Nvidia claims RTX 5090 exceeds 800 fps in Valorant and that its a pro gamers dream GPU for low latency and smooth frame rates.

Manufacturers are targeting safer user experiences, and Dell's new UltraSharp monitors are no different.

Want more housing market stories from Lance LambertsResiClubin your inbox?Subscribeto theResiClubnewsletter.Morgan Stanley forecasts that nationally aggregated home prices are likely to fall 2% this year.This is a particularly bearish view compared to other forecasters. Among the 26 firms tracked by ResiClub, the average U.S. home price forecast for 2025 is a 2.7% increase.We believe the housing market, and home prices in particular, are on a healthy foundation, Jim Egan, Morgan Stanleys head of housing market research, told ResiClub. We by no means view this as a correction in [national] home pricesjust the dynamic introduced by increasing inventories, allowing home price appreciation to dip below 0%.Morgan Stanleys home price appreciation forecast is based on an analysis of several factors, including demand for shelter, housing supply (both existing homes for sale and new construction), affordability, and the availability and quality of mortgage credit. The firms bearish 2025 outlook is driven by the U.S. housing markets intertwined affordability and supply dynamics.Although total active listings are among the lowest in decades, supply is increasing. According to Morgan Stanleys December housing tracker, for-sale housing inventory has risen 15% year-over-year.It is this inventory growth that we believe has contributed to the slowdown in home price appreciation over the past several months, Egan says. We think that continued growth in for-sale inventory in 2025 will lead to further slowing in home price appreciation, eventually bringing it below 0% by the end of the year, leading to our -2% forecast.After this years slowdown in home price appreciation, Morgan Stanley predicts national home price growth will re-accelerate to +3% in 2026.Meanwhile, affordability has improved from Q4 2023, even when the recent increase in mortgage rates since mid-September is factored in, Egan says.However, it is important to note that housing affordability remains more challenging than it has been for most of the past 40 years. This marginal improvement in affordability has yet to increase home sales volumes significantly, with supply reacting faster than demand to the broader decrease in mortgage rates. However, Egan does expect sales volumes to climb in 2025.We think we are seeing green shoots in the form of year-over-year increases in both pending home sales and mortgage applications for purchase over the past few monthsthe first time either has shown year-over-year growth since 2021, he says. That being said, the backdrop of challenged affordability and limited inventory should keep home sales growth modest.In addition to the official -2% home price appreciation forecast, the investment bank also accounts for unforeseen macro developments providing bull case and bear case forecasts.Morgan Stanleys housing researchers suggest that if demand responds stronger than anticipated to lower mortgage rates, home prices could continue to grow in 2025. This would support the firms bull case, which predicts national home price appreciation at +5%.On the flip side, if supply increases faster than expected, with strained affordability keeping buyers on the sidelines, this would contribute to Morgan Stanleys bear case, which calls for a -5% decline in home prices in 2025.After this years home price appreciation slowdown, Morgan Stanley predicts national home price growth to re-accelerate to +3% in 2026, Egan told ResiClub.

On Tuesday, Girl Scouts of the USA kicked off its 2025 cookie season. (As a former Girl Scout, I can say that finding inventive ways to sell cookies was my first experience as an entrepreneur.)Some bad news for Girl Scout cookie-lovers, though: The organization will no longer be making two popular flavors, Smores and Toast-Yay! However, fans will still have a chance to stock up on them before they are officially retired in 2026.For the Girl Scouts, who have been in the cookie business for 100 years, these two flavors are relatively new. Smores cookies, introducedin 2017, taste just like youd imagine: marshmallow and chocolate filling sandwiched between graham cracker cookies. Toast-Yay! tastes like French toast dipped in icing and debuted just four years ago. Availability of the soon-to-be-retired varieties will vary depending on customer location.(Another flavor, Raspberry Rally, was discontinued in 2023.)Hungry yet? (I am.) If youre looking to order some Girl Scout cookies now, heres what to know:Girl Scout cookie 2025 line-upAs the Girl Scouts like to say, the future is sweet, and so is this years cookie lineup, which is jam-packed with classics including the top three best-selling Girl Scout Cookies: Thin Mints (my favorite), Caramel deLites/Samoas, and Peanut Butter Patties/Tagalongs. There are no new cookies this season.Heres the full list:Do-si-dos (or Peanut Butter Sandwiches)Thin MintsSamoas (or Caramel deLites)Tagalongs (or Peanut Butter Patties)AdventurefulsCaramel Chocolate ChipLemonadesLemon-UpsToffee-tasticTrefoilsPlus: Smores and Toast-Yay! (locations may vary)How to purchase Girl Scout cookies If you know a registered Girl Scout, reach out to her.Beginning February 21, customers who do not already know a Girl Scout will also be able to buy and ship cookies to their home using the Girl Scout Cookie Finder.You can also text COOKIES to 59618 to stay informed about how to purchase Girl Scout Cookies.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a $20 billion new investment to build data centers across the United States.At a news conference at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said the investor is Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani, chairman of DAMAC properties.Trump introduced Hussain Sajwani, chairman of DAMAC Properties, as one of the most respected business leaders in the Middle East, indeed the world.Big technology companies have been racing over the past year to set up data centers essential for powering generative artificial intelligence applications such as OpenAIs ChatGPT and Google Gemini, which require immense computing power. Microsoft said last week it would spend about $80 billion this fiscal year to ramp up its AI capacity. Overall, global spending on procurement and installation of mechanical and electrical systems for data centers is likely to exceed $250 billion by 2030, McKinsey estimates.(This story has been refiled to drop extraneous words in paragraph 1)Steve Holland and Aditya Soni; writing by Doina Chiacu, Reuters

