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FaceTime banned in Russia

According to Reuters, when you launch FaceTime in Russia, you'll see the message 'User unavailable.' Roskomnadzor, Russia's communications and information technology regulator, justified blocking ...
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A series of impossible observations of the universe have raised the possibility that our understanding of the universe to date may be fundamentally wrong.

cosmological theories that seem to be scientifically accurate. However, in recent years, advances in observational technology have led to numerous observations that overturn our previous understanding ...
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Taiwan prosecutors indict Tokyo Electron subsidiary, demanding a 600 million yen fine for stealing TSMC trade secrets

Taiwan hits Japanese firm with indictment in TSMC data theft saga — Tokyo Electron charged with failing to prevent its staff from stealing trade secrets | Tom's ...
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Celebrities' pet cloning puts animals' health and well-being at risk

Pets such as dogs and cats generally have a shorter lifespan than their owners, and most owners are left grieving the loss of their pets. In recent years, advances in cloning technology have led some ...
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Introducing 'YouTube Recap,' which lets you look back on the trends in videos watched on YouTube over the past year and your favorite channels.

YouTube has launched ' YouTube Recap,' a service that allows users to look back at what they were interested in and what they searched for on YouTube in 2025 based on their viewing history. YouTube ...
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declares 'Code Red,' prioritizes ChatGPT improvements and puts advertising on hold in light of Gemini's success

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has declared a 'Code Red' emergency within the company due to the success of Google's Gemini AI program. Altman has indicated that he will prioritize improving ChatGPT, putting ...
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Amazon announces new 3nm AI chip 'Trainium3', 4 times faster than 'Trainium2' and up to 50% lower cost, and also announces 'Trainium4'

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has begun offering the latest generation of Trainium chips, the Trainium3, through its UltraServer service. Trainium3 is the company's first AI chip manufactured on a 3nm ...
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Petition launched in Germany to formally recognize open source work as a volunteer public service

A petition calling for the development and maintenance of open source software (OSS) to be officially recognized as 'volunteer activity' (Ehrenamt) under the German law was launched in late November ...
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Slop Evader is a search tool that displays only content created before ChatGPT was released to the public.

ChatGPT, a pioneer of chat AI based on generative AI models, the internet has become flooded with low-quality, unreliable information generated by generative AI. A new browser extension, Slop Evader, ...
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The White House official website has published a list of media outlets that report false information, claiming that major media outlets are publishing fake news about President ...

The White House official website published a page titled ' Media Offenders ' on November 28, 2025 local time. The page lists the names of media outlets and reporters who are alleged to have reported ...
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'Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity' to start broadcasting in 2026, new special effects hero series 'PROJECT RED' to launch

It has been announced that a new special effects hero series, ' PROJECT RED,' will begin airing in 2026 in the same time slot as the Super Sentai series, which began airing in 1975. As rumored, the ...
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Google's image generation AI 'Gemini 3 Pro Image (Nano Banana Pro)' has been released, applying Gemini's inference function to enhance language support and information ...

Google announced its image-generating AI, Gemini 3 Pro Image (Nano Banana Pro), on November 20, 2025. Built on the foundation of Gemini 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro is said to provide better information ...