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    These 5 MacOS video players for 4K are better than QuickTime – and most are free

    Lina Chekhovich/Getty Images I film and edit a lot of video content. Editing and color-correcting videos can be a very complicated and time-consuming process. When you’re done, you want to see an accurate representation of what the content will look like. Are the colors true? Are the edits clean?  There are so many moving parts. […] More

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    What to know about DeepSeek AI, from cost claims to data privacy

    CFOTO/Contributor/Getty Images A new player has entered the AI villa, and it’s creating significant disruption.  Chinese AI startup DeepSeek made waves last week when it released the full version of R1, the company’s open-source reasoning model that can outperform OpenAI’s o1. On Monday, App Store downloads of DeepSeek’s AI assistant — which runs V3, a model […] More

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    The best Linux laptops of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

    Years ago, we were lucky to have one or two Linux laptop options. Now, you’d be surprised at how many laptops are sold with Linux installed, making it an excellent time for programmers to use the open-source alternative to Windows and MacOS. Linux-based laptops are also great for high school and college students looking to expand their knowledge and skillsets. Linux can also run on many Windows laptops, which is great for beginners who may not be ready to invest in a dedicated machine.Also: These are the absolute best Linux distros for programmingWith so many options, we can now be selective with how we spend our money. On top of that, we no longer have to do extensive research on other laptops to ensure every component will work with Linux. For those of us who’d been working with Linux for some time, that was more a bother than a problem, but for others, it was a significant effort to track down chipset manufacturers and models that went into a particular laptop. Those days are long past, and consumers can now purchase a computer that ships with Linux installed, knowing it will “just work.” What is the best Linux laptop right now?We went hands-on with some of the best laptops on the market that can run Linux, testing their performance, battery, and features. Our pick for the best Linux laptop overall is the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD More

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    This Ring model is the only indoor security camera you’ll ever need

    <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam is available for $80 in five colors: Black, Blush, Charcoal, Starlight, and White. This indoor camera pans 360 degrees and tilts up and down to cover the entire area it’s set up in, letting you watch over your home, business, or pets. The Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor […] More

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    Is DeepSeek’s new image model another win for cheaper AI?

    marian/Getty Images Chinese AI startup DeepSeek isn’t squandering its momentum anytime soon.  Just moments after knocking ChatGPT out of the top spot in the App Store for most downloaded free apps, the company released Janus-Pro’s multimodal text-to-image AI model on Monday. Like R1, DeepSeek’s flagship model, Janus-Pro is open source under an MIT license (making it commercially […] More