Ethereum completes the “Merge,” which ends mining and cuts energy use by 99.95%
Ethereum replaces proof-of-work with proof-of-stake, making miners unnecessary. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino) Ethereum developers today executed the "Merge," an upgrade that eliminates mining and dramatically.....»»
Journey with Mario and the gang with 25% off "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door"
As of Oct. 30, get Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for Nintendo Switch for 25% off at Woot SAVE $15: As of October 30, get Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for Nintendo Switch for $44.99 at Woot. That's a 25% discount......»»
Save $65 on the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet
Fire HD 10 usually retails for $139.99, but as of Oct. 31, Amazon has it on sale for $74.99. SAVE $65: As of Oct. 31, the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet is down to $74.99 at Amazon. That’s a 46% discount on its original price of $139.99......»»
Stay cozy (or cool) with the heavily discounted Dyson Hot+Cool
Dyson Hot+Cool purifier usually retails for $609.99, but Amazon has it on sale for $399 as of Oct. 31. SAVE $210: As of Oct. 31, the Dyson Purifier Hot+Cool is on sale for $399.99 at Amazon. That's down by 34% from its original $609.99 list pri.....»»
Tackle your pet hair problems with the half-price Shark Stratos vacuum
Shark AZ3002 Stratos vacuum usually retails for $499.99, but as of Oct. 31, Amazon has it on sale for $249.99. SAVE $250: As of Oct. 31, the Shark AZ3002 Stratos Upright Vacuum is on sale for $249.99 at Amazon, a 50% discount from its usual $49.....»»
Snag Samsung’s Galaxy Tab A9+ at a heavily discounted rate
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ usually retails for $269.99, but as of Oct. 31, Amazon has it on sale for $219.99. SAVE $50: As of Oct. 31, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ is available for $219.99 at Amazon. That's 19% down from its usual price of $269.99......»»
Save over $40 on this digital art tablet from Samsung
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite usually retails for $275, but as of Oct. 31, Amazon has it on sale for $229.99. SAVE $45: As of Oct. 31, Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is on sale for $229.99 at Amazon, down from its typical price of $275......»»
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JBL Tune 770NC headphones usually retail for $129.95, but as of Oct. 31 they're down $30 to $99.95. SAVE $30: As of Oct. 31, the JBL Tune 770NC noise-canceling headphones are on sale for $99.95 at Amazon, down $30 from their $129.95 list price......»»
Turn your iPad into a digital notebook with an Apple Pencil Pro for under $100
As of Oct. 31, get the Apple Pencil Pro for just $92.99 at Amazon, which is a 28% discount. SAVE $36.01: As of Oct. 31, get the Apple Pencil Pro for just $92.99 at Amazon. That's a 28% discount......»»
Apple donating to relief efforts after deadly flash floods in Valencia, Spain
Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced that the company will be making a donation to assist with relief efforts after deadly flash floods in Valencia, Spain. At least 95 people are known to have been killed so far, and that number is likely to rise as a.....»»
Get Samsung"s 32-inch M8 monitor for $399 ($300 off) & score a free 2TB T9 portable SSD
This Samsung deal not only discounts the popular M8 monitor by 43%, but it also includes a free 2TB T9 portable SSD valued at $219.99.Get extreme bundle savings on the Samsung M8 monitor & T9 SSD - Image credit: SamsungThe special bundle deal from Sa.....»»
Play this gruesome Japanese horror visual novel this Halloween
Visual novels and horror are popular in Japan. When the two merge together, you get a brilliant horror game experience in Spirit Hunter: Death Mark 2......»»
New doubt over production cuts in plastic pollution treaty
A global treaty to end plastic pollution may be in jeopardy, negotiators and environmentalists said Thursday, with new signs that countries may not be able to agree on production cuts......»»
99% of CISOs work extra hours every week
The most common challenge for CISOs is resource constraints: not enough staff, budget or technology to support the security program needed or meet compliance requirements, according to DirectDefense. Cybersecurity industry faces ongoing talent shorta.....»»
Solar-powered animal cells: Combining chloroplasts from algae with hamster cells
Energy-making chloroplasts from algae have been inserted into hamster cells, enabling the cells to photosynthesize light, according to new research in Japan. It was previously thought that combining chloroplasts (chlorophyll containing structures in.....»»
Grab a $350 pizza oven before this Walmart sale ends!
Whip up the best-tasting pizza you’ve ever had with the Ninja Woodfire Pizza Oven, now on sale for $350 at Walmart......»»
Stochastic thermodynamics may be key to understanding energy costs of computation
Two systems exist in thermal equilibrium if no heat passes between them. Computers, which consume energy and give off heat as they process information, operate far from thermal equilibrium. Were they to stop consuming energy—say you let your laptop.....»»
Advanced graphics processing units lead to unprecedented speed for electronic structure calculations
A recent collaboration among researchers from HUN-REN Wigner Research Center for Physics in Hungary and the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, along with industry collaborators SandboxAQ and NVIDIA, has achieved unprecedent.....»»
New extended and faint tidal tail discovered
By analyzing the data from the Dark Energy Camera Legacy Survey (DECaLS), astronomers have discovered a new tidal tail likely associated with the galaxy NGC 3785. The newly detected tidal tail is extremely extended and faint. The finding was reported.....»»
Today’s deals: $199 iPad, Shark air purifiers with 5-year HEPA filters, $60 Ring Battery Doorbell, more
Wednesday’s top tech deals include some new and returning sales on the hottest products of the season. Apple’s iPad 9th-Gen is back down to $199.99 … The post Today’s deals: $199 iPad, Shark air purifiers with 5-year HEPA filt.....»»
Seeing a black hole"s jet in a new light: A look at high-energy particles being blasted across space
Research led by the University of Michigan has pored over more than two decades' worth of data from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory to show there's new knotty science to discover around black holes......»»