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Rivian expands hands-free driving system, builds proprietary AI chip 12 December 2025 at 17:38

Rivian expands hands-free driving system, builds proprietary AI chip

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12 December 2025 at 17:38

Later this month, Rivian will expand its hands-free driving system to cover 3.5 million miles of roads across North America – more than 20 times its current coverage. The system, available on second-generation R1 trucks and SUVs, will no longer be limited to divided highways. Vehicles equipped with the updated...

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Hackers are pretending to be cops – and tech companies keep falling for it 12 December 2025 at 14:10

Hackers are pretending to be cops – and tech companies keep falling for it

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12 December 2025 at 14:10

According to information reviewed by Wired, the sender was instead a member of a hacking group that sells "doxing-as-a-service," offering access to personal data siphoned from some of the country's largest technology companies.

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Android phones can now share live video with 911 during emergencies 12 December 2025 at 12:52

Android phones can now share live video with 911 during emergencies

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12 December 2025 at 12:52

Mountain View's latest update turns Android smartphones into a powerful safety tool with the rollout of Android Emergency Live Video (ELV) across the US. Google explains that ELV allows users to quickly share a live video feed with 911 or other emergency services – a potentially crucial aid in dangerous...

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Google's latest experimental browser turns tabs into custom mini-apps 12 December 2025 at 12:08

Google's latest experimental browser turns tabs into custom mini-apps

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12 December 2025 at 12:08

Disco began as a hackathon project at Google and has since evolved into a prototype exploring what browsing might look like if each query functioned as an interactive workspace rather than just a list of links. Parisa Tabriz, who leads the Chrome team, told The Verge that the project is...

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Black Ops 7 markedly underperforms as sales and player count tumble 12 December 2025 at 11:12

Black Ops 7 markedly underperforms as sales and player count tumble

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12 December 2025 at 11:12

According to data shared by Alinea Analytics with GamesIndustry.biz, the latest title in the CoD franchise sold only 401,000 copies on Steam in its first 26 days – an 82 percent drop from Black Ops 6's 2.3 million sales over the same period last year.

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Hogwarts Legacy is free to claim on the Epic Games Store until December 18 12 December 2025 at 10:50

Hogwarts Legacy is free to claim on the Epic Games Store until December 18

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12 December 2025 at 10:50

Epic Games Store is giving away Hogwarts Legacy for a limited time, letting players claim the open-world RPG at no cost until December 18. Once added to your library, the game is yours to keep permanently, offering PC players a chance to explore Hogwarts without spending a dime.

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Intel's CEO is also a major startup investor, and it's starting to get messy 12 December 2025 at 10:12

Intel's CEO is also a major startup investor, and it's starting to get messy

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12 December 2025 at 10:12

When Tan pitched his board on acquiring the AI chip startup Rivos this summer, he did so from both sides of the table. Tan also chaired Rivos, the same company he wanted Intel to buy, according to three people familiar with the discussions. The board rejected his proposal, citing a...

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Elon Musk confirms SpaceX IPO plans, could value company at over $1 trillion 12 December 2025 at 09:46

Elon Musk confirms SpaceX IPO plans, could value company at over $1 trillion

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12 December 2025 at 09:46

The IPO plans were initially reported by The Wall Street Journal and The Information last Friday before Musk confirmed it on X this week. Replying to a post on the IPO rumors by Ars Technica Space Editor Eric Berger, Musk simply wrote that the reports are "accurate," but did not...

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Trump's executive order seeks to centralize AI regulation at the federal level 12 December 2025 at 09:11

Trump's executive order seeks to centralize AI regulation at the federal level

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12 December 2025 at 09:11

The administration argues that a unified national policy will eliminate what Trump described as a confusing patchwork of state rules that stifle innovation and jeopardize America's lead over China in AI development.

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2025's most-downloaded iPhone app is, you guessed it, ChatGPT 12 December 2025 at 08:47

2025's most-downloaded iPhone app is, you guessed it, ChatGPT

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12 December 2025 at 08:47

Apple has released a list of the App Store's most downloaded free apps, with OpenAI's ChatGPT predictably at the top. "The GenAI chatbot has seen tremendous growth since its introduction, which helped launch the ongoing AI craze.

