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Screen Protectors Aren’t Great, ChatGPT Can Improve Your Life, and More Tech News of the Week

Also, the "Meth Lab Oompa Loompa" has returned from that Willy Wonka nightmare.

Gizmodo Staff Published March 9, 2024, 10:00 am ET

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Things weren’t what they appear to be this week. Screen protectors don’t protect much, Google wants reward you for figuring out what the heck quantum computing is for, and a tech billionaire is giving away money after getting some heat for buying land in Hawaii. For those watching the Oscars, make sure to check out a conspiracy theory hidden in Oppenheimer, and read the rest of the top tech stories of the week.

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