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Jackson Hole’s new Instagram filter warns you when you’re dangerously close to wildlife
Image: Visit Jackson Hole Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board has created an open-source Instagram filter to help visitors gauge if they’re at a safe distance from wildlife to take photos. The board hopes the tool will help better protect tourists visiting wildlife destinations — and the animals they’re watching — during the busy…
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Sonos delays two new products as it races to fix buggy app
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Sonos CEO Patrick Spence said the new Ace headphones got off to a strong start and helped spur “year over year revenue growth” that slightly exceeded the company’s expectations as part of its third quarter earnings on Wednesday afternoon. But that success was immediately “overshadowed” by ongoing woes…
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Reddit might let users make paid subreddits
Illustration: The Verge You might have to pay to access some subreddits in the future. During an earnings call on Tuesday, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman hinted at “new types of subreddits that can be built that may have exclusive content or private areas.” “I think the existing, altruistic, free version of Reddit will continue to…
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Kamala Harris is Brat, Tim Walz is Midwest Princess
Image: Tim Walz Vice President Kamala Harris’ pick for running mate is Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a former teacher and football coach whose straightforward manner of speaking has endeared him to many and helped launch his name into the public consciousness. Walz’s public persona has what many would describe as “dad energy.” He makes unsubtle…
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Will PC makers replace your crashing Intel chip? We asked 14 of them
An Intel Core i9-13900K CPU, one of the first types identified to sometimes crash this way. | Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge There is no fix for Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen Raptor Lake desktop processors. If your chip isn’t yet damaged, please apply motherboard BIOS updates early and often to prevent…
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Fortnite will bring battle pass rewards back around
Characters from the Chapter 5: Season 3 battle pass. | Image: Epic Games Epic Games is making a major change to Fortnite’s battle passes that should remove some angst if you can’t buy or complete a pass before the end of a season. Fortnite’s battle passes offer a bunch of exclusive in-game rewards that you…
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What’s on your desk, Jess Weatherbed?
A magically green room full of gaming mementos. Continue reading…
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Uber and Lyft threatened to leave Minnesota — then Tim Walz stepped in
Image: The Verge / Getty Images Last year, when Minnesota’s progressive politicians coalesced around a bill to raise the minimum pay for Uber and Lyft drivers in the state, their ostensibly left-of-center governor surprised them all by pulling a move he had yet to use while in office: he vetoed it. Uber and Lyft were…
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You can dial in the power output on Anker’s new desktop charger
A dial can be used to select one of four charging modes on Anker’s new desktop Prime Charger. | Image: Anker Anker announced several additions to the company’s Prime line of chargers today, including a new desktop version that allows the power output of its six USB ports to be customized through a control dial.…
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Why Google decided now’s the time to move on from Chromecast
The Chromecast is going away after more than a decade in Google’s hardware portfolio, with the company phasing it out to make room for the new Google TV Streamer. In 2013, the timing was perfect for the Chromecast’s success. Most TVs of that era had rudimentary entertainment apps that were often slow, so beaming content…