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Wayne Williams

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Tech writer for BetaNews. Have also co-authored some non-fiction comedy books, and a novel - I Know What You Did Last Supper.

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Lenovo ThinkPad Dual-Mode Wireless ANC Foldable Headset 8550 (Aura Edition) is built for meetings first

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By Wayne Williams Verified
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Lenovo has added a new business-focused ThinkPad Dual-Mode Wireless ANC Foldable Headset 8550 (Aura Edition) to its lineup, and this one mostly targets hybrid workers who split their time between home, office, and travel, combining active noise cancellation, multiple microphones, and a compact folding design. The headset uses a dual-mode connection system, allowing it to pair over Bluetooth 5.3 or through a USB-C Bluetooth receiver.
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Ask.com, the search engine you forgot existed, quietly shuts down, laying the ghost of Jeeves to rest

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By Wayne Williams Verified
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Ask.com has closed down after nearly 30 years, ending a long chapter in early search history that many users have either forgotten or never knew existed. The company confirmed the decision in a message posted on its own site, marking the end of a service that once competed directly with the biggest names in search. The announcement came from IAC, which said it is narrowing its focus and ending its search business entirely.
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This free WordPress tool could save businesses billions every year by slashing the AI tokens needed to read the web — saving enough electricity to power the entire USA for 24 hours

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By Wayne Williams Verified
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Clean Markdown delivery cuts AI processing waste and lowers large scale computing loads Global WordPress adoption could shrink billions of gigabytes of unnecessary data transfers Estimated energy savings rival electricity needed to briefly power the United States A new open source WordPress plugin focuses on the growing load created by AI systems constantly crawling websites and processing pages never built for machines in the first place.
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