Everyone can find a reason to dislike data center construction

The rest of us? Surveys of public opinion say that more than 60% of Americans favor limiting new data centers, particularly in their communities. And the longest-running surveys show that sentiment is growing fast. Data…

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Sonos Beam Ultra review: A huge Atmos upgrade for $699

It's a great speaker for hearing crisp dialog in movies and TV, but it's severely compromised when it comes to room-filling sound. When I reviewed the second-gen Beam, I was pleasantly surprised by its software-based…

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Sonos Ace Ultra review: Giving the people what they want

These new headphones are slightly larger and just a hair heavier than the original Ace. There are subtle differences in the design accents, but it's hardly a major aesthetic refresh. Almost all of the updates are…

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The creator of Windows Task Manager has 'vibe coded' a new version that runs on macOS and Linux

If you've ever hit Ctrl+Shift+Esc to find out what's eating your PC alive, you've used Dave Plummer's work. Now, some three decades after he wrote the original Windows Task Manager at Microsoft, Plummer is back with a…

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Adobe Premiere mobile is now available on Android

The Adobe Premiere mobile app is now available for Android devices, over a year after it first rolled out on iOS . Like the iOS version, the Android app is free with in-app purchases for its generative AI features. Its…

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This popular video editing app is finally coming to Android

The app is available for free through the Google Play Store and is designed to pack more serious editing tools into a phone-friendly interface. That includes a multi-track timeline for layering video, music, voiceovers…

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Cairn creative director explains that the upcoming On the Trail DLC provides 'more variety in the climbing fantasy' — I went hands-on to find out more

It had been months since I’d completed my gruelling ascent of Mt. Kami, and my skills were more than a little rusty. When Aava slipped and plummeted into the sea for the fifth time in less than 20 minutes, I was worried…

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Developing El Niño becomes strongest on record weeks before expected peak

Daily sea surface temperatures in a key region of the central-eastern Pacific were 3.05C above average on 19 September - exceeding the previous record of 3.02C set during the very strong El Niño of 2015. Some longer-term…

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Amazfit's new solar-powered AMOLED smartwatch aims to rival Garmin

The Amazfit T-Rex line is a range of rugged adventure-focused smartwatches that are generally — like almost all of Amazfit's products — great value alternatives to more expensive wearables such as the best Garmin watches…

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The wondrous history of fairy tale art – from wolves and witches to fallen princesses

The book is a visual exploration of the ever-changing lives that fairy tales take on through the imagination of artists. In the preface to her essay collection Forms of Enchantment (2018), historian, mythographer and…

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