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A North Korean imposter was uncovered, working as a sysadmin at Amazon U.S., after their keystroke input lag raised suspicions with security specialists at the online retail giant. Read more ›
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Kristin Cabot said the video has been a "scarlet letter" and made her "unemployable." Read some of the biggest takeaways from her first interviews. Read more ›
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A founder built a ChatGPT framework to give thoughtful, personal gifts faster. The AI tool can store details, spark ideas, and make gifting easier. Read more ›
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Amazon just introduced a new feature for Alexa+ called Greetings. This lets Alexa+ answer the doorbell and converse with visitors, which certainly sounds futuristic in a "gated community as dystopia" kind of way. There are several caveats here. First of all, it only works with certain newer Ring video doorbell models. Customers also have to pony up for a Ring Premium Plan and have access to the Alexa+ early access... Read more ›
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China has reportedly built and begun testing a secret EUV lithography prototype using ASML-style laser-produced plasma technology. Yet, despite generating 13.5-nm light, the system remains unable to make chips and appears to be years away from achieving a complete, production-ready EUV manufacturing capability. Read more ›
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This MSI Claw A1M handheld is down to just £379.99, making it one of the cheapest alternatives to the Steam Deck that you can buy right now Read more ›
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Paul Rudd is bestowed the power of gun by Ice Cube in this Christmas' oddest theatrical release. Read more ›
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Who was Arthur Conan Doyle's detective as a youngster? That's what Guy Ritchie's Prime Video series "Young Sherlock" asks. Read more ›
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"A calorie-neutral, drug-free, low-cost, readily available tool for when we need a boost in performance.” Read more ›
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Speculative token selling accelerated as heavy volume formed near resistance before a sustained pullback. Read more ›
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Fab 21 phase 2 shell is complete, fab is on track for equipment move in in mid-2026 and for volume production in 2027. Read more ›
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There’s little reason to pay top dollar for a smartphone. These iPhones and Android devices—ranging from $100 to $600—stood up to WIRED’s testing. Read more ›
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Meta's Mark Zuckerberg now trails Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Alphabet's Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and Oracle's Larry Ellison in the wealth rankings. Read more ›
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Kia and Hyundai will offer free repairs for millions of cars that lack anti-theft technology as part of a settlement with dozens of US states. The automakers agreed to outfit the roughly 9 million eligible cars sold between 2011 and 2022 with a zinc sleeve installed around the ignition cylinder to prevent the viral "Kia […] Read more ›
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In its ongoing series of staff statements to illuminate the regulator's view on crypto matters, the Securities and Exchange Commission touched on broker custody. Read more ›
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A top US commander called the launch a "significant milestone" in delivering cheap drones to American forces. Read more ›
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An Alaska Airlines passenger was restrained by fellow fliers when he tried to open the door. After landing, he appeared to calm down and apologized. Read more ›
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Acclaimed LGBTQ+ developer Robert Yang has released another explicit game, this time a commentary on fishing for dates. Read more Read more ›
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When a president gives a primetime televised speech, it is typically about something of serious import: to make the case for a major new policy or to announce the beginning of a war. President Donald Trump’s speech on Wednesday night had no grave significance. In fact, there didn’t seem to be much of a point […] Read more ›
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From sweet potato gnocchi to penne arrabbiata, I tried all the frozen pasta I could find from Trader Joe's to see which would be worth buying again. Read more ›
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Is AI hurting American jobs? A bit, according to Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, whose comments Wednesday gave the AI fearmongers a good amount of material to work with.In a press conference, Powell said AI was “part of the story” behind the worsening unemployment that prompted the Fed to lower interest rates for the second time in two months. But he was quick to also say it was “not a... Read more ›
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The iPhone family is growing again. Over the next two years, Apple is planning a major expansion of its smartphone product line that could see it selling at least seven new models of its flagship device by fall 2027, up from five iPhone models today, according to multiple people working directly on the products at both Apple and its suppliers. The move will see Apple—which is often criticized for releasing... Read more ›
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Businesses such as IBM and Salesforce have long used chatbots to greet their website visitors and offer them assistance with getting more information about their products. In recent years, generative AI has livened up these chatbots so they are no longer confined to a small set of canned responses. But some technology providers are having trouble keeping these AI chatbots from going off-topic. For instance, earlier this month, Sierra, a... Read more ›
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Over the past week, a handful of accounts on Polymarket, the predictions site, bet OpenAI would release a new large language model by December 13. On Thursday December 11, OpenAI released GPT-5.2, and four of these accounts together made over $13,000, according to the trades displayed on their accounts. The payout is adding fuel to suspicions that a handful of accounts on prediction sites such as Polymarket and Kalshi aren’t... Read more ›
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A spike of investor interest in the data center sector has prompted one major data center developer, Rowan Digital Infrastructure, to consider whether this is a good time to raise fresh capital or possibly even sell, say people familiar with the company’s thinking. If it were to raise money or sell, it would likely be valued at more than $10 billion, including its debt, the people said. Potential buyers include... Read more ›
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We’re heading into our last full working week of the year, so the news flow is likely to start quieting down. (Be on the lookout for ServiceNow’s next big acquisition, however). One story that’s likely to chug along through the holidays is the battle between Netflix and the Ellison family’s Paramount Skydance for Warner Bros. Discovery. There’s sure to be fireworks this week, if for no other reason than the... Read more ›
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OpenEvidence, which operates a ChatGPT-like product for doctors to find health information from medical journals and other trusted sources, is raising $250 million in equity financing that will value the three-year-old startup at $12 billion after the investment, doubling its last private valuation from a financing announced just two months ago, according to a person involved in the deal. If the deal closes, the Cambridge, Mass.-based company will become one... Read more ›
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Oracle struck about $150 billion worth of lease commitments on data centers in the three months ending November, it revealed in securities filing late last week, a sign it is preparing for the cloud deals that customers such as OpenAI have struck with Oracle. The filing showed that as of ... Read more ›
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OpenAI has hired former UK Chancellor George Osborne to a new position it’s calling the Head of OpenAI for Countries, according to Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane’s LinkedIn post. Osborne will lead the company’s effort to expand its Stargate data center buildout across the rest of the ... Read more ›
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For years, thousands of companies have used Fivetran, a software tool for copying data between various applications and databases, including Salesforce apps. But earlier this year, Salesforce told Fivetran, a startup valued at more than $5 billion, that it would need to connect to Salesforce apps through the software giant’s app store, which takes a 15% commission for any sales generated on the store. If Fivetran didn’t do so, it... Read more ›
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