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Since it’s that time of year when we’d all rather stay inside and have a cozy movie night, winter is the ideal time to consider upgrading your home entertainment system to include live TV. With a plethora of affordable streaming options, you don’t need to shell out for traditional cable to access live TV at your fingertips, ensuring you don’t miss any live sports games, important news, or winter movie marathons. Whether you’re snuggling up solo or hosting a watch party, live TV is a great addition to every living room. Many live TV streaming services are available on platforms you may already subscribe to, meaning you’ll get to watch live TV without installing cable. Platforms like YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV allow you to watch live channels for a fraction of the cost of traditional cable while granting you access to their own exclusive content. Another plus for streaming services is that you don’t need to deal with additional equipment and lengthy setup phone calls — and you can watch live programs from your TV, phone, laptop, or tablet. Plus, a live TV upgrade is an excellent gift for family, in-laws, and the close-knit but hard-to-shop-for crowd. Also: The best TV antennas: Expert testedWhat is the best live TV streaming service right now?Our pick for the best live TV streaming service is YouTube TV More

Cheng Xin/Getty Images Microsoft has begun expanding the reach of its Copilot feature set, bringing its AI capabilities to Office apps for anyone currently subscribed to Microsoft 365 Personal or Family. For customers in the US and Europe, those features are only available with an extremely pricey Copilot Pro subscription. For Personal and Family subscribers, […] More

<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Privacy Hero 2, a $199 router available on FlashRouters, supports NordVPN and Surfshark alongside various VPN protocols. It comes with one year of access to Privacy Hero Wireguard VPN and, with a current promotion, one year of NordVPN. The company should improve the build quality and be more generous with […] More

JulPo/Getty Images In recent years, many personal finance applications have started offering artificial intelligence (AI) tools as an affordable alternative to human money managers. But do they always provide the right advice?  Many apps leverage AI to offer users a more consumer-friendly overview of their finances by automating savings, predicting expenses, analyzing spending trends, and identifying anomalies […] More

<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways PNY 1TB CS3150 M.2 storage drive, available for around $115. Overall, it’s a fast M.2 drive with active cooling to keep running temperatures below the maximum rated temperature. The heatsink makes the drive rather bulky, and you will need a 4-pin fan header on the motherboard to power the fans. more […] More

Mayo Clinic + Cerebras Systems Following the success of OpenAI’s GPT series of large language models, an increasing number of institutions are proposing “foundation” models for artificial intelligence that, like GPT, are “pre-trained” to have very broad capabilities in a domain of knowledge. We saw this last week with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang proposing a […] More

<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways Configurations for Lenovo’s LOQ Tower 17IRR9 start at $899. The computer is a great option for people looking for a well-performing, compact, and affordable computer. However, because of its small size, it has a limited number of available ports. more buying choices What’s the deal? Lenovo has restocked the LOQ Tower […] More

Kerry Wan/ZDNETWhat’s the deal?The Amazon Echo Frames (3rd Gen) More