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Setting up a home sound system is an exciting prospect, but can be surprisingly complicated. Physics, it seems, has its own opinion on where and how high your speakers should be. Every room is different, and though most are roughly rectangular or square, you still have to contend with different sizes and furniture layouts. For…

Most current smartphones feature an IP67 or IP68 rating, with the second numerical digit representing water-resistance levels. Neither IP number should ever be confused with “waterproof,” and hot steam is a different animal altogether. Phones are generally described as water-resistant, though the term  “waterproof” is inaccurately tossed around quite a bit. Enough that some assume…

Hospitals’ use of artificial intelligence tools as they submit insurance claims led to an additional $942 million in healthcare spending over a two-year period, according to an analysis by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million in a settlement tied to allegations that the short-form video platform misled users about safety and was designed to addict children. The case was scheduled to go to trial on Monday.

The Sift will first be released with Minecraft Dungeons 2 before arriving in the base game later.

WiCi is introducing a wireless solution to those who want to keep the slim profile of their laptops but also need to run graphically-intensive games or demanding AI tasks. Called the WiCi One, this external GPU ditches the wires and offers the power of a high-end graphics card over Wi-Fi 7 to any compatible device,…

Your laptop fan has probably spent its entire life working inside a cramped chassis, so dust eventually gets an invite. Let too much of it build up around the vents, fan or heat sink and airflow can be hampered. Over time, restricted cooling can result in thermal throttling, which is when the processor reduces its…

You don’t need a Raspberry Pi or mini PC to start experimenting with Home Assistant.

At least one social media company appears to be reversing its stance on whether it will accept advertising for director Alex Gibney’s upcoming documentary about Elon Musk.

Apple is currently on the hook for a record-breaking patent infringement case, after a federal jury decided that the iPhone maker has to pay more than $5.7 billion to Taction, a San Diego-based company that produces audio and gaming peripherals with haptic feedback. If the decision holds, it would be one of the largest patent…