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Best Samsung deal: Save $300 on Samsung 55-Inch The Frame QLED TV

Samsung’s discounted Frame TV shows how design-led consumer electronics keep blurring with home decor

Mashable reported the 55-inch Samsung The Frame LS03F fell to $797.99 from $1,097.99.
The product is positioned as both a 4K QLED TV and an art display.
Its slim design and wall-mounting appeal remain central to the pitch.
The discount illustrates how design-led TVs are now competing as mainstream retail products.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 14, 2026·via mashable.com

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Trevor Noah addresses Trump's post-Grammys legal threats in Netflix special

Trevor Noah Turns Post-Grammys Legal Threats Into a Netflix Talking Point

Trevor Noah’s Netflix special debuted April 14 and revisits fallout from a February 2026 Grammys joke.
Noah says the experience of becoming a legal and political target felt different from covering Trump as a host.
The set uses the episode to explore politics, media, and social-platform outrage.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 14, 2026·via mashable.com

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Best Fire TV Stick deal: Save $20 on Amazon Fire Stick 4K Plus

Amazon Cuts the Fire TV Stick 4K Plus to $29.99 in New April Promotion

Amazon lowered the Fire TV Stick 4K Plus price by $20.
The device is positioned as an easy 4K TV upgrade with voice control and cloud gaming support.
The promotion reflects ongoing platform competition in streaming hardware.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 14, 2026·via mashable.com

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Stephen Colbert breaks down the weird AI image Trump shared of himself as Jesus

Late-night TV turns Trump’s deleted AI Jesus image into a culture-war proxy fight

A deleted Trump post featuring an AI image depicting him as Jesus became a late-night television target.
Stephen Colbert used the image’s surreal details to critique its symbolism and absurdity.
The episode highlights how AI-generated visuals now function as fast-moving political spectacle.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 14, 2026·via mashable.com

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Moon phase today explained: What the Moon will look like on April 14, 2026

The Moon is down to a thin waning crescent as the current lunar cycle closes

The Moon is in a waning crescent phase on April 14, 2026.
Only 13% of the lunar disk is illuminated, according to NASA's Daily Moon Guide.
Very little surface detail is visible, with the Grimaldi Basin noted as the main feature.
The next Full Moon is expected on May 1, 2026.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 14, 2026·via mashable.com

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Sam Altman's Home Allegedly Attacked for a Second Time

Second Alleged Attack Near Sam Altman’s Home Escalates AI Security Fears

Police arrested two people after a reported shooting near Sam Altman's home on April 12, 2026.
The incident followed a separate alleged Molotov cocktail attack on April 10, 2026.
The case highlights growing security concerns around prominent AI executives and companies.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 14, 2026·via gizmodo.com

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ACLU warns Meta against facial recognition in smart glasses

Privacy groups push Meta to drop facial recognition plans for smart glasses

Mashable reports that more than 70 organizations signed a letter to Meta over facial recognition in smart glasses.
The groups want Meta to halt and publicly disavow the reported feature.
The letter also calls for support of privacy rules requiring explicit consent for biometric data use.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 14, 2026·via mashable.com

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This Memory Chip Survives Temperatures Hotter Than Lava

Extreme-Heat Memory Chip Survives Temperatures Hotter Than Lava

Researchers reported a memristor that functioned at 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit.
The device used tungsten, hafnium oxide ceramic, and graphene.
The result could aid electronics for extreme industrial and space environments.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 14, 2026·via gizmodo.com

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PhD Student Uses Turntable to Create the Most Impractical Drum Machine Ever

A Turntable Drum Machine Turns Beatmatching Into Mechanical Design

An experimental instrument turns a turntable into a sequencer.
The design uses a projected grid, ball bearings, and sensors to trigger sounds.
The project highlights the cultural value of impractical but conceptually rich tools.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via gizmodo.com

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Hollywood's Stars Are Beginning to Turn Against the Paramount-Warner Deal

Hollywood Backlash Builds Against Proposed Paramount-Warner Combination

More than 1,000 creatives signed a letter opposing the merger.
Critics say the deal would reduce competition and eliminate jobs.
Supporters argue larger scale would improve project financing and global reach.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via gizmodo.com

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DNA From 1,500-Year-Old Korean Mass Grave Exposes a Brutal Ancient Ritual

