Google rolls out its Gemini AI-powered video presentation app
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Google Vids’ “Help me create” screen powered by Gemini AI. | Image: Google
Google is generally rolling out its Gemini AI-powered Vids app that lets you create video presentations using a prompt. Some of Vids’ key features include letting Gemini auto-insert stock footage for you, generating a script, and making AI voiceovers so you don’t have to speak. Google advertises that the tool can help turn customer support articles into videos, make training videos, share company announcements, create meeting recaps, and more.
Vids will be available by default for Workspace organizations with access, but Google notes possible usage limits may apply to features like “Help me create” and AI voiceovers starting in 2026.
First announced in April, Vids lets you drop in relevant docs, slides, voiceovers, and video recordings...
Everything You Need To Know About Disney Dreamlight Valley's Storybook Vale Expansion
Disney Dreamlight Valley has amassed a huge following of fans since its 2022 release. Developer Gameloft has provided regular updates to ensure players remain engaged on a consistent basis. This usually comes in the form of a new character or two and a fresh Star Path (battle pass) every few months—all of which can…
Gorilla Glass maker Corning to receive up to $32 million under CHIPS Act
Samsung’s Galaxy S24 is just one of the many phones that use Gorilla Glass. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge
Corning, the maker of Gorilla Glass, is set to receive up to $32 million in funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. In an announcement on Friday, the US Commerce Department said the proposed funding will help Corning increase production of its glass products used in the chip-making process.
The announcement comes just days after the European Commission opened an antitrust investigation into Corning over whether it uses exclusive supply agreements to stifle competition. Both Samsung and Apple use Corning’s ultra-tough alkali-aluminosilicate glass — or Gorilla Glass — on their phones, tablets, and smartwatches.
However, the proposed CHIPS Act funding doesn’t have anything to do with Gorilla Glass. Corning will put the funding toward the...
Biden won big with young voters. This year, they swung toward Trump in a big way
Vice President Harris had hoped young voters would be a key part of a winning coalition. Instead, they swung — sometimes by double digits — toward President-elect Trump, especially in swing states.
Biden won big with young voters. This year, they swung toward Trump in a big way
Vice President Harris had hoped young voters would be a key part of a winning coalition. Instead, they shifted — sometimes by double digits — toward President-elect Trump, especially in swing states.
Google Slides is getting a new collection of professionally designed templates
Google Slides is getting more professionally designed templates for businesses, teachers, and students. | Image: Google
Google is introducing a new collection of modern templates to Google Slides the company says have been “professionally designed” to “cater to a wide range of use cases.” There are new templates for sales pitches, product roadmaps, lesson plans, book reports, workshop facilitation, and even “team game templates” for companies looking to bolster collaboration amongst their staff.
The new templates might make it easier for users moving over from Microsoft’s office suite and Powerpoint, similar to recent updates that brought easier table formatting to Google Sheets and tabs that make it easier to organize information in a single Google Doc.
The refreshed library of templates started rolling out to everyone this week, covering both personal...
The Verge’s 2024 holiday gift guide
Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
A collection of fun, affordable, and unique gifts fit for everyone on your list.
Introducing your new JavaScript package manager: Deno
Deno’s new package manager, added in v2.0, is fast, flexible, and supports Node and package.json. Here’s how it works.
Pokémon TCG Pocket Makes Going First Suck
Going first usually has its advantages. Not in Pokémon TCG Pocket. The mobile card game flips the traditional calculus on its head. Going first doesn’t just lose its edge, it feels downright bad.
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Given a certain social network owner's role in recent events, I'm particularly interested in the Fediverse - the network of social networks connected via the ActivityPub standard. In this edition of @Vivaldi's "For A Better Web" podcast, I interviewed @evan, a co-author of the ActivityPub w3c spec, and research director of the newly launched @swf https://vivaldi.com/blog/better-web/evan-prodromou-social-web-foundation-for-a-better-web/
Here are the patents Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing Palworld over
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Palworld developer Pocketpair has revealed the patents at the center of the infringement lawsuit Nintendo and The Pokémon Company filed in Japan back in September. Pocketpair has also shared that, in addition to 5 million yen each plus late fees, they’re “seeking an injunction against the game and compensation for a portion of the damages incurred between the date of registration of the patents and the date of filing of this lawsuit.
