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When are Memorial Day sales? Memorial Day is observed on May 26, but some sales are starting now. Major retailers like Amazon, Target, and Best Buy will have items on sale, and tech brands like Bose, Sony, Beats, and more will compete for your dollars.Be sure to check back here for more Memorial Day headphones deals, as I’ll be updating this list throughout the sale period.How did I choose these Memorial Day deals?I test plenty of headphones throughout the year and only tell readers about the ones worth their time. Therefore, when those recommended headphones are on sale, I encourage you to jump on them. I look for the headphones we recommend the most, and if they’re on sale, I’ll let you know. Because many headphones are $350 or more, we understand that it can be an investment, and it’s crucial we make our recommendations based on research, thorough testing, and expertise.Looking for the next best product? Get expert reviews and editor favorites with ZDNET Recommends.  More

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When is Memorial Day? Memorial Day in the US is on Monday, May 26th. While the bulk of the best deals will go live on the day of, you can find great discounts on TVs and other tech during pre-holiday promotions at retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy.How did I choose these Memorial Day deals? Not all deals are created equal. And since Memorial Day isn’t exactly known for tech deals, I only chose the steepest discounts from the most trusted TV brands, like Samsung, Sony, and Hisense, to help you find the screen that best fits your space and budget.Looking for the next best product? Get expert reviews and editor favorites with ZDNET Recommends. More

TikTok TikTok has launched a new feature aimed at helping teens curb late-night scrolling, but it might benefit everyone. In an announcement this week, TikTok says it’s launching several “well-being features” to help younger users build healthy digital habits. Among them is a new in-app meditation feature to help teens wind down if they use […] More

When is Memorial Day? Memorial Day in the US is on Monday, May 26th. And while the bulk of the best deals will go live day-of, you can find great discounts on grills, lawn mowers, and more at retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, Lowe’s, and Home Depot.How did I choose these Memorial Day deals? Not all deals are created equal. Since Memorial Day is better known for lawn and garden deals, I only chose the steepest discounts from the most trusted brands, like Kobalt, Blink, and EcoFlow, to help you find the right fit for your lawn and your budget.Looking for the next best product? Get expert reviews and editor favorites with ZDNET Recommends. More

When is Memorial Day? Memorial Day in the US is on Monday, May 26th. And while the bulk of the best deals will go live day-of, you can find great discounts at retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, Lowe’s, and Home Depot.How did I choose these Memorial Day deals? Not all deals are created equal. Since Memorial Day is better known for lawn and garden deals, I only chose discounts on laptops myself or another ZDNET team member has tested. What are the tariffs in the US? The recent US tariffs on imports from countries like China, Vietnam, and India aim to boost domestic manufacturing but are likely to drive up prices on consumer electronics. Products like smartphones, laptops, and TVs may become more expensive as companies rethink global supply chains and weigh the cost of shifting production.CNET: Tariff Pricing Tracker: We’re Watching 11 Products You Might Need to BuyLaptops and PCs are also hit hard by the new US tariffs, with import duties potentially increasing prices by up to 35%. Many major brands still rely on Chinese and Vietnamese factories for assembly, meaning consumers could soon pay significantly more for everything from budget Chromebooks to high-end gaming rigs. These tariffs may accelerate efforts to move production to regions like Mexico or India, but shoppers can expect higher costs and fewer discounts in the short term.Looking for the next best product? Get expert reviews and editor favorites with ZDNET Recommends.    More

<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The $1,300 Motorola Razr Ultra is a high-performance flip phone with a unique design. Key upgrades make it a compelling option for foldable (and compact) phone enthusiasts, such as the 65W charging speed and 50MP ultrawide lens. The 4,700mAh battery looks great on paper, but yields average endurance from our testing. […] More

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETLast month, Meta hosted its first generative AI developer conference, LlamaCon, where it planned to release the “Behemoth” large language model. Instead, the company pushed the release to June, and now, a new report suggests it might slip further — to the fall or later.Also: The top 20 AI tools – and the #1 thing to remember when you use themAccording to The Wall Street Journal, Meta engineers are “struggling to significantly improve the capabilities” of Behemoth. That’s especially interesting given that, just weeks ago, Meta claimed Behemoth is still in training and yet already “outperforms” all major competitors — including GPT-4.5, Claude Sonnet 3.7, and Gemini 2.0 Pro — on several STEM benchmarks. Concerns are brewing Large language models (LLMs) power AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Meta AI, processing prompts on the fly and generating human-like text in response. Behemoth was billed as Meta’s “most powerful yet” LLM — “one of the smartest in the world” — and meant to serve as a “teacher” for future models. That’s the public story; internally, concerns are brewing. Also: Meta’s new AI app delivers a chatbot with a social media twistInside Meta, engineers reportedly worry that Behemoth does not offer enough of an improvement over existing models to “justify” a public release. Keep in mind: Meta released Llama 4 in April. (Llama, short for Large Language Model Meta AI, is Meta’s family of LLMs.) To date, two smaller Llama 4 variants, Scout and Maverick, are available, and Meta has teased another lightweight version. ZDNET requested a comment from Meta and will update this article if a representative responds. More