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Microsoft launched its ChatGPT-powered version of Bing last month in a limited beta, and it promptly brought a bunch of new viewers and some respect to the beleaguered search engine.

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Microsoft has announced that Minecraft is coming to Chromebooks and is available to try right away via an Early Access version. The game will include "cross-device play with friends, access to Minecraft Marketplace, and the ability to play on Realms," according to developer Mojang.

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT has taken the world by storm since its release in November 2022, and has demonstrated its ability to pass medical licensing exams,

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The music streaming wars centered around Apple Music and (the now TikTok-ifieid) Spotify have calcified in recent years.

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The ByteDance-owned TikTok is facing a metric ton of western scrutiny over how much user data might be seen by Chinese government officials in Beijing. How best to proceed?

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Reddit users started complaining about major outages at around 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The complaints first started rolling in at about 2:45 p.m. with only 11 people reporting outages, but by 3:30 p.m., that number rose to more than 49,000.

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Amazon is thinking about releasing a web browser, a boring-sounding project that could have massive implications. The company has sent a survey to users asking detailed questions, including which features would “convince you to download and try” a “new desktop/laptop browser from Amazon.”

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Meta is moving on from non-fungible tokens (NFTs) after less than a year of experimenting with them on Facebook and Instagram. Users will stop having the ability to share, mint, or sell their NFTs on Meta’s platforms, though it’s unclear exactly when.

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How many times have you experienced this scenario? You go shopping online for a new shirt, speaker or other item. You click on the same one a few times and then decide against it. Suddenly every website you visit has an ad featuring that item, imploring you to reconsider.

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Master & Dynamic debuted its first headphones, the MH40, in 2014. That wired set established the brand's lineage of vintage-inspired audio gear with designs that set itself apart from the competition. The company announced a wireless version in 2019, and today its back with another update to the MH40.