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Verizon Says It's Resolved Massive Outage Across US (Live Updates)
Wed Jan 14 9:29 pm
The carrier says it has restored service to the 2 million customers affected. It's also announced that it will issue credits to those affected by the hours-long outage.
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Digg, an Early Social and News Site, Officially Relaunches
Wed Jan 14 8:42 pm
Digg was an early Internet platform similar to Reddit.
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Best Internet Providers in San Francisco
Wed Jan 14 6:35 pm
Sonic is CNET's favorite ISP in San Francisco, but you've got plenty of alternative service providers in the city.
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Popular Chinese 'Are You Dead?' Safety App Changes Name
Wed Jan 14 5:26 pm
The app offers a way for people who live alone to let others know they're alive and well.
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The Verizon Outage Shows Why You Still Need a Landline, Even in 2026
Wed Jan 14 5:11 pm
A home phone could be the only thing keeping you connected to the world when there's a massive mobile outage.
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Best Laptops of 2026: Top Picks Tested by CNET
Wed Jan 14 5:09 pm
These are the best laptops my colleagues and I have reviewed, from basic models to high-powered gaming systems and everything in between.
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California AG Opens Investigation Into xAI Over Grok's Nonconsensual Sexual Images
Wed Jan 14 4:29 pm
The state is the latest actor to condemn the chatbot's proliferation of AI-generated erotic images of women and girls.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Drops Long-Awaited Update One Day Early
Wed Jan 14 4:27 pm
You can now decorate guest rooms at a new resort hotel, buy Lego items and add characters from The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon games.
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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Jan. 15 #683
Wed Jan 14 4:00 pm
Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Jan. 15, No. 683.
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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Jan. 15, #949
Wed Jan 14 4:00 pm
Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 15, #949
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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Jan. 15, #1671
Wed Jan 14 4:00 pm
Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for Jan. 15, No. 1,671.
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Bandcamp Bans AI-Generated Music in Bid to 'Keep Bandcamp Human'
Wed Jan 14 3:58 pm
Users of the online music platform can flag music they believe was AI-created.
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