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The Trump administration can’t stop winking at white nationalists
An onlooker holds a sign that reads "shame" as members of law enforcement work the scene following a suspected shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on January 7, 2026,...
He could just turn it off
Generative AI, we are repeatedly told, is a transformative and complicated technology. So complicated that its own creators are unable to explain why it acts the way it does, and so transformative...
How to turn off a VPN on iPhone
Look, virtual private networks are great — I wouldn't have made a list of the best VPNs if I didn't recommend using them. But being able to control your own technology is also important. A...
The Atlantic, Penske, and Vox Media have all sued Google for antitrust violations
Lawsuits seeking damages from Google's illegal ad tech monopoly are piling up following the Justice Department's successful antitrust case. Vox Media, The Verge's parent company, is the latest in a...
X hasn’t really stopped Grok AI from undressing women in the UK
Elon Musk's X is trying to stop people using its AI chatbot Grok to undress women amid intensifying outrage and legal scrutiny over the deluge of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes flooding the site....
Get three months of Audible for only $3
Have a hankering for some audiobooks? Audible is holding one heck of a sale right now, giving users three months of access for $3. That's a dollar per month. This is something of a winter...
UK digital ID plans will no longer be mandatory
The United Kingdom has walked back plans to make its upcoming digital ID scheme a mandatory requirement for working adults. While the UK government remains "committed to mandatory digital...
The first-gen Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones are $150 off right now
The first-generation Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones are on sale right now for $280, marked down from $430. That 35 percent savings is an even steeper discount than we saw last year Black Friday....
Civilization VII is coming to Apple Arcade
Sid Meier's Civilization VII is headed to the Apple Arcade on February 5th, allowing you to play the strategy game across your iPhone, iPad, or Mac through the company's $6.99 / month subscription....
The latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons expansion has arrived earlier than expected
For a number of very obvious reasons, we don’t want to roll back the clock to early 2020. No thank you. But if there was a feel-good lockdown story, it was the perfectly timed arrival of Animal...