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Paramount Skydance throws down $18B gauntlet in Netflix-WBD battle 8 December 2025 at 15:33

Paramount Skydance throws down $18B gauntlet in Netflix-WBD battle

8 December 2025 at 15:33

Paramount Skydance has opened a new front in the fight for Warner Bros. Discovery, launching a hostile bid directly to shareholders. The move escalates a months-long contest for control of one of Hollywood's most valuable media portfolios. It comes just days after Netflix agreed to acquire the studio's film, television,...

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Inspectors warn of critical damage to Chernobyl containment structure after alleged drone attack 8 December 2025 at 14:24

Inspectors warn of critical damage to Chernobyl containment structure after alleged drone attack

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8 December 2025 at 14:24

United Nations experts are calling for urgent repairs to Chernobyl's New Safe Confinement, the structure built as an additional shield against radiation from the failed nuclear power plant. Inspectors with the International Atomic Energy Agency recently said the structure has lost its primary safety and containment functions.

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Tiny Core Linux is a minimalist distro built for speed and customization 8 December 2025 at 14:08

Tiny Core Linux is a minimalist distro built for speed and customization

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8 December 2025 at 14:08

Tiny Core Linux is one of the smallest and fastest Linux distributions, with a base image of just 24 MB. It boots quickly, runs entirely in RAM, and includes only the essentials, letting users add features through modular extensions. Like Tiny11 on Windows, Tiny Core Linux embraces an "only what you need" philosophy.

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Apple Watch Ultra 2 drops to $549 in new sale 8 December 2025 at 13:56

Apple Watch Ultra 2 drops to $549 in new sale

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8 December 2025 at 13:56

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is no longer Apple's newest flagship, but it remains remarkably close to the Ultra 3. You still get the same rugged titanium build, solid battery life, a bright 3,000-nit display, and Apple's health-tracking features. For most users, the Ultra 2 delivers nearly the same experience for less.

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Parents say mandatory iPad use at school is hurting kids' grades, causing behavioral issues 8 December 2025 at 13:21

Parents say mandatory iPad use at school is hurting kids' grades, causing behavioral issues

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8 December 2025 at 13:21

The movement to reduce screen time for school children is being led by a parent coalition called Schools Beyond Screens, founded by concerned mother Lila Byock. The group is campaigning against the mandatory use of iPads, Chromebooks, and other electronic devices in classrooms, arguing that they are negatively affecting students'...

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Decade-long study suggests retrobrighting might do more harm than good 8 December 2025 at 11:30

Decade-long study suggests retrobrighting might do more harm than good

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8 December 2025 at 11:30

Retro gamers have experimented with various methods over the years to try and reverse the damage with mixed results. One popular process, retrobrighting, was the focus of an informal test carried out by YouTuber Tech Tangents over the past decade.

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Musk goes full Musk after X gets hit with a €120 million EU fine 8 December 2025 at 10:21

Musk goes full Musk after X gets hit with a €120 million EU fine

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8 December 2025 at 10:21

The EU penalized X on Friday following a two-year investigation into whether it had violated the DSA, which was introduced in 2022. It marks the first time a company has been fined for violating this law.

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New Gigabyte motherboard features real wood and leather to bring "warmth" to your PC 8 December 2025 at 09:44

New Gigabyte motherboard features real wood and leather to bring "warmth" to your PC

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8 December 2025 at 09:44

Gigabyte Technology recently introduced the X870E Aero X3D Wood motherboard, a peculiar piece of hardware that theoretically aims to blend natural aesthetics with uncompromising hardware features. The Taiwanese manufacturer said that the new motherboard is a statement of sorts, although it doesn't provide any specific info about the product's price....

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Palmer Luckey says AI should be allowed to decide who lives and dies in war 8 December 2025 at 06:23

Palmer Luckey says AI should be allowed to decide who lives and dies in war

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8 December 2025 at 06:23

Speaking to Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday, Luckey said, "When it comes to life-and-death decision-making, I think that it is too morally fraught an area, it is too critical of an area, to not apply the best technology available to you, regardless of what it is."

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Move over, computer science: students are flocking to AI majors 8 December 2025 at 05:19

Move over, computer science: students are flocking to AI majors

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8 December 2025 at 05:19

Across the US, the rise of dedicated AI-undergraduate degrees – something almost unheard of a decade ago – marks one of the most significant changes in higher education.

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The Best SSDs and Storage - Late 2025 Update 8 December 2025 at 01:15

The Best SSDs and Storage - Late 2025 Update

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8 December 2025 at 01:15

The storage market is in flux: PCIe 4.0 prices are climbing, PCIe 5.0 and USB4 are getting cheaper, and Crucial is gone. Here are the best picks for speed, capacity, and value.

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AV1 codec now powers 30% of Netflix streaming as company looks forward to AV2 6 December 2025 at 12:02

AV1 codec now powers 30% of Netflix streaming as company looks forward to AV2

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6 December 2025 at 12:02

Netflix recently confirmed that the AV1 codec is responsible for nearly one-third of its streaming content. In a lengthy Medium post, the company explained how it helped foster the codec's creation and gradually adopted it across various devices.

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Fallout creator Tim Cain is back at Obsidian full-time, but his new game isn't what fans expect 6 December 2025 at 10:03

Fallout creator Tim Cain is back at Obsidian full-time, but his new game isn't what fans expect

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6 December 2025 at 10:03

Tim Cain said in a recent YouTube update that he is returning to Obsidian Entertainment (above). Although he has spent the last several years contracting for the studio, he will now work there full-time – rejoining a company closely tied to his most famous creation, Fallout.

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JavaScript turns 30: From 10-day prototype to the backbone of the modern web 5 December 2025 at 16:21

JavaScript turns 30: From 10-day prototype to the backbone of the modern web

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5 December 2025 at 16:21

Thirty years ago, Netscape and Sun Microsystems introduced JavaScript as a new, cross-platform scripting language for building internet applications. Brendan Eich, the language's original designer, hacked together the technology in a 10-day marathon while working at Netscape. Today, JavaScript is used by an estimated 98.9% of all websites – although...

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The best tech discounts that somehow aren't gone yet 5 December 2025 at 15:48

The best tech discounts that somehow aren't gone yet

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5 December 2025 at 15:48

The holiday shopping season is still in full swing, and many of the year's best tech discounts are still live. Below you'll find our hand-picked list of the remaining Black Friday – level savings that are genuinely worth your attention.

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AMD and IBM's CEO doesn't see an AI bubble, just $8 trillion in data centers 5 December 2025 at 14:23

AMD and IBM's CEO doesn't see an AI bubble, just $8 trillion in data centers

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5 December 2025 at 14:23

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna argues that AI is not going through a financial bubble, despite many analysts, banks, and investors claiming otherwise. Krishna, who has led the former PC giant since 2020, is more concerned with the unsustainable infrastructure investments planned by OpenAI and other AI ventures seeking AGI paradise.

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Blockbuster merger: Netflix acquires Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion 5 December 2025 at 13:41

Blockbuster merger: Netflix acquires Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion

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5 December 2025 at 13:41

The acquisition will further add to Netflix's extensive portfolio of AAA movies and TV shows. Fan favorites including The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, and The Wizard of Oz will soon sit alongside Netflix staples like Stranger Things and new shows in the streaming giant's library.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits he doesn't know if AI will eventually destroy humanity 5 December 2025 at 12:39

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits he doesn't know if AI will eventually destroy humanity

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5 December 2025 at 12:39

When asked whether the US winning the AI race against China and other adversaries could be critical for national security, Huang said that nobody really knows how AI will impact our lives or what implications it will have for global geopolitics.

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Zuckerberg's metaverse dream is collapsing after billions in losses 5 December 2025 at 10:44

Zuckerberg's metaverse dream is collapsing after billions in losses

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5 December 2025 at 10:44

Reality Labs encompasses several areas of Meta's VR/AR business, but Bloomberg writes that two of them will be hit hardest: Horizon Worlds and virtual reality. Zuckerberg is planning to slash Reality Labs' budget by 30%, with the cuts coming as early as January 2026.

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Samsung vs. Samsung: Confusion swirls over alleged RAM supply dispute 5 December 2025 at 10:04

Samsung vs. Samsung: Confusion swirls over alleged RAM supply dispute

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5 December 2025 at 10:04

Samsung Electronics, one of the world's largest technology companies, was recently denied a new shipment of RAM by Samsung Semiconductor Global, according to industry sources. The two Samsung subsidiaries were reportedly pushed into negotiating a new supply plan at a higher price, a consequence of the ongoing AI-driven spending boom...

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