What to Stream: George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Zac Brown Band, Michelle Pfeiffer and Metroid Prime 4

George Clooney playing a dashing movie star with nagging midlife regrets in “Jay Kelly” and Zac Brown Band returning with fresh tunes are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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Netflix tries bringing family game night to your TV

Four years after the streaming giant first tried its hand at video games, the company is releasing a new twist.

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AI-assisted shopping is the talk of the holiday shopping season

Major retail chains and tech companies are offering new or updated artificial intelligence tools in time for the holiday shopping season.

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Airlines work to fix software glitch on A320 aircraft and some flights are disrupted

Airlines around the world canceled and delayed flights heading into the weekend to fix software on a widely used commercial plane after an analysis found computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue aircraft last month.

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An archaeologist is racing to preserve Sudan’s heritage as war threatens to erase its cultural past

Archaeologist Shadia Abdrabo is working to create an online database of Sudan's archaeological sites and museum collections.

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Airlines adopt software fix for Airbus A320 after plane has sudden altitude drop

Airbus and European aviation safety regulators say an aircraft heavily used by commercial airlines around the world needs a software fix to address an issue that contributed to a sudden drop in altitude of a JetBlue plane last month.

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Black Friday: 6 ways AI can upgrade your holiday shopping

Shoppers are turning to AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity, as well as features like AI Mode in Google Chrome, to research products, compare prices and more.

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Americans are microdosing obesity drugs, driven by ‘thin is in’ blitz

Marketers are positioning weight-loss shots as cosmetic elixirs for anyone who wants to lose a few pounds. Doctors warn that such patients could put themselves at risk for potentially serious side effects.

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How Russian drones targeting civilians are turning one Ukrainian city into a ‘human safari’

Ukrainians in the southern city of Kherson live in constant fear of Russian drone attacks.

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South Korea’s largest satellite launched on Nuri rocket in ambitious space mission

South Korea launched its largest satellite yet on its nationally developed space rocket early Thursday, the fourth of six planned launches through 2027.

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Shein faces European Union scrutiny over child safety and illegal products

European Union regulators are increasing scrutiny of Shein's safety measures after French authorities found illegal weapons and child-like sex dolls on the company's website.

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Australia will enforce a social media ban for children under 16 despite a court challenge

The Australian government says children under 16 will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a legal challenge.

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Most US stocks rise, but Nvidia’s drop keeps the market in check

Most U.S. stocks are rising following updates on the economy that kept alive hopes for a coming cut to interest rates.

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Russian hackers target US engineering firm because of work done for Ukrainian sister city

Hackers working for Russian intelligence attacked an American engineering company this fall, seemingly because that firm had worked for a U.S. municipality with a sister city in Ukraine.

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RealPage settles DOJ case with data agreement

RealPage agreed to stop enabling sharing of non-public pricing data between competing landlords and to stop using that data to train its artificial intelligence models.

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Trump signs executive order for AI project called Genesis Mission to boost scientific discoveries

President Donald Trump is directing the federal government to share scientific data and use artificial intelligence to accelerate discovery, including streamlining the nation’s electric grid.

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To meld AI with supercomputers, national labs are picking up the pace

In a shift, the tech companies are expected to pay at least some of the costs of building and operating the hardware, rather than the government.

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Malaysia to ban social media for children under 16 next year

Malaysia plans to ban social media accounts for people under 16 starting in 2026.

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What to Stream: ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Mickey 17,’ Kevin Hart and ‘A Grand Ole Opry Christmas’

Director Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17” starring several versions of Robert Pattinson and Kevin Hart debuting a new comedy special on Netflix are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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Takeoff of China’s flying taxis hits turbulence

Chinese companies are rushing to deploy low-flying vehicles and drones for various uses as the country finds innovative ways to drive its economy.

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Self-driving taxis are catching on. Are you ready?

With the arrival of Amazon’s Zoox robot taxi in San Francisco to compete with Waymo, autonomous services are gaining momentum. This comes with pros and cons.

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Frustrations grow in Russia over cellphone internet outages that disrupt daily life

When Russians look back at 2025, they might remember it as the year when the government took even tighter control of the internet.

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Info to decipher secret message in Kryptos sculpture at CIA headquarters sells for close to $1M

The information needed to decipher a secret message in a sculpture at CIA headquarters has sold at auction for nearly $1 million.

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Google and US government battle over the future of internet advertising

Google will confront the U.S. government’s latest attempt to topple its internet empire in federal court on Friday as a judge considers how to prevent the abusive tactics that culminated in parts of its digital ad network being branded as an illegal monopoly.

