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Apple TV and Apple Music are down for some users
Apple Music and Apple TV are experiencing an outage, according to Apple’s System Status page. The outage was logged on Apple’s own system at around 2:53PM ET, and is currently affecting both of the...
Meta is reportedly working on a new AI model called 'Avocado' and it might not be open source
Mark Zuckerberg has for months publicly hinted that he is backing away from open-source AI models. Now, Meta's latest AI pivot is starting to come into focus. The company is reportedly working...
Operation Bluebird wants to reclaim Twitter’s ‘abandoned’ trademarks for a new social network
A startup called Operation Bluebird is trying to reclaim Twitter's branding, as reported earlier by Ars Technica and Reuters. Last week, Operation Bluebird filed a petition that asks the US Patent...
Spotify's new playlist feature gives users more control over their recommendation algorithm
Spotify is attempting to give users more control over the music the streaming service recommends with a new playlist feature called "Prompted Playlist." The beta feature is rolling out in...
The scramble to launch data centers into space is heating up
Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of space-based solar company Aetherflux and Robinhood Financial LLC, speaks during the TechCrunch Disrupt 2018 summit in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Sept....
Intel loses its latest challenge to 16-year-old EU antitrust case
Intel will have to pay up in an antitrust case dating back to 2009, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The company has lost its challenge against a €376 million ($438.7 million) regulatory fine levied...
The Supreme Court sounds surprisingly open to a case against a death sentence
The death chamber gurney at a prison in Texas. | Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images From the moment the Republican Party gained a 6-3 supermajority on the Supreme Court, in late 2020, the...
The world premieres and other hotness from The Game Awards 2025 Day of the Devs stream
You gotta love that post-Day of the Devs showcase feeling. The organization, founded by Double Fine Productions and iam8bit, consistently highlights top-tier games from independent developers across...
I couldn’t fix it with iFixit’s AI FixBot
My classic Sony CRT television won't power on. My living room is chilly because my Mitsubishi heat pump isn't putting out enough hot air. I want my Japanese N64 to play US games, too, but I've been...
The fierce debate behind Trump’s move on selling AI chips to China
President Donald Trump listens as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House during an event on "Investing in America" on April 30, 2025, in Washington, DC. | Andrew...