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Elon, stop trying to make Grok happen
There is a harsh truth about Elon Musk's "truth-seeking" AI chatbot Grok: It's not very good, and not many people are using it. That's the takeaway of a new Reuters report, which found that Grok...
The best Memorial Day sales you can shop this weekend
Memorial Day is nearly here, meaning the seasonal sales are in full swing. If your weekend plans involve pool parties or barbecues, now is a great time to pick up a portable speaker or set of solar...
Govee’s colorful, JBL-tuned Lamp Pro 2 is matching its best price to date
They say that Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. I have my doubts given the less-than-balmy weather in many parts of the US this weekend, though that doesn’t mean it’s not an...
Google appeals search monopoly ruling, says it won business ‘fair and square’
Google officially filed its appeal of the federal ruling deeming it an illegal search monopolist, arguing the decision "crashed" through legal guardrails. "Google just prevailed in the marketplace...
Trump Mobile has exposed customers’ personal data, including home addresses and phone numbers
Trump Mobile admitted to the leak after people started finding that their information was publicly accessible.
Waymo suspends freeway driving amid safety concerns
On Thursday, Waymo customers opened up the app and noticed something unusual: no more freeway service. Trips that would normally take a few minutes on the freeway were suddenly projected to last...
Google’s AI search is so broken it can ‘disregard’ what you’re looking for
Google's AI Overviews are running into an interesting problem right now. As of this writing, if you search for the term "disregard," instead of showing the usual AI-generated summary of search...
LG’s 77-inch B5 OLED TV is down to $1,500 and comes with a $200 gift card
Best Buy’s Memorial Day sale includes a good deal on a massive OLED TV. The 77-inch LG B5 is down to $1,499.99 (originally $2,999.99), and the purchase includes a $200 Best Buy gift card. I’m a...
The Trump phone is not here
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. It's now been more than a week since Trump Mobile...
The literary world isn’t prepared for AI
Since 2012, the British literary magazine Granta has published the regional winners of the annual Commonwealth Short Story Prize. This year, however, there was something off about one of the...