The Pokémon Company cites three Japanese patents, No. 7545191, No. 7493117, and No. 7528390. From the translation of the claims, they appear to describe Pokémon-style activities, with ‘191 focused on the act of throwing a ball at characters in a field, ‘117 tied to aiming, and ‘390 on riding characters....
Home Alone Star Macaulay Culkin Rumored To Be In Fallout Season 2
Who else had Macaulay Culkin reportedly being cast in season two of Fallout on their bingo card? Just me? Weird. According to Deadline’s mysterious sources, the Uncle Buck star is set for a recurring role in the new season of Amazon’s mega-hit Fallout TV series. He will, the site claims, play a “crazy genius-type…
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Trying to capture the spirit of Autumn.
📷 Pentax 6x7
🎞️ Kodak Portra 160
🔭 Super Takumar 105mm/2.4
👤 Wife
⚗ Spieker Film Lab#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #MediumFormat
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The PS5 Pro made us sit closer to the screen
Photo: Vjeran Pavic, The Verge
Think about how you like to play video games. Are you the type to sink into your couch, controller in hand, TV across the living room, for a few hours of Madden? If so, Sony’s new PlayStation 5 Pro is not for you. But if you find yourself leaning forward, creeping ever closer to the screen, looking for every clue hidden in the grass or every tiny twitchy graphical advantage, a $700 console might not be such a silly idea.
On this episode of The Vergecast, The Verge’s Sean Hollister joins the show to talk about his experience with the PS5 Pro. We go through what you can expect from this super-powered new gaming machine, which games and which gamers might get the most from it, and why the PS5 Pro might have more in common with a gaming PC...
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
this was not ‘just another election’… I fear this was a realignment.
Palworld Developer Reveals The Pokémon Patents Nintendo Claims It's Violating
The reason patent attorneys get paid so much money is that no one in their right mind would ever want to be a patent attorney. Thus, we can all nod and smile as if we understand as Palworld developers Pocketpair releases a statement about precisely which patents Nintendo is claiming the Pokémon-alike game is violating.
Getting more light in the day and less at night is good for your health. Here's why
Diet, exercise and sleep are fundamental to our health, but so it our relationship to light. A massive, new study suggests light-driven disruption can take years off our lives.
collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
98% of the humor of this line for me is just trying to imagine the actual highly specific situation where it would be useful.
collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
Hey, girl, are you a blog run by a designer who doesn't compress their images?
Because your thumbnails are big and beautiful!
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I think it is important to bring your politics into everything. If you get a stage, make a statement. It really matters. We need to take back spaces. And claiming them to be "apolitical" or whatnot is just handing them over to people who believe Joe Rogan is smart.
https://mastodon.social/@bastianallgeier/113447246357304569
Israeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam
Soccer Fans from Israel Attacked in Amsterdam, says Mayor. Prime Minister Calls Attacks "Anti-Semitic".
What Trump’s first days in office could be like. And, world leaders react to his win
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff. And, here's a dive into what his first 100 days in office could look like based on his campaign promises.
https://blog.gitbutler.com/why-github-actually-won/
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The much simpler, much more fundamentally interesting thing that I think showed in everything that we did was that we built for ourselves. We had taste. We cared about the experience.We were developers and we built what we wanted in order to enable how we wanted to ideally work. We were the only tool in the space built by developers for developers without PMs or accountants or CEOs trying to optimize for revenue rather than for developer experience.
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kmartino@mastodon.online wrote:
An interesting read! Scott Chacon, one of GitHub's cofounders, looks back on what led Git to win over its competition:
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ryan@tvwatch.party ("スランプモード") wrote:
the real payoff is this tho. has anyone clipped this before because it's fuckin incredible
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thisismissem@hachyderm.io ("Emelia 👸🏻") wrote:
This is a nice site for discovering EU based alternatives to US based tools: https://european-alternatives.eu
Frail chimps headed from New Mexico to Louisiana sanctuary
About two dozen chimpanzees deemed too feeble to be moved a few years ago will be going to Chimp Haven after all. The NIH said originally they'd be kept in New Mexico for their own safety.
