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When I got verified on Instagram in October 2020, my friends were very impressed. It felt like a big flex. The coveted symbol gave my account an aura of importance. But the significance of that checkmark has been going through a major upheaval across social media. The genesis of the shift, of course, comes from Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter last fall. Soon after, he decided he would begin charging users for checkmarks through its subscription service Twitter Blue. This week, Musk tweeted the “final dat
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The Miss Universe 2025 winner is Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch. She took the crown after weeks of drama at the pageant. Read more ›
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The truth is, most gaming headsets aren’t great values. I’ve tested a ton of them for our buying guide, and while the space has improved over time, it remains far too centered on branding and marketing. Too much of what passes by my desk comes off as overpriced compared to a good set of “normal” headphones in the same range, both in audio and build quality. If you have a... Read more ›
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Amazon's 14,000-plus layoffs announced last month touched almost every piece of the company's sprawling business, from cloud computing and devices to advertising, retail and grocery stores. But one job category bore the brunt of cuts more than others: engineers. CNBC: Documents filed in New York, California, New Jersey and Amazon's home state of Washington showed that nearly 40% of the more than 4,700 job cuts in those states were engineering... Read more ›
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Following the introduction of the V80 Design earlier this month, nubia has now also launched the V80 Pro. This is listed in Mexico at the moment, but will undoubtedly make its way to other markets soon. It has a 6.75-inch 900x1940 screen with 120Hz refresh rate, the Unisoc T7280 SoC at the helm, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of expandable storage, and a 5,000 mAh battery. nubia V80 Pro official images... Read more ›
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Risk factors for epilepsy, like poor sleep, might be more common in certain regions of the U.S., researchers say. Read more ›
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Battle-tested Ukrainians often wanted to keep shooting until Russians surrendered or died. That's key at times, but could be unsustainable at others. Read more ›
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I love visiting Boerne, Texas, a city near San Antonio. There are great restaurants and shops, and I think it's especially fun around the holidays. Read more ›
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"Wicked: For Good" shifts the focus toward Ariana Grande's Glinda, but Cynthia Erivo is the true star of Jon M. Chu's musical sequel. Read more ›
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Nvidia’s stock price has been trending down despite its record-breaking quarter, and its CEO is complaining. Read more ›
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There's good news and band news for Intel's Panther Lake and 18A. Bad news is that its yields are likely still very low. Good news is that their improvement are on the industry-standard yield ramp pace, which means that Intel is on track to hit industry-standard yields in early 2027. Read more ›
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As Nvidia, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft forge partnerships and deals, the AI industry is looking more like one interconnected machine. What does that mean for all of us? Read more ›
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Meta is venturing into the complex world of electricity trading, betting it can accelerate the construction of new US power plants that are vital to its AI ambitions. From a report: The foray into power trading comes after Meta heard from investors and plant developers that too few power buyers were willing to make the early, long-term commitments required to spur investment, according to Urvi Parekh, the company's head of... Read more ›
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Analogue has announced its reimagined and upgraded 4K version of the Nintendo 64, the Analogue 3D, is being restocked and will be available again for preorder starting at 8 AM PT/11 AM ET on Monday, November 24th. That’s good news for those of us who missed out on the initial preorders that quickly sold out, […] Read more ›
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You no longer have to resort to boiling water to make delicious hard- and soft-boiled eggs. Read more ›
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Black Friday sales are starting, and that means it’s one of the best times of year to pick up a new TV. If you’ve been hoping to grab a new big screen but aren’t sure which one to get, allow us to separate the junk deals from the ones worth your time. Below we’ve rounded up the best Black Friday TV deals we could find so far, with discounts on... Read more ›
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Apple has announced it will be opening an all-new store at The Shops at Blackstone Valley, an open-air shopping center in Millbury, Massachusetts, near Worcester. The store is set to open on Friday, December 12, at 12 p.m. local time. Apple is located next to fashion retailer Coach at the shopping center. Apple has yet to share a photo of the store, but it will have a similar design as... Read more ›
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DJI may be the big dog in drones, but it plays third fiddle to GoPro and Insta360 in the action cam market. To better stand out, the company has launched the Osmo Action 6 with a pair of innovative features. The first is a big, square sensor that boosts video quality in low light, while making it easy to output both horizontal and vertical video. The second is a variable... Read more ›
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Dell and HP are shipping many entry-level and midrange business laptops with HEVC/H.265 hardware decoding intentionally disabled, likely to avoid rising codec royalty costs. Read more ›
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At Tesla’s annual meeting earlier this month, shareholders showed little enthusiasm for a proposal that the electric vehicle maker invest in one of CEO Elon Musk’s other companies, xAI. But Musk’s revelation at the meeting that Tesla is considering building its own chip fabrication plant signaled another way his two companies could work together. Musk had already discussed plans for such a chip fab internally at Tesla months before the... Read more ›
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Microsoft will invest $5 billion in Anthropic, and Nvidia will invest $10 billion in the startup, the three companies announced on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Anthropic will spend at least $30 billion to rent servers from Microsoft’s Azure cloud equipped with Nvidia chips over an unspecified period, and ... Read more ›
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Apple’s succession plans for its next chief executive have accelerated, with its board and senior executives preparing for current CEO Tim Cook to step down potentially next year, according to the Financial Times. Any announcement of succession likely won’t happen until after late January when ... Read more ›
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Before we get to Gemini 3, we want to highlight this morning’s news that former Harvard University President Larry Summers has resigned from OpenAI’s board of directors following a congressional committee’s release of emails showing a personal correspondence between him and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Summers had been on the board of the ChatGPT-maker for two years. His departure follows his decision to step back from public commitments in... Read more ›
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Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Inside Grindr’s boardroom feud • Plus, our Recommendations: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” “A Biography of a Mountain” and “Materialists”A bit of housekeeping: The Information’s Weekend section is looking for a reporter for a beat we’re calling “tech wealth and culture.” This person will cover how Silicon Valley’s moguls live large—their pursuits, their pastimes—and how they spend their money. Here’s a... Read more ›
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The White House is working on an executive order that will direct the Justice Department to sue states that pass their own laws regulating artificial intelligence, according to a draft of the order reviewed by The Information. The order, which is still in the drafting phase, could change. The timeline for when it will be formally announced is also unclear. The move is part of a long-standing effort this year... Read more ›
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Thinking Machines Lab, the company co-founded by ex-OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, is in talks with potential investors to raise about $5 billion in the startup’s next round of funding, according to a person who spoke with Murati. That target would more than triple the capital the ... Read more ›
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Crypto exchange Kraken said on Wednesday it has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the U.S., moving ahead with its plan to list despite a recent-sell of crypto-related stocks. The filing comes a day after it raised $200 million from Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities at a $20 ... Read more ›
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SoftBank plans to invest up to $3 billion to remodel an electric vehicle plant in Lordstown, Ohio, that will produce equipment for OpenAI’s forthcoming data centers, according to two people with knowledge of the plans. The Japanese conglomerate, one of the largest investors in OpenAI, will use the factory to supply data center sites in Texas and multiple other unannounced locations, the people and another person with knowledge of the... Read more ›
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Blockchain.com, a crypto brokerage and wallet provider, is planning to go public next year, the company’s newly named co-chief executive revealed, aiming to list after several volatile years. The company said it promoted its president Lane Kasselman to be co-CEO, alongside its founder and CEO Peter Smith, as part of its listing efforts. Kasselman is a former Uber executive who has worked for the crypto firm for five years. The... Read more ›
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