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Quentyn Kennemer @ The Verge · 11/12/2024 13:40 EDT

Here are the best iPad deals right now

If you need the latest and greatest, we’re already seeing (slight) discounts on Apple’s newest iPad Mini. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge While the best iPad deals usually land during major sale events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, 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 saved, particularly on the... Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 10/31/2024 10:00 EDT

Google Maps’ enhanced navigation will make sure you’re in the right lane

The Verge Google Maps is getting new navigation features that should make inner-city driving a little easier. When enhanced navigation rolls out in November, the blue line on Google Maps will provide a visual of which lane you need to drive in to make your next turn, while the map itself might display crosswalks, signs, and lane restrictions. This feature is coming to 30 US metros and will show up... Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 10/31/2024 10:00 EDT

Waze will soon let you report incidents with your voice

Image: Waze Waze is testing a handy-sounding update that will let you report traffic incidents while speaking naturally. With the new feature, you can tap the app’s reporting button and then say what you see, such as, “Looks like there’s a traffic jam up ahead.” The Google-owned driving app will then use the Gemini AI model to “understand” what you’ve said and create a report. If you make a vague... Read more

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Nilay Patel @ The Verge · 10/31/2024 10:00 EDT

“It’s the First Amendment, stupid”: the bizarre fight between Trump and broadcast TV

Image: The Verge / Getty Images Don’t worry — Elon Musk is somehow also involved. Continue reading… Read more

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 10/31/2024 09:44 EDT

AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming CPU arrives on November 7th for $479

Image: AMD After bizarrely teasing a 9000-series X3D announcement last week, AMD is making it official today that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D will be available on November 7th. Priced at $479, the 9800X3D is a direct successor to the best gaming CPU on the market right now, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D. There’s a lot to be excited about with this next-generation X3D chip, too. AMD is increasing the base clock... Read more

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 10/31/2024 09:42 EDT

Peloton appoints Apple Fitness Plus cofounder as new CEO

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Peloton’s got a new head honcho. The company announced that Ford executive Peter Stern will take over as CEO and President starting January 1st. Stern previously worked at Apple and Time Warner Cable. “As a cofounder and driving force behind Apple Fitness Plus, Peter led his growth to millions of members, and is responsible for successfully scaling over a dozen other subscription services... Read more

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Kristen Radtke @ The Verge · 10/31/2024 09:30 EDT

What’s on your desk, Kristen Radtke?

Pink home office with door to outside at far end, desk and couch on right side, photos on wall at left. A handmade desk in an office painted a color called ‘Little Piggy.’ Continue reading… Read more

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Gaby Del Valle @ The Verge · 10/31/2024 09:08 EDT

Tech leaders kiss the ring

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images If former President Donald Trump is to be believed, some of the richest and most powerful people in the world have called him to lavish him with compliments. Though most leaders of major tech companies haven’t publicly endorsed him — with one glaring exception — Trump claims they’ve privately told him how cool he is, implied they’d be better off under a... Read more

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 10/31/2024 09:00 EDT

A meditative take on sudoku that changes with the weather

Image: Puzzmo The Weather Network can be a very useful website, but that’s mostly true when the weather is bad. So when the company began collaborating with the Hearst-owned puzzle platform Puzzmo, it had a specific goal: to get people coming to the site even when it’s nice out. “Why would you check the weather on a sunny day?” veteran game designer Zach Gage remembers asking himself. Eventually, the Puzzmo... Read more

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Thomas Ricker @ The Verge · 10/31/2024 05:11 EDT

Miniot’s split-flap clock is what nostalgia sounds like

Miniot’s Klapklok wall clock uses paper-like flaps to flip pixels to show the time. The sound and motion is soothing to experience. | Image: Miniot If you’ve ever experienced the sight and sound of a split-flap display then you’ll immediately understand the nostalgic appeal of Miniot’s pixelated wall clock. Klapklok uses mechanical flaps to convey information, just like the departure boards commonly found in transportation terminals before the arrival of... Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 10/30/2024 19:40 EDT

Here are the price-matching policies for Best Buy, Walmart, and other retailers

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Nothing is more frustrating than buying a new pair of headphones, an OLED TV, or a laptop just to find out that you could have gotten it for a lot cheaper somewhere else. That’s why, in order to keep customers happy and prevent them from going elsewhere, many retailers offer price-matching policies in which they promise to match a lower price found elsewhere.... Read more

