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Kerry Wan/ZDNET If you’ve been looking for a sweet deal on an iPad, we got you covered. Apple’s flagship tablets rarely see sales, but with Black Friday behind us, it’s time to look elsewhere for savings. Thankfully, Amazon and Best Buy have post-Presidents’ Day sales on tons of top tech.  The 10th Gen, released in 2022, is Apple’s base-model iPad. It boasts substantial upgrades, like symmetrical bezels, a larger 10.9-inch display, Magic Keyboard Folio support,…

The Arlo Pro 5S is easy to install, thanks to its built-in battery. Maria Diaz/ZDNET What’s the deal? The Arlo Pro 5S 2K security camera is still on sale for $120 with a limited-time discount after Presidents’ Day.  ZDNET’s key takeaways Arlo’s flagship Pro 5S 2K camera is battery-powered and features a 2K resolution that sells for $250 but is currently only $120. The Pro 5S can go anywhere surveillance is needed. It is reliably…

Nina Raemont/ZDNET What’s the deal?  Training for a marathon in 2025? The Nothing Ear Open is still on sale for $60 less than its asking price of $189 after Presidents’ Day. That means you can get these impeccable open earbuds that I’ve run many miles in for $129 right now.  Also: The best Presidents’ Day deals still live ZDNET’s key takeaways The Nothing Ear Open is the design-forward brand’s first open earbuds, available now for a discounted…

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET The Dyson Airwrap may be the most viral hair styling tool, with videos of the tool going viral years after launching. I was influenced by social media and asked for it as a Christmas gift two years ago. So, I am sure you want to know if the Dyson Airwrap was worth it. Simply put, two years later, it is still one of my most reached-for hair tools, having just used it last…

Bloomberg/Contributor/Getty Images Just weeks into its new-found fame, Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is moving at breakneck speed, toppling competitors and sparking axis-tilting conversations about the virtues of open-source software.  Also: US sets AI safety aside in favor of ‘AI dominance’ However, numerous security concerns have surfaced about the company, prompting private and government organizations to ban the use of DeepSeek. Here’s what you need to know. Founded by Liang Wenfeng in May 2023 (and thus…

Matthew Miller/ZDNET Presidents’ Day may have come and gone, but the discounts continue during this post-holiday period. OnePlus is offering a killer deal for the OnePlus Open. By buying the smartphone from its official digital store, you’ll receive the OnePlus Buds Pro 3 as a free gift. The earbuds come in one of three colors: Midnight Opus (black), Lunar Radiance (white), or Sapphire (blue). Additionally, if you enter the code “SPRINGDEAL” at checkout, you shave…

Marc Piasecki/Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI, the startup that owns the X (formerly Twitter) social media platform and builds AI models, unveiled its latest innovation, Grok 3, on Monday. This AI model challenges the best from OpenAI in reasoning and other tasks.  The unveiling follows Musk’s hostile bid for OpenAI, Inc., the non-profit that controls OpenAI, last week. Musk released a statement about the bid, saying “It’s time for OpenAI to return to the open-source,…

Getty Images / NurPhoto / Contributor Elon Musk was an investor in OpenAI when it was founded in 2015. Since then, he’s completely severed his ties with the startup, alleging the company has departed from its original non-profit mission. He created his own AI company, xAI, and with it, a large language model (LLM) called Grok. Now, the company has launched a new model, Grok 3, which is soaring to the top of the chatbot…