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10:02 pm - Mon, May 30, 2022
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Epic returns to in-person Fortnite competition with a November event
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Epic Games has announced plans to host an in-person Fortnite competition in November, its first major in-person competitive Fortnite ev...
09:17 pm - Mon, May 30, 2022
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Rivian manufacturing executive leaves as part of reorganization
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Rivian’s Charly Mwangi, its executive vice president of manufacturing engineering and a former Tesla exec, is leaving the company ...
07:57 pm - Mon, May 30, 2022
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Alleged Pixel 7 prototype hits eBay months ahead of the phones official release
A photo of the Pixel 7 prototype. | Image: eBay listing
An alleged prototype of Google’s upcoming Pixel 7 smartphone has been posted on eBay, giving us our first look...
07:25 pm - Mon, May 30, 2022
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Oddly enough, The Weather Channel makes for a pretty great streaming service
Mixed reality forecasts are a big part of TWC’s future. | Image: The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel is not trying to win you over by spending big on its version ...
05:11 pm - Mon, May 30, 2022
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The best Memorial Day sales happening now
Save on drones, phones, and other fun tech this Memorial Day weekend | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer in the US. In...
05:00 pm - Mon, May 30, 2022
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Crimes of the Future is extreme surgery by way of classic film noir
Nikos Nikolopoulos
Welcome to the inner beauty pageant
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04:05 pm - Mon, May 30, 2022
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DeLorean offers a first look at its gull-winged Alpha 5 EV revival
Image: DeLorean
DeLorean Motor Company has revealed the first images of the Alpha 5 electric vehicle (EV), the brand’s attempt at resurrecting the DeLorean name in an...
03:00 pm - Mon, May 30, 2022
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The merging of Comixology and Kindle has created a hell Id like to escape
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
They do not go together like peanut butter and jelly
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02:28 pm - Mon, May 30, 2022
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Amazon is ending Cloud Cam service and offering owners a free Blink Mini
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Amazon is ending support for its Cloud Cam security camera and offering owners a free Blink Mini to replace it. MacRumors noted the c...
02:00 pm - Mon, May 30, 2022
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This iPad Mini 6 case offers MagSafe-like charging capability
The Pitaka MagEZ Case Pro comes with a magnetic charging puck that attaches to the back. | Image: Pitaka
If you’ve wanted MagSafe-style convenient charging on an iPad...
10:37 am - Mon, May 30, 2022
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Pixel Tablet could include support for third-party styluses
An early image of Google’s upcoming tablet, released earlier this month. | Image: Google
Google’s upcoming Pixel Tablet might support the cross-manufacturer USI (Un...
09:16 am - Mon, May 30, 2022
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Apples RealityOS for rumored headset appears in trademark application
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
RealityOS — the name Apple is reportedly using for the operating system running on its rumored virtual and augmented reality h...
09:19 pm - Sun, May 29, 2022
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For $500, you can buy the Third Sisters 6.5-foot double-bladed lightsaber
It measures 6.5 feet in length with both blades attached. | Image: Hasbro
Hasbro has designed a lifelike lightsaber just in time for the premiere of the new Obi-Wan Ken...
05:40 pm - Sun, May 29, 2022
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Apple cant dismiss Cydias amended antitrust lawsuit, judge says
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Apple’s attempt to dismiss an amended antitrust lawsuit filed by the creator of Cydia, an app store for jailbroken iPhones, ha...
04:43 pm - Sun, May 29, 2022
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The best Memorial Day sales happening now
Save on drones, phones, and other fun tech this Memorial Day weekend | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer in the US. In...
03:05 pm - Sun, May 29, 2022
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iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max could finally get always-on display
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Apple may finally bring always-on display to the upcoming iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max. According to a report from Bloomberg’...
10:18 pm - Sat, May 28, 2022
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II is coming to Switch
Image: Aspyr Media
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) II: The Sith Lords is heading to the Nintendo Switch on June 8th, as announced at this year's Star War...
09:28 pm - Sat, May 28, 2022
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Twitter Circle may be rolling out to more users
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Twitter started testing Circle earlier this month with a limited group, and now it looks like it’s starting to roll out to mor...
09:28 pm - Sat, May 28, 2022
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Twitter Circle may be starting to roll out to more users
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Twitter started testing Circle earlier this month with a limited group, and now it looks like it’s starting to roll out to mor...
07:41 pm - Sat, May 28, 2022
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Twitter Circle is starting to roll out to more users
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Twitter started testing Circle earlier this month with a limited group, and now it looks like it’s starting to roll out to mor...
06:23 pm - Sat, May 28, 2022
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The new Ayn Loki handheld runs Windows and starts at $299
The Ayn Loki inherits much of its design from the Ayn Odin. | Image: Ayn
Ayn, the maker of the Odin Android handheld, is releasing a lineup of what it calls the “most...
04:11 pm - Sat, May 28, 2022
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Comcast received a patent for this smart speaker design, but will it ever be released?
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Comcast has received a patent for a smart speaker — one with a very unusual design, to say the least (thanks to @SteveDonohue on Twitter for pointing this out...
04:00 pm - Sat, May 28, 2022
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The latest iPad Air with M1 processor and expanded 256GB storage is $70 off
The 2022 iPad Air looks a lot like the 2020 model, but with faster performance. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
It’s officially Memorial Day Weekend. Ti...
02:00 pm - Sat, May 28, 2022
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Stranger Things 4s new monster is made with practical effects, some CG, and lots of lube
Vecna in his natural habitat. | Image: Netflix
Vecna is here to terrorize Hawkins
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01:25 pm - Sat, May 28, 2022
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Netflix adds content warning to Stranger Things season 4 premiere after Texas school shooting
Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven. | Netflix
Due to the general but chilling similarities the opening scenes of Stranger Things 4 bear to the recent mass shooting at Robb El...
01:00 pm - Sat, May 28, 2022
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How to print from a Chromebook
Photo by James Bareham / The Verge
While Google’s Chromebooks are all about online services, sometimes you need a good old-fashioned printout to accompany your digita...
11:29 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Go read this look into how the fall of TerraUSD took everything from some stablecoin investors
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
The recent collapse of the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin caught the crypto market by surprise. For people who saw Terra as a more se...
10:52 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Atlanta Apple store workers say intimidation has made a fair union vote impossible
It claims the company intimidated workers. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Workers at the Cumberland Mall Apple store will no longer hold a union election in ...
09:14 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is the sequel to Fallen Order
During day two of the weekend-long Star Wars Celebration event, we got a first look at the sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order, called Jedi: Survivor. It’s expected to launch in 202...
08:53 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Meta rewrites privacy policy but says it wont collect data in new ways
Meta’s new Privacy Policy menu | Image: Meta
As it occasionally does, the company formerly known as Facebook has produced a new revision of its Terms of Service and u...
08:37 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Diablo Immortal will launch with native voice chat transcription and speech-to-text
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Diablo Immortal is hell, literally, but playing it doesn’t have to be. Ahead of the game’s June 2nd release date, the Diablo team at Blizzard talked about ...
08:14 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Nintendos N64 emulation woes continue with Kirby bug, but a fix is coming
The game launched on Nintendo Switch Online last week. | Image: Nintendo
Nintendo has promised to fix an annoying bug that’s cropped up in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shard...
08:00 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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FromSoftware says its in the process of restoring Dark Souls online servers
Praise the servers. | Image: FromSoftware
The servers for the Dark Souls series have been offline for PC players for months due to a remote code execution (RCE) exploit...
07:43 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Netflix adds content warning to Stranger Things season 4 premiere after Texas school shooting
Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven. | Netflix
Due to the general but chilling similarities the opening scenes of Stranger Things 4 bear to the recent mass shooting at Robb El...
06:59 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Chromebooks will now tell you when youre using the wrong USB-C cable
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Google’s latest Chromebook update adds a feature that tells you if your USB-C cable has limited functionality, the company ann...
06:23 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Samsungs reportedly cutting its phone production for 2022
The scale-back seems significant. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge
Samsung is reportedly scaling back the number of phones it’s planning on producing in 2022, f...
05:30 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Analogue Pockets first big update is finally coming in July as a beta
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Analogue Pocket’s long-awaited 1.1 update will finally be arriving in July, Analogue announced in a short blog post on Friday.
The ...
05:26 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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The Verges favorite summer gear for 2022
Kristen Radtke / The Verge
The last few years have been incredibly hard for almost everyone, so now that summer is about here, it’s a good idea to step outside and de...
05:18 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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The best Memorial Day sales happening now
Save on drones, phones, and other fun tech this Memorial Day weekend | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer in the US. In...
05:15 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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How to change Alexas wake word
Choose from Computer, Echo, Amazon or... Ziggy | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge
If you’re getting tired of saying “Alexa” to get your smart speaker’s attentio...
05:13 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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SEC questions Elon Musk over late Twitter disclosure
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is scrutinizing Elon Musk’s initial disclosure that he’d taken a substantial stake...
04:31 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Hacker accesses a Verizon employee database and tries to ransom the data for $250,000
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Verizon is dealing with an incident where a hacker captured a database containing company employee data, including the full name...
04:30 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Obi-Wan Kenobis early episodes lean on the best of classic Star Wars
Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Obi-Wan Kenobi. | Image: Matt Kennedy / Lucasfilm Ltd.
A beloved hero, ferocious villains, and lots of world-building
Cont...
04:20 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Federal regulators crack down after pipeline caught spewing CO2
A carbon dioxide warning is displayed on the grounds near equipment installed as part of the Petra Nova Carbon Capture Project at the NRG Energy Inc. WA Parish generating stati...
04:19 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Barnes & Noble introduces a cheap e-reader to compete with the Kindle
Image: Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble hasn’t completely forgotten its lineup of Nook e-readers. Starting today, you can preorder the new Nook GlowLight 4e for ...
04:02 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Boses noise-canceling QuietComfort 45 headphones are $50 off today
Bose’s QuietComfort 45 are the most comfortable noise-canceling headphones and are currently available at an all-time low. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
If you�...
04:00 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Chromebooks will now tell you when youre using the wrong USB-C cable
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Google’s latest Chromebook update adds a feature that tells you if your USB-C cable has limited functionality, the company ann...
03:31 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Ford delivers its first F-150 Lightning as EV truck war kicks into high gear
Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge
A rural Michigan man became the first person in the nation to receive a Ford F-150 Lightning, according to Bloomberg. Nicholas Schmi...
03:31 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Musk-linked investor resigns from Twitter board, then returns
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images
As concerns mount about the future of Elon Musk’s buyout agreement, Twitter’s board of directors has seen a...
02:51 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Sonys next State of Play will offer a sneak peek at PSVR2s games
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Sony will broadcast almost half an hour of PlayStation trailers and announcements during its State of Play livestream next Thursday at...
02:08 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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The Dune crypto collective is facing a reckoning
Concept art from Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Dune bible.
Spice DAO, the cryptocurrency collective that bought a script bible for Alejandro Jodorowsky’s never-made Dune a...
01:30 pm - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Chromebook 101: how to customize your Chromebooks desktop
Chrome OS isn’t the most option-packed operating system around, but there are some things you can do to make your Chromebook’s desktop look and work the way you want.
Ready...
10:18 am - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Wouldnt life be more fun if charging bricks looked like tiny Macintosh computers?
The Retro 35 charger. | Image: Shargeek / Indiegogo
Accessory-maker Shargeek has launched an Indiegogo to fund a 35W USB-C charger shaped like a tiny Apple Macintosh co...
10:15 am - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Gucci built a persistent town inside of Roblox
Gucci is making its presence inside of Roblox a little more permanent. The fashion brand previously collaborated with the virtual world for more short-lived experiences, like t...
08:09 am - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Valve responds to TF2 bot issue, says its working to improve things
Pyro and Scout face off. | Image: Valve
Valve has responded to a campaign from Team Fortress 2 players who want it to fix the game’s bot infestation that has made it ...
02:22 am - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Instagram was having problems, but it should be fixed now
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
If you’re having trouble accessing Instagram right now, you are not the only one. Reports across the internet (Downdetector, R...
12:44 am - Fri, May 27, 2022
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Instagram is having some problems today
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
If you’re having trouble accessing Instagram right now, you are not the only one. Reports across the internet (Downdetector, R...
12:00 am - Fri, May 27, 2022
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A Steam Deck software update is turning fan noise way down
A new update introduces a new fan curve. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Valve’s latest SteamOS update is a big one for Steam Deck fans — and I am literally tal...
10:47 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Its hard to believe Google Drives just now getting copy / paste shortcuts
It’s the standard Control / Command + C, X, and V. | Image: Google
Google has announced that it’s adding the ability to use keyboard shortcuts to cut, copy, and pas...
09:55 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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True Detectives fourth season is going to the Arctic with Jodie Foster as the lead
Jodie Foster at the 74th Annual Cannes Film Festival. | Toni Anne Barson/FilmMagic
Though Jodie Foster has built a name for herself leading thrillers on the silver scre...
09:46 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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PlayStation keeps pushing into TV and film with a Horizon Zero Dawn Netflix series
Aloy could be on her way to Netflix.
Sony is continuing to go all in on turning its flagship video games into TV shows and movies — according to Variety, the company ...
08:12 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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OpenSea redesigns parts of its NFT store as sales continue to slump
OpenSea’s new profile page. | Image: OpenSea
OpenSea, one of the largest NFT marketplaces, has redesigned its profile and collections pages with the goal of making th...
07:35 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Star Wars Celebration 2022: news from Disneys big event
Mando and Grogu. | Image: Lucasfilm Ltd.
There’s a lot on the way
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07:31 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Willow, the sequel to Willow, gets a trailer featuring Willow
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Once upon a time, Ron Howard and George Lucas wanted to try and replicate the success of Star Wars by creating a whole new fantasy, Willow. The film came out in ...
07:14 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is the latest live-action series coming to Disney Plus
The Star Wars universe on Disney Plus continues to expand with the official reveal of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, which stars Jude Law and is coming to the streaming service in 2...
07:09 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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The Mandalorian season 3 debuts February 2023
Excited to see more Grogu? | Image: Lucasfilm
Disney announced at Star Wars Celebration that The Mandalorian’s third season will debut in February 2023 on Disney Plus...
07:03 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Microsoft confirms work on Keystone Xbox game streaming dongle
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Microsoft’s long-in-the-works xCloud streaming device is going through some changes, as reported by Windows Central. The compa...
06:52 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Instagram is having some problems today
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
If you’re having trouble accessing Instagram right now, you are not the only one. Reports across the internet (DownDetector, R...
06:42 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Watch the first trailer for Andor, coming to Disney Plus in August
Art from Star Wars: Andor shared by Disney in a trailer. | Image: Disney
Disney kicked off its Star Wars Celebration event with the first look at Andor. The upcoming Di...
06:31 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Apples reportedly flat iPhone production target for 2022 isnt a great sign
Apple’s reportedly predicting flat demand for the iPhone 13 and 14. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Apple, one of the biggest tech companies on the plan...
06:25 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Twitter shareholder sues Elon Musk for tanking the companys stock
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images
A new lawsuit on behalf of Twitter shareholders was filed against Elon Musk in federal district court in San Fr...
06:03 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Monarch butterflies saw a resurgence in Mexico
Photo by Sylvain CORDIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
Monarch butterflies might be tougher than we give them credit for. The orange beauties made a surprising comeback ...
05:28 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Instagram is having some problems today
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
If you’re having trouble accessing Instagram right now, you are not the only one. Reports across the internet note issues with...
04:59 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Tesla, other EV companies ask for federal investment in heavy-duty truck charging
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Tesla, along with other electric vehicle companies and environmental groups, asked the Biden administration to invest in chargin...
04:43 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Google opens up Chrome and Chrome OS to enterprise security, control integrations
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Google is highlighting how Chromebooks can work in “zero trust” corporate environments with its new Chrome Enterprise Connec...
04:16 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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The HP Envy x360 2-in-1 is on sale for its lowest price ever at HP
The HP Envy x360 is one of our favorite 2-in-1 laptops. | Photography by Monica Chin / The Verge
With Memorial Day right around the corner, many retailers are putting s...
04:00 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Amazon Astro review: too muchAlexa, not enough arms
While it’s not the robot we were looking for, Astro is rolling in the right direction.
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03:48 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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The Xbox Series X is readily available to order from Microsoft and Costco right now
The flagship Xbox console occasionally dabbles in easy availability. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
If you’re on the hunt for the Xbox Series X, we may cur...
03:12 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Scientists grow cells on a robot skeleton (but dont know what to do with them yet)
The cells were placed in a replica shoulder joint that was moved around to stimulate growth. | Image: Fisher Studios
The science of tissue engineering — or growing hu...
02:51 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Apples digital state ID cards are now available for Maryland residents
You can present your card from your Apple Watch as well. | Image: MVA / Apple
Apple’s Wallet app now supports Maryland state IDs and driver licenses, marking it as th...
02:30 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Theres now a $950 Gucci version of the Oura Ring
it’s $950. But at least you get a lifetime membership? | Image: Oura
The Oura Ring was one of the buzziest gadgets during the pandemic. Not only did it spark a weird ...
02:30 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Logitech MX Master 3S review: everything just clicks
A minor update to one of the best productivity mice on the market
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02:30 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Logitech MX Mechanical Mini review: a sensible keyboard for sensible people
Logitech’s new mechanical keyboard is all substance
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02:00 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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How to use Apple Pay
If you’re on an iPhone, Apple Pay is the easiest way to get started with contactless payments. Not only is the digital wallet service free to use but it’s also already buil...
01:00 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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What to expect at Netflixs Geeked Week
Sonic Prime. | Image: Netflix
We’re still a few weeks out from Netflix’s second annual Geeked Week event, which kicks off on June 6th through the 10th. The company ...
01:00 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Fortnites giant pink mech returns for its next live event
We’re approaching the end of Fortnite’s latest season, and developer Epic is teasing the game’s next live event that will bring it to a close. It’s called “Collision,...
12:53 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Pony.ais license to test autonomous vehicles with safety drivers in California is revoked
Pony.ai, an autonomous vehicle startup based in Silicon Valley and Guangzhou, China, is no longer able to test its vehicles in California after the state’s Department of Moto...
12:45 pm - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Broadcom is acquiring VMware for $61 billion
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Broadcom is acquiring VMware in a $61 billion cash-and-stock deal. It’s one of the biggest tech acquisitions ever, behind Dell�...
11:09 am - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Apple raises retail hourly starting salary to $22 amid labor challenges
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Apple is increasing the amount it pays its retail and corporate employees as it contends with a tight labor market, unionization...
10:31 am - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Googles ad dominance targeted by a second probe from the UKs competition watchdog
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a new investigation into Google’s advertising business over fe...
10:00 am - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Joby Aviation inches closer to getting full government approval for its electric air taxis
Joby Aviation, a leading electric aviation company based in Northern California, announced that it has received its first certification from the Federal Aviation Administration...
10:00 am - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Tangle-free magnetic USB cables are here
Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge
What if your cable could magnetically stick to itself, forming a neat coil that doesn’t get all floppy and tangled in your drawers...
09:56 am - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Microsoft Flight Simulators Top Gun expansion launches as a free update
The Top Gun Flight Simulator expansion is available now. | Image: Microsoft
Microsoft’s long-awaited Top Gun: Maverick expansion for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now...
09:45 am - Thu, May 26, 2022
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PlayStation VR2 set to launch with over 20 major games
The previously-revealed design of the PlayStation VR2. | Image: Sony
Sony expects to have over 20 “major” titles available for its PlayStation VR2 headset at launc...
08:24 am - Thu, May 26, 2022
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Sony wants around half its games to be on PC and mobile by 2025
Image: Sony
Sony plans for roughly half of its game releases to be on PC or mobile by 2025, according to a presentation given during the company’s annual investor day...
10:52 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Boeings Starliner spacecraft returns to Earth, wrapping up critical test mission
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft landing under parachutes in the New Mexico desert | Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls
After spending a little less than a week at the space stati...
10:17 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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PlayStation accessories and games are discounted for Sonys Days of Play
Sony’s annual Days of Play usually brings sizable discounts. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Sony’s annual Days of Play promotion has kicked off once again, off...
10:04 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Google Docs is getting a big upgrade to formatting
Much easier than the format painter. | Image: Google
Google Docs is getting an absolutely lovely feature that could cut down a lot of busywork when it comes to properly...
09:58 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Twitter will pay $150 million for using peoples security phone numbers to target ads
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Twitter will pay $150 million to settle a privacy lawsuit with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission ...
09:57 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Sony fixes PlayStation Plus subscription pricing error
Image: Sony
Sony’s correcting what it says was a “technical error” that resulted in users being charged a higher than expected price to upgrade to one of the new ...
09:41 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Elon Musk will put up $6 billion to drop Tesla loans from his Twitter deal
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images
After a brutal month for Tesla stock, Elon Musk will no longer fund his Twitter buyout by borrowing against his...
09:12 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Amazons first clothing store opens its doors in Los Angeles
Amazon Style in-store shopping app experience | Image: Amazon
Amazon’s brick-and-mortar clothing store, Amazon Style, is now open in the Los Angeles, California-area ...
09:06 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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The best early Memorial Day sales happening now
The Sony SRS-XB43 is one of many tech deals worth taking advantage of for this summer kickoff holiday. | Image: Chris Welch / The Verge
Memorial Day marks the unofficia...
09:00 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Report: workers delivering Amazons packages are injured at a shocking rate
Operators blame intense quotas and pressure. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Some workers delivering packages for Amazon were more than twice as likely to be ...
08:46 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Googles folding phone has reportedly been delayed again
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 3. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge
Although the long-rumored Pixel Watch has finally arrived, there’s still no sign of Google’s myster...
08:06 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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LG turned its 48-inch OLED TV into a huge 4K gaming monitor
Late last year, I plopped a giant 48-inch OLED television on my desk in search of the one screen to rule them all. It was fantastic, with amazing color, inky blacks, G-Sync, an...
08:02 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Big Tech is pouring millions into the wrong climate solution at Davos
Børge Brende, John Kerry, Xie Zhenhua, Geraldine Matchett, Elizabeth Wathuti, and Marc Benioff attend the annual meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May ...
08:01 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Another live-action Speed Racer is coming to Apple TV Plus with J.J. Abrams behind the wheel
The Mach 6 as it appears in Warner Bros. live-action Speed Racer film. | Image: Warner Bros.
