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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge 3 place · 08/17/2024 10:12 EDT

The Asus ROG Ally is on sale for its lowest price to date this weekend

It’s no ROG Ally X, but Asus’ last-gen handheld is still a powerful gaming machine. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Now that the new and improved Asus ROG Ally X has arrived, we’re starting to see some solid deals on its predecessor, the Asus ROG Ally. Now until August 19th, for instance, the Windows-based gaming handheld is available at Best Buy with a Z1 Extreme chip for... Read more â€ș

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Barbara Krasnoff @ The Verge · 08/17/2024 09:00 EDT

8 photo sites that let you showcase and discuss your work

Image: Becca Farsace / The Verge Instagram is a popular place to show off your latest photos, but if you’re a real photography enthusiast, it may not be enough. You may want a better-looking portfolio — not to mention feedback and suggestions from other photographers. One way to get that is to exhibit your work on a site specifically geared toward the visual arts. What follows are sites that offer... Read more â€ș

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Thomas Ricker @ The Verge 2 place · 08/17/2024 04:00 EDT

EcoFlow’s battery-powered A/C and heater combo is too overblown

The Wave 2 heat pump is very capable for its size, but EcoFlow’s absurd marketing sets unrealistic expectations. Continue reading
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Umar Shakir @ The Verge 3 place · 08/16/2024 19:03 EDT

National Public Data admits it leaked Social Security numbers in a massive data breach

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge National Public Data (NPD), a company that resells collected personal data for background checks, has confirmed that a data breach leaked names, Social Security numbers, physical addresses, and more. As reported by Bleeping Computer, dark web forum posters have advertised and shared supposedly stolen data from a breach of the company’s systems for months without a statement or response from NPD. Finally,... Read more â€ș

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Victoria Song @ The Verge 2 place · 08/16/2024 17:21 EDT

Google threatened tech influencers unless they ‘preferred’ the Pixel

A new stipulation in the Team Pixel influencer program is causing a stir among creators. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge The tech review world has been full of murky deals between companies and influencers for years, but it appears Google finally crossed a line with the Pixel 9. The company’s invite-only Team Pixel program — which seeds Pixel products to influencers before public availability — stipulated that... Read more â€ș

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 08/16/2024 17:20 EDT

Instagram is testing vertical profile grids — and knows that might mess up layouts

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram is testing a potentially major change to profile pages: making the squares in your profile grid vertical rectangles. Some users recently spotted the test, and there have been indications from at least 2022 that the company has toyed with a rectangular grid. “The vast majority of what is uploaded to Instagram today is vertical,” Mosseri says in an Instagram Story from Friday... Read more â€ș

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge · 08/16/2024 17:06 EDT

Marvel says X-Men ’97’s old showrunner was fired over ‘egregious’ investigation findings

Marvel After dismissing X-Men ’97’s former showrunner Beau DeMayo just before the show’s season one premiere, the studio seemed ready to move on with a new creative team. But following DeMayo’s recent claims that Marvel unfairly pulled his credits from X-Men ’97’s upcoming second season, the company says he was fired over the “egregious” findings of an internal investigation. Though DeMayo was fired before X-Men ’97 aired, his name was... Read more â€ș

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Lauren Feiner @ The Verge · 08/16/2024 16:21 EDT

Court blocks Disney-Fox-WBD sports streaming bundle

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge A federal judge in New York blocked the upcoming live sports streaming service from Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery, siding with streamer Fubo that the package likely violates antitrust law. Fubo argued in an antitrust complaint that the partnership was the culmination of “a years-long campaign to block Fubo’s innovative sports-first streaming business.” The three entertainment companies had sought to create a new... Read more â€ș

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge · 08/16/2024 15:59 EDT

Acura’s Performance EV concept looks like an angry sport boat

Why do you look so mean? | Image: Acura Acura has a new EV concept debuting today at Monterey Car Week, featuring an all-new electric vehicle platform developed by parent automaker Honda. Dubbed the Acura Performance EV Concept, the vehicle is a crossover SUV with a boat-like front end that resembles the Precision EV concept from 2022, but with a sportback-style rear. The new Acura concept is a representation of... Read more â€ș

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 08/16/2024 15:55 EDT

Let this tiny bean bag chair for your lap hold your heavy handhelds

The Gaming Pillow features a cushioned base supporting a device mount on top. | Image: Mechanism Doomscrolling isn’t going away any time soon, but there’s no reason you can’t be comfortable while doing it. Mechanism’s $59 Gaming Pillow is designed to shift the weight of gadgets like handheld consoles, tablets, XL smartphones, and e-readers from your arms to your lap. With a 12-inch pillow made from lycra fabric filled with... Read more â€ș

