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Rivian’s sporty R3X will be the first R3 to hit the streets

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The Amazfit GTR 4, our favorite fitness tracker, has hit a new all-time low price

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From the Apple Watch Series 9 to Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 6, many of the best wearables...
From the Apple Watch Series 9 to Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 6, many of the best wearables on the market received steep discounts during Prime Day. While those deals have since disappeared, those who missed out now have the opportunity to score an excellent deal on the Amazfit GTR 4, our favorite fitness tracker and the ...
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EU threatens to fine Meta for saying Facebook is ‘free’

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The European Union says it has notified Meta that its “pay or consent” model for Facebook...
The European Union says it has notified Meta that its “pay or consent” model for Facebook and Instagram might violate consumer protection laws. The EU’s Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network says the company has until September 1st, 2024, to propose changes to its model, which it calls “misleading” and “conf...
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The Verge’s 2024 back-to-school gift guide

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price range:A simple, compact notepad is like a trusted companion, one that can help you get...
price range:A simple, compact notepad is like a trusted companion, one that can help you get your thoughts and tasks in order. The real, functional beauty of this Maruman Mnemosyne notebook is its top-oriented spiral binding, which makes it lay flat and offers corner-to-corner writability, even for southpaws.Price: ...
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Rivian CEO says CarPlay isn’t going to happen

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Despite Apple’s claims that most consumers will only consider purchasing vehicles that support CarPlay, Rivian says...
Despite Apple’s claims that most consumers will only consider purchasing vehicles that support CarPlay, Rivian says it still doesn’t have any plans to adopt the iPhone mirroring system. Talking to The Verge EIC Nilay Patel in today’s episode of Decoder, Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe likened Rivian adopting CarP...
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Here’s a 12,000mAh power bank cosplaying as a Super Famicom

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Ayaneo’s Retro Power Bank isn’t the most powerful portable charger, but it is the first to...
Ayaneo’s Retro Power Bank isn’t the most powerful portable charger, but it is the first to wrap a 12,000mAh lithium battery in a miniature homage to the Japanese version of the Super Nintendo. And it’s now finally listed in the company’s online store for $39.99.The company is best known for its handheld gaming PCs d...
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The Gamma PS1 emulator for iOS now supports 4-player games

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How to make it easier to use your phone one-handed

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There are going to be times when you’ve only got one hand free to use your...
There are going to be times when you’ve only got one hand free to use your phone. You may be walking the dog, carrying groceries, hanging on to a subway pole, or you just don’t have another hand available. But with just about every modern phone sporting a screen at least six inches corner to corner, using one hand t...
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CrowdStrike’s faulty update crashed 8.5 million Windows devices, says Microsoft

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CrowdStrike’s faulty update caused a worldwide tech disaster that affected 8.5 million Windows devices on Friday,...
CrowdStrike’s faulty update caused a worldwide tech disaster that affected 8.5 million Windows devices on Friday, according to Microsoft. Microsoft says that’s “less than one percent of all Windows machines,” but it was enough to create problems for retailers, banks, airlines, and many other industries, as well as e...
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Nintendo’s Zelda-themed “Hyrule Edition” Switch Lite is finally up for preorder

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It’s a good time to be a Legend of Zelda fan. A live-action film based on...
It’s a good time to be a Legend of Zelda fan. A live-action film based on the franchise is currently in development, for one, and Nintendo recently announced that the next mainline game in the series, Echoes of Wisdom, will launch on the Nintendo Switch later this year.To mark the occasion, Nintendo plans to launch ...
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Capcom’s Kunitsu-Gami combines tower defense strategy with the heart of community organizing

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When Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess debuted during Capcom’s digital summer showcase last year, I didn’t...
When Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess debuted during Capcom’s digital summer showcase last year, I didn’t pay much attention. It looked like a high-concept action RPG based in Japanese mythology that took some of its artistic cues from another one of Capcom’s highly stylized games, Okami. And while I have nothing b...
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High hopes and security fears for next-gen nuclear reactors

