Chrome on your iPhone can search using pictures and words at the same time
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The iOS version of Google’s Chrome browser is getting upgraded with several features from the Android iteration, including simultaneous Google Lens image and text search. Chrome for iOS could already use Google Lens to search for a picture on your iPhone or one taken from the camera, but now you can add words along with it to narrow your search in one go.
For instance, you can upload a picture of a t-shirt design you like into Lens and type the name of a color that you prefer into search, and it will try to find the shirt you want. This update comes as Apple launched its own Visual Intelligence search, which only works on iPhone 16 and 16 Pro.
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Search a picture of a snowboard design you like, but see if...
Nintendo Reveals $20 Off Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom And More Switch Black Friday Deals
With Thanksgiving just a couple of weeks away, Nintendo has announced its Black Friday 2024 highlights. While there aren’t any standout deals among them, there’s still some decent discounts for anyone who was planning on buying a new Switch or a critically acclaimed game from the console’s back catalog.
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Donald Trump’s EPA pick wants to ‘make America the AI capital of the world’
Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) on October 29th, 2024, in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. | Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
Artificial intelligence is top of mind for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY). Zeldin plans to help “unleash US energy dominance” and “make America the AI capital of the world,” he said in a post on X today.
The EPA regulates emissions that pollute the air and cause climate change, giving it a huge role to play in how much the rise of energy-hungry AI leads to a jump in power plant pollution. From the looks of it, though, the EPA’s incoming leader is prioritizing making sure environmental protections don’t get in the way of doing business — particularly when it comes to expanding AI data centers.
Environmental advocates are already concerned about Trump’s plans...
Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
The new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked Tuesday. The judge said the law is "unconstitutional on its face."
Microsoft is killing off Windows 11’s Mail and Calendar apps by the end of the year
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Microsoft is planning to no longer support the Windows Mail, Calendar, and People apps later this year. The software giant has been moving existing users of these apps over to the new Outlook for Windows app in recent months, and now it has set an end of support date for the Mail, Calendar, and People apps of December 31st.
Once the apps reach end of support later this year, Microsoft warns that users who haven’t moved to the new Outlook app “will no longer be able to send and receive email using Windows Mail and Calendar.”
Microsoft has been rolling out the new Outlook for Windows app for years, with it officially reaching the general availability stage in August. The new web-based Outlook is designed to eventually replace the full...
Apple is planning an Apple Home smart security camera
Logitech’s Circle View is one of only a handful of security cameras that work with Apple’s HomeKit Secure Video service. The rumor is Apple is now developing its own. | Photo: Logitech
It appears Apple’s rumored push into the smart home will include an Apple smart security camera. Supply-chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports the company is planning to start production of a smart home IP camera in 2026 and aims to sell over 10 million units a year.
Kuo also reports that the camera is “designed to integrate seamlessly with other Apple hardware products via wireless connectivity” and speculates it will integrate deeply with Apple Intelligence and Apple’s Siri voice assistant.
Apple’s competitors, Amazon and Google, both have first-party security camera hardware products for their respective smart home platforms and have already started integrating generative AI. Amazon’s Ring launched a new AI search feature in October, and...
Waymo’s robotaxis are now available to everyone in Los Angeles
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Waymo is ditching its waitlist in Los Angeles, much like it did before in Phoenix and San Francisco, making its fully autonomous vehicles available to anyone who downloads the company’s Waymo One app.
There are still some geographic limitations with which to contend: Waymo only operates within 80 square miles of Los Angeles County, which includes neighborhoods such as Hollywood, Chinatown, Westwood, Marina del Rey, Mar Vista, and Playa Vista.
Still, it was a sign of the company’s growing confidence in its technology, especially after securing a record $5.6 billion investment round, led by its parent company, Alphabet, to help fund its next phase of growth. Waymo recently said it was conducting 150,000 paid trips and driving over 1...
Fortnite OG is coming back permanently in December
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Fortnite is going old school once again. Epic has announced that the throwback mode Fortnite OG, which brings back the battle royale’s original island, will become a permanent fixture of the game starting on December 6th.
OG first launched last November as a limited-time event, which turned out to be a big hit and was designed explicitly to bring back lapsed players to the game ahead of the release of Lego Fortnite. Its return means iconic Fortnite elements like Tilted Towers and the Baller will now be a standard part of the experience.
Epic is currently attempting to replicate the success of OG. Fortnite is in the midst of Chapter 2 Remix, which — as the name implies — takes the game’s second chapter and tweaks it. The big shift this...
