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  • A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the shore of Northern California Thursday morning.
  • Tsunami warnings have been lifted across northern California and southern Oregon.
  • Aftershocks are ongoing, and there's a small chance they could outdo the first quake.

A major earthquake struck near California's coast on Thursday, and aftershocks are still ongoing.

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has no business being as entertaining as it is. Outside of the superhero genre, there aren’t many high-quality licensed games out there, and this one comes with decades of film lore to live up to. And, frankly, it’s a little bit of a mess on Xbox Series S. Some of its scenes are stunning, but it’s also infested with resolution issues, mechanical glitches and




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The League of Legends universe is expanding once again — this time with a physical card game. Riot Games announced today that it’s developing a physical trading card game set in the League universe. The game is currently known as “Project K,” and Riot says it’s working with an unnamed partner in China to release the game there in early 2025. As for a



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Two more OS upgrades are on the way for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge

Owners of Pixel 6-series, 7-series and Pixel Fold phones can look forward to a couple extra years of OS upgrades than initially expected, as discovered by Android expert Mishaal Rahman and confirmed by Google on X. When they were introduced, Google originally promised



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California is introducing new requirements aimed at protecting young passengers traveling alone in taxis and rideshares. The California Public Utilities Commission is requiring drivers to pass a fingerprint background check in order to provide a ride to an unaccompanied minor. According to TechCrunch, transit companies will also be responsible for the cost of these background checks. Companies



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Austin made the list of one of the best places to live in 2024.
  • US News & World Report created a list of the best places to live in the US in 2024.
  • Factors such as housing affordability, job opportunities, and quality of life determined the list.
  • Naples, Florida, tops 2024's list, followed by Boise, Idaho, and Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Deciding where to live isn't always




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Ken Griffin's stegosaurus fossil at the American Museum of Natural History on December 5, 2024.
  • Citadel CEO Ken Griffin's Stegosaurus fossil will be displayed at the American Museum of Natural History.
  • Griffin purchased the fossil — dubbed Apex — for $44.6 million in July.
  • The fossil is 150 million years old and nearly 80% complete.

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German startup FibreCoat has bagged €20mn in Series B funding as it looks to bring its super-resistant materials to the burgeoning space industry.  FibreCoat spunout from RWTH Aachen University in 2020. The startup has developed a patented process for coating fibres with metals and plastics during the spinning stage. This creates fibres that are lightweight and conductive, yet strong and durable —



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Google is making it easier to switch off personalized search results thanks to an option that sometimes appears at the bottom of the results page, as reported by Search Engine Roundtable. After searching for something, scroll all the way down and look for a link to “Try without personalization.” Click or tap that and Google will load a new page



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Following news that foreign hackers may still be in US telecom networks, the Federal Communications Commission proposed a new rule that would require telecom companies to secure their networks from “unlawful access or interception of communications.” It would also force providers to submit an annual certification to the FCC


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