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‘All roads lead back to Google,’ the government argued in the first two weeks of its ad tech antitrust trial.
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As the video game voice actor strike continues, SAG-AFTRA has added League of Legends to its list of struck video games. The union organization, consisting of over 160,000 members, also filed an unfair labor complaint against Formosa Interactive, one of the support studios that worked on the game.
Riot Games has issued a statement on social media saying, “League...
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Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for her role in the FTX collapse. She must also forfeit $11 billion.
Ellison pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and five conspiracy counts in December 2022 as part of a...
The Recorder app is one of the newer features coming to older Pixel Watches. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
If you have an original Pixel Watch or Pixel Watch 2, good news: Wear OS 5 will begin rolling out today and, with it, a handful of new features.
The most interesting one is the Recorder app. This was originally introduced as an exclusive to the Pixel Watch 3...
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Though director James Cameron recently expressed concern about the potential of artificial intelligence to leave people without a sense of purpose, the longtime early adopter has now joined Stability AI’s board of directors.
Today, Stability AI — the company behind Stable Diffusion — announced that Cameron has signed a deal to become the newest member of its...
It’s hard to believe Nintendo’s Classic Edition consoles are already this old. | Image: Nintendo Japan
Somehow, Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition console is already almost eight years old, while the Super Nintendo Classic Edition is about to turn seven. That’s apparently old enough for Nintendo to announce that the Japanese versions of the consoles — the Nintendo Classic Mini Family...
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The Daily, The Ezra Klein Show, Hard Fork, and Modern Love are some of The New York Times’ most popular podcasts — and next month, only the most recent two or three episodes of each show will be free of charge. The Times announced today that it’ll now offer a podcast subscription service through Spotify and Apple for $6 a month, or $50 per year, but it’s...
An early prototype of the Super5 OLED Switch Lite upgrade kit. | Screenshot: YouTube
Retro Remake has announced that its Switch Lite OLED screen upgrade kits will be available for sale on September 26th at 10PM ET and will start at $49.99. The Super 5 OLED kits come with everything needed for the upgrade, including tools like screwdrivers, and unlike many mods, don’t require...
The new modular jackets feature a “reinvention of the button.” | Image: Moncler
You can now pre-order these modular jackets designed by Jony Ive. The new product from Apple’s former chief design officer is a collaboration between his design company LoveFrom and the French fashion brand Moncler. Pieces in the LoveFrom Moncler collection start at $2,440 for the parka, $2,575 for...
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The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services firm has an illegal monopoly over debit network markets and has attempted to unlawfully crush competitors, including fintech companies like PayPal and Square. The lawsuit, which was first rumored by Bloomberg, follows a...