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Bluetti AC70 power station. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETZDNET's key takeawaysBluetti AC70 is portable power station that won't break the bank or your back.A powerful unit, capable of 1,000W output for regular loads, increasing to 2,000W for resistive loads, such as heaters and hair dryers.You'll need to companion app to access more advanced features.What's the deal? The Bluetti AC70 is on sale for $250 off right now during Amazon's Big Spring Sale, a portable power station that won't break the bank or your back. The…

It might be time for space telescopes to ditch their old coating for a more mysterious look, helping them blend in the dark void of space and capture better images of the cosmos. The Fujifilm X100VI is the Most Fun I’ve Had With a Camera in YearsA team of researchers from the University of Shanghai developed an ultrablack thin-film coating for magnesium alloys—the casting material that’s fabricated for telescopes and optical instruments—which they say absorbs nearly all light while still being durable enough to survive…

Do you miss the tiles of the Windows Phone or the curves of HTC’s mobile range? The Department of Justice claims you have Apple to thank for their disappearance. Just this week, the DOJ announced it would be suing Apple for operating with an illegal monopoly. In the court documents, when trying to substantiate the damage done by Apple’s market practices, it claims “many prominent, well-financed companies have tried and failed to successfully enter the relevant markets because of these entry barriers.” When looking at the…

One-fifth of humanity is supposed to volunteer to die in a new trailer for Caitlin Cronenberg’s Humane. Elisabeth Moss is a British super-spy in FX’s The Veil. And we’ve got new pics from Outlander season 7 part 2. Spoiler time!Ernie Hudson on Winston’s Evolution and the Future of Ghostbusters Crumb CatcherFollowing its recent premiere at Fantastic Fest, Deadline reports Doppelgänger Releasing has acquired the U.S. rights to Crumb Catcher, the feature debut of writer/director Chris Skotchdopole. Starring Rigo Garay, Ella…

Image by TheDigitalArtist on Pixabay In today’s digital age, interconnectivity is no longer just a passing tech trend. Statista said Internet-of-Things (IoT) connected devices worldwide reached approximately 11.28 billion in 2021. Statista also says this number will increase to over 29 billion by 2030. Furthermore, they expect the global IoT market size to reach $1.387 trillion by 2024. Industries that use IoT include healthcare, hospitality, financial services, and manufacturing, to name a few. If you want…

Microsoft finally announced the Surface Pro 10 and Laptop 6 this week, but you won’t find them in any retail stores. You can only buy them on Microsoft’s website and through enterprise resellers. This week, Cherlynn and Devindra discuss why Microsoft is positioning these computers for businesses, and what it could mean for the future of the Surface lineup. The company is hinting that it’ll have consumer devices soon – likely the Pro 10 and Laptop 6 without as much corporate baggage. But there may also be room for an…

Fans of Dear Esther, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, make sure to mark June 18 on your calendar. On that day, you'll be able to buy a copy of Still Wakes the Deep for the PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store), the Xbox Series X|S and the PS5, though you can also play it with Game Pass for Xbox and PC. It's the latest first-person narrative horror game from The Chinese Room, the developer behind the aforementioned titles in the same genre.Just a warning if the title itself isn't clear enough:…

Financial disclosures show that members of Congress who voted for the so-called “TikTok ban” last week may own between $29 million and $126 million worth of stock in competing tech companies, according to data from Quiver Quantitative, a company that tracks congressional investments. Among the 352 members of the House of Representatives who voted “yes” on the bill, 44 reported they own shares of companies including Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Snap—all corporations that could stand to benefit if TikTok is forced…

Apple has rolled out a new software update for its iPhone and iPad models. The newly rolled-out iOS 17.4.1 brings some important bug fixes and security updates. Similarly, iPadOS 17.4.1 also contains some of these improvements. This update comes shortly after the company rolled out iOS 17.4 on March 5, which brought support for third-party app stores in the European Union (EU), transcripts for Apple Podcasts, and new emoji. Here are all the details you need to know about iOS 17.4.1.  Apple has rolled out a new software…

The OnePlus Nord CE4 will launch on April 1, and the brand has already shared a few of its specs, including its chipset, memory, and charging speed. Now, OnePlus has confirmed the Nord CE4 will pack a 120Hz FullHD+ AMOLED display with a centered punch-hole for the selfie camera. Previously, OnePlus said the Nord CE4 will come with the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC, 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage, expandable up to 1TB. It will also support 100W SuperVOOC charging, advertised to offer "a day's power in 15…