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 08/16/2024 15:26 EDT

OpenAI says Iran tried to influence US elections with ChatGPT

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images OpenAI has banned a string of ChatGPT accounts tied to an Iranian influence campaign that generated and shared content related to the US presidential election, among other topics. The operation mainly used ChatGPT to create long-form articles and social media comments for platforms like Instagram and X, according to OpenAI. OpenAI linked the accounts to Storm-2035, a covert... Read more â€ș

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 08/16/2024 15:06 EDT

Walmart is ending DroneUp deliveries in three states

Image: Walmart Walmart is ending drone deliveries made with partner DroneUp in Phoenix, AZ, Salt Lake City, UT, and Tampa, FL, because the services in those cities weren’t sustainable, according to Axios. This is after Walmart and DroneUp announced in 2022 that they would be bringing drone delivery to those states as part of a broader expansion. Right now, it costs about $30 to use a drone to deliver a... Read more â€ș

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge · 08/16/2024 15:05 EDT

Dark Matter is coming back for a second season on Apple TV Plus

Apple The multiverse of Apple TV Plus’ Dark Matter is about to get bigger as the show heads into its second season. Apple announced Friday that Dark Matter, Blake Crouch’s adaptation of his own 2016 novel about a physicist who gets sucked into multiple alternate realities, has been renewed for a new batch of episodes. In a statement about the renewal, Crouch thanked the city of Chicago (where the series... Read more â€ș

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Lauren Feiner @ The Verge · 08/16/2024 14:36 EDT

A key part of California’s online safety law for kids is still on hold after appeals court ruling

Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images A federal appeals court in California upheld part of a district court ruling on Friday that blocked a landmark online safety bill for children from taking effect. The panel of judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals objected to a portion of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act — specifically, a requirement that online businesses “opine on and mitigate... Read more â€ș

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Justine Calma @ The Verge · 08/16/2024 14:17 EDT

What happened to all the temporary air conditioning units at the Olympic Village?

An inside view of a bedroom during the media visit of Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Village on July 2nd, 2024, in Paris, France. | Photo by Aurelien Meunier / Getty Images Now that the Paris Olympics are over, the temporary air conditioning units shipped in for athletes are poised to have a second — and hopefully third — life. There was a good amount of drama around these units.... Read more â€ș

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Sean Hollister @ The Verge · 08/16/2024 13:00 EDT

Google’s head of Pixel 9 design won’t apologize for its big, beautiful camera bump

Google design director Claude Zellweger holds up a Pixel 9 series phone in a form-fitting case. “It’s the first time we’ve designed the phone and case hand in hand,” he says. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge There’s one thing about the just-announced Google Pixel 9 that’s hard to convey in photos — its camera bar is prominent. Bigger than ever before. It’s roughly as thick as two... Read more â€ș

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge · 08/16/2024 12:09 EDT

Huawei’s triple-screen folding phone leaked, again

This has to have really thin components and batteries — but there’s plenty of space to spread it out. | Photo: Whylab / Weibo Spy photos of a thin triple-folding phone held by consumer group CEO Yu Chengdong have surfaced again. The images were posted by Weibo user Whylab on Thursday, reports Android Authority. The device looks as if could get as thin as current single-hinged foldables like the Samsung... Read more â€ș

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Brandon Widder @ The Verge · 08/16/2024 11:30 EDT

Anker’s speedy Qi2 charging stand is already 20 percent off

Unlike last-gen models that relied on the slower Qi standard, Anker’s latest MagGo stand offers MagSafe speeds without MagSafe pricing. | Image: Anker Of all the features Apple has introduced to the iPhone over the last several years, few of them have been as convenient in my day-to-day life as StandBy mode. This docking mode is fantastic if you want to use your phone as a clock or ad hoc... Read more â€ș

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Callum Booth @ The Verge · 08/16/2024 11:08 EDT

Playing Fortnite on iPhone again has shown me an alternate future

It’s been awhile, old friend. | Photo by Callum Booth / The Verge Is this the tipping point that causes third-party iOS app stores to take off? Continue reading
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Quentyn Kennemer @ The Verge · 08/16/2024 10:22 EDT

Here are the best iPad deals right now

Despite how recently it launched, Apple’s latest iPad Pro is already on sale for up to $100 off. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge While the best iPad deals usually land during major sale events like Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day, many great iPad deals are attainable outside those times. The day-to-day discounts may come and go like changing winds, but there’s often something to be... Read more â€ș

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