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a forest spa in China by Vector Architects.Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.Vector Architects designed the Wulingshan Eye Stone Spring spa in Aranya, China, incorporating a stack of eight chimney-style lightwells.Commenters shared mixed opinions on the structure, with one describing it as "stunningly powerful," while another referred to it as a "sublime and bonkers resolution of the brief".High Court rules Zaha Hadid Architects must continue paying to use founder's nameOther stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included aHigh Court ruling requiring Zaha Hadid Architects to keep paying to use the founder's name, a Corten steel extension in South London and a red brick cinema in Hainan by One Plus Partnership.Dezeen DebateDezeen Debate is sent every Tuesday and features a selection of the best reader comments and most talked-about stories. Read the latest edition of Dezeen Debate or subscribe here.You can also subscribe to our other newsletters; Dezeen Agenda is sent every Tuesday containing a selection of the most important news highlights from the week, Dezeen Daily is our daily bulletin that contains every story published in the preceding 24 hours and Dezeen In Depth is sent on the last Friday of every month and delves deeper into the major stories shaping architecture and design.The post Dezeen Debate features a "wonderful and powerful execution of space" appeared first on Dezeen.

PROS: Elegant and sustainable micro-fiber vegan leather material Innovative Triprism lens helps keep the phone thin and light Clean and fast OxygenOS 15 Android experience Large 6,000mAh battery with fast wired and wireless chargingCONS: New vegan leather material available only on one colorway Off-center camera position can cause wobbling on desksRATINGS:AESTHETICSERGONOMICSPERFORMANCESUSTAINABILITY / REPAIRABILITYVALUE FOR MONEYEDITOR'S QUOTE:With a distinctive elegance and uncompromising performance, the OnePlus 13 reaffirms the brand's philosophy of pushing the boundaries of what smartphone flagships are truly capable of.Most people put out New Years resolutions at the start of the year to make sure they put their best foot forward from the get-go. For OnePlus, that means starting the year with a BANG! by unleashing its newest flagship to the whole world. Already in its 12th incarnation (skipping the nefarious 4 and skipping the T models), the brand has gone through just as many redesigns and direction changes, all while still trying to stay true to the revolutionary spirit that quickly catapulted it into fame.The OnePlus 13 is poised to be the culmination of that colorful history, at least up to this point, leveraging all the lessons that it learned in over 10 years while also boldly venturing into new territory. Can its latest flagship live up to its pedigree or has the brand lost its way? We take the OnePlus 13 for a spin to find out if the former upstarts spirit lives on.Designer: OnePlusAestheticsOnePlus has always been quite revolutionary when it comes to the materials it uses for its smartphones, from wood to sandstone to faux leather. For the OnePlus 13, it opted to revisit materials associated with luxury products, in this case, leather. But in typical OnePlus fashion, it wasnt content to just slap on that luxurious but unsustainable material and it created its own eco-friendly variant.With the worlds first microfiber vegan leather applied to a smartphone, the OnePlus 13 immediately exudes a sophisticated appearance that doesnt just look good but also feels great. Its soft and warm to touch, adding a new tactile dimension to the smartphone experience. It also puts an extra level of durability into play, protecting the phone from high-temperature, salt spray, and even chemical exposure.Its undoubtedly a nice touch (pun intended), but its sadly not standard across the different colorways. Black Eclipse instead uses a unique process that gives its glass back a texture reminiscent of rosewood grain, a material near and dear to OnePluss heart. Compared to these two, unfortunately, the white Arctic Dawn looks and feels almost too mundane.The OnePlus 13 also tries to combine the best of modern designs. On the one hand, you have the predominant flat aesthetic clearly seen on the phones edges. On the other hand, OnePlus also applied a quad-curved glass for the front, making the surface blend gracefully into the mid-frame. The back has a similar subtle curve around the edges, not enough to make it feel like youre holding a phone from the 2010s.If theres one detail about the design that might not sit well with everyone, it would be the cameras. Large circles are in fashion today, but many now try to put that raised disc in the middle rather than off to the side like the OnePlus 13. While aesthetic tastes may vary, the design does have some practical implications on the weight distribution of the product. Suffice it to say, expect it to wobble when you tap on it on a flat surface like a table.ErgonomicsAs well get to later, the OnePlus 13 is packed with quite a number of powerful hardware, including a very large battery pack. It needs at least that much to have a competitive edge, but thankfully that doesnt come at the expense of the phones usability and ergonomics. In fact, despite all that, the OnePlus 13 is only 210g light and 8.5mm thin, a remarkable feat indeed.What these figures mean in practice is that the phone remains comfortable to hold, giving confidence whenever you hold the phone in your hand. The texture of the microfiber vegan leather material also improves your grip, ensuring that the OnePlus 13 wont easily escape your grasp.PerformanceAs an early 2025 flagship, its no surprise that the OnePlus 13 would have the best of the best hardware available in the smartphone market at this point. That means, of course, the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, 16GB of memory, and 512GB of storage. Youll