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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 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? There’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). We’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. I’m even starting to eye that Shudder re-subscribe... Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 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 that’s about the size of an Apple TV, will be available to buy starting on November 1st. That’s according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who also writes in his Power... Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 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 doesn’t have Apple Intelligence. That’s set to change on October 28th with the release of iOS 18.1, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’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

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David Pierce @ The Verge · 10/06/2024 08:00 EDT

The much simpler way to keep track of everything

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 55, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, get ready to ruin your phone’s storage, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about AI girlfriends and Bobbi Althoff and baseball pitchers, watching Nobody Wants This (my favorite new show in forever) and the new... Read more

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Quentyn Kennemer @ The Verge · 10/05/2024 14:22 EDT

You can slap a Pixel Watch 2 on your wrist for just $224 right now

The Pixel Watch 2 can still serve you well in 2024 if you don’t need a bigger or brighter screen. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Pixel Watch 3 may be the shining refinement Google’s wearable lineup needed, but the last-gen Pixel Watch 2 is still a great buy. That’s especially true when you can get it for as low as $224 ($26 off) — which... Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 10/05/2024 12:04 EDT

An Android feature now rolling out locks your screen if your phone is swiped

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google is rolling out a new set of features aimed at making it less easy for thieves to access your data. That’s according to Mishaal Rahman, who posted on Reddit that the features are showing up in a new update after seeing that his Xiaomi 14T Pro phone now has Theft Detection Lock and Offline Device Lock, two of three features Google announced in... Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 10/05/2024 10:40 EDT

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin plans to launch a new crew capsule on Monday

New Shepard in 2022. | Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Blue Origin is preparing to launch its NS-27 mission with the RSS Kármán Line, its new crew capsule, on Monday at 9AM ET. It will be the first launch for the capsule, which the company says in its announcement will have improved performance and reusability, along with “an updated livery, and accommodations for payloads on the booster.”... Read more

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Justine Calma @ The Verge · 10/05/2024 10:17 EDT

Big Tech has cozied up to nuclear energy

Steam rises out of the nuclear plant on Three Mile Island on March 26, 2019 before it closed later that year. | Photo: Getty Images Major tech firms, in search of carbon pollution-free electricity for data centers, are helping to revive nuclear energy in the US. Continue reading… Read more

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 10/05/2024 09:00 EDT

Starfield’s big Shattered Space expansion isn’t weird enough

Image: Bethesda It’s been a long time coming for Starfield players. Bethesda’s sci-fi take on Skyrim originally launched last summer, and while there have been some updates and improvements since then, it’s taken more than a year for the game to get its first major expansion. This lead-up means there’s a lot riding on Shattered Space — which is a perfectly fine addition to the game that also feels incredibly... Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge 3 place · 10/05/2024 08:00 EDT

Epic has a plan for the rest of the decade

Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge Just over a year ago, Epic Games laid off around 16 percent of its employees. The problem, Epic said, was its own big ideas for the future and just how expensive they were to build. “For a while now, we’ve been spending way more money than we earn,” Epic CEO Tim Sweeney wrote in an email to staff. On Tuesday, onstage at the... Read more

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Elizabeth Lopatto @ The Verge · 10/04/2024 19:50 EDT

Ben Horowitz says he’ll donate to Kamala Harris after all

Hedging one’s bets, I suppose. | Photo by Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images After the podcast where Ben Horowitz repeatedly congratulated himself for being brave enough to support Donald Trump in public, it turns out Horowitz will also be donating to Kamala Harris. Or so he says. “As I mentioned before, Felicia and I have known Vice President Harris for over 10 years and she has been a great friend to both... Read more

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Sean Hollister @ The Verge · 10/04/2024 19:08 EDT

Intel says its Raptor Lake crashing chip nightmare is over

Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Intel may have one less worry on its very full plate: it believes it has now fully addressed its desktop CPU instability woes with 13th and 14th Gen “Raptor Lake” chips. While the company says there’s still no fix for processors that are already damaged, it confirms to me that the “Vmin Shift Instability” is the root cause of the unusual instability and... Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 10/04/2024 17:33 EDT

The latest on the WordPress fight over trademarks and open source

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge WordPress and its cofounder Matt Mullenweg are embroiled in a public battle against the third-party hosting provider WP Engine. Continue reading… Read more

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 10/04/2024 16:33 EDT

The best Garmin watches for training and everyday life

Garmins aren’t just multisport behemoths anymore. | Illustration by Will Joel / The Verge Garmin may be best known for its hardcore fitness watches, but it’s got an extensive line of lifestyle offerings, too. Continue reading… Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 10/04/2024 16:30 EDT

MKBHD’s wallpaper app updated with fewer ads

Image: MKBHD via YouTube MKBHD’s new wallpaper app has received its first big update after users criticized the app over pricing and the advertising setup for free accounts. On Friday, the Panels account announced on X that people using the app for free can now download high-resolution images — not just standard-definition ones — by watching a single ad. The app previously required users to sign up for a $11.99... Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 10/04/2024 15:45 EDT

From AOL Time Warner to DirecTV and Dish: 20 years of media mergers

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge This week, DirecTV announced it intends to buy Dish, Sling TV, and the rest of EchoStar’s television business for a dollar (while also taking on all of Dish’s debt), combining almost 20 million satellite TV subscribers from two companies that have been circling one another for decades. But it’s not just DirecTV and Dish. AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, General Electric, GM, News Corp, Tumblr, and... Read more

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge · 10/04/2024 15:29 EDT

The best budget robot vacuums

Illustration: The Verge You don’t have to spend a fortune to have a robot clean your floors. Here’s our pick of the most cost-effective bots you can buy right now. Continue reading… Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 10/04/2024 14:25 EDT

Matt Mullenweg: ‘WordPress.org just belongs to me’

Matt Mullenweg at WordCamp 2024 in Europe. | Image: WordCamp The lines between the WordPress open-source project, the nonprofit backing it, and the commercial arm owned by Automattic are blurring. Continue reading… Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 10/04/2024 13:54 EDT

Arc’s ‘better mobile browser’ is now available on Android

Illustration: Cath Virginia / The Verge After months of waiting, now Android users can take the Arc Search app for a spin. It’s now available as an open beta on the Google Play Store after developers teased an Android version of the app in August. Arc is The Browser Company’s take on web browsing, billing itself as offering better customization options than competitors. The Arc Search app also comes with... Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 10/04/2024 13:51 EDT

The smartphone-sized Boox Palma e-reader’s on sale exclusively for Verge readers

The 6.1-inch Boox Palma looks a lot like a smartphone, but it’s designed to be an e-reader. | Image: Boox Kindles are great and all, but if you want a pocketable e-reader that doesn’t require you to lock yourself into Amazon’s ecosystem, the Boox Palma might be worth a look. The 6.1-inch ebook reader normally runs for $279.99, but now through October 9th, readers of The Verge can score a... Read more

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