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<h5><strong>In brief:</strong> Meta identified around 2,000 Facebook accounts during the previous quarter that violated its policy against coordinated inauthentic behavior. These mostly consist of accounts posting fake political messages and influence campaigns spreading propaganda, and the...

<h5><strong>A hot potato:</strong> The issue of whether smartphones should be banned in schools has long been a controversial one. In New York, it appears that kids will soon only be able to use dumb phones, rather than those with full internet access, while on school property. </h5><p><img...

<h5><strong>In brief:</strong> Modern handsets aren't known for their durability compared to phones of yesteryear, such as the legendary Nokia 3310. To see what kind of tests Apple submits its iPhones to, YouTube tech star Marques Brownlee visited one of the company's (usually super secretive)...

<h5><strong>In brief:</strong> What a ride it's been for Cyberpunk 2077: the most hyped game of all time before its release, one of the most disappointing at launch, and now a beloved RPG with a "Very Positive" Steam rating. But the three-and-a-half-year journey is over, with no developers at CD...

<h5><strong>A hot potato:</strong> Facebook will soon become the latest platform to utilize posts and photos from its users to train its AI models. People can opt out, but Meta appears to have made the process intentionally difficult and cumbersome. It's also prone to failure. </h5><p><img...

<h5><strong>In brief:</strong> Samsung Electronics will soon face something it has never dealt with during the company's 55-year history: a worker strike. Union representatives have called for the industrial action after talks over wage increases broke down. </h5><p><img alt="" height="792"...

<h5><strong>Recap:</strong> The tech world was shaken last November following OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's unceremonious firing. The official reasons for the move were vague, and Altman was reinstated as head of the firm a few days later. Now, former board members have given more details on what...

<h5><strong>A hot potato:</strong> Elon Musk is in the middle of a public fight with WhatsApp on his X platform, claiming that the messaging service sucks up user data daily and uses it for targeted advertising. WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart has responded by claiming this is untrue, leading to...

<h5><strong>WTF?!</strong> In what sounds like another step toward the inevitable Cyberpunk 2077-style dystopia humanity is heading for, several law enforcement agencies in Colorado are planning to use drones as first responders to 911 calls instead of police officers. </h5><p><img alt=""...

<h5><strong>A hot potato:</strong> It appears that YouTube is once again trying to convince users of adblockers to switch off the software by degrading their viewing experience on the platform. The latest punishment appears to skip YouTube videos straight to the end and occasionally play clips...

<h5><strong>In brief:</strong> As graphics cards become larger and heavier, anxiety over whether motherboards can hold their weight increases. With the Gigabyte B650E Aorus Pro X USB4, however, the manufacturer is hoping to alleviate these fears: the mobo can support cards weighing a monstrous...

<h5><strong>A hot potato:</strong> Ted Sarandos, CEO of Netflix, doesn't believe that generative AI is going to one day replace writers, actors, and directors, but he does echo a warning we've heard several times this year: AI might not take your job, but someone well-versed in AI could replace...

<h5><strong>What just happened?</strong> xAI is shaping up to be a serious rival to market leader OpenAI after Elon Musk's startup said it would raise $6 billion in its Series B funding round. xAI was only announced less than one year ago and released its chatbot, Grok, last November...

<h5><strong>A hot potato:</strong> The trend of tracking private jets belonging to the rich and famous to hold them accountable for the environmental damage they cause looks set to become a lot more difficult. An amendment to a bill signed by President Biden allows private plane owners to...

<h5><strong>Why it matters:</strong> PC parts, including graphics cards, motherboards, and even PC cases, look set to increase in price by as much as 25% as the Biden administration prepares to resume all the Trump-era tariffs placed on Chinese goods following a five-month delay. </h5><p><img...