Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
It baffles me that 67 million Americans can vote for a convicted felon and rapist. In hindsight it's amusing anyone thought there was some kind of blackmail tape someone had on that man. I figure about the only thing that can defeat him is his McDonalds diet at this point.
Former DACA recipient wins New Mexico legislative seat, making history
Cindy Nava came to the U.S. when she was 7 years old. She says she ran for the Albuquerque-area seat to boost political representation of the state's Hispanic-majority population.
Trump clinches a key victory in swing state Georgia
Former President Donald Trump has won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
Republicans will control the U.S. Senate
Republicans have successfully flipped control of the Senate, which Democrats currently control 51-49.
Trump has won 2 Sunbelt states. Now, the 'Blue Wall' is Harris' best shot
Harris' narrowing path to electoral victory appears to come down to the "Blue Wall" states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Republicans on Track to Take Senate Control
The Republican Party is on track to win control of the Senate, a significant victory that will allow the GOP to exercise power over judicial appointments and executive branch appointees. If Trump retakes the White House, GOP Senate control will clear his path to make significant changes to the judiciary, including possibly appointing multiple Supreme […]
America Meets Its Judgment Day
Every election is a Judgment Day, but this one more so than any other in the history of the nation. Never before has a major party run a nominee described by retired military leaders who worked with him as a “fascist” and a serious threat to American democracy. Never before has the electorate been provided […]
Two Black women will serve together in the Senate for the first time
Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, both Democrats, won their Senate races on Tuesday — doubling the number of Black women who have been elected to the chamber.
Democrat Bob Ferguson wins Washington governor's race
Washington state elects Bob Ferguson as governor. Ferguson, a Democrat, rose to national prominence as the state attorney general, suing the Trump administration nearly 100 times.
Bernie Moreno clinches Ohio Senate seat in big win for Republicans
It is a major victory for Republicans and a serious blow to Democrats’ efforts to maintain their majority in the Senate.
Bernie Moreno Defeats Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s Last Statewide-Elected Democrat
Late Tuesday night, the Associated Press projected Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno defeated Democratic incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown—and with him, any sense that Ohio was still a swing state. Brown, who served three terms, maintained an edge for most of his US Senate reelection bid against Moreno, a former luxury car dealership owner from Colombia. But […]
Missouri voters back amendment to end abortion ban
Missouri’s current law bans abortion with almost no exceptions and this amendment would allow abortion to about 24 weeks of pregnancy.
Republicans Defeat Ohio Anti-Gerrymandering Initiative With Brazen Anti-Democratic Tactics
Ohio voters defeated a major ballot initiative on Tuesday that would have ended partisan gerrymandering in the state and curbed the lopsided majorities Republicans hold in the state legislature and US House delegation. The measure, known as Issue 1, was voted down with 54 percent of the vote. Republicans aggressively used their power to thwart […]
Missouri Voted on Abortion Rights and Abortion Rights Won
The first state to ban abortion after the fall of Roe v. Wade just became the first state to have a near-total abortion ban reversed by popular vote. The people of Missouri voted on Tuesday to create a constitutional right to “reproductive freedom”—defined as the ability to make and carry out one’s own decisions about […]
Trump wins North Carolina in sharp blow to Harris campaign
It is a crucial win for the former president, who carried the state twice before.
Republican Kelly Ayotte wins New Hampshire governor
Republican Kelly Ayotte wins the race for governor in New Hampshire over Democrat Joyce Craig in what was described as the most competitive race for governor in the country this year.
Republican Kelly Ayotte wins New Hampshire governor
Republican Kelly Ayotte wins the race for governor in New Hampshire over Democrat Joyce Craig in what was described as the most competitive race for governor in the country this year.
Colorado voters protect same-sex marriage, California and Hawaii still voting
In Colorado, voters have passed Amendment J, repealing a ban on same-sex unions passed in 2006, according to a call by The Associated Press.
