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Quentyn Kennemer @ The Verge · 12/20/2024 10:59 EDT

The MacBook Pro with M4 is matching its record low with $200 off

The 14-inch MacBook Pro looks just as nicely as it performs. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge In recent years, base MacBook Pro models have felt like an automatic skip. It made more sense to pay just a few hundred more for upgrades that truly justify the “Pro” moniker, or save money by stepping down to a MacBook Air without many sacrifices. But that’s changed as... Read more

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Owen Grove @ The Verge · 12/20/2024 10:45 EDT

We repaired an iPhone to see if iOS 18 fixes iPhone repair

Image: Alex Parkin/ The Verge We started making this video with one question in mind: “What makes iPhone repair so difficult?” And immediately the answer was: a lot. I’ve never repaired a phone before, so I was particularly nervous that the first one I was opening was an iPhone. This wasn’t just because I didn’t want to destroy a phone with a mistake but also because I was somewhat familiar... Read more

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David Nield @ The Verge · 12/20/2024 10:30 EDT

How to screen calls on an iPhone

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Life’s busy enough without wasting time on calls that are trying to scam you or sell to you. Unfortunately, stats from Hiya show that 28 percent of the calls you get are going to be suspected spam or fraud. On an iPhone, you don’t have the option to have an AI assistant answer calls for you, as you can on Android — at... Read more

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Nick Statt @ The Verge · 12/20/2024 10:00 EDT

Answering your biggest Decoder questions

Photo illustration: The Verge Our end-of-year special, featuring guest Nilay Patel.  Read the full story at The Verge. Read more

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge · 12/20/2024 10:00 EDT

The Verge’s 2024 in review

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Looking back at a very busy year. Read the full story at The Verge. Read more

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge · 12/20/2024 09:30 EDT

Robert Eggers wants you to see his Nosferatu as both a lover and a biter

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images To get Nosferatu’s nightmarish love triangle right, Robert Eggers looked to Wuthering Heights for inspiration. Though the Dark Universe might be dead, Robert Eggers has crafted something like its spiritual successor with a series of disturbing horror features. The Witch left you wondering how real its demons were, The Lighthouse’s tentacled sea creatures were always slithering somewhere just off-screen, and The Northman... Read more

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 12/20/2024 09:25 EDT

Netflix will stream the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031

Photo By Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press via Getty Images Netflix’s push into live sports has snagged another major event. Today the streamer announced that it has acquired US streaming rights for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in both 2027 and 2031. FIFA is calling the deal “a landmark announcement for women’s football.” The 2027 edition of the tournament will take place in Brazil, while the following World Cup doesn’t yet have... Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 12/20/2024 09:22 EDT

Google Search will reportedly have a dedicated ‘AI Mode’ soon

Illustration: The Verge Google is planning to add a new “AI Mode” to its search engine, according to a report from The Information. The company will reportedly display an option to switch to AI Mode from the top of the results page, allowing you to access an interface similar to its Gemini AI chatbot. The new AI Mode tab would live on the left side of the “All,” “Images,” “Videos,”... Read more

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge · 12/20/2024 09:00 EDT

2025 will be the year of the smart lock

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images In 2024, smart locks got better; in 2025, they’re going to be truly great. Read the full story at The Verge. Read more

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David Pierce @ The Verge · 12/20/2024 08:33 EDT

The Vergecast Matter Holiday Spec-tacular

Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Happy holidays! ‘Tis the season for trimming trees, hanging lights, baking cookies... and spending two weeks at home trying to figure out why you can’t get the lights to automatically come on at night, and which of those stupid bulbs is causing all the rest to not work. Truly the most wonderful time of the year. Every year on The Vergecast, we like to... Read more

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Andrew J. Hawkins @ The Verge · 12/20/2024 08:00 EDT

Senators rip into automakers for selling customer data and blocking right to repair

Image: Getty A bipartisan group of senators is calling out the auto industry for its “hypocritical, profit-driven” opposition to national right-to-repair legislation, while also selling customer data to insurance companies and other third-party interests. In a letter sent to the CEOs of the top automakers, the trio of legislators — Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) — urge them to better protect customer privacy, while... Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 12/19/2024 19:51 EDT

Bluesky now has a mentions tab in your notifications area

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Bluesky now has a specific tab for mentions in your notifications as part of the app’s just-released 1.96 update. With the mentions tab, it’s much easier to see your replies or conversations you’ve been tagged in on the platform. Speaking of replies, update 1.96 lets you easily access settings that let you control how replies on posts appear to you. Replies can be linear,... Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 12/19/2024 18:05 EDT

Google Street View helped police solve a man’s disappearance

The Verge A Google Street View image played in role in solving a missing person investigation in Spain, according to reports from the BBC and The New York Times. The image, which can still be seen on Street View, shows what appears to be a person loading a large object into the trunk of a car, as Gizmodo points out. Another image showed someone “transporting a large white bundle in... Read more

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Quentyn Kennemer @ The Verge · 12/19/2024 17:52 EDT

Here are the best iPad deals right now

Apple’s newest iPad Pro, which features an M4 chip, is on sale starting at $899 right now. | Image: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge While the best iPad deals usually land during major sale events like Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day, many great iPad deals are attainable outside those times. The day-to-day discounts may come and go like changing winds, but there’s often something to be saved, particularly on... Read more

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Allison Johnson @ The Verge · 12/19/2024 16:36 EDT

The best phone to buy right now

The best screens for screen time. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge The bad news: flagship phones cost a small fortune these days. The good news: we can help you pick the right one and get the most for your money. Read the full story at The Verge. Read more

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 12/19/2024 16:27 EDT

Dune: Prophecy is getting a second season on HBO

Image: HBO The first season of Dune: Prophecy is about to wrap up — but there’s more on the way. Ahead of the finale on December 22nd, HBO has confirmed than the prequel series has been renewed for a second season. The show premiered in November, and takes place 10,000 years before the events of the Dune movies from Denis Villeneuve. It stars Emily Watson and Olivia Williams as two... Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 12/19/2024 16:06 EDT

Google Keep’s joining the ranks of system apps considered essential

Illustration: The Verge Google Keep is being upgraded to a system app on Android 16 devices, joining the ranks of other Android apps that provide essential services like calling and messaging, reports Android Police. Google’s free note-taking app appears as a system app on the latest Android 16 beta, Android 16 Developer Preview 2. Anyone upgrading to this OS version will no longer be able to uninstall the app unless... Read more

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge · 12/19/2024 16:00 EDT

Home Assistant’s new voice assistant answers to ‘Hey Jarvis’

The Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition is the first hardware from the open-source smart home platform that’s designed for voice control. | Image: Nabu Casa There’s a new voice assistant in town, and this one can work locally in your home without phoning home to its corporate overloads. This week, the popular hobbyist smart home platform Home Assistant officially launched its first voice assistant hardware — Home Assistant Voice Preview... Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 12/19/2024 14:48 EDT

Thousands of Amazon delivery drivers at seven hubs are on strike

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Thousands of delivery drivers who work for Amazon third-party contractors are now on strike, The New York Times reports. The workers are striking after “Amazon’s repeated refusal to follow the law and bargain with the thousands of Amazon workers who organized with the Teamsters,” according to a Teamsters press release. Workers are picketing at Amazon warehouses from Atlanta, New York City, San... Read more

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Barbara Krasnoff @ The Verge · 12/19/2024 14:30 EDT

How to reshare Threads posts without quote posting

Image: The Verge In what seems to be a battle between Threads and Bluesky for the hearts and minds of ex-Twitterers, Threads has been adding some interesting new features. The latest is the ability to share photos and videos without including the original post — in other words, without quote posting. (There’s a similar feature in X for videos.) There has been some initial pushback on it. A photographer on... Read more

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