Though it’s only been 14 years since the last live-action adaptation of S...
06:30 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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How to remap your Chromebooks keyboard
Chromebooks are pretty different from traditional laptops in a lot of ways — and not just because of their software.
The most obvious physical difference? Chromebooks feature...
04:49 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Apples secretive car project loses yet another top executive
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Christopher “CJ” Moore, the former Tesla Autopilot software engineer who left to join Apple’s secretive car project last y...
04:44 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Apple VP discourages retail workers from joining a union in leaked video
“I worry about what it would mean to put another organization in the middle of our relationship.” | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Apple vice president of ...
04:27 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Lucid Motors issues recall for some Lucid Air EVs over faulty instrument display wiring
Lucid Motors issued a recall notice for some of its luxury electric sedans for a faulty wiring harness connected to the instrument panel. The recall covers 1,117 model year 202...
04:00 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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How to stream PC games and movies to your Xbox One or Series X / S console with a free app
If you own a Windows 10 or 11 PC and an Xbox One or Series X / S console, you might not be aware that those devices have some interesting cross-functionality. Using Microsoft�...
03:58 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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JBLs portable Charge 5 Bluetooth speaker is on sale for its best price yet
JBL’s Charge 5 speaker is on sale for less than $150 on Amazon, which is a new record low. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
With Memorial Day less than a week away,...
03:19 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Instacarts new rating system filters out scores from hard-to-please customers
You just can’t please some people, and Instacart’s new rating system for shoppers acknowledges that. It now automatically filters out ratings from hard-to-please customers ...
03:03 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Stellantis pleads guilty, will pay $300 million over allegations of emissions fraud
Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, Chrysler, and Dodge, has agreed to plead guilty to criminal conduct and pay $300 million to settle a probe into its effort to illegally ...
03:00 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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The best Xbox controller to buy right now
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Basic, premium, affordable, and customizable — lots to pick from
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02:30 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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What to expect from Star Wars Celebration 2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi starring in... Obi-Wan Kenobi. | Image: Lucasfilm
After a three-year hiatus, Star Wars Celebration is back this week — and it looks like it will be pac...
02:26 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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NFL Rivals blockchain game will let players take over as their teams GM and use NFTs somehow
NFL Rivals. | Image: Mythical Games
While we still don’t know exactly what 2K will do with its “non-simulation” NFL license (its arcade-style game is delayed and ...
02:19 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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CVS will stop filling Cerebral and Done Health ADHD med prescriptions
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CVS pharmacies will no longer fill prescriptions for controlled substances like Adderall from telehealth c...
02:00 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Android 101: how to update Android apps
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It’s always a good idea to keep your Android apps updated to make sure you have the latest security and bug fixes. Plus, you ...
01:30 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Why the company behind Pokmon Go is getting crypto-curious
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It has been an extremely rough year for cryptocurrency projects, as crashing prices, daily revelations of scams, and the ongoing usability nightmare of blockcha...
01:01 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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No Mans Skys newest expedition turns it into a roguelike
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Today, No Man’s Sky launches Leviathan, the game’s newest expedition that offers perhaps the most interesting gameplay experience yet.
In the Lev...
01:00 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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NY State is giving out hundreds of robots as companions for the elderly
The robot in question is ElliQ. Think of it like a more proactive Siri or Alexa. | Image; Intuition Robotics
The state of New York will distribute robot companions to ...
01:00 pm - Wed, May 25, 2022
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The unstoppable machines behind the game console shortage
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Resellers aren’t the problem — their buying bots are
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10:25 am - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Ikea overhauls its smart home with new Matter-ready hub and app
The new Home Smart app controlling a Dirigera hub in an Ikea smart home. | Image: Ikea
Dirigera makes Home Smart easier to use and more robust
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10:15 am - Wed, May 25, 2022
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YouTube Music now suggests your favorite speaker for playback
The app now suggests which speaker you might like to use. | Screenshot: YouTube Music
YouTube Music will now attempt to suggest which of your Cast-enabled speakers you ...
08:45 am - Wed, May 25, 2022
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Dyson eyes robots that can do your household chores
Dyson has shown off a series of prototype robots it’s developing, and announced plans to hire hundreds of engineers over the next five years in order to build robots capable ...
11:37 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Apples new App Store rule for easier account and data deletion hits June 30th
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During its WWDC 2021 event, Apple laid down a slew of policy changes for the App Store, adjusting the rules for everything from ...
11:06 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Here are the best Amazon Echo deals right now
The Echo Show 5 (left), Echo Show 8 (middle), and the Echo Show (right). | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge
Amazon’s current Echo lineup offers a broad selection of s...
10:16 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Judge rules Tesla cant hide behind arbitration in sexual harassment case
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A lawsuit that accuses Tesla of fostering a workplace with “rampant” sexual harassment will continue in court after a Califo...
09:08 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Democrats say Google must curb location tracking before Roe repeal
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A group of more than 40 Democratic members of Congress has asked Google to stop collecting and retaining “unnecessary” locat...
08:22 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Pixel 6 owners arent thrilled with Googles overpriced, yellowing cases
This is supposed to be pink. | Image: u/A_Giant_Baguette on Reddit
Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro users aren’t impressed with Google’s $30 first-party cases. Looking at R...
07:42 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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The PS5 is available directly from Sony at 4PM ET, and you can start queueing now
Sony has had slightly more frequent restocks of its flagship console lately. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
The latest restock of hard-to-get PlayStation 5 console...
07:42 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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The PS5 is available directly from Sony at 4PM ET, and you can start queueing now (Update: sold out)
Sony has had slightly more frequent restocks of its flagship console lately. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Update May 24th, 4:59PM ET: Sony has sold out of PS5 co...
06:25 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Walmart is expanding its drone deliveries to reach 4 million households
DroneUp can deliver packages within a mile-and-a-half radius of a Walmart. | Image: Walmart
Walmart announced on Tuesday that it’s planning on expanding the number of...
05:36 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Google Assistant on the Galaxy Watch 4 is great except for one thing
At long last.
When Google and Samsung announced Wear OS 3 last year, I had lots of questions about how well Google services would run on Samsung hardware. Of Google’s...
05:34 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Stellantis picks Indiana for its $2.5 billion EV battery factory with Samsung
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Stellantis, the parent company of Dodge, Jeep, and Chrysler, has selected Kokomo, Indiana, as the site for its next electric vehicle battery factory. ...
05:27 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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The best deals on Nintendo Switch games right now
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, a hack-and-slash prequel to Breath of the Wild, is on sale for just $44.
The Nintendo Switch is one of the most popular consoles ...
05:02 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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The 800 pound gorilla in the Gulf of Mexico that could supercharge hurricanes this season
Trees sway in the wind from Hurricane Ida in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 29th, 2021. | Image: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Forecasters expect...
05:00 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Netflixs Exploding Kittens mobile game launches at the end of May
Play the new game beginning May 31st. | Image: Netflix
Netflix’s Exploding Kittens — The Game, a new mobile title based on the popular card game, will be available ...
05:00 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Niantic moves beyond games with Lightship AR platform and a social network
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Niantic made a name for itself in the mobile gaming industry through the enduring success of Pokémon Go. Now the company is hoping to become something else: a ...
04:42 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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New partnership links positiveCOVID-19cases to antivirals for a price
The Detect COVID-19 test is an at-home molecular test. | Image: Detect
The at-home molecular COVID-19 testing company Detect is partnering with healthcare provider Carb...
04:40 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Conan OBrien makes a $150 million podcast deal
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After bottomless headlines about podcast licensing deals, I guess getting acquired is cool again. Or maybe Conan is just tired. I’m...
04:26 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Windows 11 is getting an easy way to restore apps to a new PC
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Microsoft is finally adding restore apps to the Microsoft Store on Windows 11. The software maker will soon start...
04:24 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Waze now supports Apple Music integration
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Waze has finally introduced support for Apple Music on iPhones, allowing you to control your music through the navigation app’s built-in audio player. Thi...
04:00 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Logitech gaming gear is up to 50 percent off at Amazon for today only
The Logitech G435 wireless headset comes in three unique colorways. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Today’s deals kick off with some great prices on Log...
04:00 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Chrome will soon do Google Lens image searches without leaving a page
The new panel will appear to the right after a Lens search. | Image: Google
Google Lens, the search giant’s powerful image recognition software, is becoming slightly ...
03:23 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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How Ukraines wide use of cryptocurrency is playing out during the war
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With Michael Chobanian, the president of the Blockchain Association of Ukraine...
03:23 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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The real star of The Gray Mans first trailer is Chris Evans evil trash stache
Chris Evans as Lloyd Hansen. | Netflix
In both the Mark Greaney book, The Gray Man, and Netflix’s forthcoming movie adaptation by the Russo Brothers, one of the CIA�...
03:14 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Microsoft Build 2022: news and updates from Microsofts developer conference
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It’s all about developers
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03:06 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Microsoft is making a native Arm version of Visual Studio 2022 and a mini PC
Microsoft’s Project Volterra device. | Image: Microsoft
Microsoft is working on a native Arm64 version of Visual Studio 2022 and a miniature Arm PC. A preview version...
03:00 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Microsoft will support third-party Windows 11 widgets later this year
Windows 11 widgets. | Image: Microsoft
Microsoft is planning to support third-party widgets inside Windows 11 later this year. At its annual Build developer conference...
03:00 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Microsoft starts testing new OneNote design overhaul
The new OneNote design. | Image: Microsoft
Microsoft has started testing its new OneNote design refresh. The software maker first teased the visual update last year, r...
03:00 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Microsoft Dev Box is a cloud-powered developer workstation
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Microsoft put PCs in the cloud with Windows 365 last year, and now, it wants to entice developers to use a cloud-powered developer workstation. Microso...
03:00 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Microsoft Teams Live Share takes meetings beyond simple screen sharing
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Microsoft is adding a new Live Share feature to Microsoft Teams, which will allow participants to start co-editing or co-creating during Teams meetings...
02:02 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED review: a dual-screen laptop that works
Finally, form and function in one
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02:00 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Harley-Davidsons Serial 1 announces a limited-edition electric mountain bike
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Serial 1, the e-bike company spun out of Harley-Davidson nearly two years ago, unveiled another premium model designed to make you open you...
02:00 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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The Gollum video game launches in September
The new game will be released one day before Amazon’s big new show. | Image: Daedalic Entertainment
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, the upcoming video game starring Go...
01:21 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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How to delete your Facebook account
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If you’ve finally given up on the world’s most popular social media network, it’s not too complicated to remove yourself f...
01:00 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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SteelSeries Nova Pro Wireless review: it nearly does it all
The standard Nova Pro is a compelling wired option, too
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12:00 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Mr. Boop, the psychosexual webcomic that is a scathing critique of copyright
You can’t summarize the webcomic Mr. Boop better than its first panel, which emerged out of what felt like the raging id of the internet on February 28, 2020. “My wife Bett...
12:00 pm - Tue, May 24, 2022
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HPs Pavilion x360 14 will be one of the most affordable 5G laptops
Remember, the x360s are the flippy ones. | Image: HP
HP’s newest budget laptop, the Pavilion x360 14, will be available this summer for a starting price of $599, the ...
11:38 am - Tue, May 24, 2022
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All these images were generated by Googles latest text-to-image AI
Sample images from Google’s new text-to-image AI. | Image: Google (collage by The Verge)
Imagen what else this thing can do
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11:00 am - Tue, May 24, 2022
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How to watch Microsofts Build 2022 conference
Microsoft’s Build social media profile template has a cute cat as a placeholder. You can download it here (warning: 75MB zip file) along with themed wallpapers and Teams back...
09:24 am - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Asus announces worlds first 500Hz Nvidia G-Sync gaming display
Asus’ ROG Swift 500Hz monitor | Image: Asus
Nvidia and Asus are announcing the world’s first 500Hz G-Sync display at Computex 2022 today. While we saw a prototype 5...
09:18 am - Tue, May 24, 2022
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On-demand grocery app Gorillas lays off half its office workforce
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Grocery app Gorillas, which promises to deliver goods in as quickly as 10 minutes, is laying off half of its of...
08:52 am - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Motorola teases phone with 200-megapixel camera as Razr rumors mount
Leaked renders of Motorola’s rumored smartphone. | Image: WinFuture
Motorola could have not one, but two very interesting smartphones launching in China next month. T...
07:01 am - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Google Maps historical Street View imagery comes to mobile
See how a location has changed over time. | Image: Google
Google Maps’ Street View feature is getting a couple of upgrades to celebrate the service’s 15th anniversa...
07:01 am - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Logitechs new mouse and keyboard offer a quieter click and more clack, respectively
Logitech’s latest computer accessories offer a quieter or more tactile way to use your computer, depending on your preferences. The new MX Master 3S is a minor update to the ...
04:00 am - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Nvidia turns to liquid cooling to reduce big techs energy use
A rack full of these could hold so much liquid (and computing power). | Image: Nvidia
Nvidia has announced its new plan for reducing the energy use of data centers crun...
02:29 am - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Zeus flicks too hard in latest Thor trailer
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The first full trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder has arrived, and somehow found a new angle on the journey of Chris Hemsworth’...
12:13 am - Tue, May 24, 2022
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Starlinks new RV plan lets buyers skip the line if they pay more for worse service
Image: Starlink
SpaceX’s Starlink is still scaling up its constellation of internet satellites, and the service is only intended for use at the specific location wher...
12:00 am - Tue, May 24, 2022
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The Rodecaster Pro II is a slimmer, more customizableaudiomixer
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Rode is introducing a new version of its portable audio mixer console, the Rodecaster Pro, with upgraded hardware, new preamps, a load of new software featu...
11:00 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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The best noise-canceling headphone deals
You can save $70 on the AirPods Max. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge
With more people working from home than they used to, owning a good pair of noise-canceling he...
10:35 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Klarna used a prerecorded video message to lay off 10 percent of employees
Klarna lost about one-third of its valuation since last year. | Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images
Klarna, the Swedish “buy now, pay later” servic...
10:34 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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SpaceXs Gwynne Shotwell defends Elon Musk to employees after allegations of sexual misconduct
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell
SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell sent a company-wide email last week responding to a report of allegations of sexual assault against CE...
10:24 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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TikToks launching Twitch-like subscriptions in beta on Thursday
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TikTok has announced a program that lets viewers pay to subscribe to specific live streamers they want to support. Dubbed Live S...
10:20 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Google TVs individual profiles are arriving after being delayed for a few months
Google TV profiles are now available to all users — including kids | Image: Google TV
After being delayed for months, Google is finally rolling out its personalized ...
09:51 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Snap plans to slow hiring, warns that revenue will grow slower than expected
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel.
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told employees Monday that the company would significantly slow hiring for the rest of the year after warning investors tha...
09:25 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Here are the best AirPods deals you can get right now
Apple’s AirPods Pro wireless earbuds are a go-to pick that’s often on sale. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
If you know where to look, there are often some great...
09:23 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Floridas social media moderation ban is probably unconstitutional, says court
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A US appeals court says Florida’s ban on much social media moderation likely violates th...
09:00 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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The best early Memorial Day sales happening now
The Sony SRS-XB43 is one of many tech deals worth taking advantage of for this summer kickoff holiday. | Image: Chris Welch / The Verge
Memorial Day marks the unofficia...
08:50 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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The best free apps for video calling
Illustration by Samar Haddad / Photo by Becca Farsace
It’s been over two years since COVID-19 made its way around the world, and while the state of emergency has let ...
08:13 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Researchers are using Googles app to study the effect of phones on mental health
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The University of Oregon is doing a study on the effect phones have on mental health, using Google’s Health Studies app. The g...
07:59 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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LGs brilliant C1 OLED just hit its lowest price ever on Amazon
The LG C1 pairs 4K resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate with FreeSync and G-Sync for an amazing gaming experience. | Image: LG
Our inaugural deals post this week is full...
07:36 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Activision Blizzard employees win their union vote
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The Game Workers Alliance, the union of quality assurance workers at Activision subsidiary ...
07:14 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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AT&T gives mobile subscribers Control
AT&T subscribers can try a cloud-streamed version of Control Ultimate Edition. | Image: AT&T
AT&T customers can now play a cloud-streamed version of Control...
07:00 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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How to use the helpful Speak to Chat feature on Sony headphones and earbuds
Speak to Chat works with many of Sony’s high-end headphones and earbuds. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
Sony’s best headphones and earbuds come with a wide mix ...
06:08 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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iFixits Steam Deck repair guides and parts are live (but the best pieces are MIA)
Need to fix your Valve Steam Deck handheld gaming PC? iFixit is selling official parts for practically every piece of the console — and after accidentally putting those compo...
06:07 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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The heatsink may finally have a much more svelte competitor
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Heatsinks are the default when it comes to keeping components cool on your PC and practically every other electronic ...
05:58 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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DC attorney general sues Mark Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica scandal
District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine has sued Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal. The suit alleges that Zuckerberg was “direc...
05:30 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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How to turn captions on and off in Instagram
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Instagram now has auto-generated captions, which means it can automatically transcribe any videos you watch on the app. But befo...
04:31 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Reebok launches accessible sneaker collection
Reebok’s adaptive footwear collection is called Fit to Fit. | Image: Reebok
Nike isn’t the only sneaker company thinking about accessible shoe design. Reebok annou...
04:00 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Argo AI is testing fully driverless vehicles in Miami and Austin
Drew Anthony Smith
The latest self-driving startup to allow its vehicles to roam the streets without a human minder is Argo AI, the startup backed by Ford and Volkswage...
03:54 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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The stunts dont stop in Mission: Impossible Dead Reckonings first trailer
Ethan Hunt and his allies on a boat together. | Image: Paramount Pictures
After leaking online over the weekend, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’s fir...
03:49 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Hackers breach Zola wedding registry accounts and make fraudulent purchases
The popular wedding planning website Zola, known for its online gift registries, guest list management, and wedding websites, confirmed Monday that hackers had managed to acces...
03:46 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Take-Two has officially acquired Zynga
Take-Two has officially completed its $12.7 billion deal for social game developer Zynga, the two companies announced Monday. With the acquisition, Take-Two not only takes owne...
03:30 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Google Assistant is finally available on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4
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Good news for Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 owners: the wait is over. Google Assistant is finally available for download starting today.
Googl...
03:04 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Why we need a public internet and how to get one
Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge
‘We need politics. We need public policy. We need social movements’
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02:38 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Under-five COVID-19 vaccines near finish line
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A Food and Drug Administration committee will meet in mid-June to review data on COVID-19 vaccines for children six months throu...
02:38 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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GameStop now has its own wallet for crypto and NFTs
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GameStop has launched a beta for its very own Ethereum wallet that will let users store, send, and receive both cryptocurrency and...
02:06 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Instagram created custom fonts called Instagram Sans, and some of them are truly wild
Instagram Sans is the new typeface you’ll see all over the app. | Image: Instagram
Instagram rolled out a big “brand refresh” today, which is mostly a fancy term ...
02:00 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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The Verges 2022 Fathers Day Gift Guide
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Get a gift that the dad in your life will actually enjoy
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02:00 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Samsungs 240Hz 4K Mini LED 32-inch monitor goes on sale for $1,500
The Odyssey Neo G8 in action. | Image: Samsung
Samsung’s latest high-end gaming monitor — the curved 32-inch Odyssey Neo G8 — is now available to preorder for $1...
01:15 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Stranger Things 4 cranks everything up way past eleven
Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven.
The Upside Down is back and more brutal than ever
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01:09 pm - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Apple TVs Prehistoric Planet looks so good it feels like a real nature documentary
Finally, some feathered dinos are ready for their close-up
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09:54 am - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Clearview AI ordered to delete facial recognition data belonging to UK residents
Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI has been ordered to delete all data belonging to UK residents by the country’s privacy watchdog, the Information Commiss...
07:00 am - Mon, May 23, 2022
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Corsairs first-ever gaming laptop has a touch bar
Corsair, after having been a leader in the desktop space for decades, is releasing its first-ever gaming laptop. The new Voyager a1600 is an AMD powerhouse, equipped with both ...
06:30 am - Mon, May 23, 2022
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AMD believes it can build a better cheap laptop with 10 hours of battery
Just a few years ago, you could barely find a laptop with an AMD chip. Then, they started sprouting up in a few of the best notebooks you could buy. Now, AMD says its chips wil...
06:30 am - Mon, May 23, 2022
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AMDs Ryzen 7000 CPUs will break the 5GHz barrier and require a new motherboard
Yes, the lid actually looks like that. | Image: AMD
This fall, AMD is planning a clean break with the past, and it thinks your need for speed might convince you to do t...
11:28 pm - Sun, May 22, 2022
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How to watch AMD, Nvidia, and Microsofts Computex 2022 keynotes
Computex is set to begin in a matter of hours. | Photo by Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Computex is just hours away and will feature keynotes from some of the big...
09:31 pm - Sun, May 22, 2022
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Hyundai is building EV and battery production facilities in Georgia
Hyundai is building facilities dedicated to manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries in Savannah, Georgia, marking Hyundai’s first EV-only plant in the US (via CNB...
09:12 pm - Sun, May 22, 2022
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Dota 2s The International will take place in Southeast Asia for the first time
Valve has confirmed that The International will take place in Singapore this October. | Photo credit should read STR/AFP via Getty Images
Dota 2’s annual tournament, ...
06:52 pm - Sun, May 22, 2022
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Hyundai is building EV and battery production facilities in Georgia
Hyundai is building facilities dedicated to manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries in Savannah, Georgia, marking Hyundai’s first EV-only plant in the US (via CNB...
04:29 pm - Sun, May 22, 2022
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Larry Ellison was on a call with Sean Hannity and Lindsey Graham to discuss overturning election results
Ellison contributed $1 billion in support of Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter. | Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Larry Ellison, one of the world’s richest peop...
02:22 pm - Sun, May 22, 2022
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Amazon tests having drivers make deliveries from local malls
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Amazon is piloting a program that has its contracted Flex drivers picking up and delivering packages from malls, as first report...
09:38 pm - Sat, May 21, 2022
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Apple display supplier could lose out on large iPhone 14 order after it was reportedly caught cutting corners
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Chinese display manufacturer Beijing Oriental Electronics (BOE) could lose out on 30 million display orders for the upcoming...
