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Source: The Verge Jeff Bezos and President-elect Donald Trump famously didn’t get along the last time Trump was in the White House. This time, Bezos says he’s “very optimistic” and even wants to help out. “I’m actually very optimistic this time around,” Bezos said of Trump during a rare public appearance at The New York…

Source: The Verge US officials are urging Americans to make calls and send text messages over encrypted apps to minimize the risk of private information falling into the hands of foreign adversaries who might still be lurking in America’s telecommunications networks, NBC News reports. Two officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the…

Source: The Verge Verizon customers will soon see yet another fee increase on their next bill, a game that wireless carriers love to play. As spotted by Android Police, Verizon customers on reddit noticed the small fee bump — just 20 cents extra per line. But it comes only a couple of years after a…

Source: The Verge As part of the partnership, OpenAI will integrate its software into Anduril’s counterdrone systems, which detect and take down drones. It’s OpenAI’s first partnership with a defense contractor — and a significant reversal of its earlier stance towards the military. OpenAI’s terms of service once banned “military and warfare” use of its…

Source: The Verge Denis Villeneuve’s Dune films become much more disturbing once you start to consider exactly what makes the Bene Gesserit one of the most formidable forces in the Imperium. The Sisterhood’s secrecy and cultivation of strange powers are part of why those outside of the order see Reverend Mothers as almost superhuman beings….

Source: The Verge Peloton announced the launch of Strength Plus, a new standalone, audio-based strength training app. The app was introduced in a limited beta program earlier in September, but is now officially available. The Strength Plus app allows users to generate custom workouts by choosing workout length, equipment, experience level, and which muscle groups…

Source: The Verge If you do need to access your iCloud passwords on Windows, you can access them by downloading iCloud for Windows and the iCloud Passwords extension for Chrome or Edge instead. We’ve asked Apple if it plans to add support for Windows to its Firefox extension. Another developer originally made the Firefox extension,…

Source: The Verge Nissan put out a tutorial video for Ariya owners today that shows how to use a Tesla NACS adapter with the vehicle, and it includes a step completely out of left field: shove a small piece of plastic into your car’s CCS port before you connect the adapter. The Ariya is Nissan’s…

Source: The Verge Nearly two years ago, OpenAI said that artificial general intelligence — the thing the company was created to build — could “elevate humanity” and “give everyone incredible new capabilities.” Now, CEO Sam Altman is trying to lower expectations. “My guess is we will hit AGI sooner than most people in the world…

Source: The Verge President-elect Donald Trump made two nominations Wednesday that will shape significant parts of his administration’s tech enforcement, if confirmed by the Senate. Former Republican Securities and Exchange Commissioner Paul Atkins is Trump’s pick to lead the agency, replacing Biden-appointed chair and crypto foil Gary Gensler. The selection of Atkins, who co-chairs the Token…