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A whole bunch of Sega classics are being delisted

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David Zaslav says Trump will fuel big media mergers

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav thinks putting Donald Trump back in the White House could...
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav thinks putting Donald Trump back in the White House could offer a friendlier environment for major media mergers. “We have an upcoming new administration,” Zaslav said during an earnings call on Thursday. “It’s too early to tell, but it may offer a pace of change and an opport...
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The latest AirPods Pro are on sale for $1 shy of their all-time low today

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Black Friday might technically be a 24-hour event, but in reality, it’s more like a month-long...
Black Friday might technically be a 24-hour event, but in reality, it’s more like a month-long affair. That’s because many retailers have already begun their sales, including Best Buy, which is dropping impressive deals ahead of its early sales event tomorrow. Today only, for example, Best Buy is offering the second...
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Mass Effect is Amazon’s next video game adaptation

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You can now share streaming music directly to TikTok posts

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Jeff Bezos says he’s a climate guy — why is he kissing the ring?

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Jeff Bezos might just be the biggest climate philanthropist out there, which is what makes his...
Jeff Bezos might just be the biggest climate philanthropist out there, which is what makes his swift embrace of Donald Trump as the next US president particularly cringeworthy.“Wishing @realDonaldTrump all success in leading and uniting the America we all love,” Bezos posted on X, hours after Trump declared victory....
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8BitDo now sells its retro mechanical keyboards with integrated number pads

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8BitDo has introduced a new version of the Retro Mechanical Keyboard it debuted last July with...
8BitDo has introduced a new version of the Retro Mechanical Keyboard it debuted last July with its original tenkeyless layout now expanded to include an integrated number pad. The new 8BitDo Retro 108 Mechanical Keyboard is available for preorder now through Amazon for $119.99 — $20 more expensive than the original ...
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Meta is opening a pop-up retail store for the Ray-Ban Meta glasses

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Meta announced it is opening up Meta Lab, a pop-up experiential retail space for its Ray-Ban...
Meta announced it is opening up Meta Lab, a pop-up experiential retail space for its Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses starting November 8th in Los Angeles. The temporary store will be around through the end of the year and allow customers to try out the glasses and customize their glasses cases as they shop. Meta Lab will...
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Sony is discontinuing its $9,000 Airpeak S1 pro photography drone

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Almost four years after teasing it at CES 2021, Sony is discontinuing the Airpeak S1 drone...
Almost four years after teasing it at CES 2021, Sony is discontinuing the Airpeak S1 drone that was designed to work with Sony’s mirrorless cameras. According to a notice posted to Sony Japan’s website on November 1st, sales of the $9,000 drone will end on March 31st, 2025, while all support will end five years late...
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iOS 18.2 could finally estimate your iPhone’s charging time

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Voting tech isn’t perfect, but so far it’s holding up

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The technology that powers Election Day has hit some expected hiccups, but as of early afternoon...
The technology that powers Election Day has hit some expected hiccups, but as of early afternoon on Tuesday, nonpartisan groups say that the voting system is mostly holding up. Where it has faltered, they stress, there are robust backup plans that will ensure voters can still cast their ballots and that their votes ...
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This Google election conspiracy theory doesn’t add up

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There’s no evidence Google is hiding a map of polling places from Trump voters, despite the...
There’s no evidence Google is hiding a map of polling places from Trump voters, despite the suggestions of a video reposted by Elon Musk.In the video, originally shared by X user DogeDesigner, a user searches Google for “where can I vote for Harris” and “where can I vote for Trump.” The Harris search shows Google’s ...
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TikTok Live streamers turn the Electoral College into engagement bait

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It takes me a minute to figure out what’s going on in this TikTok livestream happening...
It takes me a minute to figure out what’s going on in this TikTok livestream happening on the morning of the US presidential election. The screen is split in two. On the top, a man is streaming himself from the chest up, shouting at viewers. On the bottom is an electoral map of the US, with each state colored red (R...
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The FBI says Russian emails are sending fake bomb threats to polling stations

