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    The GTA VI trailer is already breaking viewership records on YouTube.

    Despite Rockstar releasing the GTA VI trailer early following a leak, it still managed to rake in 72 million views and counting. PC Gamer points out this makes it the most-viewed non-music video on YouTube in the 24 hours following its release — a record previously held by MrBeast.

    It’s also getting close to dethroning BTS’s “Dynamite” music video, which currently holds the record for getting the most views on all of YouTube in 24 hours.

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    Peacock now has 30 million paying subscribers.

    Comcast CEO Mike Cavanagh revealed the number during the UBS Global Media and Communications on Monday, where he also said the company rakes in about $10 per user every month. Peacock axed its free plan for new subscribers earlier this year and recently raised prices across its two remaining tiers.

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    Emma Roth
    Microsoft Copilot is now generally available.

    Copilot, the AI chatbot formerly known as Bing Chat, is out of preview. That means Copilot is now available in 105 languages and 169 countries “on all modern browsers for mobile and web,” according to Caitlin Roulston, the director of communications at Microsoft.

    Even though the preview label is going away today, Roulston says Microsoft will continue to “launch new features in preview while we iterate, listen to feedback, and improve the experience for our users.”

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    Emma Roth
    Google agrees to pay $27 million to settle a seven-year-old labor complaint.

    In 2016, an employee sued Google for having too strict of a confidentiality program, which allegedly discouraged workers from reporting illegal activity in violation of California’s labor laws.

    Google’s decision to settle means the majority of the $27 million will go to the state of California, while employees will get anywhere from $20 to $70, according to Semafor. A Google spokesperson tells the publication “that resolution of the matter, without any admission of wrongdoing, is in the best interest of everyone.”

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    Emma Roth
    Baldur’s Gate 3 was, unsurprisingly, the most-played Steam Deck title last month.

    BG3 has been the most popular Steam Deck title since August, and now it’s topping the charts once again. Sitting in second and third place are Cyberpunk 2077 and Diablo IV, both of which have also become regulars on the top 20 list.