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The Verge

Richard Lawler Sean Hollister

Qualcomm might buy Intel

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On Friday afternoon, The Wall Street Journal reported Intel had been approached by fellow chip giant Qualcomm about a possible takeover. While any deal is described as “far from certain,” according to the paper’s unnamed sources, it would represent a tremendous fall for a company that had been the most valuable chip company in the world, based largely on its x86 processor technology that for years had triumphed over Qualcomm’s Arm chips...

Fast Company

Christopher Zara

BurgerFi and Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza closed restaurants: Full list and map of shuttered locations

In a bankruptcy filing, BurgerFi International said it closed 19 underperforming locations. Meanwhile, BFI stock will be delisted from the Nasdaq next week.

Fans of BurgerFi burgers and Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza may have discovered recently that their favorite meals are a bit more difficult to come by.

Fast Company

Henry Chandonnet

Why social media companies keep copying each other

With Simple Snapchat, the company is pawing at TikTok’s vertical video feed. They weren’t so thrilled when Instagram nabbed their Stories idea eight years ago.

Snapchat is combining its Stories and Spotlight functions into one vertical video feed. That feed just happens to look almost identical to TikTok. 

BuzzFeed - Latest

I'll Tell You Which Fall Starbucks Drink You Should Order Based On Your Other Drink Preferences

The Pumpkin Cream Chai has no business being that good.

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ESPN.com

James Regan

'Gladiator' Joshua weighs in heavier than Dubois

Hundreds of boxing fans packed London's Trafalgar Square on Friday to watch Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois weigh in and face off for the final time before their IBF heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

ESPN.com

Kris Rhim

QB Herbert questionable with high ankle sprain

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert said Friday that doctors diagnosed him with a high right ankle sprain. He said that his status for Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers is "yet to be decided."

ESPN.com

Pete Thamel

Sources: Top NFL CB prospect Revel Jr. tears ACL

One of the top prospects at cornerback for the NFL draft, East Carolina's Shavon Revel Jr. tore an ACL in practice and is out for the season, sources told ESPN.

ESPN.com

Daniel Oyefusi

Browns' Garrett dealing with injury to both feet

Browns defensive star Myles Garrett says he's dealing with the same injury to both his feet that he'll continue to play through but may require a procedure in the future.

ESPN.com

Jeff Passan

How the Tigers have roared into playoff contention

Detroit shipped off top veterans at the July deadline -- and has played like baseball's best team since.

Mashable

PS6: If you thought PS5 Pro price was bad, wait ’til you hear the price estimate for the next-gen console

Sony might make PS6 — PlayStation's next-gen console — very expensive at launch.

In a chat with GamesBeat, multiple prominent games industry analysts, including Circana's Mat Piscatella and Midia Research's Rhys Elliott, expect a theoretical PlayStation 6 to cost around $600, whenever it comes out, though that likely won't be anytime soon.

Sony is about to release the $700 PS5 Pro in November, and these analysts believe the huge price tag on that mid-generation update console is a sort of...

Mashable

Amazon Fire tablets are already up to 54% off ahead of October Prime Day

A tablet is the perfect middle ground between a smartphone and a laptop. If your current tablet is slowing down, doesn't keep a charge, or lacks in display quality, today is a great day to look into a new Amazon Fire tablet. Here are some early Prime Big Deal Days deals that'll take up to 54% off the list price.

Fire tablet deals to shop today Best overall deal ...

Mashable

Set the mood this season with an Echo Pop and smart bulb for 58% off

SAVE $34.99: As of Sept. 20, get the Amazon Echo Pop with Sengled Smart Color Bulb bundle for just $24.99. That's a discount of 58%.

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Mashable

If you have an Anker product, stop right now — 3 are being recalled due to fire risk

Owners of three particular Anker products need to stop using them right away.

The portable battery maker issued a recall notice this week due to potential battery fire hazards in a few of its products. While Anker's recall notice noted that this problem should only affect a relatively small batch of batteries (i.e., those that were manufactured between Jan. 3 and Sept. 17 of this year), it's still recalling every unit it has sold.

The three Anker products that are being recalled are as...

Mashable

Our favorite smart lock is on sale at Target — plus more of the best smart home deals

The best smart home deals at Target at a glance: BEST SMART SECURITY DEAL Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro 6-in-1 (WiFi) $144.49 at Target (save $35.50 with Target...

Mashable

October Prime Day is almost here — check out the best Apple deals you can snag ahead of the event

Best early Apple deals ahead of October Prime Day Best MacBook deal Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M3, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $929 at Amazon (save $170) ...

The Verge

Ash Parrish

Twitch introduces new depreciating strike program

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge

Twitch is changing the way it enforces its community guidelines. In an announcement posted on its website, Twitch said that it will introduce a new enforcement strategy in which strikes for certain offenses will depreciate over time, users will receive more information regarding their strikes, and users will be able to take educational courses to reduce the severity of enforcement actions. In an interview with The Verge, Rob Lewington,...

The Verge

Sheena Vasani

The best deals you can get ahead of Amazon’s October Prime Day sale

The Echo Hub offers an easy way for the whole household to control smart home gadgets, including the tech-averse. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge

In case you missed the news, Amazon recently announced a second Prime Day event for the fall. The two-day deal blitz, dubbed Prime Big Deal Days once again, will run from October 8th through the 9th, offering Prime subscribers a chance to save on all sorts of tech ahead of Black Friday. It’s still a few weeks away, but in...

Wired Top Stories

Jason Parham

The Shade Room Founder Is Ready to Dial Down the Shade

Angie Nwandu dishes on Diddy, Donald Trump, the responsibility of the Black press, and what it takes to build a lasting media empire.

NYT > Home Page

Nick Corasaniti and Johnny Kauffman

Georgia Election Board Orders Hand-Counting of Ballots

Critics say the move could significantly delay the reporting of results in the battleground state and inject chaos into the post-election period.

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