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  • Kiki Club, a subletting startup, settled for over $152,000 after violating New York City's short-term rental laws, highlighting ongoing regulatory challenges for tech startups in the rental space.
  • Bluesky implemented moderation updates to improve transparency and user communication regarding content violations, reflecting a broader trend in social media platforms prioritizing user safety.
  • Amazon is leveraging AI technology to enhance its Prime Video service with AI-generated video recaps for shows, marking a significant integration of artificial intelligence in content consumption.
  • Meta is expanding its Community Notes feature internationally while simultaneously preparing to shut down accounts for Australian teens under age 16 ahead of new regulations, showcasing the balancing act of social media compliance and user engagement.
  • European lawmakers are proposing to ease regulations around AI and privacy, aiming to stimulate business growth while addressing the concerns of major tech players in the region like Meta and Google.

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  • The best Black Friday deals on SSDs and other storage devices we can find 35 minutes ago by Jeff Dunn
    Shopping, Technology & Electronics, Hobbies & Personal Activities, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Jeff Dunn

    As with most tech products, Black Friday sales are usually a good time to pick up any storage gear you’ve been eyeing. If you have a PC, PS5, gaming handheld or any other gadget that could use some extra space, we’re weeding out the junk and rounding up the best Black Friday SSD deals and other storage discounts we could already find. So far we’re seeing a handful of discounts on well-reviewed internal drives, portable SSDs and microSD cards, but we expect many more deals to pop up over the next few days, so we'll update this post as we

  • Disney fails in initial bid to halt Sling TV's short-term streaming passes 39 minutes ago by Engadget
    Media, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US

    Sling TV has won the first stage of a legal battle with Disney over the short-term passes that the streaming service introduced in August. The Dish Network-owned platform started offering daily ($5), weekend ($10) and weekly ($15) passes for its Sling Orange plan, which costs $46 on a monthly basis.  Disney owns several channels that are offered through Sling TV platforms, including multiple ESPN channels and the Disney Channel. It did not take too kindly to the new offerings — Disney promptly filed a lawsuit over the short-term live TV passes, as well as an emergency request to halt them. As

  • AMD will preview its Redstone upscaling tech on December 10 44 minutes ago by Engadget
    Video Games, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US

    The AI upscaling upgrade for AMD graphics cards is nearly here. On Tuesday, AMD said it will reveal FSR "Redstone," its answer to NVIDIA's DLSS, on December 10. Upscaling tech has been a big sticking point in comparisons between NVIDIA and AMD GPUs. Despite big improvements in FSR 5, NVIDIA's DLSS still outperforms AMD's tech in most metrics. AMD hopes Redstone will close the gap. The company hasn't yet gone into great detail about the tech. But we know Redstone offers more than just better ML-powered upscaling. It also has improved AI frame generation, ray regeneration and radiance caching. (PC Gamer notes

  • Hypixel Studios shows off new Hytale footage the day after it brought the game back to life an hour ago by Lawrence Bonk
    Media, Video Games, Arts & Entertainment, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Lawrence Bonk

    Hypixel Studios just dropped a massive new gameplay video for the upcoming adventure Hytale, which features over 15 minutes of footage. This comes just a day after the company brought the game back to life by buying the rights back from Riot. In other words, this new footage is quite the flex. It's worth noting that this isn't a AAA-style trailer. It's barely edited live footage from the game that was "recorded in a single morning and put together" by Hypixel co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme. The developer says there are no "bells and whistles" included with this footage, as it features "just

  • European policymakers want to ease AI and privacy laws an hour ago by Matt Tate
    Politics & Government, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Matt Tate

    European policymakers have proposed sweeping changes to the way the EU regulates the tech industry. In just the last few months, the likes of Meta and Google have questioned strict EU policies relating to privacy and AI expansion, but if the European Commission’s new package of proposals are passed, a number of big tech roadblocks will be removed. Or at least lifted up a bit.  Changes to rules around AI, cybersecurity and data will, according to policymakers, generate growth for European businesses, while "promoting Europe’s highest standards of fundamental rights, data protection, safety and fairness." Among the proposals are amendments to


The Verge

  • The Verge’s 2025 holiday gift guide for tinkerers 2 hours ago by Brandon Russell
    Gadgets, Gift Guides, Tech, Verge Shopping

    As AI tools continue to rise in popularity, it's easy to forget the satisfaction of using something that doesn't need an update or a prompt to help you get things done. I'm talking about tools. They're simple and rugged, and they don't make things needlessly complicated. And now that the holidays are approaching, these tools can help you tackle projects you didn't finish over the summer (or, let's be real, two summers ago). If you're shopping for someone who would rather read a repair manual than scroll through a social media feed, you're in the right place. We've rounded up options

  • Lawmakers want to let users sue over harmful social media algorithms 2 hours ago by Lauren Feiner
    Exclusive, Policy, Report, Speech

    Tech critics' least favorite law is under siege again, this time with a focus on its recommendation algorithms. On Wednesday Sens. John Curtis (R-UT) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the Algorithm Accountability Act, which amends Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to make platforms responsible for preventing their recommendation systems from causing certain foreseeable harms. Section 230 is the law that shields online platforms - including social media sites, digital forums, blogs with comment sections, and their users - from being held liable for other people's unlawful posts, or for engaging in good faith content moderation. Bu … Read the full

  • Watch how Apple 3D prints Watches by blasting powdered titanium with lasers 3 hours ago by Stevie Bonifield
    Apple, Gadgets, News, Smartwatch, Tech, Wearable

    If you compare the Apple Watch Ultra 3 with the Ultra 2, you probably wouldn’t be able to tell they were made with drastically different manufacturing processes. The titanium Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3 are not only made with 100 percent recycled titanium powder, but are also 3D-printed, a process that’s pretty impressive at Apple’s scale. 3D printing creates less waste, in this case cutting raw materials usage for the watch cases in half, but introduces new challenges, like balancing speed and precision. Apple has released more details about its process, which involves blasting titanium dust with a laser.

  • Disney loses bid to block Sling TV’s one-day cable passes 3 hours ago by Emma Roth
    Disney, News, Streaming

    A federal judge in New York denied Disney’s request to block Sling TV’s short-term passes, which give viewers the ability to stream live content for as little as one day. In a ruling on Tuesday, US District Judge Arun Subramanian ruled that Disney didn’t prove that Sling TV’s passes caused “irreparable harm” to the entertainment giant, as reported earlier by Cord Cutters. Disney sued Sling shortly after the live TV streaming service started allowing viewers to purchase temporary access to its library of channels, starting at a single payment of $4.99 for a one-day pass. Several channels included in the package

  • This viral AI pen didn’t help me cheat 3 hours ago by Elissa Welle
    AI, Report, Tech

    This “AI scanner pen” promised answers to test questions. A college student recently told me about the latest tech designed to help students cheat - and it wasn't ChatGPT. It was an actual, physical gadget marketed in YouTube ads as the workaround to physical, hardcopy tests, which are back in vogue now as AI tears through higher education like a tornado. (One example is AI agents, which are unstoppable cheating machines for online assignments.) But if questions printed on physical sheets of paper seem like the calm eye of the storm, think again, because when there's a will, there's a way -


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