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Pokémon TCGs Mega Evolution Enhanced Booster Box is over $20 cheaper on TCGPlayer, but Amazon offers a gift card As of Dec. 9, Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Enhanced Booster Boxes are available on TCGplayer at prices that undercut Amazon by over $20, unless you can snag this gift card offer.
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The Eight Sleep Pod 5 is a (spendy) miracle of a bed setup. But it’s only ideal for some people. The Eight Sleep Pod 5 is a spendy mattress setup for those who can't cool down. Read my comprehensive reivew of my experience with the bed.
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Nvidia’s new CUDA Tile sparks chatter about the end of software lock-in Tiling makeover could open the door to rival GPUs Nvidia has rolled out one of the biggest updates to its CUDA software stack in years, and chip design legend Jim Keller reckons it might even spell the end of its long-guarded exclusivity. The update, called CUDA Tile, shifts the platform from its familiar SIMT model to a tile-based approach meant to make GPU programming far less of a faff for developers drowning in the AI frenzy. CUDA has effectively glued Nvidia’s AI ecos...
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Europol taskforce crushes online violence-for-hire gangs across Europe OTF GRIMM racks up arrests as it battles VaaS rise Europol’s OTF GRIMM has smashed its way through Europe’s cyber violence-for-hire scene in its first six months and left a trail of crippled criminal networks behind it. Launched in April 2025, the taskforce set out to tackle the rise of violence-as-a-service where organised crime groups use the worldwide wibble to outsource intimidation, torture and even murder to young and often clueless recruits who are groomed or strong-armed into carryi...
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What to expect from the last Fed meeting of 2025 — and what a rate cut could mean for your wallet Jerome Powell will soon announce the next Fed decision on a potential interest rate cut. The Fed is missing key economic data on jobs and inflation.
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IBM snaps up Confluent in $11 billion AI binge Biggish Blue reckons data streaming will rev up its generative push IBM has hurled $11 billion at Confluent in a deal meant to drag the ageing giant deeper into the artificial intelligence stampede. The company said that it would buy the California data streaming outfit in an agreement valuing Confluent at $31 a share, which is a roughly 34 per cent premium on Friday’s $23.14 New York close. Confluent stock jumped to just less than $30 in early trading while IBM added two per cent to about $3...
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Best blood pressure watches: I tested the top models that actually work I tested some of the top blood pressure watches available, and considered medical research and current FDA guidance, to help you choose the best one for your needs.
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More Parents Are Refusing Vitamin K for Their Newborns. Here’s Why That’s a Bad Idea For around 60 years, doctors have routinely given infants a vitamin K shot to prevent uncontrolled bleeding.
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The iPad mini is back on sale at Amazon – save $100 right now Save 15% on the iPad Mini at Amazon.
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Instagram introduces new public story sharing option A long-awaited change has landed in Instagram, providing users of the social media platform with a new way to share other people’s stories to their own timeline. Instagram has stood apart from other social platforms in a number of ways, but notably in the lack of option for the sharing of other people’s public content. Now this is changing, helping to bring Instagram in line with other platforms, and giving users something they have been asking for for a very long time. Instagram announced t...
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The Garmin fēnix 8 just got a $350 discount at Amazon – its best-ever price Save 29% on the Garmin fēnix 8 at Amazon.
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Google brings Windows apps to Galaxy XR with new 'PC Connect' feature Google has unveiled new software features for the Samsung Galaxy XR headset, including "PC Connect" for Windows integration.
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Google’s homegrown TPU muscles into Nvidia’s turf Big Tech outfit turns its custom silicon into a serious threat Google’s custom silicon is giving Nvidia a proper fright as the search outfit’s tensor processing units help its Gemini 3 models overtake OpenAI’s latest efforts. The Big Tech company’s TPUs have become central to the performance leap in Gemini 3, which has outpaced OpenAI’s GPT-5 in independent tests and triggered the ChatGPT maker’s recent “code red” wobble as chief executive Sam Altman told staff to shove more res...
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EU opens investigation into Google’s use of online content for AI models European Commission to assess whether Gemini owner is putting rival companies at a disadvantageBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU has opened an investigation to assess whether Google is breaching European competition rules in its use of online content from publishers and YouTube creators for artificial intelligence.The European Commission said on Tuesday it will examine whether the US tech company, which runs the Gemini AI model and is owned by Alphabet, is putting rival AI owners at a “di...
