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Apple’s CFO will step down
Illustration: The Verge Apple announced that chief financial officer Luca Maestri will step down from his role at the start of next year. He’ll remain at the company as the head of its corporate services team, leading “information systems and technology, information security, and real estate and development.” Maestri joined Apple in 2013 after serving…
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Google Meet will stay onscreen when you switch tabs
Illustration: The Verge Google is making it easier to keep track of Google Meet calls — which can easily get buried in your tabs — while you’re using desktop Chrome. The company is now rolling out a feature that automatically opens a Google Meet call in picture-in-picture mode when you switch tabs in Chrome, according…
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Fire at Rivian’s factory damages multiple electric vehicles
Rivian’s factory in 2022. | Photo by Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune / Tribune News Service via Getty Images A fire broke out in a parking lot at Rivian’s Normal, Illinois, factory over the weekend, damaging several electric vehicles, local media is reporting. No injuries are being reported at this time. A spokesperson for the…
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Sony’s new budget wireless earbuds give you voice isolation and fast pairing
Image: Sony Sony has announced the $59.99 WF-C510 wireless earbuds, the latest budget offering in its “Truly Wireless” line. They’re fairly bare-bones but improve on their predecessor with voice isolation and slightly longer battery life while costing $30 less. The earbuds come in four colors — black, blue, white, and yellow — and are available…
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Gannett is shuttering site accused of publishing AI product reviews
Photo: Getty Images Newspaper giant Gannett is shutting down Reviewed, its product reviews site, effective November 1st, according to sources familiar with the decision. The site offers recommendations for products ranging from shoes to home appliances and employs journalists to test and review items — but has also been at the center of questions around…
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D&D publisher walks back controversial changes to online tools
Image: Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast has walked back some of its planned updates to D&D Beyond. All your current Dungeons & Dragons characters sheets are once again safe with the publisher no longer forcing updates to newer versions of spells, weapons, and magic items. Last week, as a part of the…
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Ikea is testing a secondhand marketplace, but only in two countries
Image: Ikea Ikea is now testing an online platform in Madrid and Oslo where people can sell their used Ikea furniture to others. The platform, Ikea Preowned, lets users list their furniture with photos and a price, and the actual listings (like this example) look a lot like what you might see on Ikea’s main…
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Hello, you’re here because you said AI image editing was just like Photoshop
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Let’s put this sloppy, bad-faith argument to rest. Continue reading…
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Samsung will soon let you create AI wallpapers on its touchscreen refrigerators
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Samsung has announced new AI capabilities for its smart appliances, including new AI-generated wallpapers for certain refrigerators, as well as an AI upgrade for its Bixby voice assistant. The updated Bixby will hit five Samsung Bespoke appliances starting on August 27th. AI-generated wallpapers are coming to Samsung Family…
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Nintendo is closing out the summer with a 40-minute showcase
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Nintendo has added one final event to the summer game-a-palooza calendar with not one but two game showcases. Tomorrow at 7AM PT / 10AM ET, Nintendo will host an indie world showcase, and then a partner direct will immediately follow. Altogether, Nintendo says the two back-to-back events will…