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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 10/22/2024 05:22 EDT

Celebrity jet-tracking accounts have vanished from Threads and Instagram

Jack Sweeney says that 38 of his jet tracking accounts have been suspended. | Illustration: The Verge Meta has suspended several Threads and Instagram accounts that track the private jets of celebrities such as Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Kim Kardashian, and former US president Donald Trump. Jack Sweeney, who gained notoriety for his @ElonJet account on X and maintained many of the suspended accounts, said on Threads that... Read more â€ș

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 18:14 EDT

Disney Plus and Hulu won’t let you sign up through Apple anymore

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge If you want to subscribe to Disney Plus or Hulu on your iPhone, you can’t do that anymore. Support documents for Disney Plus and Hulu now say that new and returning subscribers to those streaming services can’t sign up through Apple, as reported by MacRumors. I’m not currently paying for Disney Plus, so out of curiosity, I tried logging into my account through... Read more â€ș

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 17:43 EDT

The best fitness trackers to buy right now

Photo illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge From simple fitness bands and rugged sports watches to rings, these are the best trackers you can get. Continue reading
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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 17:39 EDT

Google’s taking the extra search box out of your search results

Image: Google For years, Google has included an extra search box within some search results, encouraging you to dig further and look only within a specific website. But now that sitelinks search box is going away because “usage has dropped.” Google: It’s been over ten years since we initially announced the sitelinks search box in Google Search, and over time, we’ve noticed that usage has dropped. With that, and to... Read more â€ș

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 17:23 EDT

Elon Musk sued for using AI-generated Blade Runner imagery at robotaxi event

A still from Blade Runner 2049. | Warner Bros. Though it remains very unclear whether any of the self-driving vehicles demoed at Tesla’s We, Robot presentation will ever actually make it to market, one of the production companies behind Blade Runner 2049 thinks Elon Musk ripped off their copyright for the event, and are taking him to court. Today, Alcon Entertainment — an LA-based production company behind Blade Runner 2049... Read more â€ș

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 17:18 EDT

The best instant cameras you can buy right now

Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge We found the best cameras for your budget and needs. Continue reading
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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 16:40 EDT

iRobot’s budget-friendly Roombas add a self-emptying option

The Roomba Combo 2 Essential can clean and mop floors for up to two hours on a single charge. | Image: iRobot The new Roomba Combo 2 Essential and Roomba Vac 2 Essential include a dock for self-emptying their dirt bins — a feature missing from the budget-friendly Essential robovacs that iRobot introduced six months ago. The 2-in-1 Combo 2 features both vacuuming and mopping capabilities for $424.99 and is... Read more â€ș

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Justine Calma @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 16:01 EDT

Amazon says it ditched plastic air pillows

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon says that it has gotten rid of plastic air pillows at its warehouses. “As of October 2024, we’ve removed all plastic air pillows from our delivery packaging used at our global fulfillment centers,” the e-commerce giant said in an October 9th blog post. It’s a welcome change following years of pressure from environmental groups to stop plastic pollution flooding into oceans. The... Read more â€ș

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Gaby Del Valle @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 15:44 EDT

One-third of DHS’s border surveillance cameras don’t even work

Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images The House Committee on Homeland Security is looking into Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) surveillance network in the wake of a report that nearly one-third of the agency’s cameras along the US-Mexico border don’t work. Privacy advocates say this is just the latest instance of expensive border surveillance infrastructure not working as advertised. An internal Border Patrol memo obtained by... Read more â€ș

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Ash Parrish @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 15:03 EDT

Streamer’s apology for racist rant exposes the rot in streaming culture

Image: YouTube / Asmongold TV Asmongold apologized for his racist comments regarding Palestinians, revealing that streaming culture has made him a ‘psychopathic version’ of himself. Continue reading
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Allison Johnson @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 15:00 EDT

