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Amazon has added its shopping chatbot, Rufus, to its mobile app, making it available to all U.S. customers, the company said Friday. The chatbot can compare products, answer questions about items and summarize customer reviews. It can also answer questions about orders, such as what day items ...
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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google is testing out media playback straight from Android smartwatchesâ built-in speakers in Wear OS 5.1, according to Android developer release notes spotted by Mishaal Rahman. Thatâs in addition to adding support for credential managers in the coming update, which Google revealed is based on Android 15. (Wear OS 5, which rolled out earlier this month, is based on Android 14.) Watch... Read more âș
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A recent neo-Nazi rally in Columbus, Ohio drew national attentionâbut it was just one of dozens that increasingly emboldened white power groups have held this year. Read more âș
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The rapper's music company has accused Kendrik Lamar's label of artificially inflating the popularity of the song "Not Like Us' using bots and illegal payment schemes. Read more âș
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The Tesla CEO went after the F-35, calling crewed fighter jets "obsolete in the age of drones," but uncrewed technology isn't there yet. Read more âș
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It took the Farrelly brothers 10 years to make 'Dear Santa', Here they talk about the pieces that had be just right and why Jack Black needed to be their 'Santa'. Read more âș
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You might be surprised to learn that foam swords, snow globes, and Magic 8 Balls are prohibited in carry-on luggage. Read more âș
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Drake's company Frozen Moments has filed a petition claiming that Universal Music Group and Spotify falsely boosted Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." Read more âș
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Huaweiâs new Mate 70 lineup will be the first to offer the companyâs HarmonyOS Next that isnât compatible with Android apps. | Image: Huawei Huawei has announced its new Mate 70 series smartphone lineup, which will be the first offered with the companyâs new HarmonyOS Next operating system that doesnât rely on Googleâs Android services and wonât run any Android apps, according to a report by Reuters. The four models... Read more âș
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Disney's decision to pivot from a Moana TV series to a fully fledged cinematic sequel pays dividends. Read more âș
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Known for his perfectionism and total dedication to Elon Musk, Omead Afshar has emerged as one of Tesla's most powerful executives. Read more âș
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DJI hasn't finished yet with its busy 2024, as it just announced the Mic Mini wireless microphone system. The company took most of the characteristics of the popular Mic 2 and shrunk it down considerably, while also making it much more affordable. The Mic Mini consists of a receiver and one or two transmitters with built-in microphones. To use it, you just affix the mics to your subject, either via... Read more âș
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Image: Humanoid Origin Humanoid Origin, the game studio founded by former BioWare general manager Casey Hudson, is shutting down operations. The closure was announced in a post on the companyâs LinkedIn page. âDespite efforts to shield the studio from broader challenges in the industry, an unexpected shortfall of funding left us unable to sustain operations,â the post read. Humanoid Origin was founded by Hudson in 2021 when it was then... Read more âș
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Maya Smith founded The Doux with her husband. They are raising their kids with no outside expectations and being able to help them financially. Read more âș
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Gift online privacy to your family and friends with the DeleteMe service that helps you remove information from data brokers and more. Read more âș
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Aoife Hinds and Faoileann Cunningham discuss "Two Wolves," the most recent episode of HBO's Dune prequel. Read more âș
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Martha Wells created one of the most iconic characters in 21st-century science fiction: Murderbot, reluctant savior of humanity. Then she faced an existential threat of her own. Read more âș
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Gibson fiercely defends its trademarked guitar body shape. Read more âș
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Bluesky announces new moderation efforts as it spots a growth of child sexual abuse material among users. Read more âș
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Threads is testing new features to compete with Bluesky, which is winning over millions of new users. Read more âș
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Comcast plans to spin off most of NBCUniversalâs cable TV networks including MSNBC, CNBC, USA and Oxygen, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The decision, which comes a month after company executives first floated the idea to investors and analysts, could pave the way for more ... Read more âș
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Last year, the board of now-collapsed fintech startup Synapse Financial Technologies discussed whether to remove the companyâs CEO, Sankaet Pathak. At the time, discrepancies in Synapseâs ledgers were piling up, which the board was aware of. Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Angela Strange argued in favor of keeping Pathak in the role based on the belief that founders were best placed to run their companies, according to a person close to... Read more âș
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OpenAI is preparing to launch a frontal assault on Google. The ChatGPT owner recently considered developing a web browser that it would combine with its chatbot, and it has separately discussed or struck deals to power search features for travel, food, real estate and retail websites, according to people who have seen prototypes or designs of the products. OpenAI has spoken about the search product with website and app developers... Read more âș
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To call the last two years âtepidâ for tech initial public offerings would be an understatement. In the wake of a record-smashing high in 2021, IPO deal proceeds plummeted 94% in 2022 and have been slow to recover. But 2025 could be looking up, with some big names likely to hit exchanges. At a recent event about artificial intelligenceâs impact on the IPO market, Anita Ramaswamy, The Informationâs financial analysis... Read more âș
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Thereâs a lot of excitement around artificial intelligence disrupting search. Consumers and businesses increasingly use AI tools in lieu of traditional search engines such as Google. OpenAI has added search features to ChatGPT, Meta Platforms is crawling and indexing the web for its Meta AI chatbot and the AI search startup Perplexity is nearing a $9 billion valuation. A host of other AI companies provide information about current events in... Read more âș
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OpenAI has discussed powering artificial intelligence in Samsung devices, similar to a deal the AI developer has with Apple, The Information reported. The discussions are part of a multipronged attack by OpenAI on Google, which is Samsungâs most important partner in using the Android ... Read more âș
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Last week, YouTube began introducing jewels, virtual tips that fans can buy to send creators during livestreams. YouTubers can exchange these tips for cash, a penny per jewel. The Google-owned video site is the latest to get into live tipping, which has been popular for years on Twitch. As the chart below shows, most major social apps are now offering digital tips for live streamers which generally cost about a... Read more âș
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Amazon on Thursday added a temporary 50% discount to all orders made through its new Temu competitor, Amazon Haul. The aggressive discounting coincides with the holiday shopping season and comes one week after Amazon launched Haul, which features a Temu-like assortment of cheap products like $3 ... Read more âș
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When Google CEO Sundar Pichai called Donald Trump to congratulate the president-elect on winning the election, a guest was on the line: Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, xAI and other companies, according to two people familiar with the situation. Muskâs appearance took Pichai by surprise, one of these people said. Read more âș
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Good afternoon from Las Vegas, where Iâm writing this newsletter from a hotel room with a Strip view of the Encore, the hotel where bankers, investors and tech executives will slide from meeting to meeting at Goldman Sachsâ annual private tech confab. Say hi if youâre there. (Iâll be one of the many bald guys roaming around, but Iâm younger than average and have a mustache and wire-rimmed glasses.)Â The... Read more âș
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