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over sex abuse scandal
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned over accusations that he failed to report physical and sexual abuse to the police.
Netflix used to not have ads, now it’s ‘celebrating’ two years with them
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Netflix’s subscription plan with ads has reached a new milestone: it hit 70 million monthly users since its launch two years ago. That’s a big jump compared to the 40 million monthly ad-supported users Netflix reported in May.
Additionally, the streaming service said that the ad-supported plan accounted for 50 percent of all new signups in countries where it’s available. Netflix rolled out its ad-supported tier in the US, Australia, Brazil, the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and others in November 2022.
It’s no surprise that the ad-supported plan has seen such growth, as the streamer has started nudging users toward the $6.99 per month option by discontinuing its cheapest ad-free tier. The company has also started to build out the...
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7 Games to Play After Slitterhead
Slitterhead offers something unique. It’s an indie horror game focusing on body horror and possession but with far more action-combat than most horror titles, making it easily accessible and approachable for those who don’t often lean into the genre. It’s not altogether terrifying, thanks to the ability to…
Microsoft Edge is trying to forcefully get your Chrome tabs again
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Earlier this year Microsoft’s Edge browser automatically started up on my PC and imported my Chrome tabs without consent. Microsoft refused to explain why this behavior had occurred, and then quietly addressed the problem in a Microsoft Edge update. Microsoft hasn’t given up on trying to get your Chrome data though, as a new update is rolling out that automatically starts Edge and offers to import your Chrome tabs.
My colleague Richard Lawler noticed that Edge started automatically on his PC last week at boot and offered up a new prompt to “enhance your browsing experience.” The pop-up has a “bring over your data from other browsers regularly” option ticked by default, and encourages people to confirm and continue with a big blue button....
Andor is going to war in new look at season 2
Following its announcement that the second season of Andor(now subtitled A Star Wars Story) is set to premiere next April, Disney Plus has dropped a new sizzle reel giving us a proper look at the show and a whole bunch of other things coming to the streamer.
Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona) is going to need a pilot in Andor season two, and Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) might just be the man for the job judging from the way the new 2025 preview features footage of him stealing a ship. Cassian’s penchant for taking things that aren’t his seems to be an issue for Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård), but with Stormtroopers mobilizing to attack people elsewhere in the galaxy, the freedom fighters clearly have bigger fish to fry.
The sizzle reel also...
Third-gen AirPods are cheaper than ever at $94
There’s no better pair of AirPods you can buy for under $100. | Image: Chris Welch / The Verge
If you’re looking for a good opportunity to upgrade from an older pair of AirPods, then some of the early Black Friday sales going on right now are where you want to be. Walmart, for example, has chopped down the price of a pair of Apple AirPods (third-gen) with a Lightning charging case to $94, which is a massive $75 off and easily the lowest price we’ve seen to date.
The fourth-gen AirPods are out now — with slight audio quality and comfort improvements, plus the option to get them with active noise cancellation and a wireless charging case bearing its own speaker — but the third-gen AirPods are still rock solid for routine music, podcasts, calls, and other listening needs. The charging case adds 24 hours of playtime to the earbuds’...
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Denzel Washington Says He's Going To Be In Black Panther 3
Denzel Washington is joining the MCU. The veteran Hollywood star said Black Panther 3 is one of his upcoming projects, with director Ryan Coogler currently writing his role for the sequel to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. “At this point in my career, I’m only interested in working with the best,” he said in a recent…
Apple receives EU warning to end ‘discriminatory’ geo-blocking practices
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The European Union has accused Apple of unlawfully discriminating against EU customers after finding the Cupertino company’s geo-blocking measures may be violating the bloc’s consumer protection rules.
Announced via a press release on Tuesday, the European Commission and the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) said a joint investigation had identified “several potentially prohibited geo-blocking practices” that Apple applies to its App Store, iTunes Store, Arcade, Books. Podcasts, and Apple Music services. Issues include restricting consumers to payment methods issued in the same country where their Apple account was registered, preventing app downloads offered in other EU/EEA countries, and having restrictive, region-specific...
A man drove his car into a crowd in southern China, killing 35
A man who authorities said was upset over his divorce settlement rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports complex in southern China, police said.
First Footage Of Star Wars: Andor Season 2 Is Revealed
Another new showreel of Disney Plus’s upcoming shows has appeared, and alongside new glimpses of Daredevil, Ironheart and Alien: Earth, the first ever footage of Andor season 2 can be seen.
