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What Gaza has been like since the ceasefire
Palestinians, including children, gathered at the Nuseirat refugee camp celebrate with Palestinian flags after the announcement of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza on October 9, 2025, in Deir...

YouTube has a new video player
YouTube is updating the look of the video player to be “cleaner and more immersive” beginning this week. “This includes updated controls and new icons to make the viewing experience more visually...

Facebook removes ICE-tracking page after US government ‘outreach’
Meta has removed a Facebook page dedicated to tracking Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) action in Chicago after the Justice Department got involved. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote...
Meta removes Facebook Group for tracking ICE agents after DOJ pressure
Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X that the Department of Justice contacted Facebook in order to have a group removed that she claimed "was being used to dox and target" US Immigration...
Google reportedly offers to tweak search results to avoid EU fine
In order to avoid paying billions of dollars in fines for violating the European Union's Digital Markets Act, Google is considering changing how search results are displayed, Reuters reports....

Apple teases M5 MacBook
Apple is teasing the imminent launch of a new MacBook with an M5 chip. In an X post, Apple SVP of worldwide marketing Greg Joswiak wrote that “something powerful is coming,” and a short video in the...
Kobo made a remote control for its ereaders
Kobo is making a remote control for its line of ereaders. The appropriately-named Kobo Remote costs $30 and will be available to purchase on November 4. A remote control for an ereader may seem...
OpenAI forms advisory council on wellbeing and AI
OpenAI announced today that it is creating an advisory council centered on its users' mental and emotional wellness. The Expert Council on Well-being and AI comprises eight researchers and...

The Gaza peace deal’s greatest strength is also its greatest weakness
President Donald Trump poses with the signed agreement at a world leaders’ summit on ending the Gaza war on October 13, 2025, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. | Suzanne Plunkett/Pool/Getty Images After...
OpenAI will let adults use ChatGPT for erotica starting in December
OpenAI plans to open the floodgates to more adult uses of ChatGPT starting in December, according to a new post from CEO Sam Altman. The company announced that it would add parental controls and...