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Russian authorities are considering a ban on Discord, citing unspecified legal violations. According to the Russian daily newspaper Kommersant, the ban may happen "in the coming days." PC Gamer reports: The opening salvo has already been fired. The Russian state media regulator Roskomnadzor has issued five separate rulings relating to Discord since September 20, which can all now be used as justification for an upcoming ban. Say what you will about authoritarian regimes, but they love their bureaucracy. Kom
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Chinese EV makers Zeekr, Xpeng, and Li Auto announced record deliveries for September, intensifying competition for Tesla in the crucial China market. Read more ›
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Early this year, ZTE unveiled the nubia Focus, an affordable camera phone with a 108MP main sensor and 5G connectivity thanks to a Unisoc T760 chipset. Now the company has quietly launched a more affordable variant of this phone under the name ZTE Blade A75 5G. The main difference is that it drops the high resolution sensor and replaces it with a more basic 50MP camera. It is still partnered... Read more ›
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PlayStation services have been knocked offline by unknown issues affecting players across PS5 and PS4. Read more Read more ›
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Oscar and Grammy award-winning composer Hans Zimmer has released his main theme for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which you can listen to right now just below. Read more Read more ›
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Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal has teased that he's joining Fortnite during a sweary DJ set you can watch a clip of on TikTok. Read more Read more ›
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Apple's budget-friendly iPhone SE is set for a major overhaul with a fourth generation model expected to launch in spring 2025. The upcoming model will mark a significant departure from its predecessors, adopting several features from higher-end iPhones while maintaining its position as the most affordable new model in Apple's lineup. According to recent reports, the iPhone SE 4 will sport a design reminiscent of the iPhone 14, featuring a... Read more ›
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The social media site is probably worth less than a quarter of the $44 billion he paid for it. Read more ›
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Comet A3 hasn't been past Earth since the Neanderthals. It'll be visible across the Northern Hemisphere in October; here's where and when to view it. Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Gamers hoping to spend an evening in front of their PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 4 may be out of luck, as Sony’s gaming network is suffering a massive outage on Monday night. The official PSN Service Status page confirms problems affecting everything “Other, PS Vita, PS3, PS4, PS5, Web.” If it’s PlayStation — it’s not working. On my end, attempting to launch a... Read more ›
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The NTSB said at least 40 airlines outside the US may be operating aircraft with faulty rudder parts. Read more ›
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Before the pandemic made remote work a thing, I was already working from home. It's allowed me to be present in my kids' life while being the breadwinner. Read more ›
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Tens of thousands of dockworkers are on strike after the International Longshoremen's Association and the US Maritime Alliance failed to agree. Read more ›
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My brother and I are 16 years apart in age. We had different childhoods and rarely lived in the same place, but we realized we have a lot in common. Read more ›
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Mark Rutte, NATO's new chief, will have a lot on his plate, including conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, and a new US president. Read more ›
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Intel's Core Ultra 9 285 was spotted in the Geekbench browser with strong single-core performance, but weak multi-core results, unable to beat even the 13th Gen Core i7-13700. Read more ›
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Jensen Huang's vision for Nvidia includes advancing AI-driven robotics, but technical and market hurdles could impact the company's ambitious goals. Read more ›
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Watch out, AMD – Intel’s future CPUs built on Panther Cove might be a huge leap forward in performance. Read more ›
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It can be hard to keep track of all your belongings with our busy lives, work, kids — you name it. The Apple AirTag is an affordable little Bluetooth tracking device that can be placed on or inside your bag or luggage, attached to your pet’s collar or your keys, or anything else you might have a habit of losing. It pairs seamlessly with your iPhone, allowing you to use... Read more ›
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The vivo X200 family will be introduced on October 14, and we expect three phones - a vanilla X200, a more powerful X200 Pro, and a compact X200 Pro Mini. Although the launch is still two weeks away, the phones were already listed at JD.com for pre-order, the listings featuring their official images. All three phones will have flat frames, unlike the X100 lineup. The company will stick to a... Read more ›
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Winamp, the iconic media player from the late 1990s, has released its complete source code on GitHub, fulfilling a promise made in May. The move aims to modernize the player by inviting developers to collaborate on the project. The source code release includes build tools and associated libraries for the Windows app, allowing developers to provide bug fixes and new features. However, the license prohibits distribution of modified software created... Read more ›
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23andMe is not doing well. Its stock is on the verge of being delisted. It shut down its in-house drug-development unit last month, only the latest in several rounds of layoffs. Last week, the entire board of directors quit, save for Anne Wojcicki, a co-founder and the company's CEO. Amid this downward spiral, Wojcicki has said she'll consider selling 23andMe -- which means the DNA of 23andMe's 15 million customers... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: After a horseback riding accident left him paralyzed from the waist down in 2009, former jockey Michael Straight learned to walk again with the help of a $100,000 ReWalk Personal exoskeleton. Earlier this month, that exoskeleton broke because of a malfunctioning piece of wiring in an accompanying watch that makes the exoskeleton work. The manufacturer refused to fix it, saying the... Read more ›
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A year-long test of Apple's 80% charge limit feature on the iPhone 15 Pro Max has revealed only marginal benefits to battery health. MacRumors editor Juli Clover reported her device maintained 94% battery capacity after 299 charge cycles, compared to 87-90% capacity for iPhones without the limit. The opt-in setting, introduced with iPhone 15 models, aims to extend battery longevity by restricting maximum charge. Clover adhered strictly to the 80%... Read more ›
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The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to launch a satellite into Earth's orbit in 2027 to watch it get wrecked as it reenters the atmosphere. From a report: The project is intended to help understand how exactly satellites break apart so that scientists can learn how to prevent the creation of more space debris. Space junk is becoming a bigger problem as we send more satellites into orbit, but there... Read more ›
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"After complaining that Gen Z grads are difficult to work with for the best part of two years, bosses are no longer all talk, no action — now they're rapidly firing young workers who aren't up to scratch just months after hiring them," writes Fortune. "According to a new report, six in 10 employers say they have already sacked some of the Gen Z workers they hired fresh out of... Read more ›
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Past studies have suggested a major ocean current could collapse, quickly changing temperatures and climate patterns, reports the Washington Post. "But scientists disagree on whether the the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is already slowing, and questions remain as to whether a variety of proxy measurements actually indicate a slowdown" — including a new analysis arguing that the current "has remained remarkably stable." One way to detect AMOC weakening is... Read more ›
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A U.S. Trademark Office tribunal canceled Marvel and DC's jointly owned "Super Hero" trademarks after the companies failed to respond to a request by London-based Superbabies Ltd, which argued the marks couldn't be owned collectively or monopolize the superhero genre. The ruling was "not just a win for our client but a victory for creativity and innovation," said Superbabies attorney Adam Adler of Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg. "By establishing... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shares a report: Google Maps is reeling in business pages engaging in fake reviews, and highlighting such activity to its users. Google will now impose restrictions against business profiles that violate the search giant's Fake Engagement policy, such as temporarily removing reviews, blocking new reviews or ratings, and displaying a warning message on profiles that have had fake reviews deleted. The business profile restrictions were introduced in... Read more ›
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OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, is experiencing significant internal turmoil as a wave of high-profile departures, including Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, rocks the company. Over 20 researchers and executives have left this year, reflecting deepening tensions between the organization's original nonprofit mission and its new profit-driven focus, WSJ reported Friday. Employees report rushed product launches and inadequate safety testing, raising concerns about OpenAI's technological edge. CEO Sam Altman Read more ›
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