23andMe is ending its cancer research program and slashing over 200 jobs
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23andMe is laying off 40 percent of its employees, or over 200 workers, as the company attempts to recover from last year’s massive data breach and reverse its plummeting stock price. The genetic testing company also announced that it will shut down its therapeutics business.
Though 23andMe says the restructuring plan will cost it around $12 million, it expects to save more than $35 million as a result, while “substantially” lowering operating expenses. 23andMe’s therapeutics division, which studied potential cancer treatments using its database of genetic material, will end all clinical trials, as the company considers licensing agreements or asset sales to “maximize” the program’s value.
23andMe has had a turbulent past year, with the...
Smart sleep is worth the cost
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A better night’s sleep, every night, and you don’t have to do anything to make it happen. Sounds like the, ahem, dream, right? Also sounds like a line you might hear from some infomercial salesman at 4 in the morning when you can’t sleep and are willing to try anything. Turns out, the promise is real. It’s just really, really, really expensive.
On this episode of The Vergecast, The Verge’s Victoria Song tells us about her adventures in sleep gadgets. We talk for a while about the Eight Sleep Pod 4 Ultra, a mattress pad that costs $4,700 and requires a subscription. And might just be worth it, if a better night’s sleep is worth it to you. We also talk about the Oura Ring 4, the whole sleepmaxxing trend, the Ozlo Sleepbuds, and other ways...
Dutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell
The original 2021 ruling ordered Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels. The appeals court said there is "insufficient consensus" on a specific reduction percentage.
LG Display’s stretchable screen is now even stretchier
LG Display’s stretchable screens can now stretch up to 50 percent. | Image: LG Display
LG Display has recently announced a new version of its unique stretchable display with improved elasticity and durability. The 12-inch prototype can now be stretched up to 18 inches without being destroyed in the process, opening up new possibilities for where screens can potentially be installed.
The company first demonstrated a prototype of the display in 2022, but at the time it could only be stretched from 12 to 14 inches, or about 20 percent of its length. The latest prototype features a “new wiring design structure” and an improved silicon substrate — similar to the material used to make contact lenses — to expand the panel’s stretchability to up to 50 percent.
Built using micro LEDs, the new prototype is capable of displaying full...
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Apple AI notification summaries exist; rarely useful, often hilarious
Apple Intelligence is just doing the best it can. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge
iPhones, iPads, and Macs with Apple Intelligence now have a unique AI feature that summarizes notifications for you. Starting with iOS / iPadOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1, when multiple notifications pile up for a given app, the tiny LLM that Apple has crammed into our stuff tries its hardest to algorithm up a brief overview for you. (Part of a group text with lots of people? It’ll try to tell you what they’re discussing.) This is sometimes good. It is very often funny.
I like the way the summaries handle some of my Apple Home notifications — like when I read “Garage changed status multiple times; recently closed” in lieu of a stack of messages about my garage door. The wording changes, but without fail (so far), it’s been right about whether...
Particle is a new app using AI to organize and summarize the news
You can customize Particle, but AI does most of the work. | Image: David Pierce / The Verge
It is, you might say, a complicated moment for news online. There are the efforts to erode the First Amendment, the dominant platforms that aren’t sending traffic like they used to, the complexities of an ever-changing ad business, and on and on the list goes. Maybe most of all, there’s the rise of AI, and platforms that ingest an internet’s worth of news, abstract it away into a mush of semi-true information, and then serve it up to anyone who asks their chatbot what’s new. Into that fray comes Particle, a long-in-the-works new platform from a couple of former Twitter product leaders that is designed to help people find and make sense of the news a little more easily. With a lot of AI.
Particle’s plan is to use AI to do two particularly...
Countries are ramping up renewable energy plans, but not fast enough
UN climate chief Simon Stiell delivers a speech during the opening of the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 11th, 2024. | Photo by Alexander Nemenov / AFP via Getty Images
Governments around the world agreed to triple renewable energy capacity by the end of the decade during pivotal United Nations climate talks at a summit in Dubai last year. As the annual climate negotiations kick off again this week, there’s been some progress on that goal — but not nearly enough.
An assessment of national energy plans says that countries are on track to double global renewable energy capacity by 2030. There’s a lot of opportunity for growth with the falling cost of wind and solar, but whether policymakers are ready to ditch fossil fuels is a trickier question.
“Renewables markets have moved, but governments’ ambitions have not.”
“Renewables markets have moved, but governments’ ambitions have not,” Katye Altieri,...