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This Hisense 75-inch QD7 TV deal is its lowest-ever price at Amazon Save 25% on the Hisense 75-inch QD7 at Amazon.
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The Samsung 32-Inch Odyssey G55C is back at its lowest-ever price at Amazon Save 39% on the Samsung 32-Inch Odyssey G55C at Amazon.
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Android’s latest Canary release lays the groundwork to help you seamlessly switch to iPhone Google has added a new data migration solution in the latest Android Canary release to make data transfers between iPhones and Android devices more seamless. The post Android’s latest Canary release lays the groundwork to help you seamlessly switch to iPhone appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Trump extorts 25 per cent to let Nvidia into China With fiends like that, who needs enemas Trump will allow Nvidia to flog its H200 chip to China if he is allowed to skim 25 per cent off the top. The deal was hatched after a chinwag with Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang at the newly demolished White House building site. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he had informed President Xi that the US would allow Nvidia to ship H200 products to approved customers in China and elsewhere, subject to conditions that maintain national security. He added ...
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Valve trying to bring HDMI 2.1 support for Steam Machine HDMI Forum is to blame, as hardware supports it Valve is trying to bring HDMI 2.1 support for the upcoming Steam Machine, and while the hardware supports it, the HDMI Forum is still blocking the support. Even though the hardware supports it, the Valve Steam Machine has been announced with HDMI 2.0 support, rather than the HDMI 2.1 one. Speaking to Ars Technica, Valve clarified the situation, saying that it has been working hard to try and push the HDMI Forum, the consortium responsible for HDMI...
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WhatsApp is bringing a new, softer look to chats In apps, there are some changes which are gamechangers, others which are aesthetically pleasing, others still which sit somewhere else. Such is the latest change visible in the newest beta version of the Android edition of WhatsApp. We have already seen various color and theme options introduced that make it easier than ever to personalize the look of chats, be that for differentiating between them more easily, or something else entirely. Now a more subtle change is on the way which introduces a...
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I converted this tiny laptop into a Linux work machine, and it shouldn't work this well The X Plus Storm 10 laptop flies through demanding tasks and runs Linux seamlessly.
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Trump clears way for Nvidia to sell powerful AI chips to China Commerce department finalising deal to allow H200 chips to be sold to China as strict Biden-era restrictions relaxedDonald Trump has cleared the way for Nvidia to begin selling its powerful AI computer chips to China, marking a win for the chip maker and its CEO, Jensen Huang, who has spent months lobbying the White House to open up sales in the country.Before Monday’s announcement, the US had prohibited sales of Nvidia’s most advanced chips to China over national security concerns. Continue...
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Xiaomi 17 could launch globally in January 2026 A global version spotted at Geekbench The Xiaomi 17, which was unveiled in China back in September, could be launching globally in January 2026, according to the latest leak. A global version has been recently spotted in the Geekbench database. While Xiaomi was tight-lipped regarding its global availability during its Chinese unveiling, a recent leak suggests that Xiaomi might bring it to the rest of the world in January 2026. Xiaomi 17 global variant, model number 25113PN0EG, has been listed ...
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Fairphone's newest eco-friendly headphones have a feature I wish Bose or Sony would use – and the sound's good too The most eco-friendly headphones just got a little bit eco friendlier – and slightly better sounding, too
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All 187,460 Miles of Road That Led to Rome, Mapped A digital atlas of ancient Rome’s highways and byways reveals a road network that was more extensive than thought.
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Honor Magic8 Lite comes with 7,500mAh battery Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SoC for the entry-level member of the series Honor Magic8 Lite is finally official, and this least expensive member of Honor's Magic8 series will be packing Qualcomm's Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SoC and a hefty 7,500mAh battery. The Honor Magic8 Lite is the successor of the Magic7 Lite launched just under a year ago. It features a 6.79-inch 2640x1200 OLED screen between 1.3mm thin bezels with 120Hz refresh rate and 6,000nits peak brightness, 3840Hz PWM Risk-free Dimming, and is power...
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Anthropic researchers say the industry should stop building tons of AI agents — the real breakthrough is something simpler Anthropic researchers say the industry doesn't need more AI agents, but rather "skills" that equip agents with expertise and reusable workflows.
