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• newPS3 emulator RPCS3 now runs on a Raspberry Pi 5
  Emulating the various PlayStation consoles has been commonplace for years, and developers constantly try to do so on various platforms. On Monday, the developers of PS3 emulator RPCS3 released a teaser on YouTube showing how their emulator runs on ar…
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• newEU digs further into Google and Meta's secret ad campaign targeting minors
  Another day, another case of the European Commission going after big tech for targeting minors. The bloc's regulators have probed Google for more information on a secret ad partnership with Meta that targeted Instagram ads at minors on YouTube, the F…
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• newYouTube introduces multiplayer mini-games on Playables
  YouTube is expanding how you can interact with games on its free in-app platform, Playables. The company has announced that users can now try out a multi-player function that allows them to game with other players in real-time.However, that doesn't…
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• newThe best Christmas gifts for everyone on your holiday shopping list
  While this time of year brings a lot of joy and all things merry, it can also bring a lot of stress. Finding the right holiday gift for your hard-to-shop-for dad, your best friend who seemingly has it all or your kids' teachers can be daunting, espec…
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• newThe Talos Principle: Reawakened is a ground-up remake built in Unreal Engine 5
  Croteam and Devolver Digital have announced The Talos Principle: Reawakened, a "radically overhauled" remake of the puzzle/story game The Talos Principle. The update will be rebuilt with Unreal Engine 5, with the developer promising "vastly improved…
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• newThe Morning After: Google reveals its powerful Willow quantum chip
  In its own heady blog post, Google debuted Willow, its latest quantum chip. It was flanked by hyped headlines that suggest something akin to the obelisk in 2001: A Space Odyssey. The breakthrough might not be about the power, however: Google says it…
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• newThe best SSDs for PS5 in 2024
  When Sony first released the PlayStation 5, the console came with a paltry 1TB of storage. At the time, it wasn’t possible to add more space through the system’s SSD expansion slot. Thankfully, that quickly changed with a software update that arr…
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• newA new California bill would add warning labels to social media platforms
  California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan have proposed a new bill, AB 56, that would require social media companies to put a warning label on their platforms to disclose their mental health risks.Citing social med…
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• newRode's latest Wireless GO microphone system boasts 40 hours of on-board storage
  Rode just announced the latest iteration of its well-regarded Wireless GO microphone system. The third-gen kit brings plenty of new features to the table, especially when compared to 2021’s Wireless GO II. The microphone allows for 32-bit float on…
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• newGrok’s new ‘Aurora’ image generator is back, and rolling out to everyone on X
  Update, December 9, 2024, 5:45PM ET: X today formally announced its Aurora image generator. "Grok's new capabilities are now available on the X platform in select countries and will roll out to all users within a week," the company said in a blog pos…
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• newGoogle's Willow quantum chip breakthrough is hidden behind a questionable benchmark
  Google debuted Willow, its latest quantum chip, on Monday, and if you’ve spent any time online since, you’ve undoubtedly run into some breathless reporting about it. Willow “crushes classical computers on a cosmic timescale,” proclaims one he…
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• newApple Intelligence: What's new in iOS 18.2
  More Apple Intelligence features are coming in December. (Apple)AppleApple Intelligence was the big news at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference back in June. Apple made good on a modest first wave of features in October. But iOS 18.2 — a…
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• newMusicians demand music labels drop their Internet Archive lawsuit
  Musicians Tegan & Sara, Open Mike Eagle, Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill and more have signed a letter organized by Fight for the Future demanding music labels drop their lawsuit against the Internet Archive, the online library and nonprofit best known…
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• newChinese regulators are investigating NVIDIA for potential antitrust violations
  NVIDIA, graphics chip maker and recent backbone of the AI industry, is under investigation by Chinese regulators over potential antitrust violations, The New York Times reports. The concerns center on the acquisition of Mellanox Technologies, a compu…
