April 21, 2025

Tech & AI

Tech & AI

Asus VivoWatch 6 AERO measures blood pressure and ECG

Watch out, Apple Watch. You’ve got some unlikely competition. Asus, maker of one of our preferred gaming laptops, just debuted the VivoWatch 6 AERO, the first smartwatch to measure both blood pressure and ECG. While ECG monitoring to detect atrial fibrillation is nothing new to smartwatches (it’s been available in Apple Watches since Series 4),

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9 Best Smartwatches (2025): Apple, Wear OS, Hybrid & Kids’ Watches

Other Smartwatches to Consider The number of smartwatches on the market is staggering. I’ve tested models from Tag Heuer, Citizen, Montblanc, and many other fashion brands, but most of them are simply too expensive for what you get. Here are a few options I like. Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra Photograph: Julian Chokkattu Samsung’s Galaxy Watch

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Your politeness could be costly for OpenAI

“I wonder how much money OpenAI has lost in electricity costs from people saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to their models.” It was a seemingly random question posed by a user on X (formerly Twitter), but OpenAI CEO Sam Altman jumped in to reply that typing those words has added up to “tens of millions

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Best robot vacuum deal: Save 51% on the Roborock Q8 Max+ robot vacuum and mop

SAVE 51%: The Roborock Q8 Max+ is on sale at Amazon for just $399.99, down from the $819.99 standard price. That’s a $420 discount that matches the lowest price we’ve ever seen at Amazon. One of the best ways to tackle a chore list is to hand the tasks off to someone else. But we

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The 6 Best Blow-Dry Brushes of 2025

Blow-dry brushes have changed my life. That’s a little extreme to say, I’m sure, but it’s solved a quest I’ve been on since I was a teenager. I’ve struggled to get my fine hair under control for more years than I care to name, and while my hair is naturally wavy, those waves are delicate

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Uncovered emails showed how Meta struggled to keep Facebook culturally relevant

With the first week of Meta’s antitrust trial behind us, documents shared by the U.S Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offered more insight into Meta’s internal struggles to keep Facebook relevant. In emails from 2022, Meta executives mulled different visions for Facebook’s future to boost its success, acknowledging that its cultural relevance was decreasing.  Fast-forward to

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Best Apple deal: Save 10% on Apple accessories when trading in a device in-store

SAVE 10% ON APPLE ACCESSORIES: Trade-in an eligible Apple device when shopping in-store to save 10% on your purchase of a new Apple accessory including AirPods 4 and the Apple Pencil. The Apple family is well connected. They play well together, like synching your Apple Watch to your iPhone or using an Apple AirTag in

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Framework Laptop 13 (AMD, 2025) Review: The Long Game

The Ryzen AI 7 350 is on par with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus or Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, give or take. It’s slightly behind in single-core performance, as measured by Cinebench R24, and a half-step ahead in multi-core. These processors aren’t known for being a powerhouse. Rather, the focus is all on efficiency.

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TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft buys its way into Europe, Kodiak SPACs, and how China’s new ADAS rules might affect Tesla

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Enough with my typical small talk. Let’s jump into the news right away this week. And there’s plenty of it, including Lyft’s entry into Europe, AV startup

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How to use Instagram Blend, Meta’s new Reels feature

Instagram just launched Blend, a a new feature that lets users create a private feed of recommended Reels in their DMs. The use-case here is kind of confusing, but it has potential to be useful for users who want to get to know their friends and lovers’ algorithms better — an inclination so disturbing in

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