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The A17 Pro chip in the iPhone 15 Pro has six GPU cores, but the same chip in the new iPad Mini only has five. Why? Apple Chip manufacturing is a sophisticated engineering process that produces CPUs and GPUs by arranging tracks and transistors on a nanometer scale. However, not all chips are created equal; variations in silicon material and manufacturing processes lead to differences in performance. Following manufacturing, each chip undergoes rigorous testing for…

Samsung/ZDNET Whether you’re a console or PC gamer, your display can make or break your gaming experience. The Samsung Odyssey Ark is a 55-inch, curved gaming monitor designed to be the ultimate display for hardcore gamers and content creators alike. And right now, you can save $1,000 on one at Best Buy — that’s a sizable 33% off.  The 55-inch screen uses a mini-LED panel to create brilliant colors and bold contrast. It features a…

“The message I got from the survey was that customers are operating in a world where there’s a massive proliferation of products, or applications, and that’s really translating into complexity. Complexity is equal to risk, and that complexity is happening in multiple places,” said Extreme Networks CTO Nabil Bukhari. Complexity is an interesting topic because it changes, Bukhari said. The first Ford cars were basically just an engine with brakes, but they were complicated to…

Onson/ZDNET The Onson 2-in-1 robot vacuum features both vacuum and mop functions to help clean pet hair and dirt. If you’ve had your eye on a robot vacuum but held off because of the price, you can save $250 on the Onson 2-in-1 robot vacuum right now at Walmart with this deal, bringing the price down to just $110. When you download the companion app, you’ll be able to set cleaning schedules, start and stop…

TCL/ZDNET The holidays are almost here, and it’s a great time to take advantage of deals on big-screen TVs. The 85-inch TCL Q65 is currently $600 off at Amazon — which means you can still snag a brand-new, big-screen TV for just $1,000.  An updated version of TCL’s mid-range TV, the Q65 offers support for both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos for improved picture quality and virtual surround sound to give you a more cinematic experience…

Amazon/ZDNET Amazon is offering a great deal on storage right now: When you buy a 1TB PNY CS900 internal SSD, you’ll get a 500GB SSD for free. The PNY CS900 is an internal SATA III SSD, which means it needs to be permanently installed in your PC or laptop. But what you sacrifice in portability, you make up for in versatility. With read and write speeds of up to 550 and 515MB/s, respectively, you can…

Lea Scaddan/Getty Images It’s no secret that X (formerly Twitter) has been in flux since Elon Musk took over the company. The platform has undergone a series of controversial changes, alienating users with each new decision. The most recent privacy shift, which allows blocked users to view your posts (though they can’t engage with you directly), has sent many of X’s most loyal users scrambling for the exits. Also: Cash App users have less than…

Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images I’m no day trader. Back in the 1990s, I dabbled with Cocoa futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange using Globex. However, you may have noticed I’m not a commodity millionaire. Still, I know a thing or two about the stock market, and I think Perplexity AI, the rapidly growing AI company’s new finance-centric platform, Perplexity Finance, may be helpful to neophyte stock traders.  Also: Want a free year of Perplexity Pro? Here’s…

Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Hot on the heels of Salesforce’s announcement last month of artificial intelligence agents for sales, Microsoft on Monday announced it will make ten agents available in Dynamics 365 for use in sales, customer service, finance, and supply chain operations. The company is also previewing an addition to its Copilot Studio development tool to let programmers make their own agents with hooks into proprietary corporate data. Also: Microsoft’s upgraded Copilot Studio…