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The technology that powers Election Day has hit some expected hiccups, but as of early afternoon on Tuesday, nonpartisan groups say that the voting system is mostly holding up. Where it has faltered, they stress, there are robust backup plans that will ensure voters can still cast their ballots and that their votes will be counted.
Members of the nonpartisan Election Protection coalition, which runs a hotline for voters seeking inform
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The first wooden data centres by Microsoft aim to reduce carbon emissions by up to 65%. The company is overhauling supplier contracts to require carbon-free electricity use by 2030. In northern Virginia, Microsoft is undertaking an unconventional experiment: building data centres with wood. The company uses cross-laminated timber (CLT), a specialised engineered wood product, in... Read more » Read more âș
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YouTube offers free movies with ads. The best free movies in November 2024 include a Christopher Nolan sci-fi adventure and an Adam Sandler comedy. Read more âș
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Following a seemingly solid launch for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, there's probably a fair few series newcomers considering delving into the original trilogy. But anyone hoping for a Mass Effect: Legendary Edition style remaster shouldn't hold their breath; Dragon Age: The Veilguard creative director John Epler says the project would be challenging because hardly anyone left at BioWare knows how the studio's old engine works. Read more Read more âș
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Apple appears to be planning an activity challenge to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Apple Watch, which was released in 2015. In the latest iOS 18.2 beta, there's a mention of a "Ten Year Celebration" with references to an activity achievement, so it sounds like something is in the works. While the Apple Watch was introduced at Apple's September 2014 iPhone event, it was not released until April 2015.... Read more âș
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The Internet Archive is continuing the recovery process after a series of DDoS attacks that took down its servers in early October. On Monday, the nonprofit digital library posted on X that its 'Save Page Now' service has been restored to the Wayback Machine. Save Page Now is back online via the Wayback Machine: https://t.co/0x24WHlhAcWeb pages archived since October 9 will start being added to @waybackmachine. pic.twitter.com/fbQxXKSRL5â Internet Archive (@internetarchive)... Read more âș
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The results arenât in yet, but if Donald Trump ends up winning the 2024 presidential election and regaining the presidency, he could radically reshape international politics. Trump has made very clear on the campaign trail that he believes major changes to US foreign policy are necessary: âWe have been treated so badly, mostly by allies [âŠ] Read more âș
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy denied that the company's return-to-office policy is a 'backdoor layoff,' amidst rumors of quiet firing strategies. Read more âș
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Conviction Partnersâ Sarah Guo, a former general partner at Greylock Partners who left the firm two years ago to back very young AI startups, is raising around $200 million for her second fund, according to a person with direct knowledge on the fundraising efforts. Guo has also told prospective ... Read more âș
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Review aggregation site Metacritic has spoken out in response to the ongoing review bombing of Dragon Age: The Veilguard by online commenters upset at the game's inclusive characters and themes. Read more Read more âș
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Illustration: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Photo: Getty Images Elon Musk is a busy man right now. Heâs supposedly running X, SpaceX, Tesla, and Neuralink, all while actively campaigning for Trump. But despite those myriad concerns, Musk still finds the time to play Diablo 4. Heâs even said heâs pretty good at it, claiming in a recent interview with Joe Rogan that heâs in the top 20 of Diablo 4... Read more âș
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The human body can effectively power many wearables without the need for a battery, according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. Their power-over-skin technology was able to provide sufficient energy for a variety of devices. Read more âș
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Social media companies that once at least tried to promote a healthy information ecosystem have largely given upâand insiders say Muskâs example gave them cover. Read more âș
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Chelsey Nelson moved from the US to Australia to be with her boyfriend. They get taxed 39% of their income and they could still afford to buy a house. Read more âș
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Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Arizona resident Jacqueline McAferty is suing Elon Musk and his pro-Trump America PAC in a Texas federal court, alleging that the PACâs $1 million-a-day lottery to registered voters in swing states was fraud. The proposed class-action lawsuit was filed a day after a Philadelphia judge denied the cityâs request to order Musk to end the lottery â and seems to have been... Read more âș
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American automaker General Motors (GM) last year announced it would be phasing out support for CarPlay and Android Auto in its new electric vehicles, in favor of its own software platform called Ultifi. The decision has been very controversial, as many drivers consider CarPlay to be a must-have feature in a new vehicle. In 2022, for example, Apple said 79% of U.S. buyers would only consider a vehicle that works... Read more âș
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Sundar Pichai. | Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees ahead of Election Day to âremember the role we playâ and make sure âthe products we buildâ are âa trusted source of information to people of every background and belief.â âAs with other elections, the outcome will be a major topic of conversation in living rooms and other places around the world,â Pichai said in... Read more âș
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I felt like Big Brother was always watching me,â says a contracted door knocker, one of several who allege to WIRED that they faced poor working conditions while getting out the vote for Donald Trump. Read more âș
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Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions. Read more âș
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Firefox browser maker Mozilla, has laid off 30% of its employees as the organization says it faces a "relentless onslaught of change." When reached by TechCrunch, Mozilla Foundation's communications chief Brandon Borrman confirmed the layoffs in an email. "The Mozilla Foundation is reorganizing teams to increase agility and impact as we accelerate our work... Read more âș
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Not only is the presidency on the line for Donald Trump in the 2024 election, but so are the four criminal indictments against him. 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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Illustration: The Verge This weekâs new Macs all had one thing in common: a minimum of 16GB of RAM. That was true of the new Mac Mini, MacBook Pro, and iMac, which were all refreshed with M4 processors this week. The MacBook Air was refreshed to start at 16GB of RAM, too, even though it didnât get a bump up to the M4 chip. The change brings an end to... 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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Canonâs budget-friendly VR lens will be available in November with an estimated retail price of $449.99. | Image: Canon Canon has officially announced its new RF-S7.8mm F4 STM Dual lens, which features stereoscopic elements that have been squeezed into a body no larger than a traditional 2D camera lens. It was originally teased during the Apple WWDC 2024 keynote last June and is designed to work with a Canon EOS... 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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