Online yoga classes prove helpful for back pain in new study
Participant reported relief from chronic low back pain and reduced need for pain-relief medications.
Cadillac officially debuts three-row Vistiq electric SUV with 300 miles of range
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Buoyed by a bustling EV business, GM is ready to take the wraps off its next offering. On Tuesday, Cadillac officially announced the 2026 Vistiq SUV, a three-row SUV with 300 miles of range and a starting price of $80,185.
The Vistiq joins the Lyriq, Optiq, and Escalade IQ, as well as the ultra-luxury, bespoke Celestiq, in Cadillac’s growing family of electric vehicles. And it comes as GM’s EV sales have surged thanks to an improved production cadence and a more diverse lineup than many of its rivals.
Cadillac’s growing family of electric vehicles
The Vistiq will slot in at the high end of GM’s plug-in vehicles, with a starting price of $78,790 plus a $1,395 destination charge. The electric SUV will be built starting early next year at...
They're the most vulnerable of refugees. And they're remarkably resilient
Sudan's civil war has displaced 10 million citizens. Here are profiles of two young people from the most vulnerable groups: an unaccompanied minor caring for twin brothers, a woman who was raped.
Top contenders to lead the Senate. And, Trump's DOJ priorities
Congress reconvenes this week with a top priority: electing the leaders of each chamber. Here's a look at the contenders. And, top priorities for Trump's Justice Department.
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A Pixel 9 Pro Fold screen replacement costs more than a MacBook Air
Here’s everything you get in iFixit’s $1,207 inner screen replacement kit for the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. | Image: iFixit
iFixit has started listing repair parts for Google’s Pixel Pro 9 Fold, but it’ll be cheaper to buy a regular brand-new phone than pay for a screen replacement. The inner display specifically, which includes the frame, hinge, side buttons, and OLED screen itself, will set customers back $1,199 for “Part Only.” The full kit that also includes iFixit’s repair tools bumps that up to $1,207.
With prices starting at $1,799, the Pixel Pro 9 Fold is one of the most expensive smartphones on the market. iFixit’s inner screen replacement for last year’s Pixel Fold was also costly at $899, but this is still an alarming jump for the latest model. For context, $1,199 is the same price as an iPhone 16 Pro Max, and more expensive than a 13-inch M3...
Ruben Gallego defeats Kari Lake in Arizona Senate race
Gallego led in the polls for much of his race against Kari Lake, a MAGA firebrand who's yet to concede her 2022 gubernatorial loss.
Young men helped Trump retake the White House -- a trend years in the making
Where did Democrats go wrong with men this election? How did Republicans win them over, and how might Democrats work to win some of them back?NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Aaron Smith of the Young Men Research Initiative and John Della Volpe with the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics.
Why high prices toppled Democrats -- and other governments around the world
Voters really don't like inflation. In fact, whenever there's a sustained jump in the cost of living, the party in power often pays a price.
How Ruben Gallego Defeated Election Denier Kari Lake in Arizona’s Senate Race
In the race for Arizona’s open US Senate seat, Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego has defeated the state’s most vociferous election-denier, Republican Kari Lake. His win gives Democrats 47 Senate seats to the Republicans’ 53. Gallego’s win should not come as a shock if you’ve been paying attention. He had led Lake in polls consistently for […]
Nvidia’s new app replacement for GeForce Experience is now out of beta
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Nvidia is officially launching its Nvidia app on PC today, designed to overhaul and replace the GeForce Experience app. The Nvidia app originally went into beta earlier this year, and it’s now feature complete enough for the beta label to be removed and for the app to soon be bundled with GeForce drivers.
The Nvidia app includes a redesigned and improved overlay, with support for 4K 120fps AV1 video capture, Nvidia’s AI-powered RTX game filters, and an improved customizable statistic overlay.
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The new Nvidia app also gives you access to a bunch of other Nvidia apps.
Just like GeForce Experience before it, the Nvidia app includes optimal playable settings for games and it even includes a number of...
Apple Music made a $450 coffee table book celebrating its top 100 albums
A pretty book that costs a pretty penny. | Image: Apple Music / Assouline
You can now buy a physical version of the 100 Best Albums list that Apple Music released this year — if you have some serious cash to burn, that is. Apple Music: 100 Best Albums, a 208-page coffee table book produced by luxury print company Assouline, is available to preorder today for $450, with an estimated shipping date of November 25th. Shipping itself is thankfully free.