Bomb Scares Bearing Moscow’s Fingerprints Seem Intended to Help Donald Trump
It started with Georgia: a handful of bomb threats sent to polling locations in heavily Democratic areas. Two polling sites in Union City outside Atlanta, where the population is nearly 90 percent Black, were temporarily shut down. Georgia officials, citing federal law enforcement, named Russia as the culprit, as the threats had come from that […]
Meet Some “Poll Observers” Who Are at One of Georgia’s Tabulation Centers
As Georgia vote counters page through the absentee and mail-in ballots, a few folks seated nearby who self-identify as “poll observers” are watching closely. A new election law in Georgia permitted anyone designated by an “independent candidate, nonpartisan candidate, a political party, or political body” to gain more access to voting centers and tabulation sites. Republican […]
Harris wins California and its 54 electoral votes. All eyes are on swing states
The Associated Press has called California for Vice President Kamala Harris, giving her a sizeable influx of electoral votes.
Colorado voters move to put existing abortion laws into state constitution
Already a regional hub for abortion access, the vote is an example of states that are trying to strengthen their laws for reproductive rights.
New York votes to put abortion rights in the state constitution
Abortion rights are part of a sweeping amendment preventing various forms of discrimination.
Sarah McBride becomes the first openly transgender person elected to Congress
Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride is once again making history — she will be the first openly transgender person to serve in the U.S. Congress.
New Yorkers Just Created the Most Extensive Anti-Discrimination Protections in the US
In a victory for abortion rights advocates, New Yorkers just voted to enshrine extensive anti-discrimination protections into their state constitution—permanently insulating the rights of pregnant people, abortion seekers, and the LGBTQ community, among others, from changing political winds. Proposal 1 is one of 10 ballot initiatives to protect abortion rights that went before voters on […]
If the Electoral College has invaded your phone screen, here’s how to get rid of it
Some iOS users with the Washington Post app installed may have looked down at their device tonight only to find an undismissable black toggle hovering on their screen, with electoral vote counts in the 2024 presidential race slowly ticking upwards. (On my own iPhone it appears as the dynamic island.) If you tap on it it merely expands to give you more information about the race, along with little drawn portraits of the candidates, which is decidedly not the content you want if you were just trying to find the button to make the whole thing go away.
The Washington Post app has put this little window at the top of my iPhone screen and I can't make it go away. I don't even know what it means. WHAT DO THE DASHES EVEN STAND FOR AT THIS...
Abortion will be protected in the Maryland state constitution
Abortion is already legal in Maryland. Passing the amendment means that voters have made it much more difficult for lawmakers to restrict abortion in the future.
slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
I cannot believe we're still living in 2016.
Project 2025 keeps coming up this election. What is it?
Project 2025 refers to a controversial plan drafted by the conservative Heritage Foundation to overhaul the U.S. government.
Florida recreational marijuana measure falls short
The policy would have authorized the state’s medical marijuana growers and retailers to sell to consumers.
Florida’s Abortion Rights Amendment Just Failed
Florida’s six-week abortion ban will remain the law of the land, as an abortion rights constitutional amendment failed Tuesday night. With 91 percent of the vote tallied as of 9:20 p.m., support for Florida’s Amendment 4 hovered around 57 percent, according to Associated Press projections—shy of the 60 percent threshold required to pass. The amendment […]
Florida amendment to expand abortion access fails. A six-week ban remains
The vote faced a 60-percent threshold and the failure leaves abortion banned across most of the south beyond six weeks of pregnancy – when many still don’t realize they’re pregnant.
The Front Row Joes Ponder What May Be Their Last Trump Rally
No matter the outcome, Election Night this year is bittersweet for one particular group of former President Donald Trump’s supporters: The most dedicated of Trump superfans known as the Front Row Joes. There are about 1,500 of them from all across the country, and they got their start with Trump back in 2015 when no […]
Nintendo Chose The Funniest Time To Confirm Switch 2 Backwards Compatibility
A big question around the Switch 2 has just been answered. While everyone (in the U.S. at least) is glued to their TV watching the 2024 election returns, Nintendo officially confirmed that its next gaming console will be backwards compatible with the Switch.
Long Lines, Closed Polls, and Water Bans—But Disabled Voters Are Turning Out
In the days and weeks after the 2020 election, more than 65,000 mail-in ballots were rejected for arriving too late—and given how much is at stake in 2024’s races, nationally and at the state level, it makes sense that American voters would do just about anything to make sure their vote gets counted. For millions […]
Why the New York Times Needle Might Break Tonight
As the sun set over the New York Times building on election night, the Times Tech Guild—the union of workers that power the infrastructure for the company’s news, games, and cooking—closed out their second day on the picket line. Their strike, an attempt to push for a deal they’ve negotiated for over two years, might […]
North Carolina’s Josh Stein wins race for governor over Mark Robinson
Stein is the current attorney general and he noted his work winning opioid settlements. But it was controversy over Robinson’s inflammatory rhetoric that dominated the race.
Nintendo says its Switch successor will be backward compatible with Switch games
Image: The Verge
Nintendo hasn’t announced its Switch successor yet, but we do know one thing for sure: it will be able to play current Switch games, and have carryover for your Nintendo Switch Online services and account. The news was announced during Nintendo’s mid-year Policy Briefing, with further information promised “at a later date.”
Nintendo also talked about numbers for the current Switch (PDF), noting that it sold 4.72 million units in the past three months, a drop of 31 percent compared to the same period last year, but well above previous consoles eight years after they launched.
That adds up to 146 million Switch units sold and a new record for software sales on a Nintendo platform, which reached 1.3 billion units as of September 30th,...
In Scathing Call, Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects Georgia GOP’s Bogus Election Lawsuit
A Trump-appointed federal judge on Tuesday harshly rejected an eleventh-hour bid from the Republican National Committee and the Georgia Republican Party that sought to force seven historically Democratic counties in the swing state to stop accepting absentee ballots returned after Friday. In a telephone hearing on Tuesday, Judge R. Stan Baker of the US District […]
FBI reports new hoax videos, after warnings that Russia is trying to undermine election
The FBI says three statements claiming to be from the agency are in fact a hoax. America's geopolitical adversaries have been active in trying to influence the election.
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edsu@social.coop ("Ed Summers") wrote:
Feeling a bit nervous? Take the edge off with Air playing Moon Safari at Royal Albert Hall?
Which states are swing states? Here are the results to watch this year
Seven states have been the focus for pollsters and campaigns in this presidential election: The "Blue Wall" and the Sun Belt.
Which states are swing states? Here are the results to watch this year
Seven states have been the focus for pollsters and campaigns in this presidential election: The "Blue Wall" and the Sun Belt.
Questionable Signature Matching Could Disqualify Thousands of Nevada Voters
Nevada’s secretary of state, the New York Times’ Danny Hakim reports, is concerned about the large numbers of absentee ballots getting rejected in the state’s most populous counties because of signature mismatches—potentially enough ballots to change election results. From the Times: More than 11,300 ballots were reported by the state Monday night as still needing […]
Jim Justice wins West Virginia Senate race, flipping seat for Republicans
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has won the state’s open Senate seat, according to a race call by the Associated Press, giving Republicans a boost in their fight to regain control of the chamber.
Hurricane Rafael forms in the Caribbean Sea and expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico
An active 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season continues as Rafael strengthens into a category 1 storm. It's expected to batter Cayman Islands and Cuba before swinging into the Gulf of Mexico.
Suzuki teams up with Toyota on its first EV: the E Vitara
Suzuki is finally making an EV. | Image: Suzuki
Suzuki and Toyota have been working together on a new 4WD-capable electric SUV, and in Italy yesterday, Suzuki revealed the fruits of the collaboration: a new compact called the E Vitara. It’s the automaker’s first EV, and it’s scheduled for production at Suzuki Motor Gujarat in India starting next spring.
The E Vitara will launch in Europe, India, and Japan “around” the summer of next year, and there will be a Toyota-badged version, which will probably look a lot like the Urban SUV Concept Toyota revealed in 2023. Toyota similarly shares its mediocre bZ4X EV with Subaru, which is rebadged as the Solterra EV.
Image: Suzuki
Toyota and Suzuki have been slow to adopt EVs into their lineups, with Toyota refocusing on...
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davatron5000 ("Dave Rupert") wrote:
Anchor: Polls are still open. Let's check with the stress wall. Stress wall?
Stress wall: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
Anchor: Thank you stress wall for that in-depth analysis.
You've heard of swing states. Here are 7 swing counties to watch
Here seven counties to watch — one in each swing state — that might give some idea how the race is going and why one candidate or the other won:
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nickmofo ("Nick Montfort") wrote:
I’m delighted that after more than four years of work by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram and myself — we’re co-editors of this book — the MIT Press and Counterpath have jointly published
Output: An Anthology of Computer-Generated Text, 1953–2023
Details on my blog, including information about five launch events this month & next — one online & two in NYC:
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Republican Mike Braun wins Indiana governor’s race
The first-term senator’s campaign pitch centered on his experience starting and growing an auto parts business into a multi-million-dollar company.
Next Steps on the Rust Trademark Policy
As many of you know, the Rust language trademark policy has been the subject of an extended revision process dating back to 2022. In 2023, the Rust Foundation released an updated draft of the policy for input following an initial survey about community trademark priorities from the previous year along with review by other key stakeholders, such as the Project Directors. Many members of our community were concerned about this initial draft and shared their thoughts through the feedback form. Since then, the Rust Foundation has continued to engage with the Project Directors, the Leadership Council, and the wider Rust project (primarily via all@) for guidance on how to best incorporate as much feedback as possible.
After extensive discussion, we are happy to circulate an updated draft with the wider community today for final feedback. An effective trademark policy for an open source community should reflect our collective priorities while remaining legally sound. While the revised trademark policy cannot perfectly address every individual perspective on this important topic, its goal is to establish a framework to help guide appropriate use of the Rust trademark and reflect as many common values and interests as possible. In short, this policy is designed to steer our community toward a shared objective: to maintain and protect the integrity of the Rust programming language.
The Leadership Council is confident that this updated version of the policy has addressed the prevailing concerns about the initial draft and honors the variety of voices that have contributed to its development. Thank you to those who took the time to submit well-considered feedback for the initial draft last year or who otherwise participated in this long-running process to update our policy to continue to satisfy our goals.
Please review the updated Rust trademark policy here, and share any critical concerns you might have via this form by November 20, 2024. The Foundation has also published a blog post which goes into more detail on the changes made so far. The Leadership Council and Project Directors look forward to reviewing concerns raised and approving any final revisions prior to an official update of the policy later this year.
Elon Musk is being sued over his $1 million giveaway to voters — again
Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images
Arizona resident Jacqueline McAferty is suing Elon Musk and his pro-Trump America PAC in a Texas federal court, alleging that the PAC’s $1 million-a-day lottery to registered voters in swing states was fraud. The proposed class-action lawsuit was filed a day after a Philadelphia judge denied the city’s request to order Musk to end the lottery — and seems to have been spurred by Musk’s legal defense in the Philadelphia case.
The complaint, filed in a federal court in Austin, alleges that Musk falsely claimed the PAC would choose sweepstakes winners randomly when the selections were, in fact, predetermined. The complaint cites comments made yesterday by Chris Gober, a Republican lawyer CNBC identified as America PAC’s former treasurer.
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chrisgerhard@toot.bike ("Chris Gerhard :bt:") wrote:
I feel very smug. You know how backups you have not tested are useless? Well I bought a new SSD and before I install it in it's final location I installed it in my laptop to see if I could restore it from backup.
I can and I've learnt some things about restoring ubuntu systems.
- You better have a USB disk to boot from. If your only computer is toast you can't download one so make sure you already have one.
1/n....
Photos: See what Election Day looked like across the country
The final day of election season is coming to an end as polling stations around the U.S. close. See what Election Day looked like across the country.
Hours are extended for certain Georgia polling places after threats
Voting hours have been extended by up to 45 minutes at five locations in Georgia's Fulton County, after hoax bomb threats that officials tied to Russian sources.
Hours are extended for certain Georgia polling places after threats
Voting hours have been extended by up to 45 minutes at five locations in Georgia's Fulton County, after hoax bomb threats that officials tied to Russian sources.
Steam’s built-in game recording is now available to all
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Steam Game Recording is officially out of beta and available to all users, giving PC, Mac, and Steam Deck players a built-in way to record and share audio and video from their gaming sessions. It joins many other ways PC gamers have been able to record their highlights, including as a feature of tools like the Xbox Game Bar, Nvidia GeForce, and AMD’s Adrenalin.
This version of the Steam client is also the first to drop support for Windows 7 and 8 machines, as well as Macs running macOS 10.13 and 10.14 after Valve announced the move at the beginning of this year.
