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Source: The Verge Amazon isn’t known for offering the best deals for laptops, but its ongoing Prime Big Deal Days sales event has a few solid discounts — and there are a bunch more if you factor in Best Buy’s “48-hour Flash Sale” counter-programming. If you’re in the market for a new MacBook, Windows productivity…

Source: The Verge Hurricane Milton, like Hurricane Helene before it, is souped up on hot water in the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricanes need warm water to develop, with higher temperatures helping them gather strength. It’s a risk that’s growing with climate change, and we’re already seeing the alarming consequences this hurricane season. “The warmer the…

Source: The Verge If your Game Pass Ultimate subscription is in danger of expiring, Woot’s latest deal is a great opportunity to reset the clock. Now through 12:59AM ET on October 10th, you can save an extra 20 percent on top of Woot’s already-discounted codes when you use promo code SAVE20 at checkout. That drops…

Source: The Verge While HBO has yet to officially lock in a Hal Jordan for its upcoming Lanterns series based on DC’s comics, the network has found its John Stewart. Today, HBO announced that Rebel Ridge and Old star Aaron Pierre will play Lanterns’ John Stewart, a new recruit to the Green Lantern Corps. who…

Source: The Verge Zoom is getting one step closer to letting AI avatars attend meetings for you. As part of a broader AI expansion, Zoom announced it will soon let you create an AI avatar of yourself that you can use to send brief messages to your team. To create a digital avatar, you’ll need…

Source: The Verge Amazon is continuing many of its best headphone and earbud discounts on the second day of its October Prime Day sale. If you want to get a jump on your holiday shopping — or just treat yourself to a new upgrade — this is a great opportunity to do so. Read Full…

Source: The Verge Robot vacuums are some of the most useful smart home gadgets you can buy. Small, circular home helpers that clean areas you can’t reach and work hard so you don’t have to, these little suckers are life-changing. As The Verge’s resident robot vacuum expert, I’ve tested dozens of different models over the…

Source: The Verge It’s Internet Explorer day in US v. Google! We’re a bit over an hour into Sundar Pichai’s testimony in US v. Google, and we’ve spent a surprising amount of the morning in a time machine back to 2005. That’s when Microsoft released Internet Explorer 7 (the browser a Pichai-led team would ultimately…

Source: The Verge The original OnePlus Watch was an abomination. But the OnePlus Watch 2 is a masterclass in redemption and a great option for folks who want an Android smartwatch with good battery life. It’s currently $209.99, or 30 percent off, for day two of Amazon Prime Day. It’s a great-looking watch, but the…