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AI-created political ads flourish in the run-up to the midterms. Will voters care?

Kim Lyons

Amazon's About You profile is a roast and a receipt

Kate Murphy

Netflix just announced a new game. But who's actually playing them?

Dan Thorp-Lancaster

Amazon's About You profile is a roast and a receipt
Kate Murphy
Netflix just announced a new game. But who's actually playing them?
Dan Thorp-Lancaster

Amazon's About You profile is a roast and a receipt

Kate Murphy

Netflix just announced a new game. But who's actually playing them?

Dan Thorp-Lancaster

Editors’ picks

Amazon just fixed the worst thing about its tablets after 15 years
Dan Thorp-Lancaster
AI isn't just copying artists anymore. It's signing their names to work they never created
Kim Lyons
Get ready to see even more ads in ChatGPT
Dan Thorp-Lancaster
Holdouts: Don't give up your old iPhone — do these 4 things to it instead
Andrew Romano
Tech layoffs tracker 2026: All the job losses across Amazon, Xbox, Apple, Oracle, TikTok, Meta and others
Katie Teague and Valentina Palladino

Amazon's About You profile is a roast and a receipt

Kate Murphy

Netflix just announced a new game. But who's actually playing them?

Dan Thorp-Lancaster

News

AI agents have now broken into many companies and a government. What's being done about it?
Dan Thorp-Lancaster
NASA chief Jared Isaacman says we should stay 'open-minded' about UFOs
USA TODAY
Samsung got rid of my favorite thing about its SmartTag
Amy Skorheim
Escape the Backrooms Is Getting New Levels In December
CGMagazine
Your new AI friend is adorable. It also wants your data
Dan Thorp-Lancaster
U.S. Charts Path to Lasting Presence on the Moon
The Garden Magazine
Amazon's Kindle is looking fresh with a new aluminum finish
Dan Thorp-Lancaster
America to establish permanent moon base: what it could look like
NEWSWEEK
Is Spotify down? Thousands of users report issues with the music streaming service
Dan Thorp-Lancaster
Debates over AI Sovereignty could result in a painful lesson for students
TechRadar

AI

Anthropic has a message for Claude users: Don't be cruel

Anthropic said the ban will only apply in "extreme cases where users repeatedly act cruelly toward our models, with no discernible purpose."

CBS News

Anthropic Pauses Free Claude Startup Perks Days After Launch
Forbes
Anthropic Bans Cruelty Toward Claude Without Claiming It Can Suffer
Gadget Review
Is AI Replacing Realtors?
Dwell
AI is changing work. We need to learn to direct it | Opinion
NEWSWEEK

Streaming

The best streaming services for live sports in 2026: Where to watch every NFL game ahead of kickoff and more
Danica Creahan and Liz Kocan
The best live TV streaming services for 2026: Our tests, reviews and recommendations
Rick Broida
The best streaming services in 2026 for TV, movies, sports and more, tested and reviewed
Rick Broida
The best free TV streaming services of 2026 for news, movies, TV shows and more
Rick Broida

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Threads recognizes top posts with in-app Gems program

Gems automatically selects original posts and replies that bring value and spark discussion, per the company.

Social Media Today

LinkedIn exec offers insight into the battle against AI slop
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X launches MLB Gametime experience
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X’s Grok bots get analytic search capabilities
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Space and innovation

Data centers make heat all year long -- here’s how the ground can hold onto it until winter
United Press International
Data centers make heat all year long – here’s how the ground can hold onto it until winter
The Conversation
Google continues to celebrate World Space Week with Herbig-Haro 46/47
United Press International
Scientists Just Built a Computer Out of DNA—and It Runs Without Electricity
Popular Mechanics

The Monitoring Plane as an Attack Vector Cisco’s October 7 NX-OS disclosure cycle put unauthenticated remote code execution across four functional planes of one operating system on the record. The four-advisory synthesis covered the shape of that day. This is the deep dive on one advisory, the monitoring plane: cisco-sa-ngoam-rce-LWKQ4BU, where the feature that verifies […]