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Electronic Arts is close to reaching a $50 billion deal that will turn it into a privately held company, according to The Wall Street Journal. The video game company filed for an IPO way back in 1990 and has been public ever since, but now a group of investors are in talks with the company to take it private. Those investors reportedly include private equity firm Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, whose largest source of funding is also Saudi's PI
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A potential tragedy was narrowly averted at a Wikipedia conference in Manhattan when two volunteer editors tackled an armed man who stormed the stage and threatened to kill himself during a keynote speech (source paywalled; alternative source). The gunman, who claimed he was protesting Wikipedia's policy banning self-identified pedophiles, was disarmed and taken into custody after community members swiftly intervened. The New York Times reports: The armed man came striding... Read more ›
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Russia is probably just trolling, but who knows what could happen in our upside down world? Read more ›
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Apple plans to cut production of the iPhone Air amid underwhelming sales performance, Japan's Mizuho Securities believes (via The Elec). The Japanese investment banking and securities firm claims that the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are seeing higher sales than their predecessors during the same period last year, while the standard iPhone 17 is a major success, performing significantly better than the iPhone 16. The iPhone Air... Read more ›
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Apple and Formula 1 today announced a five-year partnership that brings all F1 races exclusively to Apple TV in the United States beginning next year. The partnership builds on Apple's relationship with Formula 1 following the success of Apple Original Films' blockbuster "F1: The Movie," which it says is the highest-grossing sports movie of all time. More to follow...Tag: Apple TV PlusThis article, "Apple Announces Partnership With Formula 1 for... Read more ›
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A hacking collective called Com alleges it has doxxed hundreds of ICE and FBI officials. The group also has ties to Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters. Read more ›
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Broadcom cuts staff in sales and account management roles. The chip giant has been capitalizing on the AI boom. Read more ›
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Airline pilots and flight attendants are sending food to air traffic control towers around the US, as workers aren't getting paid during the shutdown. Read more ›
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Venture capitalist Ron Conway resigns from board of company’s philanthropic arm in protest at comments Read more ›
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Expect more action and adventure in the classic 'Star Trek' style, and occasionally a puppet, as 'Strange New Worlds' begins coming into spacedock for its final end. Read more ›
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Meta has rolled out an opt-in AI feature to its US and Canadian Facebook users that claims to make their photos and videos more “shareworthy.” The only catch is that the feature is designed for your phone’s camera roll — not the media you’ve already uploaded to Facebook. If you opt in, Meta’s AI will […] Read more ›
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Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) pump out nearly five times more planet-heating pollution than official figures show, a report has found. The Guardian: The cars, which can run on electric batteries as well as combustion engines, have been promoted by European carmakers as a way to cover long distances in a single drive -- unlike fully electric cars -- while still reducing emissions. Data shows PHEVs emit just 19% less... Read more ›
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Forty-two million low-income Americans use SNAP. Benefits could shrink if the government shutdown drags into November. Read more ›
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One of President Donald Trump’s boldest campaign pledges was to make in vitro fertilization (IVF) completely free. Yesterday, the Trump administration released its long-awaited proposals — which are nowhere making IVF free, or even significantly more affordable. That promise, a late gamble to win back women voters aggrieved by the GOP’s hostile stances on reproductive rights, […] Read more ›
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Prince Andrew issued a statement Friday saying "continued accusations" surrounding his personal life are proving a distraction to the royal family. Read more ›
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Google is adding a new feature for third-party developers building atop its Gemini AI models that rivals like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, and the growing array of Chinese open source options are unlikely to get anytime soon: grounding with Google Maps.This addition allows developers to connect Google's Gemini AI models' reasoning capabilities with live geospatial data from Google Maps, enabling applications to deliver detailed, location-relevant responses to user queries—such as... Read more ›
