iPhone SE 4: It reportedly borrows features from iPhone 13, iPhone XR

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Apple iPhone 13 phones on display

Folks who love iPhones, but don't want to spend $1,000 on their next one, got some good news on Thursday.

Freelance coder Nguyen Phi Hung (spotted via Phone Arena) posted a bundle of purported iPhone SE 4 specs this week on X. The basic gist is that the new budget iPhone, which would follow up the 2022 iPhone SE model, borrows a lot of physical features from the iPhone 13 and iPhone XR.

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America’s roads and bridges to get $830 million for a climate makeover

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A 20-foot chunk of Newport, Rhode Island’s beloved Cliff Walk broke off and dove into the depths of the ocean in a significant landslide and partial collapse, pictured on March 4th, 2022. | Photo by Jonathan Wiggs / The Boston Globe via Getty Images

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is doling out nearly $830 million in grants to 80 different projects aimed at

Taylor Swift's return to TikTok shows even the world's biggest stars still need the app

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Taylor Swift performs at Accor Stadium on February 23, 2024 in Sydney, Australia.
Taylor Swift performing in Sydney.

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  • Taylor Swift is back on TikTok despite a feud between the app and her label Universal Music Group.
  • The artist's song catalog returned a week before her new album rolls out.
  • Swift's reemergence shows that even the world's biggest stars need TikTok to promote their work.

Taylor Swift is back on TikTok.

The pop star's music, along with tracks

Google threatens to cut off news after California proposes paying media outlets

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Google is piloting removing links to California news websites for a small percentage of users. | Illustration: The Verge

Google says it will start removing links to California news websites in a “short term test for a small percentage of California users.” The move is in response to the pending California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), which would require Google to pay

Boeing execs were using the company's private jets for personal trips more than we thought

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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is departing a meeting with Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) in the Hart Senate Office Building, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on January 25, 2024
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun.

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  • Boeing execs used an additional $545,520 for personal travel expenses in 2021 and 2022.
  • The Wall Street Journal first reported Boeing had improperly classified personal trips on private jets as business travel.
  • The IRS said in February it was beginning to audit corporate jet usage.

Boeing's execs have been using the company's private

ChatGPT got an upgrade — and OpenAI says it's better in these key areas

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ChatGPT is getting an upgrade with OpenAI's most advanced large language model.

On Thursday evening, OpenAI shared on X that GPT-4 Turbo will now power paid versions of ChatGPT. That includes ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Enterprise users.

GPT-4 Turbo was announced last November as an updated version of GPT-4. Previously it was only available to developers

TCL's first original movie is an absurd-looking, AI-generated love story

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Many major tech companies, particularly those that operate in the TV hardware business, have dipped their toes into original content. Although it's had its own free, ad-supported TV (FAST) channels for a while, TCL is late to that party. Not for much longer though, as the company is set to release its first special, a short romance movie, on TCLtv+ this summer. There's just one slight hitch: TCL