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Source: The Verge Sony announced a collection of black PlayStation 5 accessories in the midst of CES last week, and you can now preorder them ahead of their release date on February 20th. The new DualSense Edge controller ($199.99), Pulse Elite headset ($149.99), Pulse Explore wireless earbuds ($199.99), and PlayStation Portal ($199.99) are all available…
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Source: The Verge The settlement comes after a New York Times investigation found that GM had been collecting micro-details about its customers’ driving habits, including acceleration, braking, and trip length — and then selling it to insurance companies and third-party data brokers like LexisNexis and Verisk. Clueless vehicle owners were then left wondering why their…
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Source: The Verge SpaceX’s next big launch is here. On Thursday at 5:37PM ET, Elon Musk’s space company will attempt to launch Starship for its 7th test flight from Boca Chica, Texas. You can watch the livestream from SpaceX’s YouTube channel, on X, or its website. At 403 feet tall, Starship is the biggest launch…
Source: Venture Beat Early adopters like Couchbase are already seeing significant price-performance gains with Google Cloud’s new VMs. Read Full Article
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Source: The Verge The US Food and Drug Administration is banning the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food, drinks, and medication, the agency announced Wednesday. The dye, which the FDA says gives certain candies, cakes, and frostings a “bright, cherry-red color,” was found to cause cancer in male rats. Under the Delaney Clause of the Federal…
Source: Venture Beat Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More As we wrap up 2024, we can look back and acknowledge that artificial intelligence has made impressive and groundbreaking advances. At the current pace, predicting what kind of surprises 2025 has in store…
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Source: The Verge Microsoft is bundling its AI-powered Office features into Microsoft 365 Personal and Home subscriptions, but it’s also raising prices as a result. Previously, Microsoft 365 subscribers had to pay an extra $20 per month to get Copilot inside Office apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as part of a Copilot Pro subscription,…
Source: Venture Beat Successfully scaling gen AI requires clear, high-value use cases, technological flexibility and an adaptive workforce. Read Full Article
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Source: The Verge David Lynch, the director behind Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, and other unsettling works, has died, his family confirmed in a post on his official Facebook page. He was 78 years old. The post announcing his passing didn’t list a cause of death. But last August, Lynch revealed that he had…
Source: Venture Beat Let’s dive into the many reasons security leaders are embracing AI-native security operations centers (SOCs) as the future of defense. Read Full Article