Image: Valve
After an automatic update, players can start recordings manually using a hotkey (Ctrl + F11 is the default) or set it to trigger automatically,...
A Ballot Measure About Rent-Control Is Dividing California Democrats
As Americans cast their votes in an election dominated by debates over inflation and the cost of living, a ballot measure in Vice President Kamala Harris’ home state is dividing the Democratic Party on the issue of how to address skyrocketing rents. Proposition 33—dubbed the Justice for Renters Act—would repeal the state’s controversial Costa-Hawkins Rental […]
Google CEO says the company should be a ‘trusted source’ in the election
Sundar Pichai. | Image: Laura Normand / The Verge
Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees ahead of Election Day to “remember the role we play” and make sure “the products we build” are “a trusted source of information to people of every background and belief.”
“As with other elections, the outcome will be a major topic of conversation in living rooms and other places around the world,” Pichai said in an internal memo on November 4th obtained by The Verge. “And of course, the outcome will have important consequences.”
“Whomever the voters entrust, let’s remember the role we play at work, through the products we build and as a business: to be a trusted source of information to people of every background and belief. We will and must maintain that.”
You can read Pichai’s full memo to Google...
Amazon’s CEO defends return-to-office policy
Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is pushing back on claims that his return-to-office mandate was a “backdoor layoff.” In a transcript of an all-hands staff meeting seen by Reuters and CNBC, Jassy said the move “is very much about our culture and strengthening our culture.”
In September, Amazon announced that it would start making employees return to the office five days per week starting January 2nd, 2025. The e-commerce giant previously required employees to work in the office three days per week. Some speculated that the five-day-per-week mandate is a “layoff in disguise,” intended to push out employees who couldn’t or wouldn’t make the full return.
“A number of people I’ve seen theorized that the reason we were doing this is, it’s a backdoor...
Follow NPR for 2024 election night coverage
Tune in to NPR starting at 7 p.m. ET on Nov. 5 as polls begin to close, and stay with us throughout the night as results come in.
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
I think I'll talk about science to escape election news. Tonight at 7pm Central.
Mozilla is eliminating its advocacy division, which fought for a free and open web
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
The Mozilla Foundation laid off 30 percent of its workforce and completely eliminated its advocacy and global programs divisions, TechCrunch reports.
While Mozilla is best known for its Firefox web browser, the Mozilla Foundation — the parent of the Mozilla Corporation — describes itself as standing up “for the health of the internet.” With its advocacy and global programs divisions gone, its impact may be lessened going forward.
“The Mozilla Foundation is reorganizing teams to increase agility and impact as we accelerate our work to ensure a more open and equitable technical future for us all. That unfortunately means ending some of the work we have historically pursued and eliminating associated roles to bring more focus going...
Netflix Delisting Almost All Its Interactive Shows And Movies Next Month
Remember a few years ago when Netflix dipped its toes into the world of video games by creating interactive choose-your-own-adventure movies and TV shows? Well, almost all of those odd experiments are being removed from the service with little warning next month.
collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
You deal with stress your way; I'll do it my way (writing about Matt Mullenweg and all the #WordPress drama).
https://joshcollinsworth.com/blog/response-to-defending-open-source
Apple reportedly facing first-ever EU fine over App Store rules
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge
Apple will soon become the first company to incur a fine for violating the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), reports Bloomberg. Sources tell the outlet that the Commission is getting ready to levy the penalty after it found that Apple’s “anti-steering” practices harmed competition on the App Store.
This follows the EU’s €1.84 billion (around $2 billion) fine imposed on Apple in March. After investigating a complaint from Spotify, the EU Commission ruled that Apple restricted developers’ ability to point users to cheaper purchases outside the App Store in March — a practice that’s illegal under the DMA.
We still don’t know how much the EU will fine Apple, but the DMA rules say companies can be charged up to 10 percent of annual...
Sony is discontinuing its $9,000 Airpeak S1 pro photography drone
Sony will stop selling its Airpeak S1 drone on March 31st, 2025. | Image: Sony
Almost four years after teasing it at CES 2021, Sony is discontinuing the Airpeak S1 drone that was designed to work with Sony’s mirrorless cameras. According to a notice posted to Sony Japan’s website on November 1st, sales of the $9,000 drone will end on March 31st, 2025, while all support will end five years later, as reported previously by PetaPixel.