One explanation for the high price tag is that availability is extremely limited — only 1,500 copies are up for grabs, each numbered on the rear and inside the book. The design of the book itself is also very luxurious, featuring a “custom-designed translucent acrylic slipcase etched with the Apple Music logo” that protects the white linen hardcover, and gold...
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Trump is back: how Biden will tweak his 'America's back' message at APEC and the G20
President Biden used to tell world leaders "America is back," implying the Trump era's go-it-alone ethos was a one-term blip. But Biden needs a new line for this week's APEC and G20 summits.
Inside this maximum security prison, a film festival proves 'a little bit healing'
The Sing Sing maximum security prison in New York held its first-ever film festival recently, with incarcerated men invited to judge the five entries.
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This tiny smart lock promises to unlock your door in under two seconds
Nuki says its new Smart Lock Ultra is a third the size and three times as fast as previous models. | Image: Nuki
Popular European smart lock maker Nuki has announced the fifth generation of its smart lock. The Smart Lock Ultra is a third the size of the original Nuki, features a new brushless motor for faster operation, and promises at least six months of battery life. Plus, for the first time, the new lock has been designed to work with US deadbolts.
The Nuki Smart Lock Ultra (€349) will be available in Europe in December and is the company’s first full-replacement door lock. Previous Nuki models could be retrofitted over an existing lock, so you could keep using your existing keys. This one requires swapping out the entire cylinder and comes with three new keys. However, the US model, coming next year, will work as a retrofit lock and only...
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"Every little bit of uncaring makes the world a little bit worse, and once you're at a certain level of personal security then you have to own that."
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Great news everyone! I've outright threatened vehicular violence against some of the consultancies I've worked alongside!
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Harriet Tubman posthumously named a general in Veterans Day ceremony
Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Monday.
New Zealand's leader apologizes to survivors of abuse in state and church care
An estimated 200,000 people, many of them Indigenous Māori, suffered abuse in New Zealand's foster and faith-based care over a period of seven decades
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"My rule – I don't join a service that I can't leave without switching costs – is my Ulysses Pact, and it's keeping me safe from danger I've sailed into too many times before." — https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/ulysses-pact/#tie-yourself-to-a-federated-mast
John Robinson, successful football coach at USC and with the LA Rams, has died at 89
John Robinson, the veteran football coach who enjoyed many years of success at the University of Southern California and with the Los Angeles Rams, has died. He was 89.
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Indiana man is found guilty of murder in the 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls
A former drugstore worker in the small Indiana community of Delphi was found guilty of murder on Monday in the killings of two teenage girls who vanished during an afternoon hike.
President-elect Trump is expected to nominate Marco Rubio for Secretary of State
If confirmed, the Florida senator would become the first Latino to ever serve as the nation's top diplomat.
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Where is the lib Joe Rogan?:
"But less than 15 years ago we had TV hosts like Jon Stewart and bands like Green Day who were able to make progressivism feel just as relevant and countercultural as Trumpism feels to young American men now."
The problem is, we killed progressivism. The left hates Stewart now because he speaks about trans rights and criticizes Dems. We don’t want a lib Joe Rogan. We want Joe Rogan as he is, minus the ... https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2024/11/11/where-is-the.html
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Stephen Miller Expected to Be Named a Trump Deputy Chief of Staff - The New York Times:
"The plans include restricting legal and illegal immigration in a number of ways, including rounding up undocumented immigrants already in the United States and detaining them in camps before they’re expelled from the country." https://archive.ph/0PqBi
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A dung beetle walks into a bar…
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Trump plans to name Rep. Mike Waltz as national security adviser
As national security adviser, the Florida congressman would play a key role in shaping U.S. policy on geopolitical conflicts ranging from the war in Ukraine to the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
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The thing I find remarkable about this, is that the Fuel Rats aren't a game feature. There are no rewards for being a fuel rat (in fact, it's policy to refuse payment if the recuee offers), except the intrinsic reward of helping people have a nice time.
Despite this, the fuel rats were one of the first "guilds" formed, if you want to call them that, and have been going strong for years. According to their stats, they have rescued 157 thousand stranded players, with a 96% success rate.
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danderson@hachyderm.io ("Dave Anderson") wrote:
This morning for no obvious reason, I remembered the Fuel Rats.
Elite:Dangerous is an MMO space sim game, with a big galaxy in which you fly a spaceship doing stuff. Spaceships need fuel, which you buy at stations, or if you have a fuel scoop you can skim the surface of certain stars to get usable fuel.
Space is big though, and it's quite possible to run yourself low on fuel in a way that you can no longer warp to any inhabited system to refuel. At which point you're screwed.
