Month: August 2025

7 Best Tents (2025), Tested: Backpacking, Family, and Ultralight

The right shelter can make a big difference in how comfortable you are outdoors. Here are the ones we’ve tested and love. Source

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Polk Audio wants to power up your patio or pool with its updated Atrium speakers

Four Polk speaker models, all with improved audio and weatherproofing Easier to install, even in hard-to-reach spaces From $225 per pair Polk Audio has updated its Atrium series of outdoor speakers, which start at a very affordable $225 (so around £169 or AU$345, give or take). Polk has been making…

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13 Best Back-to-School Laptop Deals for 2025

Many of the top laptops we recommend are on sale for the back-to-school season. Source

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The hidden mathematics of AI: why your GPU bills don’t add up

There’s a calculation that every AI executive should know by heart, but most have never done: an on-premises GPU server costs roughly the same as six to nine months of renting equivalent cloud capacity. Given that hardware typically runs for three to five years, the mathematics are stark, yet somehow…

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Don’t stop at basic protections; make ongoing training a priority

Fifty years ago, it was heists like the one that hit the Baker Street Bank that had the power to shock the nation. Now, in the digital world, heists look starkly different and cybersecurity threats are constant, with banks like NatWest facing a “continuous arms race” with around 100 million…

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AOL is finally shutting down dial-up

As a septuagenarian, my father’s story was typical of long-time AOL dial-up subscribers. His subscription was a security blanket. He was sure he didn’t need the dial-up component, but he didn’t want to risk losing access to his stock portfolio, investor forums, and email. His setup worked, and he could…

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