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• newTikTok asks court to delay the law that would ban its app next month
  TikTok is beginning its last-ditch legal challenge to avoid a ban in the United States. The company filed an emergency injunction in federal court Monday, asking for a delay in the law that would ban the app from taking effect so it could have time t…
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• newOpenAI's Sora video generation AI model arrives globally later today
  Following an early preview at the start of the year, Sora, OpenAI's long-awaited video generation model, is ready for public use. If you're a ChatGPT Plus or Pro subscriber in the US or "most other countries" where the chatbot is available, you can b…
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• newOne of our favorite robot vacuums is on sale for only $129
  When it comes to robot vacuum cleaners, there's one brand that probably springs to mind before any other. But there are plenty of great options out there beyond Roomba, and one of our favorite models is on sale for nearly half off. The Anker Eufy Boo…
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• newBose Smart Soundbar review: Using earbuds as surround sound speakers
  No discussion of a new midrange soundbar would be complete without a mention of its biggest competition, so even though this is a review of a Bose product, let’s address that from the start. Sonos has consistently been our top pick for best midrang…
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• newGoogle Pixel tablets are up to 30 percent off
  With Christmas approaching, the Google Pixel Tablet is currently 30 percent off — at least the 128GB version. It’s currently $279, the lowest price it’s ever been since its release. The Google Pixel Tablet has an 11-inch screen with a resoluti…
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• Elgato's Stream Deck Neo is cheaper than ever
  The holiday season is upon us and, while that means lots of merriment and fun, it also brings the inevitable stress of picking gifts for all your loved ones. We have list after list of some of the best gifts to get your mom, runners, book lovers, gam…
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• The Raspberry Pi 500 is a $90 computer in a keyboard
  Raspberry Pi has just released its new computer-in-a-keyboard, the Raspberry Pi 500, the successor to the Raspberry Pi 400. It shares most of the same internal components as the Raspberry Pi 5, but with a keyboard shell and improved heatsink — all…
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• Reddit introduces AI-powered 'Reddit Answers' search feature
  Earlier this year Reddit cracked down on AI companies and some major search engines, saying that companies would not be allowed to scrape its site unless they struck licensing deals with the company. Now, the “front page of the internet” is intro…
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• The Morning After: X adds, then quickly removes, Grok’s new photorealistic image generator
  A new image generator called Aurora briefly opened for testing for some Grok users, and the tool’s results shared on X appeared far more realistic than X’s previous image generators. It was a brief debut, though. By Sunday afternoon, Aurora was g…
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• A three-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership is on sale for only $29 right now
  I plan on spending the next three months tucked away watching movies, reading books and playing games while I try to stay as warm as possible. Black Friday and Cyber Monday may have passed, but there are a few good deals still lingering on the intern…
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• Watch the full 'Severance' season 2 official trailer
  Apple TV+ has unveiled the intense official trailer for season 2 of Severance, picking up where the first one left off while adding new characters (and mystery). (Light spoilers for season one are ahead)As you may recall, Severance is centered ar…
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• How to install a PS5 SSD
  So, you just bought yourself an NVMe drive to add more storage to your PlayStation 5. Don’t worry. If you’re unsure of how to install the SSD, you have come to the right place. Not only is the process relatively simple, but this guide will take y…
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• AI’s next job? Making assignments for college courses
  There are moments with AI that feel like we're passing a threshold there's no coming back from. The latest example is happening at UCLA, where a professor is having AI create the textbook, assignments and teaching assistant resources for her class, S…
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• Echo: The Oracle’s Scroll is a must-play combatless metroidvania for Playdate
  I’ve been finding myself consistently impressed by the experiences developers have managed to cram into the Playdate. It’s not that I expected little of the handheld and its potential offerings when I first impulsively pre-ordered it way back whe…
