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Meta will soon allow Facebook and Instagram users in the European Union to choose to share less data and see less personalized ads on the platform, the European Commission announced. The change will begin to roll out in January, according to the regulator. "This is the first time that such a choice is offered on Meta's social networks," the commission said in a statement. "Meta will give users the effective choice between: consenting to share all their data and seeing fully personalised advertising, and opt
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Paramount has launched a $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, calling Netflix’s $83 billion arrangement to purchase the entertainment giant’s studios and streaming service “inferior.” The Paramount proposal, unlike Netflix’s, would also include the linear networks owned by WBD. Paramount says its deal offers a “superior alternative to the Netflix transaction,” citing […] Read more ›
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ICEBlock developer Joshua Aaron claims that the removal is a suppression of free speech Read more ›
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A Slovenian security researcher has published an analysis of Sipeed’s NanoKVM that raises far-reaching concerns about the €30-€60 remote management device. Read more ›
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Hoffman, the billionaire LinkedIn cofounder, said he visited Epstein's island as part of his work fundraising for MIT. Read more ›
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Joshua Aaron, the developer of the ICEBlock app, is suing Attorney General Pam Bondi, US Homeland Security Secretary Kirsti Noem, acting director of ICE Todd Lyons, White House "Border Czar" Tom Homan, and other federal officials over the Trump administration's "unlawful threats" made against Aaron and its actions to pressure Apple to pull the app […] Read more ›
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The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to let Nvidia ship its H200 accelerators to China, a move that could restore Nvidia’s influence in the Chinese AI market and reinforce CUDA’s dominance, but the question is if Beijing agrees to accept this hardware. Read more ›
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Кажется как будто сто лет я не писал ничего на Хабр про свое любимое старое железо (последний раз это была хабра-ода любимому компаньону). Но сейчас, провозившись несколько недель с еще одним компаньоном (поменьше первого, но не менее горячо любимым) я решил написать и о нем. О Thinkpad X220В принципе, все сказанное по отношению к данному ноутбуку запросто масштабируется на близкородственные ноутбуки серий X и T. Заходите под кат, если вас... Read more ›
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China has contributed less to global growth this year than the U.S. despite Beijing's frequent criticism of protectionism, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis citing new research from Goldman Sachs economists. U.S. imports are up 10% so far this year compared to a year earlier, while China's imports have fallen 3% in dollar terms. Goldman's economists found that the historical relationship between Chinese growth and global growth has turned... Read more ›
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Denmark's postal service, established by King Christian IV four centuries ago as one of Europe's first modern mail systems, will stop delivering letters on December 30, ending a tradition that once saw riders given a maximum of 45 minutes to cover each 10-kilometer stretch of routes running from Hamburg to Norway. PostNord, the postal service Denmark has shared with Sweden since 2009, started removing its 1,500 remaining red post boxes... Read more ›
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Rivian is about to give the public and its investors another taste of its future with an event focused on autonomy and AI on December 11. The company's Autonomy and AI day starts at 12PM ET. You can watch the event via the Rivian website. We'll be liveblogging the Autonomy and AI day right here on Engadget, so we'll be recapping the major news as it happens and sharing our... Read more ›
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Katsuhiro Harada, has announced his departure from Bandai Namco having worked on the Tekken series for 30 years. Read more Read more ›
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Google expects to launch its first AI glasses, including an audio-focused model and one with a built-in display screen, in 2026, the company said in a blog post on Monday. Google is collaborating with Samsung and the glasses companies Warby Parker and Gentle Monster on the hardware. Google will ... Read more ›
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The UK government has unveiled the first details of Atlantic Bastion, a new undersea warfare programme designed to detect and counter Russian submarine activity across the North Atlantic. Read more ›
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Trump said that AI would be "destroyed in its infancy" if companies have to comply with 50 different sets of regulations. Read more ›
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The real war in the new 'Doctor Who' spinoff isn't between the Sea Devils and humanity, but between the show's bold ideas and a wildly uneven tone. Read more ›
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David Ellison is officially chairman and CEO of Paramount Skydance after an $8 billion tie-up. Next on his wish list: Warner Bros Discovery. Read more ›
