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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 10/01/2024 08:00 EDT

Parents can now set Fortnite time limits

Image: Epic Games Fortnite is getting controls that let parents set time limits for how much their children play the game. Parents will be able to pick how much their child can play Fortnite per day, select windows for when they can play, and choose if their child has the ability to ask for more time. If parents turn time limits on, their children will see an in-game notification when... Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 10/01/2024 07:00 EDT

Serve is partnering with Wing to expand the range of its robot deliveries

Serve’s robots will bring packages to a Wing drone AutoLoader, which will make the final delivery. | Image: Serve Robotics Serve Robotics has announced a pilot partnership with Wing Aviation to expand the range of its autonomous food delivery without requiring restaurants to install new equipment to accommodate drone pickups. Serve, which was spun out of the app-based delivery company Postmates in 2021, has been making Uber Eats food deliveries... Read more ›

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 10/01/2024 05:52 EDT

eBay is off the hook for selling harmful products

eBay was shielded from liability in the civil lawsuit by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. | The Verge A US government lawsuit accusing eBay of selling almost 350,000 polluting and environmentally harmful products — including pesticides and “defeat” devices that let motor vehicles evade emission controls — has been dismissed by a federal judge. On Monday, District Judge Orelia Merchant ruled that eBay isn’t liable for items that... Read more ›

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Richard Lawler @ The Verge · 09/30/2024 21:11 EDT

PlayStation Network is down, knocking PS5 and PS4 gamers offline

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Gamers hoping to spend an evening in front of their PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 4 may be out of luck, as Sony’s gaming network is suffering a massive outage on Monday night. The official PSN Service Status page confirms problems affecting everything “Other, PS Vita, PS3, PS4, PS5, Web.” If it’s PlayStation — it’s not working. On my end, attempting to launch a... Read more ›

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 09/30/2024 19:27 EDT

The best smartwatches for Android

Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge Wear OS is much better than it used to be, so there’s never been a better time to consider a smartwatch. Continue reading… Read more ›

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge · 09/30/2024 18:22 EDT

T-Mobile promises to try not to get hacked again

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile is investing millions of dollars into revamping its cybersecurity practices as part of a settlement with the US Federal Communications Commission. The company will also need to pay the US Treasury $15.75 million in civil penalties — the same amount as its internal cybersecurity investment. The commission says this “groundbreaking” settlement will serve as a model for the industry. Data breaches at... Read more ›

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 09/30/2024 18:11 EDT

A PS5 update that screwed up game backgrounds was just a bug

News posts appearing in the PS5 dashboard are the result of a bug. | Screenshot: PlayStation 5 dashboard An apparent bug was causing game art backgrounds to be replaced by promotional messages and news posts on the PlayStation 5 dashboard for some people on Monday. The images they saw featured promotions for long-expired discounts and ads for new games. People lamented the change in forums and on social media, saying... Read more ›

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Gaby Del Valle @ The Verge · 09/30/2024 17:59 EDT

Trump’s crypto platform is now open to the public — kind of

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Brandon Bell, Getty Images The people behind World Liberty Financial — former President Donald Trump, his sons, and his business associates — have made a lot of promises about the cryptocurrency platform’s revolutionary potential. It will liberate “the average American” from “the big banks and financial elites,” Trump posted on Truth Social. It will help unbanked and debanked people, Donald... Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 09/30/2024 17:48 EDT

Is this Anker’s first 140W wall charger with a screen?

An unboxing video reveals what appears to be the first Anker wall charger with a status screen. | Screenshot: YouTube An unboxing video shared on YouTube last week has our first hands-on look at a new 140W wall charger from Anker. It appears to be the first from the company featuring an integrated display that shows how much power is being drawn from each of its four USB ports. Earlier... Read more ›

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Justine Calma @ The Verge · 09/30/2024 17:32 EDT

How Hurricane Helene became a monster storm

This aerial picture taken on September 27th, 2024, shows a flooded street after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Steinhatchee, Florida. | Photo by Ricardo Arduengo / AFP via Getty Images The Southeastern United States is reeling from Hurricane Helene, a monstrous storm that made landfall in Florida on Thursday before cutting a terrifying path all the way up to Tennessee. How did it get this bad? The storm has killed... Read more ›

