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Best Buy has launched a ‘Tech Fest Sale,’ and the best discounts by far are on TVs. The retailer is offering record-low prices on its best-selling 4K, QLED, and OLED TVs, with over 50% off and prices starting at just $74.99.• Shop Best Buy’s full Tech Fest SaleTVs have received the most impressive discounts during Best Buy’s Tech Fest sale, as the retailer tries to clear out existing models ahead of new 2026 models from brands like Samsung and LG. That means you can find stunningly low prices on best-rated TVs, from high-end OLED displays to budget TVs with a…

Firefly aired for just one season in 2002 before Fox canceled it. In the 24 years since, the sci-fi show has skyrocketed in popularity and now fans are finally getting more. Nathan Fillion has announced that an animated Firefly series is currently in advanced development, Deadline first reported.Fillion shared the news at AwesomeCon during a live taping of his podcast Once We Were Spacemen with his Firefly co-stars Gina Torres, Morena Baccarin, Summer Glau, Sean Maher, Jewel Staite and Alan Tudyk. Tudyk co-hosts the podcast, in which the duo look back at their careers and interview past coworkers. Each of…

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? I started slow, because 1-Across stumped me, but the rest of the answers came quickly. Read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.Read more: Tips and…

Thunderbolt 5 bandwidth pushes external GPU hardware closer to workstation territoryLocal AI inference gains attention as cloud costs continue risingDevelopers increasingly explore running language models directly on personal hardwareExternal GPU enclosures have existed for some time – typically associated with gaming laptops and graphics acceleration tasks that exceed the capabilities of mobile processors.Plugable’s newly released TBT5-AI belongs to this category, but introduces a design focused on connecting desktop graphics hardware to laptops for local AI workloads.The enclosure provides a full-length PCIe x16 slot that allows users to install a desktop-class graphics card inside the external chassis.Article continues below You may…

A big part of the questions I get daily is about Wi-Fi router or mesh recommendations for specific situations. Some readers even sent me a detailed sketch of their home or even personal information—you know who you are! Everyone wants to pick up that perfect “Wi-Fi machine”. This post will lay out what a router is in simple terms, set the right expectations, and offer tips on picking the best Wi-Fi solution—all based on the questions I’ve received. There’s no guarantee, but when you’re through, you will likely be able to choose the right one on your own on the…

A month after Seedance 2.0’s launch in China sparked cease-and-desist letters from Disney and Paramount Skydance over its use of copyrighted materials, its developer ByteDance has reportedly hit pause on the release of the AI video tool in other regions. According to The Information, which spoke to two anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter, ByteDance has suspended Seedance 2.0’s global rollout. Engadget has reached out to ByteDance for comment and will update this story if we hear back with more information.Seedance 2.0 caught heat from Hollywood studios almost immediately upon its release, after user-generated videos including a viral AI…

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Today’s wasn’t terribly tough, but read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini CrosswordLet’s get…

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. Russell Hobbs Everyday Espresso Machine: one-minute reviewThe Russell Hobbs Everyday Espresso Machine is an entry-level coffee maker with an unusual twist: in addition to a regular portafilter for ground coffee, it comes with a holder for Nespresso Original style coffee capsules. A handy option if you’re making the switch from pods to fresh beans, or sharing a kitchen with someone who prefers a different brewing method.It’s very cheap too,…

At the request of many, this post, a supplement to the one detailing the UniFi Network, provides a quick yet comprehensive buying guide for UniFi Cloud Gateways. When through, you’ll be able to pick the right UniFi “router” for your needs. It also includes tips, upgrades, or replacement if you already have an existing gateway that also works as a UniFi Network Video Recorder (UNVR). Before continuing, keep in mind that while a UniFi system, with appropriate hardware, can function effectively in a fully wireless environment, many of its features work best in a wired home or when you’re willing…

The invisible code is rendered with Public Use Areas (sometimes called Public Use Access), which are ranges in the Unicode specification for special characters reserved for private use in defining emojis, flags, and other symbols. The code points represent every letter of the US alphabet when fed to computers, but their output is completely invisible to humans. People reviewing code or using static analysis tools see only whitespace or blank lines. To a JavaScript interpreter, the code points translate into executable code. The invisible Unicode characters were devised decades ago and then largely forgotten. That is, until 2024, when hackers…