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Umar Shakir @ The Verge Ā· 10/07/2024 12:30 EDT

Geico insists it ā€˜has coverageā€™ for the Cybertruck after owners complain of dropped policies

The Verge / Photo by Bloomberg, Getty Images Gieco says it still offers insurance for Teslaā€™s Cybertruck, after some customersā€™ reported being dropped by their insurance company for the expensive and unconventional electric truck. Several owners have reported difficulties in procuring coverage for their Cybertrucks, fueling speculation that the insurance industry was refusing to write policies for the truck. The speculation reached a fever pitch this weekend when TorqueNews reported... Read more ā€ŗ

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Emma Roth @ The Verge Ā· 10/07/2024 12:02 EDT

Data breach leaks SSNs of over 230,000 Comcast customers

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge A data breach has exposed the names, addresses, social security numbers, and birthdates of more than 237,700 Comcast customers. The breach stems from a security incident at Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS), a debt collection agency Comcast previously used, according to a filing with the state of Maine on Friday reported by Bleeping Computer and TechCrunch. FBCS revealed that it had... Read more ā€ŗ

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Nilay Patel @ The Verge Ā· 10/07/2024 11:33 EDT

Rabbit CEO Jesse Lyu isnā€™t thinking too far ahead

Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo: Rabbit Rabbitā€™s large action model is here, sort of ā€” but everyone else is coming fast. Continue readingā€¦ Read more ā€ŗ

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Quentyn Kennemer @ The Verge Ā· 10/07/2024 11:19 EDT

Apple Pencil Pro drops under $100 for the first time

The Apple Pencil Pro is a much easier recommendation at $99. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge Spending another $129 to get the Apple Pencil Pro after upgrading to the latest iPad Pro and iPad Air devices is a hard pill to swallow. That pill is a little bit smaller now, thankfully. Itā€™s currently discounted to $99 ($30 off) at Amazon, Walmart, and Target, the latter available with a... Read more ā€ŗ

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Wes Davis @ The Verge Ā· 10/07/2024 10:47 EDT

Sansuiā€™s new 55-inch 4K OLED is just $799

Thatā€™s a cheap OLED. | Image: Sansui Last week, Sansui debuted a new 4K 120Hz 55-inch OLED TV (S55VOUG) thatā€™s available for between $799 and $899 ā€œdepending on retailer promotions.ā€ Thatā€™s quite a price, considering that a ā€œcheapā€ OLED is normally priced over $1,000 outside of temporary discounts. Sharp released a Roku TV with similar specs at $1,499.99 last year, and LGā€™s B4 launched at $1,699. Sansuiā€™s TV sits more... Read more ā€ŗ

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge Ā· 10/07/2024 10:39 EDT

Nissan buys into Ford, BMW, and Hondaā€™s home EV charging business

Image: ChargeScape Nissan is coming aboard vehicle-to-grid (V2G) EV integration company ChargeScape as an equal investor alongside founding automakers BMW, Ford, and Honda. Once the investment transaction is complete, Nissan said it plans to roll out ChargeScapeā€™s services to its electric vehicle customers in the US and Canada. Formed last year (with operations starting in September), ChargeScape built a software platform that wirelessly ā€œtalksā€ to EVs and utility companies, managing... Read more ā€ŗ

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto @ The Verge Ā· 10/07/2024 10:37 EDT

The last-gen Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones are now a staggering $220 off

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Amazonā€™s Prime Big Deal Days sales event begins tomorrow, but the best tech deal around may have already landed early. The Sony WH-1000XM4 noise-canceling headphones have dropped to a new all-time low of $129.99 ($220 off) at Target (be sure to click ā€œshippingā€ on the latter for in-stock availability) ā€” and unlike many of the upcoming Prime Day deals, you donā€™t have to... Read more ā€ŗ

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge Ā· 10/07/2024 10:31 EDT

Philipā€™s Hue app now uses AR to preview how a smart lamp will light up a room

The latest update to the Philips Hue app adds the ability to preview various Hue devices in your home using augmented reality. | Image: Signify A recent update to the Philips Hue app has introduced several new features, including an augmented reality and interactive 3D modeling tool to show you how Hue products will look in your space. The update, spotted by Hueblog, also includes updates like a ā€œdo not... Read more ā€ŗ

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge Ā· 10/07/2024 10:30 EDT

Persona director says making beautiful menus is ā€˜actually really annoyingā€™

Image: Atlus Persona is one of the rare video game series where people actually talk about the menus. Theyā€™re functional, sure, but theyā€™re also so incredibly stylish that you almost donā€™t mind constantly pausing to equip gear or heal your party. So when I had the chance to talk to longtime Persona director Katsura Hashino about his new game, Metaphor: ReFantazio, which continues this tradition of beautiful menus, I had... Read more ā€ŗ

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Verge Staff @ The Verge Ā· 10/07/2024 10:00 EDT

A professionalā€™s guide to the iPhone 16 Pro camera

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The iPhone 16 Proā€™s camera upgrades may be the true highlights of this yearā€™s phone. So, for the past three weeks, The Verge supervising producer Vjeran Pavic has been testing out everything the camera has to offer. Appleā€™s new Camera Control button may be the headline feature, but the iPhone 16 is also equipped with a suite of new photo adjustment tools that... Read more ā€ŗ

