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You know how Marvel and DC have held joint ownership over trademarks for “Super Hero” for decades? That time is apparently mostly over, as the US Patent and Trademark Office has canceled the companies’ claim to several of their trademarks, reports Reuters.
The cancellation comes as the result of a challenge from Superbabies Limited, a small company that produces a series of Superbabies comics about, well, superhero babies. Superbabies
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Mark Cuban called Elon Musk a "faithful soldier" to Donald Trump and warned that his loyalty to the former president won't always be rewarded. Read more ›
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Trump used much of his speech in Prairie du Chien, WI, to take shots at Harris, including at one point saying she was born "mentally impaired." Read more ›
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A relatively small but significant bloc of Trump's backers are also voting for Democratic Senate candidates. It could help them hold their majority. Read more ›
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The Australian actor, 44, tied the knot with her partner of over two years on the Italian island of Sardinia, sources told People. Read more ›
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Israeli fighter jets appeared to use "bunker buster" bombs in the strikes that killed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut on Friday. Read more ›
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Oregon businesses have spent millions to oppose a ballot measure that would establish a corporate tax to be redistributed as universal basic income. Read more ›
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The trend comes as China faces a prolonged economic slump following its exit from pandemic lockdowns. Read more ›
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Private Internet Access may be an affordable VPN, but it's currently offering a huge promotion on its 2-year subscription. It would be a shame to miss out. Read more ›
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Apple is planning to debut a new operating system called homeOS with its long-rumored smart displays, the first of which is expected to arrive as soon as 2025, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Reports of a HomePod-like device with a display have been swirling for over a year, and Gurman said just this summer that Apple is working on a tabletop smart display equipped with a robotic arm that can... Read more ›
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A tiny PCB installed on a refilled HP ink cartridge allows users to continue using it despite HP's strict DRM settings. Read more ›
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed bill SB 1047, which aims to prevent bad actors from using AI to cause "critical harm" to humans. The California state assembly passed the legislation by a margin of 41-9 on August 28, but several organizations including the Chamber of Commerce had urged Newsom to veto the bill. In his veto message on Sept. 29, Newsom said the bill is "well-intentioned" but "does not... Read more ›
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In What We're Listening To, Engadget writers and editors discuss some of the recent music releases we've had on repeat. This installment has everything from jazz standards to The Jesus Lizard. Lady Gaga - Harlequin I wasn’t even a minute into Harlequin before I had the realization, Oh, I am going to become so annoying in my love for this. Unfortunately for everyone in my life (and doubly so because... Read more ›
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"Saturday Night Live" began its 50th season lampooning the 2024 election. Read more ›
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Brigid Schulte, author of "Over Work" and director of the Better Life Lab, spoke to BI about the CEO mindset that is driving RTO policies. Read more ›
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The five flights would be uncrewed, but if the tests succeed, crewed missions are expected in 2028. Read more ›
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Hideo Kojima says he knows Death Stranding 2's release date, but "unforeseen circumstances" prevent him from sharing that date further. Read more Read more ›
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A California-based Gen Xer has been struggling to find a job. He says he's been ghosted by employers despite having years of work experience. Read more ›
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Move over, restaurant menus. California Gov. Gavin Newsom just used a QR code as an official memo to announce he signed a bill into law. Read more ›
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Image: The Verge X will now make your posts visible to users you’ve blocked. In a reply on Monday, X owner Elon Musk said the “block function will block that account from engaging with, but not block seeing, public post.” Currently, X displays a “You’re blocked” message when trying to view the profile of a person who’s blocked you. In addition to blocking all posts, it also prevents you from... Read more ›
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Orion is an impressive demo of AR glasses, but can Mark Zuckerberg beat everyone else to the next big platform? Continue reading… Read more ›
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Screenshot: The Verge Marques Brownlee, the YouTuber known as MKBHD, has responded to backlash over the launch of his new wallpaper app, called Panels. In a post on Tuesday, Brownlee says he’s going to address users’ concerns about pricing and “excessive data disclosures.” Brownlee revealed the new app as part of his iPhone 16 review on Monday — a video that’s usually among his biggest of the year. But a... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images You should never voluntarily hand your phone to a police officer. It’s going to become increasingly tempting for the cops to ask and for you to comply, especially as more and more states adopt digital ID systems that allow driver’s licenses and state IDs to be added to Apple Wallet on iOS and Google Wallet on Android. Californians can now add their... Read more ›
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Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images X is preventing users from posting links to a newsletter containing a hacked document that’s alleged to be the Trump campaign’s research into vice presidential candidate JD Vance. The journalist who wrote the newsletter, Ken Klippenstein, has been suspended from the platform. Searches for posts containing a link to the newsletter turn up nothing. A search with the result “No results... Read more ›
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CNN Chairman Mark Thompson announced plans to introduce a digital subscription business in July. | Image: CNN CNN will put some of its digital content behind a subscription paywall starting next month, The New York Times reports. The experiment will test similar subscription models to those used by publications like The New Yorker, Wired, and The Wall Street Journal, with CNN reportedly hoping to bring in additional revenue amid a... Read more ›
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Like most EV models in North America, Kia’s EV6 is still shipping with the CCS Combo connector. | Image: Tim Stevens for The Verge Kia is setting January 15th as the date its electric vehicles will get access to “more than 16,500” Tesla Superchargers. Kia will provide free NACS adapters to people who got their EV9 or EV6 after September 4th, 2024, but all existing owners will have to pay... Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Telegram will now turn over a user’s phone number and IP address if it receives a request from authorities, according to its just-updated privacy policy: If Telegram receives a valid order from the relevant judicial authorities that confirms you’re a suspect in a case involving criminal activities that violate the Telegram Terms of Service, we will perform a legal analysis of the request... Read more ›
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The PS5 Pro, next to the original. Probably the best way to play Sony’s games — here’s why, plus some caveats. Continue reading… Read more ›
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Photo by Jack Guez / AFP via Getty Images Here’s the thing about asking investors for money: they want to see returns. OpenAI launched with a famously altruistic mission: to help humanity by developing artificial general intelligence. But along the way, it became one of the best-funded companies in Silicon Valley. Now, the tension between those two facts is coming to a head. Weeks after releasing a new model it... Read more ›
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