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• Apple sued for failing to implement tools that would detect CSAM in iCloud
  Apple is being sued by victims of child sexual abuse over its failure to follow through with plans to scan iCloud for child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), The New York Times reports. In 2021, Apple announced it was working on a tool to detect CSAM th…
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• You can now get a yellow charging brick for $5 to match your Playdate’s cable
  As spotted by a Reddit user this weekend, Panic is now selling a macaroni yellow charging brick to go with the yellow cable that comes with the distinctively yellow Playdate. Say yellow again. The good news for anyone who wants a complete set of matc…
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• Apple Vision Pro could soon work with PlayStation VR2 controllers
  Apple and Sony have quietly been working on bringing PlayStation VR2 controller support to the Apple Vision Pro, Mark Gurman reports in the Power On newsletter. Gaming isn’t exactly the Vision Pro’s strong suit, thanks in part to the fact that it…
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• Google sues after Consumer Financial Protection Bureau orders supervision of its payment arm
  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Friday said it has ordered federal supervision of Google Payment Corp. after determining that it meets the legal requirements for such oversight. The CFPB monitors banks, credit unions and other fina…
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• X helped senators update the Kids Online Safety Act so it can't be ‘used to stifle expression’
  Senators Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn announced on Saturday that they’ve made changes to the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) with help from X to “strengthen the bill while safeguarding free speech online and ensuring it is not used to st…
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• What to read this weekend: Family dysfunction at the end of the world, and the woman who challenged Victorian medicine
  New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention this week. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/what-to-read-this-weekend-family-dysfunction-at-the-end-of-the-wor…
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• Fortnite is getting a 5v5 first-person shooter mode
  A new game mode called Ballistic is coming to Fortnite in early access on December 11, bringing a 5v5 tactical first-person shooter experience. In Ballistic mode, one team will be tasked with planting a Rift Point Device — which will detonate 45 se…
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• Engadget Wrapped: The music we listened to the most in 2024
  Spotify's 2024 Wrapped results arrived this week, and while the whole package seems a bit thin compared to previous years, we're still getting a kick out of seeing our listening habits laid bare. Apple Music also dropped its annual Replay, and Tidal'…
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• Google Wallet can now hold your US passport
  Now you’ve got one less thing you have to fish for in your pocket or purse at the airport. Starting today, Google Wallet can carry a digital copy of your US passport and use them at Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) checkpoints.If you wan…
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• SpaceX completes Starlink’s first direct-to-cell constellation
  SpaceX completed its first Starlink direct-to-cell satellite constellation this week. On Wednesday, the company launched 20 satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, 13 of which can communicate directly with cell phones without extra equipment.The comple…
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• The next iPhone SE’s new modem reportedly won’t be as capable as Qualcomm’s
  It seems increasingly likely that Apple’s fourth-generation iPhone SE will feature the first 5G modem the company has built in-house. A new report from Bloomberg both confirms earlier reporting from 9to5Mac and clarifies that Apple’s first modem…
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• Get trapped on a pirate ship or in Dracula’s castle in Escape Simulator 2
  The first Escape Simulator solved the biggest problem with VR puzzle games. Once you’ve solved everything, the game’s over. Unless you can erase specific memories a la Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind style, there’s zero replayability.Pin…
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• If you're really bored, X’s Grok AI chatbot is now free to use
  Is your weekend a bit bare-bones? Here’s something that could entertain you for a minute or two. The chatbot Grok-2 is now free for everyone to fool around with on X. We knew this was coming and, well, now it’s here. Grok it up baby.There are so…
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• Meta AI has ‘nearly’ 600 million monthly users
  Meta’s aggressive push to make its AI assistant a ubiquitous presence in its apps continues to pay off. Meta AI is on the verge of passing its next major milestone, with “nearly” 600 million monthly users, Mark Zuckerberg shared in an update. M…
