TECH

Top Memorial Day 2023 deals: mattresses, tech deals, homewares and more.

Published

3 hours ago

May 16, 2023

Believe it or not, the unofficial start of summer is finally (almost) back. That means swimming in the pool, backyard parties, and Memorial Day weekend hot sales. Savvy shoppers know that at this time of year, you can get a deal on items that don’t often go on sale.

While most big brands don’t announce their sales until after Mother’s Day, we’ve rounded up deals to keep an eye on – from mattresses and appliances to kitchen and fitness products – and picked some of our top picks.

We will update this story with a lot of more offers, so stay tuned!

Discounts on mattresses and bed linen

Why do we love it

Copper mattress Nectar Premier.(will open in a new tab) is a multi-layered cooling option that uses a copper coating for heat dissipation, memory foam with ActiveCool technology, and additional layers to dampen movement. It’s solid and reliable without feeling like you’re sleeping on a pile of bricks, and it comes with a generous 365-night Nectar home trial that lets you test it out all year to see if it’s right for you. And for the money, you’ll need the ability to return it if that’s not the vibe you’re looking for.

More offers of mattresses and bedding

Kitchen offers

Technical proposals

Why do we love it

Amazon devices of all shapes and sizes are already getting big discounts ahead of Memorial Day(will open in a new tab). If you had a Kindle, Echo, or Fire device on your wish list, this is your chance to save up to 47%. Kindles start at $79.99; The Echo Dot smart speakers are only $29.99; and Echo Show Smart Displays are just $74.99. Most of these prices just haven’t hit their all-time lows, but they are the lowest we’ve seen since the last holiday season.

More tech deals

Home Deals

Why do we love it

Dyson V8 Absolute Vacuum(will open in a new tab) is a powerful machine currently on sale for $150. While it has less overall suction power and a smaller trash can than its more expensive cousins, the trade-off is that it’s lightweight and easy to maneuver into every nook and cranny. The direct drive cleaning head means the bristles reach deep into your carpet to remove every speck of dust. In addition, it has 40 minutes of battery life and six different attachments for any cleaning.

More home deals

Health & Fitness Offers

Why do we love it

Just last month we made a bargain purchase of Theragun Pro handheld massage gun. However, ahead of Memorial Day, the price dropped another $50 to $399 (usually $599), a 33% savings. The Theragun Pro is Therabody’s top-of-the-line massage gun (hence the high price) and comes with a rotating arm, six attachments, adjustable speed, and an accompanying app to choose from a wide range of treatments for different muscle groups. Whether you’re new to regular training and struggling with sore muscles, or you’re a seasoned athlete looking to improve your mobility, Theragun Pro is the way to go if you can afford it.

More health and fitness offerings

Related Topics:day Deals homewares Mattresses Memorial tech top

Don't Miss

Bing artificial intelligence features are being actively implemented in mobile, multimedia

Click to comment

TECH

Bing artificial intelligence features are being actively implemented in mobile, multimedia

Published

4 hours ago

May 16, 2023

Naomi Johnson

Microsoft said it is rolling out additional visual features to its Bing Chat AI chatbot this week, including on mobile devices, where the Microsoft AI vision is now becoming more holistic. This is a silent attempt to phase out the traditional search box and make search more conversational.

In many ways, the evolution of AI has been similar to the evolution of the Internet: mostly text-based, with the later addition of graphics and then video. It’s the same with Bing: Microsoft originally planned to add visual maps, ads, and graphics, but scaled them down after launch, perhaps because users didn’t like them. Microsoft also took a similar approach to the more creative elements of its Bing chatbot: it leaned heavily on creative elements at launch, scaled them down significantly after long odd conversations, then slowly ramped them up again. Now it looks like Bing will gradually become more visual again.

This week, Microsoft promises to add both graphs and topic “cards” to the Bing AI chatbot, as the company promised earlier this month. In particular, you will be able to request a video in a chat and watch a video in a chatbot on various services. Perhaps more useful, you can view a summary of information on a given topic, known as the “Knowledge Map”. For that matter, you should be able to use Edge for summaries of longer documents as well. However, many of these features may be missing from Chrome—only Edge, where Microsoft has more influence.

However, the plugins promised by Microsoft are not quite here yet. Once completed, you can ask Bing Chat to book a table at your favorite restaurant in OpenTable and solve complex mathematical equations in Wolfram Alpha. Bing will be recommending restaurants today but cannot negotiate reservations.

The Microsoft Bing badge is your entrance to Bing Chat, its artificial intelligence chatbot.

Microsoft

In the meantime, Microsoft is bringing Bing chat functionality to mobile devices entirely. You can add a Bing widget to your home screen, including the ability to simply tap the microphone icon to ask a question. (“Hey Bing,” unfortunately not an option.)