05:58 pm - Sat, May 21, 2022
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Crypto exchange FTX is getting into stock trading
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Cryptocurrency exchange FTX will soon allow for traditional stock trading alongside its crypto offerings, the company announced ...
03:29 pm - Sat, May 21, 2022
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Google will temporarily let Match use alternate payment systems ahead of 2023 trial
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Google has reached an interim agreement with Match Group, the dating app provider behind Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid, that will a...
01:16 pm - Sat, May 21, 2022
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Googles Nest Wifi mesh router bundles are up to $100 off
The Google Nest Wifi router works standalone, in pairs, or with added remote points. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
There are many ways to get your weekend started...
10:00 am - Sat, May 21, 2022
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Apple shipped me a 79-pound iPhone repair kit to fix a 1.1-ounce battery
I’m starting to think Apple doesn’t want us to repair them
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05:45 am - Sat, May 21, 2022
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iFixit will sell nearly every part of the Steam Deck including the entire motherboard
One of the Steam Deck’s joysticks. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge
The era of fixing your own gadgets has nearly arrived, and Valve’s Steam Deck handheld gami...
12:50 am - Sat, May 21, 2022
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Boeings Starliner successfully docks to the International Space Station for the first time
Boeing’s Starliner coming in for docking, as seen from the International Space Station | Image: NASA TV
This evening, Boeing’s new passenger spacecraft, the CST-100...
10:59 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Apple reportedly chose a standalone AR / VR headset over a more powerful tethered design
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Apple’s rumored mixed reality headset seems like the worst-kept secret in tech, and a new report about the device from The Inf...
10:00 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Twitters latest update will make third party apps better
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Twitter announced an update on Friday that should significantly improve the experience inside third-party Twitter apps: it’s g...
07:29 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Microsoft is testing Android 12.1 and other improvements for Windows 11
Currently, the only official way to install Android apps on Windows is through Amazon’s store.
It seems like Microsoft isn’t resting on its laurels when it comes to...
07:00 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Halos first season is a Flood of bold bets and tangled plot points
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The show’s reach exceeds its grasp
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06:35 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Google Chat adds warning banners to protect against phishing attacks
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Google Chat has replaced Hangouts and will now display banners warning you against potential phishing and malware attacks coming...
06:18 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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More accurate wind forecasts can save Americans millions in energy costs
An array of electricity producing wind turbines (aka the San Gorgonio Pass wind farm) are viewed along Interstate 10 on May 11, 2022, near Palm Springs, California. | Photo by ...
06:15 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Three Thousand Years of Longings first trailer is a kaleidoscope of cautionary tales
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In George Miller’s upcoming Three Thousand Years of Longing, the key to getting the most out of magical wishes without suffering repercussions isn’t being cleve...
06:11 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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The new season of Love, Death and Robots doesnt miss
Three Robots: Exit Strategies. | Image: Netflix
Over its first two seasons, Love, Death and Robots has made good on its name by offering myriad animated shorts spanning...
05:46 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Spotify is blending your playlists with K-pop stars
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After introducing its Blend playlists last year, Spotify announced Friday that it’s expanding the feature to include K-pop artists — and yes, that in...
05:18 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Amazons updating the foundation of Fire OS to something a bit more modern
How I look at my tablet when it gets support for the latest API. | Image: Amazon
Amazon’s next Fire 7 tablet will come with a new version of the company’s Fire OS o...
04:35 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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NASA engineers trying to figure out strange readings from aging interstellar spacecraft
The engineering team operating the Voyager 1 spacecraft — NASA’s robotic planetary explorer currently zooming through interstellar space — is trying to figure out why the...
04:00 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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You can watch the first eight minutes of Stranger Things season 4 right now
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Stranger Things’ fourth season finally debuts next week on May 27th, but if you want an early preview of what’s to come, Netflix posted the first eig...
03:45 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Second Apple Store gets a union election date
Employees at Apple’s Towson Town Center may soon be voting on whether to unionize. | Image: Apple
Employees at Apple’s Towson Town Center store in Maryland will beg...
03:41 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Audi vehicles are getting a native Apple Music app
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Audi is adding Apple Music into its cars’ infotainment systems, giving drivers the ability to listen to their playlists and catch up on podcasts without t...
03:25 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Costco members can now get discounts on Apple online services
Apple Arcade as well as Apple News Plus and Apple TV Plus are all discounted at Costco. | Image: Apple
If you’re a Costco member, you can currently cash in on sales f...
03:20 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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How the Anchor protocol helped sink Terra
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If Do Kwon didn’t exist, someone would have had to invent him. For instance, there’s the bets he made — worth $11 million ...
03:08 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Vergecast: the wild laptops from Computex 2022
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Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and editor-at-large Da...
02:53 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Coros Vertix 2 review: a work in progress
This behemoth of a GPS watch has a few things to iron out
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02:43 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Norman Reedus says a Death Stranding sequel is in development
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We’ve known for some time that enigmatic game director Hideo Kojima was working on a new project, but there hasn’t been much indication as...
02:29 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Hulu is offering three months of service for $3
Hulu is “celebrating” National Streaming Day. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Did you know that today is National Streaming Day? Don’t worry if you forg...
02:00 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Obi-Wan is coming to Fortnite next week
Now that Obi-Wan has his own show, there’s only one logical next step: an appearance in Fortnite.
Epic announced that Mr. Kenobi will be the latest Star Wars character in the...
02:00 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Lenovo Legion 5i Pro (2022) review: very speedy, very serious
It isn’t the game-changer that last year’s model was
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01:59 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Netflix has picked up Heartstopper for two more seasons
Kit Connor as Nick Nelson and Joe Locke as Charlie Spring. | Image: Netflix
Though it’s only been a few weeks since Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Alice Oseman...
01:30 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Chromebook 101: how to change your Chrome OS channels and get unreleased features
You might not know it from glancing at a Chromebook, but Google’s Chrome OS is in a constant state of evolution.
The operating system receives minor updates every two to thre...
01:22 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Rings Alarm Pro and Floodlight Cam Pro are cheaper than ever today
The Ring Alarm Pro eight-piece starter kit is selling for $239.99 today at Amazon, which is a $60 discount. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
If you’d li...
01:00 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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How to use your iPhone as a white noise machine
You can use your iPhone to drown out distractions with peaceful white noise by following a few steps. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
There’s nothing qu...
12:00 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, for when flagship isnt flagship enough
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 set the stage for the biggest Android smartphones of 2022, including Samsung’s flagship Galaxy — but it’s about to be surpassed by a bette...
12:00 pm - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Qualcomms new AR glasses are thinner and wireless
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Qualcomm is introducing a wireless version of its augmented reality Smart Viewer, a reference design that manufacturers could adapt into commercial headsets. T...
11:02 am - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Canada bans Huawei equipment from 5G networks, orders removal by 2024
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Canada has banned the use of Huawei and fellow Chinese tech giant ZTE’s equipment in its 5G networks, its government has annou...
09:24 am - Fri, May 20, 2022
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LGs flagship 4K ultra-short throw projector gets closer
The LG CineBeam HU915QE has an excellent excellent 0.19 throw ratio. | Image: LG
LG just took the wraps off a new flagship CineBeam ultra-short throw (UST) projector, m...
08:34 am - Fri, May 20, 2022
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A wild Pokmon-themed Galaxy Buds case has appeared
The ball is designed for you to put the entire charging case in it. | Image: Samsung
Samsung has released a Pokémon-themed poké ball case for its Galaxy Buds true wir...
08:10 am - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Amazon hardware exec takes another swipe at Zuckerbergs metaverse fantasy
“We wanna enhance the here and now.” | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg can’t catch a break — everyone just keeps saying...
02:24 am - Fri, May 20, 2022
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Meta tells employees to stop discussing abortion at work
The Meta sign outside the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
A Meta executive told employees on Thursday that they ...
12:52 am - Fri, May 20, 2022
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SpaceX reportedly paid $250,000 to cover up Elon Musks sexual misconduct
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SpaceX reportedly paid a flight attendant $250,000 to ensure she didn’t speak out or sue the company after Elon Musk ...
11:47 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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SpaceX reportedly paid $250,000 to cover up Elon Musks sexual misconduct
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SpaceX reportedly paid a flight attendant $250,000 to ensure she didn’t speak out or sue the company after Elon Musk ...
11:36 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Google reports increased Black and Latinx representation in the US
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Google has released its annual diversity report, and the company says it made some positive progress over the past year. The company sa...
11:30 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Boeing successfully launches Starliner spacecraft to orbit in do-over test flight
Boeing’s Starliner capsule launches on May 19, 2022 | NASA
Nearly two and a half years after its first launch didn’t go to plan, Boeing’s new passenger spacecraft...
10:46 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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TikTok reportedly plans a major push into gaming and games livestreamers could play with viewers
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Reuters reports TikTok is testing games for the app in Vietnam ahead of a “major push” into the space. A company representat...
10:16 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Android 13 beta will test out-of-the-box support for most braille displays
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In the coming weeks, Google will begin beta testing a feature for Android 13 that makes it easier for users of braille displays ...
10:11 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Steam Deck rivals OneXPlayer, Aya, and GPD are planning their revenge with AMDs 6800U
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The Steam Deck just spent five weeks at number one on Valve’s top seller list — on top of the five weeks it spent at number two. A...
09:46 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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The Department of Energy to dole out $3.5 billion for carbon removal hubs
Intake fans on collector containers at the ‘Orca’ direct air capture and storage facility, operated by Climeworks AG, in Hellisheidi, Iceland, on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021.&nb...
09:23 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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F-150 Lightning owners cant use their phones as keys until late summer
The feature is available on the Mach-E. | Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge
Anyone lucky enough to get an F-150 Lightning in the next few months will find that one of...
09:10 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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A new Daredevil series is reportedly coming to Disney Plus
Charlie Cox as Daredevil in Netflix’s Daredevil series. | Image: Disney Plus
The Defender who first headlined Netflix’s partnership with Marvel is coming back in a ...
08:23 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Netflixs new mystery box is like a kids-focused version of the shuffle button
What show is in the box? | Image: Netflix
Netflix is introducing a new “mystery box” feature that’s intended to help kids discover new shows. Basically, it sounds...
07:13 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Skullcandys new Mod earbuds offer cheap multipoint Bluetooth support
Skullcandy’s new Mod earbuds are some of the cheapest to include multipoint Bluetooth connectivity. | Image: Skullcandy
Skullcandy is continuing its trend of inexpens...
07:04 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Sony shows off God of War Ragnaroks accessibility features
Santa Monica Studio
In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Santa Monica Studio is showing off a bunch of the new accessibility features for God of War Ra...
06:58 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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How to check which version of Chrome OS youre running
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I once picked up a Chromebook that hadn’t been used for a while in order to try out what was then a relatively new Chrome OS feature...
06:49 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Apples board of directors reportedly tried out its upcoming AR / VR headset
It may not come in time for WWDC, though. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Apple showed a mixed reality headset capable of both augmented and virtual reality t...
06:11 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Pebble founder: its your last chance to make a small Android phone happen
Eric Migicovsky’s dream: an iPhone Mini but with Android. | Image: Eric Migicovsky
Eric Migicovsky, who founded and helmed the Pebble smartwatch company and who’s w...
06:09 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Epics Mega Sale offers a 25 percent off coupon and four weeks of free games
The latest video game sales event for Epic substitutes a flat discount for 25 percent off. | Image: Epic Games
Epic is starting up another sales promotion for PC games ...
06:05 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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OnePlus Nord Buds review: very affordable, perfectly capable
These budget earbuds don’t disappoint for their under $40 price
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05:12 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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The Verges 2022 Graduation Gift Guide
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Congratulate your graduate with one of these great gifts
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05:10 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Justice Department pledges not to charge security researchers with hacking crimes
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The US Department of Justice says it won’t subject “good-faith security research” to charges under anti-hacking laws, ...
05:02 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Marvel Snap is a speedy digital card game from former Hearthstone developers
Second Dinner
Hot off the heels of Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness comes a new game from Marvel Entertainment that offers the same flavor of throwing everybod...
04:47 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Twitter will hide tweets that share false info during a crisis
Illustration by Alex Castro
On Thursday, Twitter announced a new policy for dealing with misinformation during a period of crisis, establishing new standards for gating...
04:46 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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The Umbrella Academys on a field trip to another reality in first season 3 trailer
Cazzie David as Jayme, Justin H. Min as Ben Hargreeves, Christopher, and Jake Epstein as Alphonso. | Netflix
The Umbrella Academy’s second season followed the Hargree...
04:34 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Save $20 on several Pokmon games for Nintendo Switch
If you’re a Pokémon fan, loading up on some of the more recent titles for the Nintendo Switch doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Sadly, Pokémon Legends Arceus isn’t looped...
04:32 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Senators push to break up Google, Facebook ads businesses in new bill
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On Thursday, a group of Senate Republicans and Democrats introduced a new bill that could force Google and Facebook’s parent c...
04:30 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Watch Boeing launch its Starliner space capsule in do-over flight
Boeing’s Starliner capsule on the launchpad | (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Thursday afternoon, Boeing is slated to launch its passenger spacecraft, the CST-100 Starliner, to th...
04:00 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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MultiVersus is a shameless mashup of Space Jam and Smash Bros. and it works
Let’s just get this out of the way: there’s very little that’s original about MultiVersus, an upcoming free-to-play fighting game. It is, very clearly, designed to be lik...
03:35 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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The Witcher 3s next-gen version now planned for Q4 2022
We now have a timetable for when to expect the update. | Image: CD Projekt Red
The next-gen version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is “planned” to release in Q4 2022, ...
02:34 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Netflix is beefing up its audio description and subtitling accessibility features
Netflix
Netflix’s closed captioning, subtitles for deaf and hard of hearing (SDH), and audio descriptions (AD) are all powerful tools designed to help make films and ...
02:20 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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OnePlus Nord 2T arrives with 80W fast charging and a midrange price
The OnePlus Nord 2T in green. | Image: OnePlus
OnePlus is officially announcing a trio of more affordable devices for Europe today: the OnePlus Nord 2T, the Nord CE 2 L...
02:20 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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OnePlus Nord 2T review: minor improvements to a masterful midranger
Another reliable entry in OnePlus’ Nord range
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02:01 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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More PlayStation 5 consoles are coming to Walmart on June 2nd
Fingers crossed for a summer rich in PS5 console availability. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
We’re still seeing short or no supply of PlayStation 5 consol...
02:00 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Samsung will charge $500 to put your face on its fridge
Who needs a family photo album when you have a fridge? | Image: Samsung
Samsung is adding a new and extremely exploitable customization option to its line of Bespoke r...
01:00 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Motorola Moto G 5G review: a tough sell
Good performance and great battery stamina don’t compensate for its shortcomings
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01:00 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Glitch acquired by cloud service provider Fastly
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Fastly, a major provider of cloud services, announced today that it’s acquiring Glitch, the quirky and capable web coding platform. Glitch will continue...
01:00 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Boeings third launch attempt nears for embattled Starliner spacecraft
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner as it is wheeled out to its launchpad on an Atlas V rocket. | Image: NASA/Joel Kowsky
Perhaps this time will be the one
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01:00 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Fortnite now available to everyone on iOS via GeForce Now cloud streaming
Fortnite is leaving beta on GeForce Now. | Image: Nvidia
After four months in closed beta, a touchscreen-optimized version of Fortnite is now available to stream via Nv...
12:33 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Anker says its new USB-C hub lets M1 MacBooks output to three external monitors
Three monitors, one MacBook. | Image: Anker
Anker has announced a new $249.99 10-in-1 USB-C hub that, among other things, allows an M1-equipped MacBook to output to thr...
12:00 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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BMW iX XDrive50 review: a high-tech beast with bling
The 2022 BMW iX is the German automaker’s flagship EV in the US. | Photo by Abigail Bassett for The Verge
BMW’s all-electric crossover is packed to the gills wi...
12:00 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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HPs new Spectre x360 16 laptop is all in on Intel
Here it is, the 16-inch Intel machine.
HP has made a number of minor refreshes across its Spectre and Envy lines. Several of these consumer devices, at a variety of pri...
12:00 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Frameworks new Laptop means the promise of modular gadgets might be coming true
A little more than a year after announcing the first version of its ultra-repairable, upgradeable notebook, Framework is launching the second-generation Framework Laptop. It’...
12:00 pm - Thu, May 19, 2022
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HPs new Spectre x360 16 laptop is all-in on Intel
Here it is, the 16-inch Intel machine.
HP has made a number of minor refreshes across its Spectre and Envy lines. Several of these consumer devices, at a variety of pri...
11:57 am - Thu, May 19, 2022
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YouTubes new tool for brands means you dont have to see the same ads nauseam
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Sometimes it’s a little too obvious when a company is launching a big advertising campaign on YouTube. If you’re a regular v...
11:09 am - Thu, May 19, 2022
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TikTok users can now credit specific videos to make sure viral creators get their due
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TikTok is offering users a new way to credit videos that kick off viral trends.
When uploading content, users will be able to t...
11:01 am - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Garmin finally adds a camera to its Varia bike radar
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For the first time since Varia devices launched seven years ago, Garmin has added a built-in camera to its much-loved rearview radar lineup. The Varia RCT...
09:07 am - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Microsoft tests Windows 11 desktop widgets with web search bar
A screenshot of the web search box in the latest Windows 11 Preview Build. | Image: Microsoft
Microsoft is adding an optional web search to the Windows 11 desktop in t...
08:34 am - Thu, May 19, 2022
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Apple accused of union busting in its stores for the second time this week
The complaint centers on alleged anti-union activity in Apple’s World Trade Center store. | Image: Apple
Apple has been accused of union-busting at its flagship Worl...
12:08 am - Thu, May 19, 2022
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The best gaming headset deals you can get right now
Logitech’s budget-friendly G435 boasts color and comfort, as well as a host of solid features. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
A good gaming headset is ...
11:34 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Meta freezes hiring for shopping team, Messenger Kids, and other products
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Meta is pulling back its investments in a number of products, including the teams it spun up early in the pandemic to compete with Zoo...
10:50 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Survey shows Netflix is losing more long-term subscribers
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More long-term Netflix subscribers are canceling their subscriptions, according to a report from The Information. Survey data vi...
10:45 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Now non-Tesla EVs can use its Superchargers in the UK, Spain, Sweden, and Austria
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Tesla is expanding its open Supercharger pilot program in Europe that lets owners of non-Tesla EVs take advantage of the...
10:19 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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The best smartphone you can buy for under $500
You can get a great smartphone at this price, whether you want an iPhone, a 90Hz screen, or 5G support
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10:01 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Costa Rican president says country is at war with Conti ransomware group
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Ransomware — and particularly the Conti ransomware gang — has become a geopolitical force in Costa Rica. On Monday, the new ...
09:42 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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NY attorney general is investigating Twitch, Discord, and 4chan over Buffalo shooting
New York Attorney General Letitia James. | Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Wednesday that her office has launc...
08:11 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Heres how Microsofts new One Outlook email app will work
The new Outlook will feature support for Loop components. | Image: Microsoft
Microsoft has announced the beta for the new Outlook for Windows, which will make the deskt...
07:58 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Marvel Studios is licensing Stan Lees likeness from the company he sued before his death
Stan Lee as he appeared in Avengers: Age of Ultron. | Image: Marvel Studios
Even though Stan Lee has been dead since 2018, a new deal between Marvel Studios and POW! En...
07:45 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Fewer Americans think Big Tech should have more regulations
How people feel about Big Tech has changed since last year.
A new study from the Pew Research Center found that fewer people in the US want more regulations for Big Tech compa...
07:17 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Why tech giants cash is a hidden source of greenhouse gas emissions
Climate activists target banks in Germany’s financial capital.
Even tech companies that have promised to slash their greenhouse gas emissions have a big climate-relat...
06:34 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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New York says Amazon doesnt accommodate pregnant and disabled workers
An investigation will follow the complaint. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
The New York State Division of Human Rights has filed a complaint against Amazon f...
06:27 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Night Sky is a warm, comforting sci-fi with too much filler
J.K. Simmons and Sissy Spacek in Night Sky. | Image: Chuck Hodes / Amazon Prime Video
Irene and Franklin York are a lot like other older couples. They keep on top of ea...
06:05 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Apples hidden setting instantly makes your video and audio calls sound better
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Whenever possible, I like to use FaceTime Audio or WhatsApp instead of making regular phone calls. The people I’m calling see it like a normal phone call...
05:53 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Googles Russian branch plans to file for bankruptcy
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Google’s Russian subsidiary will file for bankruptcy, according to a report from Reuters, with the company stating it can no long...
05:41 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Peacocks Queer as Folk looks ripped from the headlines in first trailer
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Both the original British and American Queer as Folk series were celebrations of queer culture that also took the time to...
05:30 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Honda teases upcoming Prologue, its first electric SUV to be sold in the US
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Honda released a teaser image of the upcoming 2024 Prologue electric SUV, the company’s first battery-electric vehicle to be sold in the US. The company also to...
05:25 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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This Final Fantasy XIV music video is going to make you cry
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Today, Square Enix released the music video for “Flow,” one of the main theme songs of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, and friends, it’s a doozy. If you...
05:00 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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YouTube now highlights the most replayed parts of videos to let you skip the boring parts
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YouTube will now highlight the “most replayed” parts of videos in its web player and mobile apps. The feature was previously...
04:36 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Wear OS users can finally stream music on the YouTube Music app
Google is expanding its app options ahead of the Pixel Watch launch later this fall. | Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge
After a lengthy wait, Wear OS users can now use ...
04:34 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Ankers pint-sized 100W USB-C charger is on sale, but supplies are sold out until late June
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At CES 2022, Anker announced an addition to its Nano II USB-C charger lineup with this more powerful version sporting two USB-C ports capable of outputting...
04:31 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Pokmon: Hisuian Snow is everything thats beautiful and brutal about the Hisui region
Alec and his new Hisuian buddy, Zorua. | Image: The Pokémon Company
Unlike the Pokémon anime and games set in the present day, where humans and Pokémon live in harmo...
04:10 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Drop is taking 20 percent off select keycaps exclusively for Verge readers
Nothing brings the cool factor to mechanical keyboards quite like colorful keycaps. | Image: Drop
If you’re reading The Verge and you’re a mechanical keyboard fan (...
