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    This great Amazon Fire TV Omni Series QLED is $170 off right now

    Amazon Fire TV Omni Series QLED 3.5 / 5 Good pros and cons Pros Great picture and sound Dedicated game mode Alexa features are optional Easy to set up Great for gaming Cons A bit overpriced No easy way to access app library Somewhat invasive ads on home screen Lots of cool features locked behind […] More

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    I crashed my iPhone with these four characters so you don’t have to

    Olha Danylenko/Getty Images TechCrunch initially spotted this weird OS bug — but thankfully, it doesn’t seem to represent a security risk. It can only be leveraged by iPhone users to annoy themselves. Also: Google Pixel 9 Pro XL vs. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: I tested both and here are the key differences Earlier this week, Konstantin, […] More

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    Buy a Windows 11 Pro license for $23 right now

    Get Windows 11 Pro at a big discount right now. StackSocial Need an operating system upgrade? Windows 11 Pro puts productivity in your hands with features that make everything from hybrid work to streaming entertainment easy, and you can grab the software for a discounted price right now through StackSocial. A lifetime subscription for the […] More

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    This AI model lets you generate videos using only your photos

    Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNETAs one of the latest developments in the AI landscape, AI-powered video generators have been growing in popularity. These services work similarly to other generative AI tools: Describe your desired content in a prompt, and the bot responds, hopefully delivering what you want.Launched in June, Luma Dream Machine is an AI video generator with two capabilities: text-to-video and image-to-video. Luma only creates short videos — a few seconds in length — but you can extend a video another five seconds by adding more details to the prompt.Also: Want to clone yourself? Make a personal AI avatar – here’s howWhat’s more, Luma is now running Dream Machine 1.5, its latest model, which is designed to better understand your prompts and generate more realistic videos more quickly.Here’s how to use Luma Dream Machine’s AI to create a short video.How to use Luma Dream Machine More

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    The Linux security team issues 60 CVEs a week, but don’t stress. Do this instead

    Chris Gilbert / 500px/Getty Images Hong Kong: At Open Source Summit China, Greg Kroah-Hartman, maintainer of the Linux stable kernel, wants you to know that on an average week, the Linux security team issues sixty — 60 — Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) security bulletins. Don’t stress. That’s just life in Linux.  Also: Windows update breaks Linux […] More