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Now that it can be strapped to our faces and worn in strange places, opinions about Apple’s Vision Pro are flying left and right.

Entering the chat is Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has more at stake than perhaps anyone on earth if Apple does to headsets what the iPhone did to smartphones. In a video posted to his



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  • Lyft mistakenly forecast 500 basis points of margin improvement for 2024, causing a stock surge.
  • The error was later corrected to 50 basis points, and the shares came back to earth.
  • Despite the typo, Lyft predicts healthy growth in rides for 2024.

Wall Street has been demanding more profit from tech companies, but this is overdoing it.

On Tuesday, Lyft report



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  • House Republicans rammed through the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
  • The vote comes exactly a week after the GOP's high-profile failure.
  • Republicans rushed to return to the topic before New Yorkers could potentially weaken their majority. 

House Republicans on Tuesday rammed through the impeachment of


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Facebook users reported hearing a bizarre chirping sound while using the social media platform on mobile devices on Tuesday. In fact, many people thought it was something they did wrong or a setting they accidentally changed. But it’s not your fault, according to the company.

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Ah, Valentine’s Day. You can love it or hate it, but there’s no arguing it’s the one day where your relationship, or lack of, is top of mind. But shiny heart-shaped balloons and red roses aside, healthy relationships are always a work in progress. This is where DailyOM (owned by Mashable's parent company, Ziff Davis) can help.

You might already know about DailyOM’s lineup of go-at-your-own-pace



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A winter storm hit Philadelphia on Tuesday.
  • Winter storm Lorraine brought heavy snow, high winds, and cold temperatures to New York on Tuesday.
  • The storm hit just a couple days after a weekend of warm, springlike temperatures.
  • Experts say that "whiplash weather" events like this are becoming more frequent with climate change.

Millions braced for snow on Tuesday as winter storm



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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) maintains that artificial intelligence systems cannot be named inventors, but humans can use AI tools in the process of creating patented inventions and must disclose if they do.

The agency published its latest guidance following a series of “listening” tours to gather public feedback. It



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I hope all you East Coasters had a cozy nor’easter. By the time the snow stopped this morning and I tried to take my baby outside for some winter frolicking, it had already turned to slush. He doesn’t know the difference, but I am