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Your own 'supercomputer' made up of old Framework motherboards? This Kickstarter project aims to achieve just that FrameCluster turns unused Framework mainboards into 3D-printed rack clusters, focusing on simple organization, practical reuse, small-scale production.
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Claude Code Is Coming To Slack Anthropic is bringing Claude Code directly into Slack, letting developers spin up coding sessions from chat threads and automate workflows without leaving the app. TechCrunch reports: Previously, developers could only get lightweight coding help via Claude in Slack -- like writing snippets, debugging, and explanations. Now they can tag @Claude to spin up a complete coding session using Slack context like bug reports or feature requests. Claude analyzes recent messages to determine the right repo...
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One UI 8.5 Beta arrives with many new features like AI Photo Assist, Theft Protection, more Samsung has released the One UI 8.5 beta for the Galaxy S25 series, introducing continuous AI photo editing and voice broadcasting via Auracast.
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Apple Watch Ultra 2 plunges to $549 on Amazon, best price ever Amazon is clearing out Apple Watch Ultra 2 inventory, with a new record-low price in effect thanks to a $250 markdown.Amazon's $549 Apple Watch Ultra 2 deal delivers the lowest price ever - Image credit: AppleThe $549 special at Amazon not only beats Black Friday pricing by $50, but it marks the lowest price ever on the 49mm wearable.Buy Apple Watch Ultra 2 for $549 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Researchers spot 700 percent increase in hypervisor ransomware attacks Get your Hyper-V and VMware ESXi setups in order, people Researchers at security software vendor Huntress say they’ve noticed a huge increase in ransomware attacks on hypervisors and urged users to ensure they’re as secure as can be and properly backed up.…
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry warned early about subprime excess — now he's betting on Fannie and Freddie IPOs The Trump administration has signaled interest in releasing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship.
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I’ve seen plenty of smartphone deals this year, but this one is the best Save a massive amount at Mint Mobile
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Microsoft Teams is finally fixing some major messaging annoyances we all learned to live with Some highly requested messaging features are finally coming to Teams
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Kalshi's CEO compared his company's 'net positive' rivalry with Polymarket to Tom Brady and Eli Manning Tarek Mansour explained how prediction market rival Polymarket has encouraged his company to work harder.
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Moving from Android to iPhone will soon stop being painful The collaboration we needed
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Intel to explore making chips with mega-corp Tata in India’s first fab Chipzilla doesn’t need 28nm product, so maybe this is about landing another outsourced packaging partner Intel will explore manufacturing some chips in India’s first fab after forming an alliance with Indian mega-corp Tata.…
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Jamie Dimon on our AI future: fewer jobs and 'working less hard, but having wonderful lives' Jamie Dimon says AI will cut jobs before delivering big benefits, including a future where people work "less hard" and enjoy "wonderful lives."
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Trump says he just wants to 'do what's right' in the Warner deal Trump said he wants to "do what's right" in the media war brewing between Netflix, Paramount, and Warner Bros.
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‘I feel it’s a friend’: quarter of teenagers turn to AI chatbots for mental health support Experts warn of dangers as England and Wales study shows 13- to 17-year-olds consulting AI amid long waiting lists for servicesIt was after one friend was shot and another stabbed, both fatally, that Shan asked ChatGPT for help. She had tried conventional mental health services but “chat”, as she came to know her AI “friend”, felt safer, less intimidating and, crucially, more available when it came to handling the trauma from the deaths of her young friends.As she started consulting the ...
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‘Don’t pander to the tech giants!’ How a youth movement for digital justice is spreading across Europe Gen Z are the first generation to have grown up with social media, they were the earliest adopters, and therefore the first to suffer its harms. Now they are fighting backLate one night in April 2020, towards the start of the Covid lockdowns, Shanley Clémot McLaren was scrolling on her phone when she noticed a Snapchat post by her 16-year-old sister. “She’s basically filming herself from her bed, and she’s like: ‘Guys you shouldn’t be doing this. These fisha accounts are really not OK...
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How to watch Atalanta vs. Chelsea online for free How to watch Champions League for free. Live stream Atalanta vs. Chelsea in the Champions League for free.
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How to watch the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations online for free How to watch Africa Cup of Nations for free. Live stream the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations for free from anywhere in the world.
