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Folks online have accused YouTube of targeting AdBlock users with degraded performance, with reports of the desktop player freezing up, lagging while buffering, and hogging CPU usage.

The Tesla CEO and X CTO / owner writes that “I am uncomfortable growing Tesla to be a leader in AI & robotics without having ~25% voting control,” and proposed building products (like Grok?) outside of Tesla instead.

It makes sense that a new deal will see the company outfitting new and existing hardware with Starlink. That should allow people who live in the middle of nowhere to better take advantage of the high-tech tools John Deere has been packing inside recently. Because right now the rural internet situation is hellish.

President Biden was, fortunately, away when someone called this morning to claim the White House was on fire.

Word of this comes not from US Customs, but Masimo’s own lawyers in a letter published by 9to5Mac. It says the updated watches “do not contain pulse oximetry functionality,” which is a step further than last month’s report that Apple engineers were working on new algorithms.

Caddy is a free visualizer tool that utilizes hand-tracking to interact with 3D CAD models — allowing users to “grab” individual components, and measure both real and digital objects like you’re operating Tony Stark’s sci-fi workbench.

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Analysis from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that almost 40 percent of global employment is exposed to AI. While some workflows are assisted or “complimented” by the technology, it’s also expected to replace some jobs entirely.

The OnePlus 12 launches globally on January 23rd, but testing is underway. I can’t tell you how much it costs or when it will be available, but I can show you this marbled green finish on my review unit. I don’t know, it’s kind of growing on me? One thing’s for sure: it’s one of the last places you’ll find a dedicated mute switch.

Android Authority has spotted some interesting text in early Canary versions of Android’s Edge browser. “Get the latest AI models, priority access for quick answers, and high-quality image creation with Copilot Pro,” the code reads. It’s unclear when the “Copilot Pro” service might launch, but hopefully it won’t come with the same 300 conversations per day cap, or limit of 30 replies per chat.