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Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Compact Review: Versatile, Uneven

I love me a Breville smart oven. Ever since I began testing toaster ovens for a living, the ovens from Breville have been at the top of our rankings. At the highest end of the Aussie appliance line, the flagship Joule (8/10, WIRED Recommends) and the almost-equivalent Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro can make you

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Apple’s ‘Mythic Quest’ is ending with an updated Season 4 finale

“Mythic Quest,” the Apple TV+ workplace comedy about the making of a popular online roleplaying game, is ending after four seasons. A new version of the show’s fourth season finale — first aired on March 26, and now the de facto series finale — will premiere on Apple TV+ next week, with a new ending.

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Trump’s new tariff plan spares some smartphones, laptops

The specifics of President Donald Trump’s tariffs have changed quite a bit over the past few days. Now, it looks like a whole host of electronics, including most smartphones, will be excluded from the new tariffs. According to guidelines released Friday from Customs and Border Protection, there are 20 products that are exempt from the 125

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Asus Vivobook 14 Copilot+ PC Review: A Budget Windows Laptop

Everything changed last year for Windows laptops. For the first time, Qualcomm’s Arm-based Snapdragon processors brought all the efficiency Mac users love to Windows, resulting in some of the fastest and longest-lasting laptops we’ve ever seen, like the Surface Laptop 7. But if all that goodness is only reserved for expensive, high-end laptops, it’ll never

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Trump exempts smartphones, laptops, and semiconductors from new tariffs

The Trump administration is carving out big tariff exemptions for the tech industry. While President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would delay many of the market-shaking tariffs that he’d announced the previous week, he kept a universal baseline 10% tariff in place, while also increasing tariffs on Chinese goods to 125% (on top of

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Meta continues its submission to Trump with new advisor on its board

In a move unsurprising to those following Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s political affiliations, the tech billionaire has added former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick to its board, further cementing Zuckerberg’s alliance with the Republican president. According to Axios, which first reported McCormick’s placement, the move serves two purposes: Meta’s board’s expansion into more global business

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The Best Pixel 9 Cases, Tested and Reviewed (2025)

The world of Pixel accessories grows every year. Here are a few other cases I’ve tried and liked, just not as much as the ones above. OtterBox Defender Series for $65: This is arguably the most protective case for the Pixel 9 series. It has a hard shell that splits into two pieces, wrapping around

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The xAI–X merger is a good deal — if you’re betting on Musk’s empire

When Elon Musk announced that his AI startup, xAI, had acquired his social media company, X (formerly known as Twitter), in an all-stock deal, it raised some eyebrows. But in many ways, the deal made sense. xAI’s chatbot, Grok, was already deeply integrated with X, X was floundering financially, and Musk needed a way to

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Is ‘Nickel Boys’ streaming anywhere? Here’s where to watch it.

Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsWhat is Nickel Boys about?Is Nickel Boys worth watching?How to watch Nickel Boys at homeIs Nickel Boys streaming?Can I get MGM+ for free?The best MGM+ streaming dealsCan I get Prime Video for free?The best Prime Video streaming deals UPDATE: Apr. 12, 2025, 6:00 a.m. EDT This article

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Is Airplane Mode on Flights Necessary or Outdated? (2025)

You little anarchist. They told you to switch to airplane mode, and you just … didn’t. Maybe you were sending one last Slack; maybe you decided not to take PTO and you’re in the middle of a Zoom call; or maybe you just don’t like being told what to do. Either way, you’re not alone.

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