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McLaren updates Google Chrome

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YouTube takes a baby step towards labeling authentic video

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The new Kindle was briefly on sale and it hasn’t even been announced yet

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Amazon hasn’t officially announced the next generation of its Kindle e-readers yet, but following leaks of...
Amazon hasn’t officially announced the next generation of its Kindle e-readers yet, but following leaks of several models, the UK retailer John Lewis was already selling the 12th-gen entry-level Kindle and the new Kindle Kids Edition through its website earlier today, as spotted by Good e-Reader. Both listings have ...
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How this smart garden stopped growing

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AMD, Intel, and a slew of tech companies are teaming up to fend off ARM chips

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Nothing brings rivals together like a common enemy, and in this case it’s the rise of...
Nothing brings rivals together like a common enemy, and in this case it’s the rise of ARM pulling Intel and AMD closer together than ever. The two chip makers — not exactly the friendliest frenemies — are the headlining members of a new x86 Advisory Group to try and defend the platform’s interests against ARM, which...
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Adobe teases AI tools that build 3D scenes, animate text, and make distractions disappear

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Adobe is previewing some experimental AI tools for animation, image generation, and cleaning up video and...
Adobe is previewing some experimental AI tools for animation, image generation, and cleaning up video and photographs that could eventually be added to its Creative Cloud apps.While the tools apply to vastly different mediums, all three have a similar aim — to automate most of the boring, complex tasks required for ...
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Google Chrome’s uBlock Origin phaseout has begun

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Google Chrome has begun to phase out uBlock Origin. The developer of the free ad blocker,...
Google Chrome has begun to phase out uBlock Origin. The developer of the free ad blocker, Raymond Hill, recently reposted a screenshot that shows Chrome automatically turning off uBlock Origin because it is “no longer supported.”The change comes as Google Chrome migrates to Manifest V3, a new extension specification...
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JLab now sells $30 wireless earbuds with ANC

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JLab already sells a budget-friendly pair of noise canceling wireless earbuds with its $59.99 ANC 3,...
JLab already sells a budget-friendly pair of noise canceling wireless earbuds with its $59.99 ANC 3, but at $29.99, the company’s new Go Pop ANC are half the price while still offering features like an ambient sound boosting mode and up to 21 hours of battery life with ANC active.Although we haven’t tested them, at ...
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Oura Ring 3 Horizon drops to $299

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The third-generation Oura Ring Horizon — the one that’s more round — is down to $299...
The third-generation Oura Ring Horizon — the one that’s more round — is down to $299 ($50 off) at Amazon and Best Buy in silver and black, which is only a few dollars more than the lowest price to date. That brings its price in line with the MSRP of the squared-off “Heritage” version and $50 cheaper than the Oura Ri...
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This screensaver turns your Pixel into a smart home control panel

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A new Home Controls screensaver in Android 15 turns your tablet or phone into a smart...
A new Home Controls screensaver in Android 15 turns your tablet or phone into a smart home dashboard, where you can control devices with a single tap. The interactive screensaver does away with the need to unlock your device or tap a shortcut button, making controlling your connected lights or cameras much quicker. ...
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Password manager makers want to let you securely transfer passkeys

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X blocked hacked JD Vance dossier links after the Trump campaign flagged it

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The Optimus robots at Tesla’s Cybercab event were humans in disguise

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SpaceX’s fifth Starship flight test has launched

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SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft splashed down in the Indian Ocean a little over an hour after its...
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft splashed down in the Indian Ocean a little over an hour after its 8:25AM ET launch from South Texas. Almost seven minutes following liftoff, the Super Heavy booster returned to its launchpad, where the launch tower caught it using arms that SpaceX has nicknamed the “chopsticks.”The remar...
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The Putt-Putt champions of the internet

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In September of 2023, Danny and Steven Sanicki played a round of minigolf. The Sanickis are...
In September of 2023, Danny and Steven Sanicki played a round of minigolf. The Sanickis are twins, are both competitive golfers, and were budding content creators at the time, so of course they filmed the whole round. Danny edited the footage on his phone, recorded a quick commentary track, slapped a scoreboard over...
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Now we can all wake up like Mario

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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 56, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in...
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 56, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Bill Lawrence’s TV shows and the massively powerful cryp...
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Starship’s fifth test flight is approved: where to watch the launch

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WordPress.org’s latest move involves taking control of a WP Engine plugin

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Hackers took over robovacs to chase pets and yell slurs

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Someone gained access to Ecovacs Deebot X2 Omni robotic vacuums across several US cities earlier this...
Someone gained access to Ecovacs Deebot X2 Omni robotic vacuums across several US cities earlier this year and used them to chase pets and yell racist slurs at their owners, reported ABC News in Australia this week. The outlet spoke with multiple Deebot X2 owners who say their Deebot X2s had been hacked in May, incl...
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Meta suggests AI Northern Lights pics are as good as the real thing

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Meta has a suggestion for folks like me who forgot to go outside and look at...
Meta has a suggestion for folks like me who forgot to go outside and look at the Northern Lights on Thursday night: just use AI to fake it! But Threads users who replied to Meta’s idea, posted along with three AI-generated images of the Aurora Borealis Meta last night, seem to disagree.The images show the Northern L...
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Casio made a furry robot designed to cuddle and calm you down

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Casio has opened preorders for its robotic pet called Moflin that looks like a cross between...
Casio has opened preorders for its robotic pet called Moflin that looks like a cross between a hamster and Star Trek’s Tribbles. Unlike Sony’s robot dog Aibo that can follow you around, Moflin is designed to be held and cuddled, and over time, Casio says it will learn who you are and attempt to develop a simulated b...
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The Internet Archive is still down but will return in ‘days, not weeks’

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Steam now says the ‘game’ you’re buying is really just a license

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Valve is now explicitly disclosing that you don’t own the games you buy from its Steam...
Valve is now explicitly disclosing that you don’t own the games you buy from its Steam online store. The company has added a note on the payment checkout screen stating that “a purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam,” as reported earlier by Engadget.We confirmed the message appears i...
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Xbox Cloud Gaming will let you stream your own games in November

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Microsoft is planning to support the streaming of Xbox game libraries next month. Sources familiar with...
Microsoft is planning to support the streaming of Xbox game libraries next month. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that the company is getting ready to test the ability to stream games that you own that aren’t part of the existing Xbox Game Pass library.As part of a long-running project known a...
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