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Threads might get ads early next year

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Meta could bring ads to Threads as soon as next year, according to a report from...
Meta could bring ads to Threads as soon as next year, according to a report from The Information. As part of its plan, Threads will reportedly allow a small number of advertisers to make and publish ads in January.That tracks with what my colleague Alex Heath reported about the rollout of ads in July. Instagram head...
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The YouTube app on Quest will let you co-watch videos with friends in VR

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Can the US triple its nuclear energy capacity?

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The US has a new roadmap for massively ramping up how much electricity it gets from...
The US has a new roadmap for massively ramping up how much electricity it gets from nuclear reactors. The Biden administration released the document on Tuesday, but with President-elect Donald Trump heading back into the White House, there’s no telling whether the plan will ever become a reality. That said, the nucl...
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Signal calls now work a lot more like Meet and Zoom

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Amazon confirms employee data breach, but says it’s limited to contact info

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Amazon says a data breach exposed the email addresses, phone numbers, and building locations linked to...
Amazon says a data breach exposed the email addresses, phone numbers, and building locations linked to its employees, as reported earlier by 404 Media. In a statement to The Verge, Amazon spokesperson Adam Montgomery said the company was “notified about a security event at one of our property management vendors that...
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How to deactivate your X account

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Once upon a time, Twitter — now X — was the place to get your memes,...
Once upon a time, Twitter — now X — was the place to get your memes, world news, and pop culture. However, even at the time, being an active Twitter user also required sifting through a daily deluge of toxic characters, bots, and deepfakes. Then the Elon Musk circus came to town and began steadily altering the forme...
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The final season of What If...? storms its way onto Disney Plus this December

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The Boox Palma e-reader is down to a new low price for Verge readers

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Amazon announced a slew of new Kindles recently, but if you’re not already locked into Amazon’s...
Amazon announced a slew of new Kindles recently, but if you’re not already locked into Amazon’s ecosystem they may not be the best options. If you’re looking for an e-reader that offers more flexibility, our readers can currently buy the Boox Palma at a new all-time low of $234.99 ($45 off) from Wellbots with a free...
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Cash App users have a week left to claim part of a $15 million settlement

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Current or former Cash App users who have used the service since 2018 have until next...
Current or former Cash App users who have used the service since 2018 have until next week to claim part of a $15 million settlement that Cash App Investing (and owner Block Inc.) reached as part of a class action lawsuit, The Hill reports. The lawsuit alleged that the companies were negligent in responding to their...
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Apple will let you share AirTag locations with a link

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Apple will now let you share the location of a lost AirTag with other people. The...
Apple will now let you share the location of a lost AirTag with other people. The Find My feature, called Share Item Location and available as part of the just-launched iOS 18.2 public beta, will allow you to share the location of lost luggage with an airline, for example.When using the feature, you can generate a S...
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Waymo compiles ‘largest ever’ dataset of pedestrian and cyclist injuries

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If autonomous vehicles are to go mainstream, they need to go as far as they can...
If autonomous vehicles are to go mainstream, they need to go as far as they can to ensure the safety of everyone on the road. And no one is in more need of protection than so-called vulnerable road users like pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists, thousands of whom are killed every year. Waymo, the robotaxi compa...
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Amazon reportedly working on Echo Frames for delivery drivers

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Amazon is developing smart glasses for delivery drivers, Reuters reports. The aim is to give drivers...
Amazon is developing smart glasses for delivery drivers, Reuters reports. The aim is to give drivers turn-by-turn directions, thereby shaving seconds off of each delivery. Citing anonymous Amazon sources, Reuters says the project is part of Amazon’s efforts to increase efficiency in the last 100 yards of a delivery....
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CEO Harvey Mason Jr. on rebooting the Grammys in the age of AI

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Today, I’m talking with Harvey Mason Jr. He’s the CEO of the Recording Academy, which is...
Today, I’m talking with Harvey Mason Jr. He’s the CEO of the Recording Academy, which is the nonprofit organization that puts on the Grammy Awards — the most prestigious awards in music — and runs the MusiCares charity, which helps artists in need. Harvey is a fascinating guy — as a musician and producer, he’s worke...
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Intel exec says Arrow Lake launch ‘just didn’t go as planned’

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Reviews of Intel’s new Arrow Lake-based Core Ultra 9 200S-series processor have been lackluster, specifically when...
Reviews of Intel’s new Arrow Lake-based Core Ultra 9 200S-series processor have been lackluster, specifically when it comes to gaming performance, but Intel says that’s not the end of the story. Its new chips should be performing better, and the company will have an ETA on getting them there soon, according to Rober...
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A new iOS 18 security feature makes it harder for police to unlock iPhones

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Seagate’s 2TB Xbox Expansion Card has returned to its best price to date

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Black Friday won’t be here for several more weeks, but the holiday promos are beginning to...
Black Friday won’t be here for several more weeks, but the holiday promos are beginning to take shape at Amazon, Best Buy, and other retailers. We expect to see steep discounts on a number of gaming goods when many of the early sales kick off next week, but if you want to shop ahead of time, Seagate’s 2TB Storage Ex...
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How to use the latest AI video editing tools in Google Photos

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Google Photos continues to get new and improved features on a regular basis, and one of...
Google Photos continues to get new and improved features on a regular basis, and one of the most recent Android updates has focused on video editing. Even if you don’t have the latest Pixel 9 phone (which is required if you want to try out the weird new Reimagine tool), you can now speed up, slow down, and enhance y...
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Instagram stops the ‘rug pull’ that disappears videos while you’re watching them

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I got a desk treadmill to relieve stress — instead, it stressed me out

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2024 has been a stressful year. Other people might pick more relaxing ways to de-stress —...
2024 has been a stressful year. Other people might pick more relaxing ways to de-stress — a spa day, a nice cocktail, or maybe a social media detox. Not me, baby. I’ve decided to cope the same way I always do: ramping up training instead of stress eating my weight in mini-muffins. Except it’s unreasonable to abandon...
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Arcane’s second season is a revolutionary powderkeg

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The first season of Netflix and Riot’s Arcane animated series fashioned disparate pieces of League of...
The first season of Netflix and Riot’s Arcane animated series fashioned disparate pieces of League of Legends lore into a beautiful, devastating tale about a society on the brink of collapse. The show infused each of its characters with a depth and complexity that felt unlike anything Riot had done elsewhere in the ...
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The Beatles’ final song, restored using AI, is up for a Grammy

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The Beatles have been nominated for two Grammys — nearly 50 years after the band officially...
The Beatles have been nominated for two Grammys — nearly 50 years after the band officially split up. Their final song, called “Now and Then,” was restored last year with the help of AI, and is now up for record of the year alongside the likes of Beyoncé, Charlie XCX, Billie Eilish, and Taylor Swift. It’s also been ...
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YouTube Premium’s legacy price breaks are going away for more users

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Upgrade your iPhone’s weak flash with this adjustable MagSafe light

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Harlowe’s Sol 5 is a three-inch extending light that attaches to the MagSafe mount on your...
Harlowe’s Sol 5 is a three-inch extending light that attaches to the MagSafe mount on your iPhone to improve the quality of your photos and selfies. It’s available now for $79 or for $159 as part of a travel kit that includes a softbox diffuser to help reduce harsh shadows.The Sol 5 isn’t a new idea. When the iPhone...
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AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail’ voice, Elwood Edwards, dies at age 74

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