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Activision is finally doing something about Call of Duty’s giant downloads
Image: Activision Call of Duty games have famously giant file sizes, but ahead of the October 25th launch of Black Ops 6, Activision is going to make some changes so that Call of Duty titles don’t take up as much space on your hard drive — including separating Warzone from the default download for the…
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Google Pixel phones sold with security vulnerability, report finds
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Most Google Pixel phones sold since September 2017 included software that could be used to surveil or remotely control users’ phones, according to a new report from the cybersecurity company iVerify. The vulnerability was discovered after iVerify’s endpoint detection and response (EDR) scanner flagged an insecure Android…
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Threads is testing several new features like scheduling and analytics
Image: Threads Meta is testing a handful of new features on Threads, its X competitor, the company announced today. The new additions range from options that the average Threads user might appreciate to content management tools that feel more directly aimed at brands. Threads, which just passed the one-year mark since its official launch on…
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Sennheiser’s heart-tracking ANC earbuds are on sale for almost $80 off
The Momentum Sport earbuds come in a few different color options, but the only vibrant hue is olive. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Sennheiser Momentum Sport earbuds are a pretty unique piece of tech, as the noise-canceling buds feature an embedded heart rate tracker for monitoring your performance during runs…
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Rivian’s new fold-and-stow electric kitchen lets you cook atop your tailgate
Image: Rivian Rivian is selling a travel kitchen accessory for the first time. This is not the comprehensive campsite device it advertised years ago (but never released) that slid out the side of the company’s electric R1T trucks. Instead, this new one is compact and lightweight, designed to sit on a vehicle’s tailgate. Simply called…
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Californians will soon be able to add their driver’s licenses in Apple Wallet
Illustration: The Verge Some California residents will be able to add their driver’s licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet soon, Apple announced Thursday. Apple’s announcement doesn’t say when the mobile driver’s licenses will be rolled out, just that it will happen “this fall” as part of California’s mobile driver’s license (mDL) pilot. The pilot,…
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Another blow to the US’ offshore wind ambitions
Attendees during a media tour of the Revolution Wind construction hub at the Port of Providence in Providence, Rhode Island, US, on Thursday, June 13, 2024. | Photo: Getty Images Offshore wind energy giant Ørsted is pushing back the start date for Revolution Wind, the project it’s building off the coasts of Rhode Island and…
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard launches this fall
Image: BioWare BioWare is announcing the release date for Dragon Age: The Veilguard and sharing a new trailer to commemorate the occasion. Players will be able to return to Thedas — the name of the game’s world that is simultaneously a clever acronym for The Dragon Age Setting — on October 31st, more than 10…
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Groyper war, dark elves, bugmen: how the GOP ticket is reviving far-right beef
Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge Antisemitic streamer, Holocaust denier, Charlottesville rally attendee, and January 6th instigator Nick Fuentes disavowed Donald Trump’s presidential campaign last week, claiming the America First movement had been “hijacked” by “consultants, lobbyists, & donors.” The news that Fuentes had declared a “groyper war” on his preferred presidential candidate has sparked…
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The HoverAir X1 selfie drone is getting big resolution upgrades in two new versions
Zero Zero Robotics hasn’t yet revealed pricing or a ship date for the HoverAir X1 Pro and X1 Pro Max selfie drones. | Image: Zero Zero Robotics One of the shortcomings of the recently reviewed HoverAir X1 selfie drone was that its camera could only capture video at 2.7K/30fps resolutions. Zero Zero Robotics will soon…