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New Year’s Day doesn’t always call for a big plan. For a lot of people, it’s about staying in, slowing down, and putting something on without overthinking it. That’s also where free movies start to make more sense, especially when you can press play without worrying about subscriptions or rentals. The shift toward free, ad-supported streaming has made it easier to find something that fits how you actually want to watch. Sometimes that means an easy film you can let play in the background, while at other times it’s something you settle into properly. The difference isn’t about what’s “best,”…

Pool ownership has always come with a predictable trade-off. You get the luxury of a private outdoor space, but you also inherit a maintenance cycle that rarely stays contained. Even with robotic cleaners, the promise of automation has often been partial. Floors get cleaned, but surface debris still needs attention. Walls are covered, but corners and shallow zones are inconsistent. The effort reduces, but it doesn’t disappear. Beatbot is trying to bridge that gap with a wide, clearly segmented lineup built around cordless pool cleaning, complete coverage, and less manual work across different types of pools and users. More importantly,…

Samsung’s purported Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide is still months away from its expected debut, but the phone’s case makers apparently couldn’t wait.  Earlier today, trusted tipster Ice Universe (on X) posted pictures of third-party protective cases for the Fold 8 Wide, which are already listed on Alibaba (a Chinese e-commerce platform). What do the leaked case pictures tell us about the design? For the uninitiated, case makers only receive a phone’s exact dimensions and design blueprints once the hardware is finalized. This is why early case listings are important, as they showcase the production-ready design.  In this case, we’re…

Intel’s comeback has become one of the market’s biggest surprises. Its stock has risen nearly 490% over the past year, pushing the company back into record territory and reviving confidence in a chipmaker many had written off. The problem is that Intel still has little product success to justify that excitement. Is Intel’s stock rally running ahead of its chip business? Most of the momentum is tied to expectations around Intel Foundry, government backing, and a handful of major partnerships rather than clear wins in chips. A big part of that optimism comes from Intel’s manufacturing progress. The company has…

If you’ve ever wished your work desk had a dedicated screen for reviewing your system’s performance, chat windows, or streaming controls, so that you don’t have to disturb your main monitor, Asus has heard you.  The ROG Strix XG129C is a 12.3-inch secondary display with a touchscreen, designed to sit beneath your primary monitor and handle everything that could be a distraction on your main screen, and it costs $199.  What exactly does the Strix XG129C do? The Strix XG129C is a 1920 x 720 IPS panel carrying a 24:9 aspect ratio, making it wide but short in height, exactly…

Mercedes-AMG doesn’t do things quietly, and its latest behind-the-scenes video is a testament to that. The automaker has published an 11-minute video on its official YouTube channel, giving us an extended look at the development of the AMG GT 4-Door Coupe, its first car built on the new AMG.EA electric platform.  It is being framed as the most ambitious undertaking in the automaker’s entire history, which, in my opinion, is a bold claim for a company that’s been building performance cars for over 55 years.  What makes the AMG.EA platform different from other electric cars? Unlike the company’s existing EQ…

Windows and Android platforms have been trying to catch up to Apple’s ecosystem. And honestly, in some areas, they have succeeded. But replicating a feature here and there is very different from pulling off what Apple has built. The seamless, almost invisible way all of Apple’s devices work together is genuinely hard to replicate. Apple calls these Continuity features. You can use these features to seamlessly transition from one device to another, unlock devices without entering passwords, transfer files, and much more.  Even if you hate Apple for its price gouging or locked-in ecosystem, once you learn about these Continuity…

This post is brought to you in paid partnership with QuickBooks. Real-time financial insights give you an accurate, up-to-date picture of your business finances the moment you need them.  When your reporting relies on end-of-month summaries or manually updated spreadsheets, you’re always making decisions based on yesterday’s numbers. For small businesses, that lag creates real risk.  Spending decisions, hiring plans, and cash flow management all depend on knowing where things stand right now – not where they stood last week. How can businesses access real-time financial insights? Accounting software that connects directly to your bank accounts, payment systems, and invoicing…

If you wanted a snapshot of what it looks like when a tech giant tries to force-feed its workforce an AI future, look no further than Meta right now. The company that built its empire on knowing everything about its users has turned that same appetite inward, and its employees are not happy about it. Last month, Meta quietly informed tens of thousands of its U.S. workers that their corporate laptops would begin tracking their keystrokes, mouse movements, clicks, and screen activity. The purpose was to feed that behavioral data into Meta’s AI models so they could learn how people…

Robots are incredibly precise, but being gentle is not always their strong suit. A machine that can build a car with near-perfect accuracy can still apply too much pressure when working in places where even the smallest mistake matters, like inside a human eye or during delicate surgery. That is why researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University are developing a new type of force sensor that could help robots “feel” what they are touching more accurately. The sensor is tiny, about the size of a grain of rice at just 1.7 millimeters wide, making it small enough to fit inside…