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Intel will officially ‘launch’ its Lunar Lake laptop chips on September 3rd
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon laptops had the summer all to themselves, but that’s coming to an end. AMD is now shipping its Ryzen AI chips — and Intel has just announced it’ll “launch” its next generation of Core Ultra laptop chips, codename Lunar Lake, on a September 3rd livestream.…
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Pixel Watch 3 leak shows thinner bezels and new 45mm model
Image: Android Headlines The Pixel Watch 3 looks like it will have a larger screen than the Watch 2, thanks to thinner bezels. Leaked marketing materials shared by Android Headlines suggest that the 41mm Pixel Watch 3 will offer 10 percent more screen than the Watch 2 in the same amount of space. The Pixel…
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The Olympics has moved on from Mario and Sonic
Image: Sega For almost 20 years, Nintendo and Sega have released Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games to coincide with the international sporting event. But now, according to a report in Eurogamer, that tradition is at an end. In 2020, the IOC made the decision to not renew the game’s licensing deal, ending a…
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Apple’s entry-level AirPods have already returned to their Prime Day low
Apple’s second-gen earbuds are down to $69.99, which is a price we’ve seen only a handful of times. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazon Prime Day brought discounts on a whole swath of Apple products, from iPads and AirTags to the latest 15-inch MacBook Air. We also saw deals across Apple’s…
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OpenAI starts rolling out its Her-like voice mode for ChatGPT
Image: OpenAI OpenAI’s new advanced voice mode for ChatGPT is starting to roll out to a small number of people who subscribe to ChatGPT Plus. The feature, which OpenAI showed off at its GPT-4o launch event in May, was criticized for sounding similar to Scarlett Johansson and was later delayed for safety reasons. At OpenAI’s…
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Batman: Caped Crusader is a pulpy throwback to the golden age of DC animation
Amazon’s new Batman show is a jazzy blend of style, substance, and nostalgia. In an era that was flush with cartoons fighting for children’s attention, Batman: The Animated Series stood out by using its timeless take on Gotham City to tell stories that were as stylish and zany as they were serious. The show gave…
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Echo Spot review: this smart alarm clock hits a sweet spot
Amazon’s new Echo Spot strikes a good balance between smart speaker and smart display. Continue reading…
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Lime tests two new e-bikes you don’t have to pedal
The LimeBike (left) and the LimeGlider (right). | Image: Lime Lime is testing two new e-bikes designed to make bike-sharing accessible to a wider range of riders. Alongside throttles that mean you don’t have to pedal to move, the LimeBike and the LimeGlider both offer 20-inch wheels with fat tires for better traction, step-through frames…
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Meta to pay $1.4 billion settlement with Texas over facial recognition and photo tags
Image: The Verge Texas announced a massive settlement with Meta over the use of facial recognition on Facebook, resolving a lawsuit filed in 2022 claiming that the “Tag Suggestions” feature on photos uploaded to Facebook violated the state’s Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier (CUBI) Act and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Meta has agreed to…
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The history of Roku and the fight over CarPlay
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Before Roku was a leading player in the streaming wars, with that ubiquitous purple screensaver and a library of original content and practically every streaming app you could possibly imagine, it was a Netflix gadget — the first Netflix gadget, for that matter, and the one that helped start…