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GET $629.96 OFF: Jan. 27th, the JBL Bar 9.1 Channel Soundbar System is currently on sale for $569.99 for a savings of 52%.

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$1,199.95 Save $629.96 Get Deal

A really good sound system doesn't just improve your experience with films, it breathes life into your music library and beyond.

The JBL Bar 9.1 Channel Soundbar System is a powerful full-spectrum soundbar with multiple speakers and a dedicated subwoofer. Right now, take advantage of this Amazon deal to get the system for $569.99 and save $629.96, or 52% off.

SEE ALSO: The best soundbars compensate for your flat-screen TV's flat-sounding speakers

The JBL Bar is a 820Watt system with a separate 300Watt subwoofer, two detachable surround-sound speakers, and a main sound bar. Place the two surround sound speakers on either side of your couch to create multi-direction audio or attach them to the main soundbar for unified sound.

With Dolby Atmos and DTS:X decoding built right in, these speakers create a sonic aura that envelopes in multiple dimensions.

Right now the JBL Bar 9.1 Channel Soundbar System is on sale for $569.99. Get it now to save $629.96 or 52% off.

Connect to the speakers with Bluetooth or Airplay2 and use them for daily listening, movie nights, or whatever you can dream up. Whether you're into Haydn concertos or Charli XCX remixes, this system won't let you down.

In a mere week, DeepSeek's R1 large language model has dethroned ChatGPT on the App Store, shaken up the stock market, and posed a serious threat to OpenAI and, by extension, U.S. dominance of the AI industry.

Last Monday, Chinese AI company DeepSeek released an open-source LLM called DeepSeek R1, becoming the buzziest AI chatbot since ChatGPT. It's purportedly just as good — if not better — than OpenAI's models, cheaper to use, and allegedly developed with way fewer chips than its competitors. Here's what you need to know about DeepSeek R1 and why everyone is suddenly talking about it.

DeepSeek R1 claims to surpass OpenAI models in key benchmarks

With the release of DeepSeek R1, the company published a report on its capabilities, including performance on industry-standard benchmarks. DeepSeek claims its LLM beat OpenAI's reasoning model o1 on advanced math and coding tests (AIME 2024, MATH-500, SWE-bench Verified) and earned just below o1 on another programming benchmark (Codeforces), graduate-level science (GPQA Diamond), and general knowledge (MMLU).

SEE ALSO: DeepSeek AI might be smarter than OpenAI's smartest AI, and you can try it out now

Mashable's Stan Schroeder put DeepSeek R1 to the test by asking it to "code a fairly complex web app which needed to parse publicly available data, and create a dynamic website with travel and weather information for tourists," and came away impressed with its capabilities.

At this point, several LLMs exist that perform comparably to OpenAI's models, like Anthropic Claude, Meta's open-source Llama models, and Google Gemini. But DeepSeek R1's performance, combined with other factors, makes it such a strong contender.

Unlike OpenAI models, DeepSeek R1 is open source

Because DeepSeek R1 is open source, anyone can access and tweak it for their own purposes. It also allows programmers to look under the hood and see how it works. Open-source models are considered critical for scaling AI use and democratizing AI capabilities since programmers can build off them instead of requiring millions of dollars worth of computing power to build their own.

Meta took this approach by releasing Llama as open source, compared to Google and OpenAI, which are criticized by open-source advocates as gatekeeping. Google's Gemini model is closed source, but it does have an open-source model family called Gemma.

It's cheap to use and was cheap to build

DeepSeek R1 has a free web app version, accessible via chat.deepseek.com, and an API that costs significantly less than OpenAI's API access to its most advanced model. Its reasoning model costs $0.14 for one million cached input tokens, compared to $7.50 per one million cached input tokens for OpenAI's o1 model. That's an absolute steal that unsurprisingly has programmers flocking to it.

