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    News The best new browser for Windows

    Image: David Pierce / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 36, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, hello, I’m thrilled you found us, the Installerverse loves you, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) I...
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    News Here are all the F1 cars designed by the legendary Adrian Newey

    Enlarge / When you're a legendary F1 designer like Adrian Newey, it's easy to persuade the team to let you have a go in one of your own creations. (credit: Andrew Hone/Getty Images for Red Bull) In Formula 1, the car isn't quite everything, but ultimately, how well the team's designers did...
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    News Save $130 on 500GB of flexible cloud storage

    Cloud storage is fairly essential for everybody these days, but nobody likes paying the monthly fees — especially when they increase as you need more storage. So, stop paying a monthly fee by getting 500GB of cloud storage for a one-time payment to Amaryllo cloud storage. Amaryllo offers an...
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    News The Boys S4 trailer brings us more bloody mayhem and “Homelander on Ice”

    The long-awaited fourth season of the Prime Video series, The Boys, premieres on June 13, 2024 Last summer's Hollywood strikes delayed a number of releases, among them the fourth season of Prime Video's The Boys. We're longtime fans of this incredibly violent, darkly funny anti-homage to...
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    News It’s Star Wars Day and we have a new trailer for The Acolyte to celebrate

    "No one is safe from the truth" in new trailer for The Acolyte. It's Star Wars Day, and to mark the occasion, Disney+ has dropped a new trailer for Star Wars: The Acolyte. As previously reported, a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the Galactic Republic and its Jedi masters symbolized...
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    News Parrots in captivity seem to enjoy video-chatting with their friends on Messenger

    Parrots are innately social creatures. In captivity, where they typically don’t have a flock to interact with, that can present some real challenges for keeping them happy and healthy. But recent research suggests technology may be able to help them meet more of their social needs. A new (very...
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    News Threads now lets you control who can quote your posts

    Threads is giving users more control over who can quote their posts (as in, reposting with commentary). If you don’t want just anyone to be able to quote your posts, you now have the option to allow only people you follow to do so. Or, you can make it so no one can quote your posts at all. Head...
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    News ChromeOS gets better multitasking and Wi-Fi traffic prioritization

    Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The latest version of ChromeOS (M124) is out with a couple of nice upgrades, including faster split screen setup and a new web traffic prioritization feature. The update brings other updates with it as well, like a settings UI refresh and updated...
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    News The newest Star Wars Acolyte trailer seems to reveal the show’s big bad

    Carrie-Anne Moss in The Acolyte. | Screenshot: Disney Disney’s newest Star Wars show, The Acolyte, is just a month away on Disney Plus, and the newest trailer for it hints that the show will pull on a thread that Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi tugged on back in 2017: Is...
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    News ‘The Boys’ season 4 trailer is bloody and a little bubbly

    Screenshot: Amazon Prime Video When we last left The Boys, Homelander’s (Anthony Starr) political dabbling was humming along and Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) had a terminal illness. Two years and a new spin-off later, Homelander’s supercharging of a presidential campaign continues to be a dark...
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    News How to make the most of Apple Notes

    Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge Apple Notes is one of those apps you can turn to on a daily basis without ever really making full use of all the different features and functions it’s got to offer. That’s where this particular guide comes in. The idea is to point you to some of the lesser known...
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    News Komoot is helping me get back on my bike after a long hiatus

    Know just how steep that hill is before you go. | Screenshot: Komoot Getting into cycling in my late thirties has been humbling. I’m responsible for my own medical costs, which really makes me consider things differently than when I was a kid tearing through the neighborhood park on a...
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    News The teens making friends with AI chatbots

    Illustration by Ard Su for The Verge Teens are opening up to AI chatbots as a way to explore friendship. But sometimes, the AI’s advice can go too far. Continue reading…
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    News Google prohibits ads promoting websites and apps that generate deepfake porn

    Google has updated its Inappropriate Content Policy to include language that expressly prohibits advertisers from promoting websites and services that generate deepfake pornography. While the company already has strong restrictions in place for ads that feature certain types of sexual content...
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    News Here are some of our favorite Star Wars Day deals

    May the Fourth be filled with awesome deals on games, toys, and collectibles. | Image: Star Wars Peruse these awesome deals on Star Wars stuff, you must, because today is May the Fourth. Fans of Lucasfilm’s iconic franchise have long celebrated this day as a kind of borderline-religious holiday...
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    News 13 important Windows settings to change immediately

