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It doesn’t matter if Alex Pretti had a gun
- Sarah Jeong
- Jan 25, 2026
Shortly after federal agents killed Alex Pretti Saturday morning, DHS began to run with the story that the dead man had been armed and dangerous. He h...
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Trusting your phone to Abxylute’s mobile controller requires a big leap of faith
- Andrew Liszewski
- Jan 25, 2026
As a retro gaming fan, I was thrilled when Apple opened its App Store to emulators in 2024, but I've yet to find a controller that makes me want to fu...
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Yoshi and Birdo arrive in new trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, along with an earlier release date
- Cheyenne MacDonald
- Jan 25, 2026
There's a new trailer for the upcoming Super Mario movie, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and it confirms some beloved characters are joining the crew f...
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Why won’t anyone stop ICE from masking?
- Sarah Jeong
- Jan 25, 2026
Americans do not like masked secret police. There is really no other way to put it. The reasons why are manifold: accountability, trust in law enforce...
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Sony’s first clip earbuds don’t quite hit the mark
- John.Higgins
- Jan 25, 2026
The Sony LinkBuds Clip are the company's first clip earbuds. They follow the innovative donut-hole LinkBuds and LinkBuds Open and, like their predeces...
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The great e-bike crackdown has begun
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Jan 25, 2026
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the e-bike movement, follow Andrew J. Haw...
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The day of the second killing
- Gaby Del Valle
- Jan 25, 2026
Steven Garcia, as told to Gaby Del Valle: I was in the middle of a frozen lake when I got the notification from the Minnesota Star Tribune that there...
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Microsoft handed the government ecryption keys for customer data
- Terrence O’Brien
- Jan 24, 2026
The FBI went to Microsoft last year with a warrant, asking them to hand over keys to unlock encrypted data stored on three laptops as part of an inves...
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Report reveals that OpenAI's GPT-5.2 model cites Grokipedia
- Jackson Chen
- Jan 24, 2026
OpenAI may have called GPT-5.2 its "most advanced frontier model for professional work," but tests conducted by the Guardian cast doubt on its credibi...
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Google says it's working to fix Gmail issue that's led to flooded inboxes and increased spam warnings
- Cheyenne MacDonald
- Jan 24, 2026
If your Gmail inbox is all out of whack today, you're not alone. Gmail users have been encountering issues with the automatic filters that keep their...
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MicroSD Express cards and Anker’s travel adapter rule the deal roost this week
- Brandon Widder
- Jan 24, 2026
Welcome to the weekend, friends! We’re still in a bit of a deals lull before the Presidents Day and V-Day sales begin, the bulk of which we anticipate...
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US Congress members call for 'thorough review' of EA's $55 billion sale
- Jackson Chen
- Jan 24, 2026
Before Electronic Arts goes private in a groundbreaking sale, some US lawmakers are pleading for some federal oversight. Democratic members of the US...