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The NBA will air a Christmas Day game with Disney characters
If you can’t get your kids to sit through one of the five NBA games airing on Christmas Day, tune into Disney+, ESPN+ or ESPN2
X adds Twitch to its advertising boycott lawsuit
Twitch is now on the docket for X’s lawsuit against companies that stopped advertising on the social media site. X amended its lawsuit on Monday
Two Baltic Sea communications cables have been knocked offline
Two undersea communications cables in the Baltic Sea have been knocked offline, and at least one appears to have been physically cut. CNN received confirmation
iFixit’s PS5 Pro teardown reveals an easily replaceable CMOS battery
The teardown of the PS5 Pro is here, and while there isn’t all that much different going on from what we’ve seen with the PS5
The Onion won the auction for Infowars and was given ‘clear next steps to complete the sale,’ CEO says
After a judge on Thursday ordered an evidentiary hearing into The Onion’s winning bid to purchase Infowars, Alex Jones’ site resumed operations and claimed the
The suddenly hot Bluesky says it won’t train AI on your posts
Bluesky, which has surged in the days following the US election, said on Friday that it won’t train on its users’ posts for generative AI.
The EU publishes the first draft of regulatory guidance for general purpose AI models
On Thursday, the European Union published its first draft of a Code of Practice for general purpose AI (GPAI) models. The document, which won’t be
Spotify unveils a new payout model for creators with popular videos
Spotify is aiming to give YouTube some competition with its new partner program for video creators and content that goes viral. The music and podcast
Apple could launch a smart home control center next year
Apple is rumored to be working on a new smart home product. Mark Gurman at Bloomberg that the company is developing a wall-mounted display for
Apple’s latest Find My update makes it easier to find lost items
If you have an iPhone that can run iOS 18, you can now download and install the public beta of iOS 18.2. One of the