By Sam Bradley • October 17, 2025 • Ivy Liu OpenAI’s launch of Sora 2, its video generation tool and would-be social network for the slop age, was the latest attempt by the generative AI developer to expand the copyright Overton Window. Sora 2 initially shipped with an “opt-out” policy for IP rightsholders. If an
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6 things Starlink does better than regular home internet
It’s been a few months since I started using Starlink for home internet. And apart from some minor flaws and complaints—like weak upload speeds and the occasional global service outage—I have to admit it’s generally better than I expected it to be. One of the best things about Starlink is how normal it feels. Once
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Samsung’s new Android XR headset is coming October 21 and
(Image credit: Shutterstock / Andrew Soinov) Samsung is holding a virtual event on October 21 to announce an Android XR device Buyers who reserve one now can get $100 credit for other Samsung gear Samsung, with Qualcomm and Google, has been teasing Project Moohan for months Samsung has announced that it will be unveiling its
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Microsoft debuts its first in-house AI image generator
Microsoft is continuing to roll out in-house AI models, further decreasing its reliance on long-standing partnership with OpenAI. Today, the company introduced MAI-Image-1, its first internally-developed image-generating AI model. According to the blog post , MAI-Image-1 is particularly good for creating photorealistic results, and can generate natural lighting and landscapes. For now, the model is
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Apple is winding down Clips, its forgotten video-editing app
It seems to be the end of the road for Apple's Clips app. The company said on a support page that it has stopped updating the video-editing app, and new users can no longer download it from the App Store. Existing users on iOS and iPadOS will continue to have access for the time being
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A single $20 payment gets you forever access to 1,000+
Image: StackCommerce TL;DR: EDU Unlimited lifetime access is now at its lowest price ever, just $19.97, for a limited time (MSRP $600). College courses and online boot camps can cost hundreds, sometimes thousands, per class. If you’ve ever wanted to learn new skills without draining your wallet, there’s finally a better option. EDU Unlimited by StackSkills gives you lifetime
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The Download: mysteries of the immunome, and how to choose
Plus: OpenAI's copyright drama is intensifying This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. How healthy am I? My immunome knows the score. Made up of 1.8 trillion cells and trillions more proteins, metabolites, mRNA, and other biomolecules, every person’s
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The best Prime Day Chromebook deal actually has the lousiest
Image: Lenovo / Amazon The best Chromebook deal of Amazon’s October Prime Day event doesn’t actually boast a huge discount. But still it’s one of the best prices of the year for what you’re buying. The Lenovo IdeaPad 3i Chromebook is on sale for $169.99 at Amazon, just 10 percent off. Yes, our list of
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Amazon’s clear-voice Fire TV Soundbar Plus falls to its best-ever
Image: Amazon A great soundbar can significantly improve your TV experience, especially if voices are difficult to comprehend or if you feel like movies and series sound weak on your current speakers. That’s exactly where Amazon’s Fire TV Soundbar Plus comes in, bringing a complete audio package into your living room with 3.1 sound, integrated
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Image: StackCommerce TL;DR: For one week only, get lifetime access to the PDF Converter & Editor for just $24.99 (MSRP $99.99) with code PDF15. Here’s a little productivity upgrade you don’t want to miss: through October 12, you can grab lifetime access to the PDF Converter & Editor for just $24.99 (MSRP $99.99) when you use code PDF15 at checkout.