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AirTags drop back down to $65 for a four-pack
Apple keeps most of its product pricing on a tight leash, but we do see the company's AirTags go on sale pretty frequently. Another cost cut has come around for this item just in time for the...
FTC finalizes GM punishment over driver data sharing scandal
After reaching a proposed settlement last year, the FTC has banned General Motors from sharing specific consumer data with third parties, TechCrunch reported. The finalized order wraps up one of the...
Game of Thrones shows its playful side in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Though House of the Dragon tells a different story than Game of Thrones, there are enough tonal similarities to make the spinoff feel more like a remix of its predecessor than a show with its own...
‘Get Grok Gone’: Advocacy groups demand Apple and Google block X from app stores
Two open letters are directed at Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. | Photo: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images X is awash with nonconsensual sexual deepfakes that blatantly violate...
Spotify is hiking prices again
Plans are increasing by $1-$2 per month. The price of Spotify Premium is about to jump again in the US, marking its third price hike since 2023. Spotify announced that subscribers in the US,...
All the news that’s fit to WhatsApp
The WeChat channel 纽约移民记事网Documented (or the New York Immigrant Chronicle) is part newsfeed and part public service. The channel, run by the...
Why universal child care is closer than ever in New York
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announce a major child care expansion on January 8, 2026. It looked like one of Zohran Mamdani’s most ambitious promises. Between a...
Gadgets are getting worse and more expensive at the same time
The paper clip problem always seemed too absurd to me. Also known as the paper clip maximizer, this is the thought experiment by philosopher Nick Bostrom that imagines how a superintelligent AI with...
OpenAI’s ChatGPT translator challenges Google Translate
This UI will already be familiar to any Google Translate users, though ChatGPT Translate does include some style presets. | Image: OpenAI / The Verge OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Translate, a...
Could Catholics be the key to Trump’s opposition?
Donald Trump’s second administration has been a reckoning for America, and perhaps especially for America’s Christians. From the deployment of masked paramilitary thugs to enforce immigration policy...