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X’s Grok AI chatbot is now available to all users

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Sundar Pichai says Google Search will ‘change profoundly’ in 2025

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PUBG’s creator has an ambitious plan for multiple new games

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It’s been a while since we heard from Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene, best known as the creator...
It’s been a while since we heard from Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene, best known as the creator of the global battle royale hit PUBG. But now, Greene’s studio, PlayerUnknown Productions, is detailing what it’s working on — and there are multiple games in the works, all pointing toward a big final project.First up is...
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Nearly 80,000 Anker speakers recalled due to fire hazard

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The Verge’s 2024 holiday gift guide

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Glocusent’s Bookmark Style Reading Light is the perfect gift for those who burn the midnight oil...
Glocusent’s Bookmark Style Reading Light is the perfect gift for those who burn the midnight oil reading. The clip-on USB light offers a lightweight design and multiple brightness levels, providing a soft, warm glow that’s dim enough that it won’t disturb anyone else trying to get some shut-eye nearby. Price: $10.99...
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NASA’s mission to return humans to the Moon has been delayed again until 2026

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NASA has, once again, postponed the Artemis missions that will return humans to the Moon. The...
NASA has, once again, postponed the Artemis missions that will return humans to the Moon. The Artemis II mission, which will have astronauts orbiting the Moon, had already been pushed from 2024 to September 2025 but is now planned for April 2026. Artemis III, which will return astronauts to the surface of the Moon n...
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Spotify suddenly cut off app developers from a bunch of its data

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Spotify pulled the rug out from developers last week, announcing sudden changes to its API policies...
Spotify pulled the rug out from developers last week, announcing sudden changes to its API policies just before Thanksgiving that cut new apps and apps in development off from access to the platform’s data.As of November 27th, the day Spotify revealed the changes, new “Web API use cases” will lose access to certain ...
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s early access period won’t include full ray tracing

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If you pay the premium to play Indiana Jones and the Great Circle early on PC,...
If you pay the premium to play Indiana Jones and the Great Circle early on PC, the game won’t initially include full ray tracing. The game’s early access period for Premium Edition and Collector’s Edition buyers launches at 7PM ET today, but full ray tracing won’t be added until December 9th, when the game launches ...
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OpenAI’s 12 days of ‘ship-mas:’ all the new announcements

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OpenAI’s 12 days of “ship-mas” have officially begun, with the company set to reveal some new...
OpenAI’s 12 days of “ship-mas” have officially begun, with the company set to reveal some new features, products, and demos during all 12 days starting December 5th, just a few days shy of the second anniversary of ChatGPT’s explosive launch in 2022. According to the company, ChatGPT now has over 300 million weekly ...
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James Gunn wants DC Studios to be able to make a little bit of everything

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Between its reanimated corpses and humanoid animals, HBO’s new Creature Commandos series doesn’t really look or...
Between its reanimated corpses and humanoid animals, HBO’s new Creature Commandos series doesn’t really look or sound anything like Warner Bros.’ other upcoming projects featuring characters from DC’s comics. But DC Studios co-head James Gunn says that’s by design and part of his plan to make the studio a place wher...
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Stop using generative AI as a search engine

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How many presidents have pardoned their relatives? It turns out this is a tricky question to...
How many presidents have pardoned their relatives? It turns out this is a tricky question to answer.Following Hunter Biden’s pardon by his father, several commentators have looked to precedents — other pardons of relatives. Case in point: Ana Navarro-Cardenas, a commentator who appears on The View and CNN. On X, Nav...
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Peloton’s new audio-based app is like an invisible strength coach

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Peloton announced the launch of Strength Plus, a new standalone, audio-based strength training app. The app...
Peloton announced the launch of Strength Plus, a new standalone, audio-based strength training app. The app was introduced in a limited beta program earlier in September, but is now officially available. The Strength Plus app allows users to generate custom workouts by choosing workout length, equipment, experience ...
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Apple now lets you sync your passwords with Firefox, but not on Windows

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Nissan needs a little something extra to connect the Ariya to Tesla’s Superchargers

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Nissan put out a tutorial video for Ariya owners today that shows how to use a...
Nissan put out a tutorial video for Ariya owners today that shows how to use a Tesla NACS adapter with the vehicle, and it includes a step completely out of left field: shove a small piece of plastic into your car’s CCS port before you connect the adapter.The Ariya is Nissan’s first EV with a CCS port, and the autom...
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Trump picks two nominees who could decide the fate of Big Tech and crypto

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President-elect Donald Trump made two nominations Wednesday that will shape significant parts of his administration’s tech...
President-elect Donald Trump made two nominations Wednesday that will shape significant parts of his administration’s tech enforcement, if confirmed by the Senate.Former Republican Securities and Exchange Commissioner Paul Atkins is Trump’s pick to lead the agency, replacing Biden-appointed chair and crypto foil Gar...
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Sam Altman lowers the bar for AGI

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Nearly two years ago, OpenAI said that artificial general intelligence — the thing the company was...
Nearly two years ago, OpenAI said that artificial general intelligence — the thing the company was created to build — could “elevate humanity” and “give everyone incredible new capabilities.” Now, CEO Sam Altman is trying to lower expectations.“My guess is we will hit AGI sooner than most people in the world think a...
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Threads takes an important baby step toward true fediverse integration

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You can now follow fediverse accounts on Threads, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced. Threads rolled...
You can now follow fediverse accounts on Threads, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced. Threads rolled out fediverse users’ likes and replies in a very limited way at first, and it’s the same here — fediverse posts won’t appear in your feeds, and you can only follow those accounts if they’ve interacted with a post...
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Nokia’s classic Snake game is now a Nothing widget

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Dune: Prophecy’s showrunner wants you to think beyond the hero / villain binary

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Denis Villeneuve’s Dune films become much more disturbing once you start to consider exactly what makes...
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune films become much more disturbing once you start to consider exactly what makes the Bene Gesserit one of the most formidable forces in the Imperium. The Sisterhood’s secrecy and cultivation of strange powers are part of why those outside of the order see Reverend Mothers as almost superhuman ...
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Donald Trump picks billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA

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You can try Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s excellent character creator for free

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Apple’s AirTags are cheaper than they’ve ever been for Cyber Monday

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Whether you want to quickly locate your bag at the airport or keep a closer tab...
Whether you want to quickly locate your bag at the airport or keep a closer tab on your keys, Apple’s AirTags are incredibly useful. And right now, you can buy four of the versatile location trackers for an all-time low of $69.99 ($30 off) at Amazon and Best Buy. You can also pick up a single tracker at Amazon, Walm...
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Oil giants blocked a treaty to curb plastic pollution, but countries will try again

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International negotiations to create a legally binding treaty to stem the tide of plastic pollution ended...
International negotiations to create a legally binding treaty to stem the tide of plastic pollution ended in a stalemate on Monday — pushing talks past their initial deadline and into next year. More than 100 countries have shown support for limits on plastic manufacturing. They’ve faced fierce opposition from other...
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LG’s 77-inch C3 OLED is the best TV deal you can grab for Cyber Monday

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You guys, I’m raging. Against my better judgment, I bought a 77-inch LG C2 in February...
You guys, I’m raging. Against my better judgment, I bought a 77-inch LG C2 in February 2023 for $3,200 despite knowing the price would plummet just a few months later after the C3’s launch. I was incredibly thirsty to give my 120Hz gaming consoles a proper upgrade. Imagine how I’m feeling now that Best Buy is sellin...
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