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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 11/19/2024 15:03 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
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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 13:53 EDT

8BitDo now sells the NES-themed keycaps from its retro keyboard

8BitDo’s Retro Keycaps include options for both ANSI and ISO layouts. | Image: 8BitDo 8BitDo is now selling a set of keycaps featuring the same Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) inspired design as those used on the Retro Mechanical Keyboard it debuted last July. While the keyboard is now available in four styles including Commodore 64 and Famicom designs, only the NES style keycaps are currently available on their own. The... Read more â€ș

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 13:45 EDT

Microsoft’s Copilot key will be able to launch apps on Windows 11 soon

Image: Microsoft Microsoft is planning to allow Windows 11 users to customize the Copilot key that has started shipping on new laptops and keyboards. The Copilot key is configured as default to launch Microsoft’s Copilot app on Windows 11, but the company is now testing the ability to use it to launch other apps instead. A new beta build of Windows 11 includes the customization changes, available for testers today.... Read more â€ș

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 13:32 EDT

Lotus Theory 1 is a high-powered electric sports car with haptics and robot textiles

Sadly Theory 1 isn’t going into production. | Image: Lotus Lotus revealed its new Theory 1 electric sports car, a concept that the automaker says “embodies the future of intelligent performance vehicles.” It’s a visual aid for Lotus’ new Digital, Natural, and Analogue (DNA — get it) design principles on which it plans to base its performance vehicles for the modern era. Theory 1 features Lotus’ new “Lotuswear” interior that... Read more â€ș

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 13:00 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
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Nathan Edwards @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 12:12 EDT

Researcher reveals ‘catastrophic’ security flaw in the Arc browser

Illustration: Cath Virginia / The Verge A security researcher revealed a ‘catastrophic’ vulnerability in the Arc browser that would have allowed attackers to insert arbitrary code into other users’ browser sessions with little than an easily findable user ID. The vulnerability was patched on August 26th and disclosed today in a blog post by security researcher xyz3va, as well as a statement from The Browser Company. The company says that... Read more â€ș

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Justine Calma @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 12:02 EDT

US announces $3 billion in funding for new battery projects

A worker demonstrates how lithium is recovered from brine at a Standard Lithium facility in El Dorado, Arkansas, US, on Thursday, July 20, 2023. | Photo: Getty Images The US Department of Energy announced today plans to dole out more than $3 billion to over two dozen battery projects across 14 states. The money will go toward processing critical minerals, building batteries and their components, and recycling batteries. It’s part... Read more â€ș

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 11:35 EDT

A new PS5 update is here to address Final Fantasy XVI bugs

Image: Square Enix On Friday morning, Sony released a system update for the PlayStation 5 that may help with graphical bugs and crashes reported by Final Fantasy XVI players after the last PS5 firmware update. Sony says today’s update (version 24.06-10.01.00) simply improves “system software performance and stability” and doesn’t mention any specific fixes for the game. But a post shared on the official Final Fantasy XVI X account earlier... Read more â€ș

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 11:05 EDT

Win a pair of Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones from The Verge

These can be all yours. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge We’ve got a new pair of our favorite noise-canceling headphones, and we’re giving them away to celebrate the recent relaunch — err, refresh? — of our weekly deals newsletter. All you have to do is sign up for the new and improved Verge Deals, which continues to serve as a free weekly summary of some of the... Read more â€ș

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 10:44 EDT

Rivian is now shipping its Gen 2 R1T and R1S EVs with tri-motor powertrains

There’s three motors inside this one. | Image: Rivian Rivian is now shipping its electric trucks and SUVs with a tri-motor configuration, adding an extra power boost over the dual-motor version. The new 850 horsepower powertrain uses Rivian’s new in-house Enduro motors, with one in the front axle and two in the rear axle. The new tri-motor setup underpins Rivian’s newly redesigned Gen 2 models, which launched earlier this year... Read more â€ș

