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USA TODAY's 50 Top Picks for CES 2025
These are tech expert Marc Salzman's top CES picks for USA TODAY after his hands-on with future gadgets and gear in Las Vegas.
30 min read - BusinessBusiness Insider
A $30 million campaign to free social media from billionaire control is now underway
The campaign aims to raise $30 million to build an open source social platform free from "billionaire control".
4 min read - TechnologyDigital Trends
Dynaudio’s first soundbar looks and sounds like nothing else on the market
Is $20,000 too much to pay for a soundbar? Possibly. But wait till you hear the Dynaudio Symphony Opus One.
6 min read - PoliticsReuters
US lawmakers urge Biden to extend TikTok Jan. 19 ban deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged Congress and President Joe Biden to extend a Jan. 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the U.S. assets of TikTok or face a U.S. ban. The Supreme Court held arguments Friday on Tiktok and ByteDance's challenge to the law. A lawyer for the companies, Noel Francisco, said it would be impossible to complete a sale by next week's deadline.
2 min read - TechnologyFuturism
Manufacturers Giving Robot Vacuums Arms, to Better Attack Humans During the Machine Uprising
Robotics companies have found a new and creative way to get consumers to shell out for a new robot vacuum — by equipping them with a robotic arm that can pick up after you. Several firms showcased a whole host of new robot vacuums at this year's Consumer Electronics Show that can mop, bring you a beer, and — unsurprisingly, harness the power of AI for better navigation. But what really set one of them apart, was a bionic arm, allowing it to pick up tissues, worn socks, and other detritus. Roboro
2 min read - TechnologyEngadget
Chinese social media app RedNote is the number one app as TikTok ban looms
A Chinese social media app called “RedNote” or Xiaohongshu is the top app in Apple's App Store as TikTok users are searching for alternatives.
3 min read - TechnologyFuturism
CEO of Song-Generating AI App Says People "Don't Enjoy" Making Music With Instruments
AI companies continue to reach for agonizingly harebrained reasons to justify stuffing AI tech into virtually every aspect of our daily lives. Most recently, Mikey Shulman, the CEO of AI music generator company Suno AI, had some choice words about how he sees the creative process in the year 2025 during an appearance on the "20VC" podcast. "It’s not really enjoyable to make music now," he said. "It takes a lot of time, it takes a lot of practice, you need to get really good at an instrument or r
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