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Controversial US surveillance program (briefly?) lapses amid congressional dysfunction

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You can buy a refurbished Steam Deck for almost half off

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Valve says each unit has received over 100 tests and meets the same performance standards as new Steam Decks. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

Friday, Apr 19

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Applying the mathematical principles of Pareto to Mario Kart 8

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If you’re the kind of Mario Kart 8 player who cares about winning and not just playing their favorite characters (Daisy and Peach supremacy), choosing the best combination of driver, vehicle, and wheels gets tricky.

Kia’s more affordable EV2 is getting ready to undercut Tesla

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Kia’s lineup of electric vehicles are growing. | Image: Kia

Target confirms it’s all but completely ditching DVDs in physical stores

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Target is scaling back the presence of physical media in its stores. A spokesperson for Target tells IGN that the company is “transitioning the limited assortment of DVDs” it sells in stores to its website.

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How Phish turned Las Vegas’ Sphere into the ultimate music visualizer

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Four nights of unique set lists and long jams presented a much different production challenge than U2’s 40-show residency.

The Hades 2 technical test is a trial in self-control

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Imagine the most perfect barbecue — a prolific spread of smoked meats, all the right sides, every pie, type of cookie or cake, and even your grandmother’s famous dinner rolls. But there’s a catch: most of the food is kept behind glass to…

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You may not need Apple Pay to tap and pay with your EU iPhone soon

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Apple could soon let developers in the European Union use its tap-to-pay technology. A report from Reuters reveals that EU regulators could sign off on Apple’s proposal to open the payment system next month, putting a two-year-long legal…

Google’s HD Chromecast is going for just $20

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Google’s latest streaming dongle offers a cheap way to add smart features and apps to any TV. | Image: Google

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Twitter alternative Post News is shutting down

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Post News, a Twitter alternative that emerged in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover, is shutting down. Noam Bardin, the platform’s founder and former CEO of Waze, writes that Post News “is not growing fast enough to become a real business or…

Maybe I don’t want a Rosey the Robot after all

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Friend or foe? The Jetsons’ Rosey the Robot has long been an inspiration for developing home robots. But should it be? | Image: Warner Bros. Television, Hanna-Barbera

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AirPlay turns the Delta emulator into a full-on retro console

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The launch of the Delta emulator on iPhones is a big deal in a lot of ways. But for users, it’s also just really cool. Here’s an excellent piece of software that can emulate the NES, SNES, N64, Game Boy, GBA, and Nintendo DS so that you…

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Taylor Swift gets custom collab with TikTok as UMG battle continues

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Photo by Ashok Kumar / TAS24 / Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

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How planning and infrastructure failed during Maui wildfires

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A recovery vehicle drives past burned structures and cars two months after a devastating wildfire on October 9th, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. | Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images

A 14-year-old is charged in fire that destroyed a driverless Waymo vehicle

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The Waymo vehicle was set on fire with fireworks. | Image: Frisco Live 415

The Verge’s 2024 Mother’s Day gift guide

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Illustration by Manon Louart for The Verge

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Emulators are taking over the App Store

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Delta, an app for emulating and playing retro games on your iPhone, has been at the top of the App Store rankings for days. Apple spent years keeping apps like this off its platforms before reversing course earlier this month in the face…

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Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal

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Tesla isn’t aware of any collisions, injuries, or fatalities attributed to the defective pedals. | Image: Parker Ortolani / The Verge

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DJI’s first power stations debut an intriguing bidirectional port

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DJI’s Power 1000 (left) and Power 500 (right) ready to be worshipped. | Image: DJI

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Razer’s Kishi Ultra gaming controller brings haptics to your USB-C phone, PC, or tablet

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Razer’s latest mobile gaming controller just released today, the Kishi Ultra, is an all-rounder that can switch between multiple devices. The controller has a built-in USB-C port that can work with the iPhone 15 series as well as most…

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Amazon’s Fallout has been renewed for season 2

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Just a week after the show first premiered, Amazon has confirmed that there’s more of its live-action Fallout series on the way. As of now there are no details available other than the fact that the show has been renewed for season 2.

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The Meta Quest 2 gets a permanent price cut to $199

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The Meta Quest 2 and its bundled controllers. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

Thursday, Apr 18

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Netflix is all about the money, not the members

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Netflix is moving beyond subscriber numbers. In its first quarter earnings results released on Thursday, Netflix announced that it will stop reporting quarterly membership numbers in 2025 because subscribers are “just one component” of its…

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Senate advances vote on reauthorizing warrantless surveillance program

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Your Happy Hacking Keyboard deserves some fresh caps

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Ursa is a new keycap profile for Topre keyboards. I want it. | Render: FKCaps

All the news on Qi2 wireless charging

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Anker is amongst the first accessory makers to rerelease MagSafe-compatible accessories that now support the Qi2 standard. | Image: Nathan Edwards / The Verge

Meta says Llama 3 beats most other models, including Gemini

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The next generation of Meta’s large language model Llama, which releases today to cloud providers like AWS and to model libraries like Hugging Face soon, performs better than most current AI models, the company said in a blog post.

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The podcast industry keeps reinventing itself

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This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry.

The Humane AI Pin is lost in translation

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As funny as it was when the AI Pin utterly failed at translating Korean and Japanese, it also broke my heart. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

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You should be playing Music League

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When was the last time your friends made you a playlist? | Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images