    After installing Windows 11, you should check some settings and adapt them to your needs and streamline its use. Here, we’ll show you the 13 most important Windows 11 settings to adjust that maximize security and improve the operating system with just a few clicks. get windows 11 pro for cheap...
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    News The Flextail Tiny Bike Pump is a solid pump half the time

    The tiny Flextail pump inflated this city bike tire in 45 seconds. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge Social media’s algorithms know that I ride a bike almost every day. My quiver includes a city bike, mountain bike, and gravel bike, in addition to one or two e-bikes I’m always in the process...
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    News Glow of an exoplanet may be from starlight reflecting off liquid iron

    Enlarge / Artist impression of a glory on exoplanet WASP-76b. (credit: ESA) Do rainbows exist on distant worlds? Many phenomena that happen on Earth—such as rain, hurricanes, and auroras—also occur on other planets in our Solar System if the conditions are right. Now we have evidence from...
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    News These dangerous scammers don’t even bother to hide their crimes

    Enlarge (credit: Kuzmik_A/Getty Images) Most scammers and cybercriminals operate in the digital shadows and don’t want you to know how they make money. But that’s not the case for the Yahoo Boys, a loose collective of young men in West Africa who are some of the web’s most prolific—and...
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    News Get these bone conduction headphones for just $40

    If you’re in the market for a new pair of workout headphones but don’t want to pay a premium price tag, then you’ve come to the right place. For a limited time, we’re offering the Mezzo Bone Conduction Headphones for $30 off when you use coupon code MEZZO. These headphones sit on top of your...
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    News Get a BirdBike eBike with free shipping for more than $1,500 off for a limited time

    Commuting can be expensive and boring. When you’re doing it on an eBike, however, it’s neither. For a limited time, you can get into the eBike game for an unbeatable price, since we’re offering a BirdBike eBike for more than $1,500 off, plus free shipping, while supplies last. This durable bike...
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    News As Google’s antitrust trial wraps, DOJ seeks sanctions over missing messages

    Illustration: The Verge The fate of Google’s search business is now in the hands of Judge Amit Mehta, as closing arguments concluded in the landmark trial on Friday. The Department of Justice and plaintiff states made their last arguments Thursday on Google’s alleged anticompetitive conduct in...
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    News Microsoft plans to lock down Windows DNS like never before. Here’s how.

    Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Translating human-readable domain names into numerical IP addresses has long been fraught with gaping security risks. After all, lookups are rarely end-to-end encrypted. The servers providing domain name lookups provide translations for virtually any IP...
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    News Microsoft needs some time to ‘refine’ updates for Copilot AI in Windows

    The Verge Microsoft’s latest Windows Insider blog posts say that when it comes to testing new Copilot features in Windows 11, “We have decided to pause the rollouts of these experiences to further refine them based on user feedback.” For people who already have the feature, “Copilot in Windows...
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    News Counterfeit Cisco gear ended up in US military bases, used in combat operations

    Enlarge / Cisco Systems headquarters in San Jose, California. (credit: Getty) A Florida resident was sentenced to 78 months for running a counterfeit scam that generated $100 million in revenue from fake networking gear and put the US military's security at risk, the US Department of Justice...
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    News Sony demands PSN accounts for Helldivers 2 PC players, and it’s not going well

    Enlarge / This gear is from the upcoming "Polar Patriots" Premium Warbond in Helldivers 2. It's an upcoming change the developer and publisher likely wish was getting more attention of late. (credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment) There's a lot of stories about the modern PC gaming industry...
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    News Judge mulls sanctions over Google’s “shocking” destruction of internal chats

    Enlarge / Kenneth Dintzer, litigator for the US Department of Justice, exits federal court in Washington, DC, on September 20, 2023, during the antitrust trial to determine if Alphabet Inc.'s Google maintains a monopoly in the online search business. (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg)...
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    News LG’s quirky briefcase TV is nearly matching its best price to date

    I wouldn’t call portable in the traditional sense, but it sure as hell beats lugging a 65-inch OLED around. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge As my colleague Chris Welch pointed out in his review of the LG StanbyME Go, there’s something refreshing about a TV that takes a chance on a less...
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    News Google bans advertisers from promoting deepfake porn services

    Illustration: The Verge Google has had a longstanding ban on sexually explicit ads — but until now, the company hasn’t banned advertisers from promoting services that people can use to make deepfake porn and other forms of generated nudes. That’s about to change. Google currently prohibits...
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    News X is using Grok to publish AI-generated news summaries

