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What? You haven't booked your tickets yet? trib.al/QPm0wds

Google says now is your best time to snag cheap flights for Thanksgiving and Christmas

If you're traveling for the holidays, there are specific days when you should book your tickets in order to get the best fares, Google Flights says. Here's how to know when to pounce.

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This little-known hack helps you go back to focusing on original sources instead of error-prone AI summaries. trib.al/OZmunrg

How to turn off Google's AI Overviews—and reclaim search sanity

This little-known hack helps you go back to focusing on original sources instead of error-prone AI summaries.

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"Washington is tracking where U.S. capital is flowing and what capabilities it is helping build." trib.al/btIJ8Gm

The U.S. Treasury wants expanded restrictions on high-tech investments to these ‘countries of...

The U.S. is seeking measures to further curb tech investments to adversaries.

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Change.org wants to turn your TikTok rant into local political action trib.al/h5qpzfj

Change starts here

Join over 500,000,000 people creating real change in their communities.

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Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm want to make superdogs for the military trib.al/wuSSV5A

Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm want to make superdogs for the military

Warhound plans to use gene editing and cloning to produce healthier, more capable working dogs for the U.S. military, with the first puppies expected in 2027.

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"Just because chatbots cite only 15% of what they look at, that doesn't mean the 85% left out is worthless." trib.al/8dJ9KOQ

What AI leaves out of the answer still counts

AI companies are starting to pay for content that shows up in answers. The case for also paying for the library behind them is stronger than it looks.

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AI music’s proliferation on streaming services has been a boon for this Spotify competitor trib.al/g81ompk

AI music's proliferation on streaming services has been a boon for this Spotify competitor

French streamer Qobuz has used its focus on human curation to grow subscribers, even as it is inundated with AI-generated tracks.

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Foursquare’s Swarm has slowed way down, but it still has a pulse. I’m hoping the recently acquired app lives on. trib.al/NcX7VR1

The simple joy of a social network most people forgot about years ago

Foursquare’s Swarm has slowed way down, but it still has a pulse. I’m hoping the recently acquired app lives on.

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AI companies say they want to give billions away. Will they actually do it? trib.al/7aDm3Kv

AI companies say they want to give billions away. Will they actually do it?

Silicon Valley's biggest names are making eye-watering philanthropic pledges, raising questions about their motivations and how much money will reach the public.

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Simple, free, and respectful of your privacy—what more could you ask for? trib.al/DM1N5YX

These 2 free compression tools protect your privacy

Simple, free, and respectful of your privacy—what more could you ask for?

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"Early public consultation is increasingly a very important part of the process." trib.al/IJSKPi9

How Google, Amazon, and Meta are trying to win over communities pushing back against data centers

Big Tech is promising more money and transparency.

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"AEONrv remains a niche, if tech-forward, player in a $159 billion industry." trib.al/XsnagFQ

This founder built the RV he wanted for ski trips. It led to a $20 million business

Jim Ritchie felt that RVs looked like ‘1980s Vegas.’ His hybrid vehicle company, AEONrv, grew 4,231 percent in three years.

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Drops for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry are dragging markets down worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May on worries about the war with Iran. trib.al/LSkuadt

AI stocks slip and global markets retreat as oil hits five-month high

The S&P 500 sank 1.3% following even sharper losses in Asia.

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"Don't take it to the beach—they don't like sand." trib.al/Xt1DORB

Apple’s folding phone arrives in stores soon. See these dos and dont’s first

Foldable phones generally require more care than a traditional smartphone.

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Why you should worry less about big data centers and more about big data trib.al/N0r7rWG

Why you should worry less about big data centers and more about big data

Google’s $10 million bid for Spirit Airlines' archive underscores a larger issue: Big AI labs have the money to license or buy massive amounts of business and consumer data.

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Google's new virtual power plant deal appears to be the largest of its kind from a hyperscaler. trib.al/LPxGmjt

How Google is building a gigawatt-scale power plant—without building a power plant

Google's new virtual power plant deal appears to be the largest of its kind from a hyperscaler.

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With Microsoft and Sony facing soaring component costs, the next generation of gaming hardware could come with unprecedented price tags. trib.al/cRZ39z2

The next Xbox could cost $1,800. Here’s why

With Microsoft and Sony facing soaring component costs, the next generation of gaming hardware could come with unprecedented price tags.

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Peter Burke discusses Europe’s shifting approach to regulation, and the challenges of embracing a technology that’s transforming the economy. trib.al/3SFq2GK

Ireland wants a bigger piece of the AI boom. Its enterprise minister explains how

Peter Burke discusses Europe’s shifting approach to regulation, and the challenges of embracing a technology that’s transforming the economy.

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AI-generated slides, "trillicorns," and the “three T’s of Founder Legibility.” trib.al/Yp7hlUk

Is it time for founders to ditch the pitch deck?

AI-generated slides, 'trillicorns,' and the '3 T’s of Founder Legibility.'

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AI chatbots struggle to understand cultural context, a new study finds trib.al/sCXQQeA

AI chatbots struggle to understand cultural context, a new study finds

In an exclusive look at new research from Cohere Labs, even the best-performing AI models failed to solve riddles rooted in local cultures. Worse, they rarely admitted when they didn’t know the...

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