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Here are the laptops I’d tell any parent to consider for their back-to-school student

We’re in the heart of summer fun, but it’s already time for back-to-school planning, especially if that involves buying a

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OnePlus Nord 5 review: selfie-centric midranger

The OnePlus Nord 5 does exactly what the company’s Nord phones have always done: deliver strong specs at a relatively

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DJI couldn’t confirm or deny it disguised this drone to evade a US ban

DJI barely sells drones in the United States anymore. The shelves are bare; resellers are jacking up prices. It appears

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Google gets its swag back

This week, I take a look at the surprisingly strong state of Google, Meta gets a new chief AI researcher,

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Comcast’s fix for streaming service overload is in your cable box

Streaming has become a tangled web of subscriptions, and now Comcast says it can help by putting all your services

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Facebook ranks worst for online harassment, according to a global activist survey

Activists around the world are calling attention to harassment they’ve faced on Meta’s platforms. More than 90 percent of land

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Want to pay down the national debt? The US government will take Venmo

US national debt currently exceeds $36 trillion, but if you want to toss a few extra dollars of your own

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Bluetti’s small, camp-friendly generator is over 30 percent off

The Bluetti AC2P is perfect for camping trips and unexpected power outages. | Image: The Verge We’re in the middle

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How to make your iPhone homescreen icons clear using iOS 26

Back in 2024, we described how the then-new iOS 18 enabled you to tint your homescreen icons, allowing you to

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I tried Gemini on the Pixel Watch. Here’s what it’s like

Wristy business. I’m just getting acquainted with Gemini on the Pixel Watch I’m wearing when it tells me that there’s

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