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Next-generation nuclear reactors are heating up a debate over whether their fuel could be used to...
Next-generation nuclear reactors are heating up a debate over whether their fuel could be used to make bombs, jeopardizing efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Uranium in the fuel could theoretically be used to develop a nuclear weapon. Older reactors use such low concentrations that they don’t r...
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A few weeks with the Daylight DC-1 tablet: rethinking screen time

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There’s a big piece of paper in the San Francisco offices of Daylight Computer, with a...
There’s a big piece of paper in the San Francisco offices of Daylight Computer, with a list written in purple ink of all the kinds of devices the company hopes to one day make. The list is long: Daylight wants to make a phone, a laptop, different kinds of tablets. Basically anything you can think of with a screen, D...
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This $1,695 smart bassinet’s best features are now behind a premium subscription

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The Snoo, a very expensive but widely regarded smart bassinet, now has some of the best...
The Snoo, a very expensive but widely regarded smart bassinet, now has some of the best features of its app locked behind a new $19.99 monthly premium subscription. The change, which went into effect this week, has infuriated many Snoo owners, as the subscription puts some previously free features that new parents r...
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A drone powerhouse.

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DJI isn’t the first name you think of when it comes to big-ass batteries — quite...
DJI isn’t the first name you think of when it comes to big-ass batteries — quite the opposite since the batteries that fit inside the company’s drones have to be as small and light as possible. But all that time spent finding the right balance between weight, size, flight time, and charging speeds has prepared the c...
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Bethesda Game Studios workers have unionized

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Google reveals the Pixel 9 Pro Fold before it can leak again

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Please stop buying taxidermied bats online

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Scientists are sounding the alarm about taxidermied bats commonly sold online in frames, jars, coffins, jewelry,...
Scientists are sounding the alarm about taxidermied bats commonly sold online in frames, jars, coffins, jewelry, and more. It’s a wild animal trade that has flown under the radar and that poses risks to the bats and potentially to the people who handle them, according to a study recently published in the European Jo...
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Netflix is getting more comfortable with ads

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With Netflix raking in 8 million more global subscribers over the past few months, the streamer...
With Netflix raking in 8 million more global subscribers over the past few months, the streamer is turning its attention to its ad-supported plan — and for good reason. The budget-friendly tier now accounts for over 45 percent of all new signups in markets where ads are available, according to its second quarter ear...
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The Acolyte’s first season made Star Wars’ dark past feel like a bright future

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Though Disney Plus’ older Star Wars series have sometimes been fantastic, recent seasons of shows like...
Though Disney Plus’ older Star Wars series have sometimes been fantastic, recent seasons of shows like The Mandalorian and Ahsoka have felt like the products of a franchise unsure of how it wants to move forward. As another show set in Star Wars’ past, Leslye Headland’s The Acolyte seemed like it might similarly win...
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Figma explains how its AI tool ripped off Apple’s design

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Figma recently pulled its “Make Designs” generative AI tool after a user discovered that asking it...
Figma recently pulled its “Make Designs” generative AI tool after a user discovered that asking it to design a weather app would spit out something suspiciously similar to Apple’s weather app — a result that could, among other things, land a user in legal trouble. This also suggested that Figma may have trained the ...
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The biggest names in AI have teamed up to promote AI security

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Fiio’s DM13 brings welcome upgrades to Sony’s classic Discman

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It’s time to dig out those CD binders you refused to part with. Fiio, a Chinese...
It’s time to dig out those CD binders you refused to part with. Fiio, a Chinese audio gear maker, is releasing a $179 portable CD player in September that brings with it modern upgrades the Sony Discman never had — including support for the wireless headphones that didn’t exist in the Discman’s heyday.Following viny...
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Boost Mobile is getting a $25 monthly unlimited plan

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