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What Is DHGate and Should You Use It?
A Chinese e-commerce app has shot up the App Store rankings in response to Donald Trump’s tariff changes. It’s as safe as the next online marketplace—but as with all of them, buyers should know what they’re in for.
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Lyft gets a toehold in Europe with FreeNow acquisition
Lyft said it is acquiring mobility platform FreeNow, giving the ridehailing company its first major presence in Europe after years of operating exclusively in the US and Canada. FreeNow aggregates taxis alongside private vehicles, including luxury rides. The acquisition of FreeNow nearly doubles Lyft’s potential market and will aide the company as it seeks to…
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A first look at Microsoft’s new Xbox Copilot
Microsoft has started testing an early version of its Copilot for Gaming experience. Sources familiar with Microsoftâs Xbox plans tell me that employees can now access Copilot within the Xbox mobile app, and that while it looks similar to the existing Copilot chatbot, itâs designed to tap into your Xbox account. Announced last month, Copilot…
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Claude AI can do your research and handle your emails now – here’s how
These powerful features don’t come for free, however.
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Trump administration decides to fund CVE cybersecurity tracker after all
The government will continue funding the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program. In a statement to The Verge, US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) spokesperson Jared Auchey said it “executed the option period on the contract to ensure there will be no lapse in critical CVE services” last night. On Tuesday, MITRE, the government-funded organization…
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Adapting for AI’s reasoning era
Anyone who crammed for exams in college knows that an impressive ability to regurgitate information is not synonymous with critical thinking. The large language models (LLMs) first publicly released in 2022 were impressive but limited—like talented students who excel at multiple-choice exams but stumble when asked to defend their logic. Today’s advanced reasoning models are…
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US office that counters foreign disinformation is being eliminated, say officials
The only office within the US State Department that monitors foreign disinformation is about to be eliminated, two State Department officials have told MIT Technology Review. The Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (R/FIMI) Hub is a small office in the State Department’s Office of Public Diplomacy that tracks and counters foreign disinformation campaigns. In…
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Navigating the Angstrom Era
This is a sponsored article brought to you by Applied Materials. The semiconductor industry is in the midst of a transformative era as it bumps up against the physical limits of making faster and more efficient microchips. As we progress toward the “angstrom era,” where chip features are measured in mere atoms, the challenges of…
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Nintendo Switch 2 Backward Compatibility: What You Need to Know
Bad news for fans of cardboard VR headsets, though.
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Spotify is down
Spotify is down according to widespread user reports across the US and Europe, with issues preventing the platform from loading or streaming music. At 8:45AM ET on Wednesday morning, the Spotify Status account on X said it was “aware of some issues” affecting the service right now, and is currently “checking them out.” While most…