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TikTok has finally agreed to a US sale
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
In a memo obtained by media outlets, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew informed employees that the company has signed a deal to be acquired by a group of American investors. The agreement is scheduled to close on January 22.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Firefox will add an AI "kill switch" after community pushback
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
Mozilla Corporation recently introduced Anthony Enzor-DeMeo as its new CEO. The company, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation, is tasked with coordinating the development of the Firefox web browser and other internet applications. In his introductory message, Enzor-DeMeo said several things that raised concerns about...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The Legion Go 2 might ditch Windows for SteamOS – and cost less
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
According to Windows Latest, the SteamOS model will feature hardware similar to the Windows version, including the same Ryzen Z2 Extreme chip, paired with up to 32GB of LPDDR5X-8000 memory and up to 2TB of PCIe Gen4 M.2 2242 storage.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
League of Legends is getting a major overhaul that could change everything
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
After Bloomberg reported that Riot Games plans to re-imagine much of League of Legends in 2027, the company teased an upcoming major update intended to make the popular free-to-play game more accessible to newcomers. Although Riot did not specify many details, the report describes fundamental changes.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Starlink drops support for first-generation routers, offers free hardware upgrades
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
SpaceX is reportedly sending emails to select customers, informing them that it will discontinue software updates for the Starlink Gen 1 router as part of ongoing upgrades to network security, performance, and reliability. To make the transition seamless, the company is offering a free upgrade to the $40 Starlink Router Mini.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
NOAA's new AI weather system promises faster forecasts with less computing power
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
The models were built and deployed by NOAA's Environmental Modeling Center in coordination with the National Weather Service. A spokesperson for the service, Erica Grow Cei, told CBS News the machine learning technology is not intended to replace existing numerical models that run on complex physical equations. Instead, it supplements...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Honda briefly shut downs factories as Nexperia chip feud isn't over yet
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
Bloomberg reports that Honda will temporarily halt production at factories in Japan and China in late December and early January due to critical component shortages. The issue likely stems from the ongoing fallout between the Dutch and Chinese governments over logic chip supplier Nexperia.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Court dismisses lawsuit over Disney's recreation of Peter Cushing in Rogue One
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
The lawsuit, which was launched in 2019, was brought by London-based film company Tyburn Film Productions, founded by Kevin Francis, one of Cushing's oldest friends. It was pursuing legal action against Disney-owned Lunak Heavy Industries, Lucasfilm, and others.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Instacart says it doesn't manipulate prices using AI, but the FTC isn't convinced
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
According to sources cited by Reuters, the FTC has sent Instacart owner Maplebear a civil investigative demand related to its AI-driven pricing tool, Eversight. The probe was reportedly initiated following a Consumer Reports study that found the grocery delivery platform showed different prices to different shoppers for the same products.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
These popular browser extensions protecting your AI chats were actually copying them
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
Koi's investigation identified eight such extensions available on the Chrome Web Store and Microsoft Edge Add-ons page, collectively surpassing eight million installations. Seven of them carried Featured badges – official endorsements suggesting the software had passed the platforms' quality or safety review standards. Most promised privacy protections through free services...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »