Month: December 2024
Google to court: we’ll change our Apple deal, but please let us keep Chrome
A court found Google liable for unlawfully monopolizing online search, and its remedies are supposed to reset the market, letting rivals fairly compete. Google (obviously) disagrees that it’s running a monopoly, but before it can appeal that underlying conclusion, it’s trying to limit the fallout if it loses. Google’s justification…
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How to send a personal video message from Santa using AI
Want to send a special message straight from the North Pole this year? AI video developer Synthesia has you covered with festive greetings with a dash of AI magic. You can get a digital Santa Claus speaking right to you or whoever you wish using Synthesia’s AI-powered video platform, The…
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Tech companies want to capture carbon at paper mills and sewage plants
Google, Salesforce, H&M and other brands have turned to unlikely allies to help them clean up their carbon pollution: sewage treatment plants and paper mills. The companies joined an $80 million plan to take CO2 out of the atmosphere, though the strategies they’re using have yet to show whether they…
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Asus teases a new RGB-outlined Rog Strix laptop coming next year
Though Asus doesn’t say which Rog Strix models it will introduce, leaked retail listings suggest Asus could reveal new Rog Strix 18 Scar and Rog Strix G16 laptops. While the Rog Strix Scar 18 is rumored to come with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 285 HX processor and…
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9 Last-Minute Deals on WIRED-Approved Gifts That Will Arrive In Time
These discounted tablets, headphones, and kitchen goods can still make it under the tree—if you hurry. Source
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How movies and shows end up on your streaming services: studio rights explained
Movies and shows are licensed rather than sold outright Pay-TV and video on demand are usually licensed before streaming Rights are increasingly being licensed to multiple platforms If like me you enjoy nothing more than watching a great new movie on great home cinema kit, you’ve probably asked this question…
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