hardly see the OnePlus 13 choke on anything you throw at it, from gaming to AI-powered photo touch-ups, and a massive cooling vapor chamber ensures its running at peak performance longer.On the software side, the OnePlus 13 runs OxygenOS 15, which is based on Android 15. Unlike most skins, the latest iteration of the brands custom Android experience is pleasantly clean and light. Its no accident, of course, as the company intentionally fine-tuned the user experience to feel fast and smooth to give it the feeling of responsiveness. Of course, theres no shortage of AI features, both OnePlus as well as Googles Gemini, and it can handle those functions quite gracefully.Just as interesting as its back is the OnePlus 13s front, where a flat 6.8-inch QHD+ (31681440) screen lies. Its bright, colorful, and fast, making your content pop whether theyre static photos or fast-moving games. The experience, however, goes beyond just looking good, with a new Glove Mode that lets you operate the display even while wearing woolen or sheepskin gloves up to 0.5cm in thickness. And considering how much time we spend on our phone screens, the 2160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming promises to put less strain on the eyes.Part of the reason for the OnePlus 13s large size is the 6,000mAh battery inside. Thats immediately larger than what most flagship smartphones carry, and yet the OnePlus 13 manages to still remain thin and lightweight. More than just the oversized capacity and battery life, the battery also impresses with its fast 80W wired and 50W wireless charging speeds, making sure youre up and running again in a little over 30 minutes. That is, of course, if youre using compatible proprietary OnePlus chargers.With mobile photography as one of the top reasons people buy smartphones today, its no surprise that OnePlus invested quite a lot on its new flagships camera system. Its becoming quite trendy to finally have nearly co-equal camera sensors, in this case three 50MP cameras that deliver clear, detailed, and beautiful images, regardless of the angle or focal length.A large 1/1.4-inch Sony LYT-808 leads the pack with an equally large f/1.6 aperture, making short work of most shots under any lighting condition. The 50MP Samsung ISOCELL JN5 sensor on the ultra-wide camera delivers a breath-taking panorama with every shot, and it doesnt sacrifice any quality to get there. Having the same megapixel count removes that jarring jump when switching cameras, making it feel like youre using a single camera with different lenses instead.Admittedly, the most interesting of the three is the telephoto camera, and not just because of its 1/1.95-inch Sony LYT-600 sensor. It uses an innovative Triprism lens design that, despite having more prisms than your typical periscope-style telephoto lens, actually takes up less space inside. Thats how the OnePlus 13 manages to be thinner than the competition and still deliver a 3x optical zoom with a 73mm equivalent focal length.Suffice it to say, the OnePlus 13 doesnt disappoint when it comes to camera output, both in still photos and in videos. Even on an overcast day, you still get plenty of details and sharpness, even when zoomed in. And with its partnership with Hasselblad, portraits come out perfectly as if they were taken by professional Hasselblad cameras.SustainabilitySmartphones remain one of the most numerous mass-produced electronics in the world today, and theres no slowing down that market. This means millions of units are still produced annually, and just as many are replaced or simply discarded frequently. Any small change that reduces a phones negative impact on the environment adds up in the long run, like going with a more sustainable material such as the OnePlus 13s microfiber vegan leather.It definitely helps if a smartphone doesnt have to be replaced any time soon, whether because of damages or obsolescence. The OnePlus 13 boasts IP68 as well as IP69 ratings, so some water accidents need not cause a panic. OnePlus also promises four years of software updates and an additional six years of security updates, ensuring that your phone is running smoothly for years to come.ValueWith quite a number of players in this already crowded market, OnePlus is definitely smart in getting a head start this year with the global launch of the OnePlus 13. It is making a competitive and well-rounded product available early before some of its rivals even announce their next big thing. And the OnePlus 13 is definitely worth checking out with all the features it has to offer.More than just the powerful high-end hardware, impressive triple 50MP cameras, and long-lasting battery, what the OnePlus 13 offers is a holistic experience that checks all the right boxes. An elegant and sustainable design, a clean and fast user interface, and the right balance of AI-driven features, all contribute into making the OnePlus 13 a good choice for an early 2025 purchase.VerdictOnePlus began as a challenge to the status quo of the smartphone market and delivered products that made the same premium features more accessible to people. It was never just about the price, however, and the focus was always on providing a design and user experience that could keep up with users needs and preferences, facets of their lives that change and grow over time.The OnePlus 13 aims to be that kind of companion on peoples life journeys. Not just a technological tool but a part and extension of themselves. Its future-proof features, stylish aesthetics, and environment-conscious design allow it to keep up with users from all walks of life, whether theyre content creators, mobile gamers, knowledge workers, or anyone in between. In that sense, the OnePlus 13 definitely carries the torch of the brands Never Settle philosophy, delivering an uncompromising experience that empowers you to stay ahead.The post OnePlus 13 Review: Redefining What It Means to Never Settle first appeared on Yanko Design.

