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Jan 27 • 3 months ago

“IG is a drug”: Internal messages may doom Meta at social media addiction trial

A loss could cost social media companies billions and force changes on platforms. ...

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Jan 27 • 3 months ago

LG's new subscription program charges up to £277 per month to rent a TV

Significant discounts come with committing to 1- to 3-year rental periods. ...

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Jan 27 • 3 months ago

Former astronaut on lunar spacesuits: "I don't think they're great right now"

"These are just the difficulties of designing a spacesuit for the lunar environment." ...

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Jan 27 • 3 months ago

EU launches formal investigation of xAI over Grok's sexualized deepfakes

Elon Musk's company faces fines of up to 6 percent of its daily turnover. ...

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Jan 27 • 3 months ago

Why has Microsoft been routing example.com traffic to a company in Japan?

Company's autodiscover caused users' test credentials to be sent outside Microsoft networks. ...

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Jan 27 • 3 months ago

Doctors face-palm as RFK Jr.’s top vaccine advisor questions need for polio shot

Kirk Milhoan's comments come as federal vaccine policy slides to insignificance. ...

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Jan 27 • 3 months ago

OpenAI spills technical details about how its AI coding agent works

Unusually detailed post explains how OpenAI handles the Codex agent loop. ...

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Jan 26 • 3 months ago

Data center power outage took out TikTok first weekend under US ownership

US TikTok users experienced a wide range of errors, sparking conspiracies. ...

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Jan 26 • 3 months ago

The brothers meet Yoshi in Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer

Toad: "So some dinosaur just shows up and he's now part of the group. Cool." ...

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Jan 26 • 3 months ago

How to encrypt your PC's disk without giving the keys to Microsoft

Storing recovery keys with Microsoft allows the company to unlock your disk. ...

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Jan 26 • 3 months ago

“Wildly irresponsible”: DOT's use of AI to draft safety rules sparks concerns

Staffers warn DOT's use of Gemini to draft rules could cause injuries and deaths. ...

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Jan 26 • 3 months ago

Apple's AirTag 2 is easier to find thanks to new chip

This is the first major upgrade since Apple introduced AirTags five years ago. ...

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