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The Google Pixel Watch 5 may have been spoiled by… the creator of Borderlands
We may just have gotten an early look at the Google Pixel Watch 5 - and from an unusual source. Randy Pitchford, the creator of the Borderlands game franchise, posted a pair of images of a watch on X, saying that his friend found it underwater while...
Moderna gets $50 million to develop mRNA Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo
Amid a raging Ebola outbreak, officials "urgently accelerate development" of vaccines.
Pebblebee’s Halo can help track lost items and keep you safe, and it’s on sale for $50
If you’re planning to travel this summer, both a Bluetooth tracker and a personal safety device can come in handy, especially if you’ll be exploring on your own. The Pebblebee Halo combines those two gadgets into one, and it’s...
This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton
Nvidia's announcement that it's getting into the consumer laptop chip space with RTX Spark is huge. Apple has proved for years that Arm-based chips can perform incredibly well while also delivering great battery life - at least on the Mac. In the...
Your kitchen sponge is releasing microplastics every time you wash dishes
Kitchen sponges release microplastics as they wear down during everyday use, with some sponge types shedding far more than others. Researchers estimated that millions of households could collectively release hundreds of tons of microplastics...
People ‘panicking’ as Ghana passes sweeping law criminalising LGBTQ+ activity
Community groups say some fear they could lose homes, jobs and access to healthcare if the new law is ratified by President John Dramani MahamaGhana’s LGBTQ community is living in fear after the country’s parliament approved a sweeping bill that...
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View All →Pope Leo XIV calls for national reconciliation on his first day in Spain
Pope Leo XIV set foot on Spanish soil on Saturday 6 June, ending a fifteen‑year papal absence. Over 130,000 people greeted him in Madrid, where he warned against ready‑made ideologies and called for reconciliation.
Ukraine launches fresh drone attack on St. Petersburg region on final day of ‘Russian Davos’
Ukraine on Saturday fired hundreds of drones targeting the St. Petersburg region in the second such attack on Russia’s second-largest city in less than a week. The attack came on the final day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum...
France: Veterans mark 82th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy
The last living World War II veterans have made the journey to France to commemorate the Normandy landings, which mark the beginning of the Allied campaign to liberate Western Europe from Nazi Germany.
France: Veterans mark 82nd anniversary of D-Day in Normandy
The last living World War II veterans have made the journey to France to commemorate the Normandy landings, which mark the beginning of the Allied campaign to liberate Western Europe from Nazi Germany.
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Ukraine launches large-scale drone attack as Putin meets Schröder
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said "it is time to end this war" after confirming he had ordered the strike on Russian targets, including naval and energy sites across the west of the country.
Armenia prepares for vote amid shifting relations with Russia and the West
Armenia's parliamentary elections Sunday will be a vote on its geopolitical future as incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks closer relations with the European Union and the United States despite longstanding ties with Russia that have been...
Congress still can’t decide what to do about warrantless surveillance
The deadline to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is coming up a week from now on June 12th, and legislators seem no closer to reaching a deal. If this sounds like deja vu, it's because we've been here before...
After D.C.'s Reflecting Pool gets repainted, visitors ask: What changed?
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is refilling after President Trump had it painted "American flag blue." Some visitors say the results of the project — which reportedly cost millions — are subtle.
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Meta made its own AI-generated clickbait news feed
Facebook has long been filled with feeds of clickbait articles. Now, Meta is making its own clickbait articles with AI. The standalone Meta AI app now has a "For You" section that populates a list of clickbait-style stories for you to read. But the...
Kabuto Park captures the fleeting joy of summer vacation
There are a lot of games that remind me of summer - hot days in the backseat with a copy of Dragon Warrior III, cooling off in the basement while grinding Gran Turismo races - but there aren't a lot of games that are actually about summer. That's...
Here comes new Siri again
Apple has been on its back foot, AI-wise, for the past few years. But in a strange way, playing from behind might not be such a bad move. At WWDC on Monday, Apple appears to be getting ready to reintroduce us to the new Siri. Again. As a reminder...
The next YouTube phenomenon hitting the big screen
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 131, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy last week of productivity before the World Cup starts, and also you can read all the old editions at the...