It seems that smart rings might soon be creating waves that will displace fitness trackers and even some smartwatches. After all, theyre small and discreet, let you still wear your favorite timepiece, and should last you almost a week of battery life. You still get all the tracking benefits of a larger wearable, though some might cast doubts on the accuracy of heart rate and blood oxygen monitoring.On the flip side, a smart rings simpler and smaller design means that it loses out on a few smart features, notably the ability to see information or be alerted to notifications. Some might actually consider this a benefit but others definitely wont. As if to say its possible to have the best of both worlds, this ultra-thin smart ring boasts to be the first to bear its own tiny display, which sounds fascinating until you really think about it.Designer: RogbidUnlike, say, the eccentric Casio ring watch that looks like a miniaturized wristwatch, the Rogbird SR08 Ultras display sits entirely within the confines of the rings body. That means it has an extremely tiny space for information, so text and numbers scroll in a pager-style tickler format, but youll still have to squint and patiently wait for the full information to pass by before you can get all the details.That defeats the reason why even the most basic smart tracker has a display, letting wearers see important information at a quick glance. The small pixel density also makes it uncomfortable to read, straining your eyes more than necessary. The irony is that you will most likely always have your phone with you anyway, so it might be faster and easier to check the app on a larger screen.Having a display also affects battery life, especially if theres no clear mechanism for automatically turning it off and on with gestures. It makes one of a smart rings biggest benefits, which is longer battery life, pointless. In fact, with a distracting display that breaks the illusion of wearing an elegant piece of jewelry, you pretty much throw away everything that makes a smart ring appealing.Fortunately, the Rogbid SR08 Ultra seems more like an outlier than a trailblazer, flaunting technical prowess rather than pushing the young market to maturity. It does look like it misses out on some important features, though the discounted $90 price tag looks almost too good to be true, and maybe it actually is.The post Smart ring with a built-in display is convenient but misses the point first appeared on Yanko Design.

Meta rolled out a number of changes to its Hateful Conduct policy Tuesday as part of a sweeping overhaul of its approach toward content moderation.

Misconfigured license-plate-recognition systems reveal the livestreams of individual cameras and the wealth of data they collect about every vehicle that passes by them.