For AI industry insiders and tech investors, DeepSeek R1's most significant accomplishment is how little computing power was (allegedly) required to build it. According to DeepSeek engineers via The New York Times, the R1 model required only 2,000 Nvidia chips. That's compared to a reported 10,000 Nvidia GPUs required for OpenAI's models as of 2023, so it's undoubtedly more now.

That's quite a bold claim, but if true, it calls into question how much investment is needed to develop data centers like the $500 billion Stargate project currently underway. The stock market certainly noticed DeepSeek R1's alleged cost efficiency, with Nvidia taking a 13 percent dip in stock price on Monday.

DeepSeek R1 is the new king on Apple's App Store

Clearly, users have noticed DeepSeek R1's prowess. By Monday, the new kid on the block topped the Apple App Store as the number one free app, replacing ChatGPT as the reigning free app.

Who knows if DeepSeek R1's momentum will continue, but it has definitely reignited the AI race and taken the competition to global heights.

SAVE 40%: Shop Roku devices on sale now at Amazon. Get the Roku Express for just $17.99, saving $12 for 40% off.

Best Roku deals Best Roku deal Roku Express $17.99 at Amazon (Save $12) Get Deal Best 4K streaming deal Roku Streaming Stick 4K $39 at Amazon (Save $10.99) Get Deal Best soundbar deal Roku Streambar SE $79.59 at Amazon (Save $20.40) Get Deal

For all the streaming services you're paying for, you need something to stream them on. When it comes to streaming devices, we're big fans of Roku. Not only do they make our top-rated streamer, but when we put it head to head with the Amazon Fire Stick, Roku dominated the competition.

If you're in the market for a new streamer, now is a great time to buy. Roku streaming devices are up to 40% off at Amazon. While they're not down to their lowest prices ever, the deals are still good and not to be missed. Here are the best Roku deals to shop now.

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$29.99 Save $12.00 Get Deal Why we like it

The best Roku streaming deal right now is on the Roku Express. This HD streamer sets up quickly by plugging into your TV with no extraneous power adaptor needed. Not only do you gain access hundreds of free channels on the Roku platform, but you can access all your favorite streaming apps too. It supports HD picture quality so if you have a 4K TV, you'll want to go for the Roku Streaming Stick 4K.

However, the Roku Express is the best budget option. It's down to $17.99, less than a dollar away from its lowest price ever. That saves you $12 for 40% off. But if the Roku Express isn't quite right for you, explore all the other Roku deals available now.

More Roku deals

• Roku Express 4K+ — $24 $39.99 (save $15.99)

• Roku Streaming Stick 4K —$39 $49.99 (save $10.99)

• Roku Ultra — $79 $99.99 (save $20.99)

• Roku Streambar SE — $79.59 $99.99 (save $20.40)

SAVE 10%: As of Jan. 27, you can get 10% off your Ulta haul when you buy online and pick it up in-store or at the curbside. Use the code WINTER10.

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If you’re planning on going to Ulta this week, you might want to do your shopping online and take advantage of the retailer's curbside or in-store pickup options to save some money.

Now through Feb. 1, Ulta Beauty is offering anyone who shops online and chooses to pick up their order in-store or curbside a 10% discount on their entire purchase. All you have to do is use the code WINTER10.

Unfortunately, this promo code isn’t valid on Chanel or Dyson products, and you can’t use it on clearance or any of Ulta’s special sale items (e.g., 5 for $5, 5 for $10, Beauty Steals). But think of it this way: By shopping online and picking up in-store, you're less likely to get distracted by all the shiny things and overspend. That 10% off is basically your reward for sticking to your budget.

If you’d rather not pick up your order in person, Ulta also offers 10% off to new text alert members. Just text ULTA to 95637 and get your discount code delivered straight to your phone. You'll also get alerts on special promotions, store events, and new product launches.

Sure, 10% might not seem like a lot, but trust us, those savings add up — especially when you're stocking up on all your faves.

