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The Tech Gifts That Are Hard to Buy This Holiday Season
The list of scarce gadgets is long, driven by a chip shortage. Don’t wait until Black Friday for the best deals. Source
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Want to Buy a PlayStation 5? Befriend a Bot.
Bots have a bad rep. Shady manipulators have used these automated computer programs on social networks to spread conspiracy theories, spew vitriol and scam people. But when bots are programmed to do good, they can […]
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Still Looking for a New Gaming Console? Here’s Why
One Saturday in mid-December, Chris Vernon was driving as fast as he could to a GameStop in Memphis. He had spent weeks combing the internet for new PlayStation 5 consoles, and had just heard about […]
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Lack of Tiny Parts Disrupts Auto Factories Worldwide
The semiconductor shortage came out of left field, hitting the industry at a perilous moment. Sales have plunged worldwide. In Europe, for example, they were down 25 percent in 2020. This is all happening while […]
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New PlayStation and Xbox Arrive During a Pandemic Gold Rush
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Huddled under blankets to brace against the cold, J.B. August and his buddies couldn’t help grinning as the doors of the boarded-up GameStop store finally opened. The six men, strangers turned friends […]