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The Rust vs C battle raging in Linux circles has left even Linus Torvalds scratching his head. "I'm not sure why Rust has been such a contentious area," the Linux creator mused at this week's Open Source Summit, likening the fervor to ancient text editor wars. "It reminds me of when I was young and people were arguing about vi versus Emacs." The spat over integrating Rust into Linux has... Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission published a new report about social media platforms and video streaming services’ data collection policies, and the results are damning if not unexpected. The report, which was released on September 19th, found that these platforms not only surveil consumers but often retain vast troves of data indefinitely about users and non-users alike — and suggests they can’t be trusted... Read more ›
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Image: Logitech Logitech is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its G502 gaming mouse with a limited edition aluminum version. The G502 X Plus AL Edition has the same functionality as the standard wireless G502 X mouse, plus an aluminum chassis with laser-etched markings, including a one-of-502 serial number. Sorry to put my high school chem-lab assistant hat on, but that L in “AL Edition” should really be lowercase — though... Read more ›
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One day after X started to come back online for some people in Brazil, the country’s Supreme Court is threatening the social media company and Elon Musk-owned Starlink with hefty daily fines. In a new order posted online, Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered regulators to “reactivate” blocking of X and said that the two companies could be hit with close $1 million a day in fines for not... Read more ›
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There's a BioWare game I keep coming back to when I think about the several hours I spent playing Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and it's probably not the game you're expecting me to say. It's not Dragon Age: Inquisition and it's not Dragon Age: Origins, or Dragon Age 2, as if I'd have the stones to say that. It's a game from another series the studio is probably better known... Read more ›
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Going head-to-head with Amazon's October Prime Day, Walmart is also giving you the opportunity to get a head start on seasonal shopping this fall. Read more ›
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Business Insider's reporter didn't pack healthy snacks or drink nearly enough water on a 13-hour Air New Zealand flight to Auckland, New Zealand. Read more ›
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The original PlayStation console, otherwise called the PS1, came out in Japan in late 1994. So we are quickly coming up on the console’s 30th birthday. To commemorate the occasion, Sony just revealed nostalgia-tinged redesigns of both the PS5 and the forthcoming PS5 Pro. They look like the original PlayStation, with that classic gray colorway and the old-school logo. Gamers of a certain age will have a hard time resisting... Read more ›
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A comment on a Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 video appearing to be from Saber CEO Matthew Karch has raised eyebrows for stating that games should be about "glory kills" instead of "imposing morals on gamers". Read more Read more ›
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In select U.S. states, residents can add their driver's license or state ID to the Wallet app on the iPhone and Apple Watch, providing a convenient and contactless way to display proof of identity or age at select airports and businesses, and in select apps. The list of states where the feature is available currently includes Arizona, Maryland, Colorado, Georgia, Ohio, Hawaii, and most recently California, and Apple today announced... Read more ›
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Sony has reportedly settled on a $40 price tag for Bungie's Marathon reboot, despite the similarly priced Concord's recent flop - with development "too far along" to pivot to free-to-play. Read more Read more ›
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Apple today released the first public betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, allowing non-developers to test the software ahead of its October launch. Public beta testers who have signed up for Apple's beta testing program can download the iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 updates by opening up the Settings app, tapping into the Software Update section and selecting the Public Beta option. iOS... Read more ›
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Image: Will Joel / The Verge From reading in the bath to scribbling notes in the margins, from diving into the Amazon ecosystem to avoiding it outright, there’s an e-reader for everyone. Continue reading… Read more ›
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The woman I dated was engaged to another man. I found it thrilling to be her lover, but the situationship turned me into a toxic version of myself. Read more ›
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Mark Zuckerberg's watch, the De Bethune DB25 Starry Varius Aérolite, costs an estimated $260,000, and only five are produced a year. Read more ›
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This proposed multimillion-dollar development campus in Portland, Oregon, could revitalize the city's sportswear-production industry. Read more ›
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Image: Apple Apple has just released public betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, and they include upcoming Apple Intelligence features like text re-writing tools, the glowy new Siri design, a “Clean Up” tool to remove objects from your photos, and more. To be able to access the betas, you’ll need to register on Apple’s beta software program site. Once you’ve done that, you should be able... Read more ›
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Georgia has abundant sunshine and its federal tax credit might make renewable energy sources -- particularly solar energy -- worth a closer look. Here's everything you need to know. Read more ›
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Image: Sony PlayStation has deftly come up with a way to get more people on board with the PS5 Pro. The company has announced a special 30th anniversary collection for the suite of PS5 consoles and accessories that is unfortunately sick as hell. “To celebrate this 30th anniversary milestone, we had to create something that honored the history and joy that PlayStation has brought us all,” said PlayStation platform business... Read more ›
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Iron Mountain says that one-fifth of the storage media it receives from the music industry are bricked. Read more ›
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Chinese scientists have successfully used Starlink satellite signals to detect a moving stealth target during a radar experiment in the South China Sea. Read more ›
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Intel lost out to AMD in its bid to design and fabricate processors for the upcoming Sony PlayStation 6. According to three insiders, Intel and AMD were the two final contenders in the PS6 chip design and fabrication tender. Read more ›
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AMD hid the information on the back of its packaging for the Ryzen 5 7600X3D that says that AMD processors are diffused and made in Taiwan. Read more ›
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Larry Ellison talked about how he asked Jensen Huang over dinner to give him 131,072 Blackwell GPUs for the planned Zettascale Oracle Supercluster. Read more ›
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Tech enthusiast Louwrentius says that turning off the NAS when unused likely helped the 24 4TB hard drives last ten years without any failures. Read more ›
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The Chinese government says domestic companies have developed litho tools capable of 65nm and 110nm resolution. Read more ›
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Scientists on the International Space Station (ISS) have successfully 3D printed a metal part in space - an out-of-this-world first. The achievement is significant, as this 3D fabrication capability is thought to be key for the success of future long-duration missions. Read more ›
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Morse Micro returns with yet another promising HaLow demonstration, now achieving 9.9 miles range in a rural national park. Read more ›
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As most of AMD's money is earned from EPYC processors, AMD now calls itself a data center-first company. Read more ›
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