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Intel Core i9-14900K, i7-14700K, and i5-14600K review: same architecture as 13th Gen, higher power draw, and similar performance, slightly improved for gaming (Gavin Bonshor/AnandTech)

Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech: Intel Core i9-14900K, i7-14700K, and i5-14600K review: same architecture as 13th Gen, higher power draw, and similar performance, slightly improved for gaming — In what is to be the last of Intel’s processor families to use the well-established Core i9, i7, i5, and i3 naming scheme …

There’s no way you’ll miss YouTube’s like and subscribe buttons now

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge “Like and subscribe” is a familiar mantra to anyone who regularly watches videos on YouTube. But with some new changes YouTube is rolling out to the video streaming platform, the words will do more than just annoy you. As part of the updates, when a creator says the

Elgato’s new $279.99 Prompter is an all-in-one teleprompter and extra monitor

It’s not often that a hardware product comes along and overhauls and improves how I work on a daily basis. Elgato’s new Prompter has done exactly that in the few days I’ve been using it, offering up an all-in-one teleprompter and additional monitor that can be used with a Mac or PC for $279.99. If

Google and Qualcomm are preparing a fundamental change to Wear OS

Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Qualcomm says it’s working on a new smartwatch chipset based on RISC-V. RISC-V is an open, alternative architecture to the current Arm architecture. The company says this new chip will power next-generation Wear OS watches. Google recently announced the Pixel Watch 2, and the new watch is powered by

You now have one more Samsung-approved way to get your Galaxy phone fixed

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Batteries Plus is turning 35 of its locations into Samsung-authorized service centers. These centers will be able to handle in or out-of-warranty repairs on more device types. The locations were chosen based on areas that lacked Samsung Care or other authorized service centers. It can

The US plans to significantly constrict AI chip exports, including by Nvidia and Intel, hoping to close perceived loopholes in the export controls from 2022 (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: The US plans to significantly constrict AI chip exports, including by Nvidia and Intel, hoping to close perceived loopholes in the export controls from 2022 — New rules make it tougher for Nvidia and Intel to sell advanced semiconductors to the Chinese market

Apple announces a new “affordable” $79 Apple Pencil with USB-C for charging, shipping in “early November” and compatible with all USB-C iPads (Stephen Warwick/iMore)

Stephen Warwick / iMore: Apple announces a new “affordable” $79 Apple Pencil with USB-C for charging, shipping in “early November” and compatible with all USB-C iPads — A nice surprise… Apple has today unveiled a new “affordable” Apple Pencil with USB-C that costs $79.

Apple announces entry-level Apple Pencil with USB-C charging

Image: Apple Apple has announced a cheaper Apple Pencil that comes with USB-C. The iPad accessory will cost $79 and comes with a sliding cap that reveals the USB-C port. It also attaches magnetically to the side edge of an iPad — even the 10th-generation model Apple released last year. The cheaper price means that

eBay’s early holiday sale brings discounts on Samsung’s The Frame TV and Bose headphones

The latest version of Samsung’s 32-inch The Frame can turn itself off to conserve power like larger models. | Image: Samsung Halloween hasn’t even arrived yet, but holiday sales are already starting to pop up everywhere. Best Buy and Target held their own last week to rival Amazon’s fall Prime Day, and now, it’s eBay’s

Experts say Hamas using hostages’ Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to livestream attacks and issue death threats is a new tactic; one stream lasted 43 minutes (New York Times)

New York Times: Experts say Hamas using hostages’ Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to livestream attacks and issue death threats is a new tactic; one stream lasted 43 minutes — The use of hostages’ Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts to livestream attacks and issue death threats is a new tactic, experts said.

