Image: Anker If there’s one thing you can always bet on, it’s that you’re going to need a charger — and when you do get to charging, you don’t want to wait around for hours while that battery percentage creeps up. That’s why you should replace your old and outdated wall chargers with a proper
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This RTX-powered gaming laptop deal is Dell-iciously good
Image: Dell A gaming laptop that doesn’t cost a small fortune is always a good find, but spotting one with great specs is like spotting a unicorn. Well, this Dell G15 is on sale for $900 at Best Buy, down from its usual $1,150. If you want a solid gaming laptop with good bang for
Nintendo launching two Mario Kart Switch bundles this holiday
The Switch’s expected end-of-year swan song also includes The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Super Mario Party Jamboree Sep 16, 202411:38 AM EDT 0 comments Nintendo has revealed two new Mario Kart-focused Switch bundles that will be offered during this holiday season. First, there’s a standard Switch bundle that includes a digital copy
Telus reduces some plan prices by $5, cuts data and bonuses
Telus’ $100/200GB Canada/U.S. plan now costs $95, has 150GB and is Canada-only Sep 16, 202410:40 AM EDT 0 comments Vancouver-based Telus has dropped the prices of some plans by $5/mo. As of September 16th, Telus’ website lists its ‘5G+ Premium Unlimited’ plan at $95/mo ($90 with autopay), down from $100/mo ($95 with autopay). Additionally, Telus
Slack now lets users add AI agents from Asana, Cohere, Adobe, Workday and more
September 16, 2024 5:45 AM Credit: VentureBeat made with Midjourney Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Workplace messaging app Slack wants to make it easier to build and connect AI agents for clients. The new feature, Agents for Slack, will be available
FrodoBots and YGG team up on gamified AI and robotics with Earth Rover Challenge
FrodoBots and Yield Guild Games have teamed up to gamify AI and robotics research with the Earth Rover Challenge event. Singapore-based FrodoBots has been working on its robotic technology for a few years. It has a network of a hundred or so places around the world where players can remotely drive a small RC robotic
Should you use Gemini Live? I tested it for a few weeks to find out
I’ve been reporting on the mobile tech industry for a long time. Throughout these years, I’ve always been excited about the next big thing. However, I find myself at a loss regarding artificial intelligence. While AI has the potential to significantly affect how we use mobile devices in the future, its success is uncertain. My
How to create a pivot table in Excel to slice and dice your data
Microsoft Excel is arguably the greatest spreadsheet application from Redmond, and there’s a good reason so many number crunchers use it for all of their number crunching needs. While using Microsoft Excel is fine for simple spreadsheets to track expenses or build calendars, it comes into its own when you need to slice and dice
Why we need an AI safety hotline
In the past couple of years, regulators have been caught off guard again and again as tech companies compete to launch ever more advanced AI models. It’s only a matter of time before labs release another round of models that pose new regulatory challenges. We’re likely just weeks away, for example, from OpenAI’s release of
Windows vulnerability abused braille “spaces” in zero-day attacks
A recently fixed “Windows MSHTML spoofing vulnerability” tracked under CVE-2024-43461 is now marked as previously exploited after it was used in attacks by the Void Banshee APT hacking group. When first disclosed as part of the September 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft had not marked the vulnerability as previously exploited. However, on Friday, Microsoft updated the CVE-2024-43461 advisory