Save $100: Grab the 11-inch M2 iPad Air for $499 instead of its full price of $599 at Amazon and Best Buy as of Jan. 27. All told, you'll get a 17% discount on this iPad by picking it up at its record low price.

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$599.00 Save $100.00 Get Deal

We'll cut to the chase — we think the iPad Air is the best Apple tablet for most people and right now, it's on sale for its lowest price ever.

Though it's not the first time this tablet has dropped to this price (and likely won't be its last), it's still a great value on a tablet that's already fairly competitively priced. Whether your finally righting a holiday mishap one by grabbing one for yourself, picking up an early Valentine's Day gift, or simply are ready to get a new tablet, you can grab the 11-inch M2 iPad Air for just $499 at Amazon and Best Buy, saving you $100 off its $599 list price.

SEE ALSO: The best iPads for reading, working, and streaming

The name Air is a bit of a misnomer these days — Apple's M4 iPad Pro currently wears the crown for the thinnest Apple product on the market. That said, the iPad Pro also starts at $999 for an 11-inch display, and generally offers more premium features that everyday users might not want (or need). The Air, on the other hand, still has a sleek design, plenty of power thanks to the M2 chip, starting storage of 128GB, about 10 hours of battery life (according to our sister site PCMag, also owned by Ziff Davis), and still clocks in at just 1.2 pounds.

You may not get the OLED display of the Pro, but you do get a tablet that can power note taking and popular art apps. Unless you're regularly running intense tasks, PCMag's Sarah Lord put it best in her comparison between the two tablets: "Get the iPad Air if you want the most value. It's more than powerful enough to run any iPad app you want, supports nearly all the latest accessories, and comes in fun colors."

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Jan. 27: OUR TOP PICK Apple 11-inch iPad Air (M2, 128GB, WiFi) $499 (save $100) Get Deal BEST BLUETOOTH TRACKER DEAL Tile Mate $14.99 (save $10) Get Deal BEST HOME DEAL iRobot Roomba Combo J7+ $599 (save $500.99) Get Deal BEST HEADPHONES DEAL Beats Studio Pro x Kim Kardashian $179.99 (save $169.96) Get Deal BEST LAPTOP DEAL Apple MacBook Pro (M4, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $1,399 (save $200) Get Deal

Today may not seem like a special day for shopping, but gadgets from Apple, Roomba, and more are down to some of their best prices ever on this random Monday in January. We've scoured the pages and pages of deals at Amazon and handpicked a few that we think are more than worth it on Jan. 27.

Here are our top picks for the best Amazon deals of the day. If none of these catch your eye, be sure to check back each day this week as we select new deals.

Our top pick: Apple M2 iPad Air Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple 11-inch iPad Air (M2, 128GB, WiFi) $499.00 at Amazon
$599.00 Save $100.00 Get Deal

Our favorite iPad for most people, the M2 iPad Air is ideal for everything from streaming and reading to doubling as a laptop, thanks to the processing power of the M2 chip. In our Geekbench 6 tests, it actually scored on par with the M2 MacBook Air. So you can achieve a similar high-performance experience but pay a fraction of the cost — especially while it's on sale for $100 off as of Jan. 27. While it may not have been a massive design change from the previous generation, it doesn't need to be. As Mashable tech editor Kim Gedeon noted, the M2 iPad Air "delivers impressive performance and noteworthy battery life that will keep creatives, students, and on-the-go busy bees away from the imprisonment of charging cables and wall outlets."

Check out our full review of the M2 iPad Air.

