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The first cars bold enough to drive themselves

The rise of the autonomous automobile didn’t happen in a single moment. It began as a slow crawl during the Roosevelt administration — Theodore, not Franklin — with work by Spanish engineer Leonardo Torres Quevedo, born in Santa Cruz in 1852. Quevedo built a mechanical chess machine in 1914 and, earlier,

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US Army drone school wants modular, easily upgraded gear

Leaders at the Army's new Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course say rapid changes in drone warfare require systems that can evolve as fast as tactics do. They want plug‑and‑play equipment that soldiers can adapt for many missions rather than fixed, single‑purpose designs. Maj. Wolf Amacker said

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RTX 5070 Ti Legion Tower 5i with 32GB RAM and 2TB at last year's price

An RTX 5070 Ti gaming PC is being offered at last year’s pricing, a notable outcome after months of rising costs driven by a memory shortage. The GPU has been hard to come by, and rumors that the 5070 Ti was EOL have now been disconfirmed, making this availability

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Overwatch player peaks keep rising after Season 1 launch

Overwatch's player base surged with the launch of Season 1 and five new playable heroes earlier this month, hitting levels the game hadn't seen in years. When Season 1 first launched, the game drew just over 165,000 concurrent players on Steam, and the first weekend

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The Video Game Industry Is Not Equipped to Handle What Comes Next

Thirty years after Toy Story chronicled a generational tug-of-war between old and new toys, a Toy Story 5 trailer shows both dolls enacting a Butlerian Jihad against tablets. The film’s creators and its intended audience now often identify less with the child playing with toys and more with the

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US Army adopts Ukrainian-style DIY drone practices

The US Army is pushing soldiers to design, build, and 3D print their own drones, borrowing lessons from Ukraine's drone war. At the service's first Best Drone Warfighter competition, participants were encouraged to bring and modify their own builds and share techniques across units. Organizers used

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3-in-1 multi-charger clears cord clutter and looks great

Wireless charging has come a long way, but cord clutter remains a problem on bedside tables and work-from-home desks. Lululook's Ultra-Rise Qi2 charger combines a raised, mobile MagSafe charger for an iPhone, an Apple Watch charger behind the phone rest, and a wireless pad at the base for

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The Sicko’s Guide To Steam Next Fest February 2026

Storefront discoverability can be miserable, and Steam often prioritizes what’s already selling over what might fit your tastes. Three times a year, Steam Next Fest opens a window of free demos that make it easy to dredge the trenches and find games you wouldn’t otherwise see. It’s

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I replaced expensive Apple Thunderbolt cables with a $40 Satechi alternative

Shopping for a Thunderbolt 5 cable revealed a wide price range. Apple charges $159 for its 3‑meter Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable and $69 for a smaller Thunderbolt 5 Pro option, but Satechi’s fully certified Thunderbolt 5 Pro cable is available for $40. The cable meets the Thunderbolt 5

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Jensen Huang celebrated his birthday with a Paris Baguette strawberry cake

A strawberry soft cream cake from Paris Baguette was served at a birthday dinner for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang near the company’s Santa Clara headquarters last Saturday, The Korea Times reported, citing an interview with Paris Croissant. Huang, who turned 63 on Feb 17, invited about 30 engineers behind

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Mileseey Xtape1 blends tape and laser measuring - on sale for $239

The Mileseey Xtape1 is on sale now for $239. It combines a laser rangefinder and a 12-foot metal tape: the laser reaches up to 330 feet and is accurate to ±1/16-inch, while the physical tape is accurate to ±1/32-inch. That mix lets you measure rooms with laser speed

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OnePlus 15 wins lab battery tests; iPhone 17 Pro Max ties in general use

Lab tests of 17 popular phones found the OnePlus 15 led battery life in both video playback and general-use trials. The iPhone 17 Pro Max matched the OnePlus 15 in general usage testing. Testing used two methods: a three-hour YouTube video with screen brightness at 100%, Wi‑Fi only, notifications

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AdGuard Family Plan: lifetime protection for nine devices at $15.97

