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These Are the Cheapest Electric Cars Currently on Sale in The U.S.

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 19:39

As the electric vehicle (EV) market continues to grow, more affordable options are becoming available to budget-conscious drivers. With rising fuel costs and increased environmental awareness, many are making the switch to electric without breaking the bank.

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Google's Nest Protect Smart Alarm Is Being Discontinued

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 19:33

Google has announced that it will stop making its Nest Protect smart smoke and carbon monoxide alarm. This is a significant change for the company's venture into home safety, but not the end.

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Figure Plans to Mass Produce Humanoid Robots—Skynet Would Be Proud

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 18:30

Figure plans to mass-produce its humanoid robots, and that gives me mixed feelings. On the one hand, it's incredibly cool, but on the other hand, every single robot apocalypse movie I’ve ever watched warns that this is a very bad idea!

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Atomfall Didn’t Have a Radio Station So I Made My Own

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 18:00

When survival-action RPG Atomfall was first revealed, it drew immediate comparisons to the Fallout series. Players wake up in a quarantine zone bunker in the middle of England’s Lake District with no memory of how they got there and soon find themselves exploring an irradiated open world, fighting traveling bands of bandits, and trying to uncover the mysteries of a secret government bunker.

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After Some Technical Difficulties, the Pixel 9a Finally Has a Release Date

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 17:40

Google announced the Pixel 9a last week, but there was one very important bit of information left out: the release date. Rumors suggested a few possible technical issues were contributing to the delay. We finally have a solid release date for this super solid $499 phone, and it's coming up soon.

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6 Amazing Space Discoveries That You Probably Missed

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 17:30

Every year, scientists discover something new and amazing about the universe. Some of these you'll hear about no problem, but just as many will never get enough coverage to become general knowledge. These are some incredible space discoveries in recent years that you may not have heard about.

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The Best Value-for-Money Luxury EV in 2025 Might Surprise You

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 17:15

The EV market is ever-expanding, particularly if you’re looking for something a little more luxurious. However, their price tags are often a little eye-watering compared to their gas-powered siblings. However, an option from BMW offers tons of value at a pretty competitive price.

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How to Completely Hide an Excel Worksheet

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 17:00

Excel has three levels of worksheet visibility: visible, hidden, and very hidden. While many people know about hiding and unhiding worksheets by right-clicking the tab area at the bottom of the workbook, this is only an intermediate way to remove Excel sheets from view.

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Megawatt Charging Is Impressive, but Cars Remain the Weakest Link

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 16:31

BYD has unveiled "megawatt" charging on its Super e-Platform able to provide 250 miles of range in under 5 minutes. This news is exciting, but it won't have an impact on most drivers for a long time, even if it were to be widely deployed around the world today.

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I Hate Discord's New Game Overlay, Here's How I Turned It Off

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 16:15

Trying to turn off the new game overlay that Discord automatically turned on in its latest update? Here's how.

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How I Use Home Assistant to Describe Who's At the Door Using AI

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 16:00

When AI chatbots first appeared, they were limited to text inputs. The only way to get a response out of a chatbot was to type a response into it. Nowadays, however, many AI models are multimodal, meaning they can handle much more than just text.

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Google Keyboard Update May Hide Punctuation Like the iPhone

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 15:19

Google's Android keyboard, Gboard, has been receiving a lot of attention lately, but for all the wrong reasons. The company keeps testing design changes that users don't like. Now, it looks like Google Keyboard is about to get an option to hide punctuation, similar to Apple's iPhone keyboard.

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5 Great Movies That Actually Portray Space Accurately

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 15:00

Throughout Hollywood history, space has often been depicted with baffling inaccuracies. It takes dedication and knowledge to ensure a movie correctly portrays space and space travel, and here are a select few that got it bang on.

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Today's NYT Connections Hints and Answer for March 28 (#656)

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 11:00

Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn't—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they're usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we've got you covered.

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2025 Moon Phase Calendar: What Is March 28th's Moon Phase?

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 06:00

If you're planning on observing the night sky, going for a night hike, or trying to snap a shot of the Moon, the phase is incredibly important. Here's everything you need to know about the current Lunar phase, as well as what you can expect in the near future.

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Disappointed That The Sims 5 Isn't Happening? InZOI is the Game You're Looking For

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 00:01

Over ten years after its launch, The Sims 4 is still an EA flagship title. Unfortunately, without The Sims 5 on the horizon, it seems it will remain that way for the foreseeable future. If you feel let down by EA's reluctance to create a sequel, you might be looking in the wrong direction. InZOIis the new competitor to The Sims, and it seems like it's going to live up to the hype.

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How to Open a Mac App Package (And Why You'd Want To)

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 23:16

More often than not, Mac applications come in a neat little package, instead of a mess of folders. If you want to uninstall an app, simply delete the package and most of the time it's all gone.

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These 5 Companies Make Linux-First PCs

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 22:30

If you want to use a Linux computer, you may assume you need to buy a Windows PC and install Linux on it. That's not the case if you look into these PC makers that sell Linux-native computers.

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This Acer Gaming Laptop With an RTX 4050 Is Just $600 Today

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 22:10

Best Buy has a great deal on the Acer Nitro V gaming laptop, giving you a rare chance to get a dedicated graphics machine for under $300 less than it normally goes for. This budget gaming laptop doesn’t go on sale for this low often, so it is a strong choice for gamers and students.

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The M4 Mac Mini Exceeded Our Expectations, Now It's $100 Off

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 22:00

The new M4 Mac Mini is one of the best-value desktop computers available today, packing Apple's latest processor, a minimum 16GB of RAM, and a stunningly compact design. Now, for a limited time, you can grab a M4 Mac Mini at Amazon for just $500.

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