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If you’ve been waiting for the sticker price to come down before you skydive into the new Legend of Zelda game, now’s your (hero of) time.

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google has launched Android 14 beta 4. The release is likely the last before the stable launch, which should come in August. Notably, the Android 14 Easter egg appears in this release for the first time. Google has been keeping a tight schedule with beta releases for Android 14, the 2023 version of the …

Kevin Roose / New York Times: Interviews with executives and staff at Anthropic reveal how an obsession with AI safety and ties to effective altruism influence the startup’s decisions  —  Anthropic, a safety-focused A.I. start-up, is trying to compete with ChatGPT while preventing an A.I. apocalypse.  It’s been a little stressful.

I’m a full-time working parent who lives with my husband, two small children, and several pets. In an earlier time, I would have extended family to help me stay on top of domestic tasks. But today, the closest thing I have to an extra pair of hands is my robot vacuum.  Some of my team members remain unimpressed with the …

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Every year, Google launches a new version of the Android operating system. In 2023, we’re being treated to Android 14. Along with a new operating system comes a new Easter egg. In this article, we’re going to tell you everything you need to know about the Android 14 Easter egg! If you want to …

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: The US DOJ arrests a security engineer on wire fraud and money laundering charges for “fraudulently” taking $9M in crypto from a DEX by faking pricing data  —  The DOJ alleged that Shakeeb Ahmed stole $9 million from a crypto exchange that operates on Solana, through a flash loan attack last year.

I reviewed these headphones over a year ago and I still can’t believe they earned our coveted 10/10 rating. The HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless headphones claim they can get up to 300 hours of battery life on a single charge. In practice, I got 325 hours. Most headsets only get 30. And now they’re cheaper than ever. Normally, these headphones …

Gamers are usually on the cutting edge of PC tech, whether it involves apps, specs, or accessories. But if you’ve got a Windows 10 machine that’s functioning just fine, there may not be any obvious reason to upgrade your operating system to Windows 11, apart from eliminating annoying marketing by Microsoft. There could even be potential drawbacks. So is worth …

Mark Maurer / Wall Street Journal: Accounting firm KPMG plans to invest $2B in AI and cloud services globally over the next five years through an expanded partnership with Microsoft  —  Expanded partnership with Microsoft is expected to bring in $12 billion in revenue for KPMG over five years, the Big Four accounting firm says

Amazon Prime Day isn’t just an opportunity for Amazon to flex its muscle. Its arch-competitors get in on the action too, and Walmart has jumped into the fray with its Walmart Plus Week sales event. We found plenty of great Walmart deals on many of our favorite televisions, soundbars, wireless speakers, and more. Note: Deals have now been opened to …