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Allison Johnson @ The Verge · 09/30/2024 17:24 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… Read more ›

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge · 09/30/2024 16:34 EDT

YouTube’s missing hits will come back, now that it has a deal with SESAC

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube has reached a deal with the music licensing organization SESAC that will bring back songs that were removed over the weekend. Many hit songs from artists such as Adele, Nirvana, and others disappeared, which YouTube blamed on the lack of an agreement to renew its existing deal. SESAC stands for the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers and its website says... Read more ›

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 09/30/2024 14:48 EDT

The Echo Hub smart home controller is down to a new all-time low price

The Echo Hub offers an intuitive interface, making it easy for the whole household to control the smart home. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Amazon offered some pretty good deals ahead of its Prime Big Deal Days sale last week and continues to do so, but admittedly we’ve seen most of these discounted prices before. Today’s deal on the Echo Hub is the exception, though, as... Read more ›

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge · 09/30/2024 12:56 EDT

Leaked Google Pixel 9A renders reveal a visor-free look

The Pixel 9A looks a lot like the Pixel 9, only with its sunglasses removed. | Image: OnLeaks / Android Headlines Google’s first leak of the fall is here, with new renders of its upcoming Pixel 9A posted online for the world to see. As with the Pixel 8A leak earlier this year, Android Headlines has yet again acquired images of Google’s next budget A-series release, this time by way... Read more ›

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge · 09/30/2024 12:50 EDT

This front door can go from clear to opaque with a voice command

The Home Depot’s newest smart door features smart glass that can turn from opaque to clear with the press of a button or a smart home command. | Image: The Home Depot Glass front doors are great for letting light in during the day but not so great at night when you want some privacy. The Home Depot has a smart solution for this problem — a glass front door... Read more ›

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Andrew J. Hawkins @ The Verge · 09/30/2024 12:42 EDT

Cruise hit with $1.5 million fine for failing to report robotaxi crash involving pedestrian

Cruise’s failure to disclose the fact that a pedestrian was seriously injured by one of its driverless vehicles in San Francisco last year has now resulted in a $1.5 million fine to the federal government. Last October, a Cruise vehicle hit a pedestrian and then drug her 20 feet after she was initially struck by a human driver in a hit-and-run incident. In the aftermath, Cruise disclosed that its vehicle... Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 09/30/2024 12:17 EDT

Hurricane Helene barreled through a crucial chip mining area in North Carolina

Flooding in Boone, NC, about an hour northeast of Spruce Pine. | Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images Hurricane Helene brought historic rainfall and flooding to western North Carolina last week, leaving dozens dead and catastrophic damage stretching across the state’s mountain towns. The devastation also reached the small town of Spruce Pine, which is home to the purest quartz on Earth. Spruce Pine’s high-quality quartz is an essential ingredient... Read more ›

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Andrew J. Hawkins @ The Verge · 09/30/2024 12:10 EDT

California governor signs one driverless vehicle bill, vetoes two others

Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Amid the hullabaloo around California Gavin Newsom vetoing a closely watched artificial intelligence bill, three other bills that would regulate a different type of AI — autonomous vehicles — landed on his desk with less fanfare. The governor signed one, and vetoed two others. For the second time in two years, Newsom vetoed legislation (AB 2286) that would have banned autonomous... Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 09/30/2024 12:00 EDT

Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible

Illustration: The Verge Reddit is giving its staff a lot more power over the communities on its platform. Starting today, Reddit moderators will not be able to change if their subreddit is public or private without first submitting a request to a Reddit admin. The policy applies to adjusting all community types, meaning moderators will have to request to make a switch from safe for work to not safe for... Read more ›

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 09/30/2024 11:29 EDT

Amazon is launching its own Shark Tank where winners get to be Amazon sellers

Screenshot: YouTube Amazon Prime has released a trailer for its spin on the Shark Tank concept: Buy It Now, a JB Smoove-hosted show where people put their product ideas before a panel of investors. The twist is that they’ll also be judged by “The 100,” which Amazon says is an audience of “potential customers” (otherwise known as “people”), and if their products are picked, Amazon will sell them in a... Read more ›

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