Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images A shorter-than-usual US presidential election season comes to a head. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Image: The Verge Listening to Nintendo music isnât easy. Itâs not available on streaming platforms, so I usually end up scouring YouTube for songs from Animal Crossing and Metroid. Because of this, I was hoping that Nintendo Music, a new app that surprise-launched last week, would be my one-stop shop for listening to Nintendo soundtracks. But while it features some clever ideas, there are lots of frustrations and weird choices... 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 by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Authorities in Canada have arrested a man suspected of stealing information from around 165 companies using Snowflakeâs cloud storage services, according to reports from Bloomberg and 404 Media. The Canadian Department of Justice confirmed to 404 Media that it arrested Alexander âConnorâ Moucka on October 30th following a request from the US government. âHe appeared in court later that afternoon and his... Read more âș
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Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Alexa didnât get a big splashy launch event, or come with a bunch of grand proclamations about being the future of anything. Instead, like a phone charger with a made-up name or a knockoff version of your favorite blush, it just kind of appeared on Amazon one day. Ten years ago this week, on November 6th, 2014, Amazon launched the Echo and the smart... Read more âș
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Black Friday officially kicks off on November 29th, but if you plan to make that the only day you buy gifts this holiday season, youâre missing out. Several prominent retailers, including Best Buy and Target, have already started rolling out their holiday discounts online and in-store. Both retailers are offering price protection through most of the holiday shopping season as well, so if... Read more âș
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Fitbit makes an array of fitness trackers, from basic fitness bands to full-fledged smartwatches, though the best Fitbit smartwatch isnât technically a Fitbit. | Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge Whether you want a basic fitness tracker or a smartwatch, thereâs a Fitbit for everyone â though the best Fitbit smartwatch isnât technically a Fitbit. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Muskâs America PAC can move forward with its $1 million giveaways to voters after a Philadelphia judge declined an emergency petition from District Attorney Larry Krasner to block them. During a hearing earlier on Monday, a representative for the political action committee said prize winners are not randomly selected and are actually chosen to be paid spokespeople for the PAC,... Read more âș
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Image: GM GM is claiming the number two spot in EV sales in the US for the third quarter of this year, selling 32,000 electric vehicles. The automaker produces EVs across multiple brands running on the same platform, like Chevyâs Silverado, Blazer, and Equinox EVs, as well as the GMC Hummer EV and the Cadillac Lyriq. GM says it has sold a total of 370,000 EVs in North America since... Read more âș
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Image: Epic Games Epic Games is trying to make music collaborations a larger part of its always-changing virtual world. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Finding lost luggage might soon be a little easier. | Image: Apple Apple will be introducing a new feature to its Find My app that allows you to temporarily share the location of a lost AirTag with âan airline or a trusted person,â according to MacRumors, which is testing the second developer beta release of iOS 18.2. The feature could make it easier for airport staff to locate a missing... Read more âș
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Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr loves the idea of government speech regulations, and he especially loves the idea that he will be the one to impose them in a future Trump administration. Thatâs the short version. Hereâs the slightly longer, dumber version: Kamala Harris made a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live over the weekend, triggering an FCC broadcast TV policy known as the... 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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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: Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta will now allow US government agencies and contractors to use its open-source Llama AI model for ânational security applications.â In an announcement on Monday, the company said itâs working with Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Oracle, and others to make Llama available to the government. Under Metaâs âacceptable use policy,â people canât use the latest Llama 3 model for âmilitary, warfare, nuclear industries... Read more âș
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Image: Amazon Amazonâs Prime Video is getting a new generative AI-powered feature to help catch you up on a show. The new tool, called X-Ray Recaps, can create text summaries of âof full seasons of TV shows, single episodes, and even pieces of episodes,â the company says in a blog post. X-Ray Recaps will be accessible from the detail page of a show or in X-Ray while youâre watching something.... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images A representative of Elon Muskâs America PAC said the winners of its $1 million voter sweepstakes arenât randomly selected. The people who are awarded the checks are chosen to be paid âspokespeopleâ for the pro-Trump PAC, lawyer Chris Gober testified in a Philadelphia court on Monday, as reported by the Associated Press. Philadelphia district attorney Larry Krasner sued Musk and his PAC... Read more âș
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The Echo Spot is a smart alarm clock / speaker hybrid thatâs $5 shy of its all-time low price. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge The clocks have fallen back an hour for many of us, and if it all feels a bit disorienting, youâre not alone. Thankfully, Amazonâs versatile Echo Spot is on sale to help you adjust. Normally $79.99, right now you can buy the... Read more âș
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The machines that process mail-in ballots help count thousands of votes in a day â and Philadelphia officials know that every second matters. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Netflix will delist just about all of its interactive shows and films as of December 1st, the company confirms to The Verge. Netflixâs âInteractive Specialsâ page lists 24 titles, but only four will remain: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend, Ranveer vs. Wild with Bear Grylls, and You vs. Wild. The removal of the titles marks a disappointing conclusion... Read more âș
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