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zzclaybourne@wandering.shop ("Zig Claybourne") wrote:
Hesitant to post this today because the review's goddam beautiful and it's about my book and I know how to read a damn room but the day ingrained rectal leavings in human form keep me from cool shit is the day I lose my faith in love.
And that ain't happening.
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
a powerful episode, helping place this moment in history. I do not look forward to what looks to be an approaching period of darkness. 1876-1965 was bad enough without modern media & propaganda tools. should the Hungarian model of media control work here, this Republic is in deep shit.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-show-with-jon-stewart/id1583132133?i=1000676185735
How John Roberts Brought Back Donald Trump
There will be endless ink spilled over the 2024 election, trying to sort out the overlapping reasons why the world’s oldest democracy placed its fate in the hands of a would-be strongman who promises to dismantle democratic norms. There are many culprits—rising costs, raw white supremacy—but among them, let’s not forget the role of Chief […]
Five Christian Nationalist Action Items for Trump’s Next Term
Over the last few months leading up to the election, I’ve been writing about an ascendant fundamentalist religious movement whose leaders believe that the United States is a Christian nation, that the Constitution is based on the Bible, and that Christians are called to take over the government. These figures have found a powerful ally […]
The Super-Rich Are Using Private Jets “as Taxis” for Short, Wasteful, Polluting Trips
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Private jet flights have soared in recent years, with the resulting climate-heating emissions rising by 50 percent, the most comprehensive global analysis to date has revealed. The assessment tracked more than 25,000 private jets and almost 19 million flights between 2019 and […]
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JanMatson@mastodon.art ("Jan Matson Art") wrote:
Over the hills and far away. 🍃🌸🍃
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/over-the-hills-and-far-away-7-jan-matson.htmlPalette knife oil painting of a country landscape in calming tones of green and gold.
#landscape #LandscapePainting #JanMatson #artist #painting #art #MastoArt #prints #oilpainting #ArtistsOfMastodon #fedigiftshop #impressionism #HomeDecor #FediGiftShop #Australia #AustralianLandscape #CountryScene #green #autumn #PeacefulLandscape
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AMD’s best gaming CPU is really difficult to buy during its launch week
Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge
AMD launched its latest Ryzen 7 9800X3D to glowing reviews this week, but if you’re looking to buy one then you might have to wait for more stock. The 9800X3D is currently sold out at Newegg and Best Buy, with the majority of Micro Center locations also sold out of AMD’s best gaming processor.
The situation is similar across Europe, too. In Germany most retailers have run out of stock, with new shipments not expected to arrive until later this month. In the UK Scan is accepting preorders for the 9800X3D, but stock won’t arrive until November 29th. Overclockers in the UK says its stock is currently held at UK customs and that its first and second shipments are allocated and sold out. It’s not expecting another shipment until December.
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Do you have a loved one who votes differently than you? Tell NPR about it
Have you recently dumped a partner over their politics? Or chosen to stay friends with someone who voted differently this year? NPR wants to hear how politics have impacted relationships.
Honey, a new pygmy hippo just dropped! The quiz has your animal news covered
This week's quiz includes the great, the late and the clickbait.
Why Trump won — 9 takeaways from the 2024 election
Trump not only won in the Electoral College, but he won so big that he expanded his coalition with historic demographic shifts.
Judge strikes down Biden program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation
A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens.
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
this is unlikely to be the last such incident:
“Israel to collect soccer fans from Amsterdam after apparent antisemitic attacks”
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Daojoan ("Joan Westenberg") wrote:
they say I’m out of touch with reality. I say reality’s out of touch with me. I mean, look at it—completely unhinged and running on fumes while im doing great
Argentine prosecutors charge 3 people in connection with singer Liam Payne's death
Three people have been charged in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction who died after falling from his Buenos Aires hotel room balcony last month.
Notre Dame welcomes arrival of 3 new bells as cathedral reopening nears
The delivery of the bells comes just one month ahead of Notre Dame's reopening, which is scheduled for December 8.
