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Gift ideas for Men

Look, we all know impossible guys who say they don't need anything. It's why finding Christmas gifts for dads is so notoriously difficult. But here at Mashable, we take gift-giving very seriously, and we're up for the challenge. We've spent the year testing the latest gadgets and reporting on the latest trends, from retro-themed Legos to new flagship noise-cancelling headphones. We've also got



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The em dash has emerged as a telltale sign of AI usage, at least in the popular imagination. It even has a name — the "ChatGPT dash." Right or wrong, the Internet is pretty well convinced that the em dash is a warning sign that you're reading something that's been written by generative AI.

There's actually a reason for this. AI is trained on basically everything that humans have ever written, and



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Slow spending, gift cards, and reviews are the keys to helping small businesses stay viable after the holidays.
  • KK Hart, an entrepreneur, said shoppers often misunderstand the support that small businesses need.
  • Slow, intentional buying and leaving reviews can meaningfully boost a small brand's revenue.
  • Treat purchases as investments that strengthen small businesses and

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  • TikTok Shop reorganized its global e-commerce product and data science teams, per a company memo.
  • E-commerce product and design lead Zhou Sheng stepped aside in early December as part of the change.
  • The move comes after TikTok Shop drove over $500 million in US sales during the Black Friday week.

After a blockbuster Black Friday week, TikTok and


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Apple TV is adding Google Cast support to its native Android app. This update allows subscribers to stream Apple TV shows from their smartphones to their televisions. Apple's streaming service only just released the dedicated app for the Android operating system in February 2025. Adding in Google Cast support helps fully integrate the app into the experience for people whose gear is part of the



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In an era where we often have to twiddle our thumbs for three years before a new season of a TV show we enjoy returns to our screens, the second season of Fallout has had a relatively short turnaround. It's set to hit Prime Video 20 months after the first batch of episodes. As it turns out, the season two premiere is going to arrive a little earlier than you may have anticipated as well. 

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  • South Korean shipbuilder HJ Shipbuilding and Construction won a US Navy ship maintenance contract.
  • It's the latest South Korean company to get involved in US Navy repair work.
  • Washington is increasingly relying on Seoul for shipbuilding projects abroad and in the US.

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Bungie’s Marathon has a new release window. The survival extraction shooter was originally set to hit PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC in September, but by June, Sony had delayed it indefinitely. Now, with a plagiarism issue largely in the rearview mirror, Bungie has confirmed that Marathon will arrive in March and and plans to sell it for $40.

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Meta revealed that Disney+ was coming to its Quest headsets earlier this year during its Connect event. Now, the streaming app and its vast catalog are finally available to Meta's VR users in the United States.

Meta recently overhauled the Quest's entertainment experience with a new Horizon TV hub that brings its streaming features into one place. Horizon TV also added support for Dolby Vision and