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Mastodon is testing easier ways to get you started in the fediverse
New users on the decentralized social network Mastodon could soon have an easier time getting started. Mastodon is running "onboarding experiments" to test ways...
Xenoblade Chronicles X is $20 off in time for its Switch 2 upgrade
Nintendo just released a Switch 2 upgrade for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. The upgrade is $4.99 for owners of the Switch game, or $64.99 if you b...
Nintendo announces surprise Switch 2 version of sci-fi RPG Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
Last year’s Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition was significant for a few reasons. It was the final major first-party Switch game ahead of the Switch 2’s...
The speech police came for Colbert
Generally speaking, arcane and mostly unenforced FCC rules are not the province of late night talk shows. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr seems intent on changing...
Money no longer matters to AI’s top talent
Today on Decoder we’re going to talk about the war for AI talent. Right now, the hottest job market on the planet is for AI researchers. The vast majority of th...
Apple's iPhone Air MagSafe battery pack is cheaper than ever
We found the iPhone Air to have a pretty decent battery life for such a thin-and-light phone, somewhere in the region of 27 hours if you’re continuously streami...
Abxylute’s new Switch 2 controller prototype has one big problem
Gaming accessory company Abxylute has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its upcoming N6 and GameCube-style N9C Switch 2 dock-style controllers. If the ergonom...
Russia's recent blocking of Telegram is reportedly disrupting its military operations in Ukraine
A decision to ban Telegram on home soil may have backfired on the Kremlin. Last week, Russia went on a blocking spree, banning a number of Western apps in an ef...
It’s MAGA v Broligarch in the battle over prediction markets
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the love-hate (but mostly hate) relationship between Silicon Valley and Washington. I h...
Google adds a camera to Snapseed on iOS
Google has updated the iPhone version of its photo editing app Snapseed with its own camera, including a suite of manual controls and retro film emulation effec...
Grab this Elevation Lab 10-year extended battery case for AirTag for only $16
If you're an iPhone user who likes to keep tabs on where your stuff is, you can't go far wrong with an AirTag. The second-gen model that Apple just released out...
The RAM shortage is coming for everything you care about
Maybe you've heard: Memory is expensive now. The price of RAM has tripled, quadrupled, even sextupled depending on the type of chip, all because AI companies ar...