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    The 30+ best Amazon Spring Sale robot vacuum deals

    When is Amazon’s Spring Sale 2025? The Amazon Big Spring Sale is happening from March 25 through March 31. Are robot vacuums really cheaper during Amazon sales? Yes, robot vacuums are actually cheaper during Amazon sales. Prices often reach all-time lows during Prime Day events and the Amazon Big Spring Sale. You can find robot vacuum discounts sporadically throughout the year, but these big sales events tend to feature the biggest discounts and are often the best time to buy.How did we choose these Spring Sale deals?As a robot vacuum reviewer, I’ve become familiar with unique features and tested various devices in every price range. This experience has made me realize that the robot vacuum market has a lot of competition and helps me discern which robot vacuums are worth their retail price and when a discount is a good deal.I check robot vacuum deals weekly, paying special attention during sales events. I always choose to feature the deals that deliver the most features and best performance for the least money. Using our expertise and different tools to track deals, we can determine when a deal is worth it and ensure we only cover those.What are the best Amazon Spring Sale 2025 deals? ZDNET’s experts are searching through Amazon’s Spring Sale deals to find the best discounts by category. These are the best deals so far:You can also find the best Amazon Spring Sale deals by price:And the best deals from other retailers this week:Looking for the next best product? Get expert reviews and editor favorites with ZDNET Recommends. More

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    The best free website builders of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

    If you need a website for your small business, blog, or other online presence but aren’t ready to commit to a paid subscription, there are a number of platforms that will let you create and host your site for free. Free website builders have some limitations, but they’re great for getting your site up and running without any up-front cost. Also: The best website builders: Expert testedWhat’s the best free website builder right now?At ZDNET, we’ve tested a wide range of website builders to find the best tools for creating a website at no cost. Wix More

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    The 40+ best Amazon Spring Sale Apple deals: iPhones, Apple Watches, iPads, and more

    You can order an iPhone 15 directly from Apple, which is an excellent option if you don’t want a carrier lock. The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are thinner than their legacy counterparts. They come equipped with a USB-C port, 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays, and the Dynamic Island camera design. The Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max come with Apple’s new A17 Pro CPU, a faster neural engine, and camera improvements, including a 5X telephoto lens on the Pro Max. You can receive up to $630 in credit when you trade in an older device and purchase through Apple. Apple Card cashback is also available. If your device doesn’t meet trade-in standards, Apple will do the legwork to ensure you can recycle your device for free. More

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    My $8 secret to keeping my DIY electronic repairs sealed and secured

    <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The adhesive is strong, durable, and flexible, making it suitable for sealing up electronics. It can be applied with great precision, which means there is no mess. The instructions are terrible; luckily, the product is easy to use. –> What you need is an adhesive that is strong, flexible, and long-lasting, […] More

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    With AI models clobbering every benchmark, it’s time for human evaluation

    Veronika Oliinyk/Getty Images Artificial intelligence has traditionally advanced through automatic accuracy tests in tasks meant to approximate human knowledge.  Carefully crafted benchmark tests such as The General Language Understanding Evaluation benchmark (GLUE), the Massive Multitask Language Understanding data set (MMLU), and “Humanity’s Last Exam,” have used large arrays of questions to score how well a […] More

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    This 85-inch TV deal at $1,100 off made me reconsider paying up for OLED

    Hisense/ZDNETThe TV launch season is here, and while the latest sets from Samsung, LG, and Sony will surely bring the appeal (and premium price tag), consider this Hisense model if you want both an immersively large screen and affordability. During Amazon’s Spring Sale event, you can save up to $1,100 on the brand’s flagship U8 series TV More