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The HP Anniversary Sale is live with discounts up to 58% off on its catalog, including an extra 15% off on select gaming products. One of the most eye-catching is the Omen Max 16 RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Laptop, which you can get for as little as $1359.99 (was $2099.99). • Shop HP’s full saleYou may notice that it’s $1599.99 upfront, which is only a $500 discount from the original price. However, the POWERUP15 coupon code gives you an additional 15% off. That’s a steep drop for something as powerful as this RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop.The POWERUP15 coupon works…

Chinese APT Jewelbug infiltrated a Russian IT provider, dwelling undetected for five monthsAttackers used renamed Microsoft debugger to bypass defenses and exfiltrate data via Yandex CloudSymantec says China-based actors now target Russia despite perceived geopolitical alignmentChinese hackers were recently seen targeting Russians, which raised eyebrows among the western cybersecurity community who perceive the two countries as allies in cyberspace and beyond.Earlier this week, security outfit Symantec published a new report in which it detailed the work of Jewelbug, a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor that’s been “highly active in recent months.” In the report, Symantec said Jewelbug was seen going after…

Amazon sells a wide range of products, with new ones arriving every day across multiple categories, including home essentials, tech and furniture. The online retail giant also cuts prices as much as it adds products. We compile the top markdowns daily to help you decide which offers are worth grabbing, especially ahead of the predicted holiday tech surge. Today, we spotted the Greenworks 40-volt leaf blower back to its record-low price. We also found the Blink Video Doorbell with the sync module at half off. And finally, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones are a cool $100 off today. As pretty as the fall foliage looks, all…

Nikon announces two new Z-mount lenses for its APS-C camerasThese are both firsts for the ‘DX’ range – an f/2.8 zoom and a macro lens Both optics are designed for video and still photographyNikon just announced its two latest Z-mount lenses, the Nikkor Z DX 16-50mm f/2.8 VR wide-angle zoom and the Nikkor Z DX MC 35mm f/1.7 macro lens, which is great news if you’re an avid user of Nikon’s entry-level models featuring an APS-C sensor, such as the recent Z50 II.It’s about time, really – the lion share of Nikon’s lens announcements over the past couple of years…

Apple’s M5 has appeared in a benchmark leak with GeekbenchIt posted an impressive single-core result for CPU performance, beating out Qualcomm’s powerful Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme SoCThe M5 is also shown getting the better of some beefy desktop CPUs, but we need to tread carefully hereIf you were wondering how fast Apple’s new M5 chip might be, the answer is pretty nippy indeed, going by the grapevine.As Tom’s Hardware reports, the M5, which is the engine of the new MacBook Pro 14-inch (and refreshed iPad Pro as well as the Vision Pro), is actually faster than Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X2…

USB hubs should be simple devices, but apparently it’s not possible to make One Port to Rule Them All without things getting a little messy. We have a full explainer here, but if you just want to get the basics before you buy your hub, here are a few things to keep in mind.Ports speeds matter; version numbers don’t. It’s tempting to look at a USB 3.2 label and assume it’s faster than USB 3.0, but unfortunately, that’s not the case. In fact, many manufacturers have started defaulting to writing the speed of individual ports directly onto the device itself,…

Modern gadgets are all well and good, but sometimes things get more exciting when you enter the realm of fantasy. And the worlds of gaming, TV, and film often feature extremely cool gadgets that we just wish were real, whether it’s an impossible VR headset or a smartphone powered by a ghost. So, every so often, we decide to treat them as if they were real, and review science fiction gizmos the same way we would the latest iPhone or Switch. Keep up with them all right here.

If you’re heading to a protest this weekend, take a few minutes to assess your digital safety. Your phone is a treasure trove of information about you. Even if you have nothing to hide, you don’t want to accidentally give law enforcement officials any information you didn’t intend to share. Follow these tips to lock down your phone before a protest or other peaceful assembly.First, What You Need to Know About Mobile Phone TrackingWhen we tell people that their best defense at a protest is just to turn off their phones, they always seem disappointed. But it’s true. The best…

Tulsa King is in the midst of its third season, and the exploits of Sylvester Stallone’s Oklahoma-based crime boss and his allies are far from over. Paramount Plus has already renewed the Taylor Sheridan-created drama for season 4.Season 3 will continue the saga of Stallone’s Dwight Manfredi and his crew — which he pulled together after leaving New York behind after spending 25 years in prison — and establish new foes, the Dunmires. According to Paramount Plus, the formidable family includes Jeremiah Dunmire, “a powerful, forceful man with deep pockets in the liquor business,” and his wild-eyed country son, Cole.The…

In 1890, a German scientist named Robert Koch thought he’d invented a cure for tuberculosis, a substance derived from the infecting bacterium itself that he dubbed Tuberculin. His substance didn’t actually cure anyone, but it was eventually widely used as a diagnostic skin test. Koch’s successful failure is just one of the many colorful cases featured in Dead Ends! Flukes, Flops, and Failures that Sparked Medical Marvels, a new nonfiction illustrated children’s book by science historian Lindsey Fitzharris and her husband, cartoonist Adrian Teal. A noted science communicator with a fondness for the medically macabre, Fitzharris published a biography of…