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Monster Energy Tried to Make Pokémon Change Its Name Because of the Word ‘Monster’

The company behind the famous brand of energy drinks has gone after hundreds of companies. Recently, it targeted indie game developer Glowstick Entertainment.

My New Smart Bird Feeder Showed Me That Birds Are Absolutely Brutal

I started testing the Bird Buddy. Did you know birds are living their own soap opera?

Unknown Government Agency Disobeyed White House, Using Front Company to Purchase Banned Spyware

Less than a week after the White House blacklisted a controversial spyware vendor, a federal agency negotiated a secret contract with it via a front company.

Canceled HBO Originals Re-Emerge on Roku

The device and streaming service has added a slew of content from HBO Max and Discovery+, including Westworld and Raised by Wolves.

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These 9 Members of Congress Are Defending TikTok on TikTok

A select cohort of Democratic representatives are using TikTok to build their brands, share dumb memes, and defend the app against an impending ban.

India Says It Won't Regulate AI

The country's Ministry of Electronics said it "is not considering bringing a law or regulating the growth of artificial intelligence in the country.”

The New BlackBerry Movie Trailer Pitches a Funnier Take on 'The Social Network'

The story stars Jay Baruchel, Matt Johnson, and Glenn Howerton playing the out-of-their-depth founders of Research in Motion and later BlackBerry.

Magnus Carlsen's Mouse Slip Cost Him His Last Match as World Champion

An errant move of the mouse in an Armageddon-style showdown cost longtime champion Magnus Carlsen the win.

Tesla Recalls Its Semi Trucks Just Three Months After Release

Tesla is recalling 35 of its Semi vehicles after reports of brake failure issues.

Startup CEO Charged With Fraud After Allegedly Faking User Base to Secure $175 Million From JPMorgan

Frank CEO Charlie Javice reportedly lied about the size of her startup's user base in a $175 million deal with JPMorgan.

Don't Play Poker With ChatGPT

A new study shows that large language AI models have trouble weighing potential gains and losses, writes a USC engineering professor.

Judge Lets AT&T Off the Hook for Crypto Investor SIM Swap Attack

A California judge ruled that AT&T was off the hook for any punitive damages after hackers yoinked $24 million from early bitcoin investor Michael Terpin.

Amazon Bans Flipper Zero, Claiming It Violates Policy Against Card Skimming Devices

The pen-testing tool that's gained popularity on TikTok has a lot of uses, but Amazon has decided to no longer promote it.

A Find My iPhone Error Is Sending Hordes of Strangers to a Single Texas House

iPhone owners in search of their missing devices were directed to the wrong address thanks to a Find My fluke.

Remote Work Is Winding Down—Just Ask Zuckerberg

"Our hypothesis is that it is still easier to build trust in person and that those relationships help us work more effectively." Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook.

Cha-Ching: Google Pay Bug Might Have Sent You Free Money

Users received phantom payments from Google rewarding them for "dogfooding the Google pay remittance experience."

Bing Chat Is Already Polluted With Bad Ads

Microsoft finally copped to incorporating ads into its buzzy AI Bing Chat this week, though the company's announcement offered little clarity.

Samsung's Galaxy Watch Finally Gets Full Peloton Integration

Now you can use the watch's Peloton app to monitor your heart rate on Peloton's exercise machines.

Doge's Twitter Reign Ends, Triggering Memecoin Slump

After four days of Twitter's homepage logo being swapped out with Elon Musk's favorite Shiba Inu, the bluebird is back and Dogecoin is down.