Ancient DNA From a Korean Tomb Is Reframing a Brutal Silla-Era Burial Practice

Researchers analyzed DNA from 78 skeletons dating to Korea’s Three Kingdoms period.
The study examines sunjang, a practice in which attendants were buried with elites.
Genetic patterns differed from patrilocal systems often documented in ancient Europe.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via gizmodo.com

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WebinarTV Scraping Exposes Private Zoom Support Meetings

404 Media says WebinarTV posted recordings from anonymous recovery and support meetings.
The report says some meetings were scraped and shared before organizers granted permission.
Exposed videos reportedly included participants’ names and faces in sensitive contexts.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via 404media.co

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A person stands among tall grass in a field, with digital overlay of data center buildings in the background.

India’s Data Center Push Is Colliding With Farm and Water Politics

India has launched a 20-year tax holiday for foreign cloud providers using India-based data centers for global customers.
Google and Microsoft projects are facing resistance from farmers and local activists.
Critics say officials are treating the issue as investment policy rather than a political-economy problem.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via restofworld.org

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Silhouette of UAE skyline with a prominent tower, silhouetted buildings, and a triangular structure in the foreground. The image has a tone of orange and dark blue.

Gulf Data Center Strikes Could Open a Geopolitical Lane for Chinese Cloud Providers

Reported strikes on AWS facilities in the Gulf disrupted digital services and raised infrastructure security concerns.
Huawei is promoting multi-cloud resilience as a response to concentration risk.
The episode could push Gulf governments toward more diversified cloud strategies rather than reliance on a single provider.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 12, 2026·via restofworld.org

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US summons bank bosses over cyber risks from Anthropic’s latest AI model

U.S. Bank Chiefs Were Summoned Over AI Cyber Risk. That Alone Signals a New Phase.

Treasury reportedly summoned major U.S. bank chiefs over cyber risks tied to Anthropic’s Claude Mythos.
Anthropic says advanced AI has surpassed nearly all humans at finding and exploiting vulnerabilities.
The company restricted Mythos access to a small group of organizations rather than broadly releasing it.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 12, 2026·via theguardian.com

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‘It has your name on it, but I don’t think it’s you’: how AI is impersonating musicians on Spotify

Spotify’s AI Impersonation Problem Is Colliding With Artists’ Identities

Jason Moran found a fake EP attached to a Spotify profile under his name.
The report says similar impersonation has affected at least a dozen artists and Drake.
Spotify says it removed more than 75 million spammy tracks over the previous year and is adding artist-control tools.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 12, 2026·via theguardian.com

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‘Crimson Desert’ Is a Cat Dad Simulator

Crimson Desert’s Oddest Hook May Be Its Most Effective: Slowing Down

Crimson Desert is described as a highly ambitious but uneven open-world game.
The reviewer highlights cat adoption and other slower sandbox moments as a major strength.
Launch bugs and interface friction nearly undermined the game’s appeal early on.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 11, 2026·via wired.com

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I Put My Dog, Friends, and Family Inside Bike Boxes and Rear Racks to Test All the Best Electric Cargo Bikes

Electric Cargo Bikes Keep Moving Beyond Niche Status as Utility, Family Transport, and Car-Free Living Converge

Wired’s updated 2026 guide treats cargo e-bikes as practical daily transport rather than a niche product.
The category is increasingly linked to family logistics, errands, and reduced car dependence.
A maturing market is producing more specialized formats, updated buyer advice, and stronger emphasis on service networks.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 11, 2026·via wired.com

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How the Internet Broke Everyone’s Bullshit Detectors

Online Verification Is Falling Behind the New Synthetic Media Cycle

Wired says synthetic media is spreading faster than verification can keep up
Official accounts are increasingly using ambiguous, meme-native styles that blur the line between information and hype
Open-source investigators face a structural disadvantage because verification is slower than reposting

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 11, 2026·via wired.com

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Artemis II Astronauts Return Safely to Earth After Historic Flight Around the Moon

Artemis II’s Return Was Also a Cultural Moment for a New Generation of Lunar Exploration

Artemis II set a new human-distance record and returned safely on April 10.
The mission mattered culturally because it made deep-space travel feel immediate again.
It helped define Artemis as a contemporary program rather than a replay of Apollo.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 11, 2026·via wired.com

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