zdnet

2025-10-08

The countdown is on: I found the best Amazon Prime Day Echo device deals expiring tonight

October Prime Day is underway, and Amazon Echo devices are available at great deals thanks to the sales event. [...]

zdnet

2025-10-08

This already-affordable Motorola phone just hit the lowest price we've seen

The Moto G Power is a 6.8-inch midrange phone with a multi-day battery life and booming speakers. And for Prime Day, it's 33% off. [...]

Destination

2025-10-08

This Startup Wants to Spark a US DeepSeek Moment

With the US falling behind on open source models, one startup has a bold idea for democratizing AI: let anyone run reinforcement learning. [...]

venturebeat

2025-10-08

Samsung AI researcher's new, open reasoning model TRM outperforms models 10,000X larger — on specific problems

The trend of AI researchers developing new, small open source generative models that outperform far larger, proprietary peers continued this week with yet another staggering advancement.Alexia Jolicoeur-Martineau, Senior AI Researcher at Samsung's Advanced​ Institute of Te [...]

zdnet

2025-10-08

Best Amazon Prime Day smartwatch deals in October 2025: Don't miss out on deals from Apple, Google, and Samsung

During the finals hours of day two, I've rounded up the smartwatch and health tracker deals I'd shop during Amazon's deal event. [...]

Destination

2025-10-08

Verizon buys Starry to expand its wireless broadband footprint

Verizon is buying the smaller broadband carrier Starry for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is expected to close by the first quarter of 2026, but is subject to FCC approval. Verizon has already done some work to appease the US government by ending DEI initiatives, so the FCC [...]

Destination

2025-10-08

DJI's popular wireless Mic Mini kit is discounted to $99 for Prime Day

If you're a creator in the market for a good-quality wireless microphone, DJI has not just one but two of its best products on sale for October Prime Day. The Mic Mini, which is already a good deal at the regular $169 price, is marked down to just $99 for a savings of 41 per [...]

Destination

2025-10-08

Vandals deface ads for AI necklaces that listen to all your conversations

Critics attacked subway ads to defend human friends and broadly criticize AI. [...]

Destination

2025-10-08

Building ordered polymers with metal

Structured polymers called metal-organic frameworks get the chemistry Nobel. [...]