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The future of Star Wars movies just got a little more confusing. Deadline and Variety both report that Lucasfilm has tapped Simon Kinberg, best-known for his work on the X-Men films, to write and develop a new Star Wars trilogy. Kinberg will be working alongside Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy to produce them, according to the reports.
Just what that trilogy will look like is unclear. Deadline says it could a continuation of the Skywalker story, which would make these episo
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Leslie Berland was chief marketing officer when Elon Musk bought Twitter. She was fired around a month after he took over the company, now known as X. Read more âș
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Australia plans to implement the worldâs strictest social media age restriction, banning access for users under 16. The policy includes biometric verification methods and offers no exemptions for parental consent or existing accounts. Australian teenagers under 16 will be locked out of social media platforms under sweeping new laws announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese... Read more » Read more âș
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While Activision has been striving to shrink its notoriously huge Call of Duty games so they take up less storage space, you may still need more room on your console. That's true even if you have the new Xbox Series X with 2TB of built-in storage. Games can quickly fill an internal SSD and if you're an Xbox Series X/S gamer, Seagate's expansion card is perhaps the way to go.... Read more âș
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The Australian breaker said the criticism she had faced after the Paris Olympics had been "really upsetting" and "impossible to process." Read more âș
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Apple's Tim Cook must navigate potential cost increases if Trump enacts 60% tariffs on Chinese goods. Read more âș
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Back in October, Sonos ended its moratorium on new product launches and introduced the Arc Ultra, a new version of its popular Arc soundbar. We thought we'd check out the Arc Ultra to see if it's worth picking up as Sonos still struggles to overcome negative perception of its app. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Priced at $999, the Arc Ultra brings an upgrade in sound... Read more âș
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Simon Kinberg has reportedly been tapped to write a new chapter of the Star Wars saga... one that could potentially carry on the Skywalker Saga, or begin a new one entirely. Read more âș
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YouTuber Zack Nelson, who owns other Teslas, said he's considering selling his Cybertruck due to its polarizing nature. Read more âș
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High Power Mode is available on the 14-inch MacBook Pro, 16-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini models with the M4 Pro chip, according to Ars Technica's Andrew Cunningham. The feature was previously limited to Macs with Apple's highest-end "Max" chip, so this is the first time it is available on Macs with a "Pro" chip. This is the second time that Apple has expanded availability of High Power Mode in... Read more âș
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One of the first things Trump is expected to do in the White House is enact tariffs on imported goods, which could raise prices and interest rates. Read more âș
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It's the end of an era (sorta). Nearly all of Apple's devices released in 2024 do not come with Apple stickers in the box, including the latest iPad Pro and iPad Air, iPad mini, all iPhone 16 models, Vision Pro, and more. Unboxing videos shared today confirm that this trend has continued with the new iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro models launching this Friday. Apple has stopped including stickers... Read more âș
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The 4B movement, from South Korea, calls for women to not date, marry, sleep with, or have children with men. Women are calling for the movement to take off in the US after Donald Trump won the election. Read more âș
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It's been a good few years since reports surfaced Amazon was looking to adapt Mass Effect for television, but finally - as N7 day rolls around once more - the show has been made official. Read more Read more âș
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Trump's advisors have laid out plans on how to end the Ukraine war, including setting up a demilitarized zone and forcing the two sides to negotiate. Read more âș
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Kamala Harris couldn't escape the weight of Joe Biden's unpopularity â Donald Trump and his allies made sure of it. Read more âș
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Apple is planning to consolidate the retail space dedicated to the Apple Vision Pro headset in some of its store locations, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said today. Most stores have two tables dedicated to the âApple Vision Proâ, one for display units and one for customer demos. Apple is planning to move both the demo and display sections to a single table, using the extra space to display the new M4... Read more âș
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Like the internet itself, decentralized networks aren't always the most efficient tools for some tasks. However, the open, permissionless nature of these networks creates intense competition that often serves customers better than technical efficiency alone, says EYâs Paul Brody. Read more âș
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Donald Trump's approach to Big Tech has oscillated between calls for stricter regulations for some players and a hands-off approach for others. Here's how he might steer tech policy in a second term. Read more âș
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BioWare had told Mass Effect fans to expect a quiet N7 day without any updates on the new game in the works, but there is still some exciting news for the franchise today. Variety reports that Amazon MGM Studios is developing a TV series based on the sci-fi universe. Rumors first emerged about the tech company's interest in a Mass Effect show back in 2021, but now it's official. Daniel... 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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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Donald Trump has been declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election. Trump, who announced his reelection campaign in 2022, is the second president in US history to be elected to two nonconsecutive terms. Trump declared victory early on Wednesday, followed by the AP, The New York Times, and other outlets. Trump has made immigration, the border, and the economy hallmarks of... 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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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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Image: The Verge Nintendo hasnât announced its Switch successor yet, but we do know one thing for sure: it will be able to play current Switch games, with carryover for your Nintendo Switch Online services and account. The news was announced during Nintendoâs Corporate Management Policy Briefing, with further information promised âat a later date.â All three of the major console manufacturers have had spotty records with backward compatibility. Both... Read more âș
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Striking New York Times tech workers have created a custom Connections puzzle so fans can get their daily fix without crossing the digital picket line. The âStrike Editionâ puzzle was made on a website that lets people create their own Connections. The workers, part of the New York Times Tech Guild, specifically asked NYT readers not to play NYT games when the strike began on Monday, so the custom puzzle... 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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