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Amazon is investing hundreds of millions into the Cascade Advanced Energy Facility, a next-generation small modular reactor project in Richland, Washington, developed with X-energy and Energy Northwest. "The question now is will it be enough to kick off a new wave of U.S. nuclear energy innovation -- a field that America largely soured on by the 1980s?" writes GeekWire. From the report: The facility will be located near Richland, Wash.,... Read more ›
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Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, apologized in a post on X for suggesting the National Guard should be called into San Francisco. Read more ›
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Apple and Formula 1 announced a five-year partnership today that will bring the races exclusively to Apple TV in the US, starting in 2026, when it will replace the series’ current deal with ESPN. Apple: Apple TV will deliver comprehensive coverage of Formula 1, with all practice, qualifying, Sprint sessions, and Grands Prix available to […] Read more ›
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Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X that the Department of Justice contacted Facebook in order to have a group removed that she claimed "was being used to dox and target" US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents operating in Chicago. We reached out to Meta for confirmation and a representative said, "This Group was removed for violating our policies against coordinated harm," however they did not confirm the name of... Read more ›
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You'll get access to Windows 10 a little longer by doing this. (Getty Images) You've known it for a while: Microsoft has determined that it's moving Windows 10 to "end of life" status starting on October 14. That means while Windows 10 PCs will continue to work after that date, they'll stop getting important security updates by default. That leaves you with three choices if you want to make sure... Read more ›
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Ever since since 2018, the United States Mint has issued special $1 coins every year to honor American innovation and the "pioneering efforts of individuals or groups." The Mint has just revealed the designs for 2026 $1 Innovation coins, and one of them features Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs. It features a young Jobs sitting cross-legged in front of a quintessential California landscape with rolling hills and oak... Read more ›
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In a bulletin on Friday, GM announced that it will end its HYDROTEC brand's work on hydrogen fuel cell development. Instead, GM will focus its R&D efforts on batteries, charging technologies and electric vehicles. The company said it will continue its Fuel Cell System Manufacturing joint venture with Honda, which creates cells for data centers and power generation. Read more ›
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Meta is shutting down its Messenger app for macOS and Windows and pushing users to the web. Meta confirmed over email to Engadget that the app will be fully shutdown on December 15, after which the easiest ways to access Messenger chats when you're not on your phone will be the Facebook app on Windows, or the Facebook and Messenger websites.The company hasn't provided an explanation for why it's abandoning... Read more ›
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TiVo has confirmed that it has stopped selling its DVR set-top boxes, marking the end of an era that changed how we watch television forever. As first reported earlier this month by Cord Cutters News, TiVo Corporation quietly pulled its once-groundbreaking digital video recorder from its website. Holding company Xperi later confirmed that the listing was removed on October 1. “I can confirm that as of October 1, 2025, TiVo... Read more ›
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You'll get access to Windows 10 a little longer by doing this. (Getty Images) If you're still running Windows 10 on your PC, we've got some news for you. As of today, Microsoft is moving the software to "end of life" status. The good news: Windows 10 PCs will still continue to work after today. The bad news: they'll stop getting important security updates by default. That leaves you with... Read more ›
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We've seen artificial intelligence give some pretty bizarre responses to queries as chatbots become more common. Today, Reddit Answers is in the spotlight after a moderator flagged the AI tool for providing dangerous medical advice that they were unable to disable or hide from view. The mod saw Reddit Answers suggest that people experiencing chronic pain stop taking their current prescriptions and take high-dose kratom, which is an unregulated substance... Read more ›
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You'll get access to Windows 10 a little longer by doing this. (Getty Images) Are you still running Windows 10 on your PC? Starting tomorrow, October 14, Microsoft is moving the software to "end of life" status. What does that mean for you? While Windows 10 PCs will continue to work after that date, they'll stop getting important security updates by default. That leaves you with three choices if you... Read more ›
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X has long been a hotbed for fake accounts, bots and other scammy behavior. Many of those dynamics have been exacerbated by the rise of paid verification, which boosts the visibility of anyone who pays for a subscription. Now, the company is running a small experiment that could help users better identify potentially suspicious accounts.The service is starting to test a new "about this account" feature that will provide details... Read more ›
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