Tile Mate Opens in a new window Credit: Tile Tile Mate $14.99 at Amazon
$24.99 Save $10.00 Get Deal

While it's no longer the latest version of the Tile Mate, this Bluetooth tracking device will still get the job done — and for cheap. As of Jan. 27, it's on sale for only $14.99. That's 40% in savings. Just slip the ultra-thin gadget into your luggage, attach it to your keys, or fix it onto anything else you want to keep track of and you can use the Tile app to keep tabs on it. We found it to be "a reliable GPS tracker that works equally well for iOS and Android." Plus, we love that you can get notifications when you leave items behind and qualify for item reimbursement if you can't recover lost items (with a paid Tile Premium subscription).

iRobot Roomba Combo j7+ Opens in a new window Credit: iRobot iRobot Roomba Combo J7+ $599.00 at Amazon
$1,099.99 Save $500.99 Get Deal

We've sang our praises for the Roomba Combo J7+ many times before, but it always bears repeating — especially when it's on sale for nearly half price. It's been shown up by the newer, more powerful Combo J9+ in the years since its release, but it's still a beast of a mopping robot vacuum. It's a fantastic navigator, making it one of the least likely robot vacs on the market to get stuck. And while the mopping isn't the best in the business, as our in-house robot vacuum expert put it, "overall satisfactory cleaning and little need for human intervention make [it] an overall clutch investment." Snag it for just $599 instead of $1,099.99 as of Jan. 27 at Amazon. That's its best price to date.

Check out our full review of the Roomba Combo J7+.

Beats Studio Pro x Kim Kardashian Opens in a new window Credit: Beats Beats Studio Pro x Kim Kardashian $179.99 at Amazon
$349.95 Save $169.96 Get Deal

I personally will never get over the outrageous cost of the AirPods Max — not when the Beats Studio Pro headphones exist and regularly go on sale. As of Jan. 27, the Kim Kardashian iteration of the Studio Pros are on sale for just $179.99 (down from $349.95). That's 49% in savings and about $20 shy of the lowest price on record. Not only did Mashable reviewer Alex Perry give these headphones a glowing 4.5 out of 5 stars, but he also awarded them a Mashable Choice badge of honor. Sure, they're no longer as shiny and new as other picks, but we still think they're worth grabbing. As Perry wrote in his review, "It's hard to find a pair of over-ear headphones with a better all-around experience than Beats Studio Pro.

Check out our full review of the Beats Studio Pro.

Apple M4 MacBook Pro Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple MacBook Pro (M4, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $1,399.00 at Amazon
$1,599.00 Save $200.00 Get Deal

If you aren't worried about the price, we can't say enough good things about the M4 MacBook Pro. In our testing, it lasted almost 17 hours on a single charge and outshined the M3 chip by 27 percent. According to Mashable Tech Editor Kim Gedeon, it "wows with endurance-defying battery life and stellar performance, allowing Apple to reclaim its throne." The base model with 512GB of storage is usually $1,599, but as of Jan. 27, you can slash 13% off and get it for $1,399. Sure, that's still steep, but it matches its lowest price on record.

Read Mashable's full review of the 14-inch Apple MacBook Pro (M4).

None of these deals catching your eye? Check out Amazon's daily deals for even more savings.

SAVE $200: The 7-inch Asus Rog Ally (AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme) is on sale at Best Buy for $449.99, down from the usual price of $649.99. That's a 30% discount.

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Not digging the current winter weather? Some of us just aren't cut out for the cold, and that's totally acceptable. If you're not spending free time outdoors this winter, and prefer to spend some serious hours gaming, Best Buy has a fun deal in store today.

As of Jan. 27, the 7-inch Asus Rog Ally (AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme) is on sale for $449.99, marked down from the usual price of $649.99. That's a 30% discount that'll save you $200.

Weighing a bit under two pounds, the Asus Rog Ally is a handheld gaming device that allow you the freedom to play Windows game in a portable mode. Steam and Xbox Game Pass games have never been easier to play thanks to the ergonomic design of the Asus Rog Ally.

You can take it from the couch to the bedroom or connect it to your TV and use multiple controller to play with friends. The Asus Rog Ally comes equipped with the powerful AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor and AMD RDNA3 architecture-based graphics.

