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The tricky thing about naming the year’s biggest losers in tech is that in 2024, it once again felt like everyone lost.

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We’re wrapping up 2024, so why not do it with some frivolous CES announcements? Like this premium (it has to be premium!) microwave from LG, with a touchscreen bigger than your iPad. I’m not sure what you’ll watch in the three-and-a-half minutes it takes to heat that butter chicken curry, but you can do it in glorious full HD resolution. 

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Mobile gaming may still be thought of as a casual pastime, but it doesn’t have to be that way. There are plenty of action titles like Call of Duty Mobile, Fortnite, Dead Cells and PUBG Mobile to tackle, and you don’t have to settle for imprecise touch controls. When it comes to close combat you’re going to want to invest in a good mobile gaming controller, and these are the ones we’d recommend based on quality and price.

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LG’s Gram laptops are back for another round of updates ahead of CES 2025. A decade into the thin and light lineup’s existence in LG’s portfolio, the latest models load up on AI (surprise!) and boost performance while maintaining their trademark portability.

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Documents and workstations at the US Treasury Department were accessed during a cyberattack, The New York Times reports. The attack was linked to a "China state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat actor" and has been characterized as "a major cybersecurity incident."

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Owning a Playdate comes with the perk of already having access to 24 games at no additional cost from the bundled-in Season One — and some pretty good ones to boot.

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A Volkswagen software subsidiary called Cariad experienced a massive data leak that left 800,000 EV owners exposed, according to reporting by the German publication Spiegel Netzwelt. The leak allowed personal information to be left online for months, including movement data and contact information.

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You'll be able to stream as much of The Morning Show as your body can physically handle this weekend, thanks to a new Apple TV+ promotion.