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DirectTV and EchoStar aren’t happy about Disney and Fubo’s settlement

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Following FuboTV’s recent move to settle its antitrust lawsuit with Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery...
Following FuboTV’s recent move to settle its antitrust lawsuit with Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery over the impending launch of their Venu Sports streaming service, DirectTV and EchoStar are urging the courts to consider how other TV distributors could still be shut out of the sports streaming space.On Mond...
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Elon Musk and Donald Trump spread disinformation as wildfires rage in the LA area

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As fires rage across Los Angeles and tens of thousands flee their homes, the usual suspects...
As fires rage across Los Angeles and tens of thousands flee their homes, the usual suspects have decided to blame the blazes on their political enemies. In a series of posts on Truth Social, President-elect Donald Trump claimed firefighters’ inability to get the fires under control was due to California Governor Gav...
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How to delete your Facebook account

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You may be wondering how to delete your Facebook account now that fact-checking is no longer...
You may be wondering how to delete your Facebook account now that fact-checking is no longer considered important, and Meta’s changing its definition of what constitutes Hateful Conduct. It’s easy to do, and we’ll show you how. But you should download all your stuff first.The following instructions are for the web v...
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Google and Microsoft donate $1 million apiece to Trump’s inauguration

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Is this the Nintendo Switch 2?

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Nintendo isn’t officially at CES, but it might have stolen the show anyway: accessories-maker Genki brought...
Nintendo isn’t officially at CES, but it might have stolen the show anyway: accessories-maker Genki brought a 3D-printed mockup of what it says is Nintendo’s Switch successor, and we got to hold it and take some high-resolution pictures. Based on the mockup of what we’ll call the Switch 2, Nintendo’s next console ap...
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The OnePlus 13 is already on sale with a free storage upgrade and a smartwatch

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Samsung’s Galaxy S25 might be just around the corner, but if you’re looking for a solid...
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 might be just around the corner, but if you’re looking for a solid Android alternative, OnePlus is already offering the new OnePlus 13 with a free storage upgrade, dropping the price of the 512GB model with 16GB of RAM to $899 ($100 off). It’s also throwing in a OnePlus Watch 2R (a $229.99 value...
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Social networking alternatives for the Meta- and Musk-averse

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As I write this, there are a lot of social network users who are wondering if...
As I write this, there are a lot of social network users who are wondering if they should look for a new home. Over at X, Elon Musk has essentially become part of the incoming Trump administration, while various changes have made the formerly popular social network a dark and forbidding forest for many of its former...
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Threads and Instagram are for politics now, says Adam Mosseri

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It’s been nearly a year since Instagram and Threads defaulted to blocking recommendations of “political” content...
It’s been nearly a year since Instagram and Threads defaulted to blocking recommendations of “political” content from accounts you don’t already follow, but now Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says, “...we’re going to be adding political content to recommendations” on both platforms. That’s a sharp turn from his stateme...
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Bluetti has two new flagship energy storage kits for the home and beyond

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Bluetti just took the wraps off its EnergyPro 6K and Apex 300 energy storage systems. The...
Bluetti just took the wraps off its EnergyPro 6K and Apex 300 energy storage systems. The EnergyPro 6K is a fixed whole-home backup solution, while the modular Apex 300 is designed to provide portable power when at home, at an off-grid cabin, at a job site, or during an RV trip. Both systems can scale in capacity an...
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The best stuff we’ve seen at CES so far

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Day two of the biggest tech event of the year is well underway and CES 2025...
Day two of the biggest tech event of the year is well underway and CES 2025 continues to deliver a long list of new gadgets, tech, concepts, and AI-powered devices tempting you to upgrade.It’s a lot to keep up with, so we’ll help you catch up. Below are some of the standout gadgets of the show so far. Of course, the...
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Here’s how small Nvidia’s $3,000 Digits supercomputer looks in person

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The fallout of Meta’s content moderation overhaul

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Meta is making sweeping changes to its content moderation policies, including abandoning third-party fact checks in...
Meta is making sweeping changes to its content moderation policies, including abandoning third-party fact checks in favor of crowd-sourced “Community Notes” and loosening restrictions on topics like immigration and gender identity. Under the updated Hateful Conduct policy, for example, calling gay and trans people “...
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Can Nvidia’s RTX 5070 really deliver RTX 4090 performance for $549?

