Sheena Vasani

Commerce Writer

Sheena VasaniJan 17, 2024

Samsung’s Galaxy S23 now starts at $699.99.

With the arrival of the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung’s Galaxy S23 now starts at $699 in the US instead of $799. That makes it $100 cheaper than the standard Galaxy S24. (Note, however, that the new S23 price has yet to show up on Samsung’s site.)

Its software and security update policy isn’t as impressive as the S24’s, but the Galaxy S23 still has hardware specs comparable to the newest gen. It’ll also get all of S24’s AI-powered features later this year.

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Samsung cuts Galaxy S23 price now that the S24 series is here

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Sheena VasaniJan 17, 2024

Politico’s new feature creates AI-generated summaries of federal bills for subscribers.

Politico Pro paid subscribers will now see “thousands more Federal bill summaries” generated by AI. The new Legislative Compass feature delivers both brief and in-depth bill summaries of federal bills, which Politico says should help public policy professionals respond to legislative changes faster.

The news comes after Politico’s parent company, Axel Springer, and OpenAI announced a partnership in December. As a part of the deal, Axel Springer can build with OpenAI’s technology while ChatGPT can share content from its publications.

POLITICO Launches AI-generated Bill Summaries Available to POLITICO Pro Subscribers

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This solid budget robovac is more than half off

Sheena VasaniJan 17, 2024

Sheena VasaniJan 10, 2024

Accessing screenshots on a Kindle is a little easier, thanks to a new update.

As a part of its latest software update (v5.16.6), Amazon’s introduced a dedicated screenshots folder that’ll come in handy while taking notes. The folder will contain all the screenshots you take after updating one of the current Kindles or Kindle Scribe, which you can then access by connecting your e-reader to a computer.

To take a screenshot on your Kindle, simply tap on the upper right and lower left of the screen at once (or the upper left and lower right).

Amazon rolls out new update for Kindle e-readers and Kindle Scribe

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Victrola’s Sonos-compatible turntables are down to their best prices to date

Sheena VasaniJan 10, 2024

Asus made a big portable OLED monitor you can fold in half

Sheena VasaniJan 9, 2024

You can now jazz up your patio with Nanoleaf’s first dedicated outdoor lights

Sheena VasaniJan 9, 2024

This OtterBox case looks like leather, but it’s actually all… cactus?

Hailed by some as a more sustainable leather alternative, the company claims its new nopal cactus leather cases require fewer greenhouse gas emissions as well as resources like land and water.

OtterBox says the cases are ruggedized to military standards, too. Hopefully, that means they’re more durable than Apple’s terrible leather replacement. The cactus leather cases will be available for iPhones in black, green, purple, and brown for $59.99 this spring.