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The EU Moves To Kill Infinite Scrolling

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Your Friends Could Be Sharing Your Phone Number with ChatGPT

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The death of ‘perfect’ photos? Why 2026’s major new cameras are wildly retro

TechRadarTechRadarSat 8:00pm 118There have been three major camera launches in 2026 so far; two pricey black-and-white-only compact cameras and a Super…
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Is safety is ‘dead’ at xAI?

TechCrunchTechCrunchSat 4:55pm 117Elon Musk is “actively” working to make xAI’s Grok chatbot “more unhinged, according to a former employee.
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Unbeatable Presidents Day deal slashes $580 off powerful OLED RTX 5080 Lenovo Pro 7i Gen 10 gaming laptop - comes armed with 64GB of memory and 1TB SSD

Tom's HardwareTom's HardwareSat 2:31pm 116Lenovo's Legion 7i Pro Gen 10 is 18% off ahead of Presidents Day, dropping its price all the way down to just $2,619.99.
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What to read this weekend: The unsettling new horror novel, Persona

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