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Dating can be fun, but the novelty of meeting a stranger for a drink in a pub 40 minutes away from your house tends to wear off over time. It's also impossible to guarantee that said stranger is going to fill you with excitement, but there are other ways to ensure your dating life doesn't become totally monotonous. Switching things up is key, and in the digital age, there's certainly some value in



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Sony now expects to sell 4 million fewer PS5 consoles in its 2023 fiscal year ending March 31st compared to previous projections, Bloomberg reports. The revision came as part of today’s third-quarter earnings release which saw Sony lower the PS5 sales forecast from the 25



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Sony has lowered its PlayStation 5 sales forecast for fiscal 2023 significantly and now expects to sell 21 million units, down from a previous forecast of 25 million. That's despite posting record quarterly revenue and selling 8.2 million PS5s over the holiday season. So far this fiscal year, Sony has sold 16.4 million consoles, bringing its total to 54.8 million overall. (The company sold 19.1



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 Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s episode, Andrii and Linnea talk about deepfake face swapping, the incredible race of Arm’s stock price, epilepsy trolling, and learn more about how much startup founders



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We’re just months away from TNW Conference 2024 (ahem, Europe’s leading tech festival). Now, if you’re a startup, you may be thinking of attending to meet some investors and fresh new hires, get your name out there, and get inspired. But why be a spectator when you can be part of the show? We caught up with Isabell Trinh, Communications Specialist at Nostics and winner of TNW 2023’s Pitch Battle



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OpenAI logo is being displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of computer screen with the logo of ChatGPT.

A U.S. federal court has partially dismissed a class action lawsuit accusing OpenAI of infringing on copyright by training its AI chatbot on authors' work. This doesn't mean ChatGPT's developer is in the clear, though.

Brought by authors Paul Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Christopher Golden, and Richard Kadrey, the lawsuit specifically accuses OpenAI of direct copyright infringement, vicarious



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Tourists are visiting the traditional-style Shibati area in Chongqing, China, on February 5, 2024, as the Spring Festival approaches.
Tourists in Chongqing, China.
  • Chinese consumers are back from the festive Chinese New Year season next week.
  • That doesn't mean the economy will pick up.
  • Instead, spending is likely to slow, signaling more bad news for Beijing when what it really needs is a break.

China's economy and markets were weak coming into 2024, but investor sentiment could worsen after the


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Last year, two Waymo robotaxis in Phoenix "made contact" with the same pickup truck that was in the midst of being towed, which prompted the Alphabet subsidiary to issue a recall on its vehicles' software. A "recall" in this case meant rolling out a software update after investigating the issue and determining its root cause. 

In a blog post, Waymo has revealed that on December 11, 2023, one of



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Officers and sailors of Chinese naval vessel Yantai stand at the side of the ship in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, April 25, 2023.
Officers and sailors of Chinese naval vessel Yantai stand at the side of the ship in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, April 25, 2023.
  • China's military has been conducting large-scale exercises with civilian ships, per an analyst.
  • At least 39 merchant vessels were recorded supporting the Chinese navy in 2023, wrote Michael Dahm.
  • They're likely preparing