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Labor Day audio sales are packed with discounts that look better than they are. These six stood out because the savings are actually meaningful, the products are worth owning, or both. There’s a little bit of everything here, from a cheap TV audio upgrade to a full-blown surround setup. Samsung HW-Q990F Best Buy has the Samsung HW-Q990F for $999.99, down from $1,999.99, and this is the deal I’d look at first if I were building a serious home theater. It’s an 11.1.4-channel system with a wireless subwoofer and rear speakers, so you’re getting the whole setup rather than starting with…

Under the Theme “Restoring Land. Restoring Hope.” ICBA Puts Science, Investment and Regional Partnerships at the Heart of its COP17 Participation Engagement spans the Mayors’ Forum, Finance Day and Water Day, as Uzbekistan renews accreditation of ICBA’s Regional Office in Tashkent through 2029 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 27 August 2026: The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) actively participated in the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17), hosted by Mongolia under the theme “Restoring Land. Restoring Hope.” ICBA’s contributions connected science, policy, investment and implementation across land restoration, drought resilience, and…

Google Pixel 11 Pro XL MSRP $1,299.99 “A bold show of AI and camera wizardry on smartphones.” Pros Outdoor screen visibility beats the Galaxy S26 Ultra Telephoto camera is genuinely the one I reached for most Selfies look livelier than what my iPhone produces Google AI features are genuinely useful The phone gets seven years of software and security support Vibration motor is strong enough that I never miss a call Cons Benchmarks trail this year’s competition by a wide margin Battery life isn’t the best in the segment Runs warm during heavy gaming or fast charging Bezels feel noticeably…

AI might be taking over the workplace, but Meta employees apparently won’t need to prove quite so enthusiastically that they’re using it anymore. Meta has updated its performance review guidance so employees will no longer be evaluated based on how much they use AI tools, according to a new WIRED report. The change moves the company away from language around AI usage and puts the emphasis back on something considerably simpler: the actual impact of an employee’s work. It sounds obvious, but the distinction matters. Meta told workers last year that “AI-driven impact” would factor into how they were evaluated,…

Acer has announced several new gaming monitors at IFA 2026, led by the Predator XB253Q U1, a 24.5-inch esports display capable of running at 1920 x 1080 and 1,000Hz. It follows LG’s UltraGear 25G590B, which became the first gaming monitor to reach a native 1,000Hz refresh rate without dropping below Full HD resolution. Acer previously announced the Nitro XV273U F5 with a 1,000Hz mode, but that monitor has to lower its resolution from 1440p to 720p to reach the four-digit refresh rate. Acer now has a native 1080p 1,000Hz monitor The Predator XB253Q U1 uses a 24.5-inch IPS panel with…

Anthropic just rolled out a genuinely useful update. Computer use in Claude Cowork and Claude Code now lets Claude work in the background on your Mac, meaning it clicks, types, and opens apps while you do literally anything else. How does Claude work in the background without taking over my screen? Claude now runs in a background window instead of taking over your display. That means you can keep browsing, writing, or coding while Claude quietly handles its own task behind the scenes. Claude can now use your computer in the background in Claude Cowork and Claude Code.Give it something…

The Range Rover has never been shy about luxury, size or price, and its first fully electric version is carrying that tradition into the EV era. Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) first battery-electric Range Rover is now open for orders, starting at £154,070, or about $208,420. That makes it one of the most expensive electric SUVs on the market. The electric model costs almost £50,000 more than the standard combustion-engine Range Rover. It is priced in the same territory as the electric Mercedes-Benz G 580 and not far from ultra-luxury gasoline SUVs such as the Bentley Bentayga. That puts the Range…

Labor Day wearable sales are packed with questionable no-name watches and discounts that aren’t really tied to the holiday. I filtered those out. These four are explicitly part of Amazon or Best Buy’s Labor Day sales, cover different budgets and use cases, and actually look worth buying. Samsung Galaxy Watch7 40mm Best Buy marks the Galaxy Watch7 as a Labor Day Deal at $189.99, down from $249.99. Despite being a 2024 model, it’s still an excellent Android smartwatch thanks to its bright AMOLED display, dual-frequency GPS, and broad health features. In our Galaxy Watch7 review, we found it fast, polished,…

Acer’s Vero series has spent several generations building a reputation for eco-conscious PCs. At IFA 2026 in Berlin, Acer gave the line its biggest update yet with the new Vero 16, a laptop that pairs deep repairability with genuinely capable hardware, marking a big step up from earlier Vero models. The redesigned notebook combines a serviceable, recycled-aluminum chassis with Intel’s latest Core Ultra chips and a 16-inch OLED display. Easier repairs, longer lifespan With the latest Vero model, Acer has leveled up its sustainability approach from 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) to 4R, adding repairability as a core design principle. The…

Smart glasses started as Google’s awkward, premature vision of wearable computing over a decade ago, but they’ve lately devolved into a full-blown public nuisance. Norway is now moving to rein them in. The country’s digital minister, Karianne Tung, has said that the government is weighing tighter regulations on smart glasses from companies like Meta and Snap, according to an AFP report. What the proposed rules would cover Tung described a clear trend toward combining AI with cameras and microphones built into glasses, headphones, and other everyday objects, and said the goal is to stop that equipment from being used to…