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Brandon Sanderson, a popular author of high-fantasy and science fiction books, has signed a deal with Apple TV to adapt his works set in the Cosmere fictional universe into films and TV shows. Sanderson said last year at Celsius 232, Spain’s annual sci-fi and fantasy convention, that his ultimate dream project is a “really good Mistborn film.” Apple TV is making that come true: Some of the first projects to come out of the deal are feature film adaptations of the Mistborn books and a TV show based on serie
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The Corsair Galleon 100 SD didn't just come out of the ether. The new full-size mechanical keyboard with a Stream Deck fused to its side is the result of a lot of things coming together over the years. Corsair's gaming business is more refined than ever, and Stream Deck's wide ecosystem of plug-ins makes the […] Read more ›
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Minnesotans stayed home from work and took to the streets to protest ICE on Jan. 23. Now, activists want to take it nationwide. Read more ›
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Automated license plate readers have proven to be a controversial addition to U.S. roads, and it looks like another state is hoping to regulate their use. Read more ›
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Professor Erik Gordon said the "AI bubble is almost as big as the planet Jupiter," and Microsoft's stock drop is a "warning of the burst to come." Read more ›
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A Ukrainian soldier, until recently a drone operator, broke down what he carried in battle to stay alive, stay comfortable, and fight Russia. Read more ›
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Xiaomi has launched the Redmi Note 15 Pro series in India. This includes the new Redmi Note 15 Pro and the flagship Redmi Note 15 Pro+, which join the previously released Redmi Note 15 model in the company's mid-range lineup. The Redmi Note 15 Pro+ will be available in three variants. The 8+256GB variant is priced at INR 37,999, the 12+256GB variant is priced at INR 39,999, and the 12+512GB... Read more ›
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Gestala is the latest company to emerge from China’s burgeoning brain-computer interface industry. It plans to access the brain with noninvasive ultrasound technology. Read more ›
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Tesla will discontinue the Model S and Model X in the second quarter of 2026, Elon Musk said in an earnings call with investors today. Musk said the reasons for cancelling the vehicle programs was to make room at Tesla's Fremont factory for production of its Optimus humanoid robot. The Model S is Tesla's luxury […] Read more ›
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This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Even if you don’t follow politics closely, you probably know a few things about Kristi Noem. She’s the one that some critics have dubbed “ICE Barbie.” Also, unforgivably: the one who […] Read more ›
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Google says that a WinRAR exploit that has been patched six months ago remain a popular attack vector, especially for state-sponsored threat actors. The vulnerability allows malicious archives to install malware on critical Windows folders. Read more ›
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Elon Musk said retirement savings would be pointless in an abundant future. Dario Amodei warned of job losses and rising inequality along the way. Read more ›
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I should have listened to the people who say that you shouldn't bring your phone into the bedroom. Read more ›
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I was tear gassed by the government for the first time in July 2020 at one of the many Black Lives Matter protests that broke out all over the country. The feeling is excruciating, like your lungs are trying to kill you from the inside out. The sting in your eyes is painful, too. But […] Read more ›
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The Trump administration is planning on using Google Gemini to draft important federal regulations, as reported by ProPublica. This is starting with the Department of Transportation, according to interviews with agency staffers. Regulations created by the DOT help keep us safe when traveling. The plan was initially presented to DOT staffers last month, with agency attorney Daniel Cohen writing to colleagues about AI's "potential to revolutionize the way we draft... Read more ›
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Meta has started blocking links to ICE List, a website that compiles information about incidents involving Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents, and lists thousands of their employees' names. It seems that the latter detail is what caused Meta to take action in a move that was first reported by Wired. ICE List is a crowdsourced Wiki that describes itself as "an independently maintained public documentation project... Read more ›
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Vimeo just got hit by a brutal round of layoffs, according to a report by Business Insider. Staffers are posting on various social media sites that the layoffs have impacted most of the company, including the entire video team. Vimeo is a video-hosting platform, so that sounds bad. “Yesterday, following Vimeo’s recent acquisition by a private equity firm, I learned that I, along with a large portion of the company,... Read more ›
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Tesla just objectively decreased the value of the Model 3 and Model Y. On Thursday, the company said it’s paywalling its lane-centering feature, Autosteer, for new purchases of the two EVs in the US and Canada. This was previously a standard feature. Lane centering is now part of the Full Self-Driving Supervised (FSD) package, which costs $99 per month.Speculating on why Tesla would do this doesn't require much imagination. Remember... Read more ›
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TikTok's newly formed US entity is off to a very bumpy start. As the app continues to face technical issues affecting the recommendation algorithm, view counts and other features, TikTok is also seeing a wave of frustrated users uninstalling it, according to new data.Analytics firm Sensor Tower, which tracks downloads and other app store-related metrics, told CNBC that there has been a 150 percent rise in uninstalls of the TikTok... Read more ›
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We already knew xAI's Grok was barraging X with nonconsensual sexual images of real people. But now there are some numbers to put things in perspective. Over an 11-day period, Grok generated an estimated 3 million sexualized images — including an estimated 23,000 of children.Put another way, Grok generated an estimated 190 sexualized images per minute during that 11-day period. Among those, it made a sexualized image of children once... Read more ›
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JBL is trying its hand at something new, with a pair of AI-powered practice amps. The BandBox Solo and BandBox Trio include an onboard Stem AI that purportedly lets you separate or remove vocals and instruments from any music streamed over Bluetooth. So, say you're a young guitarist learning “Stairway to Heaven” (as one does). At least in theory, you could use the speaker to remove Jimmy Page's part and... Read more ›
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Darth Maul, the beloved, sometimes spider-legged former Sith Lord first introduced in Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace, is officially getting his own animated spin-off on April 6, 2026, based on a new teaser trailer published by Disney. Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord was originally announced at Star Wars Celebration in 2025, and is set after Maul's arc in Star Wars: The Clone Wars but before his... Read more ›
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Ring has launched a new tool that can tell you if a video clip captured by its camera has been altered or not. The company says that every video downloaded from Ring starting in December 2025 going forward will come with a digital security seal. “Think of it like the tamper-evident seal on a medicine bottle,” it explained. Its new tool, called Ring Verify, can tell you if a video... Read more ›
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Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is apparently still hopeful that investors will approve his $108.4 billion hostile takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount Skydance announced Thursday that it's extending its all-cash offer to acquire the storied studio, and giving investors until February 20, 2026 to accept. The company's previous offer expired on January 21, but with a lawsuit in the works and a revised Netflix deal to compete with, Paramount... Read more ›
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