Kanye West Loves Megaupload A dozen years later, New Zealand is extraditing Kim Dotcom to face trial in the US. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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This Snapdragon-powered laptop is a productivity machine, but unless work foots the bill, you can do better. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Dotcom has been fighting US extradition for 12 years. | Photo by MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP via Getty Images Kim Dotcom is being extradited to the United States to face long-standing criminal charges relating to his defunct file-sharing service Megaupload. The order was signed by New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith according to Stuff, saying he received âextensive advice from the Ministry of Justice on this matterâ and that âMr Dotcom should... Read more âș
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Eric Schmidt. | Photo By Lukas Schulze/Sportsfile for Collision via Getty Images Former Google CEO and chairman Eric Schmidt has made headlines for saying that Google was blindsided by the early the rise of ChatGPT because its employees decided that âworking from home was more important than winning.â The comment was made in front of Stanford students during a recent interview, video of which was removed from the universityâs YouTube... Read more âș
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Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge GitHub is currently dealing with some major issues affecting its main website and many GitHub services. âWe suspect the impact is due to a database infrastructure related change that we are working on rolling back,â GitHub wrote at 7:29PM ET on its status website. Navigating to the main website shows an error message that says âno server is currently available to service your... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images On Wednesday, Kamala Harrisâ campaign page shared a Truth Social post from Donald Trump. In it Trump blamed âthe complexity of modern day equipmentâ for making his voice sound âsomewhat different and strangeâ during a live interview on X with Elon Musk. But while the Harris campaign shared what looked like a screenshot of the post, they cut off the last line,... Read more âș
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Googleâs bringing the âpartyâ back to the party line with emoji reactions for group calls. | Illustration: The Verge Googleâs Meet app is getting a few more features designed for calls. Meet, the video calling app Google rolled Duo into a couple of years ago, is designed to handle both meetings and personal video calls. The update, which will roll out over the coming months, focuses on the personal side.... Read more âș
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Image: AltStore AltStore PAL, a third-party iOS app store thatâs available in the EU, is dropping its annual âŹ1.50 (plus tax) subscription after receiving a âMegaGrantâ from Fortnite developer Epic Games. AltStore originally charged the subscription to help cover Appleâs Core Technology Fee (CTF), which is a fee third-party app marketplaces have to pay for each annual app install. Epic uses MegaGrants as a way to âsponsor the development of... Read more âș
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Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Logitech is running a 10 percent off sale on its site through August 17th, extending some solid deals to a wide range of its G Gaming PC and console peripherals (with other retailers matching or beating Logitechâs pricing). Some notable deals include the G Pro X Superlight 2 gaming mouse and Astro A50 X headset. The former is down to $134.99 ($25 off)... Read more âș
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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge Judge James Donato just made it crystal-clear: Google will pay. Eight months after a federal jury unanimously decided that Googleâs Android app store is an illegal monopoly in Epic v. Google, Donato held his final hearing on remedies today. While we donât yet know what will happen, he repeatedly shut down any suggestion that Google shouldnât have to open up its store to... Read more âș
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Detecting an offside violation can be difficult. | Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images The UKâs top soccer league is switching up the tech it uses to detect offside violations on the football pitch. The English Premier League (EPL) has contracted with a company called Genius Sports, which will use dozens of iPhones combined with machine-learning models to help game officials make an offside call. Offside violations arenât always clear-cut, especially... Read more âș
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Image: The Verge Valve has started publicly testing sorting reviews in the Steam store based on how well they help players make purchase decisions about games. Historically weâve sorted reviews by the number of âhelpfulâ votes given to each review by other players. However, weâve seen that many players use reviews for sharing jokes, memes, ascii art and other content that might not be the most helpful for a potential... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission has announced a final rule banning companies from creating or selling fake reviews, including AI-generated ones. Once it goes into effect, the FTC can take action against companies that violate the policy. The new rule could help address AI-generated reviews that pop up on sites across the web, including Amazon. Here are the types of deceptive practices the FTCâs new... Read more âș
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The Roto VR Explorer chair can make VR feel more immersive by spinning in response to the userâs head movements. | Image: Rotovrltd The Roto VR Explorer chair is designed to make VR experiences feel more immersive (and less nauseating) by pairing real-world movements with whatâs seen in a headset. By simply spinning a sitting user in place, itâs able to do that in a much smaller footprint than other... Read more âș
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Tesla The US National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is recommending Tesla expand an existing service bulletin that aims to fix older Tesla Model S and X vehicles suffering suspension failures. The suggestion comes from the agencyâs Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), which just concluded its probe into the matter after finding 426 instances of the particular defect on Tesla vehicles. As reported by Ars Technica, the defect is... Read more âș
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The Apple Watch Series 9 isnât a dramatic update of the last-gen Series 8, but it offers a few notable upgrades. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Last year, Apple launched its latest batch of smartwatches, introducing the Apple Watch Ultra 2 ($799) alongside the Apple Watch Series 9 ($399). Each wearable has its own pros and cons, as does the second-gen Apple Watch SE ($249), but... Read more âș
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Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Apple reportedly has âa team of several hundred peopleâ working on a new product that attaches an iPad-style display to a robotic arm that uses actuators to tilt up and down, as well as spin 360 degrees, according to a report from Bloombergâs Mark Gurman. The tabletop device could reportedly serve multiple purposes, letting you control your smart home, attend video conferences, monitor... Read more âș
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Disney wants a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit at a Disney-affiliated restaurant based on terms of service for the entertainment giantâs website and streaming video services. The company argues that a couple agreed to an arbitration clause when one of them bought tickets to Disney World â and in an even more distant connection, when signing up for Disney Plus... Read more âș
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Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Sonos has explored the possibility of rereleasing its previous mobile app for Android and iOS â a clear sign of what an ordeal the companyâs hurried redesign has become. The Verge can report that there have been discussions high up within Sonos about bringing back the prior version of the app, known as S2, as the company continues toiling away at improving the... Read more âș
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Image: 20th Century Studios Though Fede Ălvarezâs new Alien film is gorgeous, its questionable optics leave much to be desired. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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