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Amazon abandons $1.4 billion iRobot acquisition after EU veto threat

Amazon and iRobot, maker of the Roomba vacuum line, just announced that they would be dropping their proposed merger. The potential acquisition was announced back in August of...

Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air M2 falls back to a low of $999

Apple's 15-inch MacBook Air M2 is already the company's most affordable laptop with this size screen. Now, you can grab the 256GB model at Amazon for just $999...

Japan’s SLIM lunar probe returns to life more than a week after landing upside down

Japan's lunar lander has regained power a full nine days after it landed on the moon's surface nearly upside down and was subsequently switched off, JAXA (Japan Aerospace...

Sony’s WH-1000XM5 ANC headphones fall back to $328

Sony's WH-1000XM5 headphones are some of the most popular on the market, thanks to the improved sound quality, comfortable fit and highly effective active noise cancellation (ANC). If...

X plans to hire 100 content moderators to fill new Trust and Safety center in Austin

X’s head of business operations Joe Benarroch said the company plans to open a new office in Austin, Texas for a team that will be dedicated to content...

X confirms it blocked Taylor Swift searches to ‘prioritize safety’

X has confirmed it’s preventing users from searching Taylor Swift’s name after pornographic deepfakes of the artist began circulating on the platform this week. Visitors to the site...

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The fight against labeling long-term streaming rentals as “purchases” you “buy”

Words have meaning. Proper word selection is integral to strong communication, whether it's about relaying one’s feelings to another or explaining the terms...

CDC spiraled into chaos this week. Here’s where things stand.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention descended into turmoil this week after Health Secretary and zealous anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy...

Libby is adding an AI book recommendation feature

Overdrive's digital book lending app Libby is adding — you guessed it! — AI. The new Inspire Me feature is an AI-fueled discovery...