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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 01/14/2025 10:56 EDT

YouTube star Ms. Rachel is coming to Netflix

Image: Netflix Popular YouTube toddler learning show Ms. Rachel is coming to Netflix. It will start with a four-episode season of “curated compilation” videos on January 27th, the company announced today. Netflix says this first batch of “research-backed” educational videos aimed at early child development will cover topics like learning to talk or read. Here’s the list from Netflix’s announcement: Learn to Talk — “What’s in the Box?” Speech and... Read more â€ș

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 01/14/2025 10:18 EDT

Dremel put a stud sensor and laser level into its new multipurpose drill

The Multi-Drill incorporates three tools commonly used by DIYers. | Image: Dremel Dremel has announced a new multi-functional drill designed for DIYers working on smaller projects around their homes like attaching a TV mount to a wall. The Blueprint Multi-Drill can be used to drill holes or drive screws but also features an integrated stud sensor and a removable laser level. The Multi-Drill is available now through Dremel’s online store... Read more â€ș

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Lauren Feiner @ The Verge · 01/14/2025 09:57 EDT

TikTok could get a 270 day extension to make a deal

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTok’s luck might not run out just yet, if a new bill extending its January 19th deadline for a sale is approved by Congress. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), announced on the Senate floor Monday that he plans to introduce the Extend the TikTok Deadline Act to give the company an extra 270 days to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance to... Read more â€ș

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Justine Calma @ The Verge · 01/14/2025 09:52 EDT

Power line may have sparked LA wildfire, lawsuit alleges

A general view of destroyed houses in a neighborhood that was destroyed by the Eaton Fire which remains without electricity or water on January 12, 2025 in Altadena, California.  | Photo by David McNew/Getty Images As wildfires across Los Angeles continued to burn, some residents are already starting to point fingers at the local power utility as the culprit. Southern California Edison is facing multiple lawsuits alleging the company is... Read more â€ș

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 01/14/2025 09:33 EDT

DirecTV launches MySports streaming bundle with live NFL, NBA, and MLB games

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images DirecTV is launching MySports, a sports-focused streaming package offering access to live NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL games across more than 40 channels, including ESPN, Fox Sports, TNT Sports, and USA Network, along with local ABC, Fox, and NBC stations. The service will cost $69.99 per month and is available to stream from DirecTV’s app on mobile and smart TV platforms — no satellite TV... Read more â€ș

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Ash Parrish @ The Verge · 01/14/2025 09:11 EDT

Nintendo adds Wind Waker soundtrack to its music app

Image: Nintendo Break out your batons and call the King of Red Lions because The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker music has been added to the Nintendo Music app. The game’s arrival adds 133 new tracks to the app along with three Wind Waker themed playlists: Makar, Tetra, and Medli. Wind Waker joins a growing list of Zelda soundtracks in the app, including Skyward Sword, Breath of the Wild, and... Read more â€ș

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 01/14/2025 09:00 EDT

Motorola’s new phone is tougher than most flagships for a fraction of the price

The 2025 Moto G Power is tougher than it looks. | Image: Motorola Motorola has announced the first 2025 updates to its Moto G line of budget phones, with new versions of the Moto G and Moto G Power. The latter is the standout, with an IP69 water-resistance rating that surpasses most flagship phones despite a price tag of just $299.99. The 2025 Moto G Power combines both IP68 and... Read more â€ș

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 01/14/2025 09:00 EDT

Donkey Kong Country Returns is a little easier on the Switch — but still hard as hell

Image: Nintendo For a game about collecting bananas and throwing barrels, Donkey Kong Country Returns is surprisingly inventive. The game, which originally launched on the Wii in 2010, takes the classic SNES side-scroller and steadily infuses it with new ideas, creating an experience that’s at times both tense and thrilling. You’ll do everything from fly a rocket through bat-filled caves to avoid the tentacles of a giant squid. It gets... Read more â€ș

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 01/14/2025 09:00 EDT

Meta Quest 3S review: probably the one we’ve been waiting for

The Quest 3S has its flaws, but it’s a great first VR headset. Read the full story at The Verge. Read more â€ș

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David Pierce @ The Verge · 01/14/2025 08:56 EDT

The TikTok ban, and what comes next

Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Goodbye to our personal Chinese spies. With five days left until the date by which TikTok is to be either sold or banned in the United States, millions of users are reckoning with what happens when one of the internet’s most important media platforms just up and disappears. (Or, more likely, sticks around for a while, consistently gets worse, and then dies with a... Read more â€ș

