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How Elon Musk’s xAI is quietly taking over X

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When Elon Musk launched his own AI startup, xAI, he touted a key advantage over his...
When Elon Musk launched his own AI startup, xAI, he touted a key advantage over his competitors: access to the vast trove of data from his newly acquired social media platform Twitter. By implementing new API fees on the network he quickly renamed X, Musk locked out other AI companies, maintaining exclusive access f...
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Fortnite Festival is turning into Rock Band with local multiplayer

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Tesla recalls 200,000 vehicles with faulty on-board computers

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Tesla issued a recall for over 200,000 electric vehicles due to an issue with its latest...
Tesla issued a recall for over 200,000 electric vehicles due to an issue with its latest computer hardware that can short circuit and disable some safety features including the rearview camera.Tesla submitted the recall on January 6th, which acknowledges faulty computers are in some of the most recent builds of Mode...
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This versatile MagSafe smartphone light can also charge your phone in a pinch

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Godox, a company known for its professional photography gear like flashes and reflective umbrellas, has announced...
Godox, a company known for its professional photography gear like flashes and reflective umbrellas, has announced a new lighting product for smartphones. Its MA5R is a magnetic power bank with an array of diffused color-changing LEDs on the back that can improve phone photography while keeping battery anxiety in che...
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Joe Biden’s national climate adviser sees AI as a ‘massive opportunity’

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Sure, President-elect Donald Trump is probably going to try to blow up efforts to tackle climate...
Sure, President-elect Donald Trump is probably going to try to blow up efforts to tackle climate change as soon as he steps into office. There still isn’t enough renewable energy available to reach US climate goals or even meet skyrocketing electricity demand from AI. And time is running out to spend down climate fu...
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How AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile are responding to the LA wildfires

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As wildfires continue to devastate parts of Los Angeles County, hundreds of thousands of residents are...
As wildfires continue to devastate parts of Los Angeles County, hundreds of thousands of residents are without power as utility crews work to restore connectivity. Mobile carriers are also taking action to keep their services online and provide relief to affected residents. Here’s how major carriers are responding.V...
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X launches Grok’s iPhone app in the US

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You can finally buy a Thunderbolt 5 SSD

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Following the arrival of the first Thunderbolt 5 cables last July and the first Thunderbolt 5...
Following the arrival of the first Thunderbolt 5 cables last July and the first Thunderbolt 5 dock last September, it might finally be time to start upgrading your external storage to take advantage of the increased performance. It’s been a slow rollout for Thunderbolt 5 hardware following its official reveal in Sep...
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We tried to hold Acer’s giant new Nitro Blaze 11 handheld

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The PC handheld space continues to grow, and the biggest of all is Acer’s new Nitro...
The PC handheld space continues to grow, and the biggest of all is Acer’s new Nitro Blaze 11. As soon as I saw it announced at CES, I knew I had to try and get it in my hands, at least for the sheer curiosity of “Will this thing even fit in my hands?” The answer is yes — though kind of just barely.I...
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You can get the newest 8BitDo Ultimate or 8BitDo Pro 2 wired Xbox controllers for $30

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Xbox gamers have a growing list of options among the best Xbox controllers, but even expensive...
Xbox gamers have a growing list of options among the best Xbox controllers, but even expensive ones like the Xbox Elite Series 2 can develop stick drift and other issues. If you’re tired of shelling out for unreliable controllers, 8Bitdo’s latest wired Xbox models with Hall effect analog sticks and triggers can offe...
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DirectTV and EchoStar aren’t happy about Disney and Fubo’s settlement

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Following FuboTV’s recent move to settle its antitrust lawsuit with Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery...
Following FuboTV’s recent move to settle its antitrust lawsuit with Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery over the impending launch of their Venu Sports streaming service, DirectTV and EchoStar are urging the courts to consider how other TV distributors could still be shut out of the sports streaming space.On Mond...
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Elon Musk and Donald Trump spread disinformation as wildfires rage in the LA area

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As fires rage across Los Angeles and tens of thousands flee their homes, the usual suspects...
As fires rage across Los Angeles and tens of thousands flee their homes, the usual suspects have decided to blame the blazes on their political enemies. In a series of posts on Truth Social, President-elect Donald Trump claimed firefighters’ inability to get the fires under control was due to California Governor Gav...
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How to delete your Facebook account

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You may be wondering how to delete your Facebook account now that fact-checking is no longer...
You may be wondering how to delete your Facebook account now that fact-checking is no longer considered important, and Meta’s changing its definition of what constitutes Hateful Conduct. It’s easy to do, and we’ll show you how. But you should download all your stuff first.The following instructions are for the web v...
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Google and Microsoft donate $1 million apiece to Trump’s inauguration

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Is this the Nintendo Switch 2?

