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Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez introduce a bill to pause US data center construction
File this one under "things that might have a shot after the midterms." On Wednesday, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) introduced the Artificial Intelligence...
Xbox’s latest games showcase had Hades 2, The Expanse, and Bluey
It's a weird time for Xbox, with a big leadership shakeup that has many wondering what the future of the platform looks like, and what exactly it stands for. In the meantime, though, Microsoft is...
Wikipedia has banned AI-generated articles
English Wikipedia has banned the use of generative AI when writing or rewriting articles. The platform says it came to this decision because using AI to whip up copy "often violates several of...
My brief, weird time with the Samsung TriFold
We hardly knew ye. I was ready to give up on the Galaxy Z TriFold. We had a strong case for getting a refund from the eBay seller - they'd claimed it was the version sold in Taiwan, but the phone...
Govee’s color-changing smart lamps are on sale for up to 30 percent off
Govee’s good-sounding speaker / smart lamp hybrid can brighten your space with millions of colors. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Speaking from experience, better lighting can...
Meta gets ready to launch two new Ray-Ban AI glasses
Second-generation Ray-Ban Meta glasses. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment,...
EU says Pornhub and others failed to stop minors accessing adult content
The European Commission (EC) accused four porn platforms of not doing enough to prevent minors from accessing their content. In its preliminary findings of a 10-month investigation, the European...
AMD’s Ryzen 9950X3D2 chip features an incredible 208MB of on-chip cache
AMD just revealed the Ryzen 9950X3D2 Dual Edition desktop processor, which is a beastly follow-up to last year's 9950X3D. This is the company's first desktop processor where both chiplets have been...
Everyone hates Ticketmaster. Why’d Trump go easy on them?
Today on Decoder, we’re talking about the major antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, and what it might mean for antitrust and competition law in general now that the Justice Department under Trump...
Wikipedia bans AI-generated articles
Wikipedia will no longer allow editors to write or rewrite articles using AI. The update, which was added to Wikipedia's guidelines late last week, cites the tendency for AI-written articles to...