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Google is offering free repairs and (in some countries) payments to remedy Pixel 7a battery issues. 9to5Google spotted a Google support page detailing an extended repair program in 40 countries. If your Pixel 7a is visibly swelling or its battery drains faster than usual, you may get a battery replacement on the house.
The company says it's "determined that certain Pixel 7a phones may experience unexpected battery swelling." Telltale signs include the phone appearing thicker than usual, a bulging back cover
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Even if Amazon doesn't plan to display the cost of tariffs, the prospect of the company doing so helped reignite a fierce debate in Washington. Read more ›
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Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration dismissed hundreds of scientists this week who were working on a major report on climate change, part of an effort to obscure a scientific reality that’s at odds with the administration’s agenda. What’s the report? The National Climate Assessment is a federal compendium of climate science focused on […] Read more ›
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Theo Von that college is a great social experience, but he's unsure if it's preparing students for today's job market. Read more ›
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"This is a hostile and political act by Amazon,” the White House Press Secretary said. Read more ›
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Elon Musk's carmaker has brought the new workers into the Giga Sparks factory for training and tours over the past few months, sources told BI. Read more ›
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Here's some dumb stuff that just happened: Okay - a couple things. First, there was no "act" by Amazon, just a single-sourced story that everyone wanted to believe. So Leavitt (and, if you believe her, Trump) reacted with nuclear fury to the mere idea that a major American retailer might add price transparency to its […] Read more ›
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Some of President Donald Trump's closest allies have floated a third term for the GOP commander-in-chief, despite the Constitution forbidding it. Read more ›
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The Metals Company, which has been trying for years to exploit battery materials strewn across the ocean floor, announced today that it has applied for a permit from the Trump administration to start commercially mining in international waters. Together, the company and President Trump are circumventing a multilateral process to develop rules for deep sea […] Read more ›
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UPS will cut 20,000 jobs in 2025 amid cost-cutting and facility closures, responding to soft demand and aiming to strengthen operations. Read more ›
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Nick Fuentes, the self-described white supremacist incel, also seems to think the Trump administration is getting out over its skis. Read more ›
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Trump's new executive order aims to enlist private law firms to defend police officers from lawsuits. It's not clear if they actually will. Read more ›
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Amazon's Project Kuiper offers strategic independence from Elon Musk's SpaceX and big potential profits in the satellite internet market. Read more ›
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Mark Zuckerberg avoids caffeine and drugs, preferring to "rawdog" reality to maintain an unaltered state of mind, he said on a podcast. Read more ›
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The Sony co-production from the Oscar-nominated director of Mirai hits theaters December 12. Read more ›
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The Grok 3.5 beta is set to release next week for SuperGrok subscribers, with claims that it's a reasoning model that can provide unique answers that aren't on the internet. Read more ›
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Starbucks missed estimates for second-quarter results, yet CEO Brian Niccol promised more changes to the coffee chain's stores. Read more ›
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There are plenty of good reasons to delete your X account, whether it's because of a general desire to not do anything to help Elon Musk, a distaste for the curdled culture of the platform or the allure of greener social pastures like Bluesky or Threads. Whatever your reason, the process of deleting your account is simple, and by design, pretty hands-off. In order to get rid of your X... Read more ›
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Meta is finally acknowledging that Facebook’s feed is filled with too many spammy posts. In an update, the company says it plans to start “cracking down” on some of the worst offenders. “Facebook Feed doesn’t always serve up fresh, engaging posts that you consistently enjoy,” the company writes. “We’re working on it.” Specifically, Meta says it will lower the reach of creators that share posts with "long, distracting captions” as... Read more ›
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Copilot, Microsoft's AI assistant, appears to be struggling to match its competition in terms of popularity. The number of people using Copilot has remained around 20 million weekly users for the last year, according to tech newsletter Newcomer, while OpenAI's ChatGPT has hit as high as 400 million weekly users. The data was shared at an annual executive meeting in March by Microsoft's chief financial officer Amy Hood, Newcomer reports,... Read more ›
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A company backed by Jeff Bezos, Slate Auto, just came out of stealth mode to unveil its first EV, and it's incredibly interesting. The Slate Pickup is a tiny and boxy, almost Kei-like truck that will be sold in a barebones configuration for as little as $27,500, or $20,000 with the Federal US tax credit. That would make it one of the cheapest EVs available, but there is a catch:... Read more ›
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The PlayStation 5 is getting a software update that brings back the looks of yesteryear. After fans applauded the move to apply the appearances of past Sony generations to their consoles' home screens during the PlayStation 30th anniversary last year, the company said it was working on making those permanent aesthetic options. That promised return of the four retro UI looks is the highlight of the upcoming PS5 update. Unfortunately,... Read more ›
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Meta AI, the most interesting thing you can do with Ray-Ban Meta glasses, will soon be available to more people. The company's Live Translation feature is rolling out to all the product's markets, and Live AI (where you can hold a free-flowing conversation about what you're looking at) will soon be available in the US and Canada. In addition, glasses owners in the EU can finally use Meta AI with... Read more ›
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Discord CEO and co-founder Jason Citron has announced that he's stepping down from his leadership role at the chat app and being replaced by Humam Sakhnini, a former executive from Activision Blizzard. Citron will remain on Discord's board of directors, and fellow co-founder Stanislav Vishnevskiy will continue acting as the company's chief technology officer. "From the very beginning, our mission has been about bringing people together around games," Citron said... Read more ›
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Nothing sub-brand CMF just announced several new products, including a refresh of its flagship smartphone. The Phone Pro 2 looks to be an improvement over its predecessor in every major way. The company says it's the lightest and slimmest smartphone it has ever designed. It’s 7.8mm thin and weighs 6.5 ounces. That may make it the lightest phone Nothing has ever made, but the iPhone 16, for instance, is just... Read more ›
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A group of researchers covertly ran a months-long "unauthorized" experiment in one of Reddit’s most popular communities using AI-generated comments to test the persuasiveness of large language models. The experiment, which was revealed over the weekend by moderators of r/changemyview, is described by Reddit mods as “psychological manipulation” of unsuspecting users. “The CMV Mod Team needs to inform the CMV community about an unauthorized experiment conducted by researchers from the... Read more ›
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It’s safe to say people are loving Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 so far. The turn-based RPG — which is the debut game from French developer Sandfall — has been racking up rave reviews in the days around its release, and already soared past some big sales milestones. On Sunday morning, publisher Kepler Interactive shared on social media that the game has sold a million copies since its release on April... Read more ›
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