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Other first ladies had cash grabs. Melania tops them all.

Many Americans are facing severe economic hardship. But not the incoming president and first lady of the United States. In fact, the incumbent first lady has just accepted a media deal that will pay her at least seven times the income of the average American household. The year? 1932. The first lady? Eleanor Roosevelt, who […]

Mozilla says Firefox users will be able to disable all AI features in its desktop browser, starting with Firefox 148, rolling out on February 24 (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Mozilla says Firefox users will be able to disable all AI features in its desktop browser, starting with Firefox 148, rolling out on February 24  —  In response to user feedback on AI integration, Mozilla announced today that the next Firefox release will let users disable AI features entirely or manage them individually.

Raspberry Pi is raising prices again as memory shortages continue

Following an initial price increase announced two months ago, Raspberry Pi is raising prices again for several of its single-board computers. "The cost of some parts has more than doubled over the last quarter," Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton said in an announcement today. "As a result, we now need to make further increases to […]

Pokémon Pokopia Amazon pre-order bonus is so bad it's become a joke

Amazon copies of the Switch 2 life sim Pokémon Pokopia come with a flat leaf plant download, whereas other retailers give you real-world goodies.

Jeffrey Epstein arranged a meeting with Tim Cook for the former head of Windows

Emails released by the Justice Department on Friday appear to show that former Windows boss Steven Sinofsky not only consulted Jeffrey Epstein for help in securing his $14 million "retirement" package in November of 2012, but also in working on future career steps at other companies like Samsung or Apple. One document appears to show […]