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NASA blew up this inflatable space station structure on purpose

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Video game performers to go on strike

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After a year and a half of negotiations, SAG-AFTRA has called a strike of all video...
After a year and a half of negotiations, SAG-AFTRA has called a strike of all video game work produced under the union’s Interactive Media Agreement. The strike goes into effect July 26th at 12:01AM and impacts all SAG-AFTRA actors, voice actors, and motion capture actors and involves companies like Activision Blizz...
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Apple’s AirTags are on sale for $23.99 a pop, matching their all-time low

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Over the past month or so, we’ve seen a flurry of new Bluetooth trackers, from Motorola’s...
Over the past month or so, we’ve seen a flurry of new Bluetooth trackers, from Motorola’s forthcoming Moto Tag to ESR’s Find My-compatible wallet. That being said, if you’re an iPhone user, Apple’s AirTag remains the best option — one you can still grab at Amazon and Walmart for an all-time low of $23.99 ($5 off). Y...
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WhatsApp now has 100 million monthly users in the US

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today on his WhatsApp channel that WhatsApp now has 100 million...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today on his WhatsApp channel that WhatsApp now has 100 million monthly active users in the US as of July 25th. According to WhatsApp, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, and Seattle are among the fastest-growing markets in the country. However, the company says it’s experienced “signifi...
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Overwatch 2 opens the door to a return for 6v6

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A couple of years into the Overwatch 2 experience, player angst has reached a point where...
A couple of years into the Overwatch 2 experience, player angst has reached a point where the people making the game are considering bringing the old 12-person matches back. Today’s blog post from the developers at Blizzard says that, finally, “we’re exploring how we can test different forms of 6v6 in the game to ga...
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There’s a blender hidden inside this insulated travel cup

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Nutribullet’s new Flip incorporates a blender into an insulated stainless steel tumbler that looks no larger...
Nutribullet’s new Flip incorporates a blender into an insulated stainless steel tumbler that looks no larger than a typical travel mug. If you don’t have enough time in the morning to blend your breakfast, the rechargeable Flip works anywhere you don’t mind making a bit of noise. (Maybe skip the crowded subway.)The ...
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Runway’s AI video generator trained on thousands of scraped YouTube videos

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Runway trained its AI text-to-video generator on thousands of YouTube videos and pirated films, according to...
Runway trained its AI text-to-video generator on thousands of YouTube videos and pirated films, according to a report from 404 Media. A spreadsheet of training data obtained by the outlet includes links to YouTube channels belonging to major entertainment companies, such as Netflix, Disney, Nintendo, and Rockstar Ga...
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Sonos CEO apologizes for disastrous rollout of new app

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