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Amazon's Alexa horrified some parents when it answered kids' questions about "Elf on the Shelf." So I asked the company what was going on. It's fixed.
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Gigabyte CEO Eddie Lin says the revenue contributed per gigabyte of GDDR7 on Nvidia graphics cards will be the key measure for which products thrive and which will be in short supply in 2026. Read more ›
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President Donald Trump on Friday called for a 10% cap on credit card interest for one year. Read more ›
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