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• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown is the first turn-based game in the franchise's long history
  There’s a new TMNT game in town, and it’s unlike anything the franchise has attempted before. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, as the name suggests, is a turn-based strategy RPG. This means that players will control characters on…
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• TikTok inches closer to a US ban after judges shoot down appeal
  Three judges shot down ByteDance’s petition to overturn a law that could ban TikTok in the US. On Friday, The New York Times reported that the judges upheld the new law, which requires the company to sell the app to a non-Chinese company by January…
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• Crypto evangelist David Sacks will serve as Trump's AI and cryptocurrency advisor
  Donald Trump has picked a crypto bull to advise him on AI and cryptocurrency policy. On Thursday evening, the president-elect took to Truth Social to share that he was appointing former PayPal COO David Sacks to serve as his “White House A.I. & Cry…
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• Google prolongs the lifespan of the Pixel Fold, 6 and 7 with extended OS updates
  Google has delivered a surprise holiday gift to folks with a Pixel 6, Pixel 7 or Pixel Fold. The company says it will give those devices two extra years of OS upgrades. The handsets were originally slated to get three years of OS updates and five yea…
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• Riot is making a physical League of Legends TCG, and it's not LoR
  Riot just announced a trading card game (TCG) based on League of Legends. It’s called Project K and looks like a whole lot of fun. The cards look exquisitely-drawn and pull from IPs throughout the wider LoL universe, including the Netflix hit Arcan…
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• The PlayStation 5 is still $75 off, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
  Black Friday and Cyber Monday are in the rear-view mirror, but some of the better deals from the onslaught of sales are still available. Both PlayStation 5 consoles are still $75 off, for instance, while the Apple Watch Series 10 remains about $70 of…
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• Apple's AirPods 4 with ANC drop to a new low of $139
  Black Friday and Cyber Monday are in the rearview mirror, but you can still find great deals this holiday season. Case in point: Apple's AirPods 4 with active noise cancellation (ANC) have dropped to their lowest price to date. You can pick up a pair…
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• Google Photos now has a 2024 recap feature
  Google Photos just unveiled a yearly recap feature, which is a play on stuff like Spotify Wrapped and PlayStation Wrap-Up. This is a highlight reel of notable photos culled from the entire year, along with “fun graphics and cinematic effects.” I…
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Tech News - Yahoo! News

• newAmazon Tests 15-Minute Delivery in India, Ramping Up Competition
  
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• newTalabat Drops in Dubai Debut After Gulf’s Biggest 2024 IPO
  
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• newServiceTitan seeks up to $5.95 billion valuation in its US IPO
  
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• newElon Musk Meeting Propels Shares of Hungarian Telecom Firm 4iG
  
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• newMorning Bid: Dollar reasserts strength, China fillip fades
  
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Techmeme

• newAmazon launches Amazon Autos, letting US users buy a Hyundai with plans to add dealerships and manufacturers in 2025, after announcing it in November 2023 (Boone Ashworth/Wired)
  Boone Ashworth / Wired:Amazon launches Amazon Autos, letting US users buy a Hyundai with plans to add dealerships and manufacturers in 2025, after announcing it in November 2023  —  Amazon's partnership with Hyundai means you can use the e-ret…
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• newAI language learning startup Speak, which focuses on speaking, not gamification, raised $78M led by Accel at a $1B valuation, taking its total funding to $162M (Jackie Davalos/Bloomberg)
  Jackie Davalos / Bloomberg:AI language learning startup Speak, which focuses on speaking, not gamification, raised $78M led by Accel at a $1B valuation, taking its total funding to $162M  —  Speak's app uses an artificial intelligence “conve…
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• newParis-based Aqemia, which aims to scale drug discovery using quantum algorithms and AI, raised $38M led by Cathay Innovation, after raising €30M in January 2024 (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)
  Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:Paris-based Aqemia, which aims to scale drug discovery using quantum algorithms and AI, raised $38M led by Cathay Innovation, after raising €30M in January 2024  —  Aqemia, a French startup that's meshing “quantum-…
