The Escape Connector sits between the carâs port and the EV chargerâs plug. | Image: EVject Tesla suing a company that makes a MagSafe-style connector designed to let EV owners make a quick escape from a charging stall if they feel their safety is threatened. The automaker alleges that the Escape Connector by company EVject is âhighly unsafe and poses a high risk of injury to person and/or property,â according... Read more âș
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The Verge The Department of Justice is suing TikTok for allegedly letting kids under 13 make accounts without their parentsâ permission and collecting âextensive dataâ on them, in violation of US child privacy law. The DOJ claims that TikTok knowingly let kids onto its platform through its âKids Mode,â collected their information, and failed to delete their accounts at their parentsâ requests, in violation of the Childrenâs Online Privacy Protection... Read more âș
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Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Scott Olson, Getty Images Former President Donald Trump has expressed a newfound fondness for Mark Zuckerberg after years of railing against him. In an interview with Fox Business that aired Friday, Trump said Mark Zuckerberg recently called him âto apologizeâ over Metaâs AI assistant falsely saying the assassination attempt on Trump didnât happen. (A company blog post written by Joel Kaplan, Metaâs... Read more âș
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The âDear Sydneyâ ad did not go over well with Olympics viewers. | Screenshot: Google Google is not winning any gold medals for its Olympics ads this year. After days of backlash, the company has decided to pull its controversial âDear Sydneyâ ad from Olympics coverage. In the 60-second ad, a father seeks to write a fan letter, on his daughterâs behalf, to her Olympic idol, US track star Sydney... Read more âș
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The second-generation AirPods are nearly back at their Prime Day price, selling for almost half off. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If you know where to look, you can often score discounts on Appleâs ever-popular AirPods. Since Apple launched the third-gen AirPods at the end of 2021, weâve seen the starting price of the second-gen, entry-level model consistently dip below $100. And now that the second-gen... Read more âș
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Googleâs high-end flagship is colorful, capable, and loaded with plenty of AI tricks. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Googleâs next Pixel hardware event is less than two weeks away, which, in turn, means the Pixel 9 lineup is nearly upon us. That being said, you donât need to wait for the debut of Googleâs next handset on August 13th if you want a future-proofed Android phone chock-full... Read more âș
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It looks like the SQ8 E-tron, but itâs not. | Image: Audi Audi is giving its all-electric Q8 E-tron some premium add-on packages across the lineup as the automakerâs overall EV sales are falling quarter over quarter this year. The 2025 Audi Q8 E-tron SUV and Sportback now have a âsportierâ S-line competition appearance package that feels a bit like a parts bin consolidation. It adds body components from the... Read more âș
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Image: Apple Following backlash criticizing an Apple adâs outdated and stereotyped portrayal of Thailand, Apple has removed it and issued an apology. The negative attention follows Apple apologizing for the âCrushâ iPad Pro ad and removing it from broadcasts in May, after it attracted widespread criticism among the creative community. âThai people are deeply unhappy with the advertisement,â Thai lawmaker Sattra Sripan said in a statement reported by Bloomberg. âI... Read more âș
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Image: Game Informer Game Informer, one of the last remaining gaming magazines, is shutting down after 33 years, the GameStop-owned publication announced on Friday. The magazineâs entire staff is being laid off, Kotaku reports. In its statement posted to X, the publication didnât give a reason for the shutdown. GameStop didnât immediately reply to a request for comment. Last year, GameStop CEO and chairman Ryan Cohen told staff that âevery... Read more âș
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Image: Riot Games Riot Games is surprise launching Valorant on Xbox Series S / X and PS5 consoles today. After a brief beta period in June, the console version of Valorant will be available in the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, and Brazil and features all the same gameplay, heroes, and abilities as the PC version. Valorant on console wonât have crossplay support because Riot Games wants to maintain âcompetitive... Read more âș
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Image: Puzzmo / Angie Wang Everyone seems to want in on newspaper-style casual gaming. While The New York Times is leading the way with Wordle and its iconic crossword, major companies ranging from Netflix to LinkedIn are trying to carve out a place as well. So, when game designer Zach Gage, cofounder of the Hearst-owned site Puzzmo, started exploring the space, he knew the project needed more than great games.... Read more âș
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Microsoftâs latest 2-in-1 is all in on Arm, and itâs the closest the companyâs come to merging the power of a laptop with the battery life and flexibility of a tablet. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Image: The Verge / Shutterstock Several weeks after being targeted with copyright infringement lawsuits, AI music startups Suno and Udio have now accused the record labels that filed them of attempting to quell competition within the music industry. Both companies admitted to training their music-generating AI models on copyrighted materials in separate legal filings, arguing that doing so is lawful under fair-use doctrine. The lawsuits against Suno and Udio were... Read more âș
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Image: Squid Shock Studios Humble Games ârestructuredâ and reportedly laid off its 36-person team last week. The publisher, which is part of the IGN-owned Humble Bundle, started helping developers release games in 2017 and published notable games like Slay the Spire and Signalis. The resulting fallout from the layoffs has left developers working with the publisher uncertain about many plans for future games, leaving their console ports in jeopardy. Amir... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Inside the MAGA-fueled fever dream of the 2024 Bitcoin Conference. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Cath Virginia / The Verge The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly launched two separate probes into Nvidia regarding antitrust concerns about the computing giantâs AI-focused business dealings. The first investigation, reported by Politico, will see the DOJ examine Nvidiaâs buyout of Run:ai, while the second, as reported by The Information, will assess if Nvidia abused its dominance in AI chips to discourage customers from using competing products. In... Read more âș
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Although thereâs no fix for Intelâs crashing 13th and 14th Gen Intel Core processors, the company is trying to make things somewhat better for customers who are stuck with potentially damaged chips by extending their warranty for two additional years. âIntel is committed to making sure all customers who have or are currently experiencing instability symptoms on their 13th and / or 14th... Read more âș
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#STK473 Net Neutrality Net neutrality is officially on hold after the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the rule from taking effect. The court granted a stay, extending an earlier temporary pause. This time, net neutrality will be blocked until the court says otherwise after reviewing the petitions from broadband providers who opposed the rule. Those internet service providers (ISPs) successfully showed they would likely succeed on the merits of... Read more âș
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Image: NZXT Want to get into PC gaming and feel like you donât have enough pricey subscriptions in your life? Desktop PC builder and retailer NZXT is can ship you a whole gaming rig for as little as $59 per month â as long as you provide your own mouse, keyboard, and monitor. The Flex subscription program has been available for at least several months, based on NZXTâs posts, and... Read more âș
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Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge Wear OS is much better than it used to be, so thereâs never been a better time to consider a smartwatch. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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