All Apple Watches share the same core DNA: a square screen with rounded edges, a rotating crown, interchangeable straps and Apple’s WatchOS with Siri integration. The differences lie in the details with factors like advanced health sensors, durability, battery life and screen size. Oh, and price. Lisa Eadicicco/CNET Budget:... Read more

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek released two powerful new AI models on Sunday that the company claims match or exceed the capabilities of OpenAI's GPT-5 and Google's Gemini-3.0-Pro — a development that could reshape the competitive landscape between American tech giants and their Chinese challengers. The Hangzhou-based company launched... Read more

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one, with quite a mix of categories. If you’re struggling with today’s... Read more

Wellness brand Therabody’s Theragun Cyber Monday deals started for Black Friday and not only are still going today, but will be live until December 6. The company is mostly known for its percussive massage guns—which are on sale, too—but don’t overlook the rest of Therabody’s inventory. From skincare facial... Read more

When Liquid AI, a startup founded by MIT computer scientists back in 2023, introduced its Liquid Foundation Models series 2 (LFM2) in July 2025, the pitch was straightforward: deliver the fastest on-device foundation models on the market using the new "liquid" architecture, with training and inference efficiency that made... Read more

Stranger Things isn’t finished dominating your Netflix life this holiday season, and KPop Demon Hunters isn’t going anywhere either. Along with Wednesday, these popular hits are being transformed as new digital Yule log streams, letting fans set their screens ablaze. Launching today, Dec. 1, these three additions join a... Read more

HBO knows you’re bored and cold. It wants you to Max and chill with Noah Wyle in scrubs. The company offers some of the best Cyber Monday streaming deals with a ridiculously low-priced $3/month offer for basic HBO Max (it’s the version with ads and 2K streaming, but still,... Read more

The Minns Labor Government in Australia is bringing in a major shake-up as it’s bringing in a six hour shutdown of gambling machines. To bring this into reality, it’s revoking the exemptions that are enabling pubs and clubs to vary the hours their venues can operate gaming machines. This... Read more

Cyber Monday Deal: Nest’s fourth-gen smart thermostat may be a bit pricey, but it’s well worth paying for thanks to its feature-rich offering. Even if you end up paying full price for it, the Nest Learning Thermostat pays for itself in about a year. But good news: You don’t have... Read more

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition features one of those classic — and difficult — purple categories. You’ll need to look... Read more