Sony will also stop selling Airpeak S1 accessories like the drone’s gimbal, battery charger, and remote control next year. However, it will continue to sell replacement batteries and propellers until March 31st, 2026, and will offer inspections, repairs, and software maintenance until March 31st, 2030.
The AirPeak S1 promised capabilities including a top speed of 55.9mph, flight times up...
Watch Some Of Smile 2 For Free By Being A Creep With Your Webcam
Halloween has passed, but Paramount Pictures wants to give you a treat for putting on a creepy face. In promotion of its horror smash hit Smile 2, Paramount Pictures has set up a website where you can watch some of the film for free if you shoot the biggest smile into your computer’s camera. But there’s a catch.
iOS 18.2 could finally estimate your iPhone’s charging time
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
The iPhone could finally show you how long it’ll take to finish charging. Code spotted in the second iOS 18.2 beta by 9to5Mac shows a new “BatteryIntelligence” feature that will let you receive a notification with the iPhone’s estimated charging time.
Some Android phones already show how long it takes to charge — a feature that has become increasingly helpful considering the many different types of chargers, cables, and charging protocols that are available. The iPhone’s “BatteryIntelligence” feature still appears to be a work in progress, though, which means might have to wait a little longer until its official release, according to 9to5Mac.
Newer iPhones already have some helpful battery health features. Last year, Apple added a new...
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I’ve Covered Kamala Harris for 20 Years. One Thing About Her Has Never Changed.
The first time I met Kamala Harris, in 2007, I was a reporter profiling her for San Francisco magazine. She was in a basement near City Hall, trying to persuade a roomful of low-level ex–drug dealers to find time in their lives for a little self-care. “I have a job that’s just crazy,” she told the […]
Elon’s “Election Integrity Community” Needs Help With the “Integrity” Part
If you look at Elon Musk’s so-called “Election Integrity Community” on X—a crowd-sourced feed of right-wing keyboard warriors turned self-appointed poll watchers—you will have the impression that our voting system is full of pro-Democratic fraud, making a Kamala Harris victory is inevitable. The feed, which describes itself as a place to “share potential incidents of […]
Heal A Broken Nation By Grabbing Death Stranding While It’s On Sale
There’s a lot happening in The World™ right now, so why not turn to games for comfort and escape? There’re any number of fantasies to slip away into and I know that I’m going to be relying on my Steam library for the days and maybe even weeks to come. I’m also eyeing sales right now and one particular deal caught my…
Voting tech isn’t perfect, but so far it’s holding up
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Stephen Morton, Getty Images
The technology that powers Election Day has hit some expected hiccups, but as of early afternoon on Tuesday, nonpartisan groups say that the voting system is mostly holding up. Where it has faltered, they stress, there are robust backup plans that will ensure voters can still cast their ballotsand that their votes will be counted.
Members of the nonpartisan Election Protection coalition, which runs a hotline for voters seeking information or help at the polls, said they’re so far seeing reports of pretty standard tech issues. That includes spotty Wi-Fi connections impacting electronic poll books used to check voters in more efficiently, imprecise calibration on voting machine touchscreens, and ballot scanners that are down. These...
The Future of the House Runs Through Two Blue States: California and New York
This year, the road to take back the House of Representatives runs through California and New York, two states often skipped over when discussing the balance of power in an election year. In 2022, the GOP showed surprising strength in the two blue stalwarts. They won upsets in each, earning Republicans the majority in the […]
This Google election conspiracy theory doesn’t add up
Illustration: The Verge
There’s no evidence Google is hiding a map of polling places from Trump voters, despite the suggestions of a video reposted by Elon Musk.
In the video, originally shared by X user DogeDesigner, a user searches Google for “where can I vote for Harris” and “where can I vote for Trump.” The Harris search shows Google’s 2024 US elections panel, which includes a map you can use to find where to vote. The Trump search does not.
Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge
A screenshot of Elon Musk’s post.
But there’s a complicating factor here: Harris is also the name of a county in Texas. And the polling map pops up when people search terms like “where can I vote” and a location — try searches like “where can I vote for...