04:01 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Escape Academy captures the fun of escape puzzles, without the cramped rooms
Coin Crew Games
Friends, it’s been exceedingly difficult to naturally produce enough feel good brain juice to function as a normal person. Even the things that I norm...
04:00 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Sony announces $200 LinkBuds S with ANC and lightweight design
The LinkBuds S come in black or white. | Image: Sony
Sony is indeed adding a new product to its lineup of earbuds. Today, the company announced the $199.99 LinkBuds S. ...
04:00 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Sony LinkBuds S review: supreme comfort doesnt come cheap
An airy fit, ANC, and LDAC all in one pricey package
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03:52 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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The Verges 24 favorite kitchen gadgets
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When you’re stuck at home because of pandemics, bad weather, or just because you don’t feel like going ...
03:45 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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How to set up Emergency SOS on your smartwatch
Several smartwatches will allow you to make emergency calls. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge
While smartwatches have always been able to relay notifications, the a...
03:30 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Shadow adds latest generation Nvidia and AMD GPUs to cloud gaming service
Shadow’s focus has historically been on cloud gaming. | Image: Shadow
Shadow is adding a new subscription tier to its cloud gaming service with access to the equivale...
02:56 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Hisense launches its first-ever Fire TV for $529
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Hisense’s new 4K Fire TV (50U6HF) costs $529 and has a 50-inch 60Hz display with a bezel-less design. It uses Hisense’s proprietary ULED technology �...
02:30 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Why Elon Musk should read Facebooks latest transparency report
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Today, let’s talk about Facebook’s latest effort to make the platform more comprehensible to outsiders — and how its fin...
02:14 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Googles Pixel 4 and 5-series phones are discounted today at Woot
The Pixel 5 in its Sorta Sage color. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
There’s been a lot of talk about new Pixel phones lately, with last week’s Google...
02:00 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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This 200W charging station provides one-stop top-ups for all your gadgets
Ugreen Nexode is a capable and fiddly charger at a high price
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01:45 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Acers new Predator Helios 300 supports glasses-free 3D content
Peep the SpatialLabs camera array at the top of the Helios 300. | Image: Acer
Acer has debuted another round of new gaming laptops for 2022. This time, it’s focused o...
01:45 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Acers new Chromebook Tab 510 puts LTE into a super tough, super bulky tablet
The Chromebook Tab 510 is all rubber and rugged. | Image: Acer
The Acer Chromebook Tab 510, which Acer announced on Wednesday, is not a very attractive tablet. Let’s ...
01:45 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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With new Acer Swift 3, OLED marches toward the mainstream
Contrast isn’t the luxury it once was. | Image: Acer
It wasn’t too long ago that the phrase “OLED laptop” implied a luxury product. But, over the past few years...
01:45 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Acers new Spin 714 could be 2022s best Chromebook
New name, new look.
I’ve reviewed quite a few Chromebooks in the past few years, but the one that has consistently topped the competition is the Acer Chromebook Spin ...
01:00 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Samsung SmartThings begins testing Matter devices on its platform
Samsung SmartThings is now testing Matter smart home devices to work with its platform. | Image: Samsung SmartThings
Matter is picking up steam. Samsung has announced a...
01:00 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Amazons new Fire 7 tablet finally has a USB-C port
The Fire 7 looks the same as ever but has some upgrades under the hood. | Image: Amazon
Amazon is updating its small and inexpensive Fire 7 tablet for the first time in...
01:00 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Liveness tests used by banks to verify ID are extremely vulnerable to deepfake attacks
Automated “liveness tests” used by banks and other institutions to help verify users’ identity can be easily fooled by deepfakes, demonstrates a new report.
Security fir...
12:54 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Reply All co-hosts Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi to leave show
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Reply All co-hosts Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi will be leaving the show next month, according to an internal memo obtained by The Verge. It is unc...
12:35 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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The Huawei Watch GT 3 Pro is a nice smartwatch many of us cant buy
The Huawei Watch GT 3 Pro has a sophisticated design. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge
Last year, as Google and Samsung were upending the Android smartwatch space, ...
12:00 pm - Wed, May 18, 2022
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HPs new Omen and Victus gaming laptops seem like low-effort refreshes
The 2022 Omen 16 comes in white or black. | Image: HP
HP is announcing some very minor refreshes to its Omen 16 and Victus 15 gaming laptops. Like so many other models,...
11:56 am - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Napster joins Limewire and Winamp by jumping on the web3 bandwagon
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They say you can’t keep a good brand down. More accurately, you can’t stop it being opportunistically mined by ...
10:51 am - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Google Messages users in India are reportedly drowning in ads
Indian users of Google Messages are facing a deluge of ads within Android’s default messaging app, 9to5Google reports. Users are reporting being sent multiple ads a day, even...
07:00 am - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Vivos new flagship has a bigger, better in-display fingerprint sensor
Vivo has announced its latest flagship phone, the X80 Pro, and its most prominent new hardware feature is a larger in-display fingerprint sensor. The active area is far bigger ...
01:17 am - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Googles finally straightening out its legacy free G-Suite mess
Free for people, not businesses. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Almost five months after Google announced that it was going to make G-Suite legacy free editi...
01:17 am - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Googles finally straightening out its legacy free G Suite mess
Free for people, not businesses. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Almost five months after Google announced that it was going to make G Suite legacy free editi...
12:19 am - Wed, May 18, 2022
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Netflix has been screening new shows and movies among subscribers before their release
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Netflix has been showing movies and TV shows ahead of their public release to small groups of subscribers in the US, according t...
11:33 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Disney Plus with ads will keep the breaks down to four minutes per hour
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When Disney Plus’ ad-supported plan goes live later this year, it will reportedly run ads for four minutes on movies or shows that last an hour or less,...
10:32 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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She-Hulk: Attorney at Laws first trailer looks simply smashing
She-Hulk showing up at an event. | Disney
Though Bruce Banner’s been one of the most physically powerful people running around Marvel’s movies for years at this poi...
10:08 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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The defunct LG Wing is getting Verizon C-band, because 5G in this country is silly
The LG Wing is cleared for takeoff on Verizon’s newest 5G spectrum. | Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge
Verizon announced this week that the LG Wing will be getti...
09:02 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Netflix is laying off 150 employees, including dozens from its Tudum fansite
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Netflix is laying off around 150 employees and agency contractors following a disappointing earnings report, citing “slowing r...
09:02 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Netflix is laying off 150 employees and cutting dozens from its Tudum fansite
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Netflix is laying off around 150 employees as well as dozens of contractors following a disappointing earnings report, citing �...
08:40 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Apple slows return to office, will let employees stay remote and require masks in common spaces
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Apple is delaying moving forward on its hybrid return to work for office employees, saying in a memo seen by The Verge and (repo...
08:10 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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As the Overwatch 2 beta ends, a new Overwatch remix event begins
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The Overwatch 2 beta is now over. If you were one of the lucky handful that were able to snag an invite, congratulations. If not, don’t worry. There w...
08:08 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Apple slows return to office plan, will let employees stay remote and require masks in common spaces
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Apple is delaying moving forward on its hybrid return to work for office employees, saying in a memo (reported earlier by Bloomb...
07:50 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Alexa Together review: keeping tabs on Dad
For $20 a month, the service provides peace of mind, but many of its features should be free
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07:01 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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PS5 console covers will be available in three new galactic colors in June
The new covers are available for preorder now. | Image: Sony
The PlayStation 5 is getting three new console cover colors — starlight blue, galactic purple, and nova ...
07:00 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Noctua stuck its big brown desktop PC fans on an RTX 3080
Asus says the card is the quietest in its class. | Image: Asus
Asus has teamed up with renowned fan manufacturer Noctua once again to make a large brown and tan graphic...
06:46 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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How the Buffalo shooting livestream went viral
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When a gunman pulled into the parking lot at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday in a racist attack targeting a Bl...
06:11 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Sony LinkBuds S rumored to be the smallest and lightest ANC earbuds
The LinkBuds S in beige. | Image: WinFuture
Sony’s follow-up to the unconventional LinkBuds could be the lightest active noise cancellation (ANC) earbuds yet. Accordi...
05:48 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Elon Musks latest stunt: calling on the SEC to investigate Twitters user numbers
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images
So does Elon Musk want to buy Twitter or not? This morning, the company’s prospective new owner insisted (in ...
05:30 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Robinhood developing non-custodial crypto wallet launching later this year
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A little over a month after Robinhood publicly released its first crypto wallet, the company has announced it’s working on a second. The new wallet w...
04:44 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Google will start distributing a security-vetted collection of open-source software libraries
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Google announced a new initiative Tuesday aimed at securing the open-source software supply chain by curating and distributing a...
04:37 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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How to run the FPS Benchmark for CS:GO
Unlike many of the games we use to test gaming laptops here at The Verge, such as Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Red Dead Redemption 2, CS:GO doesn’t have a built-in benchmark...
04:28 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Stargazing in the UK is the best its been in over a decade
A portrait of Orion and the northern winter Milky Way on a February night in 2020. | Photo by: Alan Dyer/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Now is th...
04:12 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Microsofts Adaptive Controller was a success for the modding community
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
For Ben Heck, it started as a kindness. He was an engineer who made cool things and a veteran reached out to see if he could mak...
04:09 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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The Pentagon has 400 reports of strange aerial phenomena but nothing suggests aliens
The House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee’ hearing on UAPs. | Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
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04:00 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Skiff Mail is taking on Gmail by betting on privacy and crypto
Skiff Mail is a new, privacy-focused alternative to Gmail. | Image: Skiff
Skiff has spent the last couple of years developing a privacy-focused, collaborative document ...
04:00 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers is the sound of Disney laughing at its own meta humor
The modern day Chip and Dale. | Disney
The film stars John Mulaney and Andy Samberg
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03:36 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Marvels Echo series is coming to Disney Plus in 2023
Alaqua Cox as Echo. | Image: Marvel Studios / Chuck Zlotnick
After making her debut in last year’s Hawkeye series, Maya Lopez / Echo will get her own show starting in...
03:29 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Apple accused of union busting in new labor board filing
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Apple retail employees in Atlanta are accusing the company of violating the National Labor Relations Act by holding captive audi...
03:05 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Apple helps you download fewer podcasts
Confession: I have stopped automatic downloads on Apple Podcasts because I am reckless with my data and have absolutely let podcast downloads eat my phone on more than one occa...
02:58 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Chris Hemsworth runs an unsettling futuristic prison in Spiderheads first trailer
One of the more intriguing titles from Netflix’s upcoming slate of summer movies is Spiderhead, in which Chris Hemsworth stars as a pharmaceutical genius using a futuristic p...
02:54 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Telehealth startup Cerebralhalts controlled substance prescriptions
The Cerebral app. | Image: Cerebral
Mental health startup Cerebral will no longer prescribe most controlled substances, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The embattled...
02:42 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Apple will bring Live Captions to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac and more gesture control on Apple Watch
Image: Apple
On Tuesday morning, Apple announced a new wave of accessibility features for its various computing platforms, which are set to roll out later this year as ...
02:15 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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The videos that dont work on YouTube and the future of the creator business with Nebula CEO Dave Wiskus
Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge
Running a creator-owned streaming service
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02:00 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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How fears of electromagnetic radiation spawned a snake-oil industry
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The products target people who think they have electromagnetic hypersensitivity
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02:00 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Harley-Davidsons updated Serial 1 e-bikes will feature Google Cloud connectivity
Serial 1, the electric bike company spun out of Harley-Davidson, launched its second-generation lineup of premium e-bikes — but the biggest changes will be coming to the comp...
01:00 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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DeviantArt is expanding its system for flagging stolen NFT art
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DeviantArt is expanding its tool for detecting ripped-off crypto art, offering it to artists outside the platform. DeviantArt Protect, which launched ...
01:00 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Ecobees new thermostats are its best yet
The Premium and Enhanced models add style to Ecobee’s substance
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01:00 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Asus ROG Flow X16 is a big, powerful 2-in-1 gaming laptop
The new X16 can sport a Mini LED display with 512 dimming zones. | Image: Asus
Asus has added a 16-inch option to its clever (and generally good) ROG Flow lineup. It’...
12:45 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Asus Chromebook Detachable CM3 drops to its lowest price of the year
The CM3 is our favorite detachable Chromebook, one that is currently just $299.99 on Amazon. | Photo by Monica Chin / The Verge
If you’re shopping for a graduation gi...
12:30 pm - Tue, May 17, 2022
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How to move your data to a new Android phone
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Google officially announced its upcoming Pixel 6A phone on May 11th, 2022, and will be shipping its new line of Pixel 7 phones this coming autumn. You may be pla...
10:52 am - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Tesla is ready to take your money for its Semi truck (just dont ask when youll actually get one)
Concept art of the Tesla Semi from 2017. | Image: Tesla
Five years after it was announced, Tesla has opened up reservations for its all-electric Semi truck, scheduled ...
10:01 am - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Cake sa electric motorbike review: hungry for more
Hauls your gadgets and tools, then powers them when you arrive
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09:20 am - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Apple testing foldable with secondary E Ink display, says analyst
E Ink’s recently announced flexible color display. | Image: E Ink
Apple is reportedly testing the use of a color display from E Ink as an external screen for an unann...
08:20 am - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Elon Musk says Twitter deal cannot move forward until it proves bot numbers
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images
Elon Musk has reiterated his claim that fake and spam accounts could make up more than 20 percent of Twitter’...
12:31 am - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Apple will let your subscription apps charge you more money without asking
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Apple has updated its App Store rules to make it so subscriptions can auto-renew without your explicit permission, even if the d...
12:11 am - Tue, May 17, 2022
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Buffalo shooting suspect reportedly shared plans on Discord
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The alleged gunman behind the attack in Buffalo, New York that left 10 dead and three injured on Saturday used Discord to discus...
12:02 am - Tue, May 17, 2022
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MiamiCoin crypto lost 88 percent of its value in less than a year
Miami, host city of the Bitcoin 2022 event we recently visited, doesn’t own or manage the MiamiCoin cryptocurrency, although the coin has enjoyed the support of Mayor Francis...
11:53 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Meta is testing end-to-end encryption for Quests VR Messenger app
The test is included in software update v40. | Image: Meta
Meta has been on a multiyear push with Messenger’s end-to-end encryption (E2EE) features, and it’s now st...
10:15 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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DJI may be working a new FPV drone that you can fly indoors
The new drone will be made for indoor flight. | Image: @DronesDeal via Twitter
New leaks suggest that DJI is working on a new FPV (first-person view) drone that you can...
09:57 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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On Buffalo, Elon Musks silence is deafening
Aaron Jordan, of Buffalo, adds to a sidewalk chalk mural depicting the names of the people killed at a mass shooting at Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, NY. Sunday, May 15, 202...
09:57 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Elon Musks silence on how hed moderate the Buffalo shooting livestream is deafening
Aaron Jordan, of Buffalo, adds to a sidewalk chalk mural depicting the names of the people killed at a mass shooting at Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, NY. Sunday, May 15, 202...
09:41 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Google hires former FDA digital health leader
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Google hired a former Food and Drug Administration leader as its new senior director of global digital health strategy. Bakul Pa...
09:30 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Our 14 favorite gadgets and hacks for working at home
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From mesh networks to lap desks, here’s how The Verge’s staffers create their workspaces
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09:20 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Now you can order a third round of free test kits from COVIDTests.gov
Double the number of tests from the first two rounds.
The US Postal Service has updated its free at-home COVID-19 test webpage, indicating that citizens can now place a...
09:14 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Sony doesnt want you to know that its donating $100K for reproductive rights
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Insomniac Games, which is part of Sony’s PlayStation Studios, plans to donate $50,000 to the Women’s Reproductive Rights Ass...
09:01 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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FDA: fluvoxamine doesnt treatCOVID-19 and heres 27 pages why
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When the US Food and Drug Administration rejected an antidepressant as a treatment for COVID-19 on Monday, it also rel...
08:54 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Verizon customers bills are going up starting in June for... reasons
Verizon is increasing its monthly administrative fee for postpaid customers. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Many Verizon customers are going to see a few ext...
08:49 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Nvidias monster RTX 4090 GPU tipped to arrive mid-July
This is not a 4090 but, rather, an old promo image for the 3090. | Image: Nvidia
Did you finally find a gaming GPU within your budget now that sanity is returning to th...
08:42 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Fortnites shared V-Bucks wallet will soon support PlayStation
The change goes into effect with Fortnite’s v20.40 update. | Image: Epic Games
Any Fortnite V-Bucks purchased on PlayStation will soon be available across every platf...
08:40 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Amazons ad-supported Freevee comes to Apple TV
Watch free movies and TV shows with ads on Freevee. | Image: Amazon
Amazon Freevee, the ad-supported streaming service formally known as IMDb TV, now has a dedicated Ap...
07:57 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Over half of US properties face at least some wildfire risk
Among properties facing wildfire risk, annual likelihood of wildfire today. | Image: First Street Foundation
More than half of all homes, 56 percent, in the contiguous ...
07:55 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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The MSI GS66 Stealth gaming laptop is cheaper than ever at Best Buy
The 15-inch MSI GS66 is the cheapest its ever been | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge
The Verge Deals team is ready to lead you into the week with some excellent s...
07:38 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Terras crash has left some other stablecoins and protocols on shaky ground
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
In the wake of the sudden collapse of TerraUSD, several other stablecoins’ values (whose values are supposedly pegged to the d...
07:00 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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The Boys first season 3 trailer has Homelander doing damage control
Antony Starr as Homelander. | Amazon
The superpowered humans of Amazon’s The Boys are a danger in and of themselves, but it’s Vought — the immensely powerful and ...
06:25 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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US prosecutors are going after crypto sanctions evasion
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
The US Department of Justice is prosecuting the operator of a payment platform that flouted economic sanctions using cryptocurre...
06:20 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Jeff Bezos is not a poster
An action figure of Jeff Bezos captures the oddly plasticky, unreal nature of his tweets. | Photo by Andrew Liptak / The Verge
Friends, I’ve had alerts on for Jeff Be...
06:13 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Silent Hill is reportedly coming back with multiple new games
Konami
Last week, leaked concept art revived fans’ hopes that a new Silent Hill game was in the works. Now, a VGC report is claiming that Konami is working on several...
05:59 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Fall Guys is going free-to-play and coming to Nintendo Switch and Xbox on June 21st
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout first released on PC and PS4 back in August of 2020. | Image: Mediatonic
The battle royale bean simulator Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is g...
05:41 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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iOS 15.5 arrives ahead of Apples annual developer conference
Last year’s iPhone 13 Mini and iPhone 13. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Apple has released iOS 15.5, the latest version of its iPhone operating system. It’s s...
05:26 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Twitters CEO and Elon Musk are beefing over bot counts
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Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal is pushing back against Elon Musk’s concerns around spam and bots on the platform, saying that...
05:08 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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For All Mankind season 3 is set in the 90s but seems focused on a very 2020s space race
Apple
People will tell you Severance or Ted Lasso are the best shows coming out of Apple TV Plus, and while they’ve certainly had excellent receptions and won a few r...
05:00 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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This is the design of Sonos upcoming Sub Mini
A 3D product rendering of the upcoming Sonos Sub Mini, as created by The Verge. | Product render by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge
Sonos announced its most affordable sou...
04:55 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Netflix is looking into livestreaming
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Netflix is expanding into livestreaming, as first reported by Deadline. The company confirmed to The Verge that it’s currently...
04:08 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Spotify experiments with musician NFT galleries
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Spotify is testing a way for artists to display their non-fungible token (NFT) collections, as first reported by Music Ally. The...
03:34 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Pelotonand NordicTrack owner iFit make peace over patent disputes
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As Peloton gets its financial ducks in a row, it appears the company is easing up on its patent disputes. Today, Peloton and...
03:34 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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JetBlue launches hostile takeover of Spirit after its earlier acquisition was rejected
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JetBlue launched a hostile takeover of Spirit Airlines after its earlier acquisition offer was rejected. The New...
03:23 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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How to convert your Xbox Live subscription into Game Pass Ultimate
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Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass offer a lot of value if you want to play all kinds of games via subscript...
03:15 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Uber unveils new products for business travelers, wedding parties, and EVs
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Uber held its second annual product event today, at which the company announced new features for business travelers, group rides...
02:59 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Pixars Elemental is releasing in June 2023
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Pixar has provided the very first details of its upcoming feature Elemental — including a release date of June 16th, 2023. Directed by ...
02:42 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Scientists create algae computer powered by photosynthesis
The colony of algae was enclosed in a unit the size of an AA battery. | Image: Paolo Bombelli / Creative Commons
Scientists have used algae to power a low-energy compu...
02:00 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Netflixs Geeked Week 22 trailer reveals even more of The Sandmans gods and monsters
Tom Sturridge as Dream in The Sandman. | Netflix
Following its initial launch last year, Netflix turned its Geeked Week showcase of upcoming movies and shows into an an...
01:50 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Black Mirrors coming back for a sixth series
Will Poulter as Colin Ritman. | Image: Netflix
No matter how much time passes between Black Mirror’s seasons, the series always manages to feel just as unsettlingly p...
01:43 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Amazon will pay you for your grocery shopping data
Amazon has a new coupon clipping feature for its Alexa app’s shopping list. | Image: Amazon
While you may buy a lot of stuff on Amazon, most people don’t do their w...
01:33 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Sonys new PlayStation Plus subscriptions launch June 13th, and heres the list of games
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Sony has confirmed the launch date and other details for the three new PlayStation Plus tiers it’s launching, which will be available in the US starting o...
12:00 pm - Mon, May 16, 2022
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The Google Pixel Watch needs a good chip, but which?
Is turn-by-turn navigation on Google Maps going to work if the Pixel Watch’s chip blows? | Image: Google
Earlier this week, Google confirmed what we’ve suspected fo...
08:42 am - Mon, May 16, 2022
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Ecobee Premium thermostat leaks with built-in Siri and Alexa support
The alleged Premium model. | Image: Canadian Tire
Smart home company Ecobee appears ready to release two new smart thermostats — the Ecobee Enhanced and the Ecobee Pr...
10:04 pm - Sun, May 15, 2022
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Google and Samsung join forces to make it easier to sync fitness data between apps
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Google and Samsung have partnered to create Health Connect, a platform and API (application programming interface) that gives de...
