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Apple rumor points to an iPhone 16, Watch, and AirPods launch event next month
Illustration: The Verge When will we meet the iPhone 16 and other new items from Apple, like MacBook Pro laptops with M4 chips inside? Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman says that based on his sources, a launch event on September 10th could reveal the new iPhone 16 lineup, as well as the Apple Watch Series 10…
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Families can sue app developer for breaking its anti-bullying pledge, says court
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge An appeals court revived a lawsuit against the anonymous messaging service Yolo, which allegedly broke a promise to unmask bullies on the app. In a ruling issued Thursday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shouldn’t block a claim that Yolo…
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US sues RealPage over rent-setting software that allegedly drove up prices
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge The Justice Department is suing the company behind a widely used software that helps landlords set rental prices. It alleges that RealPage’s rent recommendation algorithm drives up prices and “deprives renters of the benefits of competition on apartment leasing terms.” In the complaint, the DOJ, along with eight states,…
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Meta pulls plug on plans for high-end Vision Pro competitor
RIP La Jolla. | Photo by David Pierce / The Verge Meta is calling it quits on making a high-end mixed reality headset to compete with the Apple Vision Pro, The Information reports. This is despite recent news that the headset, codenamed La Jolla, would arrive sometime in 2027. According to The Information, Meta had…
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Ring’s flexible Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam is on sale for the first time today
Ring’s latest wired security camera is a lot like the Ring Indoor Cam, only with a motorized base and a lengthy USB-C power cable. | Image: Ring Many of today’s indoor security cameras are great, but unless you have multiple cameras positioned throughout your home at different angles, it can be tough to keep an…
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A bank exec stole $47 million for a crypto scam, and now he’s going to jail
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images A Kansas man was sentenced to 24 years in prison after pouring $47.1 million into a pig butchering scam — using money from the bank he was in charge of. Shan Hanes, the former CEO of the small Heartland Tri-State Bank, pleaded guilty to embezzlement after routing…
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Black Myth: Wukong is too mediocre for all this drama
Image: Game Science A perfectly fine action game has become saddled with a lot of baggage. Continue reading…
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Blink Twice is a glitzy thrill ride that gets lost in the darkness of its own ideas
Image: Amazon MGM Studios Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut has Get Out aspirations, but it lands somewhere closer to Don’t Worry Darling. Continue reading…
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Are Copilot Plus PCs really the Windows alternative to Chromebooks?
Two of Microsoft’s Copilot Plus PCs. (Left: the Surface Pro; right: the Surface Laptop.) | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Before the beginning of summer, it was a little easier to shop for a basic productivity laptop. You could choose from a single version of Windows (x86), an Apple macOS device, or a…
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Elon Musk says X staff can get their stock — if they prove they deserve it
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by STR / NurPhoto, Getty Images Elon Musk sent an email to X staff overnight about their much-anticipated stock grants — but there’s a catch. In an email to staff viewed by The Verge, the company is planning to award stock options based on the anticipated impact…