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Windows has a faster way to copy thousands of tiny files and File Explorer isn’t it

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:30:14 GMT

I tested how much multithreading could speed up my file copies.

Redditor unknowingly buys stolen rental PC, and it gets remotely blocked by rental firm

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0000

The best mid-range Android tablet drops to $426.99: Save on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:29:28 +0000

Find the best Samsung tablet deal. Save 11% on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE at Amazon.

IMF says AI investment is keeping global growth near 3%

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:28:31 +0000

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday that spending on AI infrastructure is helping the world economy grow by about 3% each year, even though energy

The Ninja Foodi PossibleCooker Pro Plus is down to its lowest-ever price at Amazon — get $40 off

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:26:44 +0000

As of Oct. 12, the blue macaron Ninja Foodi PossibleCooker Pro Plus is back to its lowest-ever price at Amazon of $139.99, 22% off its list price of $179.99.

Bain’s Bridge Data Centres Seeks Upsized Loan of $6.6 Billion

2026-10-12T10:24:07Z

<p>Bain Capital-owned Bridge Data Centres is in talks with banks to increase the size of a loan from $2.8 billion to about $6.6 billion for its Malaysia operations, Bloomberg reported. The raise would be one of the largest debt financing deals in Asia’s data centre industry.</p> <p>

The ultimate holiday gift for sports card nerds — preorder Panini’s 2026 Mangaverse Football hobby boxes

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:08:59 +0000

Panini 2026 Mangaverse Football trading cards combine NFL stars and college legends with Japanese manga artwork. Preorder hobby boxes with guaranteed autographs now.

CEOs say AI is helping their businesses be more productive — even if they're not always sure what's going on

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:05:00 +0000

My old Boox device was collecting dust until I discovered what else its e-ink screen could do

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:17 GMT

Who said E Ink was just for reading?

You don’t need a discrete GPU to run local LLMs anymore

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:14 GMT

Integrated graphics have come a long way.

Reddit user pays $35 for a crypto mining rig left in a garage and gets 54GB of VRAM at 65 cents per GB

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Every Remedy game has an 'absolute evil lurking' at its core that affects the music, says Control Resonant composer, and he uses the player's 'intelligence and the ability to think' to portray the 'psychological aspect' in the soundtrack

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000

The more autonomous AI becomes, the more human strategy matters

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:54:34 +0000

The Dreame L40 Ultra Gen 2 robot vacuum and mop is $250 off at Amazon — last chance to save

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:39:16 +0000

As of Oct. 12, the Dreame L40 Ultra Gen 2 robot vacuum and mop is marked down to $499.99 at Amazon, 33% off its list price of $749.99.

Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Booster Bundles are now under $90 at Amazon

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:36:02 +0000

Find the best Pokémon TCG deal. The Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Booster Bundle is now $89.86 at Amazon.

Nicolas Cage says he refused Amazon’s AI waiver for ‘Spider-Noir’

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:30:23 +0000

Nicolas Cage says he refused to sign an AI waiver from Amazon for “Spider-Noir”, the Prime Video series it cancelled last month. He told a New York Comic Con panel o

Microsoft's president says AI is less regulated than a carton of milk

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:28:37 +0000

Milk can't hack companies and governments like AI definitely can, but it's still subject to more regulation.

TikTok’s Shou Chew expects an AI science breakthrough within three years

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:23:36 +0000

TikTok chief executive Shou Chew expects AI to deliver a major scientific breakthrough within two to three years. He named physics, biotech, chemistry and materials

This stylish Apple Watch Series 10 is over $100 off at Amazon — act fast to buy for $679

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:17:00 +0000

Find the best Apple Watch deal at Amazon. Save 15% on the Apple Watch 10 at Amazon.

Budget-friendly Sony headphones are under $100 at Amazon — shop Sony WH-CH720N for $88

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:13:36 +0000

Find the best headphones deal. Save 51% on the Sony WH-CH720N headphones at Amazon.

Rare Apple deal: Save $120 on the H2-powered AirPods Max 2 at Amazon

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:10:42 +0000

Apple's upgraded AirPods Max 2 are down to $429 on Amazon. Features the H2 chip, 1.5x better ANC, real-time Live Translation, and USB-C lossless audio.

The Apple AirTag 4-pack is somehow still sitting at its Prime Day price — last chance to save $10

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:02:46 +0000

Apple's upgraded 2nd-gen AirTag 4-pack is down to $89 on Amazon. Features 1.5x longer Precision Finding range, a 50% louder speaker, and Apple Watch tracking.