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It works just like Apple Vision Pro's Persona feature, letting users create hyper-realistic avatars of themselves. Read more ›
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Netflix's bid for Warner Bros. won, but Paramount isn't giving up. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos isn't David Ellison, but he might also be on Trump's good side. Read more ›
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Netflix is in exclusive talks to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's film and TV studios and HBO Max streaming service, according to sources from Bloomberg and CNN. That suggests Netflix submitted a superior offer to rivals including Paramount Skydance Corp (owned by billionaire Larry Ellison) and Comcast, which owns NBCUniversal. The deal could be consummated within days and, if approved, would change the landscape of Hollywood and the streaming market. Warner... Read more ›
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Here's some good news for the "Han shot first" crowd. The original cut of Star Wars (1977), the film known today as A New Hope, is coming back to theaters. We first learned in August that some version of the film would be screened again in 2027 for its 50th anniversary. But we know now this will indeed be the version everyone saw before George Lucas made those questionable, CGI-heavy... Read more ›
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Just a day after receiving a roughly $140 million fine, X has terminated the ad account of the European Commission. Nikita Bier, X's head of product, accused the European Commission of using an exploit to artificially boost the reach of its post announcing the major fine. In the post, Bier said that the commission "logged into [their] dormant ad account to take advantage of an exploit in our Ad Composer"... Read more ›
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Superhuman, the AI-powered mail app, is heading in a more agentic direction with its latest update. Its "write with AI" feature, which you could previously activate when drafting an email, now works across your inbox, calendar, and the web. This means it can now pull in information from other emails or research a topic online. The AI will think for as long as it needs before responding to a prompt... Read more ›
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Ireland's media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, has announced investigations into both TikTok and LinkedIn for possible violations of the European Union's Digital Services Act, Reuters reports. The investigations are focused on both platforms' illegal content reporting features, which might not meet the requirements of the DSA.The main issue appears to be how these platforms’ reporting tools are presented and implemented. Regulators found possible "deceptive interface designs" in the content reporting... Read more ›
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Meta is reportedly planning steep cuts to its metaverse division, according to Bloomberg. This is happening just a few years after the company changed its name from Facebook to reflect its renewed interest in that same metaverse. Bloomberg notes that the metaverse department could get hit with significant budget cuts in the near future, with layoffs potentially occurring early next year. The budget cuts could go as high as 30... Read more ›
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India will no longer require smartphone makers to preinstall the Sanchar Saathi "security" app. After blowback from Apple, Samsung and opposition leaders, the Modi government issued a statement saying it "has decided not to make the pre-installation mandatory for mobile manufacturers." The app is still available as a voluntary download.India's Ministry of Communications framed the U-turn as a result of strong voluntary adoption. The nation said 14 million users (around... Read more ›
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Amazon is rolling out a new Alexa+ feature on Fire TV that can take you to a specific moment in a given movie on Prime Video based on a natural language voice command. The company says that, when you describe a certain scene, quote or character action, Alexa+ can start playing that part of the film. The company previewed this feature at its Devices and Services event in September.According to... Read more ›
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Netflix's $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. is, in many ways, the last thing a weakened Hollywood needs right now. The industry is still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, where theaters were forced to close and audiences became even more comfortable with streaming films at home. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023, which were driven by legitimate concerns around studio interest in generative AI, delayed production and promotion of... Read more ›
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Samsung has unveiled its newest smartphone, and it's the highly-anticipated Galaxy Z TriFold. During an interview in July, a Samsung exec confirmed that the company was working on a three-panel phone that it aimed to release by the end of the year. The company said it expects the phone to be available for purchase in Korea on December 12, with markets including China, Taiwan, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.... Read more ›
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