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• newThe US Commerce Department finalizes $6.1B+ for memory chipmaker Micron to fund its New York and Idaho factory projects, one of the largest CHIPS Act subsidies (Deborah Sophia/Reuters)
  Deborah Sophia / Reuters:The US Commerce Department finalizes $6.1B+ for memory chipmaker Micron to fund its New York and Idaho factory projects, one of the largest CHIPS Act subsidies  —  The U.S. Department of Commerce has finalized a subsid…
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• newSoftware testing service LambdaTest, which supports 5K+ browser and OS combinations, raised a $38M Series D led by Avataar, taking its total funding to $108M (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
  Manish Singh / TechCrunch:Software testing service LambdaTest, which supports 5K+ browser and OS combinations, raised a $38M Series D led by Avataar, taking its total funding to $108M  —  LambdaTest, a cloud-based software testing platform, ha…
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• newTikTok launches TikTok Shop in Spain, letting creators sell products from beauty to home appliances, from €3 to €60, the first step of its European rollout (Bloomberg)
  Bloomberg:TikTok launches TikTok Shop in Spain, letting creators sell products from beauty to home appliances, from €3 to €60, the first step of its European rollout  —  - Stores on ByteDance's global shopping platform begin sales  — Th…
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• newTeamViewer says it plans to acquire 1E, which makes automated remediation software, from Carlyle for $720M, closing in early 2025, its biggest acquisition yet (Aaron Kirchfeld/Bloomberg)
  Aaron Kirchfeld / Bloomberg:TeamViewer says it plans to acquire 1E, which makes automated remediation software, from Carlyle for $720M, closing in early 2025, its biggest acquisition yet  —  - German remote-working software firm's biggest ever…
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• newMicrosoft unveils a data center design that uses zero water for cooling, down from the 125M+ liters per year a typical center uses, rolling out from August 2024 (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)
  Dina Bass / Bloomberg:Microsoft unveils a data center design that uses zero water for cooling, down from the 125M+ liters per year a typical center uses, rolling out from August 2024  —  New design will use no water to cool the facilities' ser…
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• newParents and school staff say student activity monitoring software that aims to intercept self-harm before it happens, while helpful, has unintended consequences (Ellen Barry/New York Times)
  Ellen Barry / New York Times:Parents and school staff say student activity monitoring software that aims to intercept self-harm before it happens, while helpful, has unintended consequences  —  Neosho High School in southwestern Missouri.  Fr…
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• newA profile of Vinted, a secondhand clothes app in the EU working to expand in the US that went from near collapse to a €5B valuation after a secondary share sale (Trefor Moss/Wall Street Journal)
  Trefor Moss / Wall Street Journal:A profile of Vinted, a secondhand clothes app in the EU working to expand in the US that went from near collapse to a €5B valuation after a secondary share sale  —  Vinted is wildly popular in Europe and dis…
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• newSources: in October 2024, EU regulators asked Google for more information about its secret ads deal with Meta that skirted Google's rules for targeting minors (Financial Times)
  Financial Times:Sources: in October 2024, EU regulators asked Google for more information about its secret ads deal with Meta that skirted Google's rules for targeting minors  —  Regulators request information after FT investigation into partn…
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• newA growing cohort of AI startups are recruiting experts to train models on highly specialized tasks for sensitive sectors like finance, defense, and health care (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)
  Saritha Rai / Bloomberg:A growing cohort of AI startups are recruiting experts to train models on highly specialized tasks for sensitive sectors like finance, defense, and health care  —  From spotting weeds in cotton fields to scanning the bu…
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• newStability AI CEO Prem Akkaraju says the startup, now focused on its API and licensing, has seen "triple digit growth" and has "a clean balance sheet, no debt" (Kali Hays/Fortune)
  Kali Hays / Fortune:Stability AI CEO Prem Akkaraju says the startup, now focused on its API and licensing, has seen “triple digit growth” and has “a clean balance sheet, no debt”  —  Stability AI's CEO said the company' was back in gro…
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• newHow WhatsApp evolved from a messaging app into a business messaging growth platform, aggressively luring big businesses to its suite of paid messaging products (Issie Lapowsky/Rest of World)
