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    This new YouTube tool adds AI backgrounds to your videos instantly – for free

    Getty Images/girafchik123 Have you ever had the perfect video idea but couldn’t shoot it because your background was messy, not what you wanted, or couldn’t be added to the video? YouTube just introduced a new AI-powered tool to help solve your background woes.    Also: The best AI image generators: Tested and reviewed On Thursday, […] More

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    Claude AI can analyze your Google Docs and offer feedback now

    Hiroshi Watanabe/Getty Images Anthropic is making its Claude AI a little more useful by enabling it to analyze your documents.  Starting today, you can add a file from Google Docs to your Claude AI chat or project to give more context to conversations.  You can then ask the chatbot questions about the document, such as […] More

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    The 25+ best Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals 2024

    Not only is the Nintendo Switch one of the most popular modern gaming consoles, but it is also one of the most popular consoles ever. For whatever reason, Nintendo is strangely reluctant to offer regular discounts on its consoles and games. So, the holiday shopping season is the best time to upgrade your Switch setup with a new OLED console, snag a few new games for your library, or replace Joy-Con controllers.Also: The 50+ best Black Friday deals 2024: Early sales live nowRetailers like Amazon More

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    One year later: 7 useful things the Flipper Zero can do that still blows my mind

    Flipper Zero reading an NFC security key. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETAfter over a year of use, I love my Flipper Zero, and I’m still finding cool things to do with it.Am I using it to steal cars, clone credit cards, or change the prices shown on gas station displays? Of course not! That’s just fake trash people upload to TikTok to try to look cool, and you can’t do anything like that. Also: The 50+ best Black Friday deals 2024: Early sales live nowBut that doesn’t mean the Flipper Zero can’t do some very cool and useful things. Over the past year, I’ve been exploring the suite of tools built into the Flipper Zero, as well as extending its capabilities by installing custom firmware. It’s been a game-changer in so many ways! The Flipper Zero might be small, but there’s a lot of hardware packed into a small space.To begin with, there’s a sub-GHz wireless antenna that can capture and transmit wireless codes to operate wireless devices and access control systems, such as garage door remotes, boom barriers, IoT sensors, and even remote keyless systems. RFID support allows it to read, store, and emulate a number of different RFID cards.Also: Do RFID blocking cards actually work? My Flipper Zero revealed the truthIt can also read, write, store, and emulate NFC tags. On the front, there’s a 1-Wire connector that can read and emulate iButton (aka DS1990A, CYFRAL, Touch Memory, or Dallas key) contact keys. More