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Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is ‘slop’

Merriam-Webster has settled on a word that represents 2025 – and that word is “slop.” The dictionary-maker defines “slop” as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence,” something that many people have become familiar with as AI-generated content permeates the internet. This year, some of the […]

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Starlink and Chinese satellites nearly collided last week

A collision in space was narrowly avoided last week when a newly deployed Chinese satellite came within a few hundred meters of one of the roughly 9,000 Starlink satellites currently operating in low Earth orbit. SpaceX is laying the blame on the satellite operator for not sharing location data. “When satellite operators do not share […]

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Who is Picea Robotics, Roomba’s new owner?

iRobot, the owner of the Roomba robot vacuum, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, stating that it will be acquired by its contract manufacturer, Picea Robotics. The Chinese-based company assumed iRobot’s $190 million loan earlier this month and, under the terms of iRobot’s restructuring, will waive that debt, along with the $161.5 million iRobot owes […]

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iRobot files for bankruptcy

After 35 years, the maker of the Roomba robot vacuum filed for bankruptcy protection late Sunday night. Following issuing warnings earlier this year that it was fast running out of options, iRobot announced it will enter Chapter 11 protection and plans to be acquired by its contract manufacturer, the Chinese-based Picea Robotic. The company says […]

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Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting

Grok’s track record is spotty at best. But even by the very low standards of xAI, its failure in the aftermath of the tragic mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia is shocking. The AI chatbot has repeatedly misidentified 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who heroically disarmed one of the shooters, and claimed the […]

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Absynth is back and weirder than ever after 16 years

Absynth is something of a cult classic in the soft synth world. It was originally released in 2000, and quickly found an audience among the growing cadre of people making music on computers. But its last major update, Absynth 5, was released in 2009, and Native Instruments officially discontinued the instrument in 2022, citing a […]

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A Kinect for kids is outselling Xbox to become the hot console this holiday

It’s a small sample size, likely driven by Black Friday discounts and temporary virality, but the Nex Playground has gone from little-known console curiosity to best-seller. It’s now on track to quadruple its sales from last year. According to research firm Circana, the Playground was the second best-selling console in the US for the week […]

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