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Sean Hollister @ The Verge · 01/14/2025 08:00 EDT

DJI Flip official: the unique bicycle spoke folding drone starts at $439

At $439, the DJI Flip could be a good starting point for people who don’t typically buy drones at all. You can unfold it, launch it from your hand with a single button, land it on your hand again, or optionally use joysticks, all while capturing higher quality photos and video than the immediate competition. In August, my colleague Thomas Ricker told you how DJI rival Hover had changed the... Read more â€ș

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 01/14/2025 05:38 EDT

Samsung announces more flexible trade-in program, no purchase required

The Galaxy S23 phones are the most recent in its flagship line currently eligible for trade-in. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Samsung has announced a change to its Galaxy Trade-In program that allows consumers to trade in select Galaxy smartphone models to the company year-round, without the need to make a new purchase at the same time. The new program is set to start today in South... Read more â€ș

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 01/13/2025 19:17 EDT

Apple’s latest iPad Mini is down to its lowest price to date

Photo: David Pierce / The Verge If you’re in the market for a highly portable tablet, Apple’s smallest tablet has fallen to its lowest price to date at multiple retailers. Right now, the latest iPad Mini is on sale at Amazon and Best Buy with Wi-Fi and 128GB of storage starting at $399 ($100 off). If you need more storage, you can also buy the step-up model with 256GB of... Read more â€ș

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge · 01/13/2025 18:50 EDT

Google Messages brings back customizable contacts

Illustration: The Verge Google is adjusting the “profile sharing” feature in its Google Messages app to allow users to set custom contact names and photos on their own devices for their stored contacts and others they send text messages. As reported by 9to5Google, a change rolled out late last year that overrode your custom names and photos with each individual’s broadcasted profile, but now you can change it back to... Read more â€ș

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 01/13/2025 18:14 EDT

‘Goodbye to my Chinese spy’ might be the last great TikTok trend

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTokers are coping with the app’s potential ban with an unusual trend: by bidding farewell to their “personal Chinese spy.” The trend, which pokes fun at security concerns surrounding the app, has users thanking their “spy” for surveilling them and filling their For You page with entertaining content, while others proclaim that they’d rather share their data directly with the Chinese government... Read more â€ș

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 01/13/2025 16:31 EDT

Meta is already working on Community Notes for Threads

Illustration: The Verge Meta announced last week that it would be ditching fact-checkers in favor of X-like Community Notes, and self-described “leaker” Alessandro Paluzzi shared screenshots on Monday showing what the feature might look like in Threads. Based on the screenshots, it appears you’ll be able to start the process of writing a Community Note from the three-dots menu on a post, which is where you can already access features... Read more â€ș

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Ash Parrish @ The Verge · 01/13/2025 16:30 EDT

AGDQ 2025 earns $2.5 million for charity with its best event yet

Image: Games Done Quick Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 has concluded, raising just over $2.5 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Every Games Done Quick event is worth tuning in to either live or later via VODs, but this AGDQ was uniquely fantastic, filled with runs that’ll go down as some of the best GDQ has to offer. Here are some of our favorites: New Super Mario Bros. Wii The... Read more â€ș

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 01/13/2025 16:28 EDT

Chinese social media app RedNote tops App Store chart ahead of TikTok ban

Photo Illustration by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images RedNote, the Chinese social media app also known as Xiaohongshu, rose to the number one spot on the Apple App Store as a US ban closes in on TikTok. The app offers a mix of pictures, short-form videos, and text posts across “follow,” “explore,” and “nearby” feeds. A cursory scroll through RedNote’s Explore page shows English-language posts scattered among those written... Read more â€ș

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 01/13/2025 15:33 EDT

Nintendo’s Alarmo will be available for everyone starting in March

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Another day, another announcement from Nintendo that isn’t the next Switch. Today the company revealed that its alarm clock, Alarmo, will be available at select retailers starting this March. The announcement includes the US, UK, and Europe. The $99 alarm clock launched late last year, but is currently only available to those with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. Today’s news opens that up... Read more â€ș

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge · 01/13/2025 14:55 EDT

eBay’s new acquisition could make it easy to buy a car from anywhere

The Verge eBay has “signed a definitive agreement” to buy online automotive transaction platform provider Caramel to help make buying and selling vehicles on the auction site “more simple than ever.” Caramel has a site and app that helps private parties and independent dealers sell cars by handling the paperwork, ownership transfer, financing, shipping, insurance, and more. The company has several marketplace and auction partners as well. Although eBay has... Read more â€ș

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