Valve Reveals Very Pretty, All-White Steam Deck
Valve has announced a new white and gray variant of its uber-popular portable PC device, the Steam Deck. This upcoming version of the handheld PC will cost $680 and will go on sale on November 18.
Google’s AI ‘learning companion’ takes chatbot answers a step further
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Google has launched an experimental new AI tool called Learn About, which is different from the chatbots we’re used to, like Gemini and ChatGPT. It’s built on the LearnLM AI model that Google introduced this spring, saying it’s “grounded in educational research and tailored to how people learn.” The answers it provides have more visual and interactive elements with educational formatting.
We tested Learn About and Google Gemini with a simple prompt: “How big is the universe?” Both answered that “the observable universe” is “about 93 billion light-years in diameter.”
However, while Gemini opted to show a Wikipedia-provided diagram of the universe and a two-paragraph summary with links to sources, Learn About emphasized an image from the...
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Valve finally made a white Steam Deck that you can actually buy
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Nearly three years to the day after teasing the world with a white version of the Steam Deck, Valve has finally decided to release the normally black handheld gaming PC in that color too. The limited-edition white model is going on sale for $679 on November 18th at 3PM PT / 6PM ET, everywhere the handheld is sold, including Australia and the various regions of Asia served by Komodo.
It’s no different on the inside than a normal model, says Valve:
Steam Deck OLED: Limited Edition White has all the same specs as the Steam Deck OLED 1TB model, but in white and grey. It also comes with an exclusive white carrying case and white microfiber cleaning cloth.
Since the 1TB OLED normally costs $649, you’re effectively paying $30 for the color....
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wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:
@Beachbum Even if some men in various groups that have traditionally voted Democratic voted for Trump in this election, 56% of Latinos voted for Harris.
The Devs Behind Awesome Half-Life Remake Are Making A New Game
Remember Black Mesa, that really good fan-made remake of the original Half-Life built using the Half-Life 2 engine? Well, some of the devs behind that project are making something completely new and unrelated to Half-Life. It’s called Rogue Point and it’s a tactical co-op shooter with roguelite elements.
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axwax@chaos.social ("AxWax") wrote:
Today wasn't the greatest of days for me, but putting on Bonkman Sam and his elusive Wavelets' recently uncovered debut single always lightens my mood.
https://bonkknobrecords.bandcamp.com/track/get-ready-to-bonk
Are you #ReadyToBonk? 🔈 🎶
Fun fact: As well as the lovely lead vocals by @ethicalrevolution the track features my debut as a Kunstpfeifer.
And once you're hooked grab this and all the other bonkalicious releases at https://bonkwave.org/music/ for the lowly sum of free!
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tom_nomad@kolektiva.social wrote:
OK, so that happened. Let's summarize and talk about next steps
Firstly, the results. The pre-election polling was coming in consistently with a 1-2 point lead for Harris prior to Tuesday, which is a similar lead Biden had going into election day. But, the result was extremely different, so why?
Well, polling has for some time been an approach that has been under assault for very good reasons. I have talked about how polls are simply indicators of dynamics within the confines of electoralism, but that they do not tell us a lot about granular political dynamics. When polls were introduced, and Rick Perlstein has written and spoken about this, they were roundly rejected by journalists. Polls were seen as a horrible reduction of politics to numbers, a gamification of political dynamics that obscure the ins and outs of how power works. Even further, polls and pollsters were under attack for essentially making the news through the way they framed questions, but also in shaping ideas of what is possible due to the confines of the polling.
Polling, in this sense, was seen as mechanization, and a removal of people from the political space. When this was combined with the politics of focus groups, which then took polls as the foundations for their messaging, we end up with a cycle, where the polls feed politics and politics feeds the polls, but no one ever asks whether that is a reflection of reality in any way. During this election, and the last couple, polls have been under a renewed assault, and maybe it is time for us to just move on entirely; it is not a methodology that can be fixed, and it is not one in which there is a desire to fix it.
During this election, toward the end, we started seeing stories about intentionally skewed polls, or polls that are created in order to generate a perception of what candidate has momentum. These stories center around a separation between legitimate polling and propaganda, while ignoring that polls themselves have always helped shape political dynamics and have never been an accurate way to measure much politically outside of an artificially confined series of similar options. When all political questions are reduced to just a series of options like that, it becomes difficult to imagine possibilities outside of that.