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seachanger@alaskan.social ("wet forest moon folklorist") wrote:
re: USPol takes today
its fair to critique Kamala's campaign (always important when you lose by wide margins) but it is *the Democratic Party machine* that
put Biden in by orchestrating a 2020 coalition to stop Sanders
promised Joe would be a one term president
ran Biden a second time without a primary while hiding the 2024 cognitive issues we were all yelling about back in 2020
so its not just Harris's mistake (there were some), or Biden's hubris. the failures are systemic
Strong winds fuel rapid spread of wildfires in Southern California
A Southern California wildfire has destroyed more than 100 structures, mostly homes, in less than two days, fire officials said Thursday as raging winds were forecast to ease.
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Impossible_PhD@hachyderm.io ("Doc Impossible") wrote:
Fascism is a machine. All machines have moving parts. You don't attack the reinforced bits. And fascism, specifically, is a machine built to kill. When you take up the same arms, you're attacking them where they're strongest.
So, when you plan your resistance, unless you're a very rare sort--probably with preexisting military experience--don't plan for a violence that you can't and won't win.
(4/?)
Racist text messages target young African Americans post-election
Federal, state, and local authorities are investigating the offensive messages that have been sent over the last two days.
Trump’s New Chief of Staff Is No John Kelly
Donald Trump announced Thursday that Susie Wiles, who as his de facto campaign manager is credited with imposing a measure of discipline that helped him win on Tuesday, will serve as his chief of staff. Wiles has earned a reputation as a smart, pragmatic, and effective campaign operative. For critics of Trump’s agenda—which includes deporting […]
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scott@carfree.city ("scott f") wrote:
the New York Times Tech Guild is on strike and asking you not to play NYT games or access the NYT cooking section in the meantime
however they have made a Frogger clone about getting strikers across 8th Ave to the picket line that you can play instead
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Liberals are making up fairy tale conspiracies instead of facing the very obvious truth- Harris abandoned progressives for the right, so progressives stayed home. We can hate that fact. But it doesn't make it any less true.
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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Not only is #Threads not suppressing political content all of a sudden, it’s actively promoting election fraud conspiracies in the FYP.
Should we ask him to turn Fediverse sharing on?
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natematias@social.coop ("J. Nathan Matias 🦣") wrote:
Where are you finding hope today? Today, my class discussed public goods with network effects — goods that don't exclude people and that benefit everyone as more people access them. One of those things is education.
When my mother was born in the 1940s, around 70% of Americans over 25 didn't have a high school education. Now over 90% have finished high school.
That's an extraordinary expansion in human capability in a very short time period.
https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/time-series/demo/cps-historical-time-series.html
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The best Xbox controller to buy right now
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
From basic and affordable to premium and ultra-customizable, these are the best controllers we’ve tested for Xbox. And they work with PCs, too.
Dozens of monkeys escape from South Carolina research facility
More than 40 monkeys are now roaming the streets of Yemassee, S.C., after staging an escape from a research facility.
The best Garmin watches for training and everyday life
Garmins aren’t just multisport behemoths anymore. | Illustration by Will Joel / The Verge
Garmin may be best known for its hardcore fitness watches, but it’s got an extensive line of lifestyle offerings, too.
Three-Term Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey Just Lost
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, a stalwart moderate who rose to power on the heels of his late father’s political legacy, has lost his reelection bid, the Associated Press has called. The three-term incumbent was challenged by former hedge fund executive Dave McCormick in what became a surprisingly competitive race. In many ways, McCormick was a […]
Donald Trump has chosen Susie Wiles to serve as his chief of staff
A longtime veteran of Florida politics, Wiles served as a senior staffer on Trump's campaign, helping guide his path to victory. She will be the first female chief of staff in U.S. history.
With the strike over, Boeing tries to refocus on what made the company iconic
Boeing’s machinists are returning to work after a bruising strike. But the aerospace giant still has big long-term problems to solve if it’s going to recapture its leading position in the industry.
The best phone to buy right now
The best screens for screen time. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge
The bad news: flagship phones cost a small fortune these days. The good news: we can help you pick the right one and get the most for your money.
Google Photos is getting an Updates page to help you follow changes to shared albums
Illustration: The Verge
Google Photos is making it easier to follow activity in your shared albums with a new “Updates” section. In the new section, you’ll be able to see notifications like updates to a shared album and updates to a conversation within Google Photos, according to a support post from Google.
