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  1. Twitter running major brands’ ads with extremist tweets—until they get flagged

    Promoted tweets from "roughly 40 brands" appeared near extremist posts.

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  2. Two months of Intel Arc driver updates begin to fix low performance in old games

    Latest beta driver can boost speeds of some DirectX9 games by 50 to 80 percent.

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  3. Four-person dev team gets Apple’s M-series GPU working in Linux

    It's limited to desktops and older games, but Asahi has made real progress.

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  1. Microsoft promises Call of Duty for Nintendo consoles in surprise 10-year deal

    Agreement also extends to continued Steam support for the ultra-popular shooter.

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  2. Diablo IV’s first hours provide welcome twists on a familiar formula

    There’s a lot going on in the first 12 hours of the upcoming horror-fantasy RPG.

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  3. Mixing diesel and hydrogen provides big cuts in emissions

    Existing engine designs can be modified to allow hydrogen injection.

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  4. Fifty years later, remastered images reveal Apollo 17 in stunning clarity

    "Come toward me, baby! Looks like it’s moving... Don’t run over me!"

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  5. New cars too expensive? This solar-powered EV will cost $6,250

    Squad says in sunny climes like Las Vegas you may never need to charge it.

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  6. Marsquakes, recent volcanism suggest Mars still has a mantle plume

    Elysium Planitia may be best explained by the same process that powers Yellowstone.

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  7. New find suggests ankylosaurs’ tail clubs were for bashing each other

    The evolution of this weapon may have had little to do with threats from predators.

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  8. Adobe Stock begins selling AI-generated artwork

    AI-wielding artist must assert ownership and label each piece as "Generative AI."

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  9. Apple announces sweeping changes to App Store pricing

    Changes may help devs handle inflation, exchange rates, and new content types.

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  1. Europeans gain access to Apple parts, manuals in Self Service Repair program

    The countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the UK.

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  2. Android Automotive is getting its 38th app: Waze

    For now it's only in Europe, with a worldwide rollout coming in 2023.

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  3. Meta needs explicit user consent to run personalized ads, EU watchdog rules

    Meta may have to rethink its ad model (again) in the next month.

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  1. New Winamp update adds features, fixes, and (sigh) support for “music NFTs”

    "Please do not post any rants about NFTs in this thread."

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  2. Someone paid $95,000 for this pair of jeans recovered from 1857 shipwreck

    Work pants were recovered from wreck of the SS Central America, which sank in 1857.

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  3. Amazon ad verification program buys access to your phone’s soul for $2 a month

    Privacy concerns shuttered similar data collection schemes from Google, Facebook.

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  4. In win for EU, Amazon will settle high-profile antitrust probes

    Ecommerce group commits to increasing visibility of rivals’ products.

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  5. Stalkers’ “chilling” use of AirTags spurs class-action suit against Apple

    Class action covers anyone in the US who owns iOS or Android devices.

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  6. Pixel 7 gets 500MB update including “clear calling,” lots of bug fixes

    There are 200+ security and bug fixes, Google recorder improvements, and more.

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  1. Neuralink faces federal probe over alleged animal abuse, “hack job” surgeries

    Current and former employees blame mishaps and abuse on pressure from Musk to go faster.

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  2. Paying for a power boost in an EV—good idea or worst idea?

    Polestar and Mercedes show different approaches to over-the-air power upgrades.

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  3. Elden Ring opens up its colosseums to multiplayer brawls in free DLC

    The free download, out December 7, takes new PvP modes into battle-ready arenas.

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  4. After lunar flyby, NASA’s Orion spacecraft is set to splash down on Sunday

    NASA is now three weeks into a 25.5-day test flight of the Orion spacecraft.

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  5. Meta told to overhaul moderation system for high-profile users like Donald Trump

    Facebook accused of leaving dangerous content online to serve business interests.

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  6. Elizabeth Holmes appeals conviction, 11-year sentence despite bleak outlook

    Holmes is currently scheduled to report to prison in April.

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  7. The ingenious way that marsh grass shrimp reduce drag while swimming

    The shrimp flexes its legs on the recovery stroke and keeps them close together.

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