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Trump admin reportedly plans to use AI to write federal regulations
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Trump admin reportedly plans to use AI to write federal regulations

The Trump administration is planning on using Google Gemini to draft important federal regulations, as reported by ProPublica. This is starting with the Departm...

TikTokers are heading to UpScrolled following US takeover
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TikTokers are heading to UpScrolled following US takeover

TikTok's takeover in the US has prompted users to join an alternative social platform called UpScrolled. The app, which is available on Android and iOS, current...

ExpressVPN deal: Two-year plans are up to 78 percent off
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ExpressVPN deal: Two-year plans are up to 78 percent off

If you're looking to up your privacy game on the internet in the new year, you can do so for a little less than usual thanks to ExpressVPN's latest deal. Its tw...

Ball x Pit's first update brings an endless mode and much more to the chaos
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Ball x Pit's first update brings an endless mode and much more to the chaos

It’s time to jump back into the pit. Ball x Pit is one of the very best games of 2025 and there’s now even more to play around with in the brick-busting rogueli...

TikTok says a power outage is causing issues with the app in the US
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TikTok says a power outage is causing issues with the app in the US

If your TikTok feed has felt a little off lately, it's not just you. TikTok says it's working to fix its service in the US following a power outage at one of it...

Winter Olympics: How to watch, schedule of events, and everything else you need to know about the 2026 Milano Cortina games
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Winter Olympics: How to watch, schedule of events, and everything else you need to know about the 2026 Milano Cortina games

The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are coming up. (Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images) Mattia Ozbot via Getty Images The 2026 Winter Olympics are taking p...

Internal chats show how social media companies discussed teen engagement
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Internal chats show how social media companies discussed teen engagement

Recently released documents show the big business opportunity that social media companies saw in recruiting teens to their platforms and how they discussed risk...

OpenAI is working out how much to charge for ChatGPT ads
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OpenAI is working out how much to charge for ChatGPT ads

OpenAI is reportedly asking a high price to advertise on ChatGPT, around $60 per 1,000 views, or triple what ads on Meta's platform usually cost, according to T...

Payment processors were against CSAM until Grok started making it
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Payment processors were against CSAM until Grok started making it

For many years, credit card companies and other payment methods were aggressive about policing child sexual abuse material. Then, Elon Musk's Grok started undre...

TikTok blames its US problems on a power outage
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TikTok blames its US problems on a power outage

TikTok says a power outage is causing ongoing issues and outages that started in the US early Sunday morning. In an email to The Verge, TikTok USDS spokesperson...

Monarch Money's budgeting app is 50 percent off for new users right now
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Monarch Money's budgeting app is 50 percent off for new users right now

The start of the new year is a great time to get your finances in order, and a good budgeting app can help with that. Instead of laboring over a spreadsheet, yo...

A powerful AMD gaming desktop is hundreds off at Costco
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A powerful AMD gaming desktop is hundreds off at Costco

Given that RAM has become so expensive to buy recently, you might have considered buying a prebuilt desktop computer. If so, and you’re leaning toward a high-en...

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