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Moltbot, the AI agent that ‘actually does things,’ is tech’s new obsession

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AdImpact: Meta spent $6.4M in November and December 2025 to run TV ads in eight US state capitals and DC, aiming to change negative opinions about data centers (Eli Tan/New York Times)

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The best budget robot vacuums

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‘A CEO, Captured’

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‘Aside From That, Mr. Cook, What Did You Think of the Movie?’

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Seagate reports Q2 revenue up 22% YoY to $2.83B, vs. $2.73B est., forecasts Q3 results above estimates on strong data storage demand; STX jumps 8%+ after hours (Zaheer Kachwala/Reuters)

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‘Whatever’

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How to get to the Garden in Grounded 2

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The winter storm tested power grids straining to accommodate AI data centers

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TikTok says the new US entity has not updated its algorithm since the joint venture was announced, after users accused it of suppressing posts related to ICE (David McCabe/New York Times)

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Texas Instruments reports Q4 revenue up 10% YoY to $4.42B, vs. $4.44B est., and forecasts Q1 revenue above estimates; TXN jumps 9%+ after hours (Arsheeya Bajwa/Reuters)

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The best fitness trackers and watches we’ve tested

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Sources: the interim director of CISA, Madhu Gottumukkala, triggered automated security warnings last summer by uploading sensitive documents to ChatGPT (John Sakellariadis/Politico)

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Privacy-focused MVNO Cape, which has raised $61M from a16z and others, launches across the US following a March 2025 beta, offering a $99 monthly plan (Steven Melendez/Fast Company)

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The Highguard launch is off to a rocky start, with low Steam reviews and concurrents

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Clawdbot Is Now Moltbot

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Magic reveals nine new Commander decks for Strixhaven and Marvel Super Heroes

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Meta blocks users from sharing links to ICE List, which compiles names of DHS staffers; Meta cites a policy against "asking for personally identifiable" info (David Gilbert/Wired)

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Revolut launches full banking operations in Mexico in its first expansion outside Europe, with capital of $100M+, more than double the regulatory minimum (Yamini Kalia/Reuters)

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Apple releases iOS 12.5.8 for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6, extending software support for these devices to 13 and 12 years after their respective launches (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

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