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Apple might be on the way to fixing the weirdest problem with the highest-end iPad Pro.

As it stands, the 2022 iPad Pro's front camera is on the top of the device when viewed in landscape mode. In other words, turning the iPad on the side creates an odd angle for video calls.

However, according to 9to5Mac, some stray code found in the iOS 17.4 beta update suggests Apple could fix this soon with the



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Putting the temperature sensor on the rear... was certainly a choice for body temperature scans. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge

Earlier this week, Google updated the Pixel 8 Pro to let its strange new temperature sensor finally take readings of human bodies. I regret to inform you that, having used it, it doesn’t make this feature any less baffling.

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A new ordnance, claimed by the Russian military the world's most powerful non-nuclear bomb, explodes in a giant fireball during a test in this undated television image shown by Russian Channel One television, September 11, 2007.
An ordnance claimed by the Russian military to be the world's most powerful nonnuclear bomb.
  • Russian scientists built a new simulator to train soldiers for nuclear explosions, state media says.
  • The simulator is set to be used in military exercises to prepare troops for post-blast missions.
  • Amid heightened tensions between Russia and the West, Putin has often rattled the nuclear



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A series of AI-generated images of Taylor Swift in suggestive and pornographic situations are causing an uproar on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Though some of the images have been taken down, others remain on the platform. Swift’s army of fans have embarked on a campaign to bury the images by flooding…

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George Carlin’s estate has filed a lawsuit against the makers of an hour-long comedy special featuring an AI replica of the comedian, as reported by NBC News. The late comedian’s estate, including his daughter Kelly Carlin, filed the suit in a Los Angeles federal court last night. It claims the online media company that posted the video, Dudesy, violated the performer’s right to publicity and



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The frozen housing market is showing signs of thawing.
  • The US housing market is showing renewed signs of life as 2024 begins.
  • NAR data showed December pending home sales jumped 8.3% from the prior month.
  • That beat expectations and marked the biggest jump since June 2020.

The US housing market has been largely frozen for the last two years, but it's starting to show signs



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An alligator brumating, sticking its snout through frozen water
  • Alligators in Texas have been spotted frozen under water, while still breathing.
  • A video on TikTok captured one alligator submerged in frozen water, except for its snout.
  • The gators are in a state of brumation, with their hearts only beating three times per minute. 

Alligators have been spotted seemingly



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What’s white, weighs roughly one trillion metric tons, and is now heading away from the Antarctic Peninsula? If you guessed iceberg A23a, you’re absolutely right, as this colossal chunk of snow and ice is finally leaving the cradle.

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  • The narrative that the US economy could achieve a soft landing still faces challenges, Mohamed El-Erian told Bloomberg TV.
  • Rising inflation and geopolitical turmoil could dampen US growth and pressure a recession.
  • Last year's rapid growth is unlikely as consumer savings are depleted, he said.

Market confidence in a US soft landing ignores three vulnerabilities


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Rep. Lauren Boebert.
  • Rep. Lauren Boebert and her GOP competitors were asked to raise their hands if they'd been arrested.
  • Boebert was one of six congressional hopefuls in the district to raise their hands.
  • She said her arrest was over a traffic violation when it was for skipping a court-ordered hearing.

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