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There are a ton of vendors and online marketplaces selling fake AirPods these days. First, you must remember that Apple’s AirPods should not be retailing for $19. Even on Cyber Monday. And that should be the first thing that tells you they’re fake. The second thing to keep in mind is to only purchase from reliable…

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Google began blocking access to California news outlets for some users in the state, according to an announcement from the tech giant on Friday.

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Internet sleuths can find almost anyone (stock image).
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Sandeep Rao, a software engineer photo in front of the Oracle building, with logos of Apple and Meta in the background
Sandeep Rao says he took a low-paying job to get his foot in the door.
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Puppies in a cage for sale at the sprawling Chatuchak market.
Puppies in a cage for sale at the sprawling Chatuchak market.
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The incognito or private mode found in most web browsers is back in the news, with Google updating its disclaimer to give users a better idea of exactly how this feature works.

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Meta platforms Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are experiencing a global outage with thousands of reports of the app not working properly since roughly 2 p.m. ET Wednesday.WhatsApp appears to have gone down first, with Instagram and Facebook following suit about 30 minutes later.

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Amazon’s grocery stores ditched their “Just Walk Out” technology on Tuesday, though it turned out the automated checkout system included 1,000 reviewers in India.

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Jon Stewart interviewed Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan on Monday night’s episode of The Daily Show, alongside a segment on how artificial intelligence is taking jobs. Stewart says Apple wouldn’t let him do either on his Apple TV show The Problem with Jon Stewart, which was canceled roughly six months ago.