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning that fake bomb threats are being emailed...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning that fake bomb threats are being emailed to US polling locations in multiple states that “appear to originate from Russian email domains.”“None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far,” the FBI says. The agency says it is working closely wi...
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The hyperloop lives on as a 1/12th scale model in Switzerland

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About a year ago, I wrote a story with the headline “The hyperloop is dead for...
About a year ago, I wrote a story with the headline “The hyperloop is dead for real this time,” based on the news that Hyperloop One, one of the biggest companies pursuing Elon Musk’s dream of tube-based, 700mph travel, had shut down. Well, I stand corrected. The hyperloop, in fact, lives on — as a 1/12th scale mode...
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Toyota mounted five big-screen TVs to this Tundra truck

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Toyota revealed a custom Tundra pickup truck that can pop out five big-screen TVs from its...
Toyota revealed a custom Tundra pickup truck that can pop out five big-screen TVs from its bed for a wild tailgating experience designed to let you watch football from “any angle.” The one-off vehicle is a prototype built for the 2024 SEMA show in Las Vegas, where it’s on display alongside many other cool concepts, ...
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Elon Musk’s ‘top 20’ Diablo IV claim is as real as his self-driving cars

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Elon Musk is a busy man right now. He’s supposedly running X, SpaceX, Tesla, and Neuralink,...
Elon Musk is a busy man right now. He’s supposedly running X, SpaceX, Tesla, and Neuralink, all while actively campaigning for Trump. But despite those myriad concerns, Musk still finds the time to play Diablo 4. He’s even said he’s pretty good at it, claiming in a recent interview with Joe Rogan that he’s in the to...
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Misleading ‘pro-Harris’ texts are bombarding swing state voters

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Swing state voters are being inundated with text messages seemingly designed to look like they’re coming...
Swing state voters are being inundated with text messages seemingly designed to look like they’re coming from supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris or even from her campaign itself. Some of the messages imply that Harris is misleading the public about her efforts to secure a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in...
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Can Nintendo’s Alarmo run Doom? You bet it can

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What do John Deere tractors, Ikea smart bulbs, Lego bricks, and the MacBook Pro Touch Bar...
What do John Deere tractors, Ikea smart bulbs, Lego bricks, and the MacBook Pro Touch Bar have in common? They can all run Doom, and naturally, so can Nintendo’s adorable Alarmo alarm clock. It was only a matter of time before someone pulled that off, but what I didn’t expect was that when it happened, it would be p...
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Your favorite musician’s favorite TikTok show

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Guess the artist, win five bucks. Whether you’re a random person on the streets of New...
Guess the artist, win five bucks. Whether you’re a random person on the streets of New York, an A-list celebrity, or the sitting Vice President of the United States, that’s the pitch behind one of the most fun music shows on social media. You show up, you get some headphones and a microphone, and you hope you know w...
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US immigration policy has a huge blind spot: climate change

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Joe Biden will leave office having taken more action on climate change, arguably, than any US...
Joe Biden will leave office having taken more action on climate change, arguably, than any US president before him — but one pillar of his climate plan has fallen apart. Climate-driven disasters have displaced millions all over the world, an issue Biden acknowledged early in his term yet did little to address. But a...
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Rolls-Royce Spectre review: the ultimate electric experience

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My favorite feature of the new $420,000, all-electric Rolls-Royce Spectre isn’t the cosseting ride quality or...
My favorite feature of the new $420,000, all-electric Rolls-Royce Spectre isn’t the cosseting ride quality or the illuminated stars embedded in the headliner of the insanely ornate interior. It isn’t the 577 horsepower or the 266 miles of range. It’s neither the “yes, that’s the spot” massaging seats nor the curbsid...
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The AI search engines are here — and getting better

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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 59, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in...
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 59, 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 HotWired and DRAM and Mike Solana, watching The Diplomat...
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Trailers of the week: Squid Game, Presence, and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

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With all the noise from the lead-up to the 2024 US Presidential election next week, you’d...
With all the noise from the lead-up to the 2024 US Presidential election next week, you’d be forgiven for having missed some of the trailers that came out over the last few days. Not to worry; I’ve got you covered for some of the best ones.This week’s trailers included a teaser for Netflix’s second season of Squid G...
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