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- 44 new science fiction and fantasy books to add to your 2025 reading list (Polygon)
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News
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- Honda and Nissan plan to merge as we enter the age of electric cars
- This solid aluminum keyboard costs as much as a MacBook Pro
- OpenAI announces plan to transform into a for-profit company
- Sidney Crosby breaks Lemieux’s Penguins assists record
- Popeye and Tintin are now in the public domain
- One dead, seven injured as Cybertruck explodes outside Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas
- Asus, Samsung, and MSI announce world’s first 27-inch 4K OLED 240Hz monitors
- Apple will pay $95 million to people who were spied on by Siri
- Microsoft has a new ergonomic keyboard, but it’s expensive and made by Incase
- Net neutrality eviscerated by appeals court ruling — ☹️
- Apple Fitness Plus and Strava collaborate with a new integration
- YouTuber Legal Eagle is suing over PayPal’s Honey extension
- LG’s 2025 OLED TVs are its best yet — but they risk going overboard with AI
- The Wi-Fi-connected Model P pizza oven can bake pies in two minutes
- Aiper’s smart sprinkler limits its spray to a map of your lawn
- Direction9 made a T9-based keyboard for better typing on TVs
- Samsung announces The Frame Pro: could this be the perfect TV?