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    My new favorite phone accessory has an AI camera feature that’s truly useful

    <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Hohem iSteady V3 gimbal is available now on Amazon This smartphone gimbal makes it easy to create smooth video and offers one of the better auto tracking features I’ve used The iSteady V3 documentation leaves a lot to be desired. –> I love a good gimbal. In fact, about 15 […] More

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    Best early Prime Day robot vacuum deals to shop in October 2024

    Amazon is gearing up for another Prime Big Deal Days sale, colloquially known as October Prime Day, and the discounts have already begun to appear. Right now, we’re even seeing more expensive devices, like robot vacuums, get prices slashed in preparation for the big sales event.Also: The best October Prime Day deals live nowI test robot vacuums for a living, and can tell you that this is a great time to buy one, whether you want to gift it to someone during the holidays or get one for yourself. The market is full of great options, and the prices have consequently become very competitive, so you can get your hands on a top-performing robot vacuum and save a significant percentage of its price.We’ll update this list of robot vacuum deals ahead of October Prime Day and during the two-day sales event.Our favorite early Amazon October Prime Day robot vacuum dealsOKP Life K2 robot vacuum More

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    One of the most immersive headphones I’ve listened to isn’t made by Sony or Bose

    <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways Available now for $200, Soundcore’s new Space One Pro headphones improve on the original cans in almost every way The new pair have powerful ANC, solid audio output, and a stylish yet comfortable design They still don’t have a proper carrying case and certain features can ruin the listening experience. –> […] More

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    Meta explores neural control and AI beats bot detectors

    Welcome to ZDNET’s Innovation Index, which identifies the most innovative developments in tech from the past week and ranks the top four, based on votes from our panel of editors and experts. Our mission is to help you identify the trends that will have the biggest impact on the future. More

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    How to level up your job in the emerging AI economy

    rob dobi/Getty Images Artificial intelligence (AI) — as with cloud computing a few years prior — is upending the economics of information technology. In many ways, AI has the power to make technology much more efficient. The challenge, however, is helping people and organizations move to the next level and adapt to the new AI […] More

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    42% of daily X users have a negative view of it – losing the block feature won’t help

    rob dobi/Getty Images X CEO Elon Musk announced earlier this week that he’s pulling the teeth out of X’s (formerly Twitter) blocking feature. Soon, users you’ve blocked will be able to view your posts again.  Nina Owji, a web developer, posted, “X is about to remove the current block button, meaning that if an account is public, […] More