    X is using Grok to publish AI-generated summaries of news and other topics that trend on the platform. The feature, which is currently only available to premium subscribers, is called “Stories on X,” according to a post from the company’s engineering account. According to X, Grok relies on...
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    News NASA hasn’t landed on the Moon in decades—China just sent its third in six years

    Enlarge / A Long March 5 rocket carrying the Chang'e-6 lunar probe blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on May 3, 2024 in Wenchang, China. (credit: Li Zhenzhou/VCG via Getty Images) China is going back to the Moon for more samples. On Friday the country launched its largest...
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    News Microsoft ties executive pay to security following multiple failures and breaches

    Enlarge / A PC running Windows 11. (credit: Microsoft) It's been a bad couple of years for Microsoft's security and privacy efforts. Misconfigured endpoints, rogue security certificates, and weak passwords have all caused or risked the exposure of sensitive data, and Microsoft has been...
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    News What to expect from Apple’s May 7 “Let loose” event

    Enlarge / The promotional image for Apple's May 7 event. (credit: Apple) On May 7, Apple will host a product announcement event at 9 am ET. Labeled "Let loose," we expect it will focus on new iPads and iPad accessories. We won't be liveblogging the stream, but you can expect some news...
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    News We still don’t understand how one human apparently got bird flu from a cow

    Enlarge / Holstein dairy cows in a freestall barn. (credit: Getty | ) The US Department of Agriculture this week posted an unpublished version of its genetic analysis into the spillover and spread of bird flu into US dairy cattle, offering the most complete look yet at the data state and...
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    News Microsoft’s newest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there’s no fix

    Microsoft said this week that the most recent Windows security update for Windows 10 and Windows 11 may break VPN connections. According to Microsoft (via Bleeping Computer), “Windows devices might face VPN connection failures after installing the April 2024 security update, or KB5036893.”...
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    News Samsung Tapes Out Its First 3nm Smartphone SoC, Gets A Boost From Synopsys AI-Enabled Tools

    This week Samsung Electronics and Synopsys announced that Samsung has taped out its first mobile system-on-chip on Samsung Foundry's 3nm gate-all-around (GAA) process technology. The announcement, coming from electronic design automation Synopsys, further notes that Samsung used the Synopsys.ai...
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    News Here’s the letter from 14 senators slamming TSA facial recognition in airports

    Image: Getty Images The TSA’s been planning to expand facial recognition to a whopping 430 US airports over the next several years — but a bipartisan group of 14 senators is now challenging that. Facial recognition “poses significant threats to our privacy and civil liberties, and Congress...
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    News Environmental journalism is under attack

    Rufino Choque, from the Urus Indigenous community, stands over a boat in the middle of the extinct Poopó Lake, which disappeared in 2015. | Photo by Manuel Seoane Attacks against environmental journalists have risen dramatically across the world, according to a report released by UNESCO to...
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    News Luminar, maker of lidar for autonomous driving, lays off 20 percent of its workforce

    Image: Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge Luminar, which makes lidar sensors for autonomous driving systems, announced today plans to lay off 20 percent of its workforce amid a broader restructuring of its production process. The company, which just announced shipments of its next-generation laser...
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    News DoorDash won’t let you tip NYC drivers without the app

    Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Last week, I placed a big dinner order for myself and several friends through DoorDash. There was no way to add a tip when I placed my order, but I wasn’t too worried — DoorDash assured me I’d be able to tip after the order was placed or delivered. It...
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    News More details emerge about Apple’s plans for AI in iOS 18

    Illustration: The Verge Apple CEO Tim Cook has made it clear that AI features are coming soon, and a new report from AppleInsider offers more details about what we might see in the next version of iOS. One of the big focuses will be on Siri, which will reportedly gain the ability to analyze and...
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    News Nintendo blitzes GitHub with over 8,000 emulator-related DMCA takedowns

    Nintendo sent a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice for over 8,000 GitHub repositories hosting code from the Yuzu Switch emulator, which the Zelda maker previously described as enabling “piracy at a colossal scale.” The sweeping takedown comes two months after Yuzu’s creators quickly...
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    News Instagram's 'Add Yours' sticker now lets you share songs

    Instagram just announced some new features coming to Stories, including a suite of interactive stickers. The music one is perhaps the most interesting, as it's an extension of the pre-existing Add Yours feature. The Add Yours Music sticker lets users share their favorite songs, along with a...
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    News Redfall’s two DLC heroes are still MIA a year later

