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Worried About Tech Tariffs? Dodge Them With These 7 Smart Tips

With all the uncertainty surrounding tariffs, shopping for tech has become a confusing mess. Thankfully, our expert advice can show you the way.

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I Used a VPN to Hunt for Cheap Flights—Does It Actually Work?

Despite persistent internet myths, it turns out it's nearly impossible to get a cheaper flight with a VPN. I explain how airlines can still suss you out and how to actually get a good deal on your next plane ticket.

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Microsoft Tests Windows 11 Feature to Help Improve Your Laptop's Battery Life

The new adaptive energy saver automatically enables or disables energy saving based on your usage. Sadly, it's available only on laptops, not desktops.

Cyberpunk 2077 Comes to Apple's MacOS This Thursday

Apple's modest catalog of games for macOS is adding the hit gaming title, Cyberpunk 2077.

Starlink Maintains Huge Lead Over Hughesnet and Viasat in Latency

A new Ookla survey shows that rival satellite providers Hughesnet and Viasat still deliver latency more than 10 times higher than SpaceX's Starlink

OpenAI's New AI Hub in Texas Will Consume as Much Power as an Entire City

The massive data center threatens to overload the grid, but OpenAI's future relies on securing as much electricity as possible. What does that mean for local residents—and the planet?

Amazon Kiro Is Here to Tame the Vibe Coding Chaos

As AI coding becomes the new normal, AWS debuts a tool to formalize the process and add agentic capabilities. Will software engineers soon be out of a job?

Samsung Is Working on Ways to Bring Its S Pen Back for Future Foldable Phones

A Samsung executive has confirmed it may not be over for the S Pen stylus on foldables. The company needs to complete some new tech to be able to bring it back, but it's working on some ideas.

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ChatGPT vs. Claude: I've Tested Them Both, and One's Clearly More Powerful

ChatGPT is our Editors' Choice winner for AI chatbots, and Claude is our Readers' Choice winner, so which one should you use? Here's what you need to know, based on my hands-on testing.