You could be owed money as part of a $135M Google settlement. See if you qualify

Approximately 100 million Android users could get a chunk of a $135 million Google settlement. Are you one of them?

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A young generation is reviving the iPod for distraction-free listening

Four years after Apple killed off the iPod, secondhand sales are surging fueled in part by young people interested in listening to music in a focused way.

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Samsung discontinuing its texting app, tells users to switch to Google Messages

Impacted Samsung smartphone owners are being asked to switch to Google Messages “to maintain a consistent messaging experience on Android.”

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Advocacy groups urge YouTube to protect kids from ‘AI slop' videos

There has been a growing movement online against AI-generated content, particularly when leans into the meaninglessness of “ brainrot.”

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Apple turns 50: A look back its journey from garage startup to tech titan

A scrawny hippie and a nerdy engineer vowed to change the world when they founded a Silicon Valley startup on April Fools’ Day 50 years ago and then — no joke — pulled it off.

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Send this to your boomer parents: Avoid AI scams with 1 trick from a deepfake expert

From voice cloning to spoofed calls, AI scams are on the rise. Here's how to protect your loved ones with one simple strategy.

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Professor shares 1 word that's a dead giveaway for an AI-written paper

A single word keeps turning up in student papers — and it's stirring debate after one professor said it's a telltale sign of artificial intelligence.

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