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California has passed a law to ban loud commercials on streaming platforms like Netflix and Hulu.
This is great news for people who don't want to wake the neighborhood up when a streaming show suddenly turns into an aggressively loud ad for migraine medication.
Governor Gavin Newsom just signed the law and the ban goes into effect on July 1, 2026. On that date, streaming services won't be allowed to “transmit the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany."
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A YouTuber's videos telling people how to use Windows 11 without a Microsoft account and how to install it on unsupported hardware were allegedly violating community guidelines on dangerous and illegal activities. Read more ›
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On Monday, a new online “encyclopedia” sputtered to life. Grokipedia is the brainchild of Elon Musk and his startup xAI, and the billionaire is promoting it as a supposedly less woke and less biased version of Wikipedia. Musk’s goal? “The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.” In both format and style, Grokipedia […] Read more ›
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Big Tech keeps pouring billions into AI infrastructure as Google, Meta, and Microsoft boost spending despite talk of an AI bubble. Read more ›
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Three of the biggest US tech companies reported record profits and record infrastructure spending on Wednesday, fueling speculation about a possible AI market bubble. Read more ›
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China is going all-in with strict social media policies surrounding educational topics. Read more ›
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After a year of ongoing outbreaks, Canada is expected to lose its measles-free status. Experts say the U.S. is on track for the same fate. Read more ›
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The bizarre ending to the 2025 season of 'Doctor Who' gave us more than a mystery in whether or not the show would survive to actually tell us who Billie Piper was meant to be playing. Read more ›
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Alexander Skarsgård's Apple TV series based on Martha Wells' hit 'Murderbot Diaries' books also has a second season on the way. Read more ›
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Last November, Rode launched its Wireless Micro microphone system that paired two tiny lavalier mics with a small receiver that connected to your phone’s charging port. Rode later gave that product a free upgrade, sending out another receiver that let the mics connect to digital cameras, too. Now, the company is launching an updated version […] Read more ›
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Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old Palestinian American and Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th District of Illinois, has been indicted by the Department of Justice on charges connected to protests outside an ICE facility. The indictment alleges that Abughazaleh and a handful of other protesters conspired on the morning of September 26th to prevent an […] Read more ›
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schwit1 shares a report from IOL: China has enacted a new law regulating social media influencers, requiring them to hold verified professional qualifications before posting content on sensitive topics such as medicine, law, education, and finance, IOL reported. The new law went into effect on Saturday. The regulation was introduced by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) as part of its broader effort to curb misinformation online. Under the new... Read more ›
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Big Cloud is about to get a whole lot bigger. Read more ›
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is getting ready to dump even more AI-generated posts into your social feeds. During an earnings call on Wednesday, Zuckerberg said the company will “add yet another huge corpus of content” to its recommendations system as AI “makes it easier to create and remix” work that gets shared online. “Social media […] Read more ›
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Apple today added new features and expanded flexibility to its App Store review process. Developers are now able to submit additional items for review when an existing submission is already under review. Apple says that developers can submit an update to address a major bug even if there's another app version that's still being reviewed. Apple gives several examples of what can be submitted: One or more In-App Events in... Read more ›
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The federal government has released a list of all of the entities helping to pay for President Trump's lavish White House ballroom, according to reporting by Business Insider. Big tech is all over this thing, with companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft all shelling out cash to fund the 90,000-square-foot ballroom. It's not just big tech. Defense firms are also helping to pony the bill here. Companies like... Read more ›
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The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) submitted a new measure that allows it to photograph any non-US citizen who enters or exits the country for facial recognition purposes. According to a filing with the government's Federal Register, CBP and the Department of Homeland Security are looking to crack down on threats of terrorism, fraudulent use of travel documents and anyone who overstays their authorized stay. The filing detailed that... Read more ›
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Battlefield 6 is getting a free battle royale mode on October 28. This follows numerous leaks that have been popping up ever since the mainline game hit store shelves on October 10. It's called Battlefield: RedSec, though we don't have too many gameplay details. It's free for everyone and you don't need the full-priced game to play. That much we do know. This puts it in direct competition with Call... Read more ›
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Amazon has published a lengthy report about the outage that knocked numerous websites, services, apps and games offline on October 20. It all started with a bug in its automation software DynamoDB, where its AWS customers store their data, which then triggered more issues in its other systems that relied on the software. As Amazon explains, DynamoDB maintains hundreds of thousands of DNS records and is supposed to be able... Read more ›
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The BBC has today announced Doctor Who will return for a Christmas Special in 2026, with news of the next series to be revealed “in due course.” The broadcaster says the special will be written by current executive producer Russell T. Davies, putting to rest more than a year’s worth of doubt. For the unaware, Doctor Who has been a mainstay in the BBC schedules since its 2005 revival, but... Read more ›
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Amazon has announced an approximately 14,000 person reduction in its corporate workforce. The news follows an earlier report from Reuters that up to 30,000 people could be let go. However, the exact number of layoffs is unclear, with the 14,000 figure being cushioned by planned hirings. Engadget has reached out to Amazon for exact layoff numbers, but Bloomberg reports that impacted jobs are within teams such as video games, logistics,... Read more ›
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Just like a minor upgrade in specs, Apple's latest M5 MacBook Pro gets the slightest improvement when it comes to repairability. According to iFixit's teardown, the M5 MacBook Pro is the first of its kind that lets you replace the battery without having to remove the trackpad. However, Apple's official method of replacing the battery still requires navigating an arduous process that may steer most users away. For anyone willing... Read more ›
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When you're trying to keep Leica's digital camera lineups straight, the M-System was always the one with optical rangefinder display (and high price tag). However. the company just upended that precedent with the M EV1, a 60MP mirrorless camera with a classic M design but an electronic viewfinder (EVF) in place of the rangefinder. It may upset purists, but it's a move that makes sense from a sales point of... Read more ›
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Starting soon, Neato robovac owners will no longer be able to control their devices using the app. Neato Robotics, which shut down in 2023 due to declining sales, has notified customers that "cloud services are being phased out during Q4 2025," according to an email obtained by The Verge. While Neato's parent company Vorwerk Group initially said cloud support would continue for at least five years following its closure, the... Read more ›
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What if Clippy were powered by AI? That seems to be the pitch behind Microsoft's new "expressive, customizable and warm" face of Copilot's voice mode. The friendly blob listens, reacts and changes color in response to user interactions. Microsoft sees Mico as an answer to what an "AI companion" looks like. The "optional visual presence" aims to listen and support without kissing ass. "It will push back on you sometimes,... Read more ›
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