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Volkswagen is reinstating physical buttons and a volume dial in its new ID Polo compact car, reversing the touchscreen trend after a decade of driver complaints about distraction risks. Research shows touch controls slow reactions significantly, prompting Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and regulators to push back toward tactile interfaces for better safety.
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A federal officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, shortly after the Trump administration deployed thousands of immigration agents to the city. Although the full circumstances of the killing remain unclear, video of the shooting shows an officer opening fire on the woman as she drove away. Realistically, there’s virtually no chance […] Read more ›
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The NC-13 strike company's commander told Business Insider that the drone's primary objective was to suppress Russian troops from advancing for weeks. Read more ›
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"I did that whole movie at 167 pounds. And I haven't been that light since high school," Matt Damon said. Read more ›
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Galaxy users can now add AI-generated weather effects to their lock screen wallpaper. Read more ›
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OpenAI has been dropping hints this week about AI's role as a "healthcare ally" - and today, the company is announcing a product to go along with that idea: ChatGPT Health. ChatGPT Health is a sandboxed tab within ChatGPT that's designed for users to ask their health-related questions in a more secure and personalized environment, […] Read more ›
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Mashable checked out Sony's AFEELA 1 EV again at CES 2026, and found it focused more on refinement than flashy new features. Read more ›
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A Ukrainian F-16 pilot said the initial tactics taught by NATO were based on wars that were "fundamentally different" from Ukraine's fight. Read more ›
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Deal extricates the lender from one of the last businesses related to its ill-fated push into retail banking Read more ›
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A woman was fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis on Wednesday, just days after the Trump administration deployed thousands of new immigration agents to the city. What happened? This is a breaking news story, and more details will almost certainly continue to emerge. What we do know is based on local reporting collecting video […] Read more ›
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Dell has revealed that consumers aren't buying PCs for AI features right now. In an interview with PC Gamer ahead of CES, Dell has made it clear its 2026 products aren't all about being AI-first, and it's moving beyond being "all about" AI PCs. "We're very focused on delivering upon the AI capabilities of a […] Read more ›
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Reid Hoffman, a prominent Democratic donor, said the proposed tax is "badly designed" and contains "massive flaws." Read more ›
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Google and Character.AI have agreed to settle multiple lawsuits over chatbot-linked teen suicides. Read more ›
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Election deniers are sure that the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is proof that the Venezuelan government rigged the 2020 election in Joe Biden’s favor. Read more ›
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Apple's annual "Back to School" or "Back to Uni" promotion has returned this week in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and South Korea. From January 6 through March 11, qualifying higher-education students and staff in these countries can receive a free or discounted accessory with the purchase of select Mac and iPad models, similar to previous promotions that launched in the United States and a number of other countries last June... Read more ›
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Disney Plus will be getting a vertical video feed later this year, Disney announced as part of its Global Tech & Data Showcase for advertisers at CES, Deadline reports. According to a Disney announcement cited by Deadline, the company's goal is to "explore its use in a variety of ways across categories, and content types, […] Read more ›
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Joining the ranks of a growing number of smaller, powerful reasoning models is MiroThinker 1.5 from MiroMind, with just 30 billion parameters, compared to the hundreds of billions or trillions used by leading foundation large language models (LLMs).But MiroThinker 1.5 stands out among these smaller reasoners for one major reason: it offers agentic research capabilities rivaling trillion-parameter competitors like Kimi K2 and DeepSeek, at a fraction of the inference cost.The... Read more ›
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The Pixel 9 series is next in line to support AirDrop-style sharing between Android and iPhone. Read more ›
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Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has cautioned that users can no longer trust online visuals by default as artificial intelligence blurs the line between real and synthetic content. Read more ›
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Here are the top phones of 2025 that offer solid performance without breaking the bank. Read more ›
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The Centre has issued a notice to X over the misuse of its AI tool Grok, citing violations of IT laws after it was allegedly used to generate and circulate obscene and sexually explicit content targeting women and children. Read more ›
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Tesla loses its EV sales crown as declining deliveries, political backlash against Elon Musk and rising Chinese competition weigh on performance even as investors stay focused on robot axis, AI ambitions and future growth bets. Read more ›
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Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok landed in yet another trouble after it generated images depicting minors in minimal clothing on his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Read more ›
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Here are the best value for money phones of 2025 that also offer respectable features and performance for their price. Read more ›
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Elon Musk said users creating illegal content through Grok will face consequences, as the Centre directed X to remove obscene and unlawful material or face legal action. Read more ›
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An AI system tested in eastern China is helping doctors detect pancreatic cancer before symptoms appear, allowing earlier treatment and improving patients’ chances of survival Read more ›
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India has emerged a major smartphone export hub under the PLI scheme, with iPhone exports crossing $50 billion. Other brands like Samsung shipped out nearly $17 billion worth of devices through the five-year period applicable from FY21 to 25. Read more ›
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