Spicy new details of the OnePlus Open have leaked

Credit: Ishan Agarwal on X Marketing renders of the OnePlus Open have leaked, giving us a clean look at the upcoming foldable. Leaks also point out several key details about the device, including its display specifications, software, box design, and more. Separately, OnePlus has officially confirmed the use of the new Sony LYTIA-T808 sensor in

Nirvana Insurance, which uses AI, telematics, IoT, and 15B miles of trucking data to insure commercial truck fleets, raised a $57M Series B led by Lightspeed (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Nirvana Insurance, which uses AI, telematics, IoT, and 15B miles of trucking data to insure commercial truck fleets, raised a $57M Series B led by Lightspeed — Nirvana Insurance — an insurance startup taking a new approach to insurance products for commercial fleets using artificial intelligence …

Tim Cook makes a rare visit to China, appearing at a contest for Tencent’s Honor of Kings game in the Chengdu Apple Store, as the US ramps up its chip sanctions (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Tim Cook makes a rare visit to China, appearing at a contest for Tencent’s Honor of Kings game in the Chengdu Apple Store, as the US ramps up its chip sanctions — – Cook joined an ‘Honor of Kings’ contest in Chengdu Apple store — The CEO visits as worries grow about its performance

ScyllaDB, a NoSQL database startup working on high-throughput, low-latency workloads, raised $43M led by Eight Roads Ventures, taking its total funding to $103M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: ScyllaDB, a NoSQL database startup working on high-throughput, low-latency workloads, raised $43M led by Eight Roads Ventures, taking its total funding to $103M — Investors have an appetite for databases, it seems. — Today, ScyllaDB, a startup developing database tech for high-throughput …

How the Israeli military uses mobile phone data from the ~1.1M residents of Gaza to track their movements and assess how many heeded Israel’s demand to leave (New York Times)

New York Times: How the Israeli military uses mobile phone data from the ~1.1M residents of Gaza to track their movements and assess how many heeded Israel’s demand to leave — The Israeli military says the tracking and the call to evacuate are to preserve as many civilian lives as possible during …

Job Hunting Sucks. This Programmer Filled Out 250 Applications to Find Out Why

Shikhar Sachdev wanted to reveal what made the process so draining—so he spent 11 hours filling applications. Now he has tips for both job seekers and hiring managers.

These Gene-Edited Chickens Were Made to Resist Bird Flu

Avian influenza can wipe out entire poultry flocks. An early experiment with Crispr suggests that gene editing can protect chickens against infection.

TSMC drops plans to build a new chip plant in Longtan, a rural part of Taiwan, after local opposition; the company reportedly planned to build 1nm chips there (Sarah Wu/Reuters)

Sarah Wu / Reuters: TSMC drops plans to build a new chip plant in Longtan, a rural part of Taiwan, after local opposition; the company reportedly planned to build 1nm chips there — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (2330.TW) said it would not build a advanced chip factory in a rural part of northern Taiwan

Snapchat now lets users embed its content into a website, mimicking long-standing Instagram and TikTok features, and adds OpenAI-powered photo expanding tools (Sarah Fielding/Engadget)

Sarah Fielding / Engadget: Snapchat now lets users embed its content into a website, mimicking long-standing Instagram and TikTok features, and adds OpenAI-powered photo expanding tools — Snap appears to be taking a leaf out of TikTok’s content playbook. — Snapchat has rolled out two new features …

Former federal prosecutors say SBF’s prospects for beating the fraud charges he faces are rapidly deteriorating, as the US marshals damaging insider testimony (Tory Newmyer/Washington Post)

Tory Newmyer / Washington Post: Former federal prosecutors say SBF’s prospects for beating the fraud charges he faces are rapidly deteriorating, as the US marshals damaging insider testimony — His former inner circle, now testifying for the prosecution, has offered damning details of the inner workings of his crypto empire

Technics EAH-AZ80: Best AirPods Pro alternative yet?

The Technics EAH-AZ80 bring some wicked features to the table, along with a slightly higher price tag.

Intel Core i9-14900K review: a refresh in name and nature

Intel’s 14th Gen provides great performance in creative apps, but it’s not enough to beat AMD’s gaming chops. Continue reading…

Ecobee Smart Doorbell Camera review: even better with the thermostat

This is the first doorbell that can stream a live view to your thermostat. Yes, it sounds weird, but trust me — it’s good. Continue reading…

Drop’s latest keyboard is equipped with a hot-swappable top case

Drop’s idea is that you’ll switch the keyboard’s case to match its keycaps. | Image: Drop Drop is taking preorders for the first in a lineup of new keyboards called the CSTM80. The CSTM name alludes to the keyboard’s customizability. In addition to being able to change its keycaps and switches with a simple pulling

Apple unveils brand new affordable Apple Pencil that costs $79

Apple has today unveiled a brand new affordable Apple Pencil.

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