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Latest story• Nov 19, 2025

3 Tactics To Stay Visible When AI Search Kills Your Web Traffic

AI search tools are drastically reducing website traffic as people get instant answers without clicking through, with Google's zero-click searches already capturing 65% of queries. Businesses can survive this shift by building owned communities like email lists, creating conversation-sparking content that requires human interaction, and focusing on personal relationships and referrals rather than depending on search...

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Google Maps will use AI to predict if EV chargers will be available on arrival

Google Maps is introducing AI-powered predictions to help electric vehicle drivers avoid waiting in lines at charging stations. The new feature combines artificial intelligence with real-time data to forecast how many chargers...

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Tech billionaires want to make gene-edited babies

Tech billionaires are funding new gene-edited baby projects, moving past the 2018 scandal when Chinese scientist He Jiankui secretly created the first gene-edited children using illegal methods.

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TikTok is adding a slider to avoid AI junk, and invisible watermarks to make it work

TikTok is testing a new slider that lets users control how much AI-generated content appears in their feeds, responding to over 1.3 billion AI videos uploaded to the platform. The company will add invisible watermarks to AI...

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Massive Cloudflare outage was triggered by file that suddenly doubled in size

A corrupted machine learning configuration file that suddenly expanded beyond 200 features triggered Cloudflare's worst outage since 2019, causing widespread internet disruptions. The file was automatically regenerated every five...

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Roblox will now restrict chat by age group, verified with selfie-based scans

Roblox is implementing strict age-based chat restrictions using facial recognition technology through player selfies, creating groups ranging from under-9 to over-21, with the youngest category having chat completely disabled....

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YouTube is once again trying to make DMs happen

YouTube has launched a new test of direct messaging features for users 18 and older in Ireland and Poland, allowing them to share and discuss videos privately within the platform. This marks the company's second attempt at DMs...

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Child Development Researcher Issues Warning About AI-Powered Teddy Bears Flooding Market Before Christmas

A Cambridge researcher warns parents against buying AI-powered teddy bears and toys flooding the market this Christmas season. These toys pose serious developmental risks by providing sycophantic responses that prevent children...

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One Engineer’s Quest to Tame a Mountain of LEGO Bricks Resulted in This LEGO Sorting Machine

Thousands of pounds of LEGO bricks sit ceiling-high in warehouses, waiting for someone brave enough to sort them by hand. Software developer Spencer decided that wasn't good enough. After visiting Great Brick Lab, a warehouse...

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Judge rules Meta doesn't have monopoly after Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions

A federal judge dismissed the FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Meta, ruling the company doesn't monopolize social media due to strong competition from TikTok and YouTube.

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Ryan Gosling must save dying stars in Project Hail Mary trailer

Ryan Gosling stars as an amnesiac science teacher who awakens on a spaceship with no memory, gradually discovering his mission to solve why the sun is dying and save Earth from extinction. Based on Andy Weir's bestselling novel,...

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Gemini 3 Is Here—and Google Says It Will Make Search Smarter

Google launched Gemini 3, its most advanced AI model, featuring enhanced reasoning and multimedia capabilities that will immediately improve Google Search through interactive visualizations and AI Overviews. The company reports...

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Microsoft's new AI agents create your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint projects now

Microsoft launched dedicated AI agents for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that generate complete documents, spreadsheets, and presentations through simple text prompts in Copilot Chat. Users provide basic instructions, and the...

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Zoox to begin offering robotaxi rides to public in San Francisco

Amazon's Zoox launched free robotaxi rides for select San Francisco residents after employee-only testing. The custom vehicles without steering wheels operate in SoMa, Mission, and Design District neighborhoods, competing with...

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WhatsApp will finally support multiple accounts on the same iPhone

WhatsApp is testing multi-account support on iPhone, letting users manage two separate accounts with distinct chat histories and settings through a new "Account List" feature in beta testing.

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Snapchat rolls out ‘Topic Chats’ for public conversations

Snapchat is launching "Topic Chats" for public discussions about trending topics like Formula 1 and reality TV. The feature maintains profile privacy and is rolling out in the U.S., Canada, and New Zealand.

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Watch Steve Jobs talk Pixar’s early success in newly released interview

The Steve Jobs Archive released a previously unseen 1996 interview where Jobs discusses Pixar's business strategy of giving artists and engineers ownership stakes in their work. Jobs explains how this model, along with Disney's...

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The Analogue 3D is the modern N64 fans have been waiting for

The Analogue 3D is a $250 FPGA-based device that transforms blurry Nintendo 64 games into crisp modern displays while maintaining authentic gameplay. The sleek console features excellent CRT emulation filters that recreate the...

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Classic 3D Maze screensaver from Windows 95 is now fully playable

Microsoft's iconic 3D Maze screensaver from Windows 95, originally designed to showcase OpenGL graphics, has been transformed into a fully playable game through reverse-engineering. A programmer discovered the original executable...

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Neo robot sounds like the answer to our home chore prayers...but also a potential privacy nightmare

A 5'6" humanoid robot named Neo could soon be wandering through your kitchen for $20,000, but there's a catch: when it gets confused, a 1X company technician can remotely take control and see everything the robot sees. A...

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Android 17 to receive significant gaming upgrades according to leak

Android 17 adds native controller remapping in system settings, letting users customize gamepad buttons and link virtual on-screen controls to physical controllers for unsupported games.

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Ridge Racer Accelerates Onto Game Boy Advance Hardware, Thanks to Talented Programmer

Programmer Gustavo Valiente recreated the 1993 arcade classic Ridge Racer on Game Boy Advance using his custom Butano engine. The impressive tech demo runs at 30 fps on real hardware despite the GBA's limited processing power.

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Foldable iPhone Tipped To Feature Massive Battery

Apple is testing 5,400-5,800 mAh batteries for its first foldable iPhone, launching next September. This capacity exceeds Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 7 at 4,400 mAh.

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The 4 Things You Need for a Tech Bubble

Tech companies are pouring massive amounts into AI infrastructure, with spending projected to hit $400 billion this year despite 95% of businesses seeing little return on AI investments. Using historical analysis of tech bubbles,...

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