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Applying the mathematical principles of Pareto to Mario Kart 8

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If you’re the kind of Mario Kart 8 player who cares about winning and not just...

If you’re the kind of Mario Kart 8 player who cares about winning and not just playing their favorite characters (Daisy and Peach supremacy), choosing the best combination of driver, vehicle, and wheels gets tricky. Luckily, thanks to data science and 19th-century Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, there’s a way to ...

Kia’s more affordable EV2 is getting ready to undercut Tesla

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The Kia EV2, the automaker’s small, affordable electric crossover, has been spotted on the street in...

The Kia EV2, the automaker’s small, affordable electric crossover, has been spotted on the street in camouflage. It’s the first time the model has been seen in the wild, although the EV2 is not currently confirmed for the US.The timing of the sighting is particularly significant given recent news that Tesla may have...

Target confirms it’s all but completely ditching DVDs in physical stores

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Target is scaling back the presence of physical media in its stores. A spokesperson for Target...

Target is scaling back the presence of physical media in its stores. A spokesperson for Target tells IGN that the company is “transitioning the limited assortment of DVDs” it sells in stores to its website.“Moving forward, we’ll offer select DVDs in stores when they are newly released or during key times throughout ...

How Phish turned Las Vegas’ Sphere into the ultimate music visualizer

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Phish at the Sphere was always going to be wildly different compared to U2’s opening residency...

Phish at the Sphere was always going to be wildly different compared to U2’s opening residency at Las Vegas’ immersive venue. Both bands are known to push the boundaries of live performances. But they’ve rarely approached it the same way. U2’s 40-show Sphere run was a polished, extravagant rock show with (nearly) id...

The Hades 2 technical test is a trial in self-control

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Imagine the most perfect barbecue — a prolific spread of smoked meats, all the right sides,...

Imagine the most perfect barbecue — a prolific spread of smoked meats, all the right sides, every pie, type of cookie or cake, and even your grandmother’s famous dinner rolls. But there’s a catch: most of the food is kept behind glass to be unlocked at a later date, and you are starving. That’s what it’s like playin...

You may not need Apple Pay to tap and pay with your EU iPhone soon

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Google’s HD Chromecast is going for just $20

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Almost any TV you can buy these days supports streaming in some form or fashion, but...

Almost any TV you can buy these days supports streaming in some form or fashion, but what if you don’t like its user interface or it doesn’t have all of the apps you need? That’s where a streaming device like the Chromecast with Google TV (HD) comes in. We usually recommend jumping for the 4K version if you have the...

Twitter alternative Post News is shutting down

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Post News, a Twitter alternative that emerged in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover, is shutting...

Post News, a Twitter alternative that emerged in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover, is shutting down. Noam Bardin, the platform’s founder and former CEO of Waze, writes that Post News “is not growing fast enough to become a real business or a significant platform.”The Andreessen Horowitz-backed platform launched in a...

Maybe I don’t want a Rosey the Robot after all

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As a child of the 1980s, my perception of the smart home has been dominated by...

As a child of the 1980s, my perception of the smart home has been dominated by the idea that one day, we will all have Rosey the Robot-style robots roaming our homes — dusting the mantelpiece, preparing dinner, and unloading the dishwasher. (That last one is a must; we were smart enough to come up with a robot to wa...

A new NES emulator was briefly available on the Apple App Store

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Just two days after Apple removed the iGBA emulator from the iOS App Store, an NES...

Just two days after Apple removed the iGBA emulator from the iOS App Store, an NES emulator called Bimmy briefly appeared before being taken down. MacRumors reported that the app was described as being for homebrew games but also supported ROMs provided by players. Unfortunately, when we attempted to download Bimmy,...

Report: TikTok’s efforts to silo US data are ‘largely cosmetic’

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Since 2022, TikTok has undertaken a massive, expensive effort to silo off its US operations —...

Since 2022, TikTok has undertaken a massive, expensive effort to silo off its US operations — and American users’ data — from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. TikTok has described the corporate restructuring, which it dubbed Project Texas, as “an unprecedented initiative dedicated to making every American on T...

Motorola’s new $130 earbuds are a Bose collab

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A new wooden Edge phone isn’t all that Motorola announced today. The company also introduced two...