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a bold claim onstage at CES earlier this week when he...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a bold claim onstage at CES earlier this week when he was introducing the next-generation RTX 50-series GPUs. “The RTX 5070, 4090 performance at $549,” said Huang. It’s a claim that’s been echoed on YouTube, TikTok, and social media networks and has generated a debate over the RTX 50 ser...
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Toyota’s futuristic Woven City in Japan is ready for its first residents

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Toyota’s futuristic Woven City, which is being built on the site of a former car factory...
Toyota’s futuristic Woven City, which is being built on the site of a former car factory in Japan, is almost ready for its first residents.At CES this week, the Japanese auto giant updated the public on the progress of the $10 billion project, which is said to be a “living laboratory” where people can live while als...
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US designates Tencent and CATL as Chinese military companies

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The US Department of Defense has added tech giant Tencent and lithium-ion battery maker CATL to...
The US Department of Defense has added tech giant Tencent and lithium-ion battery maker CATL to its list of Chinese military companies, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. The designation doesn’t impose sanctions or a ban, but it could make it more difficult for the companies to do business in the US.Along with owning...
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Samsung claims its Ballie AI robot will actually be released this year

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Ballie, the rolling robot that reemerged at CES last year, will be shipping to consumers as...
Ballie, the rolling robot that reemerged at CES last year, will be shipping to consumers as an actual product sometime in 2025. That’s what Samsung is saying at the moment, anyway. We were first introduced to Ballie at CES five years ago. Since then, the robot has undergone a more practical redesign, so maybe it’s r...
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Satechi’s M4 Mac Mini hub will launch in February for $99.99

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First announced in late November, Satechi has confirmed that its Mac Mini M4 Stand & Hub...
First announced in late November, Satechi has confirmed that its Mac Mini M4 Stand & Hub will be available in limited quantities starting February 17th, 2025 through its online store for $99.99. A wider release will begin sometime in March, according to an announcement by the company at CES 2025 today.The hub, made ...
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This Dreame robot vacuum has legs

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First, they sprouted arms; now, robot vacuums are getting legs. The latest bot from Dreame has...
First, they sprouted arms; now, robot vacuums are getting legs. The latest bot from Dreame has two small legs that can push it up and over a step as high as 6cm (about 2.5 inches).The Dreame X50 Ultra robot vacuum uses a system called ProLeap, which the company first demoed at the IFA tech show in Berlin, Germany, l...
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Acer’s latest all-in-one and mini PCs are getting Copilot Plus AI features

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Acer is revealing new all-in-one and mini PCs at CES 2025, and they’re among the first...
Acer is revealing new all-in-one and mini PCs at CES 2025, and they’re among the first non-laptop computers to get Copilot Plus AI features. The new Acer Aspire S AI all-in-ones, offered in a “minimalist white profile,” come in two sizes, according to a press release. The Aspire S24 AI has a 23.8-inch 1080p screen, ...
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Everyone’s favorite office monitor is getting even better

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Dell has made its latest UltraSharp 4K monitors more attractive to PC gamers by doubling the...
Dell has made its latest UltraSharp 4K monitors more attractive to PC gamers by doubling the previous generation’s 60Hz refresh rate. The 27-inch and 32-inch 4K UltraSharp Thunderbolt displays announced at CES have been updated with new IPS panels that provide 120Hz refresh rates alongside features designed to enhan...
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AMD announces ‘Fire Range’ and Ryzen AI Max, its most potent laptop chips yet

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AMD promised eventual “mobile gaming dominance” back in 2022, and it feels like we’re getting closer...
AMD promised eventual “mobile gaming dominance” back in 2022, and it feels like we’re getting closer every day. Today, the company is announcing not one, not two, but three different families of chips designed to take it there, including final confirmation of the long-rumored “Strix Halo” and “Fire Range” laptop chi...
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AMD’s Z2 handheld gaming chips are official — and not coming to a Steam Deck near you

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AMD has just officially announced its full lineup of Ryzen Z2 chips for handheld gaming PCs...
AMD has just officially announced its full lineup of Ryzen Z2 chips for handheld gaming PCs like the Steam Deck, after a brief tease this fall — but as of today, it’s pretty muddy who they’re for or what they’re going to do for handheld PC gaming. First off, although AMD told journalists in a pre-recorded briefing t...
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Twelve South’s travel-friendly Bluetooth dongle is on sale for its best price yet

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The Twelve South AirFly SE is one of those gadgets that can make long flights go...
The Twelve South AirFly SE is one of those gadgets that can make long flights go by just a little faster, allowing you to eschew the shoddy pair of complimentary earbuds you get with most airlines in favor of your own set of Bluetooth cans. And right now, it’s on sale at Amazon and Best Buy for $29.99 ($5 off), whic...
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Arlo’s monthly subscriptions are going up again

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Arlo has once again increased the monthly subscription pricing for its smart home cameras’ Arlo Secure...
Arlo has once again increased the monthly subscription pricing for its smart home cameras’ Arlo Secure cloud storage plan. The company now charges $9.99 per month (up from $7.99) to store a single camera’s recordings and $19.99 a month (up from $17.99) for unlimited cameras. And instead of calling the cheaper plan A...
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