    As Microsoft tries to beef up its in-house Xbox studios, it may want to be more careful about leaving a trail of broken promises when things don’t go as planned. A year after the hyped vampire shooter Redfall landed with a thud, a Kotaku report highlights how players are still waiting for the...
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    News Helldivers 2 PC players suddenly have to link to a PSN account and they're not being chill about it

    Linking to a random third-party account when you just want to play a video game you paid for is truly annoying and, honestly, keeps me from even launching certain games by certain publishers who shall remain nameless. Helldivers 2 players are experiencing this frustration right now, as the PC...
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    News Google tells court it shouldn’t have to distribute third-party app stores

    Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Kirill Kudryavtsev) Google urged a federal court to reject Epic Games' request for an injunction that would reduce Google's control of the Android app distribution and in-app payment markets. "Rather than a judicial injunction against alleged violations of law...
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    News Ecobee is shutting down some of its very first products

    Enlarge / The first Ecobee Thermostat, may it rest in peace. (credit: Ecobee) Ecobee is killing off some of its oldest thermostats. The "Ecobee Smart Thermostat" (Model # : EB-STAT-02) and the Ecobee Energy Management System (EMS) business thermostat (Model #: EB-EMS-02) are losing web access...
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    News AI in space: Karpathy suggests AI chatbots as interstellar messengers to alien civilizations

    Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Thursday, renowned AI researcher Andrej Karpathy, formerly of OpenAI and Tesla, tweeted a lighthearted proposal that large language models (LLMs) like the one that runs ChatGPT could one day be modified to operate in or be transmitted to space, potentially to...
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    News Helldivers 2 will require Steam players to link to a PSN account

    Image: Arrowhead Game Studios Attention, Democracy Defenders: Helldivers 2 will soon require players on Steam to link their account to a PlayStation Network account. According to the announcement, all new players on Steam will be required to link to a PSN account starting May 6th, while current...
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    News Tesla’s Supercharger layoffs couldn’t have come at a worse time

    Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Bounced emails. Stalled projects. Delayed adapters. These are the immediate effects of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s “ultra-hardcore” approach to cost cutting, which has resulted in at least 500 layoffs from the company’s Supercharger business...
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    News Mayans burned and buried dead political regimes

    Enlarge / Mayans built impressive structures and occasionally put interesting items in the construction fill. (credit: Dr. Jürgen Tenckhoff) As civilizations evolve, so do the political regimes that govern them. But the transition from one era to another is not always quiet. Some ancient Mayan...
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    News The conspiracy theory behind Florida’s lab-grown meat ban

    Photo by Paul Hennessy / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Wednesday banning the sale of lab-grown meat in the state. The legislation is a clear handout to the state’s cattle industry: the state’s commissioner of agriculture said it was...
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    News Hisense is launching a $999 CanvasTV as a cheaper rival to Samsung’s Frame

    Image: Hisense Hisense is launching the CanvasTV, a matte television designed to display artwork and photos, letting it blend in with the rest of your decor when not in use. If it sounds similar to The Frame by Samsung, that’s because it is — but the difference is that the CanvasTV’s starting...
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    News A four-pack of Samsung's Galaxy SmartTag 2 trackers is back on sale for $70

    We recommend Samsung's Galaxy SmartTag 2 in our Bluetooth tracker buying guide to Galaxy phone owners who want an AirTags-style device that can keep tabs on their keys, luggage and other sensitive items. If that describes you, here's a quick PSA: A four-pack of the little oblong devices is...
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    News Apex Legends is getting a solo mode for the first time in five years

    Apex Legends will soon offer a Solos mode for the first time since 2019, even though developer Respawn Entertainment said earlier this year it had no plans to let players run amok in the battle by themselves again. When the next season starts, Solos will replace the Duos mode for six weeks. The...
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    News Two seconds of hope for fusion power

    Enlarge / The interior or the DIII-D tokamak. (credit: General Atomics) Using nuclear fusion, the process that powers the stars, to produce electricity on Earth has famously been 30 years away for more than 70 years. But now, a breakthrough experiment done at the DIII-D National Fusion...
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    News Jaguar wins 1-2 in Monaco as it prepares its rebirth as EV-only brand

    Enlarge / Its unlikely the next electric Jaguar will look much like these extreme coupés, designed by the brand for Gran Turismo. (credit: Jaguar) Jaguar provided flights from Washington to Nice and accommodation so Ars could join it for the Formula E Monaco ePrix. Ars does not accept paid...
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    News The Apple Watch Series 9 is back on sale for $299, plus the rest of this week's best tech deals

