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Atari has released a collection of new watches with a unique design that celebrates the 45th anniversary of Asteroids. In the original version of the game that debuted in 1979, spotting and shooting a passing UFO would earn you extra points. On the Asteroids watch, a pair of orbiting UFOs are less of a threat [âŠ]
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First smartphone-to-satellite video call made. No advanced phone hardware required. Step towards under-served regions getting better communication networks. Users of smartphones in areas where there is no network access may have cause for optimism, after the news that Vodafone claims to have made the worldâs first video call via the satellite network. The call was... Read more » Read more âș
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The Federal Aviation Administration is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out. Michael Whitaker stepped down as FAA administrator on January 20th, the day of Donald Trumpâs inauguration, after clashing with Elon Musk, whoâs company SpaceX is regulated by the agency. Musk publicly [âŠ] Read more âș
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Microsoft is bringing OpenAIâs o1 reasoning model to all Copilot users this week. You wonât need to subscribe to a $20 monthly Copilot Pro or ChatGPT Plus plan to get it either, as Microsoft is making it free for all users of Copilot. Think Deeper, as Microsoft calls its integration of o1, works by allowing [âŠ] Read more âș
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Space advertising is not currently a problem, but the enterprise needs to be smothered before it has a chance to grow, according to a group of concerned astronomers. Read more âș
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Save $35 on the Anker 736 100W USB-C charger over at Amazon for a limited time. Read more âș
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Trump said he didn't know what caused the crash, but said "we have some very strong opinions and ideas." Read more âș
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The former FAA head tussled with Musk and wanted to fine SpaceX for safety violations. He resigned after Trump won the election and hasn't been replaced. Read more âș
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Suspected signal integrity losses have forced reviewers to switch to PCIe Gen 4.0. Read more âș
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Apple has been ranked as Fortune's Most Admired Company for the 18th consecutive year. The Fortune rankings are based on a survey of 3,380 business leaders across a range of industries, who assess companies on nine criteria, including innovation, investment value, social responsibility, and the ability to attract talent. Apple once again secured the top spot, followed by Microsoft and Amazon, both of which have consistently ranked among the top... Read more âș
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Forget flowers, a clean home is the real way to their heart! Roborock is $400 off. Read more âș
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Mark Zuckerberg is planning some big changes for Facebook in a bid to make using the platform feel like it did âback in the day.â During the companyâs fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, Zuck said that Facebook is an important part of its more than three billion monthly usersâ lives and that heâs working on [âŠ] Read more âș
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Facebook's heavy-handed censoring of Linux groups and topics was made 'in error,' the social media juggernaut has admitted. Read more âș
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Generative artificial intelligence output based purely on text prompts â even detailed ones â isnât protected by current copyright law, according to the US Copyright Office. The department issued this guidance in a broad report on policy issues regarding AI, focused on the copyrightability of various AI outputs. The document concludes that while generative AI may [âŠ] Read more âș
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Dragon Age and Mass Effect veteran Trick Weekes is among a group of BioWare veterans who have announced they are now looking for work, following the news that BioWare is downsizing. Read more Read more âș
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I went to see Funcom's survival MMO Dune: Awakening last week and one thing I expected while there was a specific release date. The game has an "early 2025" date, currently, which is the time period we're in. So a major press event held within that period of time would be a perfect place to make a release announcement. But no such announcement was made. Read more Read more âș
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Meera Menon's movie about a podcaster at the end of the world debuted at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Read more âș
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Meta's top AI scientist Yann LeCun said there is a 'major misunderstanding' about how billions in AI investment will be used. Read more âș
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The litigation shows concerns within the government over Musk's growing influence. Read more âș
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The Verge
Illustration: The Verge Google said today that it plans to update Google Maps to reflect President Trumpâs January 20th executive order to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali to the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley, respectively. The company noted on X the updated nomenclature will appear once the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated. âWe have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Ever since Elon Musk closed his deal to buy Twitter heâs claimed the company, now called X, is in âa very dire situation from a revenue standpoint.â Now, the Wall Street Journal reports that banks are preparing a coordinated move to sell off some of the $13 billion in debt they loaned Musk to finance the deal. It mentions an email sent... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Oracle and a group of investors that includes Microsoft are in talks to take over TikTokâs global operations, reports NPR. The deal, which the White House is reportedly negotiating, would see ByteDance keeping a minority stake in TikTok while âthe appâs algorithm, data collection and software updates will be overseen by Oracle.â Oracleâs server network already provides the bulk of TikTokâs backbone,... Read more âș
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Atari has released a collection of new watches with a unique design that celebrates the 45th anniversary of Asteroids. In the original version of the game that debuted in 1979, spotting and shooting a passing UFO would earn you extra points. On the Asteroids watch, a pair of orbiting UFOs are less of a threat [âŠ] Read more âș
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Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/picture alliance via Getty Images Sony is officially ending production of recordable Blu-rays. In an announcement from Japan spotted by Tomâs Hardware, Sony Storage Media Solutions said it will stop manufacturing the discs in February, alongside recordable MiniDiscs, MD-Data, and MiniDV cassettes, adding, âthere will be no successor models.â This discontinuation doesnât impact the Blu-rays you can buy with films or TV shows on them; it just... Read more âș
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The New Tesla Model Y | Image: Tesla Just a couple weeks after launching the refreshed âJuniperâ Model Y in China and other Asia-Pacific markets, Tesla has started taking orders in the Americas (US, Canada, Mexico, and Chile) and Europe. The Launch Series is the only trim level currently available to order in the US, offering a âfully loadedâ setup with special badging, the Full Self-Driving (Supervised) driver assist, and... Read more âș
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The battery icon in Windows 11 is getting a colorful update. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is releasing a new Windows 11 Insider Preview Build today with some welcome improvements to the operating systemâs battery icon â possibly sparing you the realization that youâve chosen a dead outlet, or improperly plugged in your power adapter, or let your battery drain too much, before itâs far too late. Windowsâ battery icon, which... Read more âș
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Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Whenever Netflix raises its prices â which seems to happen roughly as often as Ben Affleck falls in love with an A-list celebrity â the company always gives the same reason. It needs the extra money, you see, in order to keep investing in the kind of programming and product its 302 million subscribers demand. Thatâs how the standard monthly price of ad-free... Read more âș
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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge After surging to the top of Appleâs App Store charts in the US, DeepSeekâs AI Assistant is now restricting new user sign-ups. According to an incident report page, registrations are being temporarily limited âdue to large-scale malicious attacks on DeepSeekâs services,â though itâs unclear how these limitations are being applied. âExisting users can log in as usual,â DeepSeek said in its update.... Read more âș
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Spotify wants to see 1 billion people paying for streaming music, double the more than 500 million customers who currently subscribe to Spotify and its competitors. In Spotifyâs view, artists are lucky to have streaming services, âeach doing its part to normalize the behavior of paying for music.â On Tuesday, the streaming giant announced that [âŠ] Read more âș
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