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In a few days, TikTok could be banned in the US, rendering the app unusable and removing it from app stores. Instead of making do with Instagram Reels, people looked for a closer alternative and found Chinese social media app "RedNote" or Xiaohongshu, which translates to "little red book." It shot to the top of the Apple App Store download list, and according to Reuters, more than 700,000 users joined the service within just a couple of days. Apparently, though, RedNote isn't the only app that has benefited
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The market share of Apple in China sees decline, dropping from 19% to 15% in 2024. Vivo and Huawei capture the top spots with 17% and 16% market share, respectively. Once the dominant force in the premium smartphone segment in China, Apple has faced unprecedented challenges in 2024 as its market position eroded significantly amid... Read more » Read more ›
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Early listings for the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 suggest their prices might be higher than initially expected. Read more ›
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Yet another person with ties to a network of powerful techno-billionaires is set to join the Trump administration. Read more ›
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With neither the Supreme Court nor the Biden administration intervening, TikTok's CEO addressed Trump in his reaction to the ban being upheld. Read more ›
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Trump announced on Friday that his swearing-in will be held in the Capitol Hill rotunda, just like Ronald Reagan in 1985. Read more ›
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Corinne Busche, who served as game director of Dragon Age: The Veilguard since February 2022, is departing BioWare. Read more Read more ›
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Koei Tecmo said it has taken "strict action" against thousands of provocative Dead or Alive fanart images because the characters are "like daughters" to their creators. Read more Read more ›
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The "rapid unscheduled disassembly" was likely caused by a propellant leak, Elon Musk said, and was captured on video by spectators on the ground. Read more ›
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The Supreme Court upheld the ban law. The deadline is Sunday. So TikTok CEO Shou Chew got to praising President-elect Donald Trump. Read more ›
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Microsoft 365 personal plans get a $3 price hike with the addition of Copilot. Read more ›
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Make that huge-screen: Gerwig's Barbie follow-up will hit IMAX for a period of weeks in late 2026 before arriving on the streaming service. Read more ›
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After a fintech startup recently lost its users funds, it is hard to find sympathy for tech companies seeking loosened regulation. Read more ›
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When exposed to high heat, lithium batteries like those in Tesla's can burn for a long time and require significant water to extinguish. Read more ›
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Industry analysts have slashed their 2025 GB200 NVL72 shipment projections by 50%, but the industry expects an explosion of AI hardware shipments. Read more ›
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GlobalFoundries is investing around $575 million to construct an advanced packaging and silicon photonics facility at its Malta, New York site. Read more ›
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What happens next is anyone’s guess. Read more ›
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Meta's Mark Zuckerberg called Sheryl Sandberg "a legend in the industry" following a report that he had been critical of her. Read more ›
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The fossil, destroyed in an air raid 80 years ago, had faded from memory until a paleontologist found archival images. Read more ›
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James Clarkson returned to his job fixing blocked drains the day after winning his lottery jackpot, saying he's too young to stop working. Read more ›
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Sonos is continuing to clean house as the company recovers from the hits it took following a disastrous mobile app redesign last year. Just a day after CEO Patrick Spence departed the company, chief product officer Maxime Bouvat-Merlin is also leaving. He will act as an advisor to interim CEO Tom Conrad during the leadership transition before fully exiting Sonos. Conrad informed Sonos employees about the latest leadership change in... Read more ›
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As the world turns, so do the console generations. The Nintendo Switch is over seven years old, so it’s due for a refresh. Nintendo Switch 2 rumors have been swirling for years, but now we have some signs of life. The company officially revealed the sequel to its most successful home console ever in a brief trailer on January 16. The Switch 2 looks functionally very similar to the original... Read more ›
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Google has told the EU it will not comply with a forthcoming fact-checking law, according to a copy of a letter obtained by Axios. The company states that it will not be adding fact checks to search results or YouTube videos and will not use fact-checking data when ranking or removing content. It’s important to note that Google has never really participated in fact-checking as part of its content moderation... Read more ›
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Meta is preparing for even more layoffs, according to reporting by Bloomberg. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a company memo that he plans on cutting about five percent of its "low-performers." “I’ve decided to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster,” Zuckerberg said in the memo. “We typically manage out people who aren’t meeting expectations over the course of a year, but now we’re going to... Read more ›
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Pixelfed is now available as a mobile apps for both iOS and Android. The open source, decentralized platform offers image sharing similar to Instagram. However, Pixelfed has no advertisements and does not share user data with third parties. The platform launched in 2018, but was only available on the web or through third-party app clients. The Android app debuted on January 9 and the iOS app released today. Creator Daniel... Read more ›
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The rise of AI NPCs has felt like a looming threat for years, as if developers couldn't wait to dump human writers and offload NPC conversations to generative AI models. At CES 2025, NVIDIA made it plainly clear the technology was right around the corner. PUBG developer Krafton, for instance, plans to use NVIDIA's ACE (Avatar Cloud Engine) to power AI companions, which will assist and banter with you during... Read more ›
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Sony just dropped a full-fledged trailer for the Until Dawn movie, just days after releasing a shorter teaser. The new footage gives us a proper introduction to the Groundhog Day-style gimmick that separates the film from the game. The game is known for permadeath, as any of the eight main characters can die and the narrative will just barrel along without them. The movie, however, takes a different approach. When... Read more ›
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced today that's it's fining Block, the creator of Cash App and parent company of Square, $120 million in "refunds and redress" and a $55 million fine for how the company handled fraud on its payment platform. Per the CFPB, Cash App's Terms of Service at one point claimed that any bank linked to an account for transferring funds was responsible for addressing disputes... Read more ›
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The long wait is finally over. In a YouTube video with little fanfare, Nintendo officially introduced the long-awaited Switch 2. The first true next-gen follow-up to the original Switch includes backwards-compatibility for owners of existing Switch games. We'll learn more about the console in a Nintendo Direct presentation on April 2, 2025. There's still no firm release date, though. Nintendo is also planning to host first-look experience events in cities... Read more ›
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In a few days, TikTok could be banned in the US, rendering the app unusable and removing it from app stores. Instead of making do with Instagram Reels, people looked for a closer alternative and found Chinese social media app "RedNote" or Xiaohongshu, which translates to "little red book." It shot to the top of the Apple App Store download list, and according to Reuters, more than 700,000 users joined... Read more ›
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