AdGuard Family Plan offers a one-time solution to remove ads, safeguard your privacy, and protect every device in your home for life. For a limited time, lifetime access is available for $15.97 through Feb. 22. The app uses enterprise-grade filtering to strip away banner ads, autoplay videos, video pre-rolls

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Galaxy A35 5G checks all the right boxes for less than $200

The Galaxy A35 5G aims for a balance between performance, quality and price, and it mostly succeeds. It isn’t flashy, but the phone delivers a well-rounded experience and is currently on sale for less than $200. The display stands out: a 6.6-inch Samsung Signature Super AMOLED panel with

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Can a hair dryer save your scalp? Testing Dyson’s Supersonic Nural

The Supersonic Nural is Dyson’s latest take on a product that upended the hair-dryer market when the original Supersonic arrived in 2016. Priced around £400 and positioned below the brand’s Supersonic R, the Nural borrows the familiar Digital Motor V9 and adds new features aimed at protecting the

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The most comfortable headphones: How Bose, Sennheiser, Beats, more compare

Headphones are nearly indispensable these days, and comfort matters as much as sound. After a year of testing dozens of models across price points and use cases — from noise-cancelling options for travel to budget-friendly pairs — six stood out for wearability, performance, and practical features. Our top pick is the Bose

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Password managers' zero-knowledge claims fail when servers are compromised

Password managers have moved from niche tools to widespread use, storing not only passwords but cryptocurrency credentials, payment card numbers, and other sensitive data. Major vendors market a “zero knowledge” design that purports to prevent anyone — including the vendor or an attacker who gains control of cloud infrastructure — from reading

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Ultimate Windows keyboard shortcut guide

Windows 11 includes dozens of keyboard shortcuts beyond the familiar basics like Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V. While you can do the same actions with a mouse, using shortcuts reduces clicks, speeds navigation and can boost productivity over a workday. Everyday productivity keys include Ctrl+C to copy, Ctrl+V

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PlayStation doubles down on games for younger players

PlayStation’s recent State of Play offered a clear signal about the platform’s direction: beyond a slate of surprises, the company appears to be actively courting younger audiences. The showcase mixed high-profile projects — including a remake of the original God of War trilogy — with several entries that skew toward

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UK age verification checks raise privacy concerns under Online Safety Act

I can't check my Bluesky direct messages until I've allowed the Epic Games-owned KWS to look at either my bank card, my ID, or my wizened visage. As I'm based in the UK, it's not just Bluesky I've got to

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Founder describes Y Combinator in 2016 vs 2025

Quang Hoang attended Y Combinator twice: in 2016 with Birdly and again in 2025 with Vybe. Much stayed the same, he says, but the first experience in Mountain View felt more family-style—partners sometimes cooked, employees were not visible, and Paul Graham was present. The batch then had about 100

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Cities: Skylines 2's new developer releases debut patch focused on death

Iceflake Studios, which replaced Colossal Order at the end of 2025, has issued its first update for Cities: Skylines 2. Rather than introducing sweeping new systems, the debut patch zeroes in on how citizens die. The update changes mortality across the game, making citizens expire around the clock and removing

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Bluetti AC180 review: handled everything I threw at it

The Bluetti AC180 sits in the useful intermediate category of portable power stations — bulky but still transportable for camping, photo or drone trips. It’s currently listed on Amazon for $453.93 and offers a straightforward, functional design focused on delivering reliable power. In testing the unit lived up to

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The 15 Best Steam Deck Games

Four years after its release, Valve’s Steam Deck remains the most popular handheld PC. The portable device plays most 2D games with ease, handles 3D titles fairly well, and can be modded if you want. This list gathers the 15 best PC games to play on the Steam Deck,

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer to retire; Asha Sharma named CEO

After nearly 40 years with Microsoft, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer is set to retire on Monday, February 23. Xbox's current president Sarah Bond will also resign, after joining the company in 2017. Spencer will be replaced as CEO by Asha Sharma, who is currently serving as the product