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Gardens, poetry and kinship await you this spring. CNETAs a self-defined plant nerd, I read and write about plants whenever I can. I’m embarking on a new plant book project and recently picked up three books for “research.” Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer, an Indigenous writer, scientist and naturalist, wowed me with her book Braiding Sweetgrass, so I dove into her previous works, including this one. As luck would have it, it’s also on sale: down to $12 from the usual $19 retail price. I’m also sinking my teeth into Jared Farmer’s Elderflora: A…

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Oakcastle MP300: Two-minute reviewOkay, I’ll fess up: this Oakcastle MP300 review wasn’t meant to take a month. I thought this super-cheap MP3 player would be a quick in-and-out style of review where I’d listen to a few tunes and take it on a trip, but it ended up being a really useful addition to my audio set-up. Good for it, not so good for my deadlines.This is the kind…

Are you feeling a little anxious? That’s likely because today, March 31, is World Backup Day. It was first established in 2011 as a made-up day to raise awareness of data backups and the growing role of digital information in daily life. If you wonder who made it up, nobody knows for sure since it was from a Reddit group, but the day also helps storage vendors sell products. So, go figure! And here’s the list of excellent storage deals you can get today! In all seriousness, keeping backups is crucial. Today is one of those special days we should…

Your game collection says a lot about you. With a cute new game, you can also give your collection a space that’s just as personalized. BOXROOM is a building sim where the whole purpose is creating a space to show off your game library. You can select furniture, paint and lighting, then you choose games from your Steam library to display on your virtual shelves. Titles appear in game boxes, giving it a throwback feel to the days where a game collection had to be physical. Once complete, the room serves as a launcher, allowing you to boot up a…

Google’s live translation, a major selling point for newer Apple AirPods, is now available on Apple devices and can be used with any headphones.The feature, which uses Gemini AI, was introduced in a beta version in December with the ability to translate 70 languages, but it was only available on Android devices. The continued rollout is also making the feature available in more countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Thailand and the UK, according to Google.A representative for Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The translation is done on the mobile device, so users can access…

Indonesia’s under-16s social media ban took effect on March 28, 2026Google Trends data shows a massive spike in VPN searches since thenMany users are turning to VPNs to protect their personal dataIndonesia has officially rolled out a sweeping ban on social media use for children under 16 — and the digital fallout is already visible. In the wake of the new law targeting high-risk platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, interest in Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) has indeed skyrocketed across the country.According to recent Google Trends data, searches for the term “VPN” in Indonesia have surged over the past…

It’s a sad day for the dozens of players still grinding The Elder Scrolls: Blades. Bethesda announced that it’s permanently shutting down the servers for its free-to-play mobile spinoff on June 30. First spotted on Reddit, The Elder Scrolls: Blades has already been delisted from the App Store and Google Play store, and is currently unavailable on the Nintendo Store.In the meantime, players will receive a free bundle of Gems and Sigils, while all items in the in-game store are available for just one Gem or Sigil each. With a server shutdown imminent, The Elder Scrolls: Blades’ will at least…

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is tough, but in the end, it’s a fun one. And the spangram makes a fun themed shape! Some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.Read more: NYT Connections…

Google TurboQuant reduces memory strain while maintaining accuracy across demanding workloadsVector compression reaches new efficiency levels without additional training requirementsKey-value cache bottlenecks remain central to AI system performance limitsLarge language models (LLMs) depend heavily on internal memory structures that store intermediate data for rapid reuse during processing.One of the most critical components is the key-value cache, described as a “high-speed digital cheat sheet” that avoids repeated computation.This mechanism improves responsiveness, but it also creates a major bottleneck because high-dimensional vectors consume substantial memory resources.Article continues below You may like Memory bottlenecks and scaling pressureAs models scale, this memory demand becomes…

A new trailer has given us our best look yet at the upcoming The Ghost in the Shell anime. While it might not tell us all that much about the direction the show will go in plot-wise, it sure is aesthetically pleasing, with a throwback art style that looks a lot more like the original manga than we’ve seen with other adaptations. The series will be released on Prime Video this July.The Ghost in the Shell is being produced by Science Saru. The studio hasn’t revealed much about its story, only noting that it’s based on Masamune Shirow’s manga, so…