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Apple pulls remaining Lightning-based devices from European stores

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Trump asks the Supreme Court to let him rescue TikTok

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President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to let him negotiate a deal to save...
President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to let him negotiate a deal to save TikTok from an imminent US ban.In an amicus brief filed to the court, Trump says he “seeks the ability to resolve the issues at hand through political means once he takes office,” and that he “alone possesses the consummate ...
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The Batman 2 is delayed to 2027, but Mickey 17’s release date is moving up

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Do Kwon will be extradited to the US to face charges over Terra’s $40 billion crypto crash

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Elon Musk riles up Trump’s far-right base by praising immigrants

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Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, and other members of President-elect Donald Trump’s Silicon Valley coalition are clashing...
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, and other members of President-elect Donald Trump’s Silicon Valley coalition are clashing with the MAGA movement’s hardline anti-immigrant faction, and it’s allegedly resulted in Musk stripping far-right critics’ verification badges on X.The conflict centers on Musk and Ramaswamy’s recent...
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The Beats Fit Pro, our favorite fitness-centric earbuds, are matching their best price

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If you need help shedding pounds from all the junk food you indulged in over Christmas,...
If you need help shedding pounds from all the junk food you indulged in over Christmas, music is a great activity motivator — which is why wireless earbuds are a useful investment. Luckily, today the Beats Fit Pro — our favorite pair of earbuds for working out — are matching their all-time low price of about $149 ($...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has survived the closest-ever Sun flyby

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9 great Game Pass games for your Xbox

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Even if it wasn’t the strongest year for Xbox exclusive games (and some of those exclusives...
Even if it wasn’t the strongest year for Xbox exclusive games (and some of those exclusives had their issues), Game Pass was still an extremely good deal for console owners. Mostly, it’s the variety; the subscription service continues to offer a great mix of new blockbuster releases, along with smaller indie games a...
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Canon R5 Mark II review: the best full-frame camera today?

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OpenAI announces plan to transform into a for-profit company

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OpenAI has laid out plans to become a for-profit company. In a blog post published on...
OpenAI has laid out plans to become a for-profit company. In a blog post published on Friday, OpenAI’s board said it will replace the company’s existing structure with one that puts control into the hands of its for-profit arm.Going into 2025, OpenAI plans to become a Public Benefit Corporation⁠ (PBC), which is a fo...
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What podcasts looked like in 2024 — literally

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In 2024, podcasts have gotten closer to becoming a video-first medium. Though video podcasts have been...
In 2024, podcasts have gotten closer to becoming a video-first medium. Though video podcasts have been around a relatively long time, shows from The New York Times, NPR, and many other podcast networks that have been audio-only for years have recently started adding a video component in order to gain new listenershi...
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2024 has been an amazing year for roguelikes

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The roguelike genre has turned from a relative niche into something much bigger. Roguelike games can...
The roguelike genre has turned from a relative niche into something much bigger. Roguelike games can be famously tough to crack into; generally, they have a high difficulty that means you’ll bang your head against a wall as you learn how to play the game, puzzle out what strategies work best in the procedurally gene...
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There’s a reason Metaphor: ReFantanzio’s battle music sounds as cool as it does

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Metaphor: ReFantanzio is one of 2024’s best games racking up a stack of Game Awards including...
Metaphor: ReFantanzio is one of 2024’s best games racking up a stack of Game Awards including best RPG, best art direction, and best narrative. But one category in which Metaphor particularly stood out was its music. The soundtrack, produced by Shoji Meguro – the long-time music director of the Persona series, is on...
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Kobo’s Elipsa 2E, an excellent e-reader for taking notes, is down to its best price

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Amazon might have released a new Kindle Scribe earlier this month for $399.99, but after testing...
Amazon might have released a new Kindle Scribe earlier this month for $399.99, but after testing it, I still don’t think it can compete with its rivals. If you’re looking for a good e-reader with more useful note-taking capabilities, the Kobo Elipsa 2E is still one of my favorites, and it’s down to an all-time low o...
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The 10 best shows to stream on Disney Plus and Hulu from 2024

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This year, Hulu officially became a part of Disney Plus, which means no more bouncing back...
This year, Hulu officially became a part of Disney Plus, which means no more bouncing back and forth between the two apps if you’re subscribed to both. The two services had some pretty noteworthy releases this year, including several new additions to the Marvel and Star Wars lineups on Disney Plus, along with a vari...
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The 8 best shows to stream on Apple TV Plus

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If nothing else, 2024 was the year Apple TV Plus firmly cemented itself as one of...
If nothing else, 2024 was the year Apple TV Plus firmly cemented itself as one of the best places to stream science fiction shows. This year, in particular, had a breadth of options, with sci-fi series ranging from cozy mysteries to old-fashioned noirs. Of course, there’s more to the streaming service than just sci-...
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The Barbie Phone is plastic, fantastic, and impractical

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The Barbie Phone, much like the doll it pays tribute to, is a thing of beauty....
The Barbie Phone, much like the doll it pays tribute to, is a thing of beauty. But like that doll whose proportions, historically, are impossible, the Barbie Phone just isn’t built for the modern world.Even if the ultra-feminine aesthetic isn’t your thing — and it’s not really mine — you have to hand it to the Barbi...
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2024: a good year for earbuds

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The year 2024 has been another very good one for wireless earbuds. We’ve reached a point...
The year 2024 has been another very good one for wireless earbuds. We’ve reached a point where every tech giant is firing on all cylinders. Apple’s AirPods Pro, Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, and Google’s Pixel Buds Pro 2 are each fantastic in their own right and fairly comparable in the features they offer. Are there...
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American Airlines “technical issue” grounds flights across the US

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This solid aluminum keyboard costs as much as a MacBook Pro

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If statement keyboards are your thing and you have some serious cash to burn, you should...
If statement keyboards are your thing and you have some serious cash to burn, you should check out this brutalist flagship offering from Serene Industries. The Icebreaker is a wedge-shaped mechanical keyboard constructed from a single block of CNC-machined aluminum, featuring hot-swappable aluminum keycaps with conf...
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Google to court: we’ll change our Apple deal, but please let us keep Chrome

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After its victory against Google in an antitrust trial earlier this year, the Department of Justice...
After its victory against Google in an antitrust trial earlier this year, the Department of Justice recently proposed a sweeping set of changes its search business. The DOJ put a lot on the table, demanding that Google sell its Chrome browser, syndicate its search results, and avoid exclusive deals with companies li...
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Tech companies want to capture carbon at paper mills and sewage plants

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Google, Salesforce, H&M and other brands have turned to unlikely allies to help them clean up...
Google, Salesforce, H&M and other brands have turned to unlikely allies to help them clean up their carbon pollution: sewage treatment plants and paper mills. The companies joined an $80 million plan to take CO2 out of the atmosphere, though the strategies they’re using have yet to show whether they can have a meani...
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Asus teases a new RGB-outlined Rog Strix laptop coming next year

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Sony’s WH-1000XM4 headphones are nearly 50 percent off right now

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A couple of months ago, we saw the Sony WH-1000XM4 drop to $129.99, which was an...
A couple of months ago, we saw the Sony WH-1000XM4 drop to $129.99, which was an absolute steal for the last-gen noise-canceling headphones. That deal predictably sold out in a heartbeat, and there’s no telling whether we’ll see it that low again, but Amazon is selling them in black for $178.20 (about $170 off), whi...
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