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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 âș
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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 âș
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President Donald Trump threatens tariffs on Denmark and other European nations over Greenland annexation, citing national security concerns. Read more âș
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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 âș
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AMDâs 2026 PC strategy focuses on incremental CPU updates, price-to-performance GPUs, and cautious AI upscaling. Read more âș
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is headed to Davos to challenge President Donald Trump's economic agenda. Read more âș
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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 âș
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Since the United States announced it would ârunâ Venezuela and captured President NicolĂĄs Maduro, the Trump administration has openly floated similar interventions elsewhere in Latin America. But the country Donald Trump has fixated on most isnât an adversary â itâs an ally. Greenland, a NATO member and longtime partner of the United States has repeatedly [âŠ] Read more âș
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Numbers speak louder than words, and in this case, Netflix will still get dibs on Sony's movie slate for years to come. Read more âș
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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 âș
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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 âș
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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 [âŠ] Read more âș
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See the Moon phase expected for January 18, 2025 as well as when the next Full Moon is expected. Read more âș
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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 âș
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Turns out people might like to circumvent centralized financial infrastructure in times of political upheaval. Read more âș
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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 â for better or worse â 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 âș
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An anonymous reader shared this report from the Washington Post: The U.S. Department of Transportation brought an automated bus to D.C. this week to showcase its work on self-driving vehicles, taking officials from around the country on a ride between agency headquarters at Navy Yard and Union Station. One of those trips was interrupted Sunday when the bus got rear-ended. The bus, produced by the company Beep, was following its... Read more âș
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A new near-planar OLED light extraction method could deliver brighter, more efficient displays for smartphones, TVs, and future flexible devices. Read more âș
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Snapdragon X2 Plus benchmarks hint that Qualcommâs next Windows laptop chip still trails Appleâs M4 in most CPU and GPU tests. If youâre shopping soon, wait for reviews of real retail laptops. Read more âș
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Most people end up buying a fan for summer and a heater for winter, then spend the rest of the year stepping around whichever one is currently in the way. The Shark TurboBlade Cool + Heat is a cleaner solution: one bladeless tower thatâs built for year-round indoor use. Itâs down to $249.99, saving you ... Read more âș
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Dolby Vision 2 delivers a significant leap in picture quality, bringing more lifelike color, better motion handling, and creator-intended visuals to everything from flagship TVs to surprisingly affordable budget models. Read more âș
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A Forza Horizon 5 pop-up hints at a mid-May 2026 Forza Horizon 6 launch, but it hasn't shown up widely. Here's why you should wait for Xbox Developer Direct on January 22. Read more âș
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YouTube now lets parents cap Shorts scrolling on supervised teen accounts, and itâs working on a zero setting that can shut the feed off. Itâs a tighter, more targeted control than generic screen time. Read more âș
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At the recent CES 2026 tech show in Las Vegas, Boston Dynamics showed off the latest version of its advanced Atlas humanoid robot, a machine that itâs been working on for more than a decade. The robot strolled onto the stage with such a natural gait that it must have had many audience members wondering ... Read more âș
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A chip that produces microscopic âearthquakesâ could change smartphone design, allowing manufacturers to shrink internal components while boosting signal handling and data speeds using surface acoustic wave technology. Read more âș
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The OnePlus 15R takes some unpacking, but see past its higher-than-expected price and pared-back feature set and you'll find a solid and reliable Android. Read more âș
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SpaceXâs Crew-11 is returning from the International Space Station (ISS) early due to a medical concern with one of its astronauts. Itâs the first recorded case in which NASA has decided to bring home a crew member ahead of time due to a health issue. Crew-11 comprises Americans Michael Fincke and Zena Cardman, along with ... Read more âș
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