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Alex Heath @ The Verge · 10/30/2024 19:09 EDT

Meta is pushing for the government to use its AI

Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: The Verge | Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images Meta is “working with the public sector to adopt Llama across the US government,” according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The comment, made during his opening remarks for Meta’s Q3 earnings call on Wednesday, raises a lot of important questions: Exactly which parts of the government will use Meta’s AI models? What will the AI be used for? Will... Read more

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 10/30/2024 18:23 EDT

The best smartwatches for Android

Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge Wear OS is much better than it used to be, so there’s never been a better time to consider a smartwatch. Continue reading… Read more

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 10/30/2024 18:22 EDT

Nintendo made a music streaming app for Switch Online subscribers

Image: Nintendo While we all wait for the reveal of Nintendo’s next console, the company has once again announced something very different. This time, it’s a mobile app called Nintendo Music, which lets users listen to classic gaming tunes from Nintendo games spanning the last few decades, including Splatoon, Animal Crossing, and The Legend of Zelda. It’s only available to Switch Online subscribers, and it’s launching later today. The app... Read more

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge · 10/30/2024 18:19 EDT

Google’s AI-powered weather app is rolling out to older Pixels

Image: Google Google’s Pixel 9 launched with a cool new standalone weather app that can summarize outdoor conditions using AI. As reported by 9to5Google, the company is rolling it out to older Pixels running Android 15 with all the latest updates installed, including one of ours here at The Verge. The standalone Google Weather app will pull saved locations from the built-in weather service already present on Pixels to let... Read more

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Brandon Widder @ The Verge · 10/30/2024 17:59 EDT

Apple’s latest iPad Air is on sale in all four colors for its lowest price to date

We wouldn’t recommend the latest Air for most people at full price, but the current discount makes it more appealing. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge The new iPad Mini has arrived, bringing with it a faster A17 Pro chip, 8GB of RAM, support for the Apple Pencil Pro, and a taste of Apple Intelligence. However, unless you’re dead set on the tablet’s 8.3-inch form factor, the latest iPad... Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 10/30/2024 17:52 EDT

Google doesn’t sell headsets anymore — but its app store is getting ready for them

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Are we about to see what’s up Google’s sleeve after its mysterious AR / VR deals with companies like Qualcomm and Samsung? Or might it finally bring its Google Play Store to Meta’s Quest like Meta once asked? Either way, Google seems to be prepping its Play Store for headsets, according to details discovered in app store code by Android Authority. Screenshots published... Read more

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Mia Sato @ The Verge · 10/30/2024 17:00 EDT

Why you’re seeing those gross political ads during the World Series

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images The World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees is in full swing, and millions of people in the US and abroad are tuning in nightly watch the showdown. Some fans are also being forced to watch graphic and hateful political ads — and though some ads are preceded by a broadcaster’s warning, there’s not much anyone can do about it.... Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 10/30/2024 16:48 EDT

Microsoft’s gaming revenue keeps going up, even though hardware sales are down

Image: The Verge Microsoft’s Q1 2025 earnings are in, and the results show that Microsoft’s software gaming revenues are way up even as Xbox hardware revenue is declining. The company says that its Xbox content and services revenue grew 61 percent year-over-year from the previous quarter — a figure is driven by “53 points of net impact from the Activision acquisition,” according to the company’s press release. But hardware revenues... Read more

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 10/30/2024 16:47 EDT

Disney Plus has grown big enough to need a top 10 list

Agatha All Along. | Image: Disney As Disney Plus has grown, finding things to watch has become increasingly challenging. So the streaming service is rolling out a top 10 list featured on the home screen in hopes of improving discoverability. It’s not the most novel addition; really, it looks just like similar lists you’d find in competitive services like Netflix and Apple TV Plus. But it’s become a necessary feature... Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 10/30/2024 15:54 EDT

Kids with Android phones will be able to use Google Wallet tap-to-pay soon

Illustration: The Verge Kids will soon be able to download the Google Wallet app on their Android phone, allowing them to buy things in store via Google’s tap-to-pay feature, reports 9to5Google. The news comes after Google first added the feature to its kid-focused Fitbit Ace LTE fitness tracker in August. In a statement given to 9to5Google, the company said there will be ways for parents to supervise usage, with control... Read more

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