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Artistic representation of Lignosat wooden satellite. | Art: KyotoU/Gakuji Tobiyama
In a first for the world, scientists launched a satellite made from wood into space. As it orbits the planet from some 250 miles away, researchers will study whether wood is sturdy enough for space.
Called LignoSat, after the Latin word for wood, the satellite launched Monday night aboard a SpaceX mission bound for the International Space Station. Itâll eventually be released into orbit, where instruments will measur
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EU-Temu investigation launched over Digital Services Act violations. The investigation focuses on illegal product sales and addictive platform design. The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into the popular Chinese e-commerce platform Temu, marking one of the first significant enforcement actions in the EU under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The probe, announced on... Read more » Read more âș
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The 2024 presidential election is over â and Donald Trump is the victor. There is no doubt about the electionâs legitimacy: Trump is on track to win the Electoral College by a wide margin, and potentially win the popular vote for the first time. Yet while the election itself was clearly on the level, what comes [âŠ] Read more âș
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Donald Trump owes at least part of his victory to the manosphereâthe amorphous assortment of influencers who are mostly young, exclusively male, and increasingly the drivers of the remaining online monoculture. Read more âș
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Kremlin officials and allies welcomed Donald Trump's victory in the US election. However, they have reasons to be wary. Read more âș
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Former President Donald Trump campaigned largely on a message that he would be the best candidate for Americans' pocketbooks. Read more âș
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The world's richest man spent at least $130 million on Trump's campaign. He also seemed to steer Twitter toward Trump. Which mattered more? Read more âș
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Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Big Tech leaders from across the industry are lining up to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election. Trump has butted heads with many of the executives now cozying up to the soon-to-be president, who recently threatened to throw Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in prison and said Google could be broken up because its search results are ârigged.â Despite these... Read more âș
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Kamala Harris can still win the White House by sweeping the so-called "blue wall" states though she's trailing in some right now. Read more âș
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Apple plans to start using the M4 chip in its Apple Intelligence servers next year, according to a Nikkei Asia report this week citing TrendForce analyst Frank Kung. Apple Intelligence servers are currently powered by the M2 Ultra chip, per previous reports. The report claims that Apple has approached its largest manufacturing partner Foxconn about building additional Apple Intelligence servers in Taiwan. It is unclear if the new servers will... Read more âș
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You can spot a Porsche a long way off thanks to its shiny emblem, with a leaping horse, antlers and bars of black and red. But is that background real gold? Read more âș
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Musk has been an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump and has spent months campaigning for the president-elect. Read more âș
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Americans in 10 states cast votes on ballot measures to protect or expand abortion access, and in seven, the measures for abortion rights won. That brings the total to 14 states approving abortion rights referendums since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. Ballot proposals sailed through on Tuesday not only in blue states like [âŠ] Read more âș
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Today, the stock market saw Nvidia overtake Apple - now standing as the world's largest company by market capitalization at $3.5 trillion. Read more âș
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iOS 18.2 expands Live Activities support to ongoing Safari downloads, allowing you to quickly track the progress of file downloads on the iPhone's Lock Screen, and in the Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro models and newer. This is a minor but useful improvement coming with iOS 18.2. The update is currently in beta, and it will be released in December, according to Apple. Check out our lists of new... Read more âș
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For those looking to invest in Roku's brand of home security, Roku's smart doorbells on offer (like other comparable home security options) have pros and cons. Read more âș
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Here is what some of the most influential business figures have to say about Donald Trump winning the election. Read more âș
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The Ukrainian military carried out a drone attack on Russian warships in the Caspian Sea for the first time on Wednesday. Read more âș