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Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on December 9 See the moon phase expected for December 9, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.
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How to watch Inter Milan vs. Liverpool online for free How to watch the Champions League for free. Watch Inter Milan vs. Liverpool in the Champions League for free from anywhere in the world.
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How to watch Bayern Munich vs. Sporting online for free How to watch Champions League for free. Live stream Bayern Munich vs. Sporting in the Champions League for free.
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Watch Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot takes an embarrassing tumble Tesla chief Elon Musk claimed in January that he believes its Optimus humanoid robot business will be worth “north of $10 trillion in revenue,” but a recent video suggests there’s still plenty of work to do on the contraption. In an embarrassing turn of events last weekend, Optimus lost its balance and crashed to the […] The post Watch Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot takes an embarrassing tumble appeared first on Digital Trends.
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YouTube TV is facing yet another outage, leaving users locked out of their content It just can't catch a break
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Google Pixel 9 Pro display woes lead to extended repair program Pixel 9 Pro Fold gets a warranty extension
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Maximum Chaos: Latest Top FDA Regulator Peaces Out After Only 3 Weeks In mid-November, we talked about yet more chaos occurring under RFK Jr., this time at the FDA. At issue was George Tidmarsh, who joined the FDA in July as the agency’s chief drug regulator. Tidmarsh had been accused of using his position to exact a vendetta campaign against a former business partner, Kevin Tang, and […]
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NYT Pips hints, answers for December 9, 2025 The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.
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Paramount's $108 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is big — but not the biggest-ever hostile takeover attempted In seeking to buy Warner Brothers for $108 billion, Paramount is making one of the top ten largest hostile takeover bids in history.
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Cold Case Inquiries Stall After Ancestry.com Revisits Policy For Users An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Since online genealogy services began operating, millions of people have sent them saliva samples in hopes of learning about their family roots and discovering far-flung relatives. These services also appeal to law enforcement authorities, who have used them to solve cold case murders and to investigate crimes like the 2022 killing of four University of Idaho students. Crime-scene DNA submitted to genealogy sites has helped investigato...
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CNET News |
Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, Dec. 9 Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Dec. 9.
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Asgard intros new 192GB and 256GB DDR5 kits: 256GB DDR5 costs as much as an RTX 5090 at $2400+ Asgard introduces new high-capacity 192GB and 256GB DDR5 memory kits, with the monster 256GB DDR5 kit costing as much as the flagship GeForce RTX 5090.Continue reading at TweakTown
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This affordable PoE switch will unlock the full potential of your network A great device to get things started
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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Dec. 9, #1634 Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for Dec. 9, No. 1,634.
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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Dec. 9 #646 Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Dec. 9, No. 646.
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Palantir: the world’s ‘scariest company’? – podcast How far will tech firm Palantir go to ‘save the West’? With Michael Steinberger and Johana BhuiyanWhy do some consider Palantir the world’s ‘scariest company’ and who is its chief executive, Alex Karp?Michael Steinberger, the author of The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir and the Rise of the Surveillance State, describes Karp’s origin story to Nosheen Iqbal and the way that his political positions have changed over the years. The pair also discuss how Palantir was estab...
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This iOS 26 feature cements Apple Music as my top streaming service (as an ex-Spotify user) A feature hidden in your iPhone settings offers a solution to one of the most challenging aspects of switching music streaming services.
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NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for December 9, 2025 Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.
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OpenAI races Gemini 3 to the top with GPT‑5.2 drop this week OpenAI is rushing out GPT‑5.2 to regain its lead over Google’s Gemini 3, aiming to make ChatGPT faster, smarter, and more dependable.
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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for December 9, 2025 Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle.
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Wordle today: Answer, hints for December 9, 2025 Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1633 on December 9 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.
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NYT Strands hints, answers for December 9, 2025 The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.
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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Dec. 9, #912 Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Dec. 9, #912
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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Dec. 9, #442 Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Dec. 9, No. 442.
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How to Revisit Your Entire Nintendo Gaming History, Decade by Decade Nintendo's revamped store app reveals your playtime and the titles of the games you've played.
