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Have a look at this Terminator 2 fan restoration project

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day was — and is, for some — the standard-bearer for bombastic tentpole...
Terminator 2: Judgment Day was — and is, for some — the standard-bearer for bombastic tentpole action films after it was released in 1991, but many of its fans have been less than enthusiastic about its Blu-ray releases. In recent years, though, people who love the movie have been restoring it using 35mm prints, and...
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The Verge’s 2024 Mother’s Day gift guide

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If we’re being honest, you may no longer be your mom’s favorite after you’ve both indulged...
If we’re being honest, you may no longer be your mom’s favorite after you’ve both indulged in a round of Uno Show ’Em No Mercy. The updated version of Mattel’s classic card game sends game-turning betrayals into overdrive with more skips, more draw cards, and new stacking rules that let you pile on a truly absurd nu...
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Bose’s excellent QC Ultra Earbuds are matching their all-time low

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If the bar for noise-canceling earbuds seems high right now, that’s because Bose and Sony seem...
If the bar for noise-canceling earbuds seems high right now, that’s because Bose and Sony seem to raise it with every addition to their respective lineups. The QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds are a great example of just how impressive ANC has become in the last few years, particularly in the earbuds space. And now, thank...
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Many people say their Apple IDs were inexplicably reset last night

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Overnight, many people reported on social media that they were inexplicably logged out of their Apple...
Overnight, many people reported on social media that they were inexplicably logged out of their Apple IDs and then required to reset their passwords when they tried to sign in again, and nobody seems to know why. Some reported needing to enter their iPhone passcode to connect to iCloud again, while others with Stole...
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The walls of Apple’s garden are tumbling down

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They turned cattle ranches into tropical forest — then climate change hit

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Ecologist Daniel Janzen wades into the field, clutching a walking stick in one hand and a...
Ecologist Daniel Janzen wades into the field, clutching a walking stick in one hand and a fist full of towering green blades of grass in the other to steady himself. Winnie Hallwachs, also an ecologist and Janzen’s wife, watches him closely, carrying a hat that she hands to him once he stops to explain our whereabou...
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FTC says Amazon executives destroyed potential evidence by using apps like Signal

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Eken fixes “terrible” video doorbell issue that could let someone spy on you

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A company that manufactures video doorbells found by Consumer Reports to contain serious security vulnerabilities has...
A company that manufactures video doorbells found by Consumer Reports to contain serious security vulnerabilities has issued a fix, the consumer advocacy group is reporting. Eken Group has issued a firmware update for the affected security products under its own name, as well as those from other brands it has licens...
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Google is officially a $2 trillion company

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Baltimore coach accused of using AI voice cloning to try to get a high school principal fired

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A former athletic director of a Baltimore high school has been arrested and charged with using...
A former athletic director of a Baltimore high school has been arrested and charged with using an AI voice cloning service to frame the school’s principal.The Baltimore Banner reports that Baltimore police believe a purported recording of Pikesville High School principal Eric Eiswert making racist and antisemitic co...
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Google will finally put Keep reminders in Tasks, where they always belonged

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Microsoft’s Surface and Xbox hardware revenues take a big hit in Q3

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Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made...
Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $61.9 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 20 percent.This is the second quarter in a row that Microsoft is including its addition...
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The “Hollywood Con Queen” gets a new documentary from Apple TV Plus

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Before AI meant you could impersonate someone’s voice with just a snippet of audio, con artists...
Before AI meant you could impersonate someone’s voice with just a snippet of audio, con artists needed actual skill to impersonate famous figures. Take Hargobind Tahilramani, who allegedly impersonated such powerful Hollywood women as Amy Pascal, Kathleen Kennedy, and Wendi Deng Murdoch. Now, it’s a documentary from...
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All the news about EV charging in the US

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CISA ransomware warning program will launch this year