  Issie Lapowsky / Rest of World:How WhatsApp evolved from a messaging app into a business messaging growth platform, aggressively luring big businesses to its suite of paid messaging products  —  WhatsApp is already the world's most widely used…
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• newA deep dive into "debanking", which crypto advocates, including a16z, claim has been used against them by US political actors and agencies without due process (Patrick McKenzie/Bits about Money)
  Patrick McKenzie / Bits about Money:A deep dive into “debanking”, which crypto advocates, including a16z, claim has been used against them by US political actors and agencies without due process  —  Recently, noted VC Marc Andreessen kicke…
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MacRumors - All

• newThree All-New Radio Stations Arrive on Apple Music
  Apple Music today announced the addition of three new global radio stations: Apple Música Uno, ‌Apple Music‌ Club, and ‌Apple Music‌ Chill.The stations join ‌Apple Music‌ 1, ‌Apple Music‌ Hits, and ‌Apple Music‌ Country. Ol…
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• newApple's Pro Display XDR Is Five Years Old Today
  Apple's Pro Display XDR is five years old today, marking half a decade since its release alongside the 2019 Mac Pro.Released on December 10, 2019, the Pro Display XDR was Apple's re-entry into the high-end external monitor market, following a t…
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• newResident Evil 2 Now Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
  Capcom's Resident Evil 2 remake has debuted on Apple devices, making it the fourth Resident Evil title to arrive on Apple's mobile platforms.The survival horror shooter is available as a free download with a limited part of the game being playa…
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• newTap to Pay on iPhone Now Available in the UAE
  Apple has announced Tap to Pay on iPhone in the UAE, allowing independent sellers, small merchants, and large retailers in the country to use ‌iPhones‌ as a payment terminal.Tap to Pay allows iPhones to accept payments via Apple Pay, contac…
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• newSeveral Apple TV+ Shows Score Golden Globe Nominations
  Apple today announced that several of its TV shows have been nominated for the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards. Popular series Slow Horses has been nominated for Best Drama, while Disclaimer, a psychological thriller miniseries starring Cate Blanchet…
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• newReview: Ugreen's Line of 'Uno' Chargers and Hubs Brings a Bit of Whimsy to Utilitarian Products
  Ugreen caught my attention earlier this year when it launched a new line of "Uno" accessories that are equipped with LED screens that can display fun emoji faces. The Uno range has everything from wireless chargers to power banks, and I've spent seve…
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• newSonos Holiday Sale Brings Back Black Friday Prices on Ace Headphones, Arc Soundbar, and More
  Sonos is hosting a new holiday sale, where you can find multiple all-time low Black Friday prices return for popular Sonos products. This includes the new Sonos Ace headphones, Arc soundbar, Roam 2 portable speaker, and more.Note: MacRumors is an…
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• newApple Seeds Second Release Candidate Versions of iOS 18.2 and More With Genmoji, Image Playground and ChatGPT Integration
  Apple today seeded the second release candidate versions of upcoming iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS 15.2 updates to developers and public beta testers for testing purposes, a week after releasing the first RCs. The first iOS 18.2 RC had a build num…
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• newGet Apple's 10th Gen iPad for $279.00 at Amazon ($70 Off)
  Amazon has Apple's 10th generation iPad (64GB Wi-Fi) for $279.00 in three colors, down from $349.00. Stock has begun dwindling on Amazon for some colors, with delivery estimates starting to creep closer to Christmas day.Note: MacRumors is an affi…
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• newMacBook Pros With OLED Displays Won't Have a Notch, Roadmap Shows
  Apple plans to remove the notch from the MacBook Pro in a few years from now, according to a roadmap shared by research firm Omdia.The roadmap shows that 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models released in 2026 will have a hole-punch camera at t…
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• iPhone SE 4 Said to Feature 48MP Rear Lens, 12MP TrueDepth Camera
  Apple's forthcoming iPhone SE 4 will feature a single 48-megapixel rear camera and a 12-megapixel TrueDepth camera on the front, according to details revealed in a new Korean supply chain report.ET News reports that Korea-based LG Innotek is th…
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• New HomePod to Reportedly Feature 6-7 Inch OLED Display
  Apple's upcoming third-generation HomePod will feature a 6- to 7-inch OLED display, according to a new report by Korean outlet SE Daily. MacRumors concept renderCiting industry insiders, the Korean-language report claims that Apple will use Tia…