It takes just half an hour to charge the Asus Rog Ally from 0 to 50%, and it comes with its own USB-C power adapter, so you won't have to worry about buying one separately. It also comes with a tabletop stand.

For those who've been looking for a way to take games mobile, the Asus Rog Ally is a perfectly portable handheld. Download your favorite Steam and Xbox games to the device and you're good to go on the morning commute, on your next cross-country trip, or the weekend spent relaxing on the couch. Thanks to Best Buy's sale, the Asus Rog Ally can be all yours for $449.99.

GET $200 OFF: The Eufy X10 Pro Omni Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo is on sale for $599.99 at Amazon, get it now and save 25%.

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$799.99 Save $200.00 Get Deal

What if you could automate cleaning day? If you find home cleaning to be a struggle, consider investing in a robot vacuum and mop hybrid that will do the dirty work for you.

Currently, Amazon is making cleaning easy with 25% off the Eufy X10 Pro Omni Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo. Get it now for $599.99 and save $200.

SEE ALSO: The 4 best self-emptying robot vacuums for hands-off cleaning in 2025

The Eufy X10 Pro Omni doesn't just clean your floors for you, it cleans itself too. A self emptying dust bin and water tank get this robot ready to go between cleaning sessions without supervision from you. This means you'll be able to set this robot vacuum and forget it, for weeks (or even months) at a time.

Navigating using lasers, this vacuum creates an efficient path. Using the Eufy app you can customize its route to set certain areas off limits.

Right now, the Eufy X10 Pro Omni Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo is on sale for $599.99, saving you $200, or 25% off.

Powerful, 8,000 Pa suction makes sure the vacuum can pick up bread crumbs, cat fur and more. What it can't lift with suction it mops up, applying proprietary MopMaster 2.0 technology, which uses the mop delicately and adjusts to different surfaces.

SAVE $180: As of Jan. 27, the Dyson Hot+Cool Gen1 HP10 Purifier is on sale for $349.99 at Dyson. That's $180 off the regular price.

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$529.99 Save $180.00 Get Deal

Owning a Dyson anything has become a major status symbol for Millennials. There are entire articles about how your vacuum cleaner says something about your social class (ta-ta). But that iconic Dyson technology comes with a hefty price tag.

Luckily, Dyson's having a limited-time sale, which means you might finally be able to join the club. As of Jan. 27, you can snag the Dyson Hot+Cool Gen1 HP10 Purifier for $349.99 at Dyson. This is the cheapest we’ve found this purifier to go for this week, and it's actually $180 off the usual $529.99 price tag. (Even Best Buy is only doing $130 off.)

SEE ALSO: The best air purifiers for pet owners

This air purifier is built to capture 99.97% of particles as small as 0.3 microns, and it can heat or cool the entire room, so it’s ideal for year-round use. With a fully-sealed filtration system (HEPA H13 filter and carbon filter), it's ready to trap dust, odors, and allergens. There’s also an LED screen to display the air quality in real time.

If you’re a light sleeper, it has a Night Mode that won’t disturb you with too much noise or light. Plus, it oscillates, so you know that purified air is getting everywhere.

SAVE $169.96: Shop the best deals on Beats including on the Studio Pro x Kim Kardashion headphones, which are 49% off. Get them for $179.99 and save $169.96.

Best Beats deals Best Beats deal Beats Studio Pro x Kim Kardashian $179.99 at Amazon (Save $169.96) Get Deal Best earbud deal Beats Studio Buds $99.99 at Amazon (Save $49.96) Get Deal Best deal under $50 Beats Flex Wireless Earbuds $46.99 at Amazon (Save $22.96) Get Deal

If you've been eyeing a new pair of headphones, going through the best brands from Bose to Sony, you've probably considered Beats. Before Apple debuted AirPods, Beats were the company's flagship audio devices. Not only do Beats offer the same easy connectivity that you get with AirPods, but they have another leg up on them too. Thanks to an Android app, Beats are equally compatible with Androids as they are iPhones.

