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Chinese giant Baidu officially launched its chatbot, Ernie Bot, after the government approved its application, alongside that of several other AI companies.

Ernie Bot is now available for download from app stores or Baidu’s website. Much like its main rival, ChatGPT, users can ask Ernie Bot questions or prompt it to help write market analysis, give marketing slogan ideas, and

The point of cloud gaming is it doesn’t require a powerful PC; a Chromebook should do just fine. Today, Google and Nvidia are ready to prove it by giving away a free, no-strings-attached GeForce Now subscription to every modern

• 42 reindeer from Norway crossed into Russia this year in search of better pastures.
• But Russia wants up to $4.4 million in compensation for the reindeer grazing in a national park.
• Norway is now repairing a rundown fence between the two

• Justice Clarence Thomas disclosed multiple times Harlan Crow paid for his flights in 2022.
• Thomas' disclosure comes after reports raised questions about Thomas' relationship with Crow.
• Thomas also claimed that he took some private flights as a security precaution.

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• Foreign investors dumped Chinese stocks at a record pace as fear of economic turmoil persists.
• Net sales on Chinese equity markets in August totaled $12.4 billion, according to the Financial Times.
• That comes as Beijing's efforts to tackle the economic slowdown have so far disappointed investors.

Foreign investors dumped Chinese stocks at a record pace in August as

While there are undoubtedly still Taylor Swift fans out there who are salty with Ticketmaster for causing them to miss out on seeing the Eras Tour live, AMC’s getting ready to offer them a chance to see their idol in all her glory at movie theaters across the country.

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The U.S. federal government is taking a significant step closer to becoming tolerant of cannabis. On Wednesday, a leaked letter from the U.S. Health and Human Services revealed that the agency has endorsed the rescheduling of the drug from a Schedule I to Schedule III controlled substance, a more lenient designation.…

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YouTube Music has a redesigned Now Playing screen that includes the comments section from whichever YouTube video it’s pulling from. Now, you can read and write comments directly from the app if that’s what you’re into. The update is rolling out now to iOS and Android

• Workers for DoorDash are using names other than their own to make deliveries, per TikTok videos.
• The practice makes some customers confused and others concerned for their safety, per TikTok videos.
• Gig workers share accounts on other apps, including Instacart and Walmart's Spark.

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Lower Decks’ third season brought with it a lot of great laughs, and a sincere, loving view of the Star Trek shows that came before it. But something felt off: its characters by and large stagnated, rehashing arcs they’d already gone on to reach a conclusion that was more of a reset than an evolution. Thankfully,…

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