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Potential Hurricane Helene: Spaghetti models track the storm’s path

As of Tuesday morning, reliable predictors were saying a roiling tropical storm called Helene just south of Cuba was on track to intensify over the coming days, and almost certainly hit Florida as a hurricane on Thursday.

Now is the time when we all love to stare at cones and "spaghetti models" showing potential paths as the storm makes its approach, but right from the jump: Please be careful about how you consume this notoriously misunderstood information.

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Vance vs. Walz: What to know about the VP debate next week

Walz will likely try to needle Vance, as Harris did successfully in her debate with Trump.

Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance will face off next week in the only scheduled U.S. vice presidential debate, a chance for each man to reinforce his running mate’s message to voters just weeks before the November 5 election.

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DOJ sues Visa for allegedly monopolizing debit card markets

The complaint says Visa penalizes merchants and banks who don’t use its own payment-processing tech to process debit transactions.

The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market, costing consumers and businesses billions of dollars.

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George Kailas

Should you be worried about AI?

From law enforcement to deepfakes, there are many AI uses to think about for the future.

I’ve worked in AI for 13 years and I’ve encountered a lot of people worried about it. In my opinion, they are worried about the wrong thing. But their worries generally fall into two categories:

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Jennifer Mattson

Coca-Cola’s play for Gen Z failed—but an exciting new flavor is coming in 2025

Spiced Coke might not have worked out, but the soda company says it has other plans to convert young consumers back from seltzer water and energy drinks.

It turns out Spiced Coke is not It.

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Lassor Feasley

3 reasons to transition to sustainable technology

You can make this change for non-environmental and noneconomic reasons.

The vast majority of new energy capacity installed in the United States this year will be sustainable, primarily solar and storage. This is not a surprise given the low cost of installing new equipment relative to non-sustainable sources—as well as the environmental imperative that sometimes results in climate policy favorable to renewables.

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Eve Upton-Clark

Teenagers are stealing strangers’ Nike zippers. Blame Tiktok

People are going viral for either showing their collection of removable zippers or mourning their now-zipperless backpacks.

Teenagers have found a new way to amuse themselves: Stealing people’s backpack zippers. Not just any zippers, specifically Nike Elite backpack zippers. Why? You’ll have to ask a teenage boy that one. 

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After Much Criticism Of Her Casting, Anna Delvey Was Found Crying In The Bathroom After The "Dancing With The Stars" Premiere

"As her partner, I wanted to give her the best experience she possibly could, and knowing that that's not the case, it really did break my