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Apple's Creaseless iPhone Fold Poised to Become the Priciest iPhone Ever A smooth screen comes with a steep price—Apple's iPhone Fold may start at $2,400
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‘Marjorie Prime’ Review: A.I. Gave Her Back Her Husband. Was It Worth It? June Squibb stars in the Broadway premiere of Jordan Harrison’s meditation on grief and the nature of human and artificial intelligence.
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Trump says Nvidia can sell H200s to China – if Washington gets a 25 percent cut Blackwell and Rubin kit remain off limits US President Donald Trump has signalled he will allow Nvidia to resume sales of its H200 accelerators to China.…
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Trump Says U.S. Will Permit Nvidia H200 Exports to China with 25% Fee to U.S. Treasury Two weeks after U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that the decision on exporting Nvidia H200 chips to China was sitting with President Donald Trump, Trump says his administration has agreed to allow Nvidia to export its H200 AI accelerators to approved customers in China and certain other countries, under conditions designed to maintain national […] The post Trump Says U.S. Will Permit Nvidia H200 Exports to China with 25% Fee to U.S. Treasury appeared first on eeNews Europe.
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Samsung shifts focus from HBM to DDR5 modules: DDR5 RAM results in FAR more profits than HBM Samsung is reportedly scaling down its HBM production, shifting focus of DRAM production to DDR5 modules because there's FAR more profits to be made.Continue reading at TweakTown
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ZDNet |
Does it matter which HDMI port you use on your TV? Short answer: Yes You may be missing out on optimal performance or sound. Here's how to check.
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4 productivity Docker containers that don't require 24/7 runtime Productivity on your command
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193 Cybercrims Arrested, Accused of Plotting 'Violence-As-a-Service' Europol's GRIMM taskforce has arrested nearly 200 people accused of running or participating in "violence-as-a-service" schemes where cybercrime groups recruit youth online for real-world attacks. "These individuals are groomed or coerced into committing a range of violent crimes, from acts of intimidation and torture to murder," the European police said on Monday. The Register reports: GRIMM began in April, and includes investigators from Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the...
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What is the release date for South Park season 28 episode 5 on Paramount+? Is Trump going to be on the naughty or nice list in South Park season 28 episode 5? And when will it stream on Paramount+?
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Nvidia Can Sell H200 Chips To China For 25% US Cut The Trump administration will allow Nvidia to resume selling H200 chips to China, but only if the U.S. government takes a 25% cut. Axios reports: Trump said on Truth Social that he'll allow Nvidia to sell H200 chips -- the generation of chips before its current, more-advanced Blackwell lineup -- to China, with the U.S. government pocketing a quarter of the revenue. He said he would apply "the same approach to AMD, Intel, and other GREAT American Companies." American defense hawks fear that Chi...
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The designer of the worst Windows theme ever made has revealed why it got added Surprisingly, it wasn't a prank.
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Google says Chrome's new AI creates risks only more AI can fix 'User Alignment Critic' will review agentic actions so bots don't do things like emptying your bank account Google plans to add a second Gemini-based model to Chrome to address the security problems created by adding the first Gemini model to Chrome.…
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More Than 200 Environmental Groups Demand Halt To New US Datacenters An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: A coalition of more than 230 environmental groups has demanded a national moratorium on new datacenters in the U.S., the latest salvo in a growing backlash to a booming artificial intelligence industry that has been blamed for escalating electricity bills and worsening the climate crisis. The green groups, including Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, Food & Water Watch and dozens of local organizations, have urged members of Congress to h...
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AOOSTAR NEX395 Mini-PC launches in China: AMD Strix Halo APU, 140W TDP, 128GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM AOOSTAR has launched its NEX395 Mini-PC in China, powered by AMD's flagship 'Strix Halo' APU, a huge 128GB of LPDDR5X-8533 RAM, at a cost of over $2800.Continue reading at TweakTown
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Z.ai debuts open source GLM-4.6V, a native tool-calling vision model for multimodal reasoning Chinese AI startup Zhipu AI aka Z.ai has released its GLM-4.6V series, a new generation of open-source vision-language models (VLMs) optimized for multimodal reasoning, frontend automation, and high-efficiency deployment. The release includes two models in "large" and "small" sizes: GLM-4.6V (106B), a larger 106-billion parameter model aimed at cloud-scale inferenceGLM-4.6V-Flash (9B), a smaller model of only 9 billion parameters designed for low-latency, local applicationsRe...
