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The drinking fountain button is tragically misunderstood

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Buttons feel magical. You press here, and invisible connections make something happen elsewhere. But “magical” is...
Buttons feel magical. You press here, and invisible connections make something happen elsewhere. But “magical” is probably not how I’d describe most public drinking fountains.Button of the MonthIn today’s digital age, it sometimes feels like hardware has taken a back seat to the software that drives our devices. But...
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Google worker fired over protest says he wasn’t even protesting

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A software engineer who was fired from Google in connection to internal protests at the company’s...
A software engineer who was fired from Google in connection to internal protests at the company’s offices says the company retaliated against him for merely watching the demonstration against an Israeli defense contract.The former employee, who asked to remain anonymous, said he went to the lounge on the 10th floor ...
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Tesla layoffs hit Supercharger team just as it’s poised to take over EV charging

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Tesla was on the cusp of taking over electric vehicle charging in the US — then,...
Tesla was on the cusp of taking over electric vehicle charging in the US — then, the layoffs came. Today, multiple outlets reported that the company has laid off hundreds of employees, just weeks after cutting 10 percent (approximately 14,000 people) of its global workforce. Tesla’s Supercharger division was said to...
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Binance founder’s sentencing hearing

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Amazon expands enterprise AI play with wider availability of its Q chatbot

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Amazon is doubling down on enterprise AI with the release of its AI chatbot Q, even...
Amazon is doubling down on enterprise AI with the release of its AI chatbot Q, even as its competitors angle to offer more consumer-facing products. Amazon announced Q in November and made it available only to a small number of users. In a post, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy writes that bringing Q to more people will help s...
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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months in prison

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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison for failing to establish adequate...
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison for failing to establish adequate anti-money laundering protections. Zhao, once the head of the largest crypto exchange in the world, pleaded guilty in November 2023.Judge Richard Jones says that Zhao prioritized “Binance’s growth and profits over...
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The Rabbit R1’s first software update addresses its dismal battery life

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Just a week after its initial launch, the Rabbit R1’s first software update is here —...
Just a week after its initial launch, the Rabbit R1’s first software update is here — and not a moment too soon. Right on top of the list of improvements in the OTA update is “up to 5x” improved idle battery performance, addressing a major pain point for early R1 adopters. It’s also great news for me, specifically, ...
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CBP is interrogating TikTok employees

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Immigration officers have interrogated more than 30 TikTok employees who traveled to the US, Forbes reports....
Immigration officers have interrogated more than 30 TikTok employees who traveled to the US, Forbes reports. Some workers at TikTok and its China-based parent company, ByteDance, have been pulled aside by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and held for additional questioning, according to the report. Many of the wo...
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Kobo and iFixit partner for OEM parts and repair guides

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E-readers might be relatively cheap when compared to your typical smartphone, but it’s still a bummer...
E-readers might be relatively cheap when compared to your typical smartphone, but it’s still a bummer when they break, given how hard it is to find parts for them. Now, iFixit has announced that it’s offering OEM replacement parts for certain Kobo e-readers, along with detailed guides on how to install them, startin...
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The best laptops you can get

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We test a wide variety of laptops each year here at The Verge, and many of...
We test a wide variety of laptops each year here at The Verge, and many of them are very good. But you can’t buy them all. So I’ve done the very difficult (very difficult, trust me) task of selecting some of the best laptops you can get. Whether you’re looking for a Chromebook, a gaming laptop, a 2-in-1 convertible,...
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The new Tesla Cybertruck update makes it more off-roady

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The Tesla Cybertruck is finally getting an off-road mode via an over-the-air software update, allowing early...
The Tesla Cybertruck is finally getting an off-road mode via an over-the-air software update, allowing early owners of the monstrous electric truck to finally get granular 4x4-style features that were promised from the start.The news comes via a post by Tesla’s Cybertruck account on X, which shared an image of the O...
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A new intergovernmental group will try to stem abuses tied to critical mineral mining

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The United Nations launched a new panel to craft mining guidelines for critical minerals in high...
The United Nations launched a new panel to craft mining guidelines for critical minerals in high demand for electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies. The newly established Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals includes representatives from close to 100 countries as well as nonprofit organizations a...
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Paramount CEO Bob Bakish steps down as merger inches closer

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Paramount has removed Bob Bakish as CEO — and it doesn’t have plans to fill the...
Paramount has removed Bob Bakish as CEO — and it doesn’t have plans to fill the role. The company announced the news as part of its earnings results on Monday, which will leave Paramount reliant on a committee made up of three executives.The new Office of the CEO consists of George Cheeks, the president and CEO of C...
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ChatGPT’s AI “memory” can remember the preferences of paying customers

