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I tried four brands of peanut butter from Trader Joe's, Costco, Wegmans, and Whole Foods.
  • My family tried peanut butter from four different grocery stores and ranked them from worst to best.
  • I thought the 365 brand was oddly greasy and too messy to spread.
  • The Kirkland Signature organic creamy peanut butter had a great flavor, and my kids loved it.

My family goes through a lot of peanut butter


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Ukraine's interceptor drones have caught allies' eyes as a low-cost way to stop enemy drones.
  • Drone attacks in the Middle East are driving new interest in Ukraine's anti-drone tech.
  • But just buying that gear isn't enough, Ukraine says. They need support systems, integration, and training.
  • One industry leader told Business Insider that an interceptor drone by itself

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Popeyes restaurant in Austin, Texas. Popeyes is owned by the Canadian Restaurant Brands International.
  • Companies like 7-Eleven and Ben & Jerry's seem like typical American brands.
  • However, some of the most "American" brands have been acquired by overseas companies.
  • Tiffany & Co., for example, falls under the control of LVMH, a French company.

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After releasing DLSS 4.5's Super Resolution feature earlier this year, NVIDIA has released an update with DLSS 4.5 features designed to boost frame rates on RTX 50 series cards. Those include DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation and DLSS 4.5 Multi Frame Generation 6X. With those, NVIDIA is promising the "smoothest path-traced gaming yet" to unlock the potential for high-refresh 4K 240Hz OLED


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Lynx founders
From left to right: Sarit Reiner Frumkes (CTO), Israel Duanis (Co-Founder & CEO), Niv Goldenberg (Co-Founder & CPO)
  • Linx counts Index Ventures, Cyberstarts, and Insight Partners among its backers.
  • That is the same core group that funded Wiz, which just closed its $32 billion deal with Google.
  • Wiz was about cloud security, while Linx is focused on identity security.

Linx Security has


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The AirPods Max 2 have some updates on the inside, but look identical to the original AirPods Max. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
The AirPods Max 2 have some updates on the inside, but look identical to the original AirPods Max. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

It's been over five years since the original AirPods Max came out. A minor hardware update in 2024 brought new colors and changed the Lightning port to USB-C (to meet EU regulations), and an update last year added lossless audio and ultra-low



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Amazon announced that it is adding new capabilities for ordering food delivery with its Alexa+ artificial intelligence assistant. Users will be able to place orders using natural language on Alexa+ through the GrubHub or Uber Eats platforms, provided they have an Amazon device with a large screen. First, you'll need to connect an account for those delivery services to use the feature. You can ask



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In the current RAM crisis, no company is better positioned to not only weather the storm but turn it to its advantage like Apple. It proved that when it released the MacBook Neo in early March. Despite only including 8GB of RAM, the Neo doesn't feel compromised, a testament to the company's silicon and software engineering. For Apple, it may be tempting to treat its latest MacBook as a one-off


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The latest iteration of Meta's smart glasses has arrived and, as rumored, they are more customizable, particularly for people who need prescription lenses. Meta and Ray-Ban parent company EssilorLuxottica revealed two new styles of frames: the Ray-Ban Meta Blayzer Optics and Scriber Optics, which will start at $499 a pair. 

The latest glasses are still considered to be part of the "Gen 2" Ray-Ban


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Samsung is starting to roll out blood pressure tracking to its smartwatch users in the US, after several years of the feature being available elsewhere. The update is available on Galaxy Watch 4 models or later running at least WatchOS 4.0, and enables users to monitor their heart rate alongside systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

The feature doesn't allow supported Galaxy Watches to