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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Working from home has made job interviews and starting a new role easier in many ways. You don't have to worry about a missed train or spilled coffee derailing a job interview if it's on Zoom—but you still need to impress your interviewer. Your home surroundings help show off your personality to the person on the…

A federal judge in Los Angeles has found Tom Girardi competent to stand trial, paving the way for the disgraced former lawyer to go before a jury this year and answer charges that he stole more than $15 million from his clients as part of a long-running fraud scheme at his law firm.The decision was announced Tuesday in a brief notation on the case docket that said U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton had filed an “order finding defendant competent to stand trial.” The order was placed under seal until lawyers for both…

At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsSleek & compact designVery affordableDecent performanceBright screenConsSlow chargingAwful camerasBlurry scrollingOur VerdictIt has a few downsides but nothing unacceptable at this low price. Overall, the Galaxy Tab A9 is better than expected and makes for one the best value tablets on the market. The Galaxy Tab A8 has been one of the most popular budget tablets since it arrived on the scene, so can Samsung follow it up with another hit in the Galaxy Tab A9?  Well, the…

With the rise of ChatGPT, automated SEO reporting and free courses and training, it’s never been easier to throw out a shingle and advertise as an “SEO consultant.” And why wouldn’t one want to do that?  The average salary for an SEO specialist per Glassdoor.com is projected at just over $56,000 as of June 2023. And, with the overall SEO market valued at $77.6 billion by the end of 2023, there seems to be plenty of money and opportunity to go around. Unfortunately, that rise of opportunity, coupled with the…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Encouraging adolescents to feel capable and purposeful—rather than just happy—could improve their academic results as well as their mental health, according to new research which recommends changing how well-being is supported in schools. The University of Cambridge study, involving over 600…

Anna-Elisabeth Baumann (left) and Elizabeth Goldman with Nao and Cozmo. Credit: Anna-Elisabeth Baumann Who do children prefer to learn from? Previous research has shown that even infants can identify the best informant. But would preschoolers prefer learning from a competent robot over an incompetent human? According to a new paper…

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST - Official Trailer (2014)When giant, mutant-killing robots called Sentinels have nearly annihilated mutantkind (and all those that help them), Professor X (Patrick Stewart) and Kitty Pryde (Elliot Page) cobble together a plan to send Wolverine’s (Hugh Jackman) mind back in time to prevent Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) from assassinating the Sentinels’ creator, Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage), in 1973. It works, and per their older selves’ instructions, Logan finds the younger versions of Xavier…

ASUS announced the Vivobook Pro 15 and 16 models for consumers last year, and it looks like it has taken some time for the devices to reach the Indian market. I have with me the 16-inch version which is priced at Rs 99,990 and is powered by the 11th-gen Intel i9 11900H SoC. Two years ago, the silicone would definitely be top-end, but the 13th-gen Raptor Lake lineup is on the horizon now. That said, the Vivobook Pro 16 OLED is no slouch either and in this review let’s find if the laptop can give you the bang for your buck.…

There has been a significant shift in how we consume content on our TVs. Cable and DTH offer little in the way of choice. Thanks to OTT services, people are demanding a lot more from TV makers too. Great audio and video capabilities are a must and people are getting aware of the role played by the operating system on offer. Blaupunkt forayed into India’s blossoming smart TV market a while ago and its latest arrival is one that has caught my eye. The Blaupunkt 55-inch QLED 4K Google TV is priced currently on Flipkart at Rs…

Today's best Biostar B660M Silver deals (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)Biostar’s B660M Silver is a Micro ATX motherboard that hailing from the budget end of the Alder Lake spectrum. Priced around $160 in the US, it offers just about everything you need to get the most out of your system–so long as you don’t want to overclock your CPU. The B660M Silver brings a black and silver aesthetic (no RGBs), two PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 sockets, four SATA ports, capable power delivery, and a 2.5 GbE port. Overall, it’s a well-rounded…