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After leaning into some questionable AI antics at CES 2026, Razer is making some altogether more practical updates to its 16-inch laptop by giving it newer chips and faster RAM. The new Razer Blade 16 features Intel’s new Core Ultra chips and speedy LPDDR5X-9600 MHz RAM, and is available to order today for $3,500.The Razer Blade 16 is designed to split the difference between the portable Razer Blade 14 and the monstrous Razer Blade 18, mostly by being thin but offering improved performance. Razer says the 2026 Blade 16 is 0.59 inches (14.9mm) at its thinnest point, which matches the…

If you’ve been dragging your feet on spring cleaning, Amazon’s Big Spring Sale could be the motivation you need. Judging from the deals I’ve seen, this is a great time to pick up a new cordless vacuum. Nearly all of Shark’s cordless models are available for a substantial discount, including CNET’s best overall, the Shark Stratos, and our pick for the best self-emptying cordless vacuum, the Shark Clean & Empty.  VACUUM DEALS OF THE WEEK Deals are selected by the CNET Group commerce team, and may be unrelated to this article.The Shark Stratos is one of the best cordless vacuums we’ve…

Preparing for an interview usually involves a strange mix of overthinking and guesswork. You rehearse answers in your head, try to predict what a hiring manager might ask, and then hope your carefully constructed responses survive contact with reality. ChatGPT and other AI chatbots could be the solution to helping you get that dream job, according to a popular new trend.I asked ChatGPT to interview me for a job and provide feedback. A structured and immediate critique has obvious appeal over guessing what an interviewer might think. And as a job interview is a lot like putting on a show,…

Today, UGREEN, a well-known Chinese accessories maker, announced the availability of its NASync iDX series in the US market, following its earlier availability in other regions this year. Unveiled over a year ago, NASync iDX is intended to be the first among NAS servers to include a local, full-featured AI chatbot. For this review, I spent a significant amount of time with the NASync iDX6011 Pro, the top-tier model in the new series, and found it to be much more than a simple upgrade over the previous NASync DXP6800 Pro, which is formidable in its own right. Here’s the bottom line:…

In an email, Aikido researcher Charlie Eriksen said the canister was taken down Sunday night and is no longer available. “It wasn’t as reliable/untouchable as they expected,” Eriksen wrote. “But for a while, it would have wiped systems if infected.” Like previous TeamPCP malware, CanisterWorm, as Aikido has named the malware, targets organizations’ CI/CD pipelines used for rapid development and deployment of software. “Every developer or CI pipeline that installs this package and has an npm token accessible becomes an unwitting propagation vector,  Eriksen wrote. “Their packages get infected, their downstream users install those, and if any of them have…

At the end of February, Ultrahuman announced its latest smart ring which promises up to 15 days of battery life on a single charge. Sadly, if you were based in the US, you weren’t able to pre-order the Ring Pro, as the company has been locked in a longstanding legal tussle with ring rivals Oura. Now, however, it appears the situation has been resolved, with the US Customs and Border Protection giving its blessing. Consequently, pre-orders for the Ring Pro are starting today, with the first 1,000 customers to sign up getting a hefty bonus.The smart ring market is still…

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 mixed bag. I enjoyed the blue group, which matches up people with the same first name. 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…

It’s pretty obvious where Grammarly went wrong, isn’t it? Blame AI. Grammarly’s parent company, Superhuman, has been in hot water and facing a class action lawsuit over its use of real experts’ names (and their perceived way of writing, editing, and thinking) in its now-discontinued Expert Review feature. The feature relied on AI to guess at how an expert like Tom’s Guide’s Mark Spoonauer might guide you in your writing.The good news is that even Superhuman’s CEO, Shishir Mehrotra, agrees that the feature was essentially terrible. Speaking with The Verge’s Nilay Patel on the Decoder Podcast, Mehrotra admitted, “The feature…

Apple is reportedly planning on inserting ads into the Maps app, . An announcement could come as soon as this month, with the ads themselves appearing on iPhones this summer.This will likely work similarly to ads in Google Maps and Yelp, which lets retailers and brands bid for coverage with particular search queries. I’ve personally never found the ads in Google Maps to be that annoying, so let’s hope Apple’s implementation is similar.This potential ad revenue could seriously bolster Apple’s services business, which currently generates for the company. This division accounts for around 25 percent of annual revenue but faces…

Our Experts Written by  Mercey Livingston Written by  Nasha Addarich Martínez Article updated on March 23, 2026 at 4:30 AM PDT Mercey Livingston CNET Contributor Mercey Livingston is a health and wellness writer and certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. She’s written about fitness and wellness for Well+Good, Women’s Health, Business Insider, and Prevention.com among others. When not writing, she enjoys reading and trying out workout classes all over New York City. Nasha Addarich Martínez Managing Editor Nasha is a Managing Editor for CNET, overseeing our sleep and wellness verticals. She is a nutrition, mental health, fitness and sleep science enthusiast. Her…