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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

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<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Sharge Icemag 2 power bank is available on Amazon now for $50. With a perfect size, a powerful battery, RBG lighting, and a tiny fan to keep things cool, this power bank is ideal for those on the go. The Icemag 2 isn’t exactly the fastest charging power bank on […] More

<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Tineco Pure One Station 5 vacuum cleaner is available for $459. It’s a powerful cordless vacuum with a self-emptying base station, perfect for pet owners and parents. Some parts can be finicky, like lining up the floor brush on the base station, or its accessories getting stuck and not easily […] More

ZDNETArch Linux is one of the most stable and reliable operating systems on the market. The caveat to using Arch Linux is the installation is not exactly a point-and-click affair. It’s not nearly as hard as Gentoo, but it’s not even close to the user-friendliness of, say, Ubuntu.That does not mean it’s impossible. In fact, the developers have added a handy script to make the installation of Arch Linux considerably easier than it once was. You no longer have to manually partition your drive and take care of several complicated steps … just to get to the point of installation.Also: Archcraft is a solid, super fast distro for anyone ready to move beyond beginner LinuxEven better, that script is now included in the Arch Linux live image, which can be downloaded for free from the official download site. You’ll need to either have a virtual machine app (such as VirtualBox) or burn the ISO to a USB drive and boot your system from there. I prefer to go the virtual machine route because it’s the easiest way to test things.Let me show you how to install Arch Linux without losing your mind.How to install Arch Linux the easy wayWhat you’ll need: The only things you’ll need is the live image of Arch Linux booted and ready to go. It does not matter if you’ve chosen to install the OS as a virtual machine or on bare metal (aka, a standard computer). Of course, you’ll also need network connectivity for this to work. More