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I finally got my Trump phone
Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. One year on, our phones have finally arrived. 12 months, 16 days, 21 hours, and 54 minutes after I first heard about Trump Mobile’s T1 Phone 8002 (gold version), I’m finally holding one in my own hands. That’s right, The Verge’s Trump…
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Yours for just £228: a Kevin Spacey stainless steel gold-tone Fourth of July ‘adversity ring’
For true patriots with short memories and cash to waste, his limited-edition bling might be an ideal giftAmerica’s 250th anniversary celebrations are not exactly going to plan. A wealth of acts have pulled out of semiquincentennial concerts. An mock-up of Donald Trump’s planned Triumphal Arch at the Great American State Fair is visibly oozing. Some…
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Charley Crockett’s Pulled Album Clovis Just Got An Official Release
My fellow elder millennial Charley Crockett has been a prolific force in country music over the past decade or so. Since 2015, Crockett has released 17 studio albums, including Clovis, an album re-released today, concluding a months-long saga. The post Charley Crockett’s Pulled Album Clovis Just Got An Official Release appeared first on Stereogum.
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PlayStation’s Shift to Digital-Only Gaming Renews Consumer Ownership Concerns
Sony has announced plans to phase out physical game disc support for PlayStation, signalling a move toward entirely digital game distribution. The decision has drawn criticism from consumer advocates who argue the transi
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Valve’s aim for a console-like experience with its Steam Machine lands a little too close for comfort as one of the first cases of ‘Red Line of Death’ comes to light
Disappointing for the owner, but hopefully another software update can fix it.
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Hydration isn’t complicated: Just drink water
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. Europe is melting, the eastern US is currently trapped in a “heat dome,” the Midwest has the corn sweats to…
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Anthropic wants to develop its own drugs
At the event “The Briefing: AI for Science” earlier this week, Anthropic announced Claude Science, a new “AI workbench for scientists” that pulls fragmented tools and datasets into one environment, and generates figures and visuals. Anthropic, already dominating the industry with its popular coding tools and powerful AI models, framed the launch around what it…
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Rocket Report: Indian startup nears first launch; SpaceX’s millenary milestone
NASA awarded Rocket Lab deals for three dedicated launches using the company’s Electron rocket.
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Southport taxi driver who dropped killer made £5,000 from public donations to ‘pay for new car’ – after he fled the scene as he watched screaming children run for their lives
Gary Poland, 57, sped away from the scene despite hearing ‘an awful orchestra of blood-curdling screams’ as children fled The Hart Space in Southport.
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Real estate agent blasts the growing trend of homebuyers using AI to challenge property prices
A-Class Estate Agents director Amir Jahan said buyers were being led astray by the trend.