08:06 pm - Sun, May 15, 2022
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David Tennant and Catherine Tate to return for Doctor Whos 60th anniversary
Tennant and Tate will star in an upcoming 2023 special. | Image: BBC
David Tennant and Catherine Tate will return to Doctor Who in celebration of the long-running show�...
05:36 pm - Sun, May 15, 2022
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Boost Mobile will let you lower your phone bill by playing games and watching ads
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Boost Mobile will now let you pay part of your phone bill with “blockchain-backed” Boostcoins earned through watching ads and playin...
03:30 pm - Sun, May 15, 2022
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The iPod is dead, but the podcast lives on
The back of a seventh-generation iPod Nano. | Photo: Sean O’Kane
Pour one out for the iPod, the beautiful little gadget of my teenage dreams. While Apple finally disc...
03:11 pm - Sun, May 15, 2022
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The Aya Neo 2 and Aya Neo Slide have specs that could challenge the Steam Deck
The Aya Neo 2 is the successor to the Aya Neo. | Image: Aya Neo
Handheld maker Aya Neo is adding the Aya Neo 2 and Aya Neo Slide to its lineup of portable PC gaming dev...
10:19 pm - Sat, May 14, 2022
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Former eBay executive pleads guilty to harassment campaign involving live insects
David Harville was eBay’s former director of global resiliency.
eBay’s former director of global resiliency, David Harville, pleaded guilty to taking part in a biza...
06:00 pm - Sat, May 14, 2022
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SteelSeries is offering up to 40 percent off gaming headsets and mice today
The SteelSeries Arctis 7P Plus works with almost everything... except Xbox consoles. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
SteelSeries is running a spring sale ...
05:37 pm - Sat, May 14, 2022
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Netflix is reportedly looking into livestreaming
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Netflix may be expanding into livestreaming. According to a report from Deadline, Netflix is currently working on a livestreamin...
03:42 pm - Sat, May 14, 2022
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HP has a Center Stage clone in one of its monitors
The Z24m comes with a 5MP tiltable webcam. | Image: HP
HP’s upcoming 23.8-inch Z24m monitor is geared toward creative professionals and comes with a webcam that track...
02:00 pm - Sat, May 14, 2022
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Our memories of the iPod
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It’s official: the iPod is over. After 20 years, Apple announced this week that it was discontinuing ...
02:00 pm - Sat, May 14, 2022
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Alexa Together review: keeping tabs on Dad
For $20 a month, the service provides peace of mind, but many of its features should be free
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01:15 am - Sat, May 14, 2022
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Tech industry appeals the bad Texas social media law to the Supreme Court
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Tech industry trade organizations NetChoice and the Computer Communications Industry Association have appealed directly to the Suprem...
01:05 am - Sat, May 14, 2022
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The best Chromebook deals you can get right now
Samsung’s colorful Galaxy Chromebook 2 currently starts at $399 instead of $549. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
If you’re looking for an affordable l...
11:52 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Halo Infinites next update will bring back the campaigns secret ultrapowered gun
It’s not this sniper rifle, but it can shoot pretty dang far. | Image: Microsoft
Halo Infinite’s glitched and overpowered “tank gun” will be added back to the g...
10:55 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Phishing attack pop-up targets MetaMask users visiting popular crypto sites
The malicious pop-up ad that appeared on several crypto sites Friday | Image: CoinGecko
As if this week weren’t bad enough for many cryptocurrency owners, with stable...
09:21 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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PUBG: Battlegrounds is earning a lot more money after going free-to-play
Somebody at Krafton is probably doing these poses after the company’s latest earnings report. | Image: Krafton
PUBG: Battlegrounds, the PC and console version of the ...
08:53 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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SIDS study shows the risks of science hype
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Sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, is a devastating condition that’s still very poorly understood, so when ...
08:22 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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The Steam Deck finally has Windows audio drivers
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Two and a half months after our Steam Deck review, Valve has finally provided the drivers you’ll need for audio if you choose to ins...
07:59 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Legos next batch of official unofficial sets go on sale May 17th, and youll want to be quick
If you consider yourself a Lego fan, you’re going to want to read this story and visit this website before Tuesday, May 17th, at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. That’s because Lego is ab...
07:47 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Twitter CEO: We need to be prepared for all scenarios
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Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal acknowledged the possibility that Elon Musk’s deal to purchase the company could fall through in a s...
06:22 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Anonymous bulletin board app Yik Yak is revealing its users exact locations
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Yik Yak, an app that acts as a local anonymous message board, makes it possible to find users’ precise locations and unique ID...
06:11 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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A new bundle of tabletop RPGs is raising money for reproductive rights
itch.io / TTRPGs For Reproductive Rights
With most large gaming companies giving either inadequate or no responses to the potential repeal of Roe v. Wade in the United ...
05:25 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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A cheaper Apple TV could be happening
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An Apple TV that actually competes with Roku and Amazon could be on the market by the end of the year. According to analyst Ming-Chi Ku...
04:57 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Vergecast: Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Google I/O 2022
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Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and editor-at-large David Pierce discuss...
04:38 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Go read this investigation searching for a long-lost female video game pioneer
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Four years ago, Polygon published a feature that asked what happened to video game pioneer Ban Tran, a Vietnamese woman credited with creating...
04:32 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Apple is reportedly testing iPhones with USB-C
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Apple is testing iPhones that swap the Lightning port for USB-C, according to a new Bloomberg report from Apple whisperer Mark Gurman....
04:20 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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The HP Envy x360 2-in-1 is on sale for its lowest price ever at Best Buy
A winning combo between HP and AMD, the Envy x360 15 is available for its lowest price ever at Best Buy today. | Photography by Monica Chin / The Verge
Our collection o...
03:59 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Major exchanges delist Terra stablecoin as price collapse continues
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As the Terra crisis draws on, some of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world have begun to delist Terra’s UST stabl...
03:44 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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The Nintendo Switch has now outsold the PS4 in the US
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After Xbox Series X / S topped the US sales charts for game consoles in March based solely on how much money they brought in, th...
03:22 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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A court just blew up internet law because it thinks YouTube isnt a website
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Yesterday the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided in favor of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a lawsuit over HB 20, ...
03:00 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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With its Pixel Watch and tablet, Google is getting serious about its own ecosystem
The Pixel Watch, Google’s first smartwatch. | Image: Google
This year’s Google I/O keynote was filled with hardware announcements, which is unusual considering it�...
02:49 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Watch the first trailer for Zenless Zone Zero from the creators of Genshin Impact
The studio behind the breakout hit Genshin Impact is back with a new game — and you can watch the first trailer right now. Called Zenless Zone Zero, the game takes place in a...
02:30 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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The playful Playdate gets serious as a personal organizer
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One of the best things about the Playdate, Panic’s quirky gaming handheld, is how it only really does one very specific thing: play ...
02:15 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Peloton teases new rower at Homecoming event
The Peloton rower’s handle. I was not kidding when I said they were teasing the machine. | Screenshot: Peloton
Peloton’s annual Homecoming event is for the fans. It...
02:00 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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In Resurrections first trailer Rebecca Hall is steadily losing her mind
Of all the movies I watched at the Sundance Film Festival this year, the one that stuck with me the most is Resurrection. That’s mostly because of just how intense and unsett...
01:55 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Twitter shares plummet as Musk raises new doubts about acquisition
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Twitter shares plummeted Friday after new doubts about whether Elon Musk’s planned $44 billion acquisition of the platform wou...
12:00 pm - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Googles AR translation glasses: its really not that simple
Of course it’s simulated. | Image: Google
At the end of its I/O presentation on Wednesday, Google pulled out a “one more thing”-type surprise. In a short video, G...
11:00 am - Fri, May 13, 2022
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A Samsung.com expert has been fired after speaking up about working for free
She had been contracted to sell phones on Samsung.com. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
On April 14th, The Verge published a story about how Samsung’s “Exp...
09:57 am - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Elon Musk says Twitter deal on hold after spam/fake account report
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Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter is “temporarily on hold” after the social network reported that fals...
09:57 am - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Elon Musk says Twitter deal temporarily on hold
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Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter is “temporarily on hold” after the social network reported that fals...
08:21 am - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Starlink now available to ship immediately in 32 countries
Starlink’s coverage map as of May 2022. | Image: SpaceX
SpaceX’s satellite internet service Starlink is now available in 32 countries around the world, the company ...
12:38 am - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Twitter CEO pushes out top execs, freezes hiring
He was asked to leave after seven years with the company. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Twitter is shaking up its top leadership. The first move came as con...
12:18 am - Fri, May 13, 2022
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Broadway theater installs IR camera system to catch audience members trying to record nude scenes
“Take Me Out” Broadway Opening Night | Photo by Bruce Glikas/Getty Images
Earlier this week, someone posted cell phone videos of Tony-nominated actor Jesse L. Willi...
11:50 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Apple reportedly gives retail managers anti-union scripts
Managers have reportedly told employees that outside unions don’t know Apple or its culture. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Apple has been coaching retail ...
11:48 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Deathloop is the first game with AMDs framerate boosting FSR 2.0, plus key accessibility options
In case you haven’t noticed, chipmakers are in the middle of an upscaling revolution. AMD, Intel, and Nvidia are all out to prove that algorithms can trump native rendering p...
11:00 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Apple TV Plus The Essex Serpent is a slow, tense drama with lots of great sweaters
Tom Hiddleston in The Essex Serpent. | Image: Apple
How much you enjoy The Essex Serpent, an Apple TV Plus adaptation of Sarah Perry’s 2016 novel, might depend on how...
09:22 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Meta even brings up the metaverse when rebranding its payment system
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Meta is continuing the Meta-fication of its brands by renaming Facebook Pay, its payment system available across Facebook, Messe...
09:14 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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In the latest Halo episode, Master Chief does the Covenant
Microsoft / Alex Castro / The Verge
This week’s episode of Paramount Plus’ Halo TV show is incredible in the strictest definition of the term. I literally cannot be...
09:06 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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EcoFlow Wave answers the question do I need air conditioning outside?
EcoFlow Wave portable air conditioner | Image: EcoFlow
EcoFlow is taking a detour from its usual pursuit of making big-ass batteries to launch this portable air conditi...
08:56 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Stablecoins are struggling to survive the crypto crash
Illustration by Alex Castro
It’s been a crushing few days for the Terra project, in a week that has been unforgiving for cryptocurrency as a whole.
Over the past few ...
08:22 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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AT&T is about to get away with its bogus $1.99 administrative fee
Since 2013, AT&T has quietly bilked customers out of hundreds of millions of dollars with a bogus “administrative fee,” a fee it more than doubled to $1.99 a month in 2...
08:00 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Honor Magic4 Pro review: hardware highs, software stumbles
This flagship has some neat ideas, but it’s lacking polish
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07:10 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Roku bundles its Pro voice remote and Ultra streaming box without raising the price
Roku announced on Thursday that its Ultra streaming box will include its Voice Remote Pro, which upgrades the company’s standard remote by adding more buttons, always-on list...
07:02 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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The Pixel 6A loses the A-series best feature
The camera is no longer the centerpiece of Google’s phones: Tensor is. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge
One of the coolest things about the Pixel A-series was t...
06:55 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Alan Wake Remastered is coming to Nintendo Switch this fall
The game first released last year on PlayStation, Xbox, and the Epic Games Store. | Image: Remedy Entertainment
Alan Wake Remastered is coming to Nintendo Switch this f...
06:36 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Dune: Part II has found its emperor in Christopher Walken
Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images
Denis Villeneuve’s first Dune film is a sweeping epic that introduces a new take on Paul Atreides at the beginning o...
06:18 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Coinbase experiencing major outage as crypto prices plummet
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Coinbase users are reporting difficulty withdrawing funds, heightening fears amid a widespread crash in cryptocurrency prices.
The c...
06:16 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Dead Space remake gets January release date
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In a day filled with news of disappointing but not wholly unexpected postponements, it seems like the Dead Space remake is coming along nicely enough f...
06:00 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Hulu subscribers can score three months of PC Game Pass for free
Get three months of Xbox Game Pass for free by redeeming this offer through Hulu.
It's getting increasingly difficult to recommend Microsoft’s Game Pass subscription ...
05:56 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Twitter CEO pushes out top execs, freezes hiring
He was asked to leave after seven years with the company. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Twitter is shaking up its top leadership. The first move came as con...
05:47 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Heres the memo Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal sent about firing execs and a hiring freeze
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On Thursday, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced a number of big shakeups within the company in an email to staff, includi...
05:47 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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This is the memo Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal sent about firing execs and a hiring freeze
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On Thursday, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced a number of big shakeups within the company in an email to staff, includi...
05:46 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Behind the expert testimony in the Fitbit murder trial
The murder trial leaned on data from a Fitbit One.
This week, a Connecticut jury convicted Richard Dabate of murder in the killing of his wife, Connie Dabate, after a f...
04:08 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Heres Mark Zuckerberg demonstrating Metas high-end Project Cambria VR headset
Mark Zuckerberg demoing the Project Cambria headset, which has been blurred out to hide its appearance. | Image: Meta
Mark Zuckerberg just shared a short demo video sho...
04:00 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Sony WH-1000XM5 review: new design, new sound, new price
Sony’s latest noise-canceling headphones have a fresh look and iterative improvements
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04:00 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Sony announces WH-1000XM5 headphones with new design and even better noise cancellation
It doesn’t come as a surprise after recent leaks, but today, Sony announced its latest flagship noise-canceling headphones, the WH-1000XM5. They cost $399.99, an increase fro...
04:00 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Google updates Android Auto to better fit all the different sized touchscreens in cars today
Android Auto is getting another refresh, this time with a focus on the evolving nature of vehicle touchscreens.
Google says the new split-screen display will be standard for a...
03:29 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Rivian issues recall for R1T electric truck over faulty airbag sensors
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Rivian is recalling some of its R1T electric pickup trucks over faulty airbag systems, according to a notice filed with the National...
03:28 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Heres why Google highlighting KakaoTalk on Wear OS 3 matters
There’s a reason why KakaoTalk is one of the featured apps on highlighting Wear OS’ expanded reach.. | Screenshot: The Verge
During yesterday's Google I/O keynote, ...
03:22 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Bill Simmons gets a big Spotify promotion
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Spotify has lost a number of top executives in the past month, but Bill Simmons is sticking around, with a plum new jo...
02:45 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Netflixs Resident Evil invites you to New Raccoon City
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The Resident Evil franchise’s Umbrella Corporation always presents itself to the public as a benevolent organization committed to creating a better future for...
02:38 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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How to set up text replacement on your iPhone
Text replacement is like autocorrect that you use on purpose. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
If you’ve spent any time typing out a message on an iPhone...
02:00 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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The Pixels camera bar is here to stay, and thats a good thing
Image: Google
You can spot an Apple iPhone from 20 paces away. I bet you’d be able to tell a Samsung Galaxy from that distance, too. Yet, until last year, a Google ph...
01:41 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Yeedi Vac 2 Pro review: This budget bot can scrub your floors and dodge your shoes
Yeedi’s $450 robot vac brings 3D obstacle detection and oscillating mopping to its low-cost line
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01:30 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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How Facebook undercut the Oversight Board
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Today let’s talk about the highest-profile conflict to date between Meta and its Oversight Board, an independent organization ...
01:28 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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The latest Apple TV 4Kis more affordable than ever today
The latest Apple TV 4K is on sale today for $149.99 at Amazon. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
If you’re an Apple fan looking for a high-end streaming device or ar...
01:15 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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This is the first picture of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way
The first image of Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy | Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration
The world has been gifted the second p...
01:10 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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The Verges 2022 Spring Gift Guide
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Fun gift ideas for friends, family, and even yourself
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01:00 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Lenovo Yoga 9i review: friendly, fun, and well-rounded
The 9i gets all the right improvements and the right aspect ratio
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12:31 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Bethesdas Starfield and Redfall have been delayed to 2023
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Starfield, the biggest upcoming title from Microsoft-owned Bethesda, has been delayed to the first half of 2023, according to a tweet from the studio. T...
12:00 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Lego built an $170 Transformers Optimus Prime that actually transforms
Image: Hasbro
Optimus Prime is officially a Lego set, and not just in statue form — with 19 points of articulation, the Danish brickmaker has created a 1,508-piece Op...
12:00 pm - Thu, May 12, 2022
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HPs ZBook Studio G9 puts an RTX 3080 Ti in an ultraportable chassis
That’s the Studio on the right. | Image; HP
HP’s ZBook Studio is widely acknowledged as one of the best workstation laptops on today’s market. Last year’s model...
10:00 am - Thu, May 12, 2022
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OnePlus Nord Buds wireless earbuds promise long battery life and Dolby Atmos for $40
OnePlus’ latest set of wireless earbuds is also the first to get its Nord branding, which the company uses for its cheaper products. The new Nord Buds are being announced tod...
10:00 am - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Watch astronomers reveal a groundbreaking discovery of the Milky Way galaxy
This morning, a collaboration of scientists with the Event Horizon Telescope initiative is set to unveil a “groundbreaking discovery” about our Milky Way galaxy. The team h...
08:03 am - Thu, May 12, 2022
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Galaxy Z Flip 4 leak shows a very familiar looking foldable
The alleged design of the Galaxy Z Flip 4. | Image: OnLeaks / 91Mobiles
Just hours after we got our first glimpse at the potential design of Samsung’s Z Fold 4, unoff...
12:45 am - Thu, May 12, 2022
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A new Steam Deck update adds one of the most-requested features
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The coolest feature of the Steam Deck — bar none, if you ask me — is how the portable gaming PC lets you get the absolute most fro...
11:52 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Battle.net is suffering from a DDoS attack, though things seem to be recovering
Activision Blizzard said on Twitter Wednesday that its Battle.net service was suffering from a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. As of publish time, things seem to b...
11:52 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Battle.net recovers from DDoS attacks after more than an hour
Activision Blizzard said on Twitter Wednesday that its Battle.net service was suffering from a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. A little over an hour later, reporte...
11:40 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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After roasting Apple about headphone jacks, Google quietly dumps it from Pixel 6A
Look closely: no headphone jack. | Image: Google
Google just revealed the Pixel 6A at Google I/O on Wednesday, and while it has a number of impressive specs for a midra...
11:21 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Disney CEO calls hypothetical ESPN streaming package the ultimate fan offering
Image: Disney
On an earnings call earlier today, Disney CEO Bob Chapek sounded like someone who has clear ideas of ESPN’s fully streaming future. He told analysts and...
11:16 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Jack Dorsey says hell never be the CEO of Twitter again
Pictured: probably not the future CEO of Twitter. | Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Jack Dorsey is trying to squash rumors that he’ll be reinstated as Twitter’s CE...
10:58 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Googles premium Pixel Tablet sure doesnt look very premium
This is the front of the forthcoming Pixel Tablet | Screenshot by Sean Hollister / The Verge
Big white bezels. Matte, looks-like-plastic back. Thick profile. 2023. Andr...
10:49 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Court lets Texas restrictions on social platform content moderation take effect
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The controversial Texas social media law HB 20 will take effect following a ruling today from a US appeals court. The tech industry t...
10:36 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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EV company Lordstown completes $230 million sale of its Ohio factory to Foxconn
Struggling EV company Lordstown completed the sale of its Ohio factory to Foxconn, the Taiwanese company that assembles Apple’s iPhone. The factory, which sold for $230 milli...
09:51 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Disney Plus added almost 8 million new subscribers as Netflix struggles
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Disney added 7.9 million new subscribers to its Disney Plus streaming service during the first three months of 2022, the company announced in its Q2 earni...
09:07 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Which Google Pixel Buds model should you buy?
Google’s new Pixel Buds Pro sell for $199, while the Pixel Buds A-Series go for $99. | Image: Google
During its annual developer conference, Google I/O, Google announ...
09:07 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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How the new Pixel Buds Pro measure up to Googles A-Series earbuds
Google’s new Pixel Buds Pro sell for $199, while the Pixel Buds A-Series go for $99. | Image: Google
During its annual developer conference, Google I/O, Google announ...
09:02 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Harley-Davidsons LiveWire announces S2 Del Mar, its most affordable electric motorcycle yet
LiveWire, the electric motorcycle company spinoff from Harley-Davidson, announced its most affordable model yet, the S2 Del Mar. The initial batch of Del Mar motorcycles, dubbe...
09:00 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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The Pixel 6A includes Googles Tensor chipset and costs $449
The Pixel 6A follows the 6 and 6 Pro’s design cues. | Image: Google
Google is officially announcing the Pixel 6A, which embraces the company’s new design language a...
09:00 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Rivian lost $1.59 billion and delivered 1,227 electric trucks in the first quarter of 2022
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Rivian, the buzzy electric vehicle company backed by Ford and Amazon, reported a net loss of $1.59 billion in the first quarter of 2...
08:40 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Heres how the Google Pixel 6A compares to its biggest competitors
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The Pixel 6A is the latest phone to join the competitive upper tier of midrange phones, also occupied by Samsung, Apple, and more. Google announced the ne...
08:39 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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What happens to the foot soldiers of the meme trading revolution?
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Fintech is in its flop era, and it would be funny, except that it’s dragging real people down with it.
It’s true that stocks...
08:38 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Samsung says Google Assistant will arrive on Galaxy Watch 4 this summer
Google Assistant is coming. | Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge
After almost a year of waiting, we finally know when Google Assistant will arrive on Samsung’s Galaxy W...
08:19 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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OpenSea is adding NFT copy detection and verification features
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OpenSea is rolling out features to “improve authenticity” on the digital marketplace, the company announced in a series of b...
08:05 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Sonos confirms its own voice control service will launch on June 1st
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Sonos will roll out its very own voice control assistant on June 1st in the United States. As The Verge reported earlier this month, Sonos Voice Control wi...
08:05 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Sonos announces entry-level Ray soundbar for $279, coming on June 7th
The Sonos Ray is smaller than the Beam and Arc.
Sonos this afternoon officially announced its Sonos Ray soundbar. Matching the specs and design that The Verge first rep...
08:00 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Heres when you can preorder Googles new devices
Some of Google’s latest hardware announcements are coming in the summer, while others are further off. | Image: Google
Google just announced a batch of new Pixel prod...
07:33 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Senate confirms Bedoya to FTC, establishing Democratic majority
On Wednesday, the Senate voted to confirm privacy expert Alvaro Bedoya to the Federal Trade Commission. The confirmation secured a Democratic voting majority at the agency task...
