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This week, Apple announced fall hardware updates across multiple devices — pretty much every major category, besides iPhones and AirPods. Don’t get too excited: It’s not a redesign reveal, but we’re expecting a tangible performance jump for both the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro.

With the new M5 chip (no Pro or Max versions so far), Apple used the same 3-nanometer fabrication process for the M5 as it


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The author tries vibe coding with ChatGPT for the first time to automate a task she didn't want to do.
  • I tried vibe coding to automate my least favorite part of my workday.
  • My first attempt failed, but it taught me how to best communicate with ChatGPT.
  • My second attempt was successful, thanks to using better prompts and starting with simpler tasks.

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Martin Luther King Jr. led the fight for racial equality through nonviolent protests.
  • OpenAI has paused AI-generated videos of Martin Luther King Jr. on Sora.
  • Estate owners for historical figures can now request that their likeness not be used in Sora cameos.
  • King's estate is not alone in raising concerns about the likenesses of deceased figures being used on Sora.

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As expected, CNN has unveiled its new All Access subscription streaming service that will cost $6.99 per month or $69.99 annually. The new tier will include a "selection" of CNN's live programming along with originals and more — but it doesn't appear to offer a live CNN feed. 

"No one covers the world like CNN," said VP of digital products Alex MacCallum. "This is an essential step in CNN's



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Data centers sitting across the street from residential housing is not an uncommong scene in Virginia.
  • There are over a thousand planned or existing data centers across the US, according to a BI investigation.
  • Major tech companies are racing to construct even more as the AI boom continues. But at what cost?
  • Satellite images show where these facilities are cropping up and why they're a



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Sabrina Carpenter is both the host and the musical guest on Saturday Night Live this week, but that doesn't mean she didn't have time to record a few silly promo skits too.

In the clip above, Carpenter teams up with Marcello Hernández to motivate viewers who may be watching them while washing the dishes, flirts with the camera operator, and finally reveals that she isn't nervous to return and host



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On The Late Show Thursday, Nick Offerman took Stephen Colbert through the real community events coming up in his hometown of Minooka, Illinois, and honestly, sign us up for everything.

"As we like to say in Minooka: 'When you're a Minookan, there's nothing you Minoo-can't do,'" says Offerman in The Late Show's regular and delightful "Community Calendar" segment above.

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Travelers wait in line for departures at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) on December 1, 2024 in Romulus, Michigan.
Travelers waiting in line at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
  • Detroit Metropolitan Airport is the latest to speak out against Kristi Noem's TSA video.
  • The airport placed signs by TSA checkpoints saying it "does not engage in partisan politics."
  • Several major airports declined to play Noem's video blaming Democrats for the government shutdown.

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