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    Darth Vader’s lightsaber sells for over $3.6 million at auction.

    The lightsaber, wielded by Vader in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, went on sale during an auction held by the memorabilia company, Propstore. The auction includes plenty of other iconic movie props, including Indiana Jones’ whip, which fetched more than $485,000.

    Warner Bros. Discovery sues Midjourney for generating ‘countless’ copies of its charactersWarner Bros. Discovery sues Midjourney for generating ‘countless’ copies of its characters
    Darth Vader’s lightsaber is up for auctionDarth Vader’s lightsaber is up for auction
    Jury orders Google to pay $425 million for violating user privacyJury orders Google to pay $425 million for violating user privacy
    Amazon’s Project Kuiper strikes its first satellite internet deal with an airlineAmazon’s Project Kuiper strikes its first satellite internet deal with an airline
    Ecovacs claims its fast-charging robovac can clean nonstopEcovacs claims its fast-charging robovac can clean nonstop
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    DuckDuckGo’s subscription now includes access to GPT-5 and GPT-4o.

    The $9.99 / month subscription will also let you use Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 and Meta’s Llama Maverick through the privacy-focused Duck.ai interface, which doesn’t store your chats or use them for AI training. In addition to these perks, DuckDuckGo’s subscription comes with a VPN and an information removal tool.

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    Roborock graduates from vacuuming your house to mowing your lawnRoborock graduates from vacuuming your house to mowing your lawn
    Roborock’s Curv 2 Pro can drop its mop pads to keep your carpets dryRoborock’s Curv 2 Pro can drop its mop pads to keep your carpets dry
    Apple’s rumored AI search tool for Siri could rely on GoogleApple’s rumored AI search tool for Siri could rely on Google

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