So, at the same time, it could be possible for polls to show a specific result, for example Harris up 1-2 points, and have that not reflect reality in any way. The relationship between polling and their perceived reflection of reality has been collapsing for some time, but it is time, now, to just recognize polls as one data point among many other flawed data points all based on measuring a statist concept of politics.
But, beyond just invalidating polling, this election has created conditions for a series of significant shifts in American politics, and I don't just mean on the level of presidential policy.
Marvel's What If...? Season 3 Trailer Makes It Hard To Say Goodbye To The Series
On December 22, we say goodbye to one of the only Marvel shows or films to get the multiverse right. Today, the trailer for season three of Marvel’s What If...? released, giving us our first look at the alternate reality mash-ups we’ll be delving into over the Christmas week.
The NYT Tech Guild’s election week strike is over
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The New York Times’ tech employees, who are behind Wordle and Connections among other games and features, will go back to work on Tuesday following a weeklong strike. In a statement published on Monday, the New York Times Tech Guild said union members will “march into the office together in the morning as a symbol of what’s to come for The Times.”
The Tech Guild represents the over 600 workers who manage technology across the digital paper. Union members went on strike the day before the US election, raising concerns about whether the NYT’s vote-tracking tech, like the Needle, would hold up on Election Day. The union and the NYT will continue negotiating on a contract.
“The systems and digital products that worked over the election did...
Bluesky adds 700,000 new users in a week
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Bluesky gained more than 700,000 new users in the last week and now has more than 14.5 million users total, Bluesky COO Rose Wang confirmed to The Verge. The “majority” of the new users on the decentralized social network are from the US, Wang says. The app is currently the number two free social networking app in the US App Store, only trailing Meta’s Threads.
People posting on Threads, on the other hand, have raised complaints about engagement bait, moderation issues, and, as of late, misinformation, reports Taylor Lorenz. And like our very own Tom Warren, I’ve come to dislike the algorithmic “For You” feed that you can’t permanently escape, and it certainly seems like we’re not alone in that opinion.
But the Instagram-bootstrapped...
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johncarlosbaez@mathstodon.xyz ("John Carlos Baez") wrote:
You can now get a paid internship in applied category theory, logic, programming languages, or science, technology, and society during the summer of 2025 at the Topos Institute! This is a great opportunity - my student Brendan Fong helped start this institute and it's full of cool people. I work with a bunch of them.
• The application deadline is January 17, 2025.
• The position is paid and in-person in Berkeley, California.
• The Topos Institute cannot sponsor visas at this time.These positions will last for 8 – 10 weeks, starting in June 2025 and ending in August. Each position will be mentored by Topos research staff or a select number of invited mentors. If you get one of these positions, you will complete a specific Topos project, and write a blog post about it by the last week of your employment. These projects may include an internal talk, work on a book, or publication. You can visit https://topos.site/summer/ to see what previous folks have done.
Specific topics for 2025 include, but are not limited to:
● Computational category theory using CatColab (Rust/Typescript skills recommended)
● Double category theory
● Categorical statistics
● Polynomial functors
● Interacting dynamical systems
● Hybrid dynamical systems, attractor theory and fast-slow dynamics
● Proof assistants and structure editors
● Program synthesis and spec generation
● Computational logical expressivism
● Philosophical and ethical aspects of applied category theoryDetails and instructions on how to apply are here:
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Super Nintendo World’s new Donkey Kong area has a rollercoaster and rhythm games
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Nintendo is finally ready to show off the next phase of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. In a Nintendo Direct today, the company gave the first proper look at the _Donkey Kong Country-_themed expansion for the theme park, which includes a mine cart rollercoaster and a real-life, three-player version of the Donkey Konga rhythm game. The expansion opens on December 11th.
To get to the new area, attendees go through a tunnel seemingly made with rocks, that leads to a jungle-themed locale. There’s a towering tree house, a golden temple spewing steam, and lots of banana-flavored deserts. And just like in the games, you can find — and collect — giant letters hidden around the area using the park’s NFC bracelet....
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
good move, Maryland: “Harriet Tubman posthumously named a [Maryland National Guard] general in Veterans Day ceremony”
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RickiTarr@beige.party ("Ricki Gray Area Witch Tarr") wrote:
2,300-Year-Old Plush Bird from the Altai Mountains of Siberia, c.400-300 BCE: this figure was crafted with a felt body and reindeer-fur stuffing, all of which remains intact.
How cool is that!!! If the museum that houses this treasure doesn't have replicas in the gift shop, I would riot.