The Updates section can be found by tapping a bell icon that replaces the Sharing button (the one that looks like two people). Updates are shown chronologically, and you’ll be able to look at activity from “today, yesterday, this week, this month, last month, and beyond,” the Google Photos team says the post. “We want to streamline how you can view recent activity with an interface that makes albums, groups, and conversations more accessible.”
Google notes...
TB reclaims title of deadliest infectious disease. That's an 'outrage' says WHO
DIslodged by COVID early in the pandemic, tuberculosis is once again the infectious disease that takes the most lives each year. And the number of cases set a new record. What's going on?
The Rivian R2’s next-gen batteries will be made in the US by LG Energy
Rivian’s R2 vehicles will be powered by batteries made domestically in the US by South Korea’s LG Energy Solution, the company announced in its third quarter earnings report.
Rivian first revealed the new batteries back in March when it announced the R2 as its more affordable electric SUV that would start at $45,000. (It also announced the sportier R3 vehicle.) The cell is called “4695” due to its diameter of 46 millimeters and height of 95 millimeters — larger than Tesla’s 4680 cells.
The battery packs that Rivian uses currently in its R1T and R1S vehicles are assembled at its Normal, Ill. factory using cells manufactured in South Korea by Samsung SDI. Now, the cells will be produced in the US to better comply with tax credit...
Apple is finally letting green bubbles send message reactions
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge
Apple is showing some love to Android users by finally displaying their message reactions correctly. Now when an Android user reacts to an RCS message from an iOS user, the selected emoji will appear in line with the message bubble on iOS — instead of archaically appearing as a separate line like this: “ to ‘that wasn’t supposed to happen.’”
The Verge sent test messages and emoji reactions between iPhones running iOS 18.1 and different Android phones, confirming both devices now display reactions as intended. It’s unclear when this change happened or whose side — Google or Apple — had to make adjustments to get it working.
When RCS first launched widely on iOS in September, message reactions from Android users still weren’t being...
Asheville radio reporter covers Helene's impact for Spanish-speaking communities
Nearly six weeks after Hurricane Helene slammed into Western North Carolina, radio reporter Jose Sandoval's daily Spanish-language broadcasts have become an essential lifeline for the small but growing Latino community in Western North Carolina, providing information about public services and dispelling misinformation as they piece together their lives.
isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
Restored DKIM signing after upgrading my email server. Now apparently something called DMARC is in vogue, so I need to set it up as well. Why do I do it to myself?
Who will control the House? It’s down to these uncalled races
Control of the House is still too close to call, according to the Associated Press. Here's a running list of races that are still outstanding.
Report: Amazon Working On Mass Effect TV Show
A new report claims that Amazon is officially developing a TV show based on Bioware’s hit sci-fi franchise, Mass Effect. This follows previous reports indicating that Amazon wanted to make a Mass Effect show. Seems the retail giant is finally doing it.
David McCormick ousts Democratic incumbent Bob Casey to win Pennsylvania Senate race
With McCormick's victory, Republicans have expanded their Senate majority in the next Congress to 53 seats, with two races still to be called.
Upgrade your iPhone’s weak flash with this adjustable MagSafe light
The Sol 5 includes color temperature adjustments to help set a mood in a photo. | Image: Harlowe
Harlowe’s Sol 5 is a three-inch extending light that attaches to the MagSafe mount on your iPhone to improve the quality of your photos and selfies. It’s available now for $79 or for $159 as part of a travel kit that includes a softbox diffuser to help reduce harsh shadows.
The Sol 5 isn’t a new idea. When the iPhone 12 debuted with MagSafe it opened the flood gates for new accessories including similar lights that could stay attached to the back of the phone — ready to improve a photo at a moment’s notice. What the Sol 5 appears to do better is offer more flexibility and control.
The Sol 5’s glowing puckis connected to its magnetic mount with a short arm that extends its reach and lets it swivel 180 degrees and angle as needed.That...
AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail’ voice, Elwood Edwards, dies at age 74
Image: AOL via YouTube
Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL’s “You’ve Got Mail” greeting, has died at age 74 after a long illness, according to local Ohio news station WKYC, where he was employed for many years.
During a 2016 interview, Edwards recounted how he became the voice of AOL. His wife, who worked at Quantum Computer Services (which later became AOL), heard that the company was looking to add a voice to its software. “I’d been an announcer throughout my entire broadcasting career, and she volunteered me,” Edwards said.
In 1989, Edwards recorded the once-ubiquitous phrase, along with “Welcome,” “Files done,” and “Goodbye” on a cassette tape for just $200. “It started off as a test just to see if it would catch on, and lo and behold, in the mid-90s, it had...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Organization Hopes He’ll Take Their Wildest Dreams to the White House
The elites of the anti-vaccine, “medical freedom” world saw the presidential election unfold at a hotel watch party in West Palm Beach, with a giddy, rising sense of what was unfolding. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s most famous anti-vaccine activist turned presidential candidate turned Trump booster, turned up at the event before heading to […]
Putin congratulates Trump and says he's 'ready' to engage in dialogue
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory, saying he is ready to engage with the United States.
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stfn@fosstodon.org ("stfn :raspberrypi: :python:") wrote:
If Apple was making Ethernet cables, you would need to pay extra for the cable to be compatible with ports above 79.
Sega Delisting Over 60 Classic Games Next Month
Sega is delisting over 60 games across console and PC digital storefronts next month. The company reassured players that those who already owned the retro games will still be able to download and play them after they’ve been delisted, but that doesn’t make the sudden removal of so many classic titles any better.
With Trump’s win, Elon Musk stands to benefit
The billionaire businessman has spent weeks campaigning relentlessly for Donald Trump. That dedication could lead to major benefits for him and his companies.
White House advisor Neera Tanden faces Hatch Act complaint over tweets
In 2021, Tanden was nominated to lead the Office of Management and Budget, but she withdrew her nomination after coming under fire from members of Congress.
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what have you done to me: https://ike.io/what-have-you-done-to-me-imogen-heap/
A whole bunch of Sega classics are being delisted
Image: Sega
Sega is planning to delist a lot of its classic games from digital storefronts as of December 6th at 11:59PM PT.
Steam will be affected the most, losing 62 titles including Crazy Taxi, Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine, Jet Set Radio, NiGHTS into Dreams, and Sonic 3D Blast. Sega is pulling 12 titles from the Xbox store. The Nintendo eShop and the PlayStation Store will “just” lose SEGA Genesis Classics — but that title includes more than 50 old Genesis games, so it still means a lot will be unavailable. You can see the full lists of what’s getting pulled on a Sega support page.
Any games that you have purchased will still be available to download and play after they’re delisted from the storefronts, so if you’ve had your eye on any of...
David Zaslav says Trump will fuel big media mergers
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav thinks putting Donald Trump back in the White House could offer a friendlier environment for major media mergers. “We have an upcoming new administration,” Zaslav said during an earnings call on Thursday. “It’s too early to tell, but it may offer a pace of change and an opportunity for consolidation that may be quite different.”
Zaslav made the statement in response to a question about streaming partnerships, saying changes under the Trump administration could have “a real positive and accelerated impact” on the entertainment industry. With more competition than ever in streaming, it’s getting harder for services to get a viewer’s undivided attention.
“This is an industry that really needs to...
Diablo 4: Be At One With Your Violent Nature With These Druid Builds
Druids were first introduced in Diablo II and they’ve been a dynamic class since then. With nature magic, lycanthropy, and beast companions, Druids have tons of build options to satisfy many playstyles. In this guide, I will show you how to run both a hybrid companion/Storm spell caster build and a Werebear…
rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
Boo, power dipped just long enough to reset everything
The latest AirPods Pro are on sale for $1 shy of their all-time low today
Apple’s AirPods are an excellent option for iPhone owners looking for noise-canceling earbuds. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
Black Friday might technically be a 24-hour event, but in reality, it’s more like a month-long affair. That’s because many retailers have already begun their sales, including Best Buy, which is dropping impressive deals ahead of its early sales event tomorrow. Today only, for example, Best Buy is offering the second-gen AirPods Pro with a USB-C for $169.99 ($80 off), which is just $1 shy of their lowest price to date. Walmart is also matching Best Buy’s pricing, though the latter retailer won’t begin offering Black Friday deals until November 11th.
