Cable ISPs maintain that data caps benefit low-income users, despite concerns from consumer advocacy groups. They argue that these plans offer more affordable options for budget-conscious consumers.

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Thousands of victims have sued Apple over its alleged failure to detect and report illegal child pornography, citing its decision to scrap a CSAM-scanning tool.

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Reddit has introduced an AI-powered search feature called Reddit Answers, which generates responses to user questions by summarizing relevant community discussions and comments on its platform.

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OpenAI releases Sora Turbo, a text-to-video generation model, available to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers, generating videos up to 20 seconds long at 1080p resolution, with restrictions on uploads involving human subjects.

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Physicists have confirmed that conflicting observational results on the accelerating expansion rate of the Universe are not due to errors in distance measurements, but rather may indicate new physics.

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Severance S2 returns to Apple TV in January, featuring a new procedure that allows workers to disconnect their work and personal lives.

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The Wheel of Time, a fantasy series adapted from Robert Jordan's bestselling novels, is set to return to Prime Video in March for its third season. The latest teaser hints at an intensifying battle between light and dark, with the Dragon Reborn rising to power. The series focuses on Moiraine, a member of the all-woman organization Aes Sedai, and the One Power's male and female divisions.

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A teenage boy created a cryptocurrency, known as a memecoin, and sold it, earning $50,000. His parents initially doubted the claim but later confirmed it after receiving numerous phone calls and messages.

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Critics, including a former astronaut, have criticized NASA's decision to use an unmodified heat shield for the Artemis II mission, which carries four astronauts on a deep space journey after more than 50 years. The decision has been labeled as prioritizing expediency over safety and good engineering practices.

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A Booking.com user discovered a security vulnerability allowing strangers to access private trip information through typos in email addresses. The issue allows unauthorized users to potentially take over bookings automatically added to accounts.

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