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It’s summer, which means it’s time for sun and speedruns. The 2024 edition of Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ), the annual speedrunning marathon for charity, kicks off on Sunday and runs until July 6th. This year’s lineup is once again packed with runs for some of my favorite games, including Balatro, Alan Wake 2, Elden Ring, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1, 2, 3, and 4 (all in one run), a glitchless Baldur’s Gate 3 Honour Mode run, and a shipless Outer Wilds r
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Apple is said to have upped its order of next-generation chips from TSMC to between 90 million and 100 million units, following heightened demand expectations for its iPhone 16 series. Last year's initial chip order volume for the iPhone 15 series launch is believed to have been in the region of 80-90 million units, suggesting Apple is anticipating higher demand for its 2024 devices, according to Taiwanese outlet CTEE. The... Read more ›
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It’s undeniable: the era of Chappell Roan is upon us. At music festivals and on the lists forecasting pop’s next big thing, there she is: big red hair and big powerhouse voice, unapologetically queer lyrics and exuberant drag queen aesthetic. This is the summer Chappell Roan became impossible to ignore. Roan has been a working […] Read more ›
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If you’re looking for electoral suspense, don’t look across the pond. Barring a polling error of world historic proportions, 14 years of Conservative rule will come to an end in the United Kingdom on July 4. The question isn’t whether Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s party will lose, it’s whether anything will be left of them […] Read more ›
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After traveling to 50 cities in Europe, I've discovered some beautiful hidden gems. From Bath to Bruges, these are the cities worth visiting. Read more ›
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The Court’s six Republicans handed down a decision on Monday that gives Donald Trump such sweeping immunity from prosecution that there are unlikely to be any legal checks on his behavior if he returns to the White House. The Court’s three Democrats dissented. Trump v. United States is an astonishing opinion. It holds that presidents […] Read more ›
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Sales for BYD and Nio were boosted by price cuts, the introduction of cheaper models, and Chinese EV demand from Russia. Read more ›
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Earlier this year Oppo unveiled the A3 Pro, an affordable 5G model for China (not to be confused with the A3 Pro for India). Now comes the vanilla Oppo A3, which dials back some hardware specs in the name of affordability. That said, the phone doesn’t sacrifice too much. Oppo A3 For example, it has a 6.67” OLED display with FHD+ resolution. Even better, it is a 10-bit panel with... Read more ›
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Daniel Jailani has seen Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Australia, Singapore, France and the UK. He regrets nothing. Read more ›
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Recent gauges of China's manufacturing activity show export demand, but domestic sentiment is weak. Read more ›
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"He flew and got stuck in the roof, in the bin. We couldn't find him," a passenger on the Air Europa flight told local media in Uruguay. Read more ›
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A new report claims that Apple Intelligence could feature Google Gemini integration at launch. Read more ›
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Capcom has announced the next (and long-rumoured) entry in the Resident Evil franchise is now in development.The news was shared during Capcom's NEXT broadcast last night, in an oh so casual way. "We're making a new Resident Evil," said Resident Evil 7: Biohazard director Koshi Nakanishi, essentially confirming he will be helming development on the next game."It was really difficult to figure out what to do after [Resident Evil] 7.... Read more ›
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Insiders have shared YouTube’s playbook for handling the Gaza crisis. They argue that it shows inconsistent enforcement. Read more ›
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With three episodes left in the first season of The Acolyte, show creator Leslye Headland admits she isn’t quite done incorporating pieces of old-school Star Wars mythology from the Expanded Universe, aka Legends.Read more... Read more ›
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After putting Switch pirate Gary Bowser behind bars and targeting emulator software Yuzu, Nintendo is continuing its fight against the lucrative modded console business with a pair of fresh lawsuits. James "Archbox" Williams, the main moderator behind r/SwitchPirates, a subreddit with nearly 200,000 members, faces paying potentially millions of dollars in fines after being named by Nintendo in a new case filed last week, TorrentFreak reports. Nintendo's interest in Williams... Read more ›
