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The earliest post on the account is a picture of Biden getting briefed on the Hurricanes. | Screenshot: The Verge
Reddit isn’t the first place you’d think to see official statements and news coming from the federal government, but today, The White House is on the site making posts. You’ll often see staffers posting on social media platforms like Instagram and X to announce updates and reach a larger audience, so this feels new. The Biden administration’s “whitehouse” account has new posts in subredd
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Home Depot says it is returning to a longstanding practice of requiring everyone in the company to experience life on the retail front lines. Read more ›
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Upon inspection, the offer of a free month of Starlink service seems to be the type of deal you might give to any new customer. Read more ›
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The controversial comedy starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon celebrates 25 years next month and may rise from the dead. Read more ›
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Mark Cuban moved to Dallas after college because his friend told him the city was full of beautiful women, he told The San Francisco Standard. Read more ›
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A new HBO documentary takes a swing at uncovering the real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, inventor of Bitcoin. But without incontrovertible proof, the myth lives on. Read more ›
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Taylor Swift returned to Kansas City on Monday to support Travis Kelce, pairing designer clothes with $16 glitter freckles. Read more ›
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That Jeff Goldblum-starring series about the Greek Pantheon has already passed into myth. Read more ›
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Roblox is the target of a short-seller that accuses it of being unsafe for kids. It disagrees. I downloaded the app — and I won't let my son use it. Read more ›
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The Cybertruck is the latest addition to Tesla's electric lineup. Here's everything we know about its price, specs, range, and more. Read more ›
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Since Hurricane Helene decimated parts of western North Carolina last week, former President Donald Trump has seized on the tragedy to perpetuate lies about the federal response, sowing chaos and confusion as officials scramble to help those affected. In recent days, Trump has repeatedly and falsely suggested that the federal government is purposely neglecting areas […] Read more ›
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Planning an Italian road trip around EV charging seemed like a hassle, but Business Insider's reporter discovered new towns thanks to the rental car. Read more ›
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In her new memoir, Melania Trump says that Obamas didn't adequately respond to her requests to access the White House and begin renovations. Read more ›
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PepsiCo, which makes Doritos, Ruffles, and Tostitos, is trying to win over shoppers with bigger packs of chips after years of inflation. Read more ›
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LVMH's Bernard Arnault and Kering's François Pinault took a hit to their vast fortunes as luxury stocks suffered on China stimulus disappointment. Read more ›
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Clips circulating on social media purportedly show filmmaker Cullen Hoback accusing Peter Todd, a former Bitcoin developer, of being Satoshi – much to Todd's amusement. Read more ›
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Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified from a tropical storm with 35 mph to a Category 5 hurricane with 180 mph in two days. See its rapid evolution. Read more ›
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Former first lady Melania Trump in her new memoir questioned how Fox News was able to call Arizona for Biden "so early" on election night. Read more ›
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Apple appears to be slowly moving away from regular, timed hardware and software releases that come on an annual basis, instead favoring more of a staggered product release cycle, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman highlighted in his most recent Power On newsletter. Gurman suggests that Apple Intelligence is evidence that Apple is "ever-so-slightly" moving away from a big fall launch for its hardware and software products. iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia debuted... Read more ›
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Meta’s glasses include a privacy light, but it’s not always easily visible. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Two Harvard students have created an eerie demo of how smart glasses can use facial recognition tech to instantly doxx people’s identities, phone numbers, and addresses. The most unsettling part is the demo uses current, widely available technology like the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and public databases. AnhPhu Nguyen,... Read more ›
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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge Google’s Android app store is an illegal monopoly — and now it will have to change. Today, Judge James Donato issued his final ruling in Epic v. Google, ordering Google to effectively open up the Google Play app store to competition for three whole years. Google will have to distribute rival third-party app stores within Google Play, and it must give rival third-party... Read more ›
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Hurricane Milton swirls over the Gulf of Mexico. | Image: NOAA Hurricane Milton strengthened into a Category 5 storm today, becoming one of the most rapidly intensifying storms ever in the history of the Atlantic hurricane season. It’s likely within the top three fastest storms on record when it comes to rapid intensification, used to describe tropical cyclones with sustained wind speeds that increase by at least 30 knots (roughly... Read more ›
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Image: Microsoft Microsoft is releasing a new version of Office this week, designed for people that don’t want to subscribe to Microsoft 365. The standalone Microsoft Office 2024 release is now available for both consumers and small businesses, and includes locked-in-time versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook across both Mac and PC. Office 2024 includes a lot of the updates that Microsoft has been delivering to Microsoft 365... Read more ›
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Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Facebook is announcing a host of updates to its platform today, many of which focus on pushing users outside of their social bubble of friends and family. Among the updates are new tabs being added to Facebook that are meant to surface more content for users, including recommendations based on a person’s location. A new “Local” tab will collect content from other Facebook... Read more ›
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Image: MKBHD via YouTube MKBHD’s new wallpaper app has received its first big update after users criticized the app over pricing and the advertising setup for free accounts. On Friday, the Panels account announced on X that people using the app for free can now download high-resolution images — not just standard-definition ones — by watching a single ad. The app previously required users to sign up for a $11.99... Read more ›
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The ring will come in six colors. | Image: Oura Oura is giving its popular smart ring and app a substantial makeover. The company just announced the $349 Oura Ring 4, which will feature a slimmer design, improved accuracy, and more sizes. Starting today, the Oura app will also be getting a complete redesign to better organize the swath of new features introduced over the past few months. At a... Read more ›
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Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google is rolling out a new set of features aimed at making it less easy for thieves to access your data. That’s according to Mishaal Rahman, who posted on Reddit that the features are showing up in a new update after seeing that his Xiaomi 14T Pro phone now has Theft Detection Lock and Offline Device Lock, two of three features Google announced in... Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Communications Commission has given SpaceX and T-Mobile temporary approval for direct-to-cell service using Starlink satellites in areas affected by Hurricane Helene, SpaceX: The satellites have already been enabled and started broadcasting emergency alerts to cell phones on all networks in North Carolina. In addition, we may test basic texting (SMS) capabilities for most cell phones on the T-Mobile network in North... Read more ›
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Master Chief in Unreal Engine 5. | Image: Halo Studios Microsoft is moving its Halo development to Unreal Engine 5, after more than a year of rumors of an engine switch following a leadership overhaul at 343 Industries, layoffs, and other changes. 343 Industries is now becoming Halo Studios as part of this engine change announcement, hoping to mark a new chapter in the history of Halo. Halo moving to... Read more ›
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