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Snap is offering Snapchat+ subscribers the chance to have 2D Bitmoji avatars once again. In the coming days, they’ll be able to activate a setting called Comic Bitmoji. Snap said this will revive “the charm of classic avatars, while keeping all the benefits of today’s 3D infrastructure.” If you turn on Comic Bitmoji, all Bitmoji avatars that you see in Snapchat will be rendered in 2D. You’ll also be able to send stickers to your friends in that style.Snap switched from 2D to 3D avatars back in 2023. The com
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After forcing the longest US government shutdown in history, Senate Democrats threw in the towel Sunday night. Eight Democratic senators voted with the Republicans Sunday to advance a deal to reopen the government, even though the deal includes no significant concessions from the GOP or President Donald Trump. The turnabout came as a shock to […] Read more ›
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Warren Buffett said post-2008 rules requiring companies to disclose CEO pay ratios lead to more envy and greed — and longer proxy statements. Read more ›
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New submitter benramsey writes: The PHP Foundation has launched a search for its next executive director. The Executive Director serves as the operational leader of the PHP Foundation, defining its strategic vision and translating it into reality while managing day-to-day operations and serving as the primary bridge between the Board, staff, community, and sponsors. While the programming language PHP is over 30 years old, the PHP Foundation was only created... Read more ›
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Disney and Google are in a standoff over YouTube TV rates. Morgan Stanley estimates Disney is losing about $4.3 million each day. Read more ›
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The man behind Poe Dameron's X-Wing controls isn't giving up, as long as there's still light. Read more ›
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The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear Watson v. Republican National Committee, a case claiming that, for many decades, states have been counting ballots that should have been tossed out entirely. The premise of the GOP’s argument in Watson is that an 1872 law providing that federal elections shall take place on […] Read more ›
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A new review shows a "lack of robust evidence" linking the use of Tylenol during pregnancy to either autism or ADHD. Read more ›
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If you have a mountain of holiday shopping to tackle over the next few weeks, Walmart is offering a great deal on Walmart Plus. New subscribers can snag an annual Walmart Plus membership for half off through December 2nd. The deal knocks the yearly price down to $49 ($49 off), which will automatically renew at […] Read more ›
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Canada's loss also represents a loss of regional elimination for the Americas. Read more ›
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An observatory detected the first radio signal from the interstellar object 3I/Atlas. Here's what it means. Read more ›
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Germany received its P-8A Poseidon from the US last week, calling the aircraft a major upgrade for finding and hunting submarines. Read more ›
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Air passengers departing Singapore will pay a green fuel levy of as much as S$41.60 ($31.95) from next year as the city-state locks in a key step in its effort to cut the aviation industry's emissions. From a report: Travelers flying in economy and premium economy, as well as those on short-haul routes, will be charged far less. Those customers will pay an additional S$1 for trips to Southeast Asia,... Read more ›
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Legendary investor Warren Buffett said he plans to continue sharing a Thanksgiving letter to shareholders after he steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO. Read more ›
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YouTube TV subscribers looking to watch the Eagles-Packers game can buy a 24-hour pass to ESPN for $4.99 from Sling TV. Read more ›
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Meta is retiring Facebook's external Like and Share buttons for third-party websites on February 10, 2026, officially closing the book on a once-dominant traffic driver as usage declines and Facebook's role within Meta continues to shrink.Engadget reports: The blog post from Meta explains that site admins shouldn't have to take any additional steps as a result of the change, although they can choose to remove the plugins before the discontinue... Read more ›
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Apple is delaying the release of next year’s version of the iPhone Air, its thinnest smartphone, after the first model sold below expectations, according to three people involved in the project. Although the length of the delay remains uncertain, the product won’t be released in fall 2026 as previously planned, they said. Apple has already sharply scaled back production of the first version, according to multiple people with direct knowledge... Read more ›
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Turns out investors aren't huge on spending money with no returns. Read more ›
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We're only three episodes in, but this isn't going to end well for anyone, is it? Read more ›
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Meta is making billions of dollars every year from ads marketing scams and illegal products on its platform, according to a new report from Reuters. The report details the staggering numbers behind scam ads on Meta's platform, and raises fresh questions about why the company has failed to get the problem in check. Last year, Meta estimated that scam ads could account for as much as 10 percent of its... Read more ›
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Meta said on Friday that it's investing $600 billion in US infrastructure and jobs by 2028. Although the announcement is light on specifics (and heavy on standard Big Tech self-congratulation), it sounds like much of it will go toward AI data centers."At Meta, we're focused on creating the next generation of AI products and building personal superintelligence for everyone," the company wrote. "Data centers are crucial to reaching these goals... Read more ›
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Tesla’s shareholders have voted in favor of a compensation plan that could see CEO Elon Musk become the world's first trillionaire. The potential incentives were laid out in September, and the company's shareholders have agreed to allow this all-or-nothing package for its chief exec, who spent the first half of this year decimating the US federal government rather than working on any Tesla-adjacent projects. The compensation plan lists several targets... Read more ›
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A familiar face will be helping Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani set up his new administration before he takes office in 2026. Lina Khan, former Federal Trade Commission Chair under President Joe Biden, has been officially announced as one of Mamdani's transition co-chairs, alongside Grace Bonilla, Maria Torres-Springer and Melanie Hartzog.Mamdani's platform is focused on affordability, with fighting corporate corruption a key way he hopes to lower prices for New Yorkers. Mamdani's... Read more ›
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Direct File, the free, government-provided alternative to services like TurboTax, won't be available for the 2026 tax season, Bloomberg Tax reports. That's based on a letter sent from the Internal Revenue Service to participating states that says that "no launch date has been set for the future."A Biden administration project, Direct File was designed to be an easy way for eligible taxpayers to file taxes online, without having to pay... Read more ›
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When Apple introduces its more capable version of Siri in 2026, it increasingly sounds like it'll have Google to thank. Bloomberg reports that Apple is finalizing plans to use a custom version of Gemini to power the new Siri and plans to pay Google handsomely for the privilege.The new Siri will still use some of Apple's homegrown models, but will also rely on a version of Gemini running on the... Read more ›
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Black Friday has become the time to buy the hottest tech of the year. Whether you're shopping for yourself or stocking up on gifts for the holidays, Black Friday deals are sure to bring the best prices of the year to things like headphones, game consoles, robot vacuums, phone accessories and everything in between. You don't even have to wait until Black Friday proper to save a ton of money.... Read more ›
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Bang & Olufsen just announced a new luxury speaker that costs a pretty penny. The Beosound Premiere is a soundbar made from aluminum that's priced at $5,800. It's visually striking, with the company referring to the soundbar as a "piece of art." The aluminum chassis looks to be seamless, with a gorgeous matte satin finish. The up-firing tweeter has been placed directly in the center to draw the eye and... Read more ›
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The government of Denmark said on Friday that lawmakers from its political right, left and center have reached an agreement to ban social media for anyone under 15, as reported by The Associated Press. If enacted, the move would be one of the most ambitious attempts globally to keep children off social media. Momentum has been building in recent years around concerns that social media is harming its younger users.... Read more ›
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Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. This week saw the arrival of some fairly high-profile ports, a relaxing garden creation game and much more. I've even managed to tear myself away from Football Manager 26 for long enough to tell you about some of them.Barely a week goes by without a fun theme event taking place on Steam and one that runs... Read more ›
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