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Elon Musk said that his Grok 3 AI is being trained on 100,000 Nvidia H100s. That would cost billions. Read more ›
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President Joe Biden on Monday warned the Supreme Court's ruling granting presidents immunity for official acts fundamentally changes the country. Read more ›
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Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos via Getty Images Since the New Deal era, the bulk of the functioning US government is the administrative state — think the acronym soup of agencies like the EPA, FCC, FTC, FDA, and so on. Even when Capitol Hill is not mired in deep dysfunction, the speed at which Congress and the courts operate no longer seems suitable for modern life. Both industry... Read more ›
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Volkswagen is investing $5 billion in Rivian as part of a new joint venture that will give the German auto giant access to the buzzy California EV company’s software and EV platform. The new venture was announced in a post from Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe, who noted the investment will help the company bring its next generation R2 electric vehicle to market starting in 2026. This is exciting! Volkswagen Group... Read more ›
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Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit Microsoft AI boss Mustafa Suleyman incorrectly believes that the moment you publish anything on the open web, it becomes “freeware” that anyone can freely copy and use. When CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin asked him whether “AI companies have effectively stolen the world’s IP,” he said: I think that with respect to content that’s already on the open web, the social contract of... Read more ›
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An Uber and Lyft vehicle in New York. | Photo: Lindsey Nicholson / UCG / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Rideshare drivers in Massachusetts will soon get company-provided benefits, as well as a minimum pay of $32.50 per hour, starting on August 15th. That’s thanks to a new settlement between the state and rideshare companies Uber and Lyft, four years after Attorney General Andrea Campbell sued the companies, asserting... Read more ›
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Buzz buzz. | Image: Bananbin I don’t think I’m going out on a limb when I say that not everyone agrees on the best way to handle their computer’s trash directory. Some folks like to let it go until their computer yells at them about storage, while others empty it every single day. I’m somewhere in the middle, but I do try not to let it go too far. And... Read more ›
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Illustration: The Verge The latest feature headed to the Google graveyard is continuous scrolling on search results, according to a report from Search Engine Land. The user experience, which mirrored the endless scrolling behavior of social media feeds, was originally introduced for search results on mobile devices in October of 2021 and then brought over to desktop search results in late 2022. A Google spokesperson reportedly told Search Engine Land... Read more ›
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A Redbox machine from 2015. Redbox’s owner, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, filed for bankruptcy protection overnight. This comes at the tail end of a month in which the DVD rental company defaulted on loans, saw an order for its cars to be repossessed, and missed payroll for employees. Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment informed employees of the filing late Friday, writing in an email seen by The... Read more ›
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Photo by Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images The wait(list) is over. Waymo is opening up its robotaxi service to anyone who wants to ride in San Francisco. Previously, customers interested in taking a ride in one of the company’s driverless cars needed to sign up for a waitlist, which could take weeks or months to open up. Waymo began its commercial test service in the city in August... Read more ›
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Photo by David Becker / Getty Images Dr Disrespect’s YouTube channel has been demonetized. In a statement to The Verge, YouTube spokesperson Nicole Bell wrote, “We have suspended monetization on DrDisrespect’s channel for violating our Creator Responsibility policy.” Bell also wrote that Dr Disrespect has been suspended from YouTube’s partner program “following serious allegations against the creator.” The allegations refer to multiple reports that the streamer, whose real name is... Read more ›
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ASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 11: Exterior view of the U.S. Supreme Court building. | Photo: Getty Images On Friday the Supreme Court overturned a longstanding legal doctrine in the US, making a transformative ruling that could hamper federal agencies’ ability to regulate all kinds of industry. Six Republican-appointed justices voted to overturn the doctrine, called Chevron deference, which could affect everything from pollution limits to consumer protections in the US.... Read more ›
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