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- Resident Evil 4 remake hits a new low just in time for HalloweenSorry, Chris Redfield, but Leon S. Kennedy is still Resident Evil’s best protagonist. | Image: Capcom The Silent Hill 2 remake just came out for those looking for a nostalgic scare, but ... read more
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- Ferrari’s F80 uses ‘Boost optimization’ to give drivers more power where they need itFerrari F80. | Image: Ferrari Ferrari’s new F80 hypercar can record the track it is driving on and will boost the driver at the right time during the next lap. The “Boost ... read more
- Philips’ Hue app now lets you edit lighting effectsThe latest update to the Philips Hue app adds the ability to customize the intensity and color of lighting effects. | Image: Signify Philips is introducing four new lighting effects through its ... read more
- Instagram adds new guardrails to protect teens against sextortionIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram is launching several new features designed to protect teens from sextortion scams, which occur when scammers threaten to share intimate images of victims unless ... read more
- Netflix’s The Electric State is full of big, goofy bots in first trailerImage: Netflix Seven years after Simon Stålenhag’s The Electric State was picked up for a live-action adaptation, and a few weeks after first-look images were revealed, we finally have the first trailer. ... read more
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- Oh, WoWWorld of Warcraft, or WoW, is like the Red Hot Chili Peppers of the massively multiplayer online roleplaying genre: not only is it still going strong but it’s also somehow even bigger ... read more
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- Amazon looks to advanced nuclear reactors to meet climate goalsIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Two days after Google cut a “world’s first” deal to purchase electricity from advanced nuclear reactors, Amazon announced three new agreements of its own today. ... read more
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- Astro Bot’s speedrunning DLC starts rolling out tomorrow
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- The new Kindle was briefly on sale and it hasn’t even been announced yetUK retailer John Lewis is already selling the new Amazon Kindles. | Image: John Lewis Amazon hasn’t officially announced the next generation of its Kindle e-readers yet, but following leaks of several ... read more
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- JLab now sells $30 wireless earbuds with ANCJLab’s Go Pop ANC wireless earbuds include active noise cancellation and a pair of microphones on each bud. | Image: JLab JLab already sells a budget-friendly pair of noise canceling wireless earbuds ... read more
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- Threads can now show you when people in your feed are online
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