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If your little Lego town has grown big enough, it may be time to add an officially sanctioned Lego Apple Store, something that’s vaguely possible if a recently submitted fan build gets the requisite 10,000 votes for Lego to consider it. The immaculately detailed creation has what most people would expect from a modern Apple Store: floor-to-ceiling glass front, tables full of Macs and iPhones, and shelves resplendent with neatly arranged white boxes.
One of the...
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PayPal is launching an advertising platform built on a trove of customer transaction data. The company’s new advertising business will encompass purchase information and customer spending habits from PayPal and its sister app Venmo, according to The Wall Street Journal.
PayPal has brought on Mark Grether, the former vice president and general manager of Uber Advertising, to lead its advertising business. “If you’re someone who’s buying products...
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When you launch a game on a Snapdragon on a Windows laptop, you might get an AI frame rate boost from Microsoft’s mysterious Auto Super Resolution (Auto SR) feature. But while Microsoft hasn’t fully explained how the feature works, The Verge can now confirm it’s not Qualcomm technology, not exclusive to Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X chips, and not exclusive...
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As the Andretti-Cadillac F1 bid forges on, FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem offered a solution at the Monaco Grand Prix
While the 2024 Formula 1 season looks to be providing plenty of drama on the track, another major story continues to off the track. The proposed Andretti-Cadillac partnership has offered no shortage of twists and turns, taking F1 fans from the halls of the United States Congress and beyond.
The latest twist in the saga comes from...
Dallas' revamped offense is fueled by its QB1's playmaking, vision and pinpoint accuracy from record distances. And he's one win away from the NBA's Super Bowl.
SAVE $49.01: The Apple iPad (10th Gen, WiFi, 64GB) is on sale for $299.99 at Amazon with the on-page coupon, marked down from the normal price of $349. That's a 14% discount.
Opens in a new window ...If you own an Android phone and use Windows, you may be envious of the interconnectivity between iPhones and Macs. However, a new feature, according to Windows Central, is improving the integration between both platforms.
Windows users in the Release Preview Channel, which grants access to experimental features before they roll out widely, can now take advantage of optical character recognition (OCR) within the Windows Phone Link app.
In other words, you can have your PC scan photos taken on...
Disney's massively expensive and spectacularly wrongheaded Star Wars hotel closed last year. But in the previous week or so, a video went viral detailing just how bad it really was.
The reason? Well, it's an incredibly detailed breakdown, and it was released on YouTube by Jenny Nicholson, a popular creator with over 1 million subscribers. The video is over 4 hours long. That'd be like watching the entirety of The Irishman and then an episode of The Office.
I've seen reactions to this video,...
TL;DR: Keep your tech accessories in order with the BentoStack device and tech accessory organizer. It's been price-dropped to $29.97 (reg. $49), until May 31.
These days most people have an overwhelming amount of devices and accessories to manage, and keeping them organized can be a challenge. The BentoStack organizer is a simple solution to keeping your Apple gadgets safe and neatly stored.
This organizing solution could work for anyone who’s constantly on the go and it includes the...
Voluntary carbon markets shrank for the first time last year in at least seven years.
The U.S. government unveiled rules to govern the use of voluntary carbon credits on Tuesday, seeking to boost confidence in a nascent market after some high-profile offset projects failed to deliver the promised emissions reductions.
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In 2020, Epic Games sued Apple for antitrust violations. It’s been years since the trial wrapped and judgment was rendered, but for the past few weeks, Apple and Epic Games have been back in front of Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers once more. Gonzalez Rogers mostly ruled in favor of Apple last time. Things might not go so well for the company this time.
As a reminder, this whole case got started when Epic challenged Apple’s up to 30 percent fees to...
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Everybody’s getting into gaming these days. YouTube joins the slowly growing list of companies with gaming initiatives, rolling out its Playables program across mobile and desktop. To play, simply visit YouTube’s website or Android / iOS app and look for Playables in the sidebar. YouTube will let players save their progress and keep track of high scores. There are over 75 games to choose from, including chess and crossword games to more popular casual mobile titles...
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Jan Leike, a key OpenAI researcher who resigned earlier this month citing “safety concerns,” has joined competitor Anthropic to “work on scalable oversight, weak-to-strong generalization, and automated alignment research,” according to Leike’s post on X.
Anthropic has positioned itself to be the antithesis of OpenAI: a public benefit corporation dedicated to cautious progress. It was founded by ex-OpenAI employees who departed, according to the...
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These players were already good, but have taken their games up a level to kick off the 2024 WNBA season.
This WNBA season has started with a ton of excitement, great competition, and a lot of new faces in the league. And while this year’s much-hyped class of rookies are showing out in their first professional season, the league’s veterans are coming out strong as well.
With only 144 available roster spots currently in the WNBA, it’s...
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Everything we know about the accusations against Commanders kicker Brandon McManus.
CW: This story contains instances of sexual harassment.
On Monday, ESPN’s Michael DiRocco reported that two women have accused current Commanders kicker Brandon McManus of sexual assault, and are suing him and the Jacksonville Jaguars for failing to create a safe environment for the team. The two women are being represented by Tony Buzbee, who also represented the...
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One of the most-hyped rookie classes in WNBA history is already off to an impressive start. Let’s rank them.
The 2024 WNBA Draft class – one of the most highly anticipated in league history – is entering its third week of the season, and while there have been several standouts, there have also been a fair share of growing pains.
Three of the heavily hyped rookies are averaging double figures — Cameron Brink, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese —...
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Opens in a new window Credit:...OpenAI is digging its heels deeper into industry self governance as the company announces a revamped safety and security team, following several public resignations and the dissolution of its former oversight body.
The Safety and Security Committee, as its been renamed, is led by board members and directors Bret Taylor (Sierra), Adam D’Angelo (Quora), Nicole Seligman, and — of course — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Other members include internal "OpenAI technical and policy experts," including...