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Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is closing out 2025 with a 20-images-deep dive into what a new era of "infinite synthetic content" means as it all becomes harder and harder to distinguish from reality, and the old, more personal Instagram feed that he says has been "dead" for years. Last year, The Verge's Sarah Jeong wrote […] Read more ›
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Amazon allows India-based employees affected by H-1B visa delays to work remotely until March, with strict restrictions on coding. Read more ›
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The Wall Street Journal reports that a growing number of tech startups are stocking offices with free nicotine pouches as founders and employees chase sharper focus and stamina in hyper-competitive AI-era work environments. The Wall Street Journal reports: Earlier this year, two nicotine startups -- Lucy Nicotine and Sesh -- made branded vending machines filled with flavored products for analytics company Palantir Technologies. Both machines are in the company's Washington,... Read more ›
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Pibroch(CiH) writes: According to the obituary linked, Stewart Cheifet of Computer Chronicles fame has died. The obituary states he passed Dec 28, 2025. Cheifet and Digital Research founder Gary Kildall hosted the public television show The Computer Chronicles starting in 1984, and Stewart continued to host the show well into the 1990s. He was well-known for his affable presence and adeptness at interviewing guests and finding out the straight dope... Read more ›
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Zohran Mamdani, currently a state assemblyman, is set to get a large raise when he takes office as mayor of New York City. Read more ›
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After some confusion about when Trump's gold phone will make an appearance, it appears to be delayed until 2026. Read more ›
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The Trump phone was originally set to be released in August, but won't be shipped until the end of January, Trump Mobile's customer service said. Read more ›
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"Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary said his character Milton Rockwell in "Marty Supreme" was almost made into an actual vampire. Read more ›
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The invitation to Mayor-elect Mamdani's inauguration lists Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero as prohibited items but does not provide a reason. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: France intends to follow Australia and ban social media platforms for children from the start of the 2026 academic year. A draft bill preventing under-15s from using social media will be submitted for legal checks and is expected to be debated in parliament early in the new year. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has made it clear in recent weeks that... Read more ›
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From a billionaire gathering in St. Barts to Antigua, here is where the wealthiest people's superyachts, were spotted before New Year's Eve. Read more ›
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A large-scale study tracking more than 27,500 middle-aged and elderly people over roughly nine years has found that poor sleep quality is associated with accelerated brain aging, and chronic inflammation appears to be one of the key mechanisms driving this effect. Researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institute assessed participants' sleep across five dimensions -- chronotype, duration, insomnia, snoring and daytime sleepiness -- and later scanned their brains using MRI to estimate... Read more ›
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Russia is using helicopters to try to stop Ukraine's drones. Now its naval drones armed with missiles keep Russia's helicopters away, per a commander. Read more ›
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Save 90% on a 1min.AI lifetime subscription, now $24.97 instead of $234 through Jan. 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Read more ›
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OpenAI is paying employees more than any major tech startup in history, with average stock-based compensation hitting roughly $1.5 million per worker in 2025. "That is more than seven times higher than the stock-based pay Google disclosed in 2003, before it filed for an initial public offering in 2004," reports the Wall Street Journal. "The $1.5 million is about 34 times the average employee compensation of 18 other large tech... Read more ›
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Nonstick pans are great at a variety of foods but they fail at the high heat needed for searing meats. If you plan on searing steak, a different pan is the way to go. Read more ›
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Arc Raiders was Steam's biggest-selling game over the holiday period. Read more Read more ›
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Open-source expansion card brings AMD's B650 chipset expansion capabilities to any system that has a PCIe 4.0 x4 expansion slot. Read more ›
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AI license plate readers have attracted a lot of controversy, but it looks like cities in California are choosing to double down on the technology. Read more ›
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Solar farms are already proving to be an effective addition to traditional power, but now it looks like they may have additional environmental benefits. Read more ›
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Home fires kill hundreds of people and do many millions worth of damage each year, but this simple $99 device can detect hidden potential fire hazards. Read more ›
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The straight-six engine is thriving. While some brands are downsizing, these manufacturers are doubling down on inline-six power for 2026. Read more ›
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Finland may not be the first country that comes to mind when you think of an Air Force, but it is nonetheless expanding with an expensive new jet. Read more ›
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The M1E3 Abrams prototype, the latest tank in the Army's lineup, is so new and under wraps that there aren't official photos of it yet, but here's what we know. Read more ›
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California already suffers from eye-watering gas prices as it is, but now drivers in the state could be facing even more pain at the pump in 2026. Read more ›
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Six wheels, jet engines, and vacuum fans. Dive into the 5 weirdest race cars ever to hit the track and the "mad scientist" engineering that made them fast. Read more ›
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Many Japanese car brands are generally known for their durability. Here are four iSeeCars ranked as the most likely to get past the quarter-million mile mark. Read more ›
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The sun typically goes through regular cycles of increased and decreased activity, but in recent years, it hasn't been following the pattern scientists expect. Read more ›
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