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We've sorted through Amazon's pre-holiday sale to find the stuff that's worth your time.

Microsoft sidesteps AI-powered art debate, embraces image generation as a tool for creatives.

USB-C docking station opts for video conferencing features over a vast port selection.

A generation-old quad-core processor is doing this $4,300 desktop no favors.

Microsoft refreshes its 13.5- and 15-inch laptops without reinventing them.

For this refresh, Microsoft works up the courage to remove the headphone jack.

Platform is unlikely to reverse decision to block former US President Donald Trump.

Roku offers control of your cams, lights, and switches from your biggest screen.

Dell's new Bluetooth mouse is equipped for portability, but not productivity.

"We can't force the timeline. It will happen when it happens."

OpenSignal tests show C-band's impact on 5G download speeds.

Your annual reminder that science can be beautiful as well as informative.

Voice synthesis PR stunt calls upon the dead to help sell an AI product.

Revenues are increasing, but maybe not fast enough to justify massive costs.

The asteroid Dimorphos had its 12-hour orbit shortened by a half-hour.

53% of Super Cruise and 42% of Autopilot users treat systems as autonomous.

The ARM Mac client is so shaky it requires three different warnings.

This dumpster fire of an analysis is just what you'd expect from Florida's Ladapo.

Elon Musk chose to address the hate speech via a heart-to-heart with Kanye.

"High-end device" features thinner design, higher resolution, open peripheral vision.

It has a planned capacity of 40 GWh/year of lithium ion cells by end of 2025.

Security system made for free-to-play cheaters also applies to the coming $70 title.

You can build a smaller PC yourself, though the NUC will take out the guesswork.

Throw a Roofnest on top of a car and you’ve got yourself a weekend away.

Google's AI scanned satellite imagery to identify the worst-hit neighborhoods.

High-refresh Chromebooks are optimized for GeForce Now, Luna, Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Our review also dives deeply into DLSS 3—and how it may affect future Nvidia GPUs.

Our top picks for ANC headphones and true wireless earbuds match record-low prices.

Research looks at the factors behind how fast countries move toward renewables.

Text is biting rebuttal to a philosopher's ideas about the 1604 supernova ("stella nova").

Trendy 1930s QWERTY-alternative plays catch-up on iPhone.

New features will likely come later in iOS 16.1.

Pickup trucks full of software boxes, Win95VersionLie, and other tricks.

A win for workers who hesitate to hit record.

Despite industry opposition, FCC could require caller ID auth on non-IP networks.

All the best features of a circa-2015 Paperwhite in a smaller, cheaper package.

"We took a leap of faith and jumped off a cliff."

The 2nd-generation Niro comes as a hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or battery EV.

Also: A first look at S5 of ST: Discovery, plus midseason trailer for ST: Prodigy.

Violent Russian militias have received at least $4 million in crypto donations.

"The only way to stop all this suffering is to stop the wheel itself."

Rivian is the latest automaker to have to recall a big batch of electric vehicles.

Replacing gasoline with ethanol has changed landscapes across the globe.

Mortal Kombat's digitized martial artists went to court for more credit in the '90s.

New study shows how tickling, playfulness can address key questions about the brain.

"We cut off the head, and the rest will crumble."

The flaw has been under attack since at least early September.

It's not the first time rat poison has shown up in fake weed.

Ground, space-based telescopes, and a nearby cubesat have all captured the impact.

Cult-favorite Weatherscan TV service launched in 1999; hobbyists aim to keep it alive.