Right now, there are across brand deals on Beats. At Amazon, you can shop headphones and earbuds from the brand for up to 50% off. Here are the best deals on Beats to shop now.

Best Beats deal Opens in a new window Credit: Beats Beats Studio Pro x Kim Kardashian $179.99 at Amazon
$349.95 Save $169.96 Get Deal Why we like it

If you're after the best Beats has to offer, the Studio Pro headphones are just that. These over-the-ear headphones have active noise cancellation and spatial audio, in addition to transparency mode for a customizable audio experience. The battery life on the Studio Pros is impressive at 40 hours and can give you four hours of listening time after a quick 10 minute charge.

Right now, the Studio Pro collaboration with Kim Kardashian are on sale. You can find them for $179.99, saving you $169.95. That saves you 49% on both the Dune and Moon shades of headphones.

More Beats deals

• Beats Flex Wireless Earbuds — $46.99 $69.95 (save $22.96)

• Beats Solo 3 Headphones — $99 $199.95 (save $100.95)

• Beats Studio Buds — $99.99 $149.95 (save $49.96)

• Beats Fit Pro — $169.99 $199.95 (save $29.96)

• Beats Powerbeats Pro — $179.95 $249.95 (save $70)

A new super-powered, open-source AI model called DeepSeek R1 is rattling the industry this week, after it was unexpectedly dropped into the laps of artificial intelligence experts — and the world — with seemingly valid challenges to OpenAI's expensive AI model.

Released by Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, the DeepSeek R1 advanced reasoning model purports to outperform the most popular large language models (LLMs), including OpenAI's o1. According to the company, DeepSeek R1 bested these black box offerings in several important benchmarks, and has a particular talent at mathematical, coding, and reasoning tasks, Mashable's Stan Schroeder reports. Schroeder's own tests have shown that it holds its own against rival ChatGPT in complex coding tasks.

SEE ALSO: Why DeepSeek is hitting tech stocks hard, including Nvidia's

"In the background of all this are training costs which are orders of magnitude lower than for some competing models, as well as chips which aren't as powerful as the chips that are on disposal for U.S. AI companies," wrote Schroeder. "DeepSeek thus shows that extremely clever AI with reasoning ability doesn't have to be extremely expensive to train — or to use."

DeepSeek is free to use – how to try it now

For curious minds and those looking for open source alternatives to the industry's current major players: DeepSeek's chatbot offering is free to use on the web and now available for download on the Apple App Store.

In order to use the new, "highly-intelligent" DeepSeek-V3 model, users will need to create an account or log-in with their Google information.

Credit: DeepSeek

The model's API is also available for extremely low cost — just $0.14 for one million input tokens, compared to OpenAI's $7.5 rate for o1. In addition to the full size (32-billion-parameter) RI model, DeepSeek offers smaller, distilled models ranging from 1.5 billion parameters to 70 billion, reports the Register. Create an account on DeepSeek's API platform to get started.

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Mike White's anthology series The White Lotus returns for its third season this February, promising more satire of the ridiculously rich (and maybe another death).

SEE ALSO: 'The White Lotus' isn't a whodunnit. So why are we watching it like one?

The White Lotus Season 3 brings us to a luxury resort in Thailand, where new groups of travelers — plus a familiar face in Season 1's spa manager Belinda (Natasha Rothwell, How to Die Alone) — are ready for the vacation of a lifetime. The trailer gives us a taste of what's to come for each hotel guest, played by an all-star cast.

Leslie Bibb (Juror #2), Michelle Monaghan (MaXXXine), and Carrie Coon (His Three Daughters) star as three longtime friends on a girls' trip, but it seems like cracks are already forming in their friendship. Jason Isaacs (Baldur's Gate 3) plays wealthy businessman Timothy, who's on vacation with his wife Victoria (Parker Posey, Beau Is Afraid) and their three children (Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Sam Nivola). Yet this family getaway could go off the rails when Timothy learns that he might lose everything and go to jail.

