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Sources: SoftBank and its majority-owned Arm are weighing acquiring Oracle-backed Ampere, which designs ARM-based server CPUs; Ampere is exploring its options (Bloomberg)

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Microsoft is reverting to an older DALL-E 3 model version for Bing Image Creator, after the latest version, codenamed PR16, got many complaints on X and Reddit (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

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Apple says Siri isn’t sending your conversations to advertisers

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Here are the best Apple Watch deals right now

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This robovac has an arm — and legs, too

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Japan says Chinese hacking group MirrorFace is linked to 200+ cyberattacks from 2019 to 2024 targeting the country's national security and advanced tech data (Mari Yamaguchi/Associated Press)

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Microsoft is reverting its Bing AI image generator because of quality complaints

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Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state supreme court seat?

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Educational Products: Month 3

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When You Search for ‘Google’ on Bing, Bing Attempts to Trick You Into Thinking the Results Page Is Google

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Microsoft teases ‘major’ Surface business announcement for January 30th

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Infinite Reality, which is building an engine for creating immersive web content, says it has raised $3B from an unnamed private investor at a $12.25B valuation (Ben Lang/Road to VR)

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Former Overwatch pro pleads with Marvel Rivals players to let him ‘move on’ from that C9 meme

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Galaxy Burger is like Diner Dash for stressed-out adults

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Google rolls out Daily Listen, which uses AI to generate a five-minute personalized audio overview of stories and topics that a user follows, to its mobile app (Abner Li/9to5Google)

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The best smart locks you can buy right now

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Get R.F. Kuang’s Babel, one of our favorite fantasy novels, while it’s just $2

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Marvel Rivals season 1 patch notes reveal surprising buffs and welcome nerfs

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Board of Elections Docked Director 15 Days Instead of Recommended Termination for Harassment

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Tonal upgrades its smart weightlifting machine with heavier weights and a better camera

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