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AdGuard Family Plan: lifetime protection for nine devices at $15.97

AdGuard Family Plan offers a one-time solution to remove ads, safeguard your privacy, and protect every device in your home for life. For a limited time, lifetime access is available for $15.97 through Feb. 22. The app uses enterprise-grade filtering to strip away banner ads, autoplay videos, video pre-rolls

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Galaxy A35 5G checks all the right boxes for less than $200

The Galaxy A35 5G aims for a balance between performance, quality and price, and it mostly succeeds. It isn’t flashy, but the phone delivers a well-rounded experience and is currently on sale for less than $200. The display stands out: a 6.6-inch Samsung Signature Super AMOLED panel with

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Can a hair dryer save your scalp? Testing Dyson’s Supersonic Nural

The Supersonic Nural is Dyson’s latest take on a product that upended the hair-dryer market when the original Supersonic arrived in 2016. Priced around £400 and positioned below the brand’s Supersonic R, the Nural borrows the familiar Digital Motor V9 and adds new features aimed at protecting the

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The most comfortable headphones: How Bose, Sennheiser, Beats, more compare

Headphones are nearly indispensable these days, and comfort matters as much as sound. After a year of testing dozens of models across price points and use cases — from noise-cancelling options for travel to budget-friendly pairs — six stood out for wearability, performance, and practical features. Our top pick is the Bose

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Password managers' zero-knowledge claims fail when servers are compromised

Password managers have moved from niche tools to widespread use, storing not only passwords but cryptocurrency credentials, payment card numbers, and other sensitive data. Major vendors market a “zero knowledge” design that purports to prevent anyone — including the vendor or an attacker who gains control of cloud infrastructure — from reading

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Ultimate Windows keyboard shortcut guide

Windows 11 includes dozens of keyboard shortcuts beyond the familiar basics like Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V. While you can do the same actions with a mouse, using shortcuts reduces clicks, speeds navigation and can boost productivity over a workday. Everyday productivity keys include Ctrl+C to copy, Ctrl+V

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PlayStation doubles down on games for younger players

PlayStation’s recent State of Play offered a clear signal about the platform’s direction: beyond a slate of surprises, the company appears to be actively courting younger audiences. The showcase mixed high-profile projects — including a remake of the original God of War trilogy — with several entries that skew toward

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UK age verification checks raise privacy concerns under Online Safety Act

I can't check my Bluesky direct messages until I've allowed the Epic Games-owned KWS to look at either my bank card, my ID, or my wizened visage. As I'm based in the UK, it's not just Bluesky I've got to

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Founder describes Y Combinator in 2016 vs 2025

Quang Hoang attended Y Combinator twice: in 2016 with Birdly and again in 2025 with Vybe. Much stayed the same, he says, but the first experience in Mountain View felt more family-style—partners sometimes cooked, employees were not visible, and Paul Graham was present. The batch then had about 100

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Cities: Skylines 2's new developer releases debut patch focused on death

Iceflake Studios, which replaced Colossal Order at the end of 2025, has issued its first update for Cities: Skylines 2. Rather than introducing sweeping new systems, the debut patch zeroes in on how citizens die. The update changes mortality across the game, making citizens expire around the clock and removing

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Bluetti AC180 review: handled everything I threw at it

The Bluetti AC180 sits in the useful intermediate category of portable power stations — bulky but still transportable for camping, photo or drone trips. It’s currently listed on Amazon for $453.93 and offers a straightforward, functional design focused on delivering reliable power. In testing the unit lived up to

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The 15 Best Steam Deck Games

Four years after its release, Valve’s Steam Deck remains the most popular handheld PC. The portable device plays most 2D games with ease, handles 3D titles fairly well, and can be modded if you want. This list gathers the 15 best PC games to play on the Steam Deck,

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer to retire; Asha Sharma named CEO

After nearly 40 years with Microsoft, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer is set to retire on Monday, February 23. Xbox's current president Sarah Bond will also resign, after joining the company in 2017. Spencer will be replaced as CEO by Asha Sharma, who is currently serving as the product

