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Google is planning to add a new “AI Mode” to its search engine, according to a report from The Information. The company will reportedly display an option to switch to AI Mode from the top of the results page, allowing you to access an interface similar to its Gemini AI chatbot.

The new AI Mode tab would live on the left side of the “All,” “Images,”



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Juanita Ornelas, a Texas prisoner, filed a lawsuit in 2018 claiming the state had failed to protect her from repeated sexual assaults; she presents as masculine in prison for safety reasons. A federal judge dismissed the case.

Nearly three years into Bill Clinton's first term as president, US senators took to the floor to tackle an urgent concern. Prisoners




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Bluesky has rolled out an update that fixes one important issue that could lead to impersonation on the decentralized social network. Now, when you verify your identity on the platform with your own domain, Bluesky will no longer free up your old .bsky.social username. In the past, going through the authentication process will make your original .bsky.social name available again, which means you


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Happy holidays! ‘Tis the season for trimming trees, hanging lights, baking cookies... and spending two weeks at home trying to figure out why you can’t get the lights to automatically come on at night, and which of those stupid bulbs is causing all the rest to not work. Truly the most wonderful time of the year.

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Clickbait videos have always been annoying, but there are times when they can be downright harmful. YouTube has vowed to strengthen its enforcement efforts when it comes to dealing with "egregious clickbait" on its website, particularly those that cover — or pretend to cover — breaking news and current events. The website describes egregious clickbait as "videos where the title or thumbnail



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OnePlus is looking to upstage Samsung's big announcements this year.

The company is preparing to launch its new flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 13, on January 7 - about two weeks ahead of the (leaked) launch date for Samsung's Galaxy S25 flagships.

The OnePlus 13 already launched in China in October, so it's not that big of a surprise. It's a 6.82-inch smartphone, powered by Qualcomm's powerful



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Musk attended the Army-Navy football game alongside Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance.
  • Elon Musk tried to play down his role in tanking a government spending bill on Thursday.
  • Democrats have started calling him "President Musk," in a move likely to frustrate Donald Trump.
  • "Trump must absolutely hate the whole President Musk thing," one commentator said.

Elon Musk has


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"Sonic the Hedgehog 3" introduces Shadow, an antihero. "Mufasa: The Lion King" is a prequel about Mufasa, Simba's father, as a cub.
  • Paramount announced "Sonic the Hedgehog 4," just as the third movie is about to release.
  • "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" is projected to have a bigger domestic opening than "Mufasa: The Lion King."
  • 2019's "The Lion King" remake made $1.6 billion worldwide

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Every year, millions of businesses are created around the world. In order for these big ideas to turn into successful startups, most of them will inevitably come up against the challenges of fundraising.  While there is no magic formula, there are variables that founders can hone in on when engaging with potential investors. TNW sat down with San Francisco-based VC Plug and Play early-stage



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We at Engadget are in the unique position to test out many more gadgets than we actually use on a regular basis. It just comes with the territory of reviewing the newest smartphones or testing out dozens of power banks to find the best ones. But we still have to buy things for ourselves, and there are winners and losers just like there are when we test things out for professional purposes only