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The MicroKorg 2 has some big britches to fill. The original MicroKorg is one of, if not the best selling synthesizer of all time. It's also probably the longest continuously manufactured synth, having hit the market in 2002. Of course, technology has advanced quite a lot in the last 22 years and it was time to give what is arguably the first classic synth of the 21st century an update.

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We've reached the end of another week, so it's time for a roundup of the best deals we could find on tech we like. Happily, a couple of the items we saw at CES (and named among the best) are already seeing decent discounts. So those who want to smoke meat indoors or invest in home back up batteries are in luck. As for smaller gadgets, we saw a deal on our favorite Bluetooth tracker, found a sale



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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