The article humorously addresses the misconceptions about electric vehicles, arguing that their charging time is not a practical concern. It suggests that these claims are based on a lack of experience with EVs.

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Amazon is shutting down its free ad-supported streaming service, Freevee, to focus on selling ads on Prime Video, and will phase out the branding over the coming weeks.

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Half-Life 2, released 20 years ago on November 16, is a significant game in the history of computer games. It set a high standard for 'triple-A' video games and influenced developers' ambitions and players' expectations for over a decade. While it didn't break new ground in how games are made and designed, it is often considered a contender for the first modern 'triple-A' game.

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Donald Trump announced the formation of a new Department of Government Efficiency, named 'DOGE', to be led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Their role involves providing advice to dismantle government bureaucracy, reduce regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies. Despite not being an official federal agency, DOGE will have influence over federal spending.

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Tesla recalls 2,431 Cybertrucks due to faulty drive unit inverters, affecting model-year 2024 trucks produced between November 2023 and July 2024. Owners need physical repair, not a software update.

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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will lay off 325 employees, representing 5% of its workforce, due to various factors including a pause in funding for the Mars Sample Return mission.

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Spotify's Car Thing is getting an update due to a lack of interest from the company, but firmware hackers are taking an interest in upgrading the device.

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The new M4 MacBook Pros have boosted RAM capacities, a nano-texture display option, and an additional Thunderbolt port, making them more versatile and cheaper than previous models.

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Record labels Universal, Warner, and Sony seek rehearing of court case against ISP Grande Communications, arguing that the decision to make Grande pay for each album instead of each song threatened copyright owners' ability to obtain fair damages. The case is in the conservative-leaning US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

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FrontierMath, a new math benchmark, contains expert-level problems that leading AI models struggle to solve, highlighting the limitations of current AI.

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