Cancel Microsoft 365 and get the same apps for life for a one-time payment of $115

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Microsoft Office 2024 comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, and it's only $115 through October 15.

This $40 file converter makes so many jobs easier, and it lasts for life

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Convert images, video, audio, and PDFs offline on Mac, Windows, or Linux with a Morphjet lifetime subscription for $40

Microsoft launches a decision model built on Alibaba’s Qwen

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:59:51 +0000

Microsoft has released Microsoft-Decision-1, a small model that picks between fixed answer options instead of writing text. Microsoft built it on Alibaba’s open-weight Qwen3

Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Mini Tins are now under $35 at Amazon — a new record low

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:53:03 +0000

Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Mini Tins hit a record-low $34.98 at Amazon, but Walmart has an even better deal at $31.99.

Japan steps up cyber warnings as data leaks hit millions of customers

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:48:37 +0000

Japan’s government has told ministries, local authorities and companies to step up their cyber defences. A wave of attacks has exposed the data of millions of customers. The

The Pokémon 30th Celebration Poster Collection hits best-ever price at Amazon — save almost $15

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:47:44 +0000

The Pokémon 30th Celebration Poster Collection drops to a new Amazon low of $51.98, saving $14.95 with free shipping.

Pokémon TCG Delta Reign 3-Pack Blister preorders are at market price on Amazon — buy for $43.49

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:40:41 +0000

Walmart has the Pokémon TCG Delta Reign 3-Pack Blister for $39.99, beating Amazon's $42.93 preorder and TCGplayer's market price.

Nvidia in talks to buy Reflection AI or invest more, FT reports

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:28:33 +0000

Nvidia is in talks to buy Reflection AI or invest more in the US open-weight model developer, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter. TNW has not indepen

Drone attack shuts a third Yandex data centre in Russia in 4 days

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:22:09 +0000

Yandex has lost a third major data centre in four days. The Russian tech company said on Sunday that a drone attack had left its site in the Vladimir region, east of Moscow, out of service,

China agrees to curb hybrid car exports to the EU after Beijing talks

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:15:50 +0000

China has agreed to moderate its exports of hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars to the EU, which EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said could cut them by more than half. He an

Satya Nadella says companies should treat AI models as insider risks

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:55:14 +0000

Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella says companies should assume any advanced AI model they deploy could be compromised, and contain it from the start. He set out the

Elon Musk gives worst financial advice ever, and the replies are hilarious

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:36:00 +0000

Elon Musk suggests that people should just give photos of their credit card to Grok. His own community dunks on him.

NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for October 12, 2026

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:54:05 +0000

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle.

NYT Pips hints, answers for October 12, 2026

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:50:35 +0000

The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.

Don't wait for Black Friday — I’ve found 6 coffee machines with steep discounts worth shouting about

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:55:10 +0000

This open-source OS for a 1.54" Waveshare ESP32-S3 ePaper display is the cutest thing I've seen this week

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:12:29 GMT

A perfect OS for a tiny display.

Hurdle hints and answers for October 12, 2026

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on October 12, 2026

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

See the Moon phase expected for October 12, 2026 as well as when the next Full Moon is expected.

Someone used a Raspberry Pi to turn a Fisher-Price Mix & Learn DJ Table into a musical powerhouse

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:55:38 GMT

The best way to recycle your kid's old toys.

You, too, can build this cool ESP32-S3 portable media player

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:26:26 GMT

Who needs phones?

NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Oct. 12, 2026

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Why is NYT Connections trending today? Explaining the meanings behind the clues for NYT Connections #1218.

NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for October 12, 2026

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

NYT Strands hints, answers for October 12, 2026

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0000

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

Wordle today: Answer, hints for October 12, 2026

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1941 on October 12 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

The founder’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:59:01 +0000

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era? Our programming and speaker lineup reflect that.

The pros and cons of importing foreign phones to the US

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Foreign phones can bring new features not often seen in the US, but you need to make sure they're compatible with your carrier.

USB4 promises 40Gbps speeds, but one BIOS toggle quietly turned it into USB 3 without telling me

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:17 GMT

My shiny enclosure had been a USB 3 drive for weeks.

OpenAI Dot vs. Meta Muse: How do these AI agents compare?

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Meta and OpenAI's new AI agents are in direct competition. Here's what each can do, what they cost and who has access.