    As we reach the end of another week, we're looking back to see what tech deals popped up that are worth checking out. This coming Tuesday, Apple will almost certainly announce new iPads, which is probably why a slew of discounts have materialized for the company's slabs. We didn't highlight...
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    News Rabbit R1 review: A $199 AI toy that fails at almost everything

    I hate the Rabbit R1. It's yet another sign that standalone AI gadgets, like the Humane AI Pin, are fundamentally useless devices meant to attract hype and VC funding without benefitting users at all. It's like trying to build a skyscraper on quicksand: Today's AI models are great for parlor...
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    News Research indicates that carbon dioxide removal plans will not be enough to meet Paris treaty goals

    New research conducted by the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that current carbon removal plans will not be enough to comply with Paris treaty goals to limit global warming to 1.5C, as reported in a study published by Nature. Scientists came to this conclusion by measuring the...
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    News Read Satya Nadella’s Microsoft memo on putting security first

    Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Microsoft is overhauling its security processes after a series of high-profile attacks in recent years. Security is now Microsoft’s “top priority,” the company outlined today in response to ongoing questions about its security practices and the US Cyber Safety...
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    News AT&T Turbo will boost your service for $7 per month

    The carriers are at it again. | Illustration: The Verge AT&T has a new optional feature for some of its plans. It’s called Turbo, and for $7 per month, it provides “better speed and stability” for a line of service by upgrading your data plan to “performance data.” AT&T pitches it as an add-on...
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    News Microsoft’s Edge browser gets a built-in network speed test

    In the latest publicly available version of Microsoft Edge, version 124.0.2478.80, a new tool has appeared in the browser’s toolbox. You can now measure your internet speed directly in the browser toolbox. To access the toolbox in Edge, you need to click on the plus sign in the rightmost column...
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    News Biden grants automakers some flexibility on battery minerals in final EV tax credit rules

    Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge The Biden administration is giving automakers a little leeway around some of the strict rules regarding eligibility for the government’s $7,500 tax credit. The final guidance, which was released today, gives car companies a two-year exemption from provisions in...
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    News Microsoft overhaul treats security as ‘top priority’ after a series of failures

    Image: The Verge Microsoft is making security its number one priority for every employee, following years of security issues and mounting criticisms. After a scathing report from the US Cyber Safety Review Board recently concluded that “Microsoft’s security culture was inadequate and requires...
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    News Instagram introduces new interactive stickers for Stories

    Image: Instagram Instagram announced a handful of new features to Stories, including new interactive ways to share music, photos, and videos. The most intriguing new feature is called Reveal and, when applied, blurs the contents of a story post. The only way viewers can see the post is by...
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    News Manor Lords is slow and frustrating, and I can’t stop playing

    Image: Slavic Magic The early access medieval town-builder strategy game has taken Steam by storm and rightfully so. Continue reading…
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    News Uninstalr review: Obliterate all traces of unwanted software, for free

    At a glance Expert's Rating Pros Complete uninstallation of multiple apps via batch processing Cons The PC should not be used during uninstallation Our Verdict Uninstalr removes Windows software almost always without leaving any residue, also detects fragments of previously removed...
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    News Samsung’s humongous OLED ultrawide monitor is $800 off

    OLED monitors are the cream of the crop when it comes to gaming, and Samsung makes one of the biggest, widest ones out there. The Odyssey OLED G9 is 49 inches of super-saturated, perfect-black glory, but it doesn’t come cheap, with a regular retail price of $1799. But today Amazon is offering it...
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    News Whoa! Get a Dell Inspiron laptop with 16GB of RAM for $360

    I find it really hard to recommend any Windows-powered machine these days with less than 16GB of memory. Windows 11, not to mention essentials like Chrome and other browsers, just chug on anything less. So it’s great to see a dependable 15-inch laptop from Dell going for as little as $359.99, at...
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    News Razer’s Editor’s Choice-winning Basilisk gaming mouse plummets to $45

    Razer’s gaming mouse designs can get pretty pricey — the Naga Pro I’m using as I write this article was $150 when it came out. The wired, FPS-friendly Razer Basilisk V3 is one of the company’s more affordable options, and today it’s even more so. Normally $69.99, Amazon has it on sale for just...
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    News Inside Shōgun: How special effects brought 17th-century feudal Japan to vivid life

    Enlarge / FX/Hulu's Shōgun is a stunning new adaptation of the bestselling 1975 novel by James Clavell. (credit: FX/Hulu) FX/Hulu's new historical epic series, Shōgun, based on the bestselling 1975 novel by James Clavell, has met with both popular and critical acclaim since its February...
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    News Nintendo DMCA takedown wipes over 8,500 Yuzu emulator copies

    Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After slamming the Switch emulator Yuzu with a $2.4 million lawsuit that caused it to shut down, Nintendo is now taking aim at its copies. The gaming giant submitted a total of 8,535 takedown notices for Yuzu emulator forks on GitHub, as spotted earlier...
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    News Mars Express is a smart and stylish addition to the sci-fi noir canon

    Image: GKids Mars Express is a futuristic detective story about the autonomy of synthetic beings — which is to say, it’s the latest in a long line of sci-fi influenced by Ghost in the Shell and Blade Runner. But while its premise may be familiar, the movie makes up for it with style and energy...
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    News Rabbit, Humane, and the iPad

    Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge The Rabbit R1 is not good. Neither is the Humane AI Pin. Does that signal the end of the AI gadget revolution before it ever really got started? Or is it just that two companies shipped too little, too soon? The whole AI industry is moving fast, and it sometimes...
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    News The Verge’s 2024 graduation gift guide

    Illustration by Aaron Fernandez for The Verge We found all sorts of gadgets and goodies to celebrate the class of 2024, from the practical to the poignant. Continue reading…
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    News Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft may finally take its first crewed flight next week

    Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule, which has been plagued by years of setbacks and cost overruns amounting to roughly $1.5 billion, is about to take its first flight with humans on board. Boeing was chosen 10 years ago alongside SpaceX to develop a spacecraft that could ferry astronauts from US...
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    News Helldivers 2 now mandates PlayStation accounts and PC gamers are MAD

    PC players have been enjoying the hell out of Helldivers 2, the 3D update to the team-killing PvE original. In fact PC sales have made up the bulk of the player base, despite the game being published by Sony on PS5 simultaneously. But a new message telling PC users that they’ll need a...
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    News Over 100 far-right militias are coordinating on Facebook

    Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto via Getty) “Join Your Local Militia or III% Patriot Group,” a post urged the more than 650 members of a Facebook group called the Free American Army. Accompanied by the logo for the Three Percenters militia network and an image of a man in tactical gear holding a long...
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    News What’s happening at Tesla? Here’s what experts think.

    Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | Beata Zawrzel) No car company in recent years has been able to generate more news headlines than Tesla. Its original founders were among the very first to realize that lithium-ion laptop cells were just about good enough to power a car, assuming...
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    News Spotify leaks suggest lossless audio is almost ready

    We’ve been teased for long enough, Spotify. Just drop the HiFi update already. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge After years of waiting for Spotify to release the lossless audio tier it promised, some leaked UI elements suggest the project is alive and kicking, if not (dare I say) possibly...
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    News Save 38% on this blazing-fast 180Hz Acer Nitro gaming monitor

    If you love competitive games where every second matters, you’ve come to the right spot. You’ll need a fast gaming monitor that can keep up with the intense gameplay. Luckily for you, Amazon’s selling the Acer Nitro WQHD for $179.99, which is 38 percent off of the original $289.99 price. This...
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    News Ryûsuke Hamaguchi wants you to watch his new movie at least twice

    CMPR In an interview with The Verge, the director explains why you need to see his new film, Evil Does Not Exist, multiple times to understand the ending. Continue reading…
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    News Multibillion-dollar Apple deal looms large in Google antitrust trial

    Illustration: The Verge Google has not one but two Department of Justice antitrust trials this year — and the first one, over Google Search, is finally coming to a close. On Thursday, lawyers showed up at the district court in Washington, DC, for the first of two days of closing arguments in...
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    News Google says Epic’s Play Store demands are too much and too self-serving

    Epic Games won its antitrust lawsuit against Google in December when a federal jury found that the latter violated US antitrust laws with regards to how it runs the Play Store. A few months later, the gaming developer submitted its list of demands, which if implemented will blow the Play Store...
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    News What are hybrid switches in gaming mice?

    For a long time, the battle lines have been drawn around optical and mechanical switches in gaming mice buttons, with optical switches appearing the winner in the tussle. But now a third category has entered the fray, which blurs the lines between the two switch types even more. So, what are...
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    News Boom's XB-1 supersonic jet has been authorized to break the speed of sound

    Boom's supersonic XB-1 test jet has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to fly past Mach 1, the company announced. Tests are slated to take place later this year at the Black Mountain Supersonic Corridor in Mojave, CA, and the results could help prove the feasibility of the...
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    News The best gifts to upgrade your grad’s tech setup

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