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 10:29 EDT

Anker recalls MagSafe iPhone batteries over fire risk

Anker is recalling three additional power banks, citing a manufacturing defect in their lithium-ion batteries. | Image: Anker Anker has issued a recall notice for its Anker 334 MagGo Battery (PowerCore 10K, model number A1642), Anker Power Bank (model number A1647) and Anker MagGo Power Bank (model number A1652). The company says a manufacturing defect can cause the powerbanks’ lithium-ion batteries to overheat and potentially cause a fire risk. It’s... Read more â€ș

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 10:14 EDT

Former Snap Spectacles engineer says the new glasses are ‘obviously bad’

The fifth-generation Snap Spectacles were described as “a disaster” by a developer who helped create them. | Photo by Nalani Hernandez-Melo for The Verge Snap’s latest generation of augmented reality Spectacles have been lambasted by one of the engineers that helped to create them. The glasses, revealed earlier this week, were described as “a disaster” by Sterling Crispin, a former design engineer for Snap. “I worked on these for about... Read more â€ș

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 10:10 EDT

The best Xbox controller to buy right now

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge From basic and affordable to premium and ultra-customizable, these are the best controllers we’ve tested for Xbox. And they work with PCs, too. Continue reading
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Laura Martins @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 09:30 EDT

Elon Musk is navigating Brazil’s X ban — and flirting with its far right

Image: Maira Erlich / Bloomberg via Getty Images For more than two weeks, Brazilians have been without access to X. Brazil’s Supreme Court blocked the platform after Elon Musk failed to comply with court rulings. As X evades the ban and Musk’s companies work slowly toward a resolution, the real concern for many isn’t just the absence of social media. It’s Musk’s power play over the government as he backs... Read more â€ș

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Brandon Widder @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 09:00 EDT

Welcome to the new and improved Verge Deals newsletter

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Hey, folks! Every week for the past four years, the team behind Verge Deals has combed the web, looking for the best deals and discounts on the tech we love most at The Verge. We pride ourselves in having tried and tested every product we recommend — well, almost every product — and we continue to share those deals with our readers via our... Read more â€ș

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David Pierce @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 08:58 EDT

You’re cute no matter what phone you have

Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge The iPhone 16 is great. But it’s great in pretty much exactly the ways you’d expect it to be great — gone, it seems, are the days of big new ideas about these slabs of glass we all use all day. And that’s basically okay! But it does make you wonder: could you just train an AI to tell you everything you need to... Read more â€ș

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Tom Warren @ The Verge 3 place · 09/20/2024 08:23 EDT

Microsoft wants Three Mile Island to fuel its AI power needs

Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images Microsoft just signed a deal to revive the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. If approved by regulators, the software maker would have exclusive rights to 100 percent of the output for its AI data center needs. Constellation, the owner of the Three Mile Island plant, announced a power purchase agreement with Microsoft earlier today, which should see the site coming back... Read more â€ș

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Allison Johnson @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 08:00 EDT

The iPhone camera is more confusing than ever

Everyone’s iPhone camera might look a little different with the new Photographic Styles. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge When I walked into the building that houses the Steve Jobs Theater for the iPhone 16 launch last week, the first person I saw taking a photo of the room wasn’t using an iPhone; they were using a compact digital camera. I’m not talking about a fancy Ricoh GR III.... Read more â€ș

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 07:11 EDT

Microsoft’s new Fluent illustrations are more 3D and playful

Image: Microsoft Microsoft is overhauling the illustrations it uses throughout its products and services to make them less flat and more playful and interesting. The previous iteration of illustrations was heavily vector-based, with a flat illustration style that can be found throughout apps like Microsoft Teams, Skype, Office, and even parts of Windows. Now, Microsoft is shifting towards 3D designs that bring back skeuomorphism, together with more colorful and playful... Read more â€ș

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 09/20/2024 06:57 EDT

Apple put on notice over support for third-party watches and headphones

The two new proceedings are meant to “assist Apple in complying with its interoperability,” according to the EU. | Cath Virginia / The Verge The European Commission has opened new proceedings under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will see the bloc instruct Apple on how it can comply with its interoperability obligations. The two “specification proceedings” focused on iOS and iPadOS will conclude within six months. Under DMA, Apple... Read more â€ș

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