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X replaces its revenue-sharing program with ‘Original Content Rewards’

X is ending its creator revenue-sharing program and launching Original Content Rewards on September Eligible creators need at least 500 verified followers and 500,000 Home Timeline...

X replaces its revenue-sharing program with ‘Original Content Rewards’
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An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country

Amazon is investing in a new Pecos County, Texas, natural gas power plant designed primarily to supply electricity to its planned West Texas data center. The 35-turbine facility wo...

An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country
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Buc-ee’s dodges John Oliver to sue another small business

Buc-ee’s has not sued John Oliver over his “Buc-Off” parody merchandise, despite Oliver publicly inviting a legal fight on Last Week Tonight. Instead, the chain is reportedly targe...

Buc-ee’s dodges John Oliver to sue another small business
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Musician and entrepreneur Tom Vek is building a digital music player, but don’t call it retro

Tom Vek, known for his mid-2000s indietronica breakthrough, is building Sleevenote, a dedicated digital music player inspired by the visual presence of vinyl sleeves. The device ai...

Musician and entrepreneur Tom Vek is building a digital music player, but don’t call it retro
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Is this $450 laptop from an unknown brand too good to be true?

The Verge reviewed Chuwi’s UniBook, a $450 Windows laptop advertised with an aluminum chassis, many ports, and Intel’s new Wildcat Lake processor. Despite the attractive spec sheet...

Is this $450 laptop from an unknown brand too good to be true?
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The gaming site sponsored by Walmart lays off its editorial staff

Restart, a games media site launched in late 2024 and described as powered by Walmart, has laid off its entire editorial team, according to its former editor-in-chief. The site is...

The gaming site sponsored by Walmart lays off its editorial staff
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Fenix Flexin isn’t even denying using AI to make ‘Rubberz’ anymore

Fenix Flexin appears to have admitted using AI in some capacity for his 80s-inspired track “Rubberz,” after producer Medasin claimed the song was made with Treblo, formerly Sonauto...

Fenix Flexin isn’t even denying using AI to make ‘Rubberz’ anymore
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Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough

Roku added four free ad-supported streaming channels, including feeds for Mad TV, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Black sitcoms, and a new 24/7 stream of AI-made projects. The AI channel...

Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough
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OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful

OpenAI says it has paused internal work on Astra, an unreleased AI model, after reviews found major gains in agentic coding and cybersecurity. The move comes after OpenAI disclosed...

OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful
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The only instant cameras worth your money

The article compares top instant cameras from Fujifilm, Polaroid, and Kodak, highlighting tradeoffs between image quality, creative controls, print costs, and retro appeal. Fujifil...

The only instant cameras worth your money
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Trevor Noah is hosting Google’s Pixel 11 launch event

Google says comedian Trevor Noah will host its next live Made by Google hardware launch on August The event video also teases appearances from Alex Cooper, Shubman Gill, Ayami Naka...

Trevor Noah is hosting Google’s Pixel 11 launch event
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Jony Ive’s first OpenAI gadget is reportedly a hockey puck-sized smart speaker

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that OpenAI’s first device with Jony Ive is a battery-powered, doughnut-shaped smart speaker without a display, roughly the size of a hockey puck. E...

Jony Ive’s first OpenAI gadget is reportedly a hockey puck-sized smart speaker
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The AirPods Pro are $60 off, their best price since late June

Apple’s latest AirPods Pro 3 are on sale for $189.99, a $60 discount, at Best Buy, Amazon, and Walmart. The earbuds offer improved fit, stronger noise cancellation, better bass, an...

The AirPods Pro are $60 off, their best price since late June
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The Zelda movie’s Ganondorf casting hints at more movies

Deadline reports that Australian actor Uli Latukefu will play Ganondorf in the upcoming live-action The Legend of Zelda movie. The report says Latukefu signed a multi-picture deal,...

The Zelda movie’s Ganondorf casting hints at more movies
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Suno shares plans to combat spammy AI music

Suno says it will add new transparency tools, including watermarking and fingerprinting technology, to make AI-generated tracks easier to identify. CEO Mikey Shulman said the compa...

Suno shares plans to combat spammy AI music
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X product chief Nikita Bier is leaving after one year

Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, is leaving the role just over a year after joining and will become an advisor. He said much of X was rebuilt during his tenure, including the time...

X product chief Nikita Bier is leaving after one year
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