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28 Problem-Solving Beauty Products For Those Issues You Didn’t Even Know Had Legit Solutions

Like a skin-tightening cream, collagen hair treatment, and a $5 viral mascara.

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Jess Weatherbed

Adobe teases AI tools that build 3D scenes, animate text, and make distractions disappear

Project “Clean Machine” easily removes distracting flashes and corrects overexposed footage. | Image: Adobe

Adobe is previewing some experimental AI tools for animation, image generation, and cleaning up video and photographs that could eventually be added to its Creative Cloud apps.

While the tools apply to vastly different mediums, all three have a similar aim — to automate most of the boring, complex tasks required for content creation, and provide creatives more control over...

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Allison Johnson

AMD, Intel, and a slew of tech companies are teaming up to fend off ARM chips

An enthusiastic Gelsinger introduced the partnership at today’s conference, hosted by Lenovo. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge

Nothing brings rivals together like a common enemy, and in this case it’s the rise of ARM pulling Intel and AMD closer together than ever. The two chip makers — not exactly the friendliest frenemies — are the headlining members of a new x86 Advisory Group to try and defend the platform’s interests against ARM, which finally appears poised to...

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Wes Davis

How this smart garden stopped growing

Image: AeroGarden

AeroGarden, which produces smart indoor planters with built-in grow lamps that work with a connected app, recently announced that it will shutter its business starting on January 1st next year, Ars Technica reported.

The company, which was acquired by Scott’s Miracle-Gro in 2020, says it will update users later on the “longer-term status” of its app, which lets users monitor water levels and set lighting schedules. For now, AeroGarden only says the app will...

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Andrew Liszewski

The new Kindle was briefly on sale and it hasn’t even been announced yet

UK 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 models, the UK retailer John Lewis was already selling the 12th-gen entry-level Kindle and the new Kindle Kids Edition through its website earlier today, as spotted by Good e-Reader. Both listings have since been taken down.

The 12th-gen Kindle Paperwhite recently popped up in an eBay...

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Michael Crowley, Patrick Kingsley, Ronen Bergman and Michael Levenson

U.S. Warns Israel of Military Aid Cut if Gazans Don’t Get More Supplies

The demand from Israel’s closest ally came amid reports that the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip has grown still worse in recent weeks.

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Judge calls out 'expert witness' for using AI chatbot

If you find yourself needing an expert witness in a courtroom case, make sure they're not using an AI chatbot for their supposed expertise.

Last week, a New York judge reprimanded an expert witness in a real estate dispute case for using Microsoft's AI chatbot Copilot. 

SEE ALSO: Microsoft Copilot can talk now: 3 new features that make it more like ChatGPT and Google Gemini

The expert witness, Charles Ranson, used Copilot in order to generate an...

Mashable

What is a winter arc?

"It's day one. This is your fourth quarter. Everything that happened prior to this? Throw that shit out the window. Three months. That's all it takes. And bro it's going to get cold out. Trust me. You gonna fold? Or are you gonna weather the storm? Lock in, cancel out the noise, and go dark. It's your time. It's always been your time."

This is the exact text from a very real TikTok video with 1.7 million views describing a trend: the winter arc. Winter arc is locking in for three full...

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You've Got A Nice Home, But Here Are 25 Practical Lowe’s Products You May Want To Add

Your home is doing amazing, sweetie. Here are just a few options to make it a smidge better.

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Megan Farokhmanesh, Lauren Goode

Anyone Can Turn You Into an AI Chatbot. There's Little You Can Do to Stop Them

Character.AI lets users create bots in the likeness of any person—without requiring their consent.

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Jack Milko

LIV Golf eyeing new CEO as Greg Norman will shift to a new role, per report

Current LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman. | Photo by Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Greg Norman, the controversial CEO of LIV Golf, will transition to a new role with the league, per a Sports Business Journal Report.

Greg Norman will shift into a new role with LIV Golf. The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF)—LIV’s beneficiary—has been searching for a new chief executive officer for months, Josh Carpenter of Sports Business Journal initially reported.

The report notes that...

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Emma Roth

Google Chrome’s uBlock Origin phaseout has begun

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Google Chrome has begun to phase out uBlock Origin. The developer of the free ad blocker, Raymond Hill, recently reposted a screenshot that shows Chrome automatically turning off uBlock Origin because it is “no longer supported.”

The change comes as Google Chrome migrates to Manifest V3, a new extension specification that could impact the effectiveness of some ad blockers. uBlock Origin has launched uBlock Origin Lite, which uses Manifest V3, in response to the...

Mashable

Oura Ring 4 reviews: 3 things people loved, and 2 things they really didn't

Oura's got a new smart ring out. Let's talk about it.

The release of the Oura Ring 4 brings the next generation of Oura's popular wearable to the market. Many tech reviewers, such as Mashable's Kim Gedeon, got some time with it and came away with plenty of thoughts. With competitors like the Samsung Galaxy Ring on sale now, Oura has to work to keep up with more recognizable brands. Instead of wasting any more time, here's what reviewers are saying about the Oura Ring 4.

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30 Walmart Pieces For Anyone Who Wants To Dress Comfy And Cute For Fall

Alexa, play "Sweater Weather" by The Neighbourhood.

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David Fucillo

Amari Cooper trade: Fantasy football implications following Browns-Bills trade

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The Bills have acquired the WR1. We break down what it means for fantasy football.

The Cleveland Browns are having a disaster of a season, and on Tuesday they began tearing things down. The team traded wide receiver Amari Cooper and a 2025 sixth round pick to the Buffalo Bills for a 2025 third round pick and a 2026 seventh round pick. When Cooper finishes his physical, the deal will become official.

Cooper was leading the Browns in receiving with 24...

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

This screensaver turns your Pixel into a smart home control panel

The Pixel Tablet displaying the new Home Controls screensaver. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge

A new Home Controls screensaver in Android 15 turns your tablet or phone into a smart home dashboard, where you can control devices with a single tap. The interactive screensaver does away with the need to unlock your device or tap a shortcut button, making controlling your connected lights or cameras much quicker.

The feature is live now on the Google Pixel Tablet and Pixel...

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Quentyn Kennemer

Oura Ring 3 Horizon drops to $299

There’s a new one out, but the last-gen wearable is still stylish and capable. | Image: Oura

The third-generation Oura Ring Horizon — the one that’s more round — is down to $299 ($50 off) at Amazon and Best Buy in silver and black, which is only a few dollars more than the lowest price to date. That brings its price in line with the MSRP of the squared-off “Heritage” version and $50 cheaper than the Oura Ring 4 we just reviewed.

Besides ditching the flat-top design, the...

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Andrew Liszewski

JLab now sells $30 wireless earbuds with ANC

JLab’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 with its $59.99 ANC 3, but at $29.99, the company’s new Go Pop ANC are half the price while still offering features like an ambient sound boosting mode and up to 21 hours of battery life with ANC active.

Although we haven’t tested them, at $29.99, we’re not necessarily expecting...

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Anupreeta Das

Justin Trudeau’s Accusations Spotlight Reach of India’s Intelligence Agencies

The Canadian prime minster’s accusation of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Sikh nationalist signifies a sharp escalation in diplomatic tensions between India and Canada.

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Adam Liptak

Supreme Court Leans Toward Truck Driver Fired Over Drug Test

The driver, Douglas Horn, sued the maker of a product said to be free of THC under a federal racketeering law, saying he had suffered a business injury.

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