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YouTube has settled a lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the company in 2021, according to The Wall Street Journal. Trump filed sweeping lawsuits against Google-owned YouTube, Meta (then Facebook), and X (then Twitter) after he was suspended from the platforms, and now all three companies have settled with the president.

YouTube will pay $24.5 million, with $22 million going



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Jesse Williams stars as Daniel De Luca in Amazon Prime's "Hotel Costiera."
  • Jesse Williams stars in Prime Video's new series "Hotel Costiera," set in Positano, Italy.
  • Williams told Business Insider that after "Grey's Anatomy," he has a checklist of criteria for taking roles.
  • His criteria include positive representation and learning something new.

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Senate Bill 53, the landmark AI transparency bill that has divided AI companies and made headlines for months, is now officially law in California. 

On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the “Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act,” which was authored by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-CA). It’s the second draft of such a bill, as Newsom vetoed the first version — SB 1047 —


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Sometimes when a device fails, it fails in spectacular fashion. Daniel Rotar, who leads the ZONEofTECH YouTube channel, posted on X today that the battery on his Samsung Galaxy Ring began swelling while he was wearing it. "I cannot take it off and this thing hurts," he wrote. A few hours later, Rotar posted again that he had gone to a hospital and received help to remove the smart ring. He also


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OpenAI is pushing the limits of agentic AI with the launch of Instant Checkout in ChatGPT, a new commerce tool that lets users buy directly from vendors. Starting today, ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and free users in the U.S. can start using the tool for single-item purchases, though only one merchant is available at launch.

In a blog post published today, the company explained that Instant Checkout was co




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Tech deals scavengers are going nuts over the Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones, which can be found for $198 to $228 at Amazon on any given day.

Sony’s fourth-gen flagship cans were a class leader when they launched, but how do they hold up in today’s wireless audio landscape? For starters, as we've noted before, new flagship headphones now cost a minimum of $450. The new flagship Bowers & Wilkins Px8 jus


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Windows is coming back together. Microsoft is bringing its key Windows engineering teams under a single organization again, as part of a reorg being announced today. Windows chief Pavan Davuluri, who was just promoted to president of Windows and devices earlier this month, shared the changes to Microsoft's Windows teams in an internal memo.

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Security researchers are shining the spotlight on a serious security vulnerability that could enable stalkers to track victims using their own Tile tags, as well as other unwanted violations of security and privacy. Research outlined by Wired shows that Tile’s anti-theft mode, which makes its trackers “invisible” on the Tile network, counteracts measures to prevent stalking. Bad actors


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