IT World
November 25, 2025
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Best Live TV Streaming Services of 2025

David Katzmaier/CNET If you want a cable-like experience at home and for on-the-go devices, without the dead weight that a cable subscription brings, a streaming service is worth a look. There’s no contract to sign, and if you don’t like the service you’re on, you can easily switch. Whether you’re looking for a basic package […]

IT World
November 24, 2025
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Senior Director of Million-Dollar Regexes – O’Reilly

The following article originally appeared on Medium and is being republished here with the author’s permission. Don’t get me wrong, I’m up all night using these tools. But I also sense we’re heading for an expensive hangover. The other day, a colleague told me about a new proposal to route a million documents a day […]

IT World
November 23, 2025
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Software Failures and IT Management’s Repeated Mistakes

“Why worry about something that isn’t going to happen?” KGB Chairman Charkov’s question to inorganic chemist Valery Legasov in HBO’s “Chernobyl” miniseries makes a good epitaph for the hundreds of software development, modernization, and operational failures I have covered for IEEE Spectrum since my first contribution, to its September 2005 special issue on learning—or rather, […]

IT World
November 22, 2025
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13 Best MagSafe Power Banks for iPhones (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Other MagSafe Power Banks to Consider We like a few other MagSafe power banks that didn’t make it into our top picks. Apple MagSafe Battery for iPhone Air. Photograph: Julian Chokkattu Apple’s MagSafe Battery for iPhone Air for $99: The super svelte iPhone Air doesn’t have room for a big battery, so Apple offers this […]

IT World
November 21, 2025
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5 questions about Trump’s 28-point Ukraine peace plan

The Trump administration has been something of a pendulum in its position on the war in Ukraine, swinging between pro-Ukraine and pro-Russia positions over the past year. This week, it is swinging hard toward Moscow. Earlier this week, Axios reported on a new 28-point Trump administration plan to end the war in Ukraine, echoing the […]

IT World
November 20, 2025
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Saudi crown prince jokes about prediction bets during White House visit

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud made light of his involvement in prediction markets during a presidential event as Polymarket makes it way back to the US. The royal from Saudi Arabia was visiting the United States for the first time in seven years to discuss political and economic matters with President Donald […]

IT World
November 19, 2025
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Scaling innovation in manufacturing with AI

“AI-powered digital twins mark a major evolution in the future of manufacturing, enabling real-time visualization of the entire production line, not just individual machines,” says Indranil Sircar, global chief technology officer for the manufacturing and mobility industry at Microsoft. “This is allowing manufacturers to move beyond isolated monitoring toward much wider insights.” A digital twin […]

IT World
November 18, 2025
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AI data center provider Lambda raises whopping $1.5B after multi-billion Microsoft deal 

AI data center provider Lambda announced Tuesday it raised $1.5 billion in a round led by TWG Global, a relatively new $40 billion investment firm formed by billionaires Thomas Tull, the former owner of Legendary Entertainment, and Guggenheim Partners founder and CEO Mark Walter. TWG holds a variety of the billionaires’ assets, including Walter’s stakes […]

IT World
November 17, 2025
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26 Best Gifts for Gamers for 2025

Best gaming consoles and VR For popular exclusive games like Astro Bot, the PS5 is the way to go (although many of these games eventually make it to PCs much later on). The PS5’s big advantage is its modernized, redesigned controller, which gives better haptic feedback. The PS Plus subscription service offers a big, Netflix-like […]

IT World
November 15, 2025
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AI Overviews Shouldn’t Be “One Size Fits All” – O’Reilly

The following originally appeared on Asimov’s Addendum and is being republished here with the author’s permission. The other day, I was looking for parking information at Dulles International Airport, and was delighted with the conciseness and accuracy of Google’s AI overview. It was much more convenient than being told that the information could be found […]