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Hackers Say They Breached Persona, Raising Concerns About Discord Verification

Discord users recently saw prompts to submit personal information to Persona, a third‑party age‑verification service. As Discord moves toward universal age checks, the measures drew scrutiny after earlier security failures. Now three hacktivists say they breached Persona and examined how the company handles submitted biometrics, and they say

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New Xbox CEO vows not to 'flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop'

Asha Sharma, a Microsoft AI executive who joined the company in 2024, will take charge of Xbox as longtime chief Phil Spencer and president Sarah Bond exit. She sent a message to employees outlining her priorities. Sharma previously led Microsoft’s CoreAI, serves on Home Depot’s board, was COO

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Ubisoft confirms two Far Cry projects amid prolonged gap

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed that two Far Cry projects are in development, saying Vantage Studios has a solid pipeline underway. One project is Far Cry 7, reportedly developed under the codename Project Blackbird, and the other is a multiplayer spin-off that was known as Project Maverick. Both were first

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Original Saints Row Designer Says Franchise Is Dead After Being Ghosted

The original Saints Row was an unexpected hit in 2006, pushing its tomfoolery further than other urban sandboxes. The 2022 reboot, however, was busted from a technical standpoint and tonally out of sync for fans. Chris Stockman, design director for the original game, says the long-running series has a fork

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The best web hosting services of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed

Choosing web hosting means balancing reliable storage, enough capacity for traffic, and the ability to scale. Dozens of providers offer varying compute resources, CMS support, SEO tools, design templates and add‑ons across a wide range of prices, from simple site builders to full data‑center capabilities. Hostinger is my

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Asha Sharma Says 'Hear You' When Asked About Xbox Exclusives

Freshly minted Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma opened an informal Q&A on Elon Musk’s social media platform after moving from Microsoft’s AI division. The former marketer, who has little experience in gaming, steps into the role amid skepticism following waves of developer layoffs, game cancellations, and

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Tech billionaires fly to Delhi as Modi seeks to lead in the south

Silicon Valley tech billionaires are arriving in Delhi for a week-long AI Impact Summit hosted by prime minister Narendra Modi, where leaders from the global south will contest control over the fast-developing technology. Thousands of tech executives, government officials and AI safety experts are expected to attend. Sundar Pichai, Sam

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What time does the Arc Raiders Shrouded Sky update release in your time zone?

The Arc Raiders Shrouded Sky update arrives on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Embark Studios rarely announces a precise launch time in advance, but past updates have typically gone live at 4:30 a.m. EST, so the same timing is expected this month. That lines up to about 1:30 a.

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I'm bringing my old clothes back to life with this quirky $30 device

I have trouble getting rid of clothing; my closet holds skirts from high school and a fair share of hand-me-downs. I operate under the assumption that everything I own will eventually be back in style, so I try to care for items rather than toss them. One way I'

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Monster Hunter Stories 3 main story will take 30–50 hours

Although the series swaps action-RPG combat for turn-based JRPG battles, Monster Hunter Stories still shares a hallmark of the main franchise: a hefty amount of content and a substantial endgame grind. Game director Kenji Oguro told 4Gamer (translation via Automaton) that a main-quest playthrough takes around 30 hours, which he

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Roblox responds to LA County lawsuit alleging it fails to protect children

Los Angeles County sued Roblox on Thursday, February 19, accusing the platform of failing to guard the children that play it from predators. County counsel Dawyn R. Harrison, who filed the suit, said: "This is not about a minor lapse in safety. It is about a company that gives

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Six free secure DNS services I trust

DNS translates human-readable domain names to machine-readable IP addresses, and standard DNS does that work in the clear. Secure DNS encrypts queries so eavesdroppers — including your ISP — can’t read them. Using encrypted DNS adds a useful layer of privacy and security even on home Wi‑Fi. Google Public DNS