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Spotify is getting a buck more expensive in February

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Spotify is getting a buck more expensive in February

bashu January 15, 2026

Spotify is raising the prices for its premium subscriptions by $1 to $2 across the board, starting...

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FTC finalizes GM punishment over driver data sharing scandal

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FTC finalizes GM punishment over driver data sharing scandal

bashu January 15, 2026

After reaching a proposed settlement last year, the FTC has banned General Motors from sharing specific consumer...

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ISS mission splashes down after medical issue

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ISS mission splashes down after medical issue

bashu January 15, 2026

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Crew-11 astronauts has splashed down into the ocean after they left...

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X says Grok will no longer edit images of real people into bikinis

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X says Grok will no longer edit images of real people into bikinis

bashu January 14, 2026

X says it is changing its policies around Grok’s image-editing abilities following a multi-week outcry over the...

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Netflix will air new video podcasts from Pete Davidson and Michael Irvin this month

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Netflix will air new video podcasts from Pete Davidson and Michael Irvin this month

bashu January 14, 2026

Netflix is continuing to double down on podcasts, with the streaming service’s announcement that it has hired...

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28 advocacy groups call on Apple and Google to ban Grok, X over nonconsensual deepfakes

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28 advocacy groups call on Apple and Google to ban Grok, X over nonconsensual deepfakes

bashu January 14, 2026

Elon Musk isn’t the only party at fault for Grok’s nonconsensual intimate deepfakes of real people, including...

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Ryan Hurst cast as Kratos for live-action God of War show

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Ryan Hurst cast as Kratos for live-action God of War show

bashu January 14, 2026

Amazon’s upcoming God of War live-action TV adaptation has cast Ryan Hurst as its Kratos. Sony announced...

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Civilization VII comes to Apple Arcade in February

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Civilization VII comes to Apple Arcade in February

bashu January 14, 2026

The App Store is a home for many kinds of apps (including, inexplicably, one that lets users...

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California is investigating Grok over AI-generated CSAM and nonconsensual deepfakes

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California is investigating Grok over AI-generated CSAM and nonconsensual deepfakes

bashu January 14, 2026

California authorities have launched an investigation into xAI following weeks of reports that the chatbot was generating...

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Verizon outage: Voice and data services down for many customers

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Verizon outage: Voice and data services down for many customers

bashu January 14, 2026

Verizon’s network appears to be having technical issues that are impacting calls and wireless data. Verizon customers...

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