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The biggest trial in Meta's history starts Monday. Here's what to knowMeta trial: 5 key moments from Zuckerberg's testimonyGoogle loses online advertising monopoly case
Anthropic’s Claude can now read your GmailA small US city is experimenting with AI to find out what residents want
How Dairy Robots Are Changing Work for Cows (and Farmers)Touchable 3D holograms are now a reality in world-first breakthroughTim Cook ‘cares about nothing else’ product-wise other than beating Mark Zuckerberg to a pair of truly smart glassesDoctors Say They’ve Found a Way to Clean the Microplastics Out of Your Body
Whistleblower org says DOGE may have caused 'significant cyber breach' at US labor watchdogTrump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffsChinese marketplace DHgate becomes a top US app as trade war intensifies‘Incredibly concerning’: Facebook black market groups offer rideshare and delivery driver accounts for sale, researchers say
Blue Origin mission with all-female crew, including Katy Perry, completes space tripAtlanta airport retains ‘world’s busiest’ crown in 2024Weird and Wacky:
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Apple Customers Dash to Stores to Buy iPhones Ahead of TariffsApple airlifts 600 tons of iPhones from India 'to beat' Trump tariffs, sources say The rise of ‘Frankenstein’ laptops in New Delhi’s repair marketsFramework Stops Selling Some of Its Laptops in the U.S. Due to TariffsNo Fakes Act Reintroduced in Congress With Support From Google, RIAA, MoreNotice of Data Breach | Blue Shield of CaliforniaRebooted Digg launches early-access community with $5 feeWeird and Wacky:
The city said it would take three years to install a speed bump. So I bought my own on the Internet.Middle-Aged Man Trading Cards Go Viral in Rural Japan Town Stephen A. Smith considering 2028 presidential runRemember public phones? The Masters still offers old-school devices as alternative to cellphonesTech Rec:
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LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costsHoney has now lost 4 million Chrome users after shady tactics were revealedYankees have an MIT Physicist that built them the Torpedo Bat…Say goodbye to chain crews: The NFL will use camera technology to measure 1st downsWaltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for crises across the worldMozilla launching "Thundermail" email service to take on Gmail, Microsoft 365Mark Cuban backs Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s underlying technologyZelle is shutting down its app, but you probably don’t need to worryWeird and Wacky:
Warner Bros Completes Worldwide Sale Of ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’Tinder’s new AI-powered game assesses your flirting skillsTech Rec:
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OpenAI expects revenue will triple to $12.7 billion this year, source saysTrapping misbehaving bots in an AI LabyrinthTrump officials texted attack plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalistThe Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War PlansJPMorgan Says Quantum Experiment Generated Truly Random NumbersA Win for Encryption: France Rejects Backdoor MandateHow celebrities like Mark Wahlberg and Gwen Stefani are monetising spirituality through the Hallow appLyft to roll out robotaxis in AtlantaWeird and Wacky:
Stephen Curry teams up with Michelle Obama to launch sports drinkCountry song dedicated to Elon Musk is completely ridiculous'We use them every day': In some parts of the US, the clack of typewriter keys can still be heardTech Rec:
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Roku tests customer patience with startup video adsRoku Users Are Furious About New Pre-Home Screen Ads Company Says It Caught Corporate Spy With a Slack TrapBYD Shares Touch All-Time High After Unveiling New Charging TechTesla fans expose Tesla's own shadiness in attempt to defend Autopilot crashElon Musk’s Starlink internet service installed in White HouseClaude can now search the webJoby Aviation inches closer to getting full government approval for its electric air taxisDrones Will Do Some Schlepping for Sherpas on Mount EverestWeird and Wacky:
AI coding assistant Cursor reportedly tells a 'vibe coder' to write his own damn codeUBTech’s tough humanoid robot braves rough terrains at 6 mph speed Video: Chinese firm's obstacle-clearing robot redefines mobility with dual-wheel designTech Rec:
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McDonald’s Gives Its Restaurants an AI MakeoverAI Thinks It Cracked Kryptos. The Artist Behind It Says No ChanceChina’s Autonomous Agent, Manus, Changes EverythingManus probably isn't China's second 'DeepSeek moment'Justice Dept. Doubles Down on Request to Break Up GoogleUndocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devicesDodge Chargers Now Have Pop-Up Ads at Every Stoplight... Just What Nobody Asked For Patients with long Covid regain sense of smell and taste with pioneering surgeryWeird and Wacky:
The Surprisingly Difficult Mathematical Proof That Anime Fans Helped Solve'Cheetozard,' Viral Pokémon-Shaped Cheeto, Sells for Nearly $88K at AuctionBuffalo Wild Wings to offer multi-vision goggles in advance of March MadnessTech Rec:
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Microsoft hangs up on Skype: Service to shut down May 5, 2025Mozilla responds to backlash over new terms, saying it's not using people's data for AIAn update on our Terms of Use | The Mozilla BlogMozilla rewrites Firefox's Terms of Use after user backlashThe New York City Subway Is Using Google Pixels to Listen for Track DefectsGlobal sales of combustion engine cars have peakedRemember Digg? It's Getting a Reboot, Thanks to Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Melbourne start-up launches 'biological computer' made of human brain cells Blood donor James Harrison, who saved 2 million babies, has diedA Surprising New Tool in the Fight Against Cancer: AspirinScientists discover new part of the immune systemWeird and Wacky:
‘So magical and cute’: Why an oddly-shaped Puppy Mountain in China is drawing crowdsWhat Is the $19 Strawberry From Erewhon?De-extinction scientists say these gene-edited ‘woolly mice’ are a step towards woolly mammothsTech Rec:
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Apple shareholders vote to keep its diversity policiesAutomattic’s “nuclear war” over WordPress access sparks potential class actionRight to Repair Laws Have Now Been Introduced in All 50 US States Signal shuns Sweden over proposed encryption-busting lawsA Billion People Are Watching Podcasts on YouTube Every MonthY Combinator deletes posts after a startup's demo goes viralAmazon announces AI-powered Alexa PlusEPWater ready to make advanced water purification new resourceWhen is the planet parade 2025? How to see all 7 planets on Friday night, what to knowWeird and Wacky:
British musicians release a silent album to protest plans to let AI use their workKaty Perry joins Gayle King and Jeff Bezos' fiancee on rocket to spaceHow to tell if your USB cable is hiding malicious hacker hardwareTech Rec:
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Trump administration says it has no plans to fulfill $400 million 'armored Tesla' contractAnyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov WebsiteDOGE Exposes Once-Secret Government Networks, Making Cyber-Espionage Easier than Ever White Hat Hackers Expose Iridium Satellite Security Flaws - Users' locations and texts can be intercepted, including DoD employeesHumane’s AI Pin is dead, as HP buys startup’s assets for $116MAll of Humane's AI pins will stop working in 10 daysElizabeth Holmes Breaks Her Silence in First Interview from Prison: 'It’s Been Hell and Torture'Bioengineering makes robotic limbs feel naturalThe 20 year old PSP can now connect to WPA2 Wifi NetworkSpotify Weighs $6 Premium for Added Features, Access to TicketsApple unveils cheaper iPhone 16e powerful enough to run AIResearchers link a gene to the emergence of spoken languageWeird and Wacky:
That guy who threw away $775 million in Bitcoin wants to buy the whole garbage dumpA humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia — and it’s all captured on cameraWild fish can recognize human diversTech Rec:
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YouTube Is Buying TikTok Ads to Lure Creators Before US BanUK demands access to Apple users' encrypted dataMeta staff torrented nearly 82TB of pirated books for AI training — court records reveal copyright violationsT-Mobile’s Starlink messaging service is now free to try, even if you aren’t on T-Mobile You Didn't Notice MP3 Is Now FreeNASA and General Atomics test nuclear fuel for future moon and Mars missionsStellantis Introduces Pop-Up Ads in Vehicles, Sparking Outrage Among OwnersE Ink's color ePaper tech gets supersized for outdoor displaysBuzzFeed’s New Plan: An AI-Powered Social Media Platform to Help “Spread Joy”Weird and Wacky:
Man fined $200 for using speakerphone in French train stationGroundbreaking AI chip runs on light and is smaller than a grain of saltTech Rec:
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The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him outElon Musk is reportedly taking control of the inner workings of US government agenciesThat group has been deletedEl Salvador Abandons Bitcoin as Legal Tender After Failed ExperimentBitcoin (BTC) College Savings Plan: Parents Ditch 529 Funds for Crypto Senator Hawley Proposes Jail Time for People Who Download DeepSeekGoogle Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and SurveillanceDrones are now launching drones to attack other drones in UkraineWeird and Wacky:
DEA Officer Who 3D-Printed Cocaine Gets 17 Years in PrisonCosta Rican Supermarket Wins Trademark Battle Against NintendoThe government had been planning it for 7 years, beavers built the dam in two days and saved them $1 millionTech Rec:
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A shocking Chinese AI advancement called DeepSeek is sending US stocks plungingWhat is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that shook the tech world?DeepSeek ‘punctures’ AI leaders’ spending plans, and what analysts are sayingWiz Research Uncovers Exposed DeepSeek Database Leaking Sensitive Information, Including Chat HistoryHow a top Chinese AI model overcame US sanctionsMicrosoft probes if DeepSeek-linked group improperly obtained OpenAI data, Bloomberg News reports
Citing ‘Shadow of Evil,’ Vatican Warns About the Risks of A.I.Trump Admin Accused of Using AI to Draft Executive Orders
Scientists inch closer to creating ‘artificial sun’ in the search for unlimited energyCERN's particle accelerator tech is being reimagined to blast cancer in under a secondNewly discovered asteroid turns out to be Tesla Roadster launched into space
Pebble is coming backSmartwatch pioneer and Kickstarter darling Pebble is returning in a new formBoom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flightBookshop.org Now Sells EbooksElon Musk's X begins its push into... -
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VICTORY! Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of 702 Data UnconstitutionalDHS guts cyber review board as Trump moves against ‘misuse of resources’Instagram announces a blatant CapCut cloneNearly 10 years later, Tumblr TV launches to all as a TikTok alternativeMarvel Snap is banned, just like TikTokOpenAI launches Operator, an AI agent that performs tasks autonomouslyOpenAI and SoftBank are reportedly putting $19B each into StargateElon Musk and Sam Altman take to social media to fight over StargateSubstack introduces a $20M funding guarantee to entice creators to migrate to its platformWeird and Wacky:
Someone bought the domain ‘OGOpenAI’ and redirected it to a Chinese AI labTech Rec:
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Everyone’s Downloading a New Chinese Social Media App Before the TikTok BanWith a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘RedNote’TikTok users’ attempted migration to Chinese app RedNote isn’t going too wellElon Musk could be China’s pick to buy TikTok, report saysInstagram alternative Pixelfed now has appsOpenAI’s AI reasoning model ‘thinks’ in Chinese sometimes and no one really knows whyUniversity of Waterloo researchers engineer bacteria to eat microplastics. But is it a pipe dream?Lawsuit: Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to quietly track driving behavior2 private lunar landers head toward the moon in a roundabout journeyWeird and Wacky:
Judge ends man’s 11-year quest to dig up landfill and recover $765M in bitcoinSome Paris Olympic athletes ask for medals to be replaced after quickly deterioratingWalgreens Replaced Fridge Doors With Smart Screens. It’s Now a $200 Million FiascoTech Rec:
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White House unveils Cyber Trust Mark program for consumer devices'Fundamentally wrong': Self-driving Tesla steers Calif. tech founder onto train tracksMeta to move content moderators to Texas as part of plan to end fact-checking programShark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Says He’s Nearing Deal to Buy TikTokTikTok tells LA staff impacted by wildfires to use personal/sick hours if they can’t work from homeTiVo-powered TVs are coming to the USNo more needles! Tracking blood sugar on your wristHow ads are chewing through half of your mobile dataWeird and Wacky:
Dell mocked at its own press launch for copying Apple’s naming conventionPhysicists magnetize a material with lightMicrosoft disguises Bing as Google to fool inattentive searchersKodak increases film production capacity to meet commercial, consumer demandTech Rec:
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Prisons in England and Wales record rapid rise in drones delivering drugsSpace debris weighing over 1,000 pounds reportedly crashes into village in KenyaCloudflare using lava lamps for secure SSL/TLS encryption US appeals court blocks Biden administration effort to restore net-neutrality rulesBill requiring US agencies to share custom source code with each other becomes law1-800-ChatGPT - Calling and Messaging ChatGPT with your phoneCFPB sues JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo over Zelle payment fraud (episodes 239 and 224)NHTSA finally releases new rules for self-driving cars — but there’s a twistMullenweg Pauses WordPress Services - Hopes To Reopen Next Year (episode 361)Weird and Wacky:
The Great Exhibition unveils the world's only office roller coaster in StockholmScientists Developed a Questionnaire to Identify if Your Cat Is a PsychopathThe Race to Translate Animal Sounds Into Human LanguageScientists Demonstrate 'Negative Time' In Groundbreaking Quantum ExperimentTech Rec:
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As GoFundMe pulls Luigi Mangione fundraisers, another platform is featuring one on its front pageFederal appeals court declines to temporarily block ban on TikTok, teeing up showdown at SCOTUS over controversial lawSupreme Court agrees to hear challenge to TikTok banTikTok’s annual carbon footprint is likely bigger than Greece’s, study findsTrump says federal workers who don't want to return to the office are "going to be dismissed"First criminal crypto tax evader in US sentenced to two years in prisonAT&T Refuses To Upgrade Millions Of DSL Customers To Fiber Despite Untold Billions In Taxpayer Subsidies And Government FavorsOpenAI hits back at Elon Musk's lawsuit in court filingGitHub launches a free version of its CopilotThe Week CEOs Bent the Knee to TrumpHackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and TicketsTemu is the most downloaded app on the US App Store in 2024Walmart employees are now wearing body cameras in some storesWeird and Wacky:
‘Malcolm in the Middle’ to offer new episodes with Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston and Jane KaczmarekTech Rec:
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Amazon’s online car ‘dealership’ with Hyundai is now liveJudge rejects sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The OnionAppeals court upholds law ordering China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok or face U.S. banElon Musk becomes first person to surpass $400B net worth, according to BloombergLA Times owner plans to add AI-powered ‘bias meter’ on news stories, sparking newsroom backlashiOS 18.2 is rolling out now, adding ChatGPT integration and more Apple Intelligence toolsApple’s Surprising iPhone Update—Green Bubbles End This WeekRead the memo Calendly's CEO sent to employees announcing 70 job cutsYouTube Raises Price on TV Streaming Service to $82.99GM is pulling the plug on its robotaxi effortsWordPress CEO Rage Quits Community Slack After Court InjunctionWeird and Wacky:
Mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey prompt security concerns. Here’s what we knowKrispy Kreme orders across the US disrupted after cyberattackTech Rec:
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OpenAI’s o1 model sure tries to deceive humans a lotOpenAI strikes content deal with Tom’s Guide owner FutureSpotify Wrapped is always a mess for parents. The new AI 'podcast' version just makes it worse.A universal ‘Plug and Charge’ protocol for EV charging is coming in 2025Elon Musk Just Got Absolutely OwnedEmployee lawsuit accuses Apple of spying on its workersSundar Pichai says Google Search will ‘change profoundly’ in 2025Weird and Wacky:
Runner's GPS Animation Stuns the InternetReal-life ‘invisibility cloak’ one step closer — scientists unveil cutting-edge camouflage materialMercedes claims new 'solar paint' could eliminate daily EV chargingTech Rec:
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Judge rules SiriusXM’s annoying cancellation process is illegalBluesky is on the verge of overtaking Threads in all the ways that matterPokémon Go Data ‘Adding Amplitude to War Is Obviously an Issue,’ Niantic Exec SaysMicrosoft says it built an Xbox game store on Android but can’t launch itNintendo Files Court Documents To Target 200,000-Member Subreddit SwitchPiratesInstead of AirPods, I'd recommend Meta Ray-Bans as the best tech deal of Black Friday 2024Meta plans to build a $10B subsea cable spanning the world, sources sayWeird and Wacky:
Elon Musk Apparently Just Became The No. 1 ‘Diablo 4’ Player In The WorldTech Rec:
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