07:32 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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How do the new Google Pixel 6As specs stack up to the pricier Pixel 6 models?
The new Pixel 6A in its three color options: charcoal, chalk, and sage. | Image: Google
Google’s new Pixel 6A, announced at its I/O 2022 keynote, may seem like just a...
07:15 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Google shows off AR glasses that might make a case for augmented reality
Google wrapped up its I/O presentation with one big surprise: a look at its latest AR glasses. The key feature Google showed off was the ability to see languages translated rig...
07:11 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Googles biggest announcements at I/O 2022
The Pixel 6A is one of the many Pixel devices Google showed off today. | Image: Google
Google has wrapped up its two-hour-long I/O keynote, which was absolutely packed ...
07:01 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Pixel by Pixel: how Google is trying to focus and ship the future
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Making ambient computing happen is forcing Google to change how it does everything
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06:55 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Google finally announces the Pixel Watch
The Pixel Watch will support turn-by-turn navigation on Google Maps. | Image: Google
After weeks of rumors and leaked photos, Google finally confirmed that the Pixel Wa...
06:54 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Googles Pixel team is making an Android tablet
One of the few glimpses so far of Google’s upcoming Android tablet. | Image: Google
Google is getting back in the tablet game. The company’s internal hardware divis...
06:04 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Googles trying to fix your crappy webcam with great AI
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There’s a good chance you’ve spent much of the last two-plus years sitting at home, cycling through endless days of virtual meetings staring into your...
05:54 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Google is using a new way to measure skin tones to make search results more inclusive
Google is partnering with a Harvard professor to promote a new scale for measuring skin tones with the hope of fixing problems of bias and diversity in the company’s products...
05:54 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Google is beta testing its AI future
The Test Kitchen is one of Google’s new AI experiments. | Image: Google
After mistakes and challenges, the company is moving a little slower with AI language mode...
05:41 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Google says its new image search features are like Ctrl-F for the world around you
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At Google I/O, Google senior vice president Prabhakar Raghavan announced new enhancements for its Lens Multisearch tool, which lets you conduct a search w...
05:41 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Google will let you talk to Assistant on the Nest Hub Max just by looking at the screen
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The Nest Hub Max’s latest updates let you use Google Assistant without having to say “Hey Google” ahead of every request.
One of...
05:39 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Roku adds Discovery Plus to its roster of premium subscription options
The dream of a central hub to manage your streaming services is getting closer. | Image: Roku
Roku users are now able to subscribe to Discovery Plus through the Roku Ch...
05:35 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Google Maps new Immersive View combines Street View with satellites
Google launched a new mode for Maps on Wednesday, designed to give users a more real-life look at the places they’re going before they even go. The new Immersive View is sort...
05:27 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Meta withdraws request for Oversight Boards advice on Russia-Ukraine war content policy
Meta CEO and cofounder Mark Zuckerberg.
Meta rescinded a request to have its own Oversight Board weigh in on content moderation policy related to the Russia-Ukraine war...
05:01 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Let me solo her defeats 1,000th Malenia in heroic fashion
Bandai Namco / Klein Tsuboi
The tale of “Let me solo her” has reached an epic milestone — 1,000 Malenias defeated. The Elden Ring folk hero live streamed the even...
04:50 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Apex Legends Mobile launches May 17th
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Several years after we first heard that EA and Respawn Entertainment would bring their battle royale shooter to mobile platforms, there’s a global release d...
04:00 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Aura Strap 2 review: context you love to see it
Finally, a body composition gadget that won’t tell you to just lose weight
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03:32 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Volkswagen reportedly will resurrect Scout as an off-road EV brand for the US
The first model, a 1961 Scout 80, in pickup style with removable hardtop. | Dutchtower
Volkswagen is considering resurrecting the SUV pioneer Scout as an off-road elect...
03:20 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Google I/O 2022: everything coming out of the online developers conference
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It’s for the developers, but we all know it’s really for Pixel fans
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02:49 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Airbnbs Summer 2022 redesign adds new Categories and Split Stays
Airbnb’s design category. | Image: Airbnb
Airbnb is rolling out a huge app redesign this summer that its CEO Brian Chesky calls “the biggest change in a decade.” ...
02:26 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Nintendos latest wave of Switch indies features Ooblets, Mini Motorways, and TABS
Ooblets.
For its first Indie World Showcase of 2022, Nintendo revealed a colorful and occasionally violent slate of independent games coming to the Switch. The bigger-n...
02:15 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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What Doctor Strange 2s multitude of cameos could mean for the MCUs future
Michael Stuhlbarg as Nicodemus West and Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange. | Marvel Studios
First comes the multiverse, then come the incursions
Contin...
01:33 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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The Nintendo Switch is at a new low price of $259.99 today
Today’s deal is on the standard Switch with neon blue and red Joy-Cons. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
We may be in a bit of a lull for major new game ...
01:21 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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New EU rules would require chat apps to scan private messages for child abuse
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The European Commission has proposed controversial new regulation that would require chat apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Me...
01:04 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Zendures 100W SuperTank Pro is just $160 at Wellbots
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One of the most powerful portable battery packs is cheaper than ever. You can get $70 off Zendure’s SuperTank Pro at Wellbots, w...
01:00 pm - Wed, May 11, 2022
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The iPod made the iPhone possible
When announcing the iPhone, Steve Jobs joked about it looking like an iPod with a rotary dial. | Image: Apple, via John Schroter on YouTube
This week, Apple announced t...
11:00 am - Wed, May 11, 2022
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How to watch Google I/O 2022
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Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O 2022, is virtually set to kick off today. The conference is a hub for developer...
10:49 am - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Samsungs next flagship foldable allegedly leaks
Samsung’s anticipated 2022 flagship foldable — the Galaxy Z Fold 4 — may have just leaked in unofficial renders published by SmartPrix, based on information from the ofte...
10:40 am - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Apple will drop iPhone Lightning port in favor of USB-C in 2023, claims analyst
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Apple is preparing to swap the proprietary Lightning port on its iPhones next year for the nearly universally-embraced USB-C...
10:00 am - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Ford F-150 Lightning first drive: quiet storm
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Ford’s first electric truck is fun, familiar, and checks all the boxes for a great entry-level EV
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09:17 am - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Samsung and LG preview the future of weird phone displays
Future foldables could move on from existing single-fold designs to fold twice, use displays that are capable of folding both inwards and outwards, or even use rolling screens ...
07:05 am - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Sonys Xperia 1 IV delivers real zoom for a steep price
The Xperia 1 IV brings a true optical zoom lens to a smartphone for the first time.
Real zoom for a steep price
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12:43 am - Wed, May 11, 2022
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Dishs upcoming wireless plan might let you buy an iPhone with crypto
Dish is teasing a new wireless plan called Boost Infinite to launch this fall. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Dish Network seems to be taking its unconventio...
11:19 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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YouTubes memberships gifting feature launches Wednesday, but in beta to start
A major feature on Twitch is finally coming to YouTube. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
YouTube is launching gifted memberships in beta, and they’ll be avai...
10:48 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Tesla recalls 130,000 vehicles to fix touchscreen issues caused by an overheating CPU
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Tesla is recalling 130,000 cars due to an issue causing the CPU in vehicles’ infotainment systems to overheat during fast char...
10:12 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Josh Hawley wants to punish Disney by taking copyright law back to 1909 and that sucks
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I have been told to blog about Senator Josh Hawley’s new copyright bill, and I do this with nothing but the greatest r...
10:03 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Google TVs ambient mode screen saver with sports scores and podcast links is rolling out
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Last fall, Google announced a key improvement to devices running its Google TV front end with personalized access so that each user in a home could hav...
09:37 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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EV startup Canoo is running out of cash and doubtful about its future
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Canoo, the struggling electric vehicle startup, thinks it’s about to run out of money. In stark terms, the company reports that it only has enough cash t...
09:19 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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AT&T will now use a devices GPS location to route 911 calls
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AT&T says it’s the first carrier to deploy location-based routing for 911 calls across the country, a feature that allows ...
07:30 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Google says Matter is still set to fix the biggestsmart home frustrations
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Google’s Michele Turner discusses how Matter started and where it will take Google Nest.
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07:25 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Godzilla and Kong are coming to Call of Duty: Warzone
They’re featured in a new limited time mode that kicks off on May 11th. | Image: Activision
Activision is adding a wild crossover to Call of Duty: Warzone — the gia...
07:16 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Westworlds season four teaser trailer reveals a release date: June 26th
Westworld season four teaser image | Image: HBO
HBO’s puzzle-filled robot show that always packed extra sides of hedonism and murder is close to making its return, as...
06:13 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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AMDs newest GPUs could mean realistic pricing for once
It seemed like AMD and Nvidia were living in a fantasy world. They’d throw out prices like $329 or $479 for a midrange graphics card, knowing you’d actually pay hundreds mo...
06:11 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Elon Musk: I guess I would reverse Donald Trumps Twitter ban
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One of the questions about Elon Musk’s pending purchase of Twitter is what will happen to Donald Trump. The former president�...
05:45 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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The best deals on true wireless earbuds right now
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When it comes to true wireless earbuds, there are a ton of brands and products to choose from. Whether you need something with noise ...
05:42 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Eddy Cue reportedly has bigger plans for Apples billion-dollar streaming and ads business
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Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services, is considering restructuring Apple’s services business to redirect more...
05:37 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Elon Musk says hes very much on the same page as the EU on social media laws
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Tesla billionaire and future Twitter owner Elon Musk says he’s “very much on the same page” as the Europe...
05:01 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Ploopy and the promise of an open-source trackball
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
The worst thing about my beloved Logitech trackball is the software. Every time my computer restarts the annoying Logitech softw...
04:58 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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EA is ditching the FIFA branding starting with next years soccer game
EA is moving on from one of the most recognizable brands in gaming. | Image: EA
EA is officially dropping the FIFA branding for its hit soccer video games starting with...
04:49 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Pelotons restructuring plan is off to a slow start
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When Barry McCarthy stepped up as Peloton’s new CEO last quarter amid news the company had laid off 2,800 employees, it wa...
04:18 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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LGs massive Gram 17 is on sale at Amazon for just shy of its best price ever
The LG Gram 17 is a lightweight powerhouse. | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge
Our deals post today has a little something for everyone, from laptops and periphera...
04:13 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Apple discontinues the iPod after 20 years
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Apple has announced that it’s discontinuing the iPod Touch, the last remaining model in its lineup of portable music players. In a ...
04:00 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Specialized launches new utility e-bike brand Globe to replace joyless car trips
Specialized launched a new sub-brand called Globe dedicated to building high-quality electric utility bikes that are designed specifically to replace car trips. Globe will be �...
03:46 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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The Verges 2022 Graduation Gift Guide
Illustration by Carolina Moscoso / The Verge
Congratulate your graduate with one of these great gifts
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03:03 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Podcasting will be a $4 billion industry by 2024
Remember when podcasting becoming a $1 billion industry was a big deal? So quaint. Let’s get into it.
Podcasting will be a $4 billion industry in two years
It’s the boom ti...
03:01 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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NASAs InSight lander detects largest marsquake yet on Red Planet
NASA’s beleaguered InSight lander on Mars has detected a magnitude 5 “marsquake” — the largest one the spacecraft has felt yet since landing on the planet in November o...
03:00 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Lenovo debuts both its most powerful and slimmest 16-inch Legion gaming laptops
The Slim 7 and 7i can impressively be configured with a 99.99Wh battery. | Image: Lenovo
Lenovo’s highest-end gaming laptops for 2022 have been unveiled. The 16-inch ...
03:00 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Microsofts Adaptive Accessories are designed to be customizable inputs
Microsoft will make an adaptive mouse and buttons. | Image: Microsoft
Microsoft has announced a lineup of adaptive accessories which are meant to augment or replace the...
03:00 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Jackerys solar generator can harness mountains of power
Are you ready to carry 150 pounds of solar-powered battery in your backpack? | Image: Jackery
Jackery’s Solar Generator 2000 Pro kit is here to bend nature’s will t...
03:00 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Intels Core i9-12950HX has 16 cores and 55 watts of power
Feast your eyes. | Image: Intel
Intel is announcing seven new mobile processors. The group, known as the “HX” line, includes two Core i5, three Core i7, and two Cor...
03:00 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Razers Viper V2 Pro wireless gaming mouse is extremely lightweight
The Viper V2 Pro looks very similar to previous versions, but it’s made just for right-handed gamers. | Razer
Razer has delivered a follow-up to its original Viper ga...
02:56 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Tesla reportedly stops production at its troubled Shanghai plant
Tesla produced just 10,757 vehicles at its Shanghai plant in April. | Xinhua/Ding Ting via Getty Images
Tesla has suspended most production at its Shanghai factory once...
02:00 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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AirPods mod ditches Lightning port for USB-C
The AirPods’ charging case equipped with a USB-C port. | Image: Ken Pillonel
Robotics engineering student Ken Pillonel has followed up his USB-C iPhone mod with a mod...
02:00 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Fortnites short film festival is coming back this week
The fourth edition of Fornite’s “Short Nite” film festival is kicking off later this week. Epic Games announced that the event, which features a variety of short animated...
01:30 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Googles job at this years I/O: finishing what it starts
One of Google’s biggest hurdles is providing meaningful, long-term support for its products
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01:26 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Google relaxes ban on stem cell therapy ads
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Google will allow ads for stem cell treatments that are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration — a change from its pr...
01:02 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Watch 13 minutes of Gotham Knights gameplay in new trailer
It’s been a long wait, but Warner Bros. Games Montreal has just released the most in-depth look yet at its upcoming open-world game Gotham Knights. At the same time, the deve...
01:00 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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DJI officially announces Mini 3 Pro
DJI’s smallest and lightest drone is getting a significant upgrade — both in features and price. The newly announced Mini 3 Pro comes with a new design, 4K60 video, a large...
01:00 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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AMDs Radeon RX 6950 XT, 6750 XT, 6650 XT are official an end to fake MSRP?
It seemed like AMD and Nvidia were living in a fantasy world. They’d throw out prices like $329 or $479 for a midrange graphics card, knowing you’d actually pay hundreds mo...
12:15 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Match Group is suing Google over Androids in-app payment monopoly
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Match Group, the company behind popular dating apps such as Tinder, Match, and OkCupid, is suing Google over its restrictive bil...
12:00 pm - Tue, May 10, 2022
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The Rig 800 is still the most comfortable wireless gaming headset Ive tried
The Nacon Rig 800 wireless gaming headset. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge
In 2018, in a fit of insanity, I decided to review every single wireless gaming headset...
09:02 am - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Intel details staggered release schedule for long-anticipated Arc GPUs
An Arc graphics card. | Image: Intel
Intel has provided more details on the release roadmap for its long-awaited discrete Arc GPUs in a new blog post. The company plans...
07:16 am - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Nintendo squeaks past Switch sales target but forecasts further slide
Illustrations by Alex Castro / The Verge
Nintendo shipped 4.11 million Switch consoles in its January-March quarter, bringing its total to 23.06 million for the financi...
03:17 am - Tue, May 10, 2022
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Westworlds season four teaser trailer reveals a release date: June 26th
Westworld season four teaser image | Image: HBO
HBO’s puzzle-filled robot show that always packed extra sides of hedonism and murder is close to making its return, as...
11:54 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Westworlds season four teaser trailer and release date have leaked
Westworld season four teaser image | Image: HBO
HBO’s puzzle-filled robot show that always packed extra sides of hedonism and murder is close to making its return, as...
11:47 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Match Group is suing Google over Androids in-app payment monopoly
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Match Group, the company behind popular dating apps such as Tinder, Match, and OkCupid, is suing Google over its restrictive bil...
11:04 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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US State Department announces $10 million bounty after Costa Rica ransomware attack
The US has issued bounties up to $10 million on people affiliated with Conti. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
In the wake of a massive ransomware attack o...
10:06 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Number go down
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
People will say all kinds of things about what Bitcoin is: digital gold, the successor to the dollar as a reserve currency, the ...
10:00 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Sonos Roam leak shows off new colors for the portable speaker: light blue, olive, and red
If you’ve been paying attention to the latest Sonos rumors, then you already know about its upcoming “Ray” soundbar and plans to launch a voice assistant that prioritizes...
08:58 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Facebook is getting rid of some location-tracking features due to low usage
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Facebook is discontinuing several services that tracked your real-time location — including Nearby Friends, weather alerts, lo...
08:51 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Apple is giving engineers in China more responsibility over manufacturing processes
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Apple is giving engineers based in China more responsibility in managing its hardware manufacturing processes, according to a ne...
08:40 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Biden announces new partnership to expand broadband access
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On Monday, the Biden administration announced a new partnership with 20 broadband providers, including AT&T and Verizon, to improve t...
07:30 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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This monitor light is a slick way to bathe your gaming space in color
Govee’s camera-powered dynamic LED kit matches your games on the fly
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07:26 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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BioWare contractors trying to unionize will no longer be forced to return to the office
Keywords Studios staffers worked on the newest Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion. | Image: EA
The company employing a group of BioWare contractors trying to un...
07:03 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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You can hack Apple CarPlay into a Tesla using what else Android
Thanks to web standards. | Image: Michał Gapiński
While Tesla’s operating system is known for having tons of built-in features (including the ability to play AAA vi...
06:59 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Clearview AI agrees to permanent ban on selling facial recognition to private companies
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Facial recognition surveillance company Clearview AI has agreed to permanently ban most private companies from using its service...
06:25 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Here are the best Kindle deals right now
Amazon’s ad-supported base Kindle from 2019 remains the cheapest Kindle you can buy at $89.99. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
When it comes to finding ...
06:11 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED review: a dual-screen laptop that works
Finally, form and function in one
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05:00 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Asus new Zenbook Pro 16X OLED raises the entire keyboard tray when you lift its lid
Image: Asus
In 2017, Asus wowed us with an ultra-thin gaming laptop that got thicker when you opened the lid, opening a giant hidden trapdoor to keep its uncharacterist...
05:00 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Asus pop art-inspired laptops look totally absurd and Im here for it
This is the Vivobook Slate 13 OLED, Steven Harrington Edition. | Image: Asus
Computex 2022 is right around the corner, and Asus has already revealed what I’m positive...
04:39 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Sonos email leaks colorful plans for the portable Roam speaker
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
If you’ve been paying attention to the latest Sonos rumors, then you already know about its upcoming “Ray” soundbar and plans to ...
04:27 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Ankers noise-canceling Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro earbuds are just $130 today
Unlike some earbuds, the Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro come with a wireless charging case. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
Now that Mother’s Day is over and you’...
04:00 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Bollinger selects manufacturing supplier to help build its electric commercial vehicles
Electric vehicle startup Bollinger said it has selected its manufacturing supplier to build its forthcoming delivery van. The company will use Detroit auto supplier Roush as a ...
04:00 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Alex Garlands Men has more than one thing on its mind
Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear star in Alex Garland’s latest feature
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03:40 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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How to create a signature for PDF documents on a PC
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These days, more and more official papers are being turned into PDF documents. (PDF stands for Portable Document Format; it ...
03:03 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Uber CEO vows to be hardcore about costs, slow down hiring in memo to employees
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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi vowed to rein in costs at the ride-hailing company in the face of a “seismic shift” in the financial...
02:59 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Instagram will begin testing NFTs this week
A group of non-fungible token (or NFT) creators and collectors will soon be able to display their tokens on Instagram. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed in a post today that t...
02:55 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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The first trailer for Love, Death and Robots volume 3 is full of killer animals
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We already knew that Netflix’s sci-fi anthology Love, Death and Robots was returning for a third volume. But thanks to a fresh trailer, we now also kno...
02:51 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Go read this report about long hours and stressful work conditions at TikTok
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A harrowing report from The Wall Street Journal gives us a look at what happens behind the scenes at TikTok, with former employe...
02:04 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Everybodys got a gun in Avatar: The Way of Waters first trailer
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Avatar: The Way of Water’s first trailer is finally here, and, strangely, it’s packing a conspicuous amount of heat.
When last we s...
02:00 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Ford did what Tesla wont
The F-100 Eluminator is a “Restomod”, meaning it is restored and modified.
Last fall, Ford began parading around a fully electric 1978 F-100 pickup truck that could...
01:55 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Telehealth startup Cerebral under investigation over prescriptions for controlled substances
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Mental health startup Cerebral is under investigation by the US Department of Justice over its prescribing of controlled substances like Adderall and Xa...
01:35 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Elizabeth Olsen stands by the Scarlet Witchs MCU evolution
Elizabeth Olsen as the Scarlet Witch. | Image: Marvel
Though the would-be Sorcerer Supreme may have top billing in Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnes...
01:30 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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What to expect from Google I/O on Wednesday
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Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O, is scheduled to take place this week, kicking off with an opening presentati...
01:06 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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Some new BMWs will need a software update to get Wi-Fi, Android Auto, and Apple CarPlay
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BMW is temporarily shipping some new vehicles without support for Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, and Wi-Fi after changin...
01:00 pm - Mon, May 9, 2022
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How to enable Alexa person and package announcements on an Echo speaker
Echo Show smart displays can now automatically show you when there is a person or package spotted by your security camera. | Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge
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10:03 pm - Sun, May 8, 2022
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The EU could start enforcing rules to regulate Big Tech in spring 2023
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The European Union aims to begin enforcing the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in spring 2023, Commission executive vice president Mar...
07:35 pm - Sun, May 8, 2022
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Leaked Motorola Razr 3 images reveal an upgraded camera and a boxier design
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A pair of leaked images from reliable leaker Evan Blass (via 91Mobiles) gives us a first look ...
04:21 pm - Sun, May 8, 2022
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Some new BMWs will reportedly come without Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
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BMW is temporarily shipping some new vehicles without support for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay after changing chip s...
02:12 pm - Sun, May 8, 2022
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Ncuti Gatwa will star as Doctor Whos Fourteenth Doctor
Gatwa previously starred in Netflix’s Sex Education. | Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
The BBC has named Ncuti Gatwa as Doctor Who’s Fourteenth Doctor. Gatw...
12:20 pm - Sun, May 8, 2022
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Xbox Live recovers from an outage lasting several hours
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An Xbox Live outage prevented some players from launching cloud games, playing digital games, and making purchases from its store. Is...
