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Emma Roth

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Emma Roth is a news writer at The Verge, where she covers just about everything in the world of tech. Some of her favorite topics to follow include the ever-evolving streaming industry, the latest in artificial intelligence, and changes to the way our government interacts with Big Tech. Previously, Emma wrote and edited technology news and how-to articles for MUO.

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Nvidia’s China-only RTX 5090D slashes AI performance.

The China-only chip comes with 2,375 AI TOPS, compared to the 3,352 on the RTX 5090 that will launch elsewhere, as pointed out by Tom’s Hardware. US export rules prevent chipmakers like Nvidia from selling high-powered chips to China.

Despite these requirements, it seems some of the company’s advanced chips have made their way into China through smuggling, according to The Information.


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The UK is clamping down on sexually explicit deepfakes.

An incoming change will criminalize the creation and sharing of sexually explicit deepfakes as part of efforts to tackle “vile online abuse,” the UK Ministry of Justice said on Tuesday.

It’s also going after people who take intimate images or videos without someone’s consent, with offenders facing up to two years behind bars.


There’s now a $130 Philips Hue app for LG TVs.

The Hue Sync TV app was previously only available for Samsung TVs, but now you can sync up your lighting with content playing on your LG TV (for a pretty hefty price, of course).

The app, which also comes with the option for a $3.99 per month subscription, is available on LG TVs with webOS 24 and newer.


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Samsung’s adorable rolling robot will be available in the “first half” of 2025.

The company already revealed that Ballie will arrive this year, but Samsung’s Alana Gomez Solis gave us a more specific timeline during its CES keynote.


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Samsung’s CES keynote starts at 5PM ET.

You can tune into a livestream of the keynote here.