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[l] at 3/16/25 8:02am
We’ve rounded up our favorite speakers that let you talk to Alexa, from the best Echo speakers to third-party options like the Sonos Era.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Buying Guides, Gear / Products / Speakers, Gear / Products / Smart Home]

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[l] at 3/16/25 7:32am
Keep your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods topped up with these WIRED-tested docking systems.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Buying Guides, Gear / Products / Phones, Gear / Products / Accessories]

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[l] at 3/16/25 7:03am
Building a new computer or looking to upgrade your memory? Here are our favorite options right now.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Products, Gear / Buying Guides, Gear / Products / Computers]

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[l] at 3/16/25 6:32am
Attention Apple users: Rain Design makes the best minimal, fuss-free stands for Macbooks, iMacs, iPads, and iPhones.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Trends, Gear / Products / Home Office]

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[l] at 3/16/25 6:00am
The Galaxy S25 flagships come with several clever new software tricks. Two of them—the Now Bar and the Now Brief—can be highly personalized.

[Category: Gear, Gear / How To and Advice]

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[l] at 3/16/25 5:32am
How to keep your oven clean in the first place. And how to degrease a really dirty one.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Products / Kitchen]

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[l] at 3/16/25 5:00am
A young computer scientist and two colleagues show that searches within data structures called hash tables can be much faster than previously deemed possible.

[Category: Science, Science / Physics and Math]

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[l] at 3/15/25 8:03am
From headsets to hard drives, these are the best Xbox accessories.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Products, Gear / Buying Guides, Gear / Products / Gaming]

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[l] at 3/15/25 7:06am
When you need something that's as unnecessarily masculinized as you can get for the Man™ in your life, we have you covered.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Buying Guides]

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[l] at 3/15/25 6:00am
An explosive crash between an oil tanker and a cargo ship in the North Sea could have huge consequences for ecologically and commercially crucial marine areas.

[Category: Science, Science / Environment]

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[l] at 3/15/25 5:00am
A number of fires broke out in the Southeastern US last week. Hurricane-downed trees may have helped fuel the flames, experts say.

[Category: Science, Science / Environment]

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[l] at 3/15/25 5:00am
The Wheel of Time, Reacher, and Fallout are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.

[Category: Culture, Culture / TV]

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[l] at 3/15/25 4:30am
Plus: A nominee to lead CISA emerges, Elon Musk visits the NSA, a renowned crypto cracking firm’s secret (and problematic) cofounder is revealed, and more.

[Category: Security, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News]

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[l] at 3/15/25 4:00am
Plus: iRobot unveils its new robo vacs, JBL pimps its most beloved speakers, a bright future for TCL TVs, and more.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Gear / Products / Speakers, Gear / Products / Home, AI Hub / Sector / Automotive, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Gear / Products / Televisions, Gear / Phones]

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[l] at 3/15/25 3:00am
The old “teach a man to fish” proverb, but for AI chatbots.

[Category: Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence]

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[l] at 3/14/25 5:29pm
A directive from the National Institute of Standards and Technology eliminates mention of “AI safety” and “AI fairness.”

[Category: Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence]

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[l] at 3/14/25 2:38pm
Amid deteriorating relations between the US and Canada, many Canadian video game developers are opting not to travel to San Francisco for next week’s Game Developers Conference.

[Category: Culture, Culture / Video Games, Culture / Digital Culture]

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[l] at 3/14/25 10:02am
For $10,000, you get a small, warm room with a sound system and party lights!

[Category: Gear, Gear / Products, Gear / Reviews, Gear / Products / Health and Fitness]

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[l] at 3/14/25 9:03am
With incredible colors, brightness, and contrast, RGB backlighting is the technology that will drive the next 10 years of innovation in televisions and displays.

[Category: Gear, Gear / How To and Advice, Gear / Products / Televisions]

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[l] at 3/14/25 8:00am
Mark Zuckerberg might be in his post-fact-checking-era. But that hasn’t stopped Meta from going after the author of Careless People.

[Category: Business, Business / Tech Culture]

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[l] at 3/14/25 7:32am
We break down the current iPad lineup to help you figure out which one of Apple’s tablets is best for you.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Buying Guides, Gear / Products / Tablets]

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[l] at 3/13/25 10:45am
Sony’s incoming RGB tech joins Hisense and Samsung in the race to define the future of LED TVs.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Products, Gear / Trends, Gear / Products / Televisions]

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[l] at 3/13/25 9:02am
After identifying major flaws in popular AI models, researchers are pushing for a new system to identify and report bugs.

[Category: Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence]

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[l] at 3/13/25 8:00am
The degree to which Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s interests are intertwined is unprecedented—and ultimately unsustainable.

[Category: Politics]

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[l] at 3/13/25 7:49am
If everything’s computer, it would be nice to know how long computer last.

[Category: Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events]

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