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OpenAI announced the Memory feature that allows ChatGPT to store queries, prompts, and other customizations more...
OpenAI announced the Memory feature that allows ChatGPT to store queries, prompts, and other customizations more permanently in February. At the time, it was only available to a “small portion” of users, but now it’s available for ChatGPT Plus paying subscribers outside of Europe or Korea.ChatGPT’s Memory works in t...
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FCC fines AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon for illegally sharing location data

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The Federal Communications Commission is fining the largest US mobile carriers a combined nearly $200 million...
The Federal Communications Commission is fining the largest US mobile carriers a combined nearly $200 million for allegedly illegally sharing customers’ location data without their consent.The FCC says it found the carriers “sold access to its customers’ location information to ‘aggregators,’ who then resold access ...
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Can Rabbit’s R1 outsmart the smartphone assistants? Let’s find out!

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Welcome to another episode of the fantastic new game show where we quiz virtual assistants! Say...
Welcome to another episode of the fantastic new game show where we quiz virtual assistants! Say it with me, folks: “Are you smarter than just googling it?” Let’s welcome our contestants. You probably know our first two contestants from such hits as “Set a timer for me” and “How much time is left on my timer?”: Siri ...
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Peacock is getting a $2 price increase

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Peacock is getting another price hike. Starting this summer, Peacock’s ad-supported Premium plan will go from...
Peacock is getting another price hike. Starting this summer, Peacock’s ad-supported Premium plan will go from $5.99 to $7.99 per month, and its Premium Plus plan will increase from $11.99 to $13.99 per month.The $2 increase will take effect on July 18th for new customers, while current subscribers will see the price...
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Meta had its biggest lobbying quarter ever

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Meta had its biggest lobbying quarter ever in the first few months of 2024, spending a...
Meta had its biggest lobbying quarter ever in the first few months of 2024, spending a record $7.6 million engaging with the US government, according to its public lobbying filing released last week.It’s a 64 percent jump from its spending in the fourth quarter of 2023 and represents more than a third of what Meta s...
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GitHub Copilot can now help start a project with AI, not just complete it

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GitHub wants Copilot, its code completion platform powered by GPT-4, present throughout the lifecycle of development,...
GitHub wants Copilot, its code completion platform powered by GPT-4, present throughout the lifecycle of development, including the very beginning of a coding project. The company is announcing GitHub Copilot Workspace, a new service that aims to cut down the time engineers and developers spend reading through code ...
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Razer made a million dollars selling a mask with RGB, and the FTC is not pleased

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Razer will have to fork over $1.1 million in refunds to customers who purchased its RGB-clad...
Razer will have to fork over $1.1 million in refunds to customers who purchased its RGB-clad Zephyr face mask, according to a proposed settlement announced by the Federal Trade Commission on Monday. The company claimed the face mask used N95-grade filters, but the FTC alleges Razer never submitted them for testing a...
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The Apple Vision Pro’s eBay prices are making me sad

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I paid a lot of money for the privilege of getting an Apple Vision Pro brand-new...
I paid a lot of money for the privilege of getting an Apple Vision Pro brand-new in February. All-in, with optical inserts and taxes, I financed a little over $3,900 for the 256GB version of the headset. A day or so ago, I made a mistake that I’m sure many early adopters are familiar with: I looked up how much it’s ...
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Have a look at this Terminator 2 fan restoration project

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day was — and is, for some — the standard-bearer for bombastic tentpole...
Terminator 2: Judgment Day was — and is, for some — the standard-bearer for bombastic tentpole action films after it was released in 1991, but many of its fans have been less than enthusiastic about its Blu-ray releases. In recent years, though, people who love the movie have been restoring it using 35mm prints, and...
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The Verge’s 2024 Mother’s Day gift guide

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If we’re being honest, you may no longer be your mom’s favorite after you’ve both indulged...
If we’re being honest, you may no longer be your mom’s favorite after you’ve both indulged in a round of Uno Show ’Em No Mercy. The updated version of Mattel’s classic card game sends game-turning betrayals into overdrive with more skips, more draw cards, and new stacking rules that let you pile on a truly absurd nu...
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Bose’s excellent QC Ultra Earbuds are matching their all-time low

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If the bar for noise-canceling earbuds seems high right now, that’s because Bose and Sony seem...
If the bar for noise-canceling earbuds seems high right now, that’s because Bose and Sony seem to raise it with every addition to their respective lineups. The QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds are a great example of just how impressive ANC has become in the last few years, particularly in the earbuds space. And now, thank...
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