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MrBeast just bought a banking app
Beast Industries, owned by YouTuber Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson, announced on Monday that it has acquired Step, a banking app designed for teens and young adults....
ChatGPT’s cheapest options now show you ads
ChatGPT users may soon start seeing ads in their chats as OpenAI announced on Monday that it's officially beginning to test ads on its AI platform. They'll appe...
FCC accused of withholding DOGE information ‘in bad faith’
One year and nearly 2,000 pages of documents later, a group suing to uncover what the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was doing at the Federal Commun...
Riot is already cutting staff on its new fighting game
Riot Games is already "reducing the size" of the team working on its recently-released free-to-play fighting game 2XKO, according to a post from executive produ...
Toyota made a game engine
Using a game engine in a "digital cockpit" can be useful for things like step-by-step 3D tutorials about a car, mapping the environment around your car, and off...
Apple is killing the old HomeKit tomorrow
If you haven't yet updated to the new Apple Home, your smart home devices may no longer work in the Home app on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch starting...
AI-generated ads dropped the ball at this year’s Super Bowl
It feels like everyone who produced ad spots for this year's Super Bowl with gen AI failed in terms of making gen AI seem useful or like something worth getting...
Ferrari’s first EV will have an interior designed by Jony Ive
Ferrari released the first interior images of the company's first all-electric supercar, called the Ferrari Luce ("light" in Italian). This is the second time t...
Google’s Pixel 9A is back down to $349, its cheapest price so far
The Pixel 9A is an incredible phone that’s worth hopping on while it’s $349 for the 128GB version in blue, black, or pink at Amazon and Best Buy. It’s discounte...
Leaked specs for Sony’s next flagship wireless earbuds reveal ANC upgrades
Following images of Sony's new WF-1000XM6 earbuds shared by a retailer last week ahead of an official announcement, reliable leaker billbil-kun has revealed wha...
Linux 6.19 arrives with a teaser for Linux 7.0
On Sunday, Linux developer Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux 6.19, which will be the last update in this kernel cycle, as previously reported by Pho...
YouTube TV’s sports-focused package will cost $64.99 / month
YouTube TV has shared more details about the custom channel packages it will start rolling out this week. The new packages are cheaper than YouTube TV's standar...