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If the Nike Vaporfly Next% super running shoes caused a controversy for pushing Eliud Kipchoge under two-hours in the marathon, we can’t imagine World Athletics is going to be on board with the sportswear giant’s latest innovation – the world’s first powered footwear system. Today Nike has announced Project Amplify, a robotic pair of runners that are not designed for elite athletes, but to help “every day athletes go a little bit faster and farther” without putting in as much literal leg work. The company plans to target people who currently notch up miles in the 10-12 minute range. Sign…

If you’re tight on time to read through your backlog of books, audiobooks might be a more convenient way to get caught up. Amazon is offering a steep discount on Audible Premium Plus that lets new and lapsed subscribers pay $.99 (usually $14.95) per month for three months. The subscription includes one credit per month, enough for one audiobook, and each redemption will remain in your library even if you end the service. It also includes unlimited access to the Audible Plus and Audible Original libraries, the Audible Sleep Collection, and titles from Audible’s Words + Music series.You can listen…

Google’s latest pledge to support a new clean energy technology is… a gas project? To be precise, it’s a gas-fired power plant outfitted with filtering devices to capture its planet-heating carbon emissions. Is this just a polluting fossil fuel project in sheep’s clothing?Google just inked an agreement to support the development of a new gas-fired power plant in Illinois called the Broadwing Energy Center. It’ll be paired with carbon capture and storage (CCS), technology meant to filter carbon dioxide from smokestack emissions and then store it underground so that the greenhouse gas doesn’t build up in the atmosphere.Is this just…

The OnePlus 15 smartphone is due to be officially unveiled in China next week. And with the gradual drip of information, OnePlus giveth and OnePlus taketh away. The company has confirmed that the next-generation flagship is getting an effective display resolution downgrade from QHD+ (3168 x 1140) on the OnePlus 13 to 1.5K (typically around 2712×1220). However, the lowering of the display resolution has been made to facilitate an upgrade – the previously announced 165Hz refresh rate for the phone, which will enable incredibly smooth visuals and graphics. The OnePlus 13 arrived with a 120Hz display to go with its…

As much as I love decorations, it’s the music that really gets me into the holiday spirit. Luckily for those looking to capitalize on the upcoming holiday season, JBL’s newer Charge 6 is on sale at Walmart for $154 (about $46 off), which is one of the lowest prices we’ve seen for the portable Bluetooth speaker. Now, you can play a spooky playlist outside when trick-or-treaters stop by on Halloween.Introduced earlier this year, the Charge 6 is a robust portable speaker with an upgraded woofer and up to 28 hours of battery life with JBL’s Playtime Boost feature enabled. It…

The WiiM Sound wireless speaker is one of the most anticipated audio products of the year, and now we know when we’ll be able to get it and how much it’s going to cost. The speaker, which is available in black and white and will be available in from October 28 for $299/£299. That’s conveniently priced between the two expected rivals. The company’s first standalone speaker was announced in May and has a 1.8-inch colour touchscreen on the front of the device, promises to be a rival to home speakers like the Sonos Era 100 speaker and the Apple HomePod…

Anthropic is rolling out an update for Claude that will let the AI chatbot “remember” past conversations without prompting. The upgrade for all paid subscribers should make Claude more useful and convenient.Max subscribers will be able to turn on Claude’s “memory” in their settings from today, Anthropic said. The feature, which has been available to Team and Enterprise users since September, lets Claude remember details from previous chats. Pro subscribers will see the memory feature “roll out over the coming days,” Anthropic said. The company did not say whether it plans to make the feature available to free users in…

Three of the rumored potential buyers for entertainment titan Warner Bros. Discovery are tech companies. Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are all interested in buying Warner Bros. Discovery as a whole or acquiring pieces of the company, like its content libraries and production assets, according to Bloomberg.Earlier this week, Warner Bros. Discovery announced it was launching a “review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value, in light of unsolicited interest the Company has received from multiple parties for both the entire company and Warner Bros.” According to the report, after receiving the above inquiries, as well as others from Paramount and…

Microsoft is rolling out some significant changes to its Copilot AI assistant today. There’s a new groups feature that connects multiple people into a Copilot chat, memory to let Copilot learn things about you, a new “real talk” mode that will bring back some of Copilot’s early personality, and more.Copilot Groups is designed for groups of friends, classmates, and even teammates to use Copilot in a single session. Microsoft is targeting this at people who need to make a plan or solve problems together, and the company is supporting up to 32 people in Copilot Groups, in an effort to…

Amazon is launching a new AI-powered tool that’s supposed to help you choose which product to buy. Now, when you look at multiple similar items on Amazon’s app or mobile website, it may display a “Help me decide” button that picks one for you based on your browsing activity, searches, shopping history, and preferences.As an example, Amazon says if you’re buying a new camping tent, its AI tool will make a suggestion based on the tents you’ve viewed and your other shopping history. That means it might suggest an all-season four-person tent if you’ve previously browsed for adults’ and kids’…

You can’t accuse Razer of nailing its colours entirely to the Xbox mast anymore: the peripheral powerhouse has just unveiled the Raiju V3 Pro, finally bringing PS5 gamers the same level of PC-like speed and precision in controller form. Now owners of both game consoles can power up their play with rapid response inputs hair trigger buttons. This isn’t just a Wolverine V3 Pro with a PlayStation touchpad bolted on the front: Razer has equipped the Raiju V3 Pro with removable mouse click back buttons for the first time, letting players pick the amount that suits their personal play style.…

Wyze has announced a new budget-friendly doorbell camera. The Wyze Battery Video Doorbell looks similar to the Video Doorbell v2 the brand released in 2023, but as the name implies, it adds a rechargeable battery so it’s easier to install without the need for wiring or access to power. But wired power is also an option if you want to unlock its full capabilities.The Wyze Battery Video Doorbell is available starting today through the company’s online store for $65.98, while the company’s wired-only Video Doorbell v2 launched two years ago at $39.99 and is now available bundled with a wireless…