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Are you looking for a new Windows laptop to get some work done from your local coffee shop? You can pick up the 15-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop from Best Buy for $1,110, a $400 break from the usual $1,500 price tag. It’s our favorite Windows laptop for non-gamers, and it sports smooth performance and great battery life.Photograph: Brenda StolyarMicrosoftSurface Laptop (7th Edition, 2024)There are big improvements to the screen for this generation, with thinner bezels that give you more real estate without expanding the footprint. Even if you won’t be doing much gaming, the 120-Hz refresh rate will help daily…

The SK Hynix Inc. logo is displayed on a glass door at the company’s office in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. SK Hynix aims to select a U.S. site for its advanced chip packaging plant and break ground there around the first quarter of next year.SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSK Hynix beat rival Samsung Electronics in operating profit for the first time in 2025, as it retained its lead in high-bandwidth memory used in artificial intelligence chips. The two South Korean memory makers went head-to-head this week, with SK Hynix reporting earnings on Wednesday and Samsung…

This year, the Academy Awards made history by shortlisting three Palestinian narratives—all helmed by Arab or Arab-American artists—in the best international feature category: The Voice of Hind Rajab from director Kaouther Ben Hania; Palestine 36 from director Annemarie Jacir; and Cherien Dabis’s stirring, decades-spanning family drama All That’s Left of You, in which she also stars. (Of the group, it was The Voice of Hind Rajab that eked out a place in the final lineup, though All That’s Left of You earned a nod at the Independent Spirit Awards.)With All That’s Left of You now in select US theaters, Vogue…

Apple picked up an intriguing new member for its design team today in Sebastiaan de With, co-founder of the iPhone camera app Halide. He announced the move today on Threads, adding, “So excited to work with the very best team in the world on my favorite products.”The Halide app has caught our eye at Engadget at several points over the years. de With also is co-founder of Lux, which is Halide’s parent company. The other Lux apps also have an emphasis on photography and videography, particularly on Apple devices. Prior to Halide, de With had done other work at Apple,…

It’s been a long and winding road for Patchy Mix. While it’s unclear what the final destination will be, the next stop is in Japan.Mix (20-3) has been released from the UFC and will fight at RIZIN 52 on March 6 (March 7 local) in Tokyo against Kyoma Akimoto (11-1), a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to MMA Junkie after the promotion posted a graphic.AdvertisementNot only will Mix, 32, be switching promotions, but also weight classes. Given his tough cut to bantamweight, Mix is headed up a class to featherweight in an attempt get back to his winning…

For the last several months, nuclear startups have been raising large sums of money — well over $1 billion so far. Data centers and their thirst for electricity have been one driving force. But recent changes to federal nuclear safety policies could be another accelerant that helps clear the way for speedy reactor development and at a potential cost to human and environmental health. The Trump administration has quietly changed how the Department of Energy oversees the safety and security of nuclear power plants built on its properties, according to a report from NPR. About a third of the rulebook has…

The Doomsday Clock has just been set to 85 seconds to midnight. Nearly 80 years after its creation, this time represents the closest the clock has ever been to midnight. This was reported by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board (SABS), the expert council that annually updates the clock’s hands. This year, the group highlighted the growing threat of nuclear weapons, disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, multiple concerns about biosecurity, and the persistent climate crisis .The Doomsday ClockThe Doomsday Clock was created in 1947, during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet…

Imagn Images Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James returned to a familiar place on Wednesday when his team faced the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 41-year-old, of course, is an Akron, Ohio, native and began his NBA career with the Cavaliers when the franchise drafted him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft.With James playing his 23rd NBA season — and the Lakers having only one scheduled trip to Cleveland this year — the franchise gave him a proper welcome home tribute. Midway through the first quarter, the Cavaliers showed highlights of James scoring 25 consecutive points against…

Tesla will “basically stop the production” of its Model S and X electric vehicles next quarter, CEO Elon Musk has announced at the automaker’s earnings call for the 2025 fiscal year. “It’s time to bring the Model S and X program to a end with an honorable discharge, because we’re really moving into a future that’s based on autonomy,” Musk said. You can still buy the vehicles as long as there are units to be sold, and Tesla promises to support them for as long as people have them. Once they’re gone, though, they’re gone for good, because Tesla is…

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to ramp up his company’s spending on artificial intelligence in 2026. Wall Street seems fine with that plan. In its fourth-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, Meta beat on the top and bottom lines while also revealing that its AI-related capital expenditures this year will be between $115 billion and $135 billion. That’s nearly twice the amount Meta spent on capex last year, when the…