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Source: The Verge Missed out on all the terrific TV deals we saw during Black Friday and Cyber Monday? That’s okay, because the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl have historically been one of the better times of the year to snag a discounted set. In fact, Amazon, Best Buy, Woot, and a number…
Source: The Verge A year ago, Google started off 2024 with some layoffs. It hasn’t taken similar steps (yet) in 2025, but employees are fearing the worst. And if the Platforms and Devices team is anything to go by, there’s ample reason for concern. Google has distributed a memo to all US employees working on…
Source: The Verge The Sharge Retractable 65 was announced earlier this month, bringing the world a uniquely designed 65W GaN travel charger featuring an integrated and retractable USB-C Power Delivery 3.0 cable. It’s incredibly compact and scratches our geeky itch with a translucent design. If you’re looking for something a little different to throw in…
Source: The Verge DeepSeek has secured a “completely open” database that exposed user chat histories, API authentication keys, system logs, and other sensitive information, according to cloud security firm Wiz. The security researchers said they found the Chinese AI startup’s publicly accessible database in “minutes,” with no authentication required. The exposed information was housed within…
Source: The Verge Max is putting you in the driver’s seat for NASCAR’s upcoming races. The streamer will now let you watch up to four in-car driver cams at once, starting with the Cook Out Clash on Sunday, February 2nd. You can switch between up to 40 different driver cams, with each 1080p feed offering…
Source: The Verge The Chinese startup DeepSeek shook up the world of AI last week after showing its supercheap R1 model could compete directly with OpenAI’s o1. While it wiped nearly $600 billion off Nvidia’s market value, Microsoft engineers were quietly working at pace to embrace the partially open- source R1 model and get it…
Source: The Verge The rumors are true. Microsoft is launching Intel-powered versions of its Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7. Available on February 18th, both of these new Surface devices are Copilot Plus PCs, but instead of using Qualcomm’s Arm-based Snapdragon X series of chips, they’ll use Intel’s Lunar Lake processors. Microsoft is targeting…
Source: The Verge The Federal Aviation Administration is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out. Michael Whitaker stepped down as FAA administrator on January 20th, the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration, after clashing with Elon Musk, who’s company SpaceX is regulated by the…
Source: The Verge Generative artificial intelligence output based purely on text prompts — even detailed ones — isn’t protected by current copyright law, according to the US Copyright Office. The department issued this guidance in a broad report on policy issues regarding AI, focused on the copyrightability of various AI outputs. The document concludes that…
Source: The Verge Microsoft is bringing OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model to all Copilot users this week. You won’t need to subscribe to a $20 monthly Copilot Pro or ChatGPT Plus plan to get it either, as Microsoft is making it free for all users of Copilot. Think Deeper, as Microsoft calls its integration of o1,…