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• OLED iPad Mini Could Launch as Soon as 2026
  Apple is likely to introduce a new iPad mini with an OLED display as soon as 2026, market research firm Omdia claims.According to Omdia's latest long-term OLED display adoption forecast, the iPad mini will get the technology in 2026 or 2027, fo…
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• Apple Hit With $1.2B Lawsuit Over Abandoned CSAM Detection System
  Apple is facing a lawsuit seeking $1.2 billion in damages over its decision to abandon plans for scanning iCloud photos for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to a report from The New York Times.Filed in Northern California on Saturd…
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• World's First Apple Pay Alternative for iPhone Launches in Norway
  Norwegian payment service Vipps has become the world's first company to launch a competing tap-to-pay solution to Apple Pay on iPhone, following Apple's agreement with European regulators to open up its NFC technology to third parties.Starting…
  - 1 day ago 9 Dec 24, 3:28am -
• Apple Store Coming to Saudi Arabia Both Online and In Person
  Apple today announced that its online store will launch in Saudi Arabia in summer 2025. The online store will allow customers in the country to order Apple's full range of products directly from the company for the first time.Apple also said th…
  - 2 days ago 8 Dec 24, 7:17pm -
• Woot Expands Apple Watch Band Sale With Even More Solo/Braided Loops at Massive Discounts
  A few days ago, Woot kicked off a massive sale on the Braided Solo Loop and Solo Loop bands for Apple Watch, and not only are most of these deals still live, but Woot has added even more bands to the sale. All bands are in brand new condition and com…
  - 2 days ago 8 Dec 24, 10:19am -
• Apple and Sony Working on VR Gaming Controller Support for Vision Pro
  Apple and Sony are collaborating to bring support for PlayStation VR2 hand controllers to the Vision Pro, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.Sony PlayStation VR2 Sense ControllerWriting in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman says that the partn…
  - 2 days ago 8 Dec 24, 7:57am -
• AirPods Max Announced Four Years Ago Today
  Apple's AirPods Max were announced four years ago today, marking the company's first push into the high-end over-ear headphones market under its own brand name. Rumors about Apple's work on a pair of high-end headphones, at the time believed to…
  - 2 days ago 8 Dec 24, 4:00am -
• AirPods 4 With ANC Available for Record Low Price of $138.99 This Weekend
  Amazon introduced a significant discount on the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation a few days ago, and they are still available this weekend for $138.99, down from $179.00. Stock on the AirPods 4 has remained stable the past few days, and the e…
  - 3 days ago 7 Dec 24, 11:10am -

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• newMixRift launches Crit Attack MR arcade wave shooter
  MixRift has launched its free-to-play mixed reality arcade shooter game Crit Attack. I played the game and it was a lot of sweaty fun.
  - 7 hours ago 10 Dec 24, 2:00am -
• newArkadium confirms record year for its browser games library
  Arkadium confirmed today that it has launched a record number of games on its platform, in part thanks to its new publishing initiative.
  - 15 hours ago 9 Dec 24, 5:20pm -
• newDefending SOCs Under Siege: Battling Adversarial AI Attacks
  With 77% of enterprises victimized by adversarial AI, the question isn't if your Security Operations Center (SOC) will be targeted—it's when.
  - 19 hours ago 9 Dec 24, 2:07pm -
• newOpenAI releases hyperrealistic AI video generator Sora Turbo to the public
  With hyperrealistic AI video generator Sora, OpenAI includes guardrails against generating likenesses of real people, violence and more.
  - 21 hours ago 9 Dec 24, 11:34am -
• newA new benchmark for AI investment: Swift Ventures unveils system to separate talk from action
  Swift Ventures launches an index of public companies truly investing in AI, showing 37% annual growth and outperforming the Nasdaq and S&P.
  - 22 hours ago 9 Dec 24, 11:00am -

• newLego and Epic Games unveil Lego Fortnite Brick Life for December 12
  Lego and Epic Games revealed today a new social RPG called Lego Fortnite Brick Life, debuting on December 12.
  - 24 hours ago 9 Dec 24, 9:00am -
• How Databricks is using synthetic data to simplify evaluation of AI agents
  Multiple enterprises are using Databricks' synthetic data API, seeing a significant time reduction to improve agent quality and deployment.
  - 1 day ago 9 Dec 24, 8:00am -
• Adobe brings generative AI and real-time personalization to AWS: Here’s what’s next 
  Adobe expands Experience Platform to AWS in landmark partnership, revolutionizing enterprise AI and customer data management with advanced personalization capabilities and reduced cloud complexity.
  - 1 day ago 9 Dec 24, 8:00am -
• ChatGPT’s second birthday: What will gen AI (and the world) look like in another 2 years?
  We've come a long way in 2 years. Gen AI is the future, but how is it reshaping enterprise? And when will we reach AGI and superintelligence?
