Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission, which claimed it tricked millions of customers into subscribing to Prime and made it hard to cancel. Under the agreement, Amazon will pay a $1 billion civil penalty, along with $1.5 billion that it will pay back to an [âŠ] Read more âș
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This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Amazon is moving ahead with plans to replace Android with its custom-built Vega operating system on Fire TV devices: The new Linux-based system will launch on TV streaming hardware before [âŠ] Read more âș
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Have you ever thought your favorite mobile games would be improved by awkward ergonomics, a dreadful D-pad, and a couple of camera lenses blocking a third of the screen? Then oh boy, does Xiaomi have the phone for you. Today it announced its flagship 17 series phones in China, led by the 17 Pro and [âŠ] Read more âș
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A new report from Senate Democrats claims members of Elon Muskâs DOGE team have access to the Social Security Numbers of all Americans in a cloud server lacking verified security measures, despite an internal assessment of potential âcatastrophicâ risk. The report, released by Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), cites numerous disclosures from whistleblowers, including one who [âŠ] Read more âș
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Have you heard? EV sales are expected to dip significantly in the coming weeks as the federal tax credit expires, and automakers are responding by canceling models, delaying factory plans, and boosting hybrids as a short-term solution. The latest model to get the axe is the Acura ZDX, an electric crossover that had both Honda [âŠ] Read more âș
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A critic might accuse Xiaomi of copying Apple a little too closely in its launch event for the Xiaomi 17 phones, while a fan might say the company is trying to beat Apple at its own game. Either way, itâs pretty clear that the Chinese giant had Cupertino in mind when announcing its new flagship [âŠ] Read more âș
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Hey there, and welcome to Decoder! Iâm Hayden Field, senior AI repoter at The Verge â and your Thursday episode guest host. I have another couple of shows for you while Nilay is out on parental leave, and weâre going to be spending more time diving into some of the unforeseen consequences of the generative AI [âŠ] Read more âș
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Cowboy is in talks to be acquired by ReBirth Group Holding, weeks after the struggling e-bike manufacturer was bailed out by the Brussels-based investor. The news was first reported by French newspaper Le Figaro, and subsquently confirmed by one of Cowboyâs co-founders. âWe can confirm that discussions with ReBirth are progressing very positively, and we [âŠ] Read more âș
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Following a significant price bump in 2021 from $550 to $695, American Express once again increased the annual fee for its Platinum card to $895 last week, making it one of the most expensive credit cards you can sign up for. To soften the blow when the price increase goes into effect for existing cardholders [âŠ] Read more âș
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Microsoftâs Windows ML platform is now generally available for production use, making it easier for developers to add AI to their Windows apps. In its announcement blog, Microsoft says Windows ML is supported on all devices running Windows 11 24H2 or newer, and provides a local AI inference framework that helps to build more âresponsive, [âŠ] Read more âș
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Things havenât started out so well for FBC: Firebreak, Remedyâs multiplayer spinoff of its Control universe. When it launched in June there were complaints about repetitive gameplay and a lack of Remedy-style narrative flourishes. In a launch week update, the studio admitted that âSeveral things have gone well. Clearly, not everything has.â Now Remedy has [âŠ] Read more âș
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Things have been weird for PlayStation of late. After years spent cultivating an image akin to the HBO of video games through single-player franchises like The Last of Us, God of War, and Horizon Zero Dawn, the company shifted focus, jumping on the live-service bandwagon to mostly disastrous effect. Aside from a few standouts and [âŠ] Read more âș
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Proton has launched a major update for its encrypted Mail app, which not only adds a refreshed layout but also includes a new offline mode. That means youâll now have full access to your inbox when you donât have an internet connection, giving you the ability to read, write, and compose emails. Your messages will [âŠ] Read more âș
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As AI music generators like Suno and Udio make it easy to churn out passable music, streamers like Spotify are getting flooded with AI-generated content, leaving audiences and artists alike to wonder what is ârealâ music anymore. On Thursday, Spotify announced new policies that attempt to tamp down on three problems the platform has with [âŠ] Read more âș
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The FCCâs efforts to shut down Jimmy Kimmelâs platform have seemingly blown up in its face, with the return of Kimmelâs talk show breaking viewership records on YouTube. Tuesdayâs episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! contained Kimmelâs most-watched monologue ever on the video platform, a 28-minute segment addressing the censorship which has reached over 19 million [âŠ] Read more âș
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Windows 10 end of support is approaching in less than three weeks, and Microsoft has now been forced to make its extended security updates truly free, without a catch, in certain markets in Europe. When Windows 10 goes end of support on October 14th, some European customers will no longer be required to turn on [âŠ] Read more âș
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OnePlus has revealed a few details about its next flagship phone at a Qualcomm event in China: itâll be called the OnePlus 15, and it will come with Qualcommâs freshly announced Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset and a 165Hz refresh rate display. You didnât blink and miss the OnePlus 14, if youâre wondering about [âŠ] Read more âș
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Uber is launching a new discount program aimed at fighting against rising produce prices. The company is launching a new feature called âFresh Days,â in which customers will receive discounts of up to 50 percent on âlocal fruits, vegetables, meats, and dairy.â The exact day and discount amount will vary from market to market, but [âŠ] Read more âș
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Apple says itâs having to delay bringing some product features to Europe because itâs struggling to make them compliant with the EUâs Digital Markets Act (DMA). In a statement published on Wednesday, Apple said that DMA rules have created âmore complexity and more risks for our EU users,â blaming the obligation to open Apple features [âŠ] Read more âș
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Playground Games is launching the next instalment in the Forza Horizon franchise next year, and this time itâs set in Japan. While I was expecting Forza Horizon 6 to be announced during the Xbox Tokyo Game Show stream later today, the official Forza Horizon Instagram account revealed the news early in a teaser trailer this [âŠ] Read more âș
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