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This post will give you an overview of TP-Link Deco, a well-known mesh brand, including its brief history, what to expect from it, and its general pros and cons. While a specific mesh set’s performance depends on its hardware, each Deco variant generally shares common attributes available to the brand’s core firmware. In other words, they are practically the same in terms of network settings, features, setup process, and management. By the end of this post, among other things, you will know whether Deco is the right brand for you. Dong’s note: I first published this piece on Mar 28,…

On Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Chief Marketing Officer Kate Rouch complained on X after rival AI lab Anthropic released four commercials, two of which will run during the Super Bowl on Sunday, mocking the idea of including ads in AI chatbot conversations. Anthropic’s campaign seemingly touched a nerve at OpenAI just weeks after the ChatGPT maker began testing ads in a lower-cost tier of its chatbot. Altman called Anthropic’s ads “clearly dishonest,” accused the company of being “authoritarian,” and said it “serves an expensive product to rich people,” while Rouch wrote, “Real betrayal isn’t ads. It’s control.” Anthropic’s…

If you need a little help with your New Year’s resolution to be more active, you can save on the latest Apple Watch right now. The Apple Watch Series 11 is on sale for $299, which is $100 off and the lowest price we’ve seen.We named the Apple Watch Series 11 as our choice for best smartwatch overall. It scored a 90 in our review thanks to its 24 hours-plus of battery life and a thin, light design that’s easy to wear. It also offers new health metrics, including Apple’s hypertension alerts system and Sleep Score.The Apple Watch Series 11…

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition…

Looking to watch Bad Bunny free live streams – aka the Super Bowl 2026 Apple Music Halftime Show? The Patriots may be 0-9 down, but you won’t want to miss a replay of Bad Bunny’s halftime concert with special guests!Good news: We found out you can watch Bad Bunny FREE live streams and replays online, and from anywhere with a VPN – including the UK, US, Australia, Canada, Spain, Mexico and Brazil. Here’s where to catch the Latino superstar rocks the mic at Levi’s Stadium at around 8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m GMT on Channel 5 (UK) 7Plus (AUS)…

Open source packages published on the npm and PyPI repositories were laced with code that stole wallet credentials from dYdX developers and backend systems and, in some cases, backdoored devices, researchers said. “Every application using the compromised npm versions is at risk ….” the researchers, from security firm Socket, said Friday. “Direct impact includes complete wallet compromise and irreversible cryptocurrency theft. The attack scope includes all applications depending on the compromised versions and both developers testing with real credentials and production end-users.” Packages that were infected were: npm (@dydxprotocol/v4-client-js): 3.4.1 1.22.1 1.15.2 1.0.31 PyPI (dydx-v4-client): Perpetual trading, perpetual targeting dYdX…

The countdown is on, and Super Bowl LX, between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, is just one day away. This Sunday, the Big Game will be played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. The 2026 NFL Championship Game kicks off at 6:30PM ET. Pre-game coverage starts at 12PM ET. Like all other Sunday Night Football games this season, the Super Bowl will be broadcast on NBC, and will stream live on Peacock. Here’s everything you need to know to tune in to Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8, including the game channel, where to stream, and all…

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.It’s Super Bowl Sunday! Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is all about the big game. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for…

The Super Bowl is now only a couple of days away. If you’re considering tuning in, it’s worth knowing that for the best experience overall, you’ll want the American broadcast.This’ll give you everything Super Bowl Sunday has to offer: iconic commercials, amped up commentary, and expertise unmatched by any other region.But most of us can’t just tune in and watch. Instead, you’ll need a VPN to get the best experience possible. Proton VPN is currently available for $2.99 per month ($71.76 upfront). This is a strong offer for the Swiss-based provider, saving you around $15 over the two-year subscription.While this…

Amid a push toward AI agents, with both Anthropic and OpenAI shipping multi-agent tools this week, Anthropic is more than ready to show off some of its more daring AI coding experiments. But as usual with claims of AI-related achievement, you’ll find some key caveats ahead. On Thursday, Anthropic researcher Nicholas Carlini published a blog post describing how he set 16 instances of the company’s Claude Opus 4.6 AI model loose on a shared codebase with minimal supervision, tasking them with building a C compiler from scratch. Over two weeks and nearly 2,000 Claude Code sessions costing about $20,000 in…