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Sony’s PlayStation Portal handheld is back in stock at multiple retailers

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It’s not the Vita comeback we were hoping for, but the Sony’s portable remote player is still a handy companion. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge

Thursday, Apr 25

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Gym teacher accused of using AI voice clone to try to get a high school principal fired

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A physical education teacher and former athletic director of a Baltimore County high school has been arrested and charged with using an AI voice cloning service to frame the school’s principal.

Google will finally put Keep reminders in Tasks, where they always belonged

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The reminders you’ve jotted down in Google Keep will soon show up in Tasks. Google says the long-requested integration is coming over the next year, allowing you to see, edit, and complete your Keep reminders across Tasks, Calendar, and…

Microsoft’s Surface and Xbox hardware revenues take a big hit in Q3

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Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $61.9 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 20…

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The ‘Hollywood Con Queen’ gets a new documentary from Apple TV Plus

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Before AI meant you could impersonate someone’s voice with just a snippet of audio, con artists needed actual skill to impersonate famous figures. Take Hargobind Tahilramani, who allegedly impersonated such powerful Hollywood women as Amy…

CISA ransomware warning program will launch this year

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, an arm of the Department of Homeland Security, is rolling out a program that warns organizations about potential ransomware attacks, CyberScoop reports. The program is currently running…

TCL’s entry-level Q6 QLED TV has fallen to a new low price for a limited time

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The Q6 isn’t known for top-tier gaming specs and ultra-deep black levels, but it offers a lot of TV for just $450. | Image: TCL

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BlizzCon 2024 has been canceled

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Blizzard has announced it will not hold BlizzCon, the publisher’s annual fan convention, this year. “After careful consideration over the last year, we at Blizzard have made the decision not to hold BlizzCon in 2024,” Blizzard wrote on its…

Spyware dealers could face visa restrictions

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The State Department will soon impose visa restrictions on people who it says have been involved in the development of spyware. In a press release issued on Monday, the department said it is taking steps to bar 13 people “who have been…

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Garry’s Mod is taking down decades of Nintendo-related add-ons

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The popular physics sandbox game Garry’s Mod is pulling all of its Nintendo-related add-ons following copyright takedown requests from the gaming giant. On Wednesday, the developers of Garry’s Mod made a post on Steam saying users “may…

This self-transforming Megatron is as badass as it is expensive

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Three years later, Hasbro’s self-transforming, dancing, driving, talking, and attacking Optimus Prime finally has a villain to fight. Megatron, the leader of the Decepticons, is about to arrive. For $1,200 — $899 through May 25th — its…

Google is updating Android TVs to fix a big Gmail privacy problem

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Google is working on a fix to block crafty individuals from gaining access to the emails of accounts logged in to some Android TV units. The Android TV operating system, which is preloaded on many smart TVs on the market, could allow…

Cities are ending their ShotSpotter contracts, but the sensors themselves are staying

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Chicago and Mobile, Alabama, are cutting ties with ShotSpotter, the controversial gunshot detection company — but the sensors that notify police about shootings probably aren’t going anywhere, according to a new report from Wired and South…

Reddit is back after a widespread outage

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Reddit stopped working for most users this afternoon. For nearly an hour, the site didn’t load and displayed an error message reading, “Oops, something went wrong, please try again later.”

Threads will now automatically filter out offensive words from your feeds

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Just like Instagram, Threads will now automatically filter out potentially offensive words, phrases, or emoji by default. In a post on Thursday, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced that the new Hidden Words feature will apply to both…

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EPA administrator Michael Regan on undoing the toxic legacy of power plants in the US

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EPA administrator Michael Regan during the EPA’s “Journey to Justice” tour on November 16th, 2021. | USEPA photo by Eric Vance

The Fossil-size hole in Wear OS

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For Fossil, the juice wasn’t worth the squeeze. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

FCC votes to restore net neutrality

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Wacom says its first OLED drawing tablet is cool and skinny

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Wacom has thrown a tablet-shaped curveball at digital creatives waiting on Apple’s highly anticipated OLED iPads. The company introduced the Wacom Movink 13 on Wednesday, its own OLED-based offering that targets creatives in need of a…

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Ford looks to future EV breakthroughs — and smaller cars — to staunch the bleeding

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Ford is the No. 2 seller of electric vehicles in the US. It’s very proud of that fact, but the amount of cash it had to burn to get there is enough to make you wonder whether it can keep that title.

Google Meet now lets you switch devices without hanging up

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Google is making it a lot easier to move between devices during a meeting. The new “Switch here” feature allows you to move an active Meet call from your computer to your smartphone or vice versa. This means you can swap devices as you sit…

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Apple blocked Spotify’s latest EU update, again

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Spotify submitted a new version of its iOS app with in-app pricing information for users in the European Union about how much they’ll pay for subscriptions made outside of Apple’s payment system — but Apple has stonewalled it again.

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Anyone want to buy TikTok?

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It was going to happen, and then it wasn’t going to happen, and then it happened. The United States Congress passed a bill that would either ban TikTok or force it to be sold, and President Joe Biden signed it.

Microsoft needs to win back trust

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Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images

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The next big game from Clash of Clans developer Supercell launches in May

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Supercell doesn’t release a lot of games, but the studio’s mobile releases tend to be big hits. Think Clash of Clans, Brawl Stars, and Clash Royale. Now, the developer is gearing up for its next major release: Squad Busters, which will be…

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The EPA’s new power plant pollution rule has a big, gassy hole in it

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A power plant in Thompsons, Texas, that’s home to the Petra Nova Carbon Capture Project. | Image: Luke Sharrett / Bloomberg via Getty Images

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TikTok ban: all the news on attempts to ban the video platform

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Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Brendan Hoffman, Getty Images

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Zuckerberg says it will take Meta years to make money from generative AI

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The generative AI gold rush is underway — just don’t expect it to create profits anytime soon.

Wednesday, Apr 24

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Threads wants to let you wipe your old posts away

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Threads is testing the option to automatically hide your old posts. Instagram head Adam Mosseri says the feature is only available to a “small number” of users for now, but it will let you choose to archive individual posts manually or…

The BattlerGC Pro might be the GameCube controller’s final form

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BattleGC Pro in limited-edition crystal. | Image: Retro Fighters