In a 68-30 vote on Tuesday evening, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the GENIUS Act with bipartisan support. Eighteen Democrats joined the majority of Republicans in passing the bill, which is the first to establish a federal regulatory framework for stablecoins, crypto tokens that are pegged to the value of the US dollar. In the past [âŠ] Read more âș
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Even with the ability to take excellent photos with our phones and instantly share them across the world, thereâs something magical about the old-school instant camera. With just a click of a button, you can capture a moment in a photo that you can see and touch almost immediately. Images captured by an instant camera [âŠ] Read more âș
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In a purported attempt to limit Israel's ability to wage cyberwarfare, Iran has begun throttling its civilians' access to the internet and plans to disconnect entirely from the global internet by Tuesday night. Fateme Mohajerani, a government spokesperson, said during a recent television broadcast that the speed reduction was "temporary, targeted, and controlled, aimed at [âŠ] Read more âș
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For the third time, President Donald Trump will extend the deadline for TikTok to spin out from its Chinese parent company or face a US ban. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed in a statement Tuesday that Trump will sign an executive order this week extending the deadline another 90 days, landing the new [âŠ] Read more âș
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The Senate confirmed Republican Olivia Trusty to serve on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday, installing another nominee by President Donald Trump and ending the brief lack of quorum at the agency. The vote was 53-45, with Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) being the only Democrat to vote in her favor. Trusty will join Republican [âŠ] Read more âș
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Meta is making a change to how sharing videos works on Facebook. Right now, you can share videos as a video from the post composer or as a reel, and both have different sharing workflows. In âthe coming months,â however, âall videos on Facebook will be shared as reels,â according to a blog post. âFacebook [âŠ] Read more âș
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When it comes to finding a device to read ebooks, you have a few options to choose from. You can always buy a tablet or use your phone, but those devices are multipurpose and can be used for a ton of things, like surfing the web or doom-scrolling on X or Bluesky. If you are [âŠ] Read more âș
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This week, WhatsApp did something its founders said it would never do: it's putting advertisements inside the app. It ends WhatsApp's decade-plus run of offering an ad-free messaging and calling experience. Meta, which acquired WhatsApp in 2014, attempted to justify the decision by saying ads will be sequestered to its "Update" tab, where you'll see [âŠ] Read more âș
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Some Switch 2 owners have received the error code 2134-4508, which results in their consoles being permanently banned from accessing any of its online services, as spotted by IGN. Itâs not a ban hammer from sucking at Mario Kart World, thankfully for me, but one thatâs targeting consoles that have used a Mig â a [âŠ] Read more âș
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says advancements in AI will âreduceâ the companyâs corporate headcount over the next few years. In a memo to employees on Tuesday, Jassy writes that Amazon expects the change due to âefficiency gains from using AI extensively across the company,â without specifying how many employees would be affected. âAs we roll [âŠ] Read more âș
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Heatwaves, mold, and plastic pollution pose new risks to businesses and insurance companies, a new report by reinsurer Swiss Re warns. What do these things have in common? Fossil fuels make matters worse. They release the greenhouse gases warming our planet and are the primary ingredients for plastics, of course. Swiss Reâs annual report flags [âŠ] Read more âș
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Sony is bringing its PlayStation concerts to the US this fall, where you can hear live performances of tracks from franchises like God of War, The Last of Us, Ghost of Tsushima, and Horizon. Ticket pre-sales for PlayStation: The Concert begin on Wednesday, and you can see the full list of current tour dates on [âŠ] Read more âș
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I love modern handheld gaming, and I recommend it to anyone and everyone. Just maybe not today? If you decided today was the day to finally drop hundreds of dollars on your first handheld, I might advise you to wait. Four reasons: The best handhelds are sold out If you're reading this story, I suspect [âŠ] Read more âș
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Bungie announced Tuesday that itâs delaying Marathon, its new extraction shooter that had been set for a September 23rd release date. The studio isnât providing a new release date just yet, though has promised to share it sometime this fall. The studio outlined a few âimmediate focus areasâ for the game. It plans to make [âŠ] Read more âș
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Microsoft is confirming today that itâs working on a next-gen Xbox console in partnership with AMD. Xbox president Sarah Bond made the announcement in a minute-long video posted to YouTube, promising to deliver âan Xbox experience not locked to a single store or tied to one device.â Bond says Microsoft is partnering with AMD for [âŠ] Read more âș
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Itâs official: Amazonâs Prime Day event is just three weeks away, and itâs possible weâll see a number of great TV deals during the four-day event. But if youâd rather not wait and see, LGâs C4 OLED TV has hit a new low price, starting at $699.99 ($800 off) for the 42-inch model at Amazon [âŠ] Read more âș
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In case you missed it, the Trump Organization announced yesterday that it plans to release a $499 Trump-branded, "built in the United States" phone later this year. A spokesperson for the Trump Organization doubled down on this claim to The Wall Street Journal, saying "manufacturing for the new phone will be in Alabama, California and [âŠ] Read more âș
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It looks like Amazon has decided that two days isnât enough for its annual Prime Day deal celebration. This year, the event will last a startling four days, running from 3AM ET on Tuesday, July 8th, through 3AM ET on Saturday, July 12th. (Why is it still called Prime Day instead of Prime Days? Dunno [âŠ] Read more âș
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Were it not for Neil Gaiman getting caught up in a sexual misconduct scandal, Netflixâs live-action adaptation of The Sandman comics could have run for much longer given how much source material there is to be pulled from. But you can see in the new trailer for the showâs second and final season that the [âŠ] Read more âș
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Waymo is continuing its slow and steady approach to the robotaxi business by gradually expanding its service area in the key cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles. The company said that starting June 17th, it would begin accepting passengers further south along the San Francisco Peninsula in cities like Brisbane, South San Francisco, San [âŠ] Read more âș
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