The current promo drops Apple’s highest-end earbuds to roughly the same price as the open-style AirPods 4 with ANC, which are currently on sale for $168.99 ($11 off). That being said, Apple’s...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s First Patch Brings Mass Effect Crossovers And Bug Fixes
We already knew Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s first patch was coming this week, but since it landed on N7 Day, it also came with a few surprises. The fantasy RPG is one of BioWare’s more polished games, but even so, there are plenty of bugs for the team to squash, based on the patch notes it just put out.
Trump’s win could accelerate the privatization of Medicare
The former president's pending return to the White House could alter the very nature of Medicare, the nearly 60-year-old federal health care program.
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aardrian@toot.cafe ("Adrian Roselli") wrote:
Friends don’t let friends use overlays.
Consultants don’t let clients use overlays either, so @accudio shares the letter he sends clients when they are about to do some stupid shit:
https://alistairshepherd.uk/writing/accessibility-overlays-email/Unless your client is also your friend, in which case see my first statement.
Mass Effect is Amazon’s next video game adaptation
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After its success with Fallout and the recently released Like A Dragon: Yakuza show, Mass Effect is the next game Amazon wants to adapt. According to Variety, a show based on BioWare’s military space opera RPG is officially in production at Amazon MGM Studios. Variety has reported that F9: The Fast Saga writer Daniel Casey has signed on to write the show with BioWare producer Mike Gamble serving as executive produce along with Ari Arad.
Though BioWare released the Mass Effect Legendary Edition — a collection of the first three games updated for modern consoles — back in 2021, the Mass Effect series hasn’t had an original entry since the release of Mass Effect: Andromeda back in 2017. After Andromeda, BioWare released Anthem, a...
The Fed cuts interest rates -- but Trump's election could make things trickier
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point. How much further rates fall could depend on how President-elect Trump approaches his second term.
Biden and Harris Do What Trump Refused: Support a Peaceful Transfer of Power
Since Donald Trump won reelection, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have both done what the now-president-elect and his fellow Republicans refused to do in 2020: publicly accept loss and advocate for a peaceful transition of power. In a Thursday morning speech outside the White House, Biden told Americans, “We accept the choice […]
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Got Mass Effect Armor For N7 Day, Here’s Where To Find It
It’s N7 Day, the annual Mass Effect holiday in which BioWare gestures at the next game while fans have a field day with merch and fan art. But this year, the team just put out another game, Dragon Age: The Veilguard and doesn’t want to steal the game’s thunder with a bunch of teases for a game that’s still a ways out.…
Your instincts on how to fight insomnia are probably wrong
When people can't sleep, they tend to take extreme measures to correct the issue. But that only makes sleep problems worse, say experts. Here are 5 bad habits to avoid when recovering from poor sleep.
A New Star Wars Trilogy Is In The Works, But It Might Not Be Part Of The The Skywalker Saga
A new trilogy of Star Wars movies are currently in development, at least according to Deadline. The site reported that Lucasfilm has already locked in a producer for the new project and it will be part of the The Skywalker Saga. Other insiders, however have disputed that, saying instead the trilogy will be part of a…
You can now share streaming music directly to TikTok posts
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A new “Share to TikTok” feature in Spotify and Apple Music is making it easier for users to share songs, playlists, audiobooks, and more directly in content on the video platform.
Using the integrations, TikTok users can create a direct link to content on the streaming platforms, similar to how they can share songs directly on Instagram Stories. When a user shares a Spotify track, for example, they can choose whether the song will appear as a video, photo, or Story post on TikTok. Viewers of the content can then click the song and navigate directly back to their preferred music app.
It creates an easy link between TikTok and content on other platforms — previously if you wanted to share a playlist you made, you’d have to send a link via...
Jeff Bezos says he’s a climate guy — why is he kissing the ring?
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Jeff Bezos might just be the biggest climate philanthropist out there, which is what makes his swift embrace of Donald Trump as the next US president particularly cringeworthy.
