Now it’s Democrats who want the House to investigate X for political censorship

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The House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to his committee’s chair, Jim Jordan (R-OH), on Thursday, urging him to investigate inaccurate information about the presidential election on X (Twitter). Jordan, a self-proclaimed free speech advocate, has relentlessly pursued claims that social platforms have censored conservative voices. For a little taste of what

Awkward! Google Gemini fails twice during a live demo

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Google's AI-powered assistant, Gemini, is a bit of a diva.

During Tuesday's Made by Google event, Gemini AI's live demo failed twice in a row, resulting in the presenter, Dave Citron, saying, "Let's see the demo spirits are with us today." On the third attempt, Gemini completed the task at hand: checking his calendar to see if he's free for Sabrina Carpenter's upcoming show in San Francisco.

Looking to buy a home? Redfin's research lead says a flood of housing supply is set to hit the market by the end of 2025 as locked-in homeowners finally start selling.

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  • Mortgage rates will start dropping by the end of this year, according to Redfin's Chen Zhao.
  • Prospective homebuyers will see a flood of supply by 2025 as the current lock-in effect goes away.
  • Zhao is the head of economic research at Redfin.

Prospective homebuyers are painfully aware of just how bad the housing market is right now.

Mortgage rates have doubled since 2022

Google's Pixel 9 series won't launch with Android 15

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Google users may have been waiting for an announcement about Android 15, but it seems like we'll be waiting longer to have the new operating system on smartphones. The spec sheet for the upcoming line of Google Pixel 9 devices confirms that the phones will launch with Android 14. This applies to all four of the new devices: the Google Pixel 9, Google Pixel 9 Pro, Google Pixel 9 Pro XL and Google

Best Google Pixel 9 Pro XL cases 2024

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The best Pixel 9 Pro XL cases don't play around. They're lean, mean, handy machines with both form and function.

I traveled from New York City to Disney World and back in 24 hours. It was exhausting, but I saved hundreds of dollars.

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Getting to the "most magical place on Earth" is getting more expensive.

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  • I traveled from New York City to Disney World in Orlando and back in less than 24 hours.
  • By only visiting for a day, I saved money on a hotel, a car rental, and meals.
  • It was exhausting, but I'd definitely do it again — with some small changes.

I love all things Disney, but I haven't been

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Here are all the AI features coming to the Pixel 9 phones

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Google’s Pixel 9 lineup is powered by cutting-edge hardware like the Tensor G4 processor and tons of RAM that should help keep your phone feeling fast and fresh for years to come. But all that hardware is also designed to power brand new AI experiences.

“Android is reimagining your phone with Gemini,” wrote Sameer Samat, Google’s president of the Android Ecosystem, in a blog post published on