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I’ve covered the many ways smart thermostats can convert your home to a well-heated haven and how quickly they can pay for themselves through energy savings, but there’s one glaring issue. Almost all smart thermostats are designed only for central hubs and forced air heating/cooling. Imagine my
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Mark Knapp/CNET 7.4 Pros & Cons * Gorgeous display * Great battery life for a gaming laptop * Solid 1080p performance * Quiet and stable under load * USB-C charging * Speakers are so-so * Gaming at native resolution is a challenge * No USB4 or Thunderbolt ports HP is now using the HyperX gaming brand
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. What we know so far: New York City has introduced a way to prevent elementary and middle school students from relying on AI – they'll be banned from using it during the upcoming
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* OpenAI launched Daybreak for Frontline Defenders, offering $1B in credits for resource‑constrained security orgs * Priority goes to essential services, governments, banks, nonprofits, and open‑source maintainers * Initiative includes training, partnerships, and a water‑sector pilot with MS‑ISCA for local defenders OpenAI is offering a billion dollars in credits
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PostgreSQL releases since 2014 contain a severe vulnerability that allows attacker with low privileges to take over databases and servers, cybersecurity firm Cyera reports. An open source relational database system offering support for both relational (SQL) and non-relational (JSON) queries, PostgreSQL is one of the most popular databases, being used
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From senior leadership appointments to wide-scale AI implementations, the biggest names in retail are leaning on tech to address operational pain points. Published Sept. 4, 2026 Retail businesses have adapted their technology playbooks in the last few months as they pursue greater profits amid waning consumer confidence. From supply chain
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Instagram’s visible AI labels are supposed to help people quickly spot synthetically generated content at a glance. Over the last few weeks, however, users have been reporting that the system has gone haywire. They say Meta has been automatically applying an “AI Content” label to images that they didn’
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Acer’s Project DualPlay Mini combines handheld gaming controls with a physical keyboard. Image: Acer Acer’s DualPlay Mini combines gaming controls with a physical keyboard, but can the 8-inch handheld replace a travel laptop for everyday work? Sep 3, 2026 Acer has showcased an 8-inch gaming handheld that flips
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IBM Ventures is backing BQP as the company expands its quantum-inspired software for enterprise engineering and HPC workloads. Image: Carson Masterson/Unsplash IBM Ventures backs BQP as its BQPhy software aims to accelerate enterprise engineering workloads using existing GPU and HPC infrastructure. Sep 3, 2026 As fault-tolerant quantum computing continues
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Google’s September Android update adds new features across Gemini, Find Hub, Google Keep, and Google Messages. Image generated via Google’s Nano Banana 2 Google’s September Android update adds five features across Gemini, Find Hub, Keep, and Messages, but availability depends on your Android version. Sep 3, 2026
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Lutnick says Anthropic is back in the Trump Administration’s favor. Image: The White House Anthropic is rebuilding ties with the Trump administration after its Pentagon fight, potentially reopening the door to federal AI contracts. Sep 3, 2026 Anthropic has gone from Washington’s AI outcast to a company the
