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Treasury Department sued over DOGE takeover Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images President Donald Trump’s administration is being sued over Elon Musk’s alleged “massive and unprecedented” intrusion into the American government’s payment systems. The suit, filed in a Washington, DC federal court Monday evening by the advocacy group Public Citizen, calls for the …

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Image: EA Until now, if you wanted to play the classic computer games The Sims from 2000 and The Sims 2 from 2004, you needed the original CD-ROMs or DVDs. But that’s about to change. In celebration of the franchise’s 25th anniversary, Electronic Arts is releasing The Sims Legacy Collection and The Sims 2 Legacy …

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Image: Samsung It’s not every day you see a massive discount on a Samsung Odyssey monitor, but right now you can get the Samsung Odyssey G5 for 36 percent off. Instead of its usual $550, Amazon has it on sale for $350, so you can finally upgrade your setup at a reasonable price. This is …

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Image: Asus It’s hard to find a cheap laptop out there. Well, that’s not quite true. It’s hard to find a cheap laptop that’s actually worth buying. But today Staples has one that’s a godsend if you’re in the market for an affordable laptop that can run Windows well. The Asus Vivobook 15 is just …

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All the news that’s fit to lift “It was the perfect partnership and the biggest softball of all the opportunities.” Falcon 9 launches the SpainSat NG I mission to orbit from Florida on Wednesday. Credit: SpaceX Falcon 9 launches the SpainSat NG I mission to orbit from Florida on Wednesday. Credit: SpaceX Welcome to Edition …

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The following story contains light spoilers for season one of Severence but none for season 2. The first season of Severance walked the line between science-fiction thriller and Office Space-like satire, using a clever conceit (characters can’t remember what happens at work while at home, and vice versa) to open up new storytelling possibilities. It …

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Ford’s no stranger to the NASCAR life. Ford driver Joey Logano was the 2024 Cup Series Champion in one of the company’s Mustang-bodied machines. He’s currently leading the 2025 series, too. However, the Blue Oval and its Ford Performance division are going into uncharted territory with its new prototype, an all-electric Mach-E built atop elements …

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Apple fell slightly short of investor expectations when it reported its first-quarter earnings today. While sales were up 4 percent overall, the iPhone showed signs of weakness, and sales in the Chinese market slipped by just over 11 percent. CEO Tim Cook told CNBC that the iPhone performed better in countries where Apple Intelligence was …

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If you’ve been paying careful attention to YouTube recently, you may have noticed the rising trend of so-called “faceless YouTube channels” that never feature a visible human talking in the video frame. While some of these channels are simply authored by camera-shy humans, many more are fully automated through AI-powered tools to craft everything from …

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February 1, 2025 2:00 PM Games for Change will happen June 26-27, 2025, in New York. Image Credit: Games for Change The 22nd annual Games for Change Festival will take place June 26 and June 27 in New York under the theme “Designing for Tomorrow.” The event will take place at the Parsons School of …

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