No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature 
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No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
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Is it even worth mentioning that Elon Musk blew past his own Full Self-Driving goals again? 
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Is it even worth mentioning that Elon Musk blew past his own FSD deadlines again?
Musk missed his deadlines again.
Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them 
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Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them
Bose speakers un-bricked
Motorola’s first smartwatch promises 13-day battery life and Polar-powered health tracking 
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Motorola’s latest smartwatch promises 13-day battery life and Polar-powered health tracking
It’ll be available January 22nd.
Someone made a ton of money betting on Maduro’s capture 
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Someone made a ton of money betting on Maduro’s capture
A brand-new account placed suspiciously timed bets on Polymarket regarding Nicolás Maduro’s ouster and made over $400,000.
I went to the Stranger Things finale in theaters and the strangest thing happened 
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I went to the Stranger Things finale in theaters and the strangest thing happened
A streaming show becomes a communal experience.
Net neutrality was back, until it wasn’t 
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Net neutrality was back, until it wasn’t
2025 was the year net neutrality died (again)
GOG’s Steam-alternative PC game store is leaving CD Projekt, staying DRM-free 
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GOG’s Steam-alternative PC game store is leaving CD Projekt, staying DRM-free
The cofounder of GOG and CD Projekt has acquired the preservation-focused game marketplace.
Micron says memory shortage will ‘persist’ beyond 2026 
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Micron says memory shortage will ‘persist’ beyond 2026
Micron is making more money than ever thanks to AI.
Democratic lawmakers are investigating data centers’ impact on electricity costs 
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Democratic lawmakers are investigating data centers’ impact on electricity costs
They expect answers by January.
Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting 
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Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting
Grok has repeatedly misidentified video of the Bondi Beach shooting and the hero who disarmed a gunman.
Trump signs AI executive order pushing to ban state laws 
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Trump signs AI executive order pushing to ban state laws
States with AI laws could lose federal broadband funding
Amazon Prime Video pulls AI-powered recaps after Fallout flub 
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Amazon Prime Video pulls AI-powered recaps after Fallout flub
Fallout from Fallout.
Donald Trump reminds the entire world he has no idea what 6G means 
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Donald Trump reminds the entire world he has no idea what 6G means
He thinks it’s… video quality?
Operation Bluebird wants to reclaim Twitter’s ‘abandoned’ trademarks for a new social network 
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Operation Bluebird wants to reclaim Twitter’s ‘abandoned’ trademarks for a new social network
Will Twitter finally return?
Calibri is too woke for the State Department 
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Calibri is too woke for the State Department
Out with the old, in with the Times New Roman (again.)
Australia boots kids under 16 off social media: how platforms are responding 
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Australia boots kids under 16 off social media: how platforms are responding
Time to break out the VPN.
What Google Glass got right — and really, really wrong 
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What Google Glass got right — and really, really wrong
On Version History: the rise of the Glasshole.
Pentagon’s Signalgate report finds Pete Hegseth violated military policies 
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Pentagon’s Signalgate report finds Pete Hegseth violated military policies
Eight months later…
Spotify wants to be the next big video service 
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Spotify wants to be the next big video service
The company wants to build a video experience rivaling YouTube and TikTok.