Qualcomm’s new mobile chip is the 8 Elite

The 8 Elite comes with a new Oryon CPU. | Image: Qualcomm Just a few years after changing its mobile chipset naming conventions, Qualcomm has gone and done it again. The Snapdragon 8 Elite is the company’s newest high-end smartphone SoC, and like the laptop chips it borrows its “Elite” name from, it comes with a new Oryon CPU. The company says that this shift enables faster performance and —... Read more â€ș

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 14:24 EDT

Tesla’s Cybertruck range extender just became an even worse deal

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Tesla has delayed the release of its range extender for the Cybertruck and downgraded the amount of mileage it will add for the dual-motor version of the truck, as noticed by Electrek. The reduced range and delay are just more ways that the Cybertruck, which saw some big changes from when it was first announced, has had trouble living up to its... Read more â€ș

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Allison Johnson @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 14:00 EDT

The best Android phones for everyone

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Whether you want everything but the kitchen sink or top-tier performance for a midrange price, you’ve got options. Continue reading
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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 13:17 EDT

News Corp sues Perplexity for ripping off WSJ and New York Post

Image: The Verge News Corp, the parent company of media outlets like The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, is suing the AI search engine Perplexity for infringing copyrighted content. In a lawsuit filed on Monday, News Corp alleges Perplexity copies news articles, analyses, and opinions “on a massive scale.” Perplexity is an AI startup that trains its AI search models using content from around the web, allowing... Read more â€ș

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 13:01 EDT

‘I woke up and had the whole idea in my head’: returning to Area X with Jeff VanderMeer

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The Annihilation author talks about jumping back into the Southern Reach series 10 years later and whether this is truly the end of the story. Continue reading
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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 12:34 EDT

Tiger Woods’ new tech golf league brings big screens to the green in January

Image: TGL Tiger Woods is gearing up to debut TGL, a new “tech-infused, team golf league” he co-founded with fellow pro golfer Rory McIlroy next year. The first matchup at the SoFi Center in Florida will premiere on ESPN and ESPN Plus on January 7th, the league announced today. TGL is essentially a big-budget version of Top Golf that happens in a stadium setting. In matches, two teams of golfers... Read more â€ș

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Quentyn Kennemer @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 12:24 EDT

Anker’s Solix C300 DC power station has hit a new low price for Verge readers

The Solix C300 DC, one of Anker’s latest power stations, provides a healthy balance of power and portability. | Anker Having an alternative power source ready for sudden outages or extended off-grid adventures is never a bad idea. Thankfully, the Anker Solix C300X DC Portable Power Station is a neat, affordable option that loads you up with enough power and USB ports to charge several devices concurrently. And right now,... Read more â€ș

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 12:23 EDT

The GameCube’s retro styling lives on in this customized PS5 DualSense controller

Killscreen has taken inspiration from the Nintendo GameCube for its latest customized DualSense. | Image: Killscreen Following the 30th anniversary versions of the PlayStation 5 featuring an old-school gray colorway, Killscreen has announced a customized version of the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller called the CubeSense, which comes with a purple shell and custom joysticks inspired by the Nintendo GameCube. Killscreen’s customized controllers are all based on a standard DualSense Wireless... Read more â€ș

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Andrew J. Hawkins @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 12:01 EDT

The 2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E gets sportier and more affordable

Ford Ford is giving its flagship EV a makeover, a better price, and more efficient components, in a bid to maintain its spot as the second best selling electric vehicle in America. Say hello to the 2025 Mustang Mach-E. Unlike the 2024 model, this year’s Mach-E is not getting a range bump, but fortunately it doesn’t seem like it will be necessary. With an improved design, and some slick new... Read more â€ș

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto @ The Verge · 10/21/2024 10:44 EDT

Vampire Survivors comes full-circle with Castlevania DLC expansion

Image: Poncle The world of Dracula and the Belmont family is coming to Vampire Survivors. The newly announced downloadable content for the auto-shooter survival game, Ode to Castlevania, promises a bunch of new stuff: 20 characters, 40 weapons, an extra-large stage, and over 30 music tracks. Developer Poncle said in its announcement post on X that the $3.99 expansion should contain more than 10 hours worth of gameplay — though... Read more â€ș

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