10:37 pm - Sat, May 7, 2022
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Tesla sues former engineer for allegedly stealing its supercomputers secrets
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Tesla is suing former engineer Alexander Yatskov for allegedly stealing “confidential and tightly guarded” information relat...
09:46 pm - Sat, May 7, 2022
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An Xbox outage is preventing some players from launching digital titles
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Xbox is having issues preventing some players from launching cloud games, playing digital games, and making purchases from its store....
06:35 pm - Sat, May 7, 2022
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California governor signs executive order shaping cryptocurrency regulation in the state
Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order aims to “create a transparent and consistent business environment” for businesses in crypto. | Brontë Wittpenn/The San Francisco ...
04:43 pm - Sat, May 7, 2022
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Ubisofts troubled Prince of Persia remake moved to a new studio, delayed further
After an indefinite delay and months without an update, Ubisoft has announced that it’s moving the development of its highly anticipated Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time r...
04:04 pm - Sat, May 7, 2022
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Elon Musk thinks he can double Twitters revenue through subscriptions alone
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Elon Musk — the world’s richest man and Twitter’s new owner — expects Twitter to earn almost $10 billio...
02:03 pm - Sat, May 7, 2022
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Elden Ring on PlayStation is $10 off at Amazon
FromSoftware’s fantasy RPG sold more than 12 million copies worldwide in its first month alone. | Image: Bandai Namco
Elden Ring has been the talk of the town since i...
01:00 am - Sat, May 7, 2022
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Microsofts new One Outlook email client for Windows is starting to leak out
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Microsoft’s new Outlook email client for Windows, the so-called “One Outlook” project the company has been working on for some time, appears to b...
12:45 am - Sat, May 7, 2022
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Amazon is making some management changes at JFK8
The New York Times reports “more than half a dozen” people were fired. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Amazon has reportedly fired several senior managers...
11:02 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Snap didnt make enough Pixy drones, but wont say how many it made
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Snap’s new flying camera, the $230 Pixy drone, went on sale last week — but the earliest buyers were told they’d have to wait th...
10:54 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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US punishes Blender.io for helping North Korea launder millions in stolen Axie crypto
It says the Lazarus Group funneled around $20 million through the service. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
The US Treasury Department announced on Friday that...
10:39 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Microsofts new One Outlook email client for Windows is starting to leak out
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Microsoft’s new Outlook email client for Windows, the so-called “One Outlook” project the company has been working on for some time, appears to b...
10:26 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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The best deals on Nintendo Switch games right now
Science-fantasy deckbuilder Griftlands is one of several titles currently discounted on the Nintendo eShop.
The Nintendo Switch is one of the most popular consoles ever...
10:14 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Judge dismisses Donald Trumps Twitter ban lawsuit
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A district judge in California has dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Twitter, saying the former president’s 2021 b...
08:56 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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A pig virus may have contributed to the death of first pig heart transplant patient
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A preventable infection by a porcine virus might have contributed to the death of the first patient to have a heart...
08:47 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Amazons made it a little harder to buy Kindle books on Android
It felt like a sneaky hack because, for years, you could buy a Kindle book on the Amazon app on an Android device when you couldn’t do the exact same thing on an iOS one. But...
08:30 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Microsofts Xbox streaming stick and TV app are less than 12 months away again
In November 2020, Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer revealed you’d likely be able to stream Xbox games to your TV “in the next 12 months.” And, in June 2021, the company ...
08:10 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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AirTags are sending a new kind of false alarm, report says
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Apple’s AirTags have been sending out “phantom” alerts that are confusing iPhone users, according to a new Wall Street Journal r...
07:59 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Googles latest Roboto variant is a font customizable to its core
As someone who is really into fonts, I know that most people don’t share my passion — but I genuinely think that anyone who cares at all about typography will have some int...
07:26 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Spotify will shut down its radio-like listening app Stations on May 16th
Besides podcasts, things for your car, and annual listening recaps, Spotify has been running another experiment since 2018 with Stations, a “lightweight” app available for ...
07:20 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Sweeping legal ruling orders ISPs to block pirate sites
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A copyright battle has spawned a sweeping order demanding internet service providers block a set of pirate sites — one of the ...
05:43 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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The DJI Mini 3 Pro has thoroughly leaked in an unboxing video and retail post
Retail photo of the Mini 3 Pro. | Image: DroneDJ
On Thursday, DJI tweeted a teaser for a May 10th announcement, saying it’s about to reveal “a twist in the plot.”...
05:04 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Lucid raises its EV prices as the company continues to struggle with production
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Lucid Motors is raising the prices of its luxury electric vehicles, as the company continues to struggle with production. The compan...
04:41 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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The best deals on 4K TVs
LG’s fantastic C1 OLED is on sale in the 55-inch configuration for around $1,197, its lowest price to date. | Image: LG
With CES 2022 having wrapped earlier this yea...
03:53 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Here are the best Apple Watch deals right now
Apple’s latest Apple Watch, the Series 7, currently starts at $313 instead of $399, a new all-time low. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Thinking about picking up ...
03:45 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Sennheisers flagship wireless earbuds are now better and cost less
New design, more features, and the same signature sound
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03:29 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Cycle-tracking apps stand behind their privacy policies as Roe teeters
Fertility and cycle tracking apps are widely used and can be useful tools that help people monitor their health. But reports regularly show that, like other health apps, they f...
03:21 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Nvidia fined $5.5 million for hiding how many gaming GPUs were sold to crypto miners
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Nvidia will pay $5.5 million to settle charges that it unlawfully obscured how many of its graphics cards were sold to cryptocur...
03:21 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Nvidia pays $5.5 million for allegedly hiding how many gaming GPUs were sold to crypto miners
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Nvidia will pay $5.5 million to settle charges that it unlawfully obscured how many of its graphics cards were sold to cryptocur...
03:18 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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The best Sonos speaker and soundbar deals
The Sonos Roam launched last year is now on sale in refurbished condition at Best Buy. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
Most would agree that Sonos offers some of the...
03:17 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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The best Mothers Day sales happening now
The Beats Fit Pro are some of the many noise-canceling earbuds currently on sale. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and in h...
03:08 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Adding physical buttons to Fitbits next-gen devices is a smart idea
The Versa 2 was the last Fitbit smartwatch to have a physical button. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
To button, or not to button? When it comes to wearab...
03:05 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Here are the best iPad deals right now
Select iPad models go on sale quite regularly. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
While some of the best iPad deals happen around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, you ca...
03:03 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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The 16-inch HP Omen gaming laptop is its lowest price ever at HP
The 16-inch Omen gaming laptop is getting a deep discount at HP.
We’re heading into the weekend with a bunch of awesome laptop deals. Kicking things off, we have an e...
02:30 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Netflix tried and failed to build fandom with Tudum
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When news broke of layoffs at the Netflix-owned fan site Tudum last week, responses tended to come in two parts: First, of cours...
02:00 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Sci-fi virtual world EVE Online is getting Microsoft Excel support
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EVE Online, the long-running sci-fi MMO best-known for its sprawling, expensive space battles will soon get... integration with Microsoft...
02:00 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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The Verges 2022 Spring Gift Guide
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Fun gift ideas for friends, family, and even yourself
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01:54 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Vergecast: the future of Apple, Fortnites back on iOS, and Sonos voice assistant
Tim Cook showcases the billionth iPhone at Apple’s campus on Wednesday. | Image: Apple
Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where Ve...
01:14 pm - Fri, May 6, 2022
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OpenSeas official Discord compromised in a phishing attack that stole at least $18k worth of NFTs
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Around 4:30AM ET on Friday, the official Discord channel for OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT marketplace, joined the growing ...
11:41 am - Fri, May 6, 2022
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New Windows 11 controller shortcut is a simpler way to launch recent games
The controller bar appears with a press of the Xbox button. | Image: Microsoft
Microsoft is testing a new feature for Windows 11 that lets you use a controller to launc...
10:41 am - Fri, May 6, 2022
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Whistleblowers claim Facebooks chaotic Australia news ban was a negotiating tactic
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When Facebook briefly blocked all news from being posted on its platform in Australia last year, it used an overly broad definit...
05:43 am - Fri, May 6, 2022
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SpaceX successfully returns four astronauts from International Space Station
The Dragon capsule carrying Crew-3 is lifted out of the ocean and onto the Shannon, a recovery vessel. | NASA/SpaceX
Four astronauts successfully returned home to Eart...
11:36 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Blizzard hires a vice president of culture to fix its culture
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California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Blizzard last July, saying it “created a culture of ‘constant ...
10:44 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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WhatsApp rolls out emoji reactions, bigger files, and massive groups
There are limits on which emoji you can use. | Image: WhatsApp
WhatsApp is now rolling out the ability to react to a message with emoji, as well as share files that are...
09:57 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Here are some last-minute Mothers Day gifts that should arrive on time
The new Kindle Paperwhite starts at $99.99 instead of $139.99 at Best Buy and will arrive in time for Mother’s Day if you order today. | Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge...
09:30 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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The best deals on MacBooks right now
The 2020 MacBook Air, one of the best laptops you can get, is now available at Amazon starting at $949.
With multiple configurations and various models to choose from, ...
09:17 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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How tosecure your phone before attending a protest
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Back in June of 2020, when this article was first written, people were taking to the streets to organize for justice and prote...
08:58 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Amazons trying to solve problem of endless streaming content with IMDb games
Amazon is throwing its hat into the ring of companies trying to solve one of streaming TV’s biggest issues: endless amounts of content can make it really difficult to pick so...
07:53 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Apex Legends season 13 pushes teamwork with a new kind of hero and ranked mode changes
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Over the last few seasons, the developers of Apex Legends have worked on opening up the game, both with a massive new map...
07:24 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Googles changing its performance reviews to waste less time
The number of annual reviews is being cut in half. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Google is hoping to make its performance reviews less of a burden to employ...
07:24 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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How to track your menstrual cycles on a smartwatch
Apple introduced Cycle Tracking on the Series 5. | Photography by Victoria Song / The Verge
Although modern smartwatches and fitness trackers have been around for almos...
07:12 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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The looming demise of Roe ties healthcare even more firmly to employers
Even before a leaked Supreme Court opinion threw the future of abortion in the United States into turmoil, major corporations were adding a new benefit for their employees: cov...
07:10 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Googles latest Nest cameras now work with Amazon Alexa
Good news for smart homes divided: as of this week, the newest Google Nest cameras can now stream to your Amazon Alexa smart displays, including Echo Show devices, Fire TVs, an...
06:34 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Behold GoldenEye 007 with four screens dream come true or travesty?
Friends, the moment has arrived: the most influential first-person shooter in gaming history* has transcended the limitations of a single screen. Yes, GoldenEye 007 for the Nin...
06:16 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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How to use your iPhones Back Tap feature
All recent iPhones — dating back to iPhone 8 — can take advantage of the Back Tap feature. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Back Tap is one of the easi...
06:05 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Twitter is working on new features, including mixed-media tweets, report shows
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Twitter is working on a handful of new features, including the ability to attach photos and videos to the same tweet, according ...
06:00 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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What does the future of abortion look like?
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The danger for many people isn’t medical — it’s legal
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05:00 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Summer Game Fest is taking E3s June slot
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Summer Game Fest will kick off this year on June 9th at 2PM ET / 11AM PT, with a live show hosted by, as my college Ash Parrish described him, �...
04:43 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Now you can play Fortnite on your iPhone or Android for free with Xbox Cloud Gaming
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Ever since Epic Games started its battle with Apple and Google over their app store fees, playing Fortnite on your mobile device has been more difficult, if...
04:02 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Elon Musk got $1 billion from Larry Ellison for his Twitter takeover
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Elon Musk has secured $7.1 billion in new financing for his takeover of Twitter — which CNBC reports will inc...
04:00 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Lyft brings carpooling back to more US cities
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Lyft Shared rides, the ride-hail company’s carpooling service, is returning to more US cities this month. The return of carpoo...
03:39 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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House of the Dragons latest trailer brings Westeros most powerful houses together
Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen. | HBO
Though House Targaryen will still hold much power in HBO’s upcoming House of the Dragon series, the Game of Thrones prequ...
03:33 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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The new Eero Pro 6E mesh Wi-Fi router is already 15 percent off
Eero’s new mesh Wi-Fi router looks familiar but achieves higher speeds. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
It’s not every day that you get sizable disco...
03:30 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Amazons Outer Range brings the weird fiction mindset to Westerns
Josh Brolin in Outer Range. | Image: Richard Foreman/Amazon Prime Video
A show about cowboys, small town drama, and one big hole
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03:30 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Eeros top-of-the-line mesh Wi-Fi router is faster but flakier
The Eero Pro 6E is the company’s first 6GHz-capable router
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03:00 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Microsoft teams up with VW to make HoloLens work in cars
HoloLens showing a driver an upcoming left turn. | Image: Microsoft
Microsoft has officially announced a new “moving platform” feature for the HoloLens 2, which is ...
02:35 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Blizzard is hoping Overwatch 2 leads to a superb OWL season 5
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Overwatch League commissioner Sean Miller shares his thoughts on what a new game will do for the League
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02:00 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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These features make the Meta Quest 2 even better
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The Meta Quest 2 is one of those rare products that keeps getting better. Part of this has to do with the hardware, which ha...
02:00 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Meta, TikTok and YouTube may finally have to start sharing data with researchers
Sen. Chris Coons, who led Wednesday’s hearing on tech transparency, during a previous hearing in March. | Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images
On Wednesday, Congress wa...
01:53 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Elon Musk may be temporary CEO of Twitter after deal closes, report says
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Elon Musk is expected to take on the CEO role at Twitter in a temporary capacity after his purchase of the comp...
01:52 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Elon Musk got $1 billion from Larry Ellison for his Twitter takeover
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Elon Musk has secured $7.1 billion in new financing for his takeover of Twitter — which CNBC reports will inc...
01:31 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Leaked Sonos Ray marketing photos offer a better sense of the soundbars size
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After The Verge yesterday revealed the name of Sonos’ latest soundbar and a retailer accidentally posted images of the device, the leak fl...
01:30 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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How Samsungs SmartThings is thinking about Matter and the future of thesmart home
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Mark Benson, the new head of SmartThings US, on why it’s best positioned for the arrival of Matter
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01:05 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Apple, Google, and Microsoft will soon implement passwordless sign-in on all major platforms
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On May 5th — World Password Day — we might have come one step closer to passwords being a thing of the past.
In a joint effo...
01:00 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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AMD is finally putting its best CPU cores in Chromebooks with Ryzen 5000 C-Series
Believe it or not, there was no such thing as an AMD Chromebook until 2019. Also, the first ones were sluggish, and whi;e AMD’s second stab at Chromebooks was quite a bit bet...
01:00 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Acers new Chromebook Spin 514 has faster AMD Ryzen processors and NVMe SSDs
The new Spin 514 features two upward-firing speakers. | Image: Acer
Acer is launching a new version of its Chromebook Spin 514 for 2022 with support for the latest AMD ...
01:00 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Nvidias GeForce Now 4K streaming hits Mac and PC, no longer exclusive to Shield TV
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Nvidia kicked Google’s butt last October with a huge upgrade to its GeForce Now cloud gaming service — but only those with the company’s Shield TV s...
12:00 pm - Thu, May 5, 2022
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This is the premium Chromebooks biggest test
Gaze upon it. | Image: HP
HP’s Dragonfly Chromebook is the most exciting Chromebook I’ve seen in a while. The device, which mixes high-end specs with premium hardwa...
11:53 am - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Leak confirms Sony flagship headphone design, casts doubt on improved battery life
Apparent retail packaging for the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones. | Image: u/Chez5160
Pictures of the apparent retail packaging for Sony’s upcoming flagship headphones, t...
11:33 am - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Watch a swarm of drones autonomously track a human through a dense forest
Scientists from China’s Zhejiang University have unveiled a drone swarm capable of navigating through a dense bamboo forest without human guidance.
The group of 10 palm-size...
11:00 am - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Lenovos new Yoga AIO 7 is a rotating second screen for your smartphone
Lenovo has refreshed the AIO 7, its 27-inch, 4K, all-in-one desktop PC with a screen that can rotate 90 degrees. The new AIO will not be sold in North America but will be avail...
11:00 am - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Lenovos Slim 7i Carbon has 12th Gen chips and weighs just 2.13 pounds
This is the Slim 7i Carbon.
Lenovo has refreshed a number of models in its Slim line (known as Yoga Slim in some markets). A model I find interesting is the Slim 7i Car...
10:10 am - Thu, May 5, 2022
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AWOL LTV-3500 ultra-short throw projector review: the bright stuff
Can replace a TV if you don’t mind an even bigger gray rectangle
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09:59 am - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Starlinks new Portability feature brings internet to vanlifers
Starlink Portability lets your take your SpaceX internet anywhere. | Photo by Nilay Patel / The Verge
Starlink’s internet-from-SpaceX service has gone mobile with a n...
08:40 am - Thu, May 5, 2022
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Google Assistants automatic password updater gets wider rollout
The feature offers to automatically change a compromised password. | Image: Max Weinbach
A Google Assistant feature designed to automate the time-consuming process of c...
01:28 am - Thu, May 5, 2022
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The company behind celebrity cameo videos has laid off a quarter of its workers
The company apparently grew too large during the pandemic. | Image: Getty
Cameo, the company that lets you pay a celebrity to record a custom message or hop on a video ...
10:40 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Google bought a MicroLED display company that could help make AR headsets better and cheaper
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Today Google hardware boss Rick Osterloh confirmed that the company has acquired Raxium, a five-year-old startup with MicroLED t...
10:20 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Intuit owes you money if it tricked you into paying for TurboTax Free Edition
But will I have to claim that as income on my taxes?
Intuit, the company behind TurboTax, has agreed to pay out $141 million after it “cheated millions of low-income ...
10:04 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Twitters decentralized, open-source offshoot just released its first code
Bluesky
Bluesky, Twitter’s open-source offshoot, has released early code for a decentralized social network protocol. The system is dubbed the Authenticated Data Expe...
09:23 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Dishs 5G network is finally live in Vegas and it has NFTs
Project Gene5is lives. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Dish Network has taken a big step forward on its journey to becoming the country’s fourth wireless ca...
09:15 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Starbucks plans a global digital community around coffee with an NFT loyalty program
Starbucks
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, along with executive vice president and chief marketing officer Brady Brewer, explained to investors during their Q2 2022 earnin...
07:56 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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VWs 2022 supply of EVs is basically sold out in the US and Europe
Volkswagen’s ID 4 EV.
Volkswagen’s CEO, Herbert Diess, says that the company is “basically sold out on electric vehicles in Europe and in the United States” for...
07:29 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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T-Mobile will now let you test drive its home internet for free
T-Mobile is opening up its try-before-you-buy program to home internet. | Photo by Mitchell Clark / The Verge
T-Mobile launched its 5G home internet service around this...
07:10 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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The best Etsy alternatives for selling your crafts
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge
Since its launch in 2005, Etsy has become well known as the place to go for handcrafted, one-of-a-kind items from a wide vari...
06:31 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Apples $159 Thunderbolt 4 cable is here, and its still your only extra-long option
The day has arrived: you can now spend $159 on a USB cable and actually feel somewhat justified! That’s because Apple’s three-meter Thunderbolt 4 Pro Cable isn’t just any...
06:06 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Clippy is in Halo Infinite
The smugness remains.
Clippy, the beloved(?) paperclip-shaped assistant for Microsoft Office, has made an appearance in Halo Infinite as a series of unlockable items. I...
05:59 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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TikTok will start to share ad revenue with creators
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TikTok is opening up a new way for creators to make money. The company plans to start sharing a cut of revenue with top creators...
05:56 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Slashing prices on Star Wars gear for May the 4th
Prices on games and gear that won’t cost you an arm... we promise.
The 4th of May is upon us, which means that retailers everywhere are offering discounts on all of t...
05:30 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Exclusive: Sonos is about to introduce its own voice assistant
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Sonos is preparing to introduce its own voice assistant service within the next few weeks, according to people familiar with the...
05:02 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Moon Knight ends strong by getting straight to the action
Image: Marvel Studios
Marvel’s Moon Knight has taken a meandering path to its big, boisterous finale. Over the first five episodes, there have been detours into the a...
04:59 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Levitons new smart light switches dont require a neutral wire
Leviton’s latest smart switch doesn’t require a neutral wire.
If you are in an older home and want to upgrade to smart switches, I have good news. This week, lighti...
04:51 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Second Apple Store officially files petition to hold union election
Employees at Apple’s Towson Town Center may soon be voting on whether to unionize. | Image: Apple
Employees at Apple’s Towson Town Center store in Maryland have off...
04:00 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Stack Overflows copy / paste keyboard now comes with RGB
Now with hot-swappable switches and RGB. | Image: Drop
Last year, Stack Overflow collaborated with mechanical keyboard manufacturer Drop on The Key, a bizarre miniature...
03:52 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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The Verge Partners with Vox Media Studios and 21 Laps on New Netflix Series
Netflix is set to release The Future Of..., a new documentary series produced by The Verge, 21 Laps Entertainment (Unsolved Mysteries), and Vox Media Studios (Explained). The s...
03:48 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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SoundCloud buys AI that claims to predict hit songs
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SoundCloud has acquired audio AI company Musiio, which makes tech that can “listen” to new music and purportedly identif...
03:36 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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ESPN Plus streams its first exclusive NFL game on October 30th
Trevor Lawrence at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 17, 2021, in London, England. | Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Last year when the NFL signed new broad...
03:33 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Windows 11 basics: how to uninstall apps
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There are several reasons you might want to uninstall applications and / or programs from your Windows 11 PC. You may be try...
03:10 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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GitHub will require all code contributors to use two-factor authentication
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GitHub, the code hosting platform used by tens of millions of software developers around the world, announced today that all use...
03:00 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Everything Everywhere All At Once is an immigrant horror story about tax season
Everything Everywhere All At Once. | Image: A24
Even a sci-fi tale about the multiverse can’t escape taxes
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02:48 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Apple claims startup hired employees to steal chip secrets
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Apple has sued a startup for allegedly stealing trade secrets to build a competing chip lineup. The company filed a lawsuit ...
02:42 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Garmin Vivosmart 5 review: fifth times the charm
The physical button makes a huge difference
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02:40 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Exclusive: Sonos next soundbar will be called the Sonos Ray
Image: Ktronix
The upcoming budget soundbar from Sonos will be marketed as the Sonos Ray, according to internal documents and people familiar with the company’s plans...