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, an arm of the Department of Homeland Security, is rolling...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, an arm of the Department of Homeland Security, is rolling out a program that warns organizations about potential ransomware attacks, CyberScoop reports. The program is currently running as a pilot and will be fully operational by the end of 2024. About 7,000 orga...
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TCL’s entry-level Q6 QLED TV has fallen to a new low price for a limited time

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Here at The Verge, we spend a lot of time reporting on pristine, high-end TV sets...
Here at The Verge, we spend a lot of time reporting on pristine, high-end TV sets — including the latest panels from Sony, LG, and Samsung. That said, not everyone is in the market for a picture-perfect OLED panel or one purpose-built to reduce glare. Thankfully, TCL’s 65-inch Q6 QLED is a more economical option, on...
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BlizzCon 2024 has been canceled

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Blizzard has announced it will not hold BlizzCon, the publisher’s annual fan convention, this year. “After...
Blizzard has announced it will not hold BlizzCon, the publisher’s annual fan convention, this year. “After careful consideration over the last year, we at Blizzard have made the decision not to hold BlizzCon in 2024,” Blizzard wrote on its website. Instead of BlizzCon, Blizzard wrote that it would be holding other, ...
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Spyware dealers could face visa restrictions

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The State Department will soon impose visa restrictions on people who it says have been involved...
The State Department will soon impose visa restrictions on people who it says have been involved in the development of spyware. In a press release issued on Monday, the department said it is taking steps to bar 13 people “who have been involved in the development and sale of commercial spyware or who are immediate f...
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Garry’s Mod is taking down decades of Nintendo-related add-ons

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The popular physics sandbox game Garry’s Mod is pulling all of its Nintendo-related add-ons following copyright...
The popular physics sandbox game Garry’s Mod is pulling all of its Nintendo-related add-ons following copyright takedown requests from the gaming giant. On Wednesday, the developers of Garry’s Mod made a post on Steam saying users “may have noticed that certain Nintendo related workshop items have recently been take...
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The BattlerGC Pro might be the GameCube controller’s final form

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This new BattlerGC Pro controller looks like it could be the ultimate GameCube gamepad — one...
This new BattlerGC Pro controller looks like it could be the ultimate GameCube gamepad — one with drift-resistant Hall effect joysticks, hybrid analog / digital triggers, programmable back buttons, a rechargeable battery with a USB-C port, and the ability to use it across different consoles and systems thanks to Blu...
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Drake threatened with lawsuit over diss track featuring AI Tupac

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While Drake’s fans have been having a ball with the Canadian rapper’s recently released track dissing...
While Drake’s fans have been having a ball with the Canadian rapper’s recently released track dissing fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar, the legal team representing Tupac Shakur is threatening to take legal action if the song isn’t pulled off the internet.Billboard reports that late rapper Tupac’s legal team is ready to ...
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Airlines will soon have to pay you back if they cancel or delay your flight

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The Department of Transportation (DOT) finalized rules that will soon require airlines to quickly refund passengers...
The Department of Transportation (DOT) finalized rules that will soon require airlines to quickly refund passengers if they cancel or delay flights or make significant changes. Airlines must pay passengers back either in cash or in the original form of payment, no matter the reason they cancel their flight. Alternat...
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WhatsApp for iOS is rolling out passwordless logins with passkeys

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One more app joins the passwordless future we’ve been promised. WhatsApp says it’s now rolling out...
One more app joins the passwordless future we’ve been promised. WhatsApp says it’s now rolling out support for passkeys in the iOS version of the app. With the feature enabled, users of Meta’s encrypted messaging app can use iPhone biometrics for login — that is, Face ID or Touch ID — or their phone’s passcode. What...
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TikTok will stop paying people to watch videos every day

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TikTok Lite users in Europe will have to find another way to earn an extra 38...
TikTok Lite users in Europe will have to find another way to earn an extra 38 cents a day.The light version of the TikTok app, which launched in two EU countries a couple of weeks ago, included a reward feature that paid users a small amount each day to engage with videos. European regulators launched an inquiry soo...
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