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This coffee shop brings veterans together and holds years of military artifacts
A coffee shop in a small town in North Carolina has become a place for veterans to get together while also serving as a museum of sorts, as it holds photos and medals from the past 100 years.
Trump picks former Rep. Lee Zeldin to be his EPA administrator
President-elect Donald Trump said the New York Republican would help push deregulation and support American businesses. Environmental groups decried the nomination.
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Artifacts from an ancient lost world. Sorting through my late mother's keepsakes.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/11/11/mothers-have-a-sneaky-way-of-getting-to-you/
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Ubisoft Facing Lawsuit Over Shutting Down Always-Online Game
Two people in California have filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft after the company turned off servers for 2014's The Crew, an open-world racing game released on PS4 and Xbox One, making it impossible to play the game.
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ophiocephalic@kolektiva.social ("ophiocephalic 🐍") wrote:
@fromjason
Perhaps by pointing out that most Latin American countries have already elected female heads of state?
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Latines need our own social media. We had it back in the day. I think it's time we make something.
We're clearly unwelcomed and it's time we take the hint. Shit isn't getting any better than what we see today.
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Review of "The Martian" (4 stars): Loved the writing style
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Signal calls now work a lot more like Meet and Zoom
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Signal is making a bunch of improvements to calls so they are more competitive with Zoom and Google Meet, including the ability to share a link to a call.
Previously, you could only initiate a call from a Signal group chat, so this new feature should make it much easier to hop on the phone with a friend or co-worker by sending them a link inside or outside of Signal. You can also re-use call links, which could be handy for recurring work meetings or a weekly chat you have with your family.
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Within calls, Signal is getting some upgrades, too, including a “raise hand” button to let people know that you have something to say and emoji reactions so you can spam your emoji feelings. And the app now has a tab...
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
So white people simply didn't know about 2025, but Latinos think "women belong in the kitchen"?
Three day old post. No comments underneath. Please, tell me how you'd like me to react to this, Mastodon?
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tunetheweb@webperf.social ("Barry Pollard") wrote:
ICYMI, the Web Almanac dropped the first 12 (out of 21) chapters from the 2024 edition.
https://almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024/
Go and nerd out on stat after stat on how the web is built today!
jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
Re: the whole "don't break up friendships over politics" thing coming from people who voted to blow up the country: Motherfuckers, I have ended friendships for MUCH LESS than politics, what makes you think politics is a special untouchable life category, I stopped being friends with someone because they were obnoxious as fuck about Linux and another because they were mean to cats, you bet your ass I will HAPPILY end a friendship over politics, doing that is not exactly a high fucking bar
jef ("Jef Poskanzer :batman:") wrote:
The SF weather forecast says the rain will end around noon and there will be at least some sun, so I'm declaring a Rainbow Watch.
A Rainbow Watch means that rainbows are possible in and near the watch area. Be ready to act quickly if a warning is issued or you suspect a rainbow is approaching.
StefanThinks@beige.party ("The Amazing Panini") wrote:
All I have to say is the deep state really dropped the ball these last few years.
maxleibman@beige.party ("Max Leibman (Taylor's Version)") wrote:
Me: We were so young. So full of hope!
Them: Reminiscing about your twenties?
Me: No. Tuesday morning.
webology ("Jeff Triplett") wrote:
Please publish and share more
https://micro.webology.dev/2024/11/02/please-publish-and.html
Haiti swears in a new leader as gangs shoot at a flight landing in the main airport
Haiti's international airport shut down temporarily after gangs opened fire at a Spirit Airlines flight landing in Port-Au-Prince. The latest violence came as a new prime minister was sworn in.
cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Some DIY inspiration and aspiration:
"It's a digital book called Make it Yourself: 1000 Useful Things to Make...
Think of it like those old mail order catalogs that contained everything the average person might use in every day life. The difference here is that instead of products to buy, every item listed represents a DIY project that you can make yourself."
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Comes Clean About Piss Scandal
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has reached the level of cultural ubiquity where everyone wants to know everything about him, even the stuff no one but him and his urologist should know. A little over seven months after The Wrap reported, amongst other allegations, that one of the most successful actors in the history of…
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gwynnion ("Nowhere Girl") wrote:
Biden and Harris were both making gains with older, white, higher income people for the plain reason that they were the primary beneficiaries of this two tier economy. For them, it really was a Biden Boom! (They were also probably more receptive to conservative messaging and figures like Cheney.) The mistake was to treat them as if they were average, a recurring problem with Democrats and this economy, where gains and spending by the top 10% have masked profound weaknesses below.