Jake Tapper Slams RFK Jr’s Offer Of A Vaccine Mandate Debate: ‘Truly Embarrassing’

The CNN anchor said he didn’t want to lend credence to “a conspiracy theorist” whose views are “so false, unhinged, and dangerous to public health.”

36 Million Families Face End Of Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments

The program has benefited poor and middle-class households alike. Now it seems doomed.

Princess Charlene Shares Family Christmas Illustration Amid Treatment

The former Olympic swimmer is in a treatment facility following an intervention last month.

Specs aren’t the biggest surprise about Realme’s next flagship phone

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The OnePlus 10 Pro will be revealed in January

OnePlus is gearing up to show off its next smartphone, and it seems we won’t have to wait long to get our eyes on it. It will reveal the OnePlus 10 Pro next month, according to co-founder and CEO Pete Lau. “OnePlus 10 Pro, see you in January,” Lau wrote on Weibo, as spotted by Gizmodo.

If OnePlus does reveal its next phone in January, it will mark a shift in the brand’s usual timeline. Over the last few years, it has announced its flagship handsets in March or April, typically after Samsung debuts the newest Galaxy S series phones.

Rumors suggest OnePlus will only reveal a single phone this time around, instead of the usual approach of having a base model and a pro device. In the past, OnePlus has followed up the flagship devices with a T-series model as well, but it decided not to release a 9T this year.

Lau previously said 10-series devices will have a new Android 13-based operating system that OnePlus is sharing with Oppo. The two formally merged this year under the ownership of BBK Electronics, with OnePlus becoming a sub-brand of Oppo.

Leakers have already offered a peek at the next OnePlus phone through unofficial renders. It seems OnePlus will again use Hasselblad cameras, while the OnePlus 10 Pro screen is slated to be a 6.7-inch QHD+ display with a 120 Hz refresh rate. Lau confirmed earlier this month that the upcoming device will use the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset.

Steam's Winter Sale offers discounts on 'Horizon Zero Dawn,' 'Deathloop' and more

Steam’s Winter Sale is now underway. From today until January 5th, Valve is offering steep discounts on some of the best PC games you can buy right now. For instance, Arkane’s thrilling immersive simDeathloop, which only came out this past September, is currently 50 percent off, making it $30 at the moment.

Another recent highlight, Sony’s Horizon Zero Dawn, is currently $25, down from $50. If season two of The Witcher has made you want to experience more of Geralt’s adventures, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 80 percent off. You can pick up the Game of the Year edition, which includes the game’s fantastic Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions, for just under $10.

If indies are more your jam, one of my personal favorites from the past year, Death’s Door, is 25 percent off until the new year. For $15, you can’t get a much better Zelda-inspired title than that. Eastward, an action RPG with one of the most beautiful pixel art styles in recent memory, is 10 percent off, marking the first time it’s been on sale. If you want to catch up on some older gems, may we suggest Disco Elysium and Hades? They’re currently priced at $18 and $16.24, respectively.

We’ll also note here both GOG and the Epic Games Store recently kicked off their own winter sales, so if you prefer those storefronts, make sure to check them out too.

Apple Should Make a Cheap MacBook and I Don't Mean a Tablet with a Keyboard

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FDA Authorizes the First Pill Meant to Prevent Severe Covid-19

On Wednesday afternoon, the Food and Drug authorized the first antiviral pill for treating covid-19: the Pfizer-developed treatment Paxlovid. In clinical trials, Paxlovid was found to reduce the likelihood of severe illness from covid-19 among high-risk patients soon after infection by nearly 90%.

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The 8 Best (and 5 Worst) TV Shows of 2021

The last couple of years have only re-centered just how massive the TV space is now, and there’s more shows than ever before fighting for our attention. Which means that 2021 was a jam-packed year of good TV… and some not-so-good. Here’s io9’s look back at the ups and downs of 2021 on the small screen—and if you’re…

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Biden Extends Pause On Student Loan Payments Through May 1