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It may be hard to believe, but the Mac turned 40 on Wednesday. Feeling old?

The Mac, formerly known as the Macintosh, stands as Apple's longest-running product line. Sure, over the years, the iPod, followed by the iPhone and iPad have stolen the Mac's spotlight among consumers. But the real tech heads know that the Mac is the backbone of the company, holding all of Apple's most popular products



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The Federal Trade Commission is launching an inquiry into massive investments made by Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet into generative AI startups OpenAI and Anthropic, the agency announced on Thursday. The FTC said that it had issued “compulsory orders” to the companies and would scrutinize their relationships with AI startups to understand their impact on competition.

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  • The real estate market looks like a "slow moving train wreck" as a massive default looms, experts told Fox Business News.
  • Howard Lutnick said a $700 billion default is likely with huge pile of commercial real estate debt due.
  • "The Fed will have to cut rates because that's what's creating the problem."

The US economy may be going strong, but the commercial



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You can now check your temperature with your Pixel 8 Pro thanks to the new updates Google recently added to its flagship phone. The newly added temperature sensor allows you to simply put your phone to your forehead and check how you’re doing.

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The Last of Us Part II Remastered arrived last week, and if the cutscene commentary from the game's director, writer and key actors wasn't enough for you, Naughty Dog has another behind the scenes piece coming. Grounded II: Making The Last Of Us Part II, a documentary on the game's creation, will arrive on February 2 at 12PM ET on YouTube as well as in the game itself. There's a trailer in the



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Russia is suffering from a record 2.3 million worker shortage.
  • Wages in Russia are soaring thanks to the nation's war with Ukraine.
  • Compensation across private industries rose as much as 20% last year, Bloomberg reported.
  • Moscow is suffering from a severe worker shortage, with a record 2.3 million workers needed.

A severe shortage of workers in Russia means the


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This is the fastest AM4 processor you can upgrade to if you’re not ready to buy into AM5.

AMD made bank on its Ryzen chipsets on the strength of bored pandemic-era gamers who spent their stimulus checks on new PC builds. Ryzen CPUs offered arguably the best price-to-performance value back then, causing many to go all in on AM4-based systems. AMD has since switched to the



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Apple is making major changes to the App Store and other core parts of iOS in Europe in response to new European Union laws. Beginning in March, Apple will allow users within the EU to download apps and make purchases from outside of its App Store. The company is already testing many of these changes in its iOS 17.4 beta, which is available now to developers.

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Checking the functionality of your mobile device can be is a simple as downloading an app. Here are 4 iOS and Android apps that offer a wide variety of tests including touch screen, audio, video, camera, microphone, sensors, and more.



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New York City has officially become the first city in the US to designate social media as a “public health hazard.” During a State of the City address, Mayor Eric Adams shared that Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan determined apps like Tik Tok and Instagram are considered “environmental toxins” that impose harm onto young teens and adolescents. “We are going to correct this crisis that is