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An early contender for movie of the year
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An early contender for movie of the year

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 120, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, get ready for Pen Opinions, a...

The new MacBook Pro is still fast as hell
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The new MacBook Pro is still fast as hell

Apple's flagship 16-inch MacBook Pro has reigned supreme in the world of creator-focused laptops since its M-series processor overhaul in 2021. Since then, we'v...

Engadget review recap: Lots of Apple devices, Galaxy S26, Dell XPS 16 and more
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Engadget review recap: Lots of Apple devices, Galaxy S26, Dell XPS 16 and more

Apple already announced a lot of new devices in 2026 and we’ve been busy reviewing them all. In this installment of our bi-weekly roundup, we revisit the MacBoo...

Gemini task automation is slow, clunky, and super impressive
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Gemini task automation is slow, clunky, and super impressive

I've been testing out Gemini's new task automation on the Pixel 10 Pro and the Galaxy S26 Ultra, which for the first time lets Gemini take the wheel and use app...

A retro Starship Troopers shooter, a video store sim and other new indie games worth checking out
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A retro Starship Troopers shooter, a video store sim and other new indie games worth checking out

Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. There are a whole bunch of neat new games out this week, as well as updates on some in...

Kodiak CEO says making trucks drive themselves is only half the battle
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Kodiak CEO says making trucks drive themselves is only half the battle

This year is shaping up to be a big one for self-driving trucks. In addition to Aurora's plan to deploy hundreds of autonomous big rigs and Waabi expanding into...

The improved battery-powered Starlink Mini is here
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The improved battery-powered Starlink Mini is here

My Starlink Mini has radically changed the way I live. It's the biggest reason I can work remotely from my converted van, providing fast and reliable internet i...

Jury finds Elon Musk’s ‘stupid tweets’ caused Twitter investors’ losses
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Jury finds Elon Musk’s ‘stupid tweets’ caused Twitter investors’ losses

A California jury determined that Elon Musk misled Twitter investors before making a $44 billion deal to buy the company in 2022, reports CNBC. The New York Tim...

Elon Musk misled investors during his Twitter takeover, jury finds
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Elon Musk misled investors during his Twitter takeover, jury finds

A group of former Twitter investors have prevailed at a federal civil trial over Elon Musk's actions amid his $44 billion acquisition of the social platform in...

An automated moderation error left Tumblr users panicked
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An automated moderation error left Tumblr users panicked

Tumblr users were left scrambling on Wednesday after dozens of accounts were banned in the same afternoon by an automated system. Numerous users contacted The V...

Pinterest CEO says teens under 16 should be banned from social media (but not Pinterest)
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Pinterest CEO says teens under 16 should be banned from social media (but not Pinterest)

Pinterest's CEO has thrown his support behind an Australia measure banning social media for younger teens and is calling for governments around the world to imp...

Microsoft will yank Copilot from some Windows apps and let you move the taskbar again
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Microsoft will yank Copilot from some Windows apps and let you move the taskbar again

After one too many of you threatened to switch to Linux, Microsoft has published a long list of changes it plans to make to Windows 11. In a lengthy blog titled...

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