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Zapier vs. Tray comparison: Which is best for enterprise automation? [2026]

It's easy to let edge cases influence your decision-making—thinking you need the most technical tool for the few times your developers will want to code their way out of a tough problem. And with enterprise software, it's tempting to assume you have to choose between power and ease of use. But that's not always true. The best automation platforms deliver both, scaling to meet complex enterprise needs while remaining intuitive enough for anyone to start building right away. You can use either Zap

As an audio expert, I rate Nothing’s headphones for style and sound — and you can already save up to 48% ahead of Black Friday

If you’re shopping for a new pair of headphones, you’re not exactly short of options. As an audio reviewer, I naturally have to consider sound quality when recommending headphones, but I’m also partial to pairs that look distinctive. Who wouldn’t want to stand out in the crowd for all the right reasons? And if you can get a set for basement-bargain prices without too many compromises, who am I to say no?That’s where Nothing comes in. The fledgling brand has made a ser

'People aren’t perfect, and everyone knows it': Security experts still see humans as the biggest threat to their business

Human error remains one of the biggest challenge to online security, according to industry leaders68% of security professionals cite human error, compared with just 55% for email-based scamsA worrying 80% of contributing factors in recent security incidents can be traced back to poor user practices or lack of trainingNew research into the challenges facing cybersecurity professionals has revealed the naked truth: that humans are considered the main challenge to securi

Russian bot traffic decimated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes knock multiple Yandex data centers offline

Ukrainian drone strikes knock key Yandex data centers offline in Central RussiaBot traffic on Yandex networks has dropped significantly as a result, with many services knocked offline and Yandex's Cloud Zones operating with 'limited functionality'Data centers are quickly becoming key military targets as intelligence gathering and communications rely on cloud servicesUkraine has launched a series of drone strikes over the past week that have knocked multiple Russian da

Hackers claim to have hit thousands of Trump Phone customers as the bad news for golden smartphone fans continues

Cybercrime group BYOD has published records on 3,615 Trump Mobile customers, including names, home addresses, phone numbers, and order detailsBYOD says it got in via malware on a Liberty Mobile employee's device, and that Trump Mobile told it there was "no team" to respondThe published data appears to cover the wireless service rather than T1 phone orders, and includes abandoned sign-ups and the Trump Organization's own CIOA newly formed cybercrime group calling itsel

Don't recycle that CRT yet—these 4 uses beat any flat panel for retro games and TV

So you've found an old CRT PC monitor, or maybe you inherited it from your grandpa. Either way, it's just a heavy old piece of junk, right? Best to just send it off for recycling, because there's no good use for these anymore. Wrong!

Hamilton CEO reveals how the watchmaker is leveling up its entertainment heritage in new Modern Warfare 4 special edition

When you read ‘video game fashion’, you likely picture faintly embarrassing Pokémon-inspired onesies, awkward PlayStation-branded rucksacks, or cringeworthy Sonic the Hedgehog T-shirts. But the world of video game and lifestyle collaborations has changed markedly over the last few years. With gaming becoming more of a major cultural force, higher-end brands have started to get involved.You can probably already think of some examples. It wasn't long ago that cult stree

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants your PC to become 'an infinite software factory' in final blow to the app store concept — but I'm afraid businesses won't bite the AI apple

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says Copilot Code and local AI make every Windows PC an infinite software factory with no cloud token spendRather than killing app stores, Microsoft is moving app hosting into Copilot, while IT leaders stay wary of citizen-built toolsMicrosoft's own engineers say local inference doesn't make sessions offline, and the routing ships later this monthMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella has a new pitch for the Windows PC, and it targets one of the most

The 4 hidden costs of buying a cheap GPU board tier

Does it really matter what brand or model of GPU you buy? Regardless of who the board partner is, the GPU on the card still comes from AMD, NVIDIA, or Intel, right? So why are you paying more for a "premium" card?

Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, October 13 (game #1723)

Looking for a different day?A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Monday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Monday, October 12 (game #1722).Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,500 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, tho

NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, October 13 (game #1220)

Looking for a different day?A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, October 12 (game #1219).Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It c

NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, October 13 (game #954)

Looking for a different day?A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, October 12 (game #953).Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, t

Kioxia beats its own world record with the fastest SSD ever produced — new PCIe 6.0 GP1 tops 20M IOPS and is part of Kioxia's plan to challenge DRAM in AI markets

Kioxia's upgraded GP drive exceeds 20 million random-read IOPSThird-gen XL-FLASH improves memory access through shorter wiring and additional planesKioxia LD4 launches with 15.36 TB and 30.72 TB capacitiesKioxia has announced a faster edition of its GP series drive that exceeds 20 million IOPS when reading 512-byte data blocks at random.The GP1 unveiled in August 2026 delivered about 10 million IOPS, so the new version roughly doubles the speed of the earlier model.Th

My jailbroken Kindle is the ultimate distraction-free writing terminal

I do a lot of writing on my laptop, but it's far from ideal. The problem is that my laptop is full of distractions that can steal my focus, including access to the entirety of the internet as well as highly addictive games such as Slay the Spire. I decided to turn my old Kindle into a distraction-free writing terminal, and it worked better than I was expecting.

3 excellent Paramount+ movies to watch this week (October 12-18)

We're getting to the point in October where it's perfectly reasonable to put the tombstones, skeletons, and giant spiders on the lawn in anticipation of Halloween. But if you're like me, you'll still want a couple of comedies on your pre-spooky season movie night list to keep things light before all the horror arrives.

Quote of the day by iRobot co-founder Rodney Brooks: "The world is its own best model"

The future of AI lies squarely in the physical realm, according to many industry figures such as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Much of the evolution of AI in recent years has, as expected, been in aid of building machines that can learn quicker, think faster, and interact with the physical world in a more compelling way.CheckmateNearly 40 years ago, the scientist Rodney Brooks authored a significant robotics paper that argued real-world robotics should focus on simpler, la

The WoW: Forever team says it learned a lot from Classic: Season of Discovery, including managing the in-game economy and RMT — but Blizzard will be 'more careful and cautious' with class changes as it 'knew we were going too far'

Blizzard Entertainment says it learned plenty of lessons from World of Warcraft Classic: Season of DiscoveryIt acknowledged that "we were going too far" with class changes in Season of Discovery and "Forever will be a lot more careful and cautious with slower class changes"The studio also learned "what levers we could create to help us manage the in-game economy" in ForeverBlizzard Entertainment has learned a lot from World of Warcraft Classic: Season of Discovery, bu

Steam Deck's GPU is completely outdated, and this cheap AMD mini PC proves it

When Valve released the Steam Deck in 2022, it wasn't a cutting-edge device by any means, and that was a deliberate choice. Valve carefully balanced performance, power consumption, and cost to create a machine that was almost perfectly suited for its intended purpose.

The US Army is handing out over $4.15 billion to any company able to stop low-cost drone attacks on home soil

US Army awarded $4.15 billion in counter-drone contracts to 10 companiesSeven of the ten winners each received a $500 million base awardThe framework carries a maximum ceiling of $7 billion across all awardsThe US Army has awarded contracts worth $4.15 billion to 10 companies developing technologies against cheap drones threatening military installations and critical infrastructure across the country.The awards fall under Domestic Shield, a Department of Defense initi

7 Docker containers that I leave running 24/7

I'm a big fan of Docker, especially with apps like Papermerge and Actual Budget. Over time, I've ditched some containers like Wallabag for alternatives that work better for me. While I use it for many different tasks, I often spin down containers for apps I'm not actively using at any given time. However, I run some apps 24/7 on one of my homelab laptops. These apps