“Wishing @realDonaldTrump all success in leading and uniting the America we all love,” Bezos posted on X, hours after Trump declared victory.
The Amazon founder and chair launched his Bezos Earth Fund in 2020, committing $10 billion to funding action on climate change. The fund’s website describes it as “the largest philanthropic commitment ever to fight climate change and protect nature.”
Big congratulations to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory. No nation has bigger opportunities. Wishing @...
The Highest Value Pokémon TCG Cards In Stellar Crown
Stellar Crown felt like a return to form for the Pokémon TCG, after a fair few sets that have had disappointing pull rates—albeit this time by being an incredibly small set, with many fewer cards to collect. Now, on the verge of the next set Surging Sparks’ release, it’s a good moment to look at which Stellar Crown…
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jdp23@gotosocial.thenexus.today ("Jon P") wrote:
@fromjason yeah, I wrote a bit about this when I updated https://about.iftas.org/2024/10/29/5-ways-to-fight-election-disinformation-on-bluesky-and-the-fediverse/ :
"And if you’re tempted to share exit poll information, remember that it frequently turns out to be wrong, especially when looking at non-white demographics. Both in 2016 and 2020, for example, more detailed analysis eventually revealed significant errors with initial estimates of Latino votes. The framing itself is often misleading, for example not distinguishing between Latino voters of different races and nationalities. And there are significant differences between states, so be extra wary of exit polling diagrams that don’t specify whether they’re at the state level (and if so what state) or national. "
8BitDo now sells its retro mechanical keyboards with integrated number pads
The 8BitDo Retro 108 Mechanical Keyboard will be available starting on December 12th, 2024. | Image: 8BitDo
8BitDo has introduced a new version of the Retro Mechanical Keyboard it debuted last July with its original tenkeyless layout now expanded to include an integrated number pad. The new 8BitDo Retro 108 Mechanical Keyboard is available for preorder now through Amazon for $119.99 — $20 more expensive than the original — with the same NES or Famicom theming. Availability is expected to start on December 12th, 2024.
The new 108-key version of the keyboard uses the same hot-swappable Kailh Box White V2 switches as the tenkeyless version, paired with dye-sub PBT keycaps. The integrated numpad includes additional Windows shortcut keys, a calculator lock button, and a screen lock button. The 8BitDo Retro 108 Mechanical Keyboard’s compatibility is...
Meta is opening a pop-up retail store for the Ray-Ban Meta glasses
The store will be around from November 8th to December 31st. | Image: Meta
Meta announced it is opening up Meta Lab, a pop-up experiential retail space for its Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses starting November 8th in Los Angeles. The temporary store will be around through the end of the year and allow customers to try out the glasses and customize their glasses cases as they shop. Meta Lab will also have local events with various creators, including stand-up comedians, live podcasts, and cooking classes.
This particular retail store is an extension of the Meta Lab experience earlier this year at Connect 2024. At that time, Meta had unveiled the transparent versions of its Ray-Bans. The company says that over 90 percent of Connect attendees had attended, with more than 25 percent then purchasing a pair. It appears...
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Why Did Trump Really Win? It’s Simple, Actually.
In the coming days, you will hear every imaginable take on why Americans voted to put Donald Trump back in office. Pundits will say toxic masculinity was to blame—and men feeling usurped by women. They’ll say it was the Christian nationalism movement. A surprising shift in Latino voting patterns. Sexism. Racism. Transphobia. Elon Musk. Crypto […]
Audi launches a new brand in China without the four-ring logo
The new “AUDI” logo and E concept for China. | Image: Audi
Audi is making a big change to its branding for the Chinese market with a new logo that lacks the automaker’s famous four-ring emblem. Today in Shanghai, the company showed off the new “AUDI” logo — yes, it’s just Audi in all caps — on the front of a new E concept electric Sportback that notably lacks its broadly used “E-Tron” branding.
In a press release, Audi’s CEO Gernot Döllner said it’s hoping to tap into China’s “more tech-savvy” customers who “expect leading connectivity as well as automated driving.” Reuters reported in August that Audi was planning a rebrand for China, where the automaker sold less than 10,000 vehicles in the country in the first half of 2024.
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