Plus: OpenAI's copyright drama is intensifying This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. How healthy am I? My immunome knows the score. Made up of 1.8 trillion cells and trillions more proteins, metabolites, mRNA, and other biomolecules, every person’s
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The best Prime Day Chromebook deal actually has the lousiest
Image: Lenovo / Amazon The best Chromebook deal of Amazon’s October Prime Day event doesn’t actually boast a huge discount. But still it’s one of the best prices of the year for what you’re buying. The Lenovo IdeaPad 3i Chromebook is on sale for $169.99 at Amazon, just 10 percent off. Yes, our list of
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Amazon’s clear-voice Fire TV Soundbar Plus falls to its best-ever
Image: Amazon A great soundbar can significantly improve your TV experience, especially if voices are difficult to comprehend or if you feel like movies and series sound weak on your current speakers. That’s exactly where Amazon’s Fire TV Soundbar Plus comes in, bringing a complete audio package into your living room with 3.1 sound, integrated
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One week only—a lifetime PDF editor and converter for only
Image: StackCommerce TL;DR: For one week only, get lifetime access to the PDF Converter & Editor for just $24.99 (MSRP $99.99) with code PDF15. Here’s a little productivity upgrade you don’t want to miss: through October 12, you can grab lifetime access to the PDF Converter & Editor for just $24.99 (MSRP $99.99) when you use code PDF15 at checkout.
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Anduril and Palantir battlefield comms system has deep flaws: Army
Signage for Palantir is seen during the Association of the United States Army annual meeting and exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington on Oct. 14, 2024. Nathan Howard | Reuters The much-needed modernization of the U.S. Army's battlefield communications network being undertaken by Anduril, Palantir and others is rife with "fundamental
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Should You Be Worried About Oura Ring Privacy?
Key Takeaways Oura Ring gathers 50+ health metrics that can build detailed digital health profiles—valuable to insurers, health-tech firms, and potentially governments. Partnerships with the U.S. DoD and Palantir sparked user backlash over possible government or third-party access to sensitive data. Oura states that it won’t sell or share data without consent, is GDPR/HIPAA compliant
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I adore this $13 ethernet switch so much, I bought
Image: Ben Patterson/Foundry We all think of wireless when it comes to smart home and home entertainment—Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Bluetooth, Thread, Z-Wave, and what have you—but a surprising number of smart devices depend on good, old-fashioned wired ethernet for the best performance. The Philips Hue Bridge? Needs an ethernet cable. Got an Apple TV streaming box?
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Baseus Security S1 Lite review: Solar powered, subscription-free
Skip to content Image: Michael Ansaldo/Foundry At a glance Expert's Rating Pros Integrated solar panel Local microSD storage up to 512GB Quick, wire-free setup Cons Limited to two activity zones No advanced AI features (e.g., vehicle/pet/face recognition) Local-only storage means no offsite backup if the camera is stolen or damaged Our Verdict If you want
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Amazon’s fall hardware event: 5 Echo devices overdue for an
Skip to content Image: Ben Patterson/Foundry After skipping last year, Amazon is back with a big fall hardware event slated for next week, and we’re expecting plenty of new Echo smart speakers and displays that make the most of Alexa+, Amazon’s AI revamp of the Alexa voice assistant. Plenty of other hardware will also be
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Stop Using Apple’s Default Alarm
Olga Demina/Getty We use our phones for nearly everything, be it for checking up on our friends, ordering food, or glancing over the latest match score on the iPhone's Dynamic Island. Believe it or not, smartphones are still capable of performing trivial tasks like placing phone calls, delivering messages, and even waking you up. On the