Destination

2026-05-03

I'm a trained barista, and these are the top 3 budget-friendly coffee makers I recommend for cafe-quality drinks at home, from De'Longhi, Ninja and Philips

Coffee shop prices have shot through the roof, so it's a good time to pick up your own coffee maker to prepare your favorite drinks at home instead. [...]

Destination

2026-05-03

MIT study explains why scaling language models works so reliably

MIT researchers have a mechanistic explanation for why large language model performance scales so reliably with size. The answer comes down to a phenomenon called superposition.<br /> The article MIT study explains why scaling language models works so reliably appeared first on The Decoder. [...]

Destination

2026-05-03

China is falling behind in the AI race, according to a US government benchmark

A US government agency says China is now eight months behind in the AI race, but independent data doesn't back that up. And while US labs keep chasing smarter models, the price edge from Deepseek and other Chinese players may end up being the stronger argument.<br /> The article China is falling behind in the AI race, according to a US government benchmark appeared first on The Decoder. [...]

Destination

2026-05-03

"Despite the name, they lack nuance" I've got a hearing impairment, so I tried the high-tech Nuance Audio smart glasses to see if they really can help me hear better without the hassle of a hearing aid

Can smart glasses help you hear better? As a hearing-impaired person, I wore the Nuance Audio high-tech smart specs to find out if they work. [...]

Destination

2026-05-03

Xiaomi's open-weight MiMo-V2.5-Pro takes aim at Claude Opus with hours-long autonomous coding

Xiaomi's new MiMo-V2.5-Pro nearly matches Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 on coding benchmarks while burning 40 to 60 percent fewer tokens, according to the company. The release pushes Xiaomi deeper into the race among Chinese open-weight providers like Deepseek, where the fight is shifting from raw benchmark scores to how cheaply and how long a model can run autonomously on a single task.&l [...]

Destination

2026-05-03

How to watch Murphy vs Wu for FREE: Live stream World Snooker Championship 2026 Final from anywhere

Here's how to watch World Snooker Championship Final 2026 live streams from anywhere and for free, as two of the best players in the world meet at the Crucible. [...]

Destination

2026-05-03

My least favorite Dyson innovation has snuck its way into its new cordless vacuum — but this bit of small print might just have restored my enthusiasm

I have good news and bad news about the all-new Dyson V10 Konical. [...]

zdnet

2026-05-03

Why I own 4 different pairs of headphones, and how I effectively use each one

While a true 'all-in-one' pair of headphones may not exist for every user, these four come pretty close. [...]

zdnet

2026-05-03

I enabled Data Saver mode on my Android phone to avoid overcharges - and it's a big relief

Android makes it easy for me to manage my data use and prevent it from exceeding my plan's limit. Here's how. [...]