Consider alternatives to popular apps to control your data, avoid monetization, and reduce risks.

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Pickle, a startup, allows users to create an avatar of themselves using a 5-minute training video. The avatar can be used for Zoom calls, and the service comes in basic, standard, and pro versions, priced from $300 to $1,150 per year.

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Apple's sequel to 'Wolfs' is canceled due to director Jon Watts' loss of trust in Apple as a creative partner, following the company's shift in movie strategy.

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is requesting that Google sell its Chrome browser to address concerns about its monopoly in online search. The DOJ argues that Google's ownership of both Android and Chrome hinders efforts to make the search market more competitive.

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Tesla and Rivian have reportedly reached a conditional settlement in a lawsuit where Tesla accused Rivian of employee poaching and trade secret theft. The settlement is expected to lead to the dismissal of the lawsuit by December 24th.

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OpenAI engineers accidentally deleted data potentially relevant to a lawsuit against the company, which is being sued by The New York Times and Daily News for allegedly scraping their works without permission.

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Y Combinator, a well-known startup factory, often backs companies with similar or identical products to previous graduates, contradicting the idea that startups need to be unique.

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Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis recall 208,000 EVs due to an issue with the integrated charging control unit (ICCU) that can cause sudden power loss.

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LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman expressed concerns that President-Elect Donald Trump could give favored status to certain individuals and companies, potentially harming American innovation.

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The AI industry is considering a new path to super-intelligent systems using test-time compute, which could impact AI startups and chip providers.

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