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6 skills you must know before building your first PC Going in blind into your first PC build isn't the best strategy
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MakeUseOf |
These YouTube add-ons make watching long videos actually enjoyable These add-ons fixed YouTube so well I stopped rage-quitting mid-video.
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Disney Destiny’s Hercules musical features a standout projection effect that I can’t stop talking about Disney’s Hercules musical on the Destiny pairs real-time tracking with coordinated projection and lighting to produce an onstage illusion that supports the storytelling.
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Who Is Andrew Ferguson, the FTC Chairman Who Tilted the Agency to Trump? Andrew Ferguson has used the Federal Trade Commission’s consumer protection mandate to investigate issues important to President Trump and his base.
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Taiwan Cries Censorship As Government Bans Rednote Longtime Slashdot reader hackingbear writes: Taiwan's government has ordered a one-year block of a popular, mainland Chinese-owned social media app Xiaohongshu, also known as The Little RedNote, citing its failure to cooperate with authorities over fraud-related concerns. Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior on Thursday cited Xiaohongshu's, which does not have business presence on the island, refusal to cooperate with authorities as the basis for the ban, claiming that the platform has been linked ...
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TweakTown News |
Lenovo Legion Pro Rollable laptop leaks: 16:9 OLED unrolls into 21:9 ultrawide OLED Lenovo's new Legion Pro Rollable laptop teased: uses regular 16:9 OLED panel that unrolls into a 21:9 ultrawide OLED for gaming and media.Continue reading at TweakTown
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Digital Trends |
Watch SpaceX set a new record with its trusty Falcon 9 rocket A SpaceX Falcon 9 has launched and landed a record 32 times following a successful mission on Monday night. The Falcon 9 first-stage booster — listed as B1067 — lifted off at 5:26 p.m. ET from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Shortly after deploying 29 Starlink internet satellites to […] The post Watch SpaceX set a new record with its trusty Falcon 9 rocket appeared first on Digital Trends.
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MakeUseOf |
4 innocuous smart home gadgets that are quietly congesting your Wi-Fi network These bandwidth thieves do more than you think.
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Gizmodo |
Trump Says Nvidia Can Sell the H200 Chip to China The U.S government will take a 25% cut, according to the president.
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Business Insider |
How to get Luke Combs tickets: Las Vegas, Nashville, London, and more Luke Combs' My Kind of Saturday Night world tour kicks off next March in Las Vegas. Ticket prices start at $71.
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Android Police - Andro... |
Pebble teases one more thing before the year comes to a close Is it the return of an old favorite?
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MacRumors |
Google's First AI Smart Glasses Coming in 2026 Google is developing two pairs of smart glasses with artificial intelligence that will launch in 2026, the company said today. The first set of glasses have AI integration and are designed for screen-free assistance with built-in speakers, microphones, and cameras for speaking to Google Gemini. Users will be able to take photos using the camera, and then ask Gemini questions about their surroundings for real-time help.The second set of glasses has the same AI capabilities along with an ...
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Slashdot |
IBM To Buy Confluent For $11 Billion To Expand AI Services IBM is buying Confluent for $11 billion in a major push to own real-time data streaming infrastructure essential for enterprise AI workloads. It marks Big Blue's biggest acquisition since Red Hat in 2019. Bloomberg reports: The AI boom has touched off billions of dollars in deals for businesses that build, train or leverage the technology, propelling the value of an entire ecosystem of data center developers, software makers, generative AI tool developers and data management firms. Mountain View...
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MacRumors |
Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 233 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed Safari Technology Preview to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the Safari browser. Safari Technology Preview 233 includes fixes and updates for Animations, HTML, MathML, Rendering, Web API, and Web Inspector.The current Safari Technology Preview release is compatibl...
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Boing Boing |
Unpleasant AI-generated McDonald's ad depicts Christmas misery It's hard to believe it's real, and I'm not talking about the uncanny AI world of McDonalds' new Christmas ad, but the fact of its existence. The ad's theme is how terrible Christmas is, and it depicts various mishaps and accidents ruining the holiday. — Read the rest The post Unpleasant AI-generated McDonald's ad depicts Christmas misery appeared first on Boing Boing.
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CNET News |
Best Battery Life Laptops of 2025 From Copilot Plus PCs to MacBooks, these are the longest-lasting laptops we've tested.
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