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Nomad’s updated Stand One Max charger fixes an annoying design flaw
Gimme that excellent desk clock action while charging all the things. | Image: Nomad Nomad is course-correcting from a small design blunder last year on its three-in-one MagSafe charging stand. Like its predecessor, the new Stand One Max for 2024 is a wireless multi-charger for a compatible iPhone, Apple Watch, and set of AirPods. However,…
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Asus brings Wi-Fi 7 to its tri-band ROG gaming router
The ROG Rapture GT-BE19000 is an ’80s retro-future headcrab. | Image: Asus Asus announced three new Wi-Fi 7 products today, including a tri-band ROG Rapture GT gaming router, a dual-band router, and a new Wi-Fi 7 USB adapter. The ROG Rapture GT-BE19000 has a familiar ’80s retro-future look shared by predecessors like the quad-band GT-BE98,…
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Lego’s Super Mario: Mario Kart sets will cross the finish line early in 2025
Six Super Mario: Mario Kart-themed Lego sets will debut on January 1st, 2025. | Image: Lego After teasing the next expansion of its Super Mario line back in March, today, Lego announced the first six Mario Kart sets that will release just after the holidays on January 1st, 2025. Lego’s Mario Kart collection includes new…
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Paramount Plus plans are 50 percent off ahead of the 2024 NFL season
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Paramount Plus recently raised its prices, and sadly, it’s too late to lock in a subscription at the previous rate. Luckily, in honor of the NFL season opener on September 5th, new and returning subscribers can get 50 percent off an annual subscription to Paramount Plus Essential and…
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Ford cancels its electric three-row SUV and delays futuristic electric truck
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Ford is canceling its electric three-row SUV and delaying the launch of a new electric pickup truck until 2027. The Expedition-like SUV had already been delayed to 2027; with its cancellation, the company will now pivot to making new gas and hybrid-powered three-row SUVs. Ford now says it…
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Microsoft’s white Xbox Series X and 2TB special-edition model launching in October
Microsoft’s new Xbox console options will be available worldwide by the end of October. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is launching three new Xbox Series S / X console options in October. There’s the $449.99 white discless Xbox Series X, a 2TB “Galaxy Black” special-edition Xbox Series X priced at $599.99, and a $349.99 1TB Xbox…
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Nothing is requiring employees to be in the office five days a week
Photo by Steve Jennings / Getty Images for TechCrunch After launching remotely during the covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Nothing has now mandated that its 450 employees will have to come into the company’s London office five days a week. In an email to staffers last week, Nothing CEO Carl Pei suggested that those unable to…
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This system can sort real pictures from AI fakes — why aren’t platforms using it?
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Chris Strider Big tech companies are backing the C2PA’s authentication standard, but they’re taking too long to put it to use. Continue reading…
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Volkswagen’s electric ID Buzz van will start at $59,995 in the US
Photo: Volkswagen Volkswagen has taken one of the final steps toward delivering the ID Buzz in the US by announcing pricing, battery range, and initial options available at launch later this year. The ID Buzz will start at $59,995 for a Pro S model that comes standard with RWD and, crucially, seven seats, as it’s…
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Lucid CEO calls EV market softness ‘a temporary blip’ and says hybrids are a dead end
Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson demonstrating the Gravity SUV’s front trunk seating. | Image: Tim Stevens Different brands do different things under the hoods of their EVs. Some fill that space with inverters and high-voltage cabling. Others carve out a cubby of extra storage, the frunk that many EV aficionados demand but few actually use.…