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Cesar Cadenas/ZDNETZDNET's key takeawaysThe Alienware m16 R2.View at DellF4, F5, and F6 are for keybinds, letting you tie custom actions to them, with F3 reserved for saving your keybinds. All the usual audio control functions have been moved to the far right. Besides the keyboard, I enjoy how the edge of the palm rest at the front of the machine is noticeably round. It's softer on the wrists when compared to other laptops, ensuring a comfortable typing experience. Features like these allow the m16 R2 to pull double…

The Browser company’s Arc, a browser focused on a less cluttered web experience, launched a new feature in its mobile app Arc Search that uses AI to summarize web pages. The feature involves a clever “pinching” gesture that shows a neatly formatted summary with main points. The feature has gotten attention because it presents a new dynamic to interact with AI, but there is also concern that it could impact traffic to news publishers, like ourselves. We have seen other efforts to look at AI-powered summaries such as…

If there’s one thing many of us know about Skyrim, it’s that the NPCs are not the brightest around. Enemy AI is usually pretty easy to manipulate, but this one modder decided that better NPC reactions make for a better experience. Back once again with another of their trademark TES5 improvements, Nexus Mods user JaySerpa has made it so Skyrim enemies are a little bit smarter during fights. If you’re the kind of Dragonborn that likes to cheese bandits and the like, you may have to rethink your approaches from now on.…

Delving into the chemistry of counterfeit detection pens, this video covers various experimental attempts to modify their reaction with starch. It also discusses the broader context of counterfeit money detection, underscoring the intricacies involved.Counterfeit detector pens use a starch-iodine reaction to identify fake bills. But could you fool them with chemistry? In today’s episode, we dive into the chemistry of iodine, its color and its clock reactions, all while making a little extra cash on the…

Most shooters aren’t a simple test of aim and split-second precision. You’re also trialed on your movement, eye for cover, and forward-thinking. It’s a common recipe for the genre, but the ones that stand out most don’t follow a by-the-book approach. Children of the Sun takes that formula and turns it on its head, and if were just any ole shooter, it wouldn’t have held my attention long. However, it manages to be so much more with its puzzle game wrapping paper, ensuring I can’t get enough just from my earliest of first…

At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsColour touchscreen controlsIntegral milk frotherPersonalised settingsSwappable bean hopperConsPriceyTouchscreen is on topWater filter will need replacingOur VerdictBean-to-cup machines are already capable but not always intuitive. With the Rivelia, De’Longhi has gone a step beyond: it’s a machine that will remind you to clean it, offer different drinks for the time of day or point out where tools are located. While that comes at a price, if you appreciate that level of tech, it could…

Tattoos express who you are as a person, what you believe in, what you stand for and the like. If anything, the relative permanency of personality and tattoos only emphasizes the concept of individuality in that scenario.But if it’s not that, it might also be inked for cultural or religious reasons, they might serve as a commemoration of an occasion or it might be a simple scar cover-up. In any case, they are functional.Tattoos express who you are as a person, what you believe in, what you stand for and the like. If…

Harry Bliss is a famous American cartoonist and illustrator. He's a New York Times best-selling artist known for his humorous and artistic "Bliss" comics. Since 1999, Bliss has published many books and collaborated with authors like Doreen Cronin on the well-loved "Diary of a Worm" series. His unique style and wit make his cartoons stand out, earning him recognition in the world of illustration and cartooning."I see my drawings as a piece of a longer narrative. I’ve always tried to make my work seem as though the reader…

Tom Toro is a prolific cartoonist and author, known for his contribution of over 200 cartoons to The New Yorker since 2010. A finalist for the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award in 2020, Toro is also the mind behind the syndicated comic strip Home Free. As a lecturer represented by Cassidy & Fishman, Toro shares his expertise in cartoon art. His academic background includes attending NYU graduate film school, producing films featured at major festivals like Sundance and Cannes, and an undergraduate degree from…

For several years I worked as a senior creative person in one of the leading advertising offices in Israel. I am responsible for campaigns of large companies. in time, and after a long experience in decoding marketing briefs, I felt the need to create freely, without dictating, to express myself, share the angles I see things and the ways I want to express them, and I found the social net an appropriate stage to exhibit in.Very soon people around me related to my work, and to my surprise several people throughout the…