Month: October 2025
Forget Prime Day – the 3 best mini-LED TVs I’ve tested in 2025 are already selling for record-low prices
Amazon Prime Day sales run from October 7-8, but excellent deals on some of this year’s best TVs are already happening. I’ve checked the early sales at Amazon and spotted deals for three great 65-inch TVs in particular: the Samsung QN90F, selling for $1,597.99; the Hisense U8QG, for $999.99; and…
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Meta may spend billions to acquire promising AI accelerator startup to loosen reliance on Nvidia by supercharging its own MTIA AI chip – but what will Jensen say?
Meta exploring Rivos acquisition to accelerate AI chip development and reduce Nvidia reliance Meta executives reportedly frustrated with slow internal chip progress Chip acquisitions could be critical for scaling AI training and inference and Rivos has RISC-V expertise Meta is reportedly looking to acquire chip startup Rivos in a deal…
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I’ve covered every Amazon AU sale – these are the 116 deals I recommend on Day 1 of October’s Prime Day event, starting at just AU$18.99
Refresh Get notified of updates It’s Prime time again (Image credit: Future / Amazon) Good morning, Aussie shoppers! I hope you’re fortified with plenty of caffeine and have had a hearty breakfast because you’re going to need it. Prime Week is here! Yes, I’m calling it that because ‘Prime Big…
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What’s going on with this Instagram promotion?
The Ring is a fantastic horror film that still gives me the chills. I can easily recall the movie’s iconic poster, which features a white ring on a black background and a creepy title font — I didn’t see the movie until years after it first released, but even the…
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Google’s AI bounty program pays bug hunters up to $30K
On Monday, Google launched a new reward program dedicated specifically to finding bugs in AI products. Google’s list of qualifying bugs includes examples of the kind of rogue actions it’s looking for, like indirectly injecting an AI prompt that causes Google Home to unlock a door, or a data exfiltration…
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Google Japan’s concept keyboard is inspired by rotary phones
Following an April Fools’ Day prank in 2021 that had a delayed reveal as a result of the pandemic, Google Japan has been cooking up weird and wonderful keyboard concepts year after year. Its latest creation seems straight out of an alternate dimension where touch-tone technology never replaced rotary phones,…
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