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There’s a bizarrely opaque, oddly modern question hovering over the legacy of Jane Austen. And despite centuries of debate, scholars still haven’t been able to figure out how to answer it. Jane Austen lived under the rule of a slave-trading empire. What did she think about that? And if we could figure out what someone […]
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The studio has announced a landmark deal and $1 billion investment with OpenAI to bring hundreds of Disney characters to its generative AI platforms. Read more ›
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A police department in a suburb of Phoenix has used ChatGPT twice this year to generate images of crime suspects. Read more ›
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Ever been using your phone as an actual phone, then held your device awkwardly while on a call and the screen rotates due to your system’s orientation setting? Yeah, apparently you’re not alone. Google is sending out a “fix” to its Phone app right now. In the latest build of the Phone app, plus needing … Continued Read the original post: Google Phone App Gets New Toggle for Portrait Mode... Read more ›
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A glass screen protector is one of a few essential accessories that every Switch 2 owner should buy, along with a select few others. In fact, it should be a priority to stick one onto the console’s screen as soon as possible to avoid accidental scratches. To test the candidates below, I installed and removed […] Read more ›
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The latest experiment emerging out of Google Labs is Disco, which is the company's AI-driven approach to web browsing. The first feature for Disco is called GenTabs, built on Google's Gemini 3 model. GenTabs are interactive widgets created from a mix of user prompts, open tabs and chat history. The preview examples demonstrate how GenTabs can create a model to demonstrate entropy as a study aid, or collect trip ideas... Read more ›
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Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company's licensing deal with OpenAI will let it capitalize on a fast-growing technology and engage younger audiences. Read more ›
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We've seen NSFW offerings from Grok and other chatbots, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been teasing adult content within ChatGPT for a while. Now, we have a timeline. Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of Applications, told reporters during a Thursday briefing about GPT-5.2 that she expects "adult mode" to debut within ChatGPT in the first […] Read more ›
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Japanese retailer Sofmap offloads Crucial's Pro DDR5-5600 C46 64GB (2x32GB) memory kit for $602.74. Read more ›
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China has called on the Netherlands to move quickly to resolve the dispute surrounding Nexperia after months of supervision measures and a retaliatory export freeze disrupted shipments of components. Read more ›
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Since the Supreme Court struck down the federal prohibition on sports betting in 2018, 39 states have legalized the activity, and college campuses have emerged as ground zero for what appears to be a generational gambling problem among young men. A 2023 NCAA survey found that 60% of college students have gambled on sports, and 16% of 18-to-22-year-olds engage in what the organization classifies as problematic gambling. A Siena University... Read more ›
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Salesforce, the world’s #1 AI CRM, has unveiled its 2025 Cyber Week results (November 25–December 1), analysing shopping data from over 1.5 billion shoppers. This was another record-breaking shopping week, with overall industry global sales increasing 7% year over year (YOY) to €286billion, with Black Friday sales in Ireland increasing 19%. These results signal a […] Read more ›
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Today, I’m talking with Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, and you’ll hear me start with the only question I think anyone should be asking any politician in the federal government right now: What the hell is going on here? Sen. Markey didn’t mince words with his answer. You’ll hear him compare the Trump administration to […] Read more ›
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Producer James Gunn, director Craig Gillespie, and star Milly Alcock talked about the DC Studios film coming June 26, 2026. Read more ›
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A new study predicts that by 2100, the Amazon rainforest could experience up to 150 days of hot drought conditions each year, causing mass tree die-offs. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shares a report: Growing support for far-right parties is pressuring European governments to introduce stricter controls on immigration. Switzerland is set to vote on a proposal that would take the idea to the next level -- imposing a cap on its population [non-paywalled link]. The initiative could lead eventually to a blanket ban on new arrivals if the number of residents rises from around 9 million currently... Read more ›
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For most of this year, Republican members of the House of Representatives seemed to move in lockstep with President Donald Trump, not hesitating to back him on controversial measures on immigration and the economy. But now they seem to be breaking ranks. Some Republican members of Congress have stood up to Trump on the release […] Read more ›
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If you’ve been waiting for a proper gaming laptop that can actually push high frame rates without absolutely destroying your budget, this is the kind of deal worth a closer look. The Asus ROG Strix G16 packs an AMD Ryzen 9 HX processor, RTX 5070 Ti graphics, a 16-inch 165Hz FHD display, 16GB of RAM, ... Read more ›
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Trump's administration announced an agreement to officially end the SAVE student-loan repayment plan. Borrowers would have to transfer to new plans. Read more ›
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State attorneys general from across the US are demanding more accountability from AI companies, warning them that their chatbots may be violating state laws. As reported by Reuters, the AGs have given Meta, Google, OpenAI, and others a deadline of January 16th, 2026 to respond to demands for more safety measures for generative AI, saying […] Read more ›
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Apple seeded the second iOS 26.2 Release Candidate to developers earlier this week, meaning the update will be released to the general public very soon. Apple confirmed iOS 26.2 would be released in December, but it did not provide a specific date. We expect the update to be released by early next week. iOS 26.2 includes a handful of new features and changes on the iPhone, such as a new... Read more ›
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For years now, falling birth rates have been a subject of alarm, with most of that discussion focused on women — the factors preventing them from having kids, whether mothers can balance work and family, if feminism has led women astray. But what about men and what they think? Demographers focused on fertility trends have […] Read more ›
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Last January, when Reagan-appointed Judge John Coughenour became the first federal judge to block President Donald Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship, he did not mince words. “I’ve been on the bench for over four decades,” Coughenour said. “I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one is.” Coughenour was […] Read more ›
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The last vestiges of President Joe Biden’s student loan plan are on their way out. What just happened? The Trump administration agreed Tuesday to end […] Read more ›
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is facing renewed scrutiny over an apparent war crime committed in its campaign against alleged drug traffickers. What happened? The US has […] Read more ›
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The world’s second-largest fur producer is saying goodbye to fur. On Tuesday, Poland passed a law to phase out fur farms over the next eight years — a major blow to the global fur industry. In 2023, fur farmers in the Central European nation killed some three million foxes, minks, raccoon dogs, and chinchillas for […] Read more ›
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The Supreme Court reinstated a Texas gerrymander that is expected to give Republicans five additional seats in the US House on Thursday evening, after a lower federal court struck that gerrymander down. As is often the case in politically contentious cases, the justices appear to have voted entirely along party lines, with only the Court’s […] Read more ›
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It was not a particularly subtle gift, but as the recipient himself would probably admit, he’s never been a particularly subtle guy. When President Donald Trump arrived in South Korea last month, President Lee Jae Myung presented him with a bejewelled golden crown, a replica of one worn by ancient Korean rulers. The gift came […] Read more ›
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If you’re lucky enough to enjoy a warm slice of cherry pie this holiday, you should probably thank this bird. It’s an American kestrel, the smallest falcon in North America, which is roughly the size of a blue jay. And in some parts of Michigan — the nation’s tart cherry capital — this bird helps […] Read more ›
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The federal government is ending its recommendation that every infant receive a hepatitis B vaccination at birth, the most substantive change to the childhood immunization schedule yet under US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Instead, the Trump administration is leaving the question to “individual decision-making,” according to new guidelines recommended by the US Advisory […] Read more ›
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Last year, California and Washington state banned farming octopuses for their meat, and bills have been introduced in seven other states — plus the US Senate — to do the same. Lawmakers in Chile and Spain are weighing a prohibition on farming them, too. All this legislative activity, and yet there’s not a single octopus […] Read more ›
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