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Half-Life 2 is officially 20 years old this weekend, and to mark the occasion Valve has released a special anniversary update, bundling in a brand-new documentary, commentary, the previously separate Episodes 1 & 2, and more. Oh, and the game's free to keep over the next few days.
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Elon Musk unveiled emails between himself and fellow billionaire Sam Altman as evidence in the Tesla CEO's amended lawsuit against Altman and OpenAI. Read more ›
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Elon Musk alleges in his lawsuit that OpenAI and Microsoft are using anticompetitive practices like "lavish compensation" to build a gen AI monopoly. Read more ›
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Today marks two years since Apple made its Emergency SOS via satellite feature available on all iPhone 14 models in the U.S. and Canada. Apple has since expanded its suite of satellite-based features, and they all remain free to use for now. Below, we recap the rollout of Apple's satellite features and what's next. November 2022: Apple launches Emergency SOS via satellite in the U.S. and Canada, allowing you to... Read more ›
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Elon Musk has added Microsoft to an amended lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the ChatGPT maker of starving rivals of AI talent. Read more ›
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Robin Zeng, founder and chairman of CATL, says Musk's 4860 battery design "is going to fail and never be successful." Read more ›
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Chloe Diaz says dating tech bros in San Francisco and New York City is completely different. The guys in one city make her not want to move back. Read more ›
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Bluesky, the social network surging in popularity, says it has "no intention" of training AI tools on users content. "The social network made the announcement on the same day that X (formerly Twitter) is implementing its new terms of service that allow the platform to use public posts to train AI," notes TechCrunch. From the report: "A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we... Read more ›
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Smart locks make protecting your home way more convenient and give added security to your smart home. Read more ›
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Disney Though the remainder of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’s final season is set to hit the Disney Channel and Disney Plus some time next year, the studio is reportedly keeping one episode from airing because of its focus on a transgender character. Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur has often touched on ideas about race, class, and issues like gentrification as it followed the adventures of genius 13-year-old Lunella Lafatette... Read more ›
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Elon Musk has amended his lawsuit against OpenAI, adding more anti-trust claims against the company and including Microsoft as a defendant. He also added his company, xAI, as well as Shivon Zilis, a former OpenAI board member and mother to three of his children, as plaintiffs. Musk originally sued OpenAI in March, accusing founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of violating the organization's non-profit mission by teaming up with Microsoft.... Read more ›
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Customers are dissatisfied with Copilot, rivals are circling, and Microsoft insiders are skeptical: a BI exclusive. Read more ›
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Several retail chains have announced planned reductions in store numbers for 2025. If the past is any indication, they won't be the only ones. Read more ›
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The Pixel Watch 3 is receiving its first notable discount to date, dropping it to $279.99 for a limited time. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Can’t wait until Black Friday to start your holiday shop or score a killer deal on a gadget you’ve been eyeing? You may not have to. Although Black Friday isn’t until November 29th, Best Buy, Walmart, and Target have begun rolling... Read more ›
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Following Sony's seemingly premature announcement earlier this week it'll be knocking $70 off the PS5 Slim Digital Edition in the US ahead of Christmas, reliable leaker Bilbil-kun has claimed similar discounts are coming to Europe soon - including a PSVR2 price cut of a whopping €200. Read more Read more ›
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Wi-Fi 8, aka IEEE's 802.11bn Ultra High Reliability (UHR) specification, is focused on the reliability of connections. Read more ›
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With iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, Apple is adding support for three Apple Intelligence image generation features, including Image Playground, Genmoji, and Image Wand. Image Wand lets you create visual aids for your notes on iPhone and iPad. This guide goes over all of the available Image Wand features and how to use it. Image Wand Explained Image Wand is an offshoot of Image Playground, and it seems to use... Read more ›
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As users defect from X, rapidly growing social media platform Bluesky pledges to not scrape user data for training AI . Read more ›
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Sony says that despite the "different comments" on the PS5 Pro's chunky price point, the "pricing [...] has not had a negative impact" on sales. Read more Read more ›
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Nintendo has filed a new lawsuit against a streamer who broadcast 10 pirated games ahead of their release, including The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Mario & Luigi: Brothership. Read more Read more ›
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Stellar Blade, the well-received sci-fi action-adventure from developer Shift Up, is targeting a 2025 release on PC, and the studio says it expects sales to exceed those seen on console. Read more Read more ›
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The boss of EA - publisher of EA Sports FC, Battlefield, The Sims and Dragon Age - is reportedly in the frame to replace Disney CEO Bob Iger. Read more Read more ›
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Concord is officially no more, and neither is the studio that made it thanks to recent layoffs at Sony. But the ill-fated PlayStation shooter is set to live on in Amazon's upcoming Secret Level video game series, and the show's creator reckons its Concord episode - commissioned long before the game's fate was sealed - shows the 'potential of its world and characters'. Read more Read more ›
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As people continue to get stuck into Dragon Age: The Veilguard this weekend, developer BioWare has shared a number of interesting statistics about its playerbase, including confirmation that High Dragon Corius The Icetalon is the game's "deadliest" enemy. Read more Read more ›
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Rockstar has at last updated the PC, PlayStation and Xbox versions of its classic GTA Trilogy to receive the same improvements already found in its mobile port. Read more Read more ›
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Black Myth: Wukong is getting a physical PS5 release next month: 12th December, to be precise. Read more Read more ›
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Five video games have been recognised for their outstanding soundtracks and nominated for a 2025 Grammy Award. Read more Read more ›
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