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OpenAI's new deepfake machine, Sora, has proven that artificial intelligence is alarmingly good at faking reality. The AI-generated video platform, powered by OpenAI's new Sora 2 model, has churned out detailed (and often offensive or harmful) videos of famous people like Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Jackson, and Bryan Cranston, as well as copyrighted characters […]
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An anonymous reader shared this report from the Associated Press: Two NATO-nation intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk's Starlink constellation with destructive orbiting clouds of shrapnel, with the aim of reining in Western space superiority that has helped Ukraine on the battlefield. Intelligence findings seen by The Associated Press say the so-called "zone-effect" weapon would seek to flood Starlink orbits with hundreds... Read more ›
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'Heated Rivalry' stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie teased as Quinn’s latest audio erotica additions Read more ›
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Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Dec. 28 #931. Read more ›
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I left my kids — including a newborn — to see the Backstreet Boys in August. They're back at the Sphere, and I hope another mom is doing the same. Read more ›
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We might be looking at literally the most cooked RTX 5090 yet, with a burnt power connector that has melted into itself, despite using a native 12V-2x6 cable on an ATX 3.1 certified PSU. The person smelled fire, saw it, and lived to tell the tale, all on Christmas eve. Read more ›
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It's called 'Superhero,' based on Nelson's own experiences within the genre, and it's out now for you to read. Read more ›
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Between 'Wonder Woman 1984' and her game getting canned, the 2020s haven't been Diana's decade. Maybe that'll change with the 2030s? Read more ›
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OpenAI is reportedly still working on baking in ads into ChatGPT's results despite Altman's 'Code Red' earlier this month. Read more ›
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A new Windows 11 Insider update optimises File Explorer search by removing redundant indexing operations, promising faster searches, lower memory use, and a cleaner context menu. Read more ›
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Finland may not be the first country that comes to mind when you think of an Air Force, but it is nonetheless expanding with an expensive new jet. Read more ›
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Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions. Read more ›
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Phoronix reports on "an exciting post-Christmas patch series out on the Linux kernel mailing list" proposing "a new runtime standby ABI that is similar in nature to the 'Modern Standby' functionality found with Microsoft Windows..." Modern Standby is a low-power mode on Windows 11 for letting systems remain connected to the network and appear "sleeping" but will allow for instant wake-up for notifications, music playback, and other functionality. The display... Read more ›
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Bankruptcies are suddenly everywhere, from billion-dollar giants to small businesses to individuals. Experts are stumped at the breadth of industries. Read more ›
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Stanford scientists have uncovered how mRNA COVID-19 vaccines can very rarely trigger heart inflammation in young men — and how that risk might be reduced. They found that the vaccines can spark a two-step immune reaction that floods the body with inflammatory signals, drawing aggressive immune cells into the heart and causing temporary injury. Read more ›
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The information comes from an official support page in Hindi, which also clearly states that the feature will be rolling out gradually to users, so don’t expect to see this option right away, if at all. Reading through the support page, the way it works is that once every 12 months, Google will allow you to “change” the email address associated with your Google account. In actuality, the process is... Read more ›
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Copilot wasn't asked for by users, but by shareholders - and quite frankly, it shows. Read more ›
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Luxury condos are offering resident-only dining as an exclusive amenity for added privacy and convenience. Read more ›
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If you’re taking it easy during the slow, in-between week between Christmas and New Year’s, now’s a good time to catch up on deals you might’ve missed. Many of our favorite discounts from the past week are still hanging around, making this an especially convenient moment to shop. Whether you’re eyeing a new phone, gearing […] Read more ›
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Yesterday, Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief of CBS News, censored a segment of its newsmagazine 60 Minutes about men who had been deported to an El Salvador prison. Today, it's popping up online. 60 Minutes had already begun promoting the now-censored segment online. Because it was pulled so late, it seems that CBS missed at […] Read more ›
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The Justice Department has blamed its delayed release of some so-called Epstein files on needing more time to redact sensitive information like details identifying the victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But at least some of the redactions so far released appear to mistakenly disclose information meant to be obscured from the public. A […] Read more ›
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Spotify says it has launched new protections against "anti-copyright attacks" after the open-source library / pirate activist group Anna's Archive announced it's ripped 86 million songs from the platform that it plans to make available in torrents, as reported earlier by Billboard. According to the group, "We have archived around 86 million songs from Spotify, […] Read more ›
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On Tuesday, the Trump Administration followed through on a threat of retaliation targeting foreigners who are involved in content moderation. The State Department announced sanctions barring US access for former EU commissioner Thierry Breton, as well as four researchers, while issuing an intentionally chilling threat to others, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio claiming, "The […] Read more ›
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This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on robotics and AI, follow Robert Hart. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. We're taking a winter break! The Stepback will be back on January 11th, 2026. […] Read more ›
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I waited for the Nintendo Switch 2 for a long time. Rumors of an allegedly-real-but-never-released Switch Pro swirled around for years as I watched fewer and fewer AAA third-party games make their way to Nintendo’s little console that could. There were always enough first-party titles and indie games to tide me over, but I watched […] Read more ›
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If you've been saddled with some awful Gmail address you chose in high school (looking at you, LazySexyCool3030), help appears to be on the way. According to a Google account support page in Hindi the company is allowing some people to change their email address. According to the page (via Google Translate): If your Google […] Read more ›
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If you were an internet user around the turn of the century, there's a good chance I could play a one-second long sound of a door opening and memories would immediately come flooding back. Memories of running home from school and logging onto AOL Instant Messenger to chat with your friends or your crush. Maybe […] Read more ›
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A power outage struck San Francisco on Saturday that blacked out about 130,000 customers at its peak, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, but also caused another problem: stranded Waymo vehicles. Posts all over social media showed the company's autonomous SUVs sitting still in the streets and causing traffic jams. Some people posted videos […] Read more ›
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Apple is set to allow third-party app stores on iOS in Brazil next year after settling with the country's competition watchdog in a legal battle dating back to 2022, as reported by 9to5Mac. According to a machine translation of a press release from the Brazilian regulator CADE, it has approved a Term of Commitment to […] Read more ›
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