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The Garmin Venu 4 bridges the gap between fashion and function better than any of its predecessors or any other activity-focused smartwatch, giving casual-to-serious athletes a reason to stay within Garmin’s ecosystem instead of drifting to Apple or Google. It’s a pricey buy, but it packs excellent fitness and health tracking into a premium, polished package with the best of Garmin’s in-house training tools.Garmin’s Venu smartwatch line has always been the company’s most approachable entry point. It’s sleek, balanced, and far less intimidating than its button-laden siblings.With the Venu 4 ($549.99 at Amazon), Garmin is leaning even harder into that…

SpaceX’s VP Launch Kiko Dontchev said at the Economist Space Summit that the first V3 Starship launch could take place as soon as January, 2026. A booster will be rolling out to the pad for tests in days to weeks. SpaceX VP of Launch, Kiko Dontchev (@TurkeyBeaver), stated Flight 12 of the first V3 Starship could launch as soon as January and that V3 Super Heavy Booster 18 will rollout to Pad 2 for tests in the coming weeks. SpaceX goal for 2025 is 165–170 Falcon 9 launches (currently at 140). SpaceX’s Kiko Dontchev says at the Economist Space Summit…

Nothing is breaking out of its mid-range shell – it went from launching its first flagship to its first entry-level phone in quick succession. But now there is an awkward clash with the CMF brand, which was supposed to be Nothing’s entry-level lineup. Based on its name, the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite is a dialed back, cheaper version of the Nothing Phone (3a). And there are certainly similarities, the phone is even closer to the CMF Phone 2 Pro. In fact, it is below the CMF model as it lacks the 50MP 2x/50mm telephoto camera while offering no advantage of…

We live in the age of remakes, sequels, and franchises. That’s just the way it is, and the way it will be until that no longer bears financial fruit for studios and producers. Yet when it comes to remakes, why do all the good movies get the treatment? Sure, they’re proven commodities and thus less of a risk, but it feels like such a waste. Remakes of already great movies rarely turn out well, and they hardly ever actually end up turning a profit. Which is why I have always believed that Hollywood needs to turn its focus to bad…

The eternal paradox with passwords is that while we’re constantly being pushed to create original and complex passwords for every app we use and every website we visit, those passwords become useless when we can’t remember them. Yes, a login like “311t10@gobxylo” might be difficult to crack and impossible to guess, but I’d never be able to memorize that well enough to avoid triggering a password reset eventually. Some sort of password locker is mandatory for me, and probably for you as well. Because of this, it’s now de facto for major web browsers like Chrome and Firefox to offer…

AI coding, vibe coding and agentic swarm have made a dramatic and astonishing recent market entrance, with the AI Code Tools market valued at $4.8 billion and expected to grow at a 23% annual rate.  Enterprises are grappling with AI coding agents and what do about expensive human coders. They don’t lack for advice.  OpenAI’s CEO estimates that AI can perform over 50% of what human engineers can do.  Six months ago, Anthropic’s CEO said that AI would write 90% of code in six months.  Meta’s CEO said he believes AI will replace mid-level engineers “soon.” Judging by recent tech layoffs, it…

ComputingThe Next Big Quantum Computer Has ArrivedIsabelle Bousquette | The Wall Street Journal ($)”Helios contains 98 physical qubits, and from those can deliver 48 logical error-corrected qubits. This 2:1 ratio is unique and impressive, said Prineha Narang, professor of physical sciences and electrical and computer engineering at UCLA, and partner at venture-capital firm DCVC. Other companies require anything from dozens to hundreds of physical qubits to create one logical qubit.”Artificial IntelligenceIn a First, AI Models Analyze Language as Well as a Human ExpertSteve Nadis | Quanta”While most of the LLMs failed to parse linguistic rules in the way that humans are…

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Gaggia Classic E24 Evo Pro: one-minute reviewThe Gaggia Classic E24 Evo Pro is a manual espresso machine that allows you to channel your inner barista. Naturally won’t get automatic bean grinding or one-touch drinks brewing; this is a machine designed for those who like to get hands-on when crafting their coffee.As espresso machines go, the E24 Evo Pro is a bit of a beast. This isn’t going to slip…

Michael Burry’s latest positions intensify concerns about valuations across AI firmsNvidia and Palantir face scrutiny as investors react to Burry’s bearish stancePat Gelsinger’s comments add weight to the growing belief that AI valuations look overheatedGrowing debate over the stability of artificial intelligence valuations has intensified in recent weeks as the market becomes increasingly dominated by AI companies.The sharpest warning yet comes from a figure whose name remains inseparable from the events of 2008, when the subprime mortgage collapse triggered a global financial crisis.Michael Burry, whose actions during the subprime crisis became central to the blockbuster movie The Big Short, has…

We’re racing towards a future in which devices will be able to read our thoughts.  You see signs of it everywhere, from brain-computer interfaces to algorithms that detect emotions from facial scans. And though the tech remains imperfect, it’s getting closer all the time: now a team of scientists say they’ve developed a model that can generate descriptions of what people’s brains are seeing by simply analyzing a scan of their brain activity. They’re calling the technique “mind captioning,” and it may represent an effective way for transcribing what someone’s thinking, with impressively comprehensive and accurate results. “This is hard…