Laptop dealsdon’t get much cheaper than the deal Dell has on the Inspiron 14 right now. Usually priced at $500, this Dell Inspiron 14 model is down to $280 as a clearance deal. It’s ideal for basic web browsing and other simple tasks, or for providing your kids with their first laptop for less. Here’s what else it has to offer, but remember — as a clearance deal, it’s likely to end soon....

Despite recent revelations thatcar dealerships talk down on electric vehicles, clean cars still have plenty of pull for prospective buyers, not least of which is the sense of environmental responsibility that goes along with abandoning fossil fuels. A new study out of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California shows how EVs may also have an added benefit for society at large, bolstering the clean energy grid by providing mobile power storage....

It looks like theEssential Phoneis getting a successor. According to a newreport from Bloomberg, Essential has begun work on a new phone that will use artificial intelligence that mimics the user to perform tasks like automatically respond to messages. It seems as though Essential is working full steam ahead on the new project — in fact, it has reportedly paused development on things like a planned home speaker and potentially some other products to put its focus on the new phone....

Artist’s impression of Cheops, ESA’s Characterizing Exoplanet Satellite, in orbit above Earth. In this view the satellite’s telescope cover is open.ESA / ATG medialab This decade has seen an explosion of research into exoplanets — planets orbiting stars other than our sun — with missions likeNASA’s TESSdiscoveringpotentially habitable worlds,nearby planets, and ababy gas giant. Now, the European Space Agency (ESA) is beginning its own exoplanet mission with the launch of the Cheops satellite....

Fans want Stranger Things star to appear in Avatar: The Last Airbender With Avatar: The Last Airbender due to hit Netflix this month, fans have tipped a Stranger Things star as a perfect fit for one particular role. Fans might have a while to wait for new episodes ofStranger Things– with Season 5 now not thought to bereleased until 2025– viewers only have a matter of days until the live-action version ofAvatar: The Last Airbender....

Have you ever been surfing the web and found yourself wishing it was pressed up against your face in a pair of VR goggles? Yeah, neither have we. But this morning, Mozilla officially launched Firefox Reality, a VR-powered web browser that does just that. The phrase “VR web browser” rolls off the tongue well, but what does that really mean? To get a better idea of what Mozilla has in mind, we visited the company’s office in Portland and went hands-on with Firefox Reality....

With cases of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, yet to peak in most countries, there’s likely to be plenty of disruption in the coming months as stores, restaurants, and other customer-facing businesses deal with staff shortages caused by illness, self-isolation, and the like. With that in mind, Google is encouraging business owners to make sure they keep their “my business” listings for Maps and Search up to date should the virus impact their daily operations....

Hilarious fan video reimagines The Bear as an unnerving psychological horror game The Bear is already one of the most stressful shows on television today, but what if it was also one of the most stressful horror video games? FollowingThe Bear‘sSeason 3finale, fans are on the edge of their seatwaiting for more, especially after that cliffhanger ending. For fans who don’t want to wait, a new fan video imagines what a The Bear video game may look like....

Developing self-driving cars is about more than teaching computers when to accelerate or brake. Autonomous driving systems need to be programmed with an untold number of behavioral cues that human drivers take for granted. General Motors-ownedCruisebelieves the key to making its cars better drivers is by creating better digital maps to guide them. Here’s how Cruise does that. Some companies buy maps from third-party suppliers, but Cruise chose to develop all of its maps in-house....

So you bought a set of Apple AirPods. Not because you’re an Apple zombie entrenched in the company’s oft-criticized walled garden ecosystem of products that can sometimes snub outsiders, but because, dagnabbit, they’redarn good earbuds. And, yes, while they do tend to play much nicer with their own ilk, that doesn’t mean you simply can’t use your AirPods earbuds with non-Apple devices,like a Chromebook, for example. Thanks to Bluetooth support, pairing and connecting AirPods to a Chromebook is no problem!...

If youuse Microsoft Excelregularly for studying or work that requires a spreadsheet to be filled with data-driven information, then you know it can be quite difficult and time-consuming to decipher – even more so for those who are not familiar with analytical-based data. Whether spreadsheets are complicated or not, the fact remains that graphs help break down your data into an easier to understand format, enhancing the general readability of your Excel spreadsheet....

How to play Black Ops 6 early using New Zealand trick The wait forBlack Ops 6is nearly over, but if you simply can’t wait for Treyarch’s latest entry in the series, you can play it early using the New Zealand trick to adjust your timezone. Activision havedone away with early access in Black Ops 6, including thecampaignwhich usually drops first to give players a headstart. This means that the single-player story, multiplayer, andZombiesall go live on the October 25 global release date....

While smell-o-vision may be a long way from being ready for your PC, Intel is partnering with Cornell University to bring it closer to reality. Intel’s Loihi neuromorphic research chip, a a powerful electronic nose with a wide range of applications, can recognize dangerous chemicals in the air. “In the future, portable electronic nose systems with neuromorphic chips could be used by doctors to diagnose diseases, by airport security to detect weapons and explosives, by police and border control to more easily find and seize narcotics, and even to create more effective at home smoke and carbon monoxide detectors,” Intel said in a press statement....