01:55 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Buying Wordle brought tens of millions of new users to The New York Times
Screenshot: Wordle
Buying the hit puzzle game Wordle was apparently a good bit of business for The New York Times. The company announced its quarterly earnings on Wedne...
01:53 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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A visit to the human factory
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How to build the world’s most realistic robot
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01:30 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Mental health app privacy language opens up holes for user data
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In the world of mental health apps, privacy scandals have become almost routine. Every few months, reporting or research uncover...
01:23 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Lenovos excellent Chromebook Duet has dropped below $200 for the first time
Lenovo’s Chromebook Duet is a budget-friendly 2-in-1 that’s selling for just $189 today. | Photo by Monica Chin / The Verge
With graduation just around the corner, ...
12:52 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Obi-Wan Kenobis latest trailer shows him trying (and failing) to train Luke
Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi. | Image: Disney
A second trailer for the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney Plus series has been released to celebrate Star Wars Day, May the 4th. I...
12:48 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Amazon-owned PillPack settles DOJ insulin lawsuit for $6 million
Amazon-owned online pharmacy company PillPack agreed to pay nearly $6 million after admitting to giving patients more insulin at a time than Medicare and Medicaid allow, accord...
12:08 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Exclusive: Sonos next soundbar will be called the Sonos Ray
A 3D recreation of the upcoming Sonos soundbar. | 3D product render by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge
The upcoming budget soundbar from Sonos will be marketed as the Sono...
12:00 pm - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Why fossil fuel companies see green in Bitcoin mining projects
A Bitcoin mining site powered by otherwise lost gas from an oil well near Linden, Texas, on April 4th, 2022. | Photo by FRANCOIS PICARD/AFP via Getty Images
Of all the ...
11:09 am - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Xbox mobile app will let you share game content as Snapchat-style Stories
The Stories interface in action. | Image: Microsoft
Microsoft is updating the Xbox mobile app on iOS and Android to let you share your game moments in the form of Snapc...
10:28 am - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Elon Musk suggests charging governments and corporations a slight cost to use Twitter
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Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter hasn’t been finalized yet, but the world’s richest man is keeping busy by...
09:12 am - Wed, May 4, 2022
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Tesla Model S with motorized tilting screen spotted in the wild
The refreshed Model S interior and large center display. | Image: Tesla
A Model S with a factory-equipped motorized, swiveling center screen has been spotted in the wil...
12:49 am - Wed, May 4, 2022
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The fight to unionize Amazons warehouses
It’s been a years-long battle between the company, organizers, and the National Labor Relations Board. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
The latest on organiz...
11:25 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Simone Giertzs online store sells cool inventions you didnt know you didnt want
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Swedish inventor and YouTuber Simone Giertz (aka the “queen of shitty robots”) has revealed her latest creation: a website named after the way her last...
11:06 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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AMD promises extreme gaming laptops in 2023 with new Dragon Range CPU
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A funny thing happened in 2020: AMD won the gaming laptop for the first time ever. Until the Asus Zephyrus G14, we’d never...
10:34 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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YouTube Live stole one of Twitchs best features and managed to make raids better
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
A few years ago, YouTube added Live Redirects as a way for creators to hold livestreams that ended by pointing viewers to anothe...
10:02 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Ankers new double-thick MagSafe battery is all about the mAh
Image: Anker
If you took one look at the first wave of modular magnetic wireless charging battery humps for the iPhone and thought, “Wake me up when they give us more...
09:49 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Ubisofts troubled Prince of Persia remake moved to a new studio
After an indefinite delay and months without an update, Ubisoft has announced that it’s moving the development of its highly anticipated Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time r...
09:40 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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A third Apple store is looking to unionize
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Employees at a third Apple retail store have announced that they’re trying to organize a vote on whether to unionize, accordin...
09:00 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Daniel Radcliffe goes full sex symbol in first Weird Al biopic teaser
Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al. | Roku
People might not have known what to expect when Roku first announced that it’d tapped Daniel Radcliffe to portray Weird Al Yankov...
08:21 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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AT&T tries pushing customers to new wireless plans with price hikes on old ones
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In a bid to push people to its newer plans, AT&T is raising the price of some of its older Unlimited and Mobile Share plans....
08:08 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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The Verges favorite gadgets for your car
Photo: iOttie
Cars have become bastions of electronic gadgetry — but that doesn’t mean that we can’t add a few of our own. Some of us are simply not content with ...
07:07 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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The Verges 2022 Mothers Day Gift Guide
Illustration by Harry Bhalerao / The Verge
Gifts for moms of all kinds
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07:01 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Instagram is testing a TikTok-like full-screen feed
A new Instagram test would make the app look even more like TikTok. According to TechCrunch, Instagram is experimenting with full-screen vertical home feeds. Upon opening the I...
06:38 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Twitter Circle is in testing for the tweets youd rather keep to select people
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Twitter’s pending acquisition hasn’t put a freeze on all product testing, as we’ve seen hints of the upcoming edit tweets ...
06:31 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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The best Mothers Day sales happening now
The Beats Fit Pro are some of the many noise-canceling earbuds currently on sale. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
Mother’s Day is less than one week away, and in ...
06:24 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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SEC nearly doubles crypto enforcement unit, citing fraud risk in booming market
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Tuesday that it will close to double its cryptocurrency enforcement division, adding another 20 positions to the Crypt...
06:00 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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How to block a number on Apples iPhone
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Whether you’re trying to get rid of spam or avoid hearing from a former friend or ex, blocking someone’s phone number is a vital ...
05:51 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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1Password 8 for Mac brings autofilling passwords to native apps
1Password 8 for Mac came out of beta and into public release on Tuesday, bringing a more modern redesign and a number of new features to the popular password manager. But there...
05:39 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Razers Blade 15 is the first laptop with a 240Hz OLED display, but youll have to wait a while
The Blade 15 will cost you $3,499.99. | Image: Razer
Razer’s new Blade 15 laptop comes with the world’s first OLED QHD 240Hz display and next-gen specs, giving the ...
05:36 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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First US Apple Store union election set for June 2nd in Atlanta
The workers have reached an agreement with the company and set a date. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Apple Store employees in Atlanta have reached an agreem...
05:20 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Blizzard brings the chaos with new Warcraft mobile game
Blizzard
Blizzard has revealed its new Warcraft mobile game, Warcraft Arclight Rumble.
Warcraft Arclight Rumble is a free-to-play action strategy mobile game that seems...
05:00 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Netflix just added a sci-fi RPG called Relic Hunters: Rebels
Netflix is continuing to add to its steadily growing lineup of mobile games with the launch of Relic Hunters: Rebels today. The game, developed by Brazilian developer Rogue Sna...
04:17 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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How the mechanical keyboard went mainstream again
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
In 2014, it was tough to be a keyboard nerd. I was using a 4-year-old keyboard I’d bought from Mattias that used Alp white swi...
04:12 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Paramount Plus subscriber count has grown to nearly 40 million
Image: Paramount Plus
Paramount Plus’ subscriber count has ballooned to almost 40 million with the service gaining 6.8 million subscribers in the first quarter of 202...
04:11 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Apple Arcade is getting a Mario Kart-style racer starring Hank Hill
Warped Kart Racers.
Later this month Apple is adding a Mario Kart-style racer to its gaming subscription service. Called Warped Kart Racers, the game brings together 20...
03:42 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Amazons wall-mounted Echo Show 15 just received its first discount at Best Buy and Amazon
The frame-shaped Echo Show 15 is currently down to $200 at multiple retailers. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
If you’re looking to upgrade the shoddy ...
03:29 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Spot gets footloose in a factory in Boston Dynamics latest video
Spot, the most famous four-legged robot in the world, sometimes seems more like an animatronic entertainer than an industrial machine. But creators Boston Dynamic want to remin...
03:19 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Rivian wins $1.5 billion tax incentive package to build an EV factory in Georgia
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The state of Georgia offered Rivian $1.5 billion in tax incentives for the buzzy EV company to buil...
03:11 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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The future of electric vehicles is this 44-year-old pickup truck
The Ford F-100 Eluminator. | Becca Farsace
This 1978 Ford F-100 “Eluminator” pickup truck is the oldest vehicle I’ve ever driven, and also perhaps the newest. Tha...
03:08 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Google Docs updated tables are designed for project management
Tables can now be more nicely formatted, and easily set up with rich text. | Image: Google
Google has announced new dropdown and table tools for Google Docs, as it atte...
02:49 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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How big companies kill ideas and how to fight back, with Tony Fadell
Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge
Stories and lessons from his new book, Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
Continue r...
02:30 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Anchor made Spotify the creator platform it is today
Hello, audiophiles!
I am very excited to bring you my first public edition of Hot Pod. Following the trail blazed by Nick and Ashley, I’ll be in your inbox every Tuesday with...
02:27 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Spotify brings music-themed islands to Roblox
Spotify’s Roblox debut consists of a series of interactive islands with rotating themes. | Image: Spotify
Spotify has launched its own digital space on Roblox, called...
02:00 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Ford did what Tesla wont
The F-100 Eluminator is a “Restomod”, meaning it is restored and modified.
Last fall, Ford began parading around a fully electric 1978 F-100 pickup truck that could...
01:00 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Doctor Strange 2 gets lost in a tangle of fan service and half-baked ideas
The Doctor Strange sequel is a bloated comic book event in movie form
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01:00 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Samsung will supply software and radios for Dishs much-delayed 5G network
Dish Network has recruited Samsung to help make its cloud-based 5G a reality. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Dish Network owes us a 5G network — that was t...
01:00 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Wyze takes on Ecobee, Nest with new room sensors for its smart thermostat
The new Wyze Room Sensor costs $24.99 and detects temperature, humidity, and motion. | Image: Wyze
The long-awaited Wyze Room Sensor launches today. Originally promised...
12:23 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Apples third-party payment proposal isnt enough for Dutch regulators
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (or ACM) has rejected Apple’s proposed App Store changes that would let da...
12:00 pm - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2022) review: stylus and substance
A Galaxy Note Light
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11:09 am - Tue, May 3, 2022
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FIFA 22 cross-play test is coming in near future
A cross-play widget will appear in the bottom right of the screen when the test is available. | Image: EA
FIFA 22 will see a test of cross-play functionality in the “...
10:45 am - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Facebook is shutting down its podcast platform after less than a year
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Facebook is shutting down its podcast platform less than a year after it launched. Creators will be unable to upload new shows t...
10:22 am - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Lightsabers are returning to Fortnite
Four lightsabers from the franchise will be available. | Image: Epic Games
Various lightsabers from the Star Wars franchise are returning to Fortnite for two weeks star...
08:26 am - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Harley-Davidsons LiveWire teases electric motorcycle launch for next week
Image: LiveWire
LiveWire, the all-electric motorcycle brand that originated as a division of Harley-Davidson, is teasing the launch of an all new bike next week called ...
03:12 am - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Metas VR roadmap reportedly has four new headsets, with both high-end and cheaper Quest units
Last month we took a deep dive into Mark Zuckerberg’s grand metaverse plan, and some of the hardware Meta is working on to deliver it, in the form of Project Nazare augmented...
12:04 am - Tue, May 3, 2022
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Rocket Lab catches falling rocket with a helicopter then drops it in the ocean
Rocket Lab previously tested catching a dummy booster after dropping it from a second helicopter | Image: Rocket Lab
Update May 2nd, 7:50PM ET: Shortly after launch, Ro...
11:39 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Ford says the F-150 Lightning is more powerful than it originally announced
Up to 580 buff horses. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Ford just started shipping its electric F-150 Lightning on April 26th, but it already has a surpris...
11:29 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Googles Fitbit Ionic recall doesnt go far enough, lawsuit says
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In March, Google announced it was voluntarily recalling 1.7 million Fitbit Ionic smartwatches following reports of 78 burns. Now, a re...
10:32 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Remote lockouts reportedly stop Russian troops from using stolen Ukrainian farm equipment
Some of the equipment had built-in GPS trackers. | Photo by Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Russian troops stole almost $5 million worth of farm equipment fro...
10:03 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Heres what Twitters still-in-development edit button looks like
Twitter’s edit button has been a joke for longer than I can remember, but it’s finally officially becoming a reality — and Jane Manchun Wong, the woman who makes it her m...
09:02 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Apples third-party payment proposal isnt enough for Dutch regulators
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (or ACM) has reportedly rejected Apple’s proposed App Store changes that w...
08:41 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Department of Energy boosts domestic battery supply chain with billions in funding
A Volkswagen employee wires the battery on a line for the VW ID.3 during a press tour of Volkswagen’s Transparent Factory. | Photo by Sebastian Kahnert/picture alliance via G...
08:14 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Anchor co-founder Michael Mignano to leave Spotify
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Michael Mignano, co-founder of Anchor and Spotify’s podcasting tech chief for the past three years, submitted his resignation ...
08:05 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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A new Yo! MTV Raps is coming to Paramount Plus
Conceited and DJ Diamond Kuts. | Paramount Plus
Yo! MTV Raps played an instrumental role in turning rap music into one of the most influential art forms of the 20th cen...
07:57 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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The first 240W USB-C cables just broke cover
It’s been almost a year since we told you how next-gen USB-C cables would nearly double the amount of power they can carry to 240W, enough to let you ditch the proprietary po...
07:03 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Googles May Pixel update fixes weak notification vibrations on Pixel 6 phones
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For multiple lines of Android phones, the shift to Android 12 has been a rough one, including withdrawn updates and occasional bugs. ...
07:00 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Rocket Lab will try to catch a falling rocket with a helicopter today
Rocket Lab previously tested catching a dummy booster after dropping it from a second helicopter | Image: Rocket Lab
After nearly three years of preparation, small sate...
06:35 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Amazon Labor Union stumbles as workers vote down union at second NYC facility
The election for the facility was held last week. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Amazon workers at the LDJ5 facility in Staten Island, New York, have voted a...
06:23 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Roku devices are getting an Apple Music app
It’s been a while coming. | Image: Roku
Roku users can now play songs and videos from Apple Music on their TVs, streaming players, or Roku soundbars. Roku announced o...
06:15 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Apple Pay is anticompetitive, says EU in preliminary ruling
Apple Pay recently expanded to let merchants receive payments on their iPhone. | Image: Apple
Apple has been hit with an antitrust accusation by the European Union ove...
06:15 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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eBays Authenticity Guarantee now includes graded trading cards over $2,000
eBay is expanding its authentication services to include single graded trading cards over $2,000, the company announced today. The company is partnering with third-party tradin...
06:05 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Marvels Protectors of Wakanda reveals the origins of the Black Panthers Dora Milaje
Sheeba Maya / Marvel
In both Marvel’s comic books and its movies, the Dora Milaje — an elite outfit of highly trained warrior women — are so much more than just t...
06:04 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Fitbit and Google Fit metrics are heading to the Nest Hub
The 2nd generation Google Nest Hub introduced sleep tracking in 2021. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge
In the leadup to Google I/O, Google has been sprinkling small u...
05:18 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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What a billion square feet of warehouses looks like
An aerial photo of a warehouse next to homes in Bloomington, California. | Photo by Wes Reel for The Verge
California’s Inland Empire, a sprawling region just east of...
05:06 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Twitter re-suspends two right-wing accounts trying to evade their bans
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Twitter has banned the accounts of two conservative figures — MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and Dr. Vladimir “Zev” Zelenko —...
04:53 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Amazon Kindles finally support the ebooks everyone else sells, sort of
Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge
This weekend, a report from Good E-Reader seemed to suggest something truly wild. After 15 years, Amazon was going to finally bow ...
04:15 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Spirit will continue to pursue a merger with Frontier instead of JetBlue
Spirit’s deal with Frontier will make the combined airline the fifth largest in the US. | Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Spirit Airline’s board of directors has r...
03:52 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Nike restocks the hard-to-find Go FlyEase slip-on sneakers
Nike’s Go FlyEase sneakers feature a bistable hinge that allows you to put them on hands-free. | Image: Nike
Nike’s Go Flyease sneakers are back in stock. Normally,...
03:20 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Peacocks making a LeBron James biopic and a reimagining of John Woos The Killer
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
In the latest phase of big plans for growth, Peacock’s collaborating with Universal Pictures to produce original movies from L...
02:58 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Here are the best AirPods deals you can get right now
Apple’s AirPods Pro wireless earbuds are a go-to pick that’s often on sale. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
If you know where to look, there are often some great...
02:29 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Go read this report on why Jony Ive quit Apple
Apple Chief Design Officer Jonathan Ive (L) poses for pictures with CEO Tim Cook during a launch event on September 12, 2018, in Cupertino, California | Photo by Noah Berger / ...
02:07 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Today I learned about the secret Twitter DM inbox heres how to see it
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Today I learned about a secret cache of Twitter DMs that’s hidden behind a privacy setting. For some people, this means uncove...
02:00 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Sonys new QD-OLED and Mini LED TVs are just as expensive as youd guess
Today, Sony announced the full pricing and availability details for its 2022 Bravia XR lineup of TVs. The range is led by the flagship 8K Mini LED series — this is Sony’s f...
02:00 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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The Verges 2022 Graduation Gift Guide
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Congratulate your graduate with one of these great gifts
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01:55 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Telegram Premium subscription is showing up in beta builds of the app
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Telegram appears to be testing another way for the super popular messaging app to start bringing in revenue. Beta testers for Telegram’s iOS app notic...
01:37 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Apples latest iPad Mini is $100 off for the first time
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There’s a veritable spoil of deals happening today, and I’m excited to share some of them with you. The most impressive (and unexp...
01:17 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Square Enix is selling Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and its Western studios
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Square Enix is selling off its three major Western game studios along with the associated video game properties — which includes big names ...
01:00 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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VRR monitors are becoming ubiquitous, now VESAs certification wants to make them good
The Adaptive-Sync-capable Asus MG279Q. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
VESA, the computer display organization behind standards like the DisplayPort inter...
12:00 pm - Mon, May 2, 2022
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This monitor light is a slick way to bathe your gaming space in color
Govee’s camera-powered dynamic LED kit matches your games on the fly
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11:40 am - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Ventje campers are built for the new hybrid workforce
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Ventje is a car made for the work-from-anywhere types benefiting from the new hybrid and fully-remote workforce enabled by the COVID-19 pandemic. I’ve s...
11:02 am - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Apple Pay is anticompetitive, says EU in preliminary ruling
Apple Pay recently expanded to let merchants receive payments on their iPhone. | Image: Apple
Apple has been hit with an antitrust accusation by the European Union ove...
08:00 am - Mon, May 2, 2022
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Mental health apps have terrible privacy protections, report finds
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As a category, mental health apps have worse privacy protections for users than most other types of apps, according to a new ana...
09:59 pm - Sun, May 1, 2022
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The Wikimedia Foundation has stopped accepting cryptocurrency donations
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The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), the organization behind Wikipedia, has announced that it will no longer accept donations in cryp...
09:49 pm - Sun, May 1, 2022
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The Fisher-Price babys first gamepad has just been modded to play Elden Ring
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I never thought I’d be writing about my baby’s Fisher-Price gamepad again, but here we go: a modder has turned the cheap tune-fi...
06:28 pm - Sun, May 1, 2022
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Bored Ape Yacht Club creators metaverse mint rocks the Ethereum blockchain
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Yuga Labs, the web3 company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club, disrupted the entire Ethereum blockchain as a flood of users rushed...
02:46 pm - Sun, May 1, 2022
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Amazon ends its PTO policy for workers with COVID-19
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Amazon will no longer grant up to seven days of paid time off (PTO) for workers sick with COVID-19, the company announced in an ...
12:23 pm - Sun, May 1, 2022
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Razer co-founder and gaming mouse inventor Robert Krakoff has passed away
Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff | Image: Razer
Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff, the co-founder and former president of gaming hardware company Razer, passed away last week ...
12:23 pm - Sun, May 1, 2022
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Razer co-founder and gaming mouse pioneer Robert Krakoff has passed away
Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff | Image: Razer
Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff, the co-founder and former president of gaming hardware company Razer, passed away last week ...
12:23 pm - Sun, May 1, 2022
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Razer co-founder and gaming mouse pioneer Robert Krakoff has died
Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff | Image: Razer
Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff, the co-founder and former president of gaming hardware company Razer, died last week at the ...
07:22 pm - Sat, April 30, 2022
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Uber and Lyft extend legal fee coverage to drivers sued under Oklahomas forthcoming abortion law
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Uber and Lyft have both pledged to cover legal fees in case their drivers are sued under Oklahoma’s restrictive abortion bill,...
05:22 pm - Sat, April 30, 2022
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Baidu and Pony.ai become first robotaxi services to operate without safety drivers in Beijing
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Baidu and Pony.ai have been given permission to operate their autonomous vehicles without safety drivers in Beijing, a first for robotaxi services in China...
03:56 pm - Sat, April 30, 2022
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Telegram now lets users send cryptocurrency through TON blockchain spinoff
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Telegram now lets users send Toncoin, the cryptocurrency built off of Telegram’s abandoned blockchain effort, directly from ch...
01:11 pm - Sat, April 30, 2022
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The latest Pixel Watch spec rumors show Googles trying to make a flagship
The Pixel Watch puck is in the middle. | Photo: tagtech414 (Reddit)
It sounds like Google’s upcoming Pixel Watch will be a flagship set to compete with Samsung’s la...
11:00 am - Sat, April 30, 2022
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Save $20 off a new Nintendo Switch at Woot
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Let’s end April with a barrage of great deals, shall we? For a limited time (Saturday only, and until stock sells out), Wo...
11:00 am - Sat, April 30, 2022
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This chart might explain why CNN Plus shut down early
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Now that CNN has made the decision to shut down its new streaming baby CNN Plus less than a month after it went live, you might be w...
01:39 am - Sat, April 30, 2022
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Apple to developers: if we deleted your old app, it deserved it
It’s also clarifying its criteria for removing apps. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Recently, several developers complained about how Apple threatened to r...
12:03 am - Sat, April 30, 2022
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Sony clamps down on PlayStation Now subscription stacking to protect its upcoming Premium service
Sony’s PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now services are converging in June. | Image: Sony
Sony has updated its PlayStation Plus FAQ page (tucked away at the bottom h...