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Martha Stewart lost her billionaire status following her stock-trading scandal, but she continues to live a lavish life. Read more âș
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A new rumor suggests that Appleâs iMac 24-inch for 2025, and its next-gen Studio Display monitor, will get a 90Hz display. Read more âș
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Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Scott Olson, Getty Images Donald Trump clinched a presidential victory, ushering in another term of environmental rollbacks thatâll make it more difficult to safeguard our air, water, and climate. âEnvironmental [regulation] is the biggest tool for stopping growth ... it costs much more to do things environmentally clean,â Trump said in a rambling three-hour interview with Joe Rogan on October 25th, when... Read more âș
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Image: Pixelmator Apple has agreed to acquire Pixelmator, a popular image editing app available on Mac and iOS. Pixelmator announced the news in a post on its blog, saying it will now âhave the ability to reach an even wider audience and make an even bigger impact on the lives of creative people around the world.â No details about the deal were revealed except that it is still pending, subject... Read more âș
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Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Appleâs second iOS 18.2 developer beta includes a new feature for updateâs integration with ChatGPT: users will be able to upgrade to ChatGPT Plus from the Settings menu, 9to5Mac reports. ChatGPT Plus is OpenAIâs paid version of ChatGPT, offering features like more messages with its GPT-4o model, for $19.99 per month. If you end up using ChatGPT a lot within iOS â youâll be... Read more âș
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Image: The Verge ChatGPT is officially an AI-powered web search engine. The company is enabling real-time information in conversations for paid subscribers today, with free, enterprise, and education users gaining access in the coming weeks. Rather than launching as a separate product, web search will be integrated into ChatGPTâs existing interface. The feature determines when to tap into web results based on queries, though users can also manually trigger web... Read more âș
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Artistic representation of Lignosat wooden satellite. | Art: KyotoU/Gakuji Tobiyama In a first for the world, scientists launched a satellite made from wood into space. As it orbits the planet from some 250 miles away, researchers will study whether wood is sturdy enough for space. Called LignoSat, after the Latin word for wood, the satellite launched Monday night aboard a SpaceX mission bound for the International Space Station. Itâll eventually... Read more âș
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Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo: GM GMâs Baris Cetinok is committed to building a custom experience to rival that of Apple and Google. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Cath Virginia / The Verge Microsoft has been testing a new AI-powered Xbox chatbot, and now Xbox Insiders can try it out for the first time. I exclusively revealed the existence of this new âXbox Support Virtual Agentâ earlier this year, and Microsoft now says itâs designed âto help Xbox players more efficiently solve their support-related gaming issues.â Xbox Insiders in the US can start trying out this new Xbox... Read more âș
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Amazonâs MK30 drone. | Image: Amazon Amazon is starting up drone delivery operations at its Tolleson, AZ, same-day delivery site. Customers who live in the West Valley Phoenix Metro Area are eligible to receive packages via Prime Air and will have âaccess to the over 50,000 everyday essentialsâ that include household, beauty, and office/tech supplies â which Amazon claims is its largest selection yet for fast drone deliveries. The news... Read more âș
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Image: Nintendo While we all wait for the reveal of Nintendoâs next console, the company has once again announced something very different. This time, itâs a mobile app called Nintendo Music, which lets users listen to classic gaming tunes from Nintendo games spanning the last few decades, including Splatoon, Animal Crossing, and The Legend of Zelda. Itâs only available to Switch Online subscribers, and itâs launching later today. The app... Read more âș
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Image: Intel Intel is rolling back one of the biggest changes to its laptop chips in years. Remember how this fallâs Lunar Lake laptops ditched the idea of memory sticks, putting a fixed amount of RAM on the processor package instead? Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger now says that turned out to be a financial mistake, and Intel wonât do it again. Oh, and he may be axing desktop GPUs, too.... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Former President Donald Trump has made immigration a centerpiece of his campaign: heâs promised mass deportations, a crackdown on asylum at the border, and a ban on mortgages for undocumented immigrants. But while Trump rails against illegal immigration, his allies and advisors are also preparing to sharply reduce legal immigration, the Wall Street Journal reports. Groups including the America First Policy Institute,... Read more âș
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