Elsewhere, Fallout's Walton Goggins and Sex Education's Aimee Lou Wood play a couple on vacation, and Tayme Thapthimthong, Lek Patravadi, and BLACKPINK's Lalisa Manobal, star as the White Lotus staff members who will surely be saddled with all these guests' nightmarish problems.

Watch the full trailer above for more teases of social satire, sex, and violence. Plus, the immortal question, "Why are rich men always so angry?"

The White Lotus Season 3 premieres Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and Max.

SAVE $200: The 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) is on sale at Best Buy for $1,399, down from the usual price of $1,599. That's a 13% discount.

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$1,599.00 Save $200.00 Get Deal

To no one's surprise, it's not a cheap investment to own an Apple laptop. We're talking the need to spend well over $1,000. But for plenty of people, the cost is worth it for the specs. The wince-inducing price tag, however, means it's just that much more exciting to find a nice deal. Until tomorrow, Best Buy is offering us a nice discount on a premium MacBook.

Through Tues. Jan 28, the M4 MacBook Pro (14-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) is on sale at Best Buy for $1,399, marked down from the typical price of $1,599. That means you'll be getting a 13% discount that shaves $200 of the price.

One of the most exciting upgrades to the M4 MacBook Pro is the larger RAM. The M4 offers 16GB of RAM, which is twice as much compared to the 8GB found in the M3. The deal price of $1,399 gets you 512GB of storage capacity, but if that's not enough, you can also save $200 on the model that offers 1TB of storage. The M4 MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD will set you back $1,599 during this Best Buy sale, instead of the usual $1,799.

Mashable Tech Editor Kimberly Gedeon reviewed the 14-inch version of the M4 MacBook Pro and noted it comes with some impressive stats that should scare Windows PCs. For starters, Gedeon found the laptop to get about 17 hours of battery life. That's slightly less than Apple's statement that the laptop should get 24 hours of battery life. However, the 17 hours of Mashable testing involved streaming a movie non-stop, so less taxing tasking could improve battery life.

Gedeon also mentions the sound quality on the latest MacBook Pro is fantastic. "The 14-inch Apple MacBook Pro continues to have angelic audio that sounds like it's been tuned by a choir of heavenly beings." She continues on to say, "I've been reviewing laptops for several years now, and nothing comes close to what the MacBook Pro has been able to do with sound."

As Gedeon mentions in the review, the specs Apple injected into the M4 MacBook Pro are especially great for creative professionals. But she warns it's not an especially great laptop if you plan on streaming movies, sending emails, and signing onto the family Zoom party every holiday season. Even with the $200 discount, the M4 MacBook Pro's price is fairly steep for simple tasks a more budget-friendly laptop is totally capable of completing.

But if you're a creative professional, the M4 MacBook Pro is hard to beat. Especially thanks to today's sale price at Best Buy, the 14-inch model can be your new best friend for $1,399. But you'll want to hop to it because the Best Buy sale price expires tomorrow.

GET $240 OFF: Jan. 27th, the HP Touch Screen Laptop Intel Core i3 8GB 256GB SSD is discounted to $259.99 at Best Buy's 48 Hour Flash Sale, for a savings of 48%.

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$499.99 Save $240.00 Get Deal

When a computer dies it's usually unexpected. Whether you suddenly need a replacement laptop or you're shopping for a new machine, budget often makes the final call as to which model we choose. Thankfully, sales like today's 48 Hour Sale at Best Buy extend our purchasing power.

Case in point, the HP Touch Screen Laptop Intel Core i3 8GB 256GB SSD just got price-dropped down to $259.99 while in stock, for a savings of $240 off, or 48%.