  - 2 days ago 8 Dec 24, 2:15pm -
• Here’s the one thing you should never outsource to an AI model
  While it might be tempting, betting on gen AI to take over your R&D will likely backfire in significant, maybe even catastrophic, ways.
  - 3 days ago 7 Dec 24, 2:05pm -
• Fortnite goes first person with Ballistic, a 5v5 tactical shooter
  Epic Games announced that Fortnite is going first person with Fortnite Ballistic, a 5v5 multiplayer tactical shooter game. The title launches into early access on December 11 with ranked and unranked play. Ballistic is intended to be an adrenaline-fi…
  - 3 days ago 7 Dec 24, 8:00am -
• Sakana AI’s CycleQD outperforms traditional fine-tuning methods for multi-skill language models
  CycleQD merges skills of experts models in clever ways to create many new models with multiple skills, no fine-tuning required.
  - 4 days ago 6 Dec 24, 3:08pm -
• Meta launches open source Llama 3.3, shrinking powerful bigger model into smaller size
  The 70B-Llama 3.3 is specifically optimized for cost-effective inference, with token generation costs as low as $0.01 per million tokens.
  - 4 days ago 6 Dec 24, 12:24pm -
• Holiday gift suggestions for your gamer | The DeanBeat
  OK, I've been a little late coming up with my holiday gift guide, as we've already passed both Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
  - 4 days ago 6 Dec 24, 12:00pm -
• Microsoft Copilot Vision is here, letting AI see what you do online
  In the long run, the company may even expand these capabilities to other products in its ecosystem, allowing enterprise users to work and make decisions more easily.
  - 4 days ago 6 Dec 24, 10:38am -
• Game dev services studio PTW opens new office in South Carolina
  PTW announced the opening of its fourth North American gaming support studio in Charleston, South Carolina.
  - 4 days ago 6 Dec 24, 10:00am -
• Aethir and partners pour $40M into decentralized infrastructure for AI and blockchain
  Aethir, which under-used graphics processing units (GPUs) to decentralized companies, announced a $40 million initiative to launch TACOM.
  - 4 days ago 6 Dec 24, 8:30am -
• Calling all gen AI disruptors of the enterprise! Apply now to present at Transform 2025
  Apply to present your AI innovation at Transform's Innovation Showcase and gain exposure to top industry decision-makers.
  - 5 days ago 5 Dec 24, 6:08pm -
• AWS cuts database prices almost 50% and adds distributed scaling capabilities
  AWS has launched new features for DynamoDB, Aurora and MemoryDB cloud databases to help scale distributed workloads and lower costs.
  - 5 days ago 5 Dec 24, 4:53pm -
• Brendan Greene’s PlayerUnknown Productions unveils massive game projects
  PlayerUnknown Productions is surfacing after years of work with a plan to enable founder Brendan Greene's next survival worlds.
  - 5 days ago 5 Dec 24, 3:00pm -
• James Cameron’s Lightstorm Vision will make exclusive 3D entertainment on Meta Quest
  James Cameron's Lightstorm Vision will create new 3D entertainment experiences exclusively on Meta Quest's mixed reality hardware.
  - 5 days ago 5 Dec 24, 12:30pm -
• 93% of Web3 game projects are dead | ChainPlay
  ChainPlay reported today that 93% of GameFi projects (the fusion of gaming and decentralized finance, or Web3 games) are dead.
  - 5 days ago 5 Dec 24, 12:20pm -
• Our star-filled agenda — GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games on December 12 in LA
  We're excited to unveil our agenda for our much-anticipated GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conference.
  - 5 days ago 5 Dec 24, 12:00pm -
• OpenAI launches full o1 model with image uploads and analysis, debuts ChatGPT Pro
  Whether these developments can maintain OpenAI’s leadership in an increasingly crowded market remains to be seen.
  - 5 days ago 5 Dec 24, 12:00pm -
• OpenAI appears poised to launch ChatGPT Pro subscription plans at $200 USD per month
  Screenshots posted on X by third-party AI engineer Tibor Blaho show the new tier, ChatGPT Pro, priced at $200 U.S. dollars per month.
  - 5 days ago 5 Dec 24, 11:03am -

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