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The screwed-up Mad Men 4K stream on HBO Max is getting fixed

The new, 4K version of Mad Men on HBO Max was supposed to deliver the ground-breaking AMC series with near-perfect visual fidelity. Instead, it was a debacle. Not only were a number of episodes mislabeled, but in a crucial scene early in the period series—the infamous moment when an inebriated Roger Sterling tosses up the oysters he ate for lunch—a pair of crew members in modern-day…
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ComputersNews

RAM is so expensive, Samsung won’t even sell it to Samsung

The price of eggs has nothing on the price of computer memory right now. Thanks to a supply crunch from the “AI” bubble, RAM chips are the new gold, with prices on consumer PC memory kits ballooning out of control. In an object lesson in the ridiculousness of an economic…
GamingNews

Fortnite Artist Responds as Fans Claim Game Now Includes Examples of Blatant AI Artwork, Including a Nine-Toed Character in a Hammock

A Fortnite artist has been forced to defend their work after fans suggested numerous images found within the game’s new season are AI-generated, including a suspicious-looking poster showing a character in a hammock with an odd number of toes. Last night, freelance artist Sean Dove took to Instagram in response to fan claims that his Studio Ghibli-style depiction of Back to the Future hero…
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CryptoNews

$11T Vanguard Lays out ‘What Investors Need to Know’ as Crypto ETF Doors Blast Open

Vanguard has published new guidance outlining what investors need to know about crypto exposure, pairing expanded access to third-party digital-asset funds with a push for clearer understanding of product structure, risks and how these holdings fit into broader portfolios. $11T Vanguard Drops ‘What Investors Need to Know’ With New Crypto ETF Access Vanguard, which oversees $11 trillion in…
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CryptoNews

Ripple and Key Investors Push Openeden Into Fast RWA Expansion

Openeden’s latest investment round signals accelerating demand for regulated tokenized assets as the company pushes deeper into on-chain financial products and expands its infrastructure for fast-growing RWA markets. Openeden Secures Strategic Backing to Expand Tokenized…
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I watched scientists track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS leaving the solar system in real-time: 'This is some prime-time science'

It was 4 a.m. on Nov. 25 at the top of Hawaii’s dormant Maunakea volcano. The process to view the comet took less time than expected. On the main screen, the subject at hand, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was a small, fuzzy blob drifting through a crowded field of stars. On another, its light had been stretched into a barcode of rainbow lines, some brighter than others, each corresponding to a…
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