One of the most bizarre episodes in e-commerce history has come to a close. eBay and several former eBay employees have agreed to pay $56 million to a newsletter-writing couple …
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Google has signed the European Union’s voluntary Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content, positioning itself for the bloc’s upcoming AI transparency requirements. The code is designed to help …
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Tech & AI
Best gaming monitor deal: Alienware 34-inch curved ultrawide monitor for $300
by Alan Northby Alan NorthSAVE $50: As of July 28, the Alienware 34-inch curved ultrawide gaming monitor (AW3425DWM) is on sale for only $299.99 at Amazon. That’s $50 off its current list price and …
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Tech & AI
Best Gifts for Mom (2026): E-Readers, Digital Wall Calendar, Smart Bird Feeders
by Alan Northby Alan NorthMoms give the best gifts, so it stands to reason that you should get the best gifts for Mom when you’re shopping for her in any scenario. That includes Mother’s …
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Tech & AI
Lyft and Baidu enter London’s robotaxi battleground as testing begins
by Alan Northby Alan NorthChinese tech giant Baidu has started testing autonomous vehicles in London as part of its partnership with Lyft and Freenow, the German taxi and multi-mobility app that Lyft now owns. …
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Tech & AI
Google Confirms Pixel 11 Price Increase As RAM Costs Force Higher Phone Prices
by Alan Northby Alan NorthGoogle blames a global memory crunch for upcoming Pixel 11 price increases. Google says soaring memory prices will force it to raise prices across the Pixel 11 lineup, marking one …
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Tech & AI
Stuff Your Kindle Day July 2026: Score free books in the 1-day Romance Book Blast
by Alan Northby Alan NorthTL;DR: The latest Stuff Your Kindle Day takes place on July 18. Romance Book Blast, hosted by Romance Booklovers, offers free romance books in a variety of subgenres. Rejoice, because …
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Tech & AI
France Records Its First-Ever Pyrocumulonimbus Cloud Amid Record-Smashing Fires
by Alan Northby Alan NorthFirefighters in France are confronting a phenomenon never seen in the region before: fire clouds. It’s a sign of the intensity of the blazes burning—and how climate change is upping …
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Tech & AI
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei responds: doesn’t oppose open-weight models, but fears Chinese AI
by Alan Northby Alan NorthAnthropic founder and CEO Dario Amodei responded on Monday afternoon to murmuring in the industry that his company somehow supports efforts by the U.S. government to ban open-weight Chinese models, …
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Apple’s AI smart glasses may be arriving later than expected, and privacy appears to be one of the biggest reasons why. Apple is reportedly delaying the launch of its first …