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California startup's new fire-suppression system uses sound instead of water 12 December 2025 at 08:23

California startup's new fire-suppression system uses sound instead of water

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12 December 2025 at 08:23

Sonic Fire Tech, co-founded by aerospace engineer Geoff Bruder, has developed a system that uses infrasound – low-frequency sound waves below the threshold of human hearing – to suppress fire.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dominates The Game Awards with nine wins; free DLC available now 12 December 2025 at 07:51

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dominates The Game Awards with nine wins; free DLC available now

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12 December 2025 at 07:51

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won all but two of the eleven categories it was nominated in. Sandfall Interactive's title always looked like the strongest contender in the GOTY category, going up against Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades 2, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.

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Utah discovery could be one of the most significant US critical mineral finds in years 12 December 2025 at 07:13

Utah discovery could be one of the most significant US critical mineral finds in years

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12 December 2025 at 07:13

According to Ionic, independent analyses identified elevated grades of 16 minerals, including lithium, alumina, germanium, rubidium, cesium, vanadium, niobium, and scandium. These materials are essential to producing the semiconductors, defense components, and clean-energy technologies that underpin major industries.

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Nintendo Switch 2 could get more expensive as DRAM and NAND costs spike 12 December 2025 at 06:21

Nintendo Switch 2 could get more expensive as DRAM and NAND costs spike

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12 December 2025 at 06:21

The memory shortage crisis, a result of the huge demand from AI companies, has sent DRAM prices through the roof. According to Bloomberg, Nintendo is now paying 41% more for the 12 GB LPDDR5X modules used in the Switch 2 than it did three months ago.

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Single Stick vs. Dual Channel RAM: How Much Performance Do You Actually Lose? 12 December 2025 at 05:24

Single Stick vs. Dual Channel RAM: How Much Performance Do You Actually Lose?

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12 December 2025 at 05:24

DRAM prices just doubled, pushing many builders to consider running a single 16 GB stick. We test how much performance you give up when running a Ryzen system in single vs. dual channel.

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Notepad++ users urged to update immediately after hackers hijack the app's updater 11 December 2025 at 20:18

Notepad++ users urged to update immediately after hackers hijack the app's updater

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11 December 2025 at 20:18

The developers of Notepad++ recently discovered an actively exploited vulnerability that enabled hackers to hijack the popular editor's automatic updater. Version 8.8.9 addresses the issue, but users should avoid relying on the updater in earlier releases and instead download the latest installer directly from the Notepad++ website or from TechSpot's...

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Morrowind gets a modern glow-up thanks to an Unreal Engine 5 fan project 11 December 2025 at 17:44

Morrowind gets a modern glow-up thanks to an Unreal Engine 5 fan project

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11 December 2025 at 17:44

Greg Coulthard is a self-taught CG enthusiast and YouTuber with a passion for bringing classic games into current-gen visual technology. Using Unreal Engine 5, he updates aged classics to showcase modern graphics features. Recently, the modder applied the UE5 treatment to one of the best – and most heavily modded...

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Apple may be prepping a Studio Display 2 upgrade with ProMotion, HDR, and A19 chip 11 December 2025 at 16:04

Apple may be prepping a Studio Display 2 upgrade with ProMotion, HDR, and A19 chip

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11 December 2025 at 16:04

An internal pre-release build of iOS 26 points to a significant overhaul of the Studio Display – Apple's premium desktop monitor. Macworld got a chance to examine the code and found various clues confirming a long-rumored update. References found in the iOS 26 source code identify new specs for the...

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Instacart's algorithm is quietly charging people different prices for the same groceries 11 December 2025 at 15:16

Instacart's algorithm is quietly charging people different prices for the same groceries

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11 December 2025 at 15:16

A months-long joint investigation by Consumer Reports and Groundwork Collaborative has uncovered widespread price testing on Instacart's grocery delivery platform. The research shows that identical grocery items sometimes cost different amounts for each customer. The disparity is sometimes as much as 23 percent. Investigators detected the tests at several of...

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New poll shows 30% of US teens interact with chatbots every day 11 December 2025 at 14:19

New poll shows 30% of US teens interact with chatbots every day

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11 December 2025 at 14:19

Despite concerns surrounding the growing AI bubble, chatbots and other AI services continue to gain popularity. A recent Pew Research Center poll of US teens confirms earlier findings: young users frequently engage with AI products for both educational and personal purposes.

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