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The 6 best gifts for moms May 02, 2025

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Get that motherly figure in your life something they'll use for months and years to come.

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Eyeball-scanning ID technology debuts in the US, Lyft Silver wants to keep your aging parents off the road, and Grand Theft Auto VI delayed May 02, 2025

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Sam Altman's eyeball-scanning ID technology debuted in the US, Lyft Silver wants to keep your aging parents off the road, and Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed. It’s Friday May 2nd and this is your morning tech news roundup from Engadget.

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Meta is making it easier to use Llama models for app development May 01, 2025

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The new Llama API is now available to preview.

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The BBC used AI to bring Agatha Christie to life, Google is funding electrician training, and Mark Zuckerberg 'predicts' AI will write most of Meta's code within 12 to 18 months. May 01, 2025

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The BBC used AI (and an actor) to bring Agatha Christie to life, Google is funding electrician training to help meet the power demands of AI, and Mark Zuckerberg 'predicts' AI will write most of Meta's code within 12 to 18 months. It’s Thursday May 1st and this is your morning tech news roundup from Engadget.

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Amazon deploys the first Project Kuiper internet satellites Apr 30, 2025

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The 27 satellites are now operating as expected in low Earth orbit.

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OpenAI rolled back an update that made ChatGPT an ass-kissing weirdo, Amazon denied it planned to show tariff impacts on its prices, and EA reportedly canceled another Titanfall game Apr 30, 2025

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OpenAI rolled back an update that made ChatGPT an ass-kissing weirdo, Amazon denied a report that it planned to show tariff impacts on its prices, and EA reportedly canceled another Titanfall game, laying off several hundred employees. It’s Wednesday, April 30th and this is your morning tech news roundup from Engadget.

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CMF just announced a new smartphone and earbuds Apr 29, 2025

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The battery on the Phone Pro 2 lasts two full days on a charge.

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Covert and unauthorized experiment on Reddit, World of Tanks developers under fire from Russia, and Kickstarter added a 'tariff manager' Apr 29, 2025

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Researchers secretly experimented on Reddit users with AI-generated comments, Russian regulators are trying to seize assets from the developers of World of Tanks, and Kickstarter added a 'tariff manager' to let creators add surcharges to previously funded projects. It’s Tuesday, April 29th and this is your morning tech news roundup from Engadget.

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4chan is back after a nearly two-week shutdown, but it still has some serious problems Apr 28, 2025

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For better or for worse, the contentious imageboard isn’t going down without a fight.

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Meta’s AI chatbots were reportedly able to engage in sexual conversations with minors and more news Apr 28, 2025

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Meta’s AI chatbots were reportedly able to engage in sexual conversations with minors, Etsy is selling online music gear marketplace Reverb, and DoorDash calls Uber's lawsuit accusing it of anti-competitive practices a 'scare tactic'. It’s Monday, April 28th and this is your morning tech news roundup from Engadget.

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