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Since so many of you bought Galaxy Watch 8 and Galaxy Watch 8 Classic devices over the holiday shopping weekend with all of those crazy deals, you should be happy to learn that a new update is headed your way. With the November security patch along for the ride, this update is mostly minor but … Continued
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The rise of AI has given us an entirely new vocabulary. Here's a list of the top AI terms you need to learn, in alphabetical order. Read more ›
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is headed to Davos to challenge President Donald Trump's economic agenda. Read more ›
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The AFL-CIO, which represents some 15 million workers across the US, is backing a planned Minnesota economic blackout to protest ICE. Read more ›
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President Donald Trump threatens tariffs on Denmark and other European nations over Greenland annexation, citing national security concerns. Read more ›
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=[ "More than half of all cryptocurrencies ever launched are now defunct," reports CoinDesk, citing a new analysis by cryptocurrency data aggregator CoinGecko. And most of those failures occurred in 2025: The study looked at token listings on GeckoTerminal between mid-2021 and the end of 2025. Of the nearly 20.2 million tokens that entered the market during that period, 53.2% are no longer actively traded. A staggering 11.6 million of... Read more ›
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This week Google "unveiled a set of tools for retailers that helps them roll out AI agents," reports the Wall Street Journal, The new retail AI agents, which help shoppers find their desired items, provide customer support and let people order food at restaurants, are part of what Alphabet-owned Google calls Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience. Major retailers, including home improvement giant Lowe's, the grocer Kroger and pizza chain Papa... Read more ›
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AMD’s 2026 PC strategy focuses on incremental CPU updates, price-to-performance GPUs, and cautious AI upscaling. Read more ›
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A long-running Swedish study has followed adults for nearly five decades, uncovering when physical decline truly begins. Fitness and strength start slipping around age 35, then worsen gradually with age. The encouraging twist: adults who began exercising later still improved their physical capacity by up to 10 percent. It’s a powerful reminder that staying active matters, even if you start late. Read more ›
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Visits to the US by international travelers declined for the eighth straight month in December, in a continued blow to the tourism industry. Read more ›
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Watch Australian Open for free. Live stream Musetti vs. Collignon in the 2026 Australian Open online for free from anywhere in the world. Read more ›
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Since the United States announced it would “run” Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration has openly floated similar interventions elsewhere in Latin America. But the country Donald Trump has fixated on most isn’t an adversary — it’s an ally. Greenland, a NATO member and longtime partner of the United States has repeatedly […] Read more ›
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We now have some idea of what's at stake in the longstanding feud between Elon Musk and OpenAI. As first reported by Bloomberg, the latest filing, as part of a lawsuit that accuses the AI giant of abandoning its non-profit status, claims that Musk is owed anywhere between $79 billion and $134 billion in damages from the "wrongful gains" of OpenAI and Microsoft. Musk claimed in the filing that he's... Read more ›
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Actor Matt Damon said Netflix wants action movies to reiterate plot lines multiple times because people are on their phones while watching a movie. Read more ›
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Increasing DDR5 prices are leading buyers to buy "ancient" desktop platforms going as far back as the DDR3 era. YouTuber discovers 4790K powered system with an RTX 2060 Super and $40 worth of 32GB DDR3 memory can run games modern AAA games at 60FPS. Read more ›
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"Share a Disney quote that sums up how you're feeling right now!" That's what Disney posted on Threads the other day, and people immediately replied with lines from Star Wars, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and even Mary Poppins. The throughline between all the quotes: they were pretty pointedly anti-fascist and clearly aimed at the […] Read more ›
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I began choosing grocery cashiers over self-checkout and was surprised by how much small human interactions helped combat loneliness. Read more ›
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Turns out people might like to circumvent centralized financial infrastructure in times of political upheaval. Read more ›
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As 2026 begins, MIT Technology Review publishes "educated guesses" on emerging technologies that will define the future, advances "we think will drive progress or incite the most change — for better or worse — in the years ahead." This year's list includes next-gen nuclear, gene-editing drugs (as well as the "resurrection" of ancient genes from extinct creatures), and three AI-related developments: AI companions, AI coding tools, and "mechanistic interpretability" for... Read more ›
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Google has posted the changelog for January’s Pixel update. Unlike other months, there may not be countless fixes, but we still a few important ones. For example, there’s a fix for a battery drain issue that affected select models, a fix for an AOD flicker, as well as a fix for the touchscreens that would … Continued Read the original post: Not Many, But Important Bug Fixes for Pixels in... Read more ›
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Google and Apple released a joint statement today, announcing a multi-year collab which will bring Gemini to Apple’s ecosystem. The collaboration will have Gemini models and cloud technology be the base of the next-gen Apple Foundation Models. That means Gemini will power “future Apple Intelligence features,” including a more personalized Siri coming this year. If … Continued Read the original post: Apple to Use Gemini to Power New Features on... Read more ›
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A little over a month ago while we were all deep in the holiday trenches, Google released a somewhat secret feature within Google Labs that was a part of Gmail. This new feature, called “Google CC,” was an all-in-one daily schedule, to-do list, and organizer of sorts that’s (of course) powered by AI. This thing … Continued Read the original post: Google CC is the Best New Secret Gmail Feature Read more ›
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The expected Pixel update schedule has changed in recent months for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series. Both the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series of phones should still be supported through 2026, 2027, and beyond, we’re just starting to question what the cadence for updates will be going forward. I bring this up … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 Updates are Missing: Here’s... Read more ›
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The Pixel 10a could launch very soon in some new colors. After surprising us a bit with a March launch of the Pixel 9a last year, Google could be ready to bring us its successor even earlier. The Pixel 10a has started popping up on international retailers with colors, storage options, and a date we … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 10a Hitting Online Retailers With February Launch Date Read more ›
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Spotify is raising prices in the US across all of its plans, including Individual, Student, Duo, and Family. After raising prices elsewhere back in August, we assumed Spotify would increase prices in the US and they’ve now confirmed plans to do that. No plan is spared either, as the increase will hit everyone, including students … Continued Read the original post: Spotify Slaps All Plans With Price Increases in US Read more ›
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The Galaxy Z Fold 7 remains the best foldable in the game. In my opinion, there isn’t a foldable close to this one – it’s near perfection from Samsung. Somehow, Samsung is still allowing you to take an instant $1,000 off of it with a proper trade-in. That level of discount brings the starting price … Continued Read the original post: Samsung Smacks $1,000 Off Galaxy Z Fold 7 Read more ›
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By now you are likely back on Verizon’s network after it experienced a 10-hour outage yesterday. We have yet to find out what caused such a major outage, as they have yet to explain or provide details, but Verizon has at least stepped up to offer account credits for all of that time lost. Verizon … Continued Read the original post: Verizon’s Massive Outage Gets Customers $20 Credits Read more ›
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A Verizon outage has taken out service to several areas in the US. Taking a look across the internet this morning reveals a major Verizon service outage throughout the US. Checking places like reddit or Downdetector show that there were hundreds of thousands of reports shortly after 9AM Pacific (12MP Eastern). Hotspots of outages include … Continued Read the original post: Verizon Outage Spreads Across US Read more ›
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Verizon no longer has to automatically unlock your phone after 60 days and their new unlock policy could be anything, thanks to a new waiver by the FCC. During the height of its struggles to keep postpaid customers around in May of 2025, Verizon asked the FCC to get rid of a requirement that forced … Continued Read the original post: Verizon Convinces FCC to Kill Its 60-Day Phone Unlocking... Read more ›
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