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The Best Monitors to Buy in 2026

Monitor preferences can vary, regardless of how objective your testing is. For instance, I prioritize color accuracy and connection locations over sleek curves; you may feel the opposite. And while expensive monitors aren’t necessarily better than cheaper ones, you usually have to spend more or make compromises, especially for specialized displays used for color work or gaming. Throw in the long sales life of monitors — you’ll find years-old monitors for sale, sometimes for great prices but sometimes not — and even I scratch my head sometimes about whether a new model is worth it, how to winnow down the selection, and even how to figure out which model I’m looking at on retail sites. I hope this helps.

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NASA turns to a stripped-down Sortie Suit for the first Artemis landings

NASA has told Axiom Space to develop a simpler Sortie Suit for the first lunar landings, cutting mass and complexity to support a 2028 target. The same acceleration cancelled the Lunar Gateway, and ESA’s three guaranteed European astronaut flights were secured against Gateway hardware. NASA is simplifying the spacesuit

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Justice Department sides with OpenAI in publishers’ copyright fight

The Justice Department filed a statement of interest backing OpenAI’s fair use defence in the consolidated publisher copyright cases, arguing that licensing costs would threaten national security. EU law has no fair use doctrine, and the AI Act applies its copyright obligations to any provider placing a model on

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The AI skills gap is growing while schools wait for perfect answers

TL;DR Schools are treating AI primarily as a cheating risk while the skills gap widens. Gallup found teachers using AI weekly save 5.9 hours/week. The WEF estimates 39% of current skills may be outdated by 2030. Kirk Drake argues schools should give teachers approved tools, paid training,

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Tesla’s driver assist faces new pressure after two fatal crashes where the cars stopped dead

Electrek has matched two fatal US freeway crashes to redacted Tesla reports showing a driver assistance system verified as engaged with the car stopped at 0mph in a live lane. The Netherlands approved FSD Supervised in April under UN Regulation 171, sealed the reasoning as commercial secrets, and an EU-wide