Author: Hunter
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In a Boon for Tesla, Feds Weaken Rules for Reporting on Self-Driving
A new autonomous vehicle framework would also make it easier for Tesla and other companies to research domestically made self-driving cars that don’t meet all federal safety standards. Read more
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IGN and CNET owner Ziff Davis sues OpenAI
Ziff Davis, the owner of several digital outlets like CNET, PCMag, IGN, and Everyday Health, is suing OpenAI over claims of copyright infringement, as first reported by The New York Times. In the lawsuit, the digital media company accuses OpenAI of “intentionally and relentlessly” creating “exact copies” of its outlets’ works without permission. The company… Read more
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Nintendo’s Switch 2 upgrades for Mario Party and Kirby will cost $19.99
While Switch 2 upgrades for games such as Breath of the Wild will still cost $9.99, Nintendo is pricing Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Super Mario Party Jamboree’s upgrades at $19.99, reports Nintendo Life. The listings for both Mario Party and Kirby expansions went live today on retailer sites like Best Buy. The very… Read more
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Bluesky is down
Bluesky is currently experiencing a major outage. On my desktop browser, my Bluesky feed won’t load at all — it just shows a spinning loading circle. I’m seeing something similar with the mobile app; I can log in, but when I do, the feed doesn’t low. Other Verge colleagues are also experiencing issues. In an… Read more
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Today’s your last chance to get three months of Apple TV Plus for $9
You can stream The Studio and other Apple TV Plus hits for just $2.99 a month. | Image: Apple From The Studio to Severance, Apple TV Plus is home to a variety of high-quality originals that we highly recommend. And now through the end of today, you can get access to the streaming platform’s entire… Read more
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Yahoo wants to buy Chrome
Legacy search brand Yahoo has been working on its own web browser prototype, and says it would like to buy Google’s Chrome if the company is forced by a court to sell it. The information came out during the fourth day of the Justice Department’s remedies trial to rectify Google’s search monopoly. The DOJ has… Read more
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Protecting Your Phone—and Your Privacy—at the US Border
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, our hosts explain how to prepare for travel to and from the United States—and how to stay safe. Read more
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Is that really your boss calling? Jericho Security raises $15M to stop deepfake fraud that’s cost businesses $200M in 2025 alone
Pentagon-backed Jericho Security raises $15 million to combat deepfake fraud that has already cost North American businesses $200 million in 2025, using AI to detect increasingly convincing voice and video impersonations.Read More Read more
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Google’s AI Overviews now reach more than 1.5 billion people every month
Google’s AI Overviews in Search now have “1.5 billion users per month,” CEO Sundar Pichai said in a statement as part of Alphabet’s Q1 2025 earnings. Google started to widely roll out AI Overviews last May. Despite some awkward suggestions found shortly after their launch, the company has continued to expand upon the tool with… Read more
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Trump goes after websites that raise money for his enemies
Donald Trump will sign an executive order that will target online election fundraising platforms that may allegedly process foreign campaign donations – an action specifically aimed at curtailing the activities of ActBlue, the primary online fundraising platform for the Democratic Party. Politico first reported that the executive order was imminent, was aimed at launching an… Read more