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Roku Tests Showing Ads Before the Home Screen Loads

Owners of smart TVs and streaming sticks running Roku OS are already subject to video advertisements on the home screen. Now, Roku is testing what it might look like if it took things a step further and forced people to watch a video ad play before getting to the Roku OS home screen. Reports of

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An AI model from over a decade ago sparked Nvidia’s investment in autonomous vehicles

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote Tuesday at the company’s GTC 2025 conference stuck with tradition and was chock full of announcements. But the company also snuck in a little history lesson. During the automotive portion of his speech, Huang referred to AlexNet, a neural network architecture that gained widespread attention in 2012 when it won

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Google Acquires Startup Wiz for $32B to ‘Turbocharge Improved Cloud Security’

Image: Wiz Google has announced it is acquiring cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion. The acquisition is parent company Alphabet’s largest to date, more than doubling its previous record-breaking $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility in 2012. The company appears to have pursued this deal aggressively due to the growing demand for secure cloud services.

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Forever 21 plans to close all U.S. stores, the internet mourns

Forever 21? More like Never 21, am I right, fellas? According to CNBC, the fast-fashion company filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in six years and plans to close all its U.S. stores. People online are devastated. It’s the end of an era, and Forever 21 — and the internet — are blaming

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FTC Removes Posts Critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI Companies

The Trump administration’s Federal Trade Commission has removed four years worth of business guidance blogs as of Tuesday morning, including important consumer protection information related to artificial intelligence and the agency’s landmark privacy lawsuits under former chair Lina Khan against companies like Amazon and Microsoft. More than 300 blogs were removed. On the FTC’s website,

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Pebble creator unveils two new Pebble-inspired smartwatches

It looks like a Pebble, it works like a Pebble, but don’t call it a Pebble. Eric Migicovsky, the original creator of the Pebble smartwatch, just unveiled two new smartwatches — called the Core 2 Duo and the Core Time 2. These spiritual successors to the Pebble smartwatches are available for pre-order, costing $149 and

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Features, Pricing, Security, Pros & Cons

Dashlane fast facts Our rating: 4.4 stars out of 5Pricing: Starts at $4.99 per monthKey features Secure password vault encryption. No recorded data breaches. Well-designed and intuitive user interface. Dashlane has become one of the most popular password managers available — and for good reason. It has top-tier zero-knowledge encryption for its password vault, a

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How to protect your mental health while using dating apps

Navigating the modern dating landscape has become increasingly challenging, with many people experiencing heightened stress and dissatisfaction. Studies have shown that overall happiness and life satisfaction have declined, particularly among young people, since the rise of smartphones and social media. Dating apps are a small (but mighty) part of that correlation. The pressure to constantly

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HyperX Pulsefire Haste 2 Pro 4K Review: A Lighter and Faster Mouse

The HyperX Pulsefire Haste 2 and Haste 2 Pro use the latest and greatest sensor, the same as all of their competitors, capable of up to 26,000 dots per inch. That means far greater sensitivity (or resolution) than the previous model. While that might be this mouse’s most important upgrade in this generation, the main

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Google launches new healthcare-related features for Search, Android

Google on Tuesday announced new products and features aimed at healthcare use cases, including improved overviews in Google Search for health queries, medical records APIs, and new health-focused “open” AI models. In Search, Google says it’s using AI and ranking systems to expand “knowledge panel” answers on thousands of health-related topics, and adding support for

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