A new wooden Edge phone isn’t all that Motorola announced today. The company also introduced two pairs of earbuds: the higher-end set is called the Moto Buds Plus and costs $129.99, while the more basic Moto Buds will only be available in select markets. But the Plus standout as the more interesting product, and tha...

People are afraid of self-driving cars — can the industry change that?

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Forget the fact that most autonomous vehicles operate each day safely, anonymously, and without fanfare. There...

Forget the fact that most autonomous vehicles operate each day safely, anonymously, and without fanfare. There are hundreds in operation today in California, Arizona, Texas, and elsewhere, and the numbers are only going to increase. But when they do make mistakes, people tend to notice. Numerous public opinion polls...

Take it slow in this stop-motion sci-fi adventure

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Harold Halibut moves at its own pace. A point-and-click adventure built with real-world materials and then...

Harold Halibut moves at its own pace. A point-and-click adventure built with real-world materials and then animated with stop-motion, Harold Halibut tells a story that’s at times slow and ponderous and, at others, cozy and heartwarming. It’s sort of like what would happen if Wes Anderson teamed up with Aardman Anima...

Here’s where the Humane AI Pin stands post-launch

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It’s possible the Humane AI Pin will go down as one of the — if not...

It’s possible the Humane AI Pin will go down as one of the — if not the — worst-reviewed product launches in modern tech history. Humane, the company started by former Apple executives and designers, first announced its generative-AI powered, screenless wearable in 2023, hyped up to the point where runway models wor...

Kickstarter is adding the ability to collect money indefinitely

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Creators fundraising for projects on Kickstarter will soon be able to collect money even after their...

Creators fundraising for projects on Kickstarter will soon be able to collect money even after their campaign ends.Currently, Kickstarter projects can last anywhere from one to 60 days, and creators hoping to continue fundraising after meeting their goal have had to go off-platform to keep raising money.The new late...

Amazon Music’s Maestro lets listeners make AI playlists

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Amazon Music may soon let you create playlists with a text prompt using Maestro, its new...

Amazon Music may soon let you create playlists with a text prompt using Maestro, its new AI playlist maker. Maestro, which is currently available in beta to a small number of Amazon Music subscribers in the US, will let users put together playlists using any prompt, including emojis, Amazon said in a blog post. Acco...

The best sleep gadgets to help you catch those Zzzs

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Sleep tech runs the gamut from trackers and apps to expensive smart beds, but it doesn’t...

Sleep tech runs the gamut from trackers and apps to expensive smart beds, but it doesn’t all address the same issues. Are you trying to see how your sleep impacts your athletic performance? Hoping to mask the sound of a snoring partner? I’ve tested all sorts of sleep tech and can point you toward the right gadget fo...

Truth Social says it’s building a live TV service

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Blackmagic Design releases a DaVinci Resolve editing panel for iPads

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Blackmagic Design announced its video editing software, DaVinci Resolve, was coming to the iPad back in...

Blackmagic Design announced its video editing software, DaVinci Resolve, was coming to the iPad back in 2022, and although it supports multitouch input and the Apple Pencil, sometimes, nothing beats purpose-built hardware. On Friday, Blackmagic announced the $495 DaVinci Resolve Micro Color Panel, which it says will...

The first Apple-approved emulators for the iPhone have arrived

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I played Game Boy Advance games on my iPhone last night thanks to a new emulator...

I played Game Boy Advance games on my iPhone last night thanks to a new emulator called iGBA, which appears to be the first Game Boy Advance emulator on the App Store since Apple started allowing emulators worldwide. The only trouble is, it doesn’t look like iGBA is developer Mattia La Spina’s own work.In an email t...

Best video game TV show ever?

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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 34, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in...

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 34, 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.) I also have for you an excellent new video game show, a new ebook reader worth a look, yet...

Police arrested four people over $300,000 of stolen Lego kits

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This week’s trailers offered twists on familiar genres

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This week saw some fun trailers tapping into heady science fiction, comic book movies, and taboo...

This week saw some fun trailers tapping into heady science fiction, comic book movies, and taboo horror, each with a fun mixed genre twist. Joker: Folie à Deux is a comic book movie about the love affair of The Joker and Harley Quinn that’s also a musical, and Apple TV Plus’ new Dark Matter series is a kidnapping th...