Grok can try and explain Elon Musk's terrible jokes

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Elon Musk’s social media platform X is home to the Grok AI model, and it just received an update today to help it understand images. Musk showcased Grok explaining a joke in an X post and mentioned that the technology is still in the early stages. Other than that, neither Musk himself or the Grok account elaborated further.

The Billionaire Plot to Block Out the Sun

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Can thousands of pounds of sulfur dioxide pumped into the stratosphere reverse global warming? We may soon find out.

I tried 10 frozen meals from Walmart's house brands. Its new Bettergoods label absolutely blew me away.

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I tried 10 frozen meals from Walmart's Bettergoods and Great Value brands.

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  • I tried and ranked 10 frozen meals from Walmart's Bettergoods and Great Value brands.
  • My least favorites were the Great Value chicken fried rice and three-meat lasagna.
  • I liked the Bettergoods turkey-and-stuffing pot pie and was also a fan of the chicken wings.

Frozen meals are great to have on hand when I don't have

You can now get an automatic refund if your flight is delayed or canceled

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  • Airlines must now provide automatic refunds when flights are delayed or canceled.
  • New regulations announced in April and enacted in October mean passengers can get automatic refunds on delayed bags.
  • Previously, airlines set their own policies about when passengers were eligible for refunds.

Airlines are now required to provide passengers with "prompt" automatic refunds when their

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Apple can't sell the new iPhone in the world's 4th-most-populous country

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Apple's iPhone 16, launched in September, has been banned in Indonesia.

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  • Apple has been barred from selling the iPhone 16 in Indonesia.
  • Indonesia's government said Apple hadn't met a requirement to source 40% of its parts locally.
  • Apple's share of the Indonesian market has grown to about 10% in recent years.

The Indonesian government blocked

The Video Game History Foundation’s fight for game preservation isn’t over

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Last week, the Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) released a statement expressing its regret that the US Copyright Office’s refused to grant an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to help preserve rare video games. However, the VGHF continued by saying it won’t back down and will continue advocating for improved video game preservation.

For some context, the VGHF had been a

The iPhone 16 is banned from sale in Indonesia after Apple fails to invest enough locally

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The iPhone 16 lineup, Apple Watch Series 10 and other devices Apple announced this fall are banned from sale in Indonesia. That's because Apple has failed to meet its local investment commitments by around $15 million.

It's said to have invested 1.48 trillion ($94 million) of the 1.71 trillion rupiah ($109 million) it pledged to plow into local sourcing and/or infrastructure to meet Indonesia's

The Beats Studio Pro headphones are back on sale for 51 percent off

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I only hopped on the headphone trend earlier this year after being a forever earbud devotee, and they're truly life changing. They're so expensive, though, so a sale — especially a big one — can make all the difference. Right now, the Beats Studio Pro are just $169, down from $350 — a 51 percent discount. This all-time low price is available in Black, Sandstone, Deep Brown and Navy, though every