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France moves against Musk’s Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claims

France’s government is taking action against Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok after it generated posts that questioned the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz.

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Spanish court orders Meta to pay nearly half a billion euros in damages to media outlets

Spanish legacy media companies in Spain have scored a victory against social media giant Meta after a Madrid-based court ordered that it must pay news outlets nearly half a billion euros in damages.

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Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season

Children’s and consumer advocacy groups are urging parents not to buy AI-powered toys during the holiday season.

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Russian hacking suspect wanted by the FBI arrested on Thai resort island

Police have arrested a suspected Russian hacker in Thailand who is wanted by the FBI for alleged cyberattacks on U.S. and European government agencies.

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One Tech Tip: Do’s and don’ts of using AI to help with schoolwork

The rise of ChatGPT and other AI systems has transformed education, changing how students learn and study.

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Europe could get Cypriot natural gas by 2027, president says

The president of Cyprus says some of the estimated 20 trillion cubic feet of natural gas discovered in waters off the island nation could reach European markets as soon as 2027.

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Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers quits OpenAI board after release of Epstein emails

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is leaving OpenAI’s board of directors.

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Dutch government says it’s suspending its order to take control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia

The Dutch government says it’s relinquishing its control over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia following a standoff between China and the Netherlands.

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Cloudflare outage disrupts ChatGPT, X, other internet services

Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it is deploying a fix for an issue that caused global outages for ChatGPT, social media platform X, League of Legends and other prominent internet services.

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Roblox steps up age checks and groups younger users into age-based chats

Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people around their own age.

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Jeff Bezos creates AI startup where he will be co-CEO

It's not clear when Project Prometheus launched, but it enters an increasingly crowded AI market, with smaller companies in a race with industry giants.

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Facebook Dating is a surprise hit for the social network

It has more than 21 million daily users, quietly making it one of the most popular online dating services.

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What to Stream: ‘Wicked: For Good’ soundtrack, Ted Danson, ‘The Bad Guys 2’ and Black cowboys

Ted Danson’s “A Man on the Inside” returning to Netflix for its second season and Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo belting out the “Wicked: For Good” soundtrack are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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Future data centers are driving up forecasts for energy demand. States want proof they’ll get built

Utilities are producing eye-popping forecasts about the amount of electricity they'll need to power massive new data centers that are feeding the fast-growing AI economy.

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Disney reaches new deal with YouTube TV, ending dayslong blackout for customers

Disney and YouTube TV reached a new deal to bring channels like ABC and ESPN back to the Google-owned live streaming platform Friday, ending a blackout for customers that dragged on for nearly six weeks.

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Anthropic warns of AI-driven hacking campaign linked to China

Researchers at an artificial intelligence firm say they've found the first reported case of foreign hackers using AI to automate portions of cyberattacks.

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Google offers changes to satisfy EU ad-tech case but they don’t include breakup

Google has proposed major changes to its business practices to address an EU antitrust case targeting its ad-tech operations.

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Cash App’s Moneybot might know your spending habits better than you do

Cash App has introduced Moneybot, a new financial services chatbot that will be integrated into its banking app this winter.

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Disney streaming and parks shine in fourth quarter, but some TV networks, movies weaker

Disney’s fiscal fourth-quarter performance was mixed, as a weak performance from its television networks and some films was buffered by strength in its streaming business and theme parks.

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Anthropic announces $50B investment in new US data centers to meet AI demand

Anthropic has announced a $50 billion investment in computing infrastructure that will include new data centers in Texas and New York.

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Solar storms delay the launch of Blue Origin’s big new rocket with Mars orbiters for NASA

Strong solar storms responsible for breathtaking auroras across the U.S. have delayed the launch of Blue Origin's big new rocket.

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8 innovative gifts you didn’t know you needed

Looking for gifts that wow.

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Watchdog group Public Citizen demands OpenAI withdraw AI video app Sora over deepfake dangers

Tech advocacy group Public Citizen has demanded OpenAI withdraw Sora 2, citing safety concerns and threats to democracy from the AI video generator.

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Seattle’s Rad Power Bikes may close, cut jobs as pandemic boom cools

Once the leader in e-bikes, Seattle-based Rad Power Bikes warned employees it could shut down if it can't solve a financial hangover from pandemic-era growth.

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China’s stranded astronauts ‘in good condition’ after space debris delays planned return

The return of three stranded Chinese astronauts who are facing a delayed return to Earth is progressing smoothly, according to the country's Manned Space Engineering office.

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Japan’s SoftBank says it has sold its shares in Nvidia for $5.8 billion

Japanese technology giant SoftBank says it has sold its stake in Nvidia for $5.8 billion.

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