The fever dream of TikTok Live election results
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge
It takes me a minute to figure out what’s going on in this TikTok livestream happening on the morning of the US presidential election.
The screen is split in two. On the top, a man is streaming himself from the chest up, shouting at viewers. On the bottom is an electoral map of the US, with each state colored red (Republican), blue (Democrat), yellow (third-party), or tan (unclaimed). The man appears to be auctioning off the Electoral College.
“Uh oh! Two Texas blues just came in, ladies and gentlemen!” he shouts, clicking to change the state of Texas from red to blue. A few seconds later, Texas goes red again. “It’s a neck and neck game right here!” he says. “It’s anybody’s game right here! Oh! I just got an Arizona blue!”
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Helldivers 2 Director Open To Crossovers, But Doesn't Want To 'Dilute The IP'
Helldivers 2 might one day get some crossover content based on other franchises like Warhammer or Star Wars, but the director behind the hit sci-fi co-op shooter has not confirmed anything yet and wants to make sure they don’t “dilute” the Helldivers series.
Steve Bannon Says He’s Reviving the Infamous Willard “War Room”
Steve Bannon claims he is setting up a new version of the Willard Hotel “war room”—the infamous locale from which he and other Trump allies attempted to oversee last-ditch efforts in January 2021 to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Bannon told CBS News’ Robert Costa that the “war room” is being “revived […]
Hogwarts Legacy 2 Will Have Story Crossover With Harry Potter HBO Show
Warner Bros. has big plans for the Harry Potter universe. Hogwarts Legacy was one of last year’s best-selling games, proving fans are hungry for more open-world wizarding adventures. A new HBO adaptation that will remake the story of the original books as a TV series is also in the works. According to the head of…
Baby black-footed ferrets first to be born to a cloned mom
Black-footed ferrets are one of the most endangered mammals in North America with only an estimated 370 in the wild, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
You May Have Overlooked One Of 2024’s Most Impressive Horror Games
Of all the games I’ve played so far in 2024—and there are a lot—the one that made me feel the absolute worst was Mouthwashing. I mean this as a compliment. This short narrative game from developer Wrong Organ is an emotionally and mentally taxing game with a clear story to tell. It might not be the easiest game to get…
The FBI says Russian emails are sending fake bomb threats to polling stations
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning that fake bomb threats are being emailed to US polling locations in multiple states that “appear to originate from Russian email domains.”
“None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far,” the FBI says. The agency says it is working closely with state and local law enforcement to respond to any election threats and urges the public to “remain vigilant” and report suspicious activity to state and local authorities.
The threats appear to be part of a larger campaign to sow doubt and chaos in the US election. On Friday, a joint statement issued by the FBI, the Director of National Intelligence’s Office, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned...
The hyperloop lives on as a 1/12th scale model in Switzerland
Image: Swisspod
About a year ago, I wrote a story with the headline “The hyperloop is dead for real this time,” based on the news that Hyperloop One, one of the biggest companies pursuing Elon Musk’s dream of tube-based, 700mph travel, had shut down.
Well, I stand corrected. The hyperloop, in fact, lives on — as a 1/12th scale model in Switzerland.
Sure, this isn’t exactly the full realization of Musk’s 2013 white paper, in which he theorized that aerodynamic aluminum capsules filled with passengers or cargo could be propelled through a nearly airless tube at speeds of up to 760mph. These tubes, either raised on pylons or sunk beneath the earth, could be built either within or between cities. Musk called it a “fifth mode of transportation” and argued...
Toyota mounted five big-screen TVs to this Tundra truck
Watch the game, set up a Halo 2 LAN party, or look at footage of other trucks. | Image: Toyota
Toyota revealed a custom Tundra pickup truck that can pop out five big-screen TVs from its bed for a wild tailgating experience designed to let you watch football from “any angle.” The one-off vehicle is a prototype built for the 2024 SEMA show in Las Vegas, where it’s on display alongside many other cool concepts, including Toyota’s Jeepy open-air Land Cruiser.
This “Ultimate Tailgate Tundra,” however, is unlike anything else at the show in terms of gadgety engineering:
With the push of a button, a custom-built staging shell rises from the bed of the truck on four electric actuators, revealing five 55-inch weatherproof outdoor screens.
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I guess the cooler goes in the cab.
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