SEE ALSO: Best Buy has slashed $400 off the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra in its 48-hour flash sale

This HP Touch Screen Laptop is a more-budget oriented rig, sure, but it definitely packs enough heat for what most people will need. With 8GB of RAM, it has the memory required to crack open a streaming library, cycle through multiple tabs at your WFH job, and power email and docs while you listen to music.

As far as storage goes, 256GB will host an impressive backup of all your smartphone photos, hold a library of music like streaming isn't a thing, and even keep your game files on deck. Gaming might not be the smoothest with the Intel Core i3 and Intel UHD graphics, but lighter-duty titles should run without a hitch.

With a medium LED touchscreen, you'll be able to move tabs intuitively and tap on content to load it. Don't expect perfect color accuracy and resolution, but you will get a sparkling UHD image with high contrast.

Currently, the HP Touch Screen Laptop Intel Core i3 8GB 256GB SSD is on sale for $259.99 at Best Buy's 48 Hour Flash Sale, saving you 48%, or $240 off.

This laptop is a great buy for productivity tasks out on the town. Work from the coffee shop when you don't need to be in the office, or take a video-meeting at the airport.

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Today could be a very red day in the stock market, and DeepSeek might be to blame.

China's AI startup DeepSeek has captured the attention of enthusiasts ever since its launched its latest reasoning AI model, DeepSeek R1. It's just as smart or even more capable than competing models, including OpenAI's top model, while charging a lot less for AI access. It's free to use as a web or smartphone app, and it's available as open-source, meaning you can use it locally and fine-tune it as you wish, without worrying about the privacy implications or Chinese censorship.

In a matter of days, DeepSeek proved to be so popular as to climb to the top of Apple's App Store, surpassing OpenAI's ChatGPT as the most downloaded app.

But for owners of Nvidia stock, and stock traders in general, DeepSeek is on track of becoming a black swan — an unexpected event with extreme consequences.

Early on Monday, Nvidia stock went down 13% in premarket trading at one point, threatening to wipe more than $500 billion off of Nvidia's market cap. As of this writing, $NVDA is at $125.95, roughly 11% down from its last traded price of $142, while NASDAQ is down 3.9% in premarket trading.

The reason why the market reacted so poorly to DeepSeek can be found in its cost and efficiency. While we don't know all the details about DeepSeek's budget, it apparently cost DeepSeek just $5.58 million to train its DeepSeek V3 model, and the company reportedly had 50,000 Nvidia GPUs at its disposal; a respectable number but still very low when compared to major U.S. AI companies which reportedly have more than 10 times that number.

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Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Microsoft's Satya Nadella said that DeepSeek should be taken "very seriously."

"To see the DeepSeek new model, it’s super impressive in terms of both how they have really effectively done an open-source model that does this inference-time compute, and is super-compute efficient," he said.

And investor Marc Andreessen called DeepSeek "one of the most amazing and impressive breakthroughs" he'd ever seen.

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If DeepSeek was indeed able to match the performance of OpenAI's best model on far less Nvidia GPUs and at a fraction of a cost, then the implications are that the demand for Nvidia GPUs, which is driving the company's stock price up, may go down in the future. More broadly, the entire AI market may be overblown, as seen by today's performance of AI-related companies.

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Of course, it's never that simple. DeepSeek, an offshoot of Chinese AI-specialized hedge fund High-Flyer Quant, could actually be running more GPUs and train its models on a higher cost than is publicly known.

Furthermore, while the market obviously reacted poorly to the news, it is possible that DeepSeek tech could open up new possibilities in AI in the future, which in turn could once again spark another race to get as much AI hardware as possible.

It's also worth noting that DeepSeek is not the only new Chinese player in the space. ByteDance, parent company of TikTok, announced its Doubao-1.5-pro model yesterday, which also beats many top models in a number of benchmarks, though - in contrast to DeepSeek - Doubao is not available as open source.

It will likely take a while until the market absorbs all this news and its significance to the AI space; for now, though, the direction is down.

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