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge Ā· 10/07/2024 10:00 EDT

Why Personaā€™s longtime director made an epic fantasy RPG

Metaphor: ReFantazio. | Image: Atlus Persona 5 helped the roleplaying franchise break out with mainstream audiences, and itā€™s also a game that was in the works for a long time. Early work began in 2008, just after Persona 4 came out, with full development kicking off three years later. So, just ahead of the gameā€™s launch in 2016, director Katsura Hashino ā€” steward of the franchise since Persona 3 ā€”... Read more ā€ŗ

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge Ā· 10/07/2024 09:00 EDT

Instacartā€™s smart cart helps you navigate to the sauce thatā€™s on sale

The Caper Cart. | Image: Instacart If you always have trouble finding that specific pasta sauce like I do, thereā€™s a smart grocery shopping cart that can map it out for you. Instacartā€™s Caper Cart, which has a touchscreen and payment terminal up front where youā€™d normally seat your toddler or play Jenga with your produce, now has a new store map system that can help navigate you to products... Read more ā€ŗ

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Barbara Krasnoff @ The Verge Ā· 10/07/2024 08:14 EDT

How to tint your app icons in iOS 18

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge For several years now, itā€™s been possible to personalize your iPhone screen by creating your own icons, mostly by using Appleā€™s built-in Shortcuts app (and we have instructions for doing just that). But if you want to just do a little customization in a short amount of time, a new feature of iOS 18 lets you tweak the color of your app icons... Read more ā€ŗ

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Lewis Gordon @ The Verge Ā· 10/07/2024 08:00 EDT

Phoenix Springs reimagines the point-and-click adventure as weird noir

Image: Calligram Studio In Phoenix Springs, itā€™s not so much the ravishing hand-drawn visuals that first grab the attention, but the voice of narrator and protagonist Iris. Befitting her name, she behaves like a roving eye, investigating and describing her surroundings with a clinical, almost robotic detachment. Yet Iris is no blank slate: you quickly come to learn that she is a snob with little regard for the homeless. She... Read more ā€ŗ

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Tom Warren @ The Verge Ā· 10/07/2024 05:36 EDT

The future of Halo is being built with Unreal Engine 5

Master Chief in Unreal Engine 5. | Image: Halo Studios Microsoft is moving its Halo development to Unreal Engine 5, after more than a year of rumors of an engine switch following a leadership overhaul at 343 Industries, layoffs, and other changes. 343 Industries is now becoming Halo Studios as part of this engine change announcement, hoping to mark a new chapter in the history of Halo. Halo moving to... Read more ā€ŗ

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge Ā· 10/06/2024 21:08 EDT

The best doorbell cameras

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge, Shutterstock We pick the best video doorbell cameras for keeping an eye on people, packages, and anything else that comes across your front porch. Continue readingā€¦ Read more ā€ŗ

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Wes Davis @ The Verge Ā· 10/06/2024 18:23 EDT

Starlinkā€™s direct-to-cell satellite service approved for areas hit by Hurricane Helene

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Communications Commission has given SpaceX and T-Mobile temporary approval for direct-to-cell service using Starlink satellites in areas affected by Hurricane Helene, SpaceX: The satellites have already been enabled and started broadcasting emergency alerts to cell phones on all networks in North Carolina. In addition, we may test basic texting (SMS) capabilities for most cell phones on the T-Mobile network in North... Read more ā€ŗ

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Wes Davis @ The Verge Ā· 10/06/2024 12:22 EDT

Trailers of the week: Nosferatu, The Franchise, and Squid Game 2

Willem Dafoe in Nosferatu. | Screenshot: YouTube Can you feel it? Thereā€™s a slight chill in the air, the Sun is retiring earlier, and the leaves are beginning to change (at least in my Midwestern city). Weā€™re wading right into the time of year when everyone starts posting the vampire Kermit the Frog meme to show how ready they are for Halloween. Iā€™m even starting to eye that Shudder re-subscribe... Read more ā€ŗ

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Wes Davis @ The Verge Ā· 10/06/2024 10:12 EDT

Shrunken Mac Minis and a new iPad Mini might come in November

The old Mac Mini design may finally be on its way out after more than a decade. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple is planning to announce in late October that new Macs, including a rumored Mac Mini thatā€™s about the size of an Apple TV, will be available to buy starting on November 1st. Thatā€™s according to Bloombergā€™s Mark Gurman, who also writes in his Power... Read more ā€ŗ

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Wes Davis @ The Verge Ā· 10/06/2024 09:18 EDT

Your iPhone 16 may get its first Apple Intelligence features later this month

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge The iPhone 16, despite its marketing so far, still doesnā€™t have Apple Intelligence. Thatā€™s set to change on October 28th with the release of iOS 18.1, according to Bloombergā€™s Mark Gurman in todayā€™s Power On newsletter. The update will bring with it AI-powered notification summaries, Gurman writes. Though he only lists that example, the iOS 18.1 beta has also included some Siri improvements (like... Read more ā€ŗ

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