking the world. Usually, they’re DIY affairs. But the 10-inch GPD Win Max 2 is the closest I’ve seen to an off-the-shelf cyberdeck worth buying. It’s far from

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