Microsoft also places a small “b” icon on SwiftKey mobile keyboards. Clicking on it will allow you to use the AI to write whatever you want to write. The same key will automatically translate content into foreign languages and vice versa. You’ll see the same “b” icon when you select a word in the mobile version of Edge, allowing you to query Bing Chat for more information.

Perhaps just as important, Microsoft is now expanding your chat requests and history across desktop and mobile devices. Between all these small, incremental improvements, Microsoft’s message is clear: Bing Chat is Microsoft’s opportunity to recapture some of the attention users have given Google for decades, and the company is rapidly moving towards that.

TECH

Amazon is developing a Lord of the Rings MMO

Published

5 hours ago

May 16, 2023

Naomi Johnson

Amazon reached a deal with Embracer Group, the company that owns the intellectual property rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, to release a massively multiplayer online game (MMO) based on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. The upcoming game will be an open-world action-adventure MMO set in Middle-earth and tells stories from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings literary trilogy.

The game is in the early stages of production at Amazon Games Orange County, which is the same studio as the MMO. New world. Amazon Games will publish the game worldwide for PC and consoles. Amazon says it will reveal more information, including the launch time, at a later date.

While Amazon Studios is releasing The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power for Prime Video, Amazon says the show is unrelated to this upcoming MMO game in development with Amazon Games.

“We’re committed to bringing players high-quality games, whether they’re original IPs or long-time favorites like The Lord of the Rings,” Christoph Hartmann, vice president of Amazon Games, said in an interview. Press release. “Giving players a fresh take on The Lord of the Rings has long been a passion of our team, and we are proud that Middle-earth Enterprises has entrusted us with this iconic world. We are also delighted to expand our relationship with the Embracer Group following our Tomb Raider deal last year as they have proven to be excellent partners.”

It’s worth noting that the upcoming game will be Amazon’s second attempt at a Lord of the Rings MMO. The company’s first attempt was announced in 2019 and then canceled in 2021. The game was developed jointly by Amazon, Athlon Games and Leyou. The project was delayed due to disagreements between Amazon and Tencent, which acquired Leyou in 2020.

News of the upcoming game comes as Amazon continues to promote video games and is reworking its strategy. Earlier this year the company laid off about 100 employees in its video game division. Layoffs included staff at Game Growth, Amazon’s San Diego gaming studio, and Prime Gaming.

The Amazon Games lineup includes the in-house MMO New World and the role-playing game Lost Ark. The company also development of a new multiplatform”Tomb Raider” title. Launched in 2013, Amazon Games hasn’t seen much success so far, despite several published titles. Now the company is looking to hit it big with a fantasy franchise that will likely grab attention.

TECH

Andrew Tate’s pre-trial behavior could harm him

Published

6 hours ago

May 16, 2023

Naomi Johnson

Wiretapping in prison, cited by judges in court documents obtained by BuzzFeed News, shows that Andrew allegedly hoped to flee to Dubai on the pretext of receiving medical care there. (The United Arab Emirates does not have an extradition treaty with Romania.) A Tate spokesman told the Daily Mail in early March that the dark spot on Andrew’s lung was “most likely a tumor.” However, Andrew later clarified on Twitter that the place was actually a scar “from an old battle”. Andrew’s request to travel was denied by the authorities.

Eugene Widineak, the Tate lawyer, denied rumors that the brothers might try to flee. “They have a home and children in Romania, they are under criminal investigation, there is no reason to run away,” he told local media. Matea Petrescu, a spokeswoman for the Tates, told BuzzFeed News: “In regards to their leaving the country, there was no context mentioned in the partially published auditions. [namely] Andrew is only discussing going to Dubai for a medical clearance if his status allows it.”

The Romanian authorities also said that the Teites called on their army of followers to send a message to at least one alleged victim demanding that they drop their accusations. “These comments are in the nature of causing a state of fear in the victim as a result of a threatening tone towards her, attempts to persuade her to change her testimony in relation to the defendants in the case,” the judge noted in the case. February results.

(Suleiman Ahmed, an online pro-Tate persona, tweeted on Feb. 18 that he traveled to Palm Beach, Florida – the hometown of one of the key witnesses in the case – “for a big story“. However, there was no indication that Ahmed, who did not respond to a BuzzFeed News request for comment, actually met with the witness or her family.)

On top of that, in December, a US law firm representing the brothers sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Florida woman, urging her to retract her statements or face a defamation lawsuit. The Romanian authorities see this letter as part of an alleged intimidation.

Tates’ separate U.S. attorney, Tina Glandian, who is part of their Romanian legal team, recently stressed to the media that her “firm was not involved in sending the cease and desist letter.” Petrescu told BuzzFeed News that the letter was “a U.S. LEGAL action,” adding: “These suspicions are outdated given that the appeals court judges have decided to place them under house arrest.”