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What’s on your desk, David Pierce?
A revolving set of tech, together with some great family art. Continue reading…
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How four expensive cards imploded Magic: The Gathering’s most popular format
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast is fundamentally changing how Magic: The Gathering’s most popular format will operate. Earlier this week, the card game’s publisher announced that it will assume control of the Commander format after a week of controversial decisions punctuated by an outpouring of violent…
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Uber partners with ex-Yandex self-driving group for robotaxis and robot delivery
Image: Avride Uber expanded its cohort of autonomous vehicle partners today with the addition of Avride, formerly known as Yandex Self-Driving Group. The companies signed a “multiyear” agreement in which Uber customers can take rides and accept takeout deliveries from Avride’s autonomous vehicles. Starting this week, Uber customers in Austin will see an option to…
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Gemini Live will support more languages for its AI voice chat
I’d like Gemini to address me in the formal ‘usted.’ | Illustration: The Verge Google initially rolled out Gemini Live, its conversational AI voice chat, in just one language: English. Today, the company is expanding the service to a handful of other languages, starting with French, German, Portuguese, Hindi, and Spanish. And while support for…
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How to import email from other accounts into Gmail
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge If you’re anything like me, you spend a lot of each day jumping between multiple email accounts — and multiple email apps — trying to get to inbox zero. Anything that can be done to reduce the number of places where messages are piling up can save time…
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You can easily upgrade all of Apple’s AirPods to USB-C using these smart cases
Ken Pillonel has created a protective case that also upgrades old AirPods charging cases to USB-C. | Screenshot: YouTube Those of us still rocking AirPods with Lightning ports finally have a way to upgrade them to USB-C that doesn’t require complicated modifications or the cost of completely replacing the case. Engineer Ken Pillonel has created…
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Epic knows its game store social features ‘suck,’ but it wants to fix that
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Epic’s game store is finally on mobile. Next up, the company plans to add features that make people want to use it — on both mobile and PC. A key thing Epic Games wants to introduce is what store boss Steve Allison calls a “social framework” — think the…
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Silicon Valley gets its first drone delivery service
Just don’t expect it to deliver any meaningful groceries yet. | Image: Matternet Silicon Valley is getting its first drone delivery service to airdrop food and commercial items to local homes, though only the bare essentials (chocolate and Prime-branded drinks) are available right now. California-based Matternet is launching a pilot program for its delivery service…
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The ‘WordPress’ fight is now a lawsuit
WP Engine said the lawsuit aims to address “abuse of power, extortion, and greed.” | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge The WP Engine web hosting service is suing WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and Automattic for alleged libel and attempted extortion, following a public spat over the WordPress trademark and open-source project. In the federal…
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A Bank of America outage showed customers blanked-out account balances
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images First, it was Spotify, then Verizon, then PlayStation, and now it’s apparently Bank of America’s turn to have an outage this week. Some customers reported problems accessing their bank accounts on Wednesday, with the balances showing $0 or “—-” instead of what should be there. “Some mobile…