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Nintendo isn’t officially at CES, but it might have stolen the show anyway: accessories-maker Genki brought...
Nintendo isn’t officially at CES, but it might have stolen the show anyway: accessories-maker Genki brought a 3D-printed mockup of what it says is Nintendo’s Switch successor, and we got to hold it and take some high-resolution pictures. Based on the mockup of what we’ll call the Switch 2, Nintendo’s next console ap...
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The OnePlus 13 is already on sale with a free storage upgrade and a smartwatch

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Samsung’s Galaxy S25 might be just around the corner, but if you’re looking for a solid...
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 might be just around the corner, but if you’re looking for a solid Android alternative, OnePlus is already offering the new OnePlus 13 with a free storage upgrade, dropping the price of the 512GB model with 16GB of RAM to $899 ($100 off). It’s also throwing in a OnePlus Watch 2R (a $229.99 value...
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Social networking alternatives for the Meta- and Musk-averse

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As I write this, there are a lot of social network users who are wondering if...
As I write this, there are a lot of social network users who are wondering if they should look for a new home. Over at X, Elon Musk has essentially become part of the incoming Trump administration, while various changes have made the formerly popular social network a dark and forbidding forest for many of its former...
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Threads and Instagram are for politics now, says Adam Mosseri

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It’s been nearly a year since Instagram and Threads defaulted to blocking recommendations of “political” content...
It’s been nearly a year since Instagram and Threads defaulted to blocking recommendations of “political” content from accounts you don’t already follow, but now Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says, “...we’re going to be adding political content to recommendations” on both platforms. That’s a sharp turn from his stateme...
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Bluetti has two new flagship energy storage kits for the home and beyond

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Bluetti just took the wraps off its EnergyPro 6K and Apex 300 energy storage systems. The...
Bluetti just took the wraps off its EnergyPro 6K and Apex 300 energy storage systems. The EnergyPro 6K is a fixed whole-home backup solution, while the modular Apex 300 is designed to provide portable power when at home, at an off-grid cabin, at a job site, or during an RV trip. Both systems can scale in capacity an...
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The best stuff we’ve seen at CES so far

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Day two of the biggest tech event of the year is well underway and CES 2025...
Day two of the biggest tech event of the year is well underway and CES 2025 continues to deliver a long list of new gadgets, tech, concepts, and AI-powered devices tempting you to upgrade.It’s a lot to keep up with, so we’ll help you catch up. Below are some of the standout gadgets of the show so far. Of course, the...
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Here’s how small Nvidia’s $3,000 Digits supercomputer looks in person

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The fallout of Meta’s content moderation overhaul

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Meta is making sweeping changes to its content moderation policies, including abandoning third-party fact checks in...
Meta is making sweeping changes to its content moderation policies, including abandoning third-party fact checks in favor of crowd-sourced “Community Notes” and loosening restrictions on topics like immigration and gender identity. Under the updated Hateful Conduct policy, for example, calling gay and trans people “...
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Can Nvidia’s RTX 5070 really deliver RTX 4090 performance for $549?

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a bold claim onstage at CES earlier this week when he...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a bold claim onstage at CES earlier this week when he was introducing the next-generation RTX 50-series GPUs. “The RTX 5070, 4090 performance at $549,” said Huang. It’s a claim that’s been echoed on YouTube, TikTok, and social media networks and has generated a debate over the RTX 50 ser...
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Toyota’s futuristic Woven City in Japan is ready for its first residents

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Toyota’s futuristic Woven City, which is being built on the site of a former car factory...
Toyota’s futuristic Woven City, which is being built on the site of a former car factory in Japan, is almost ready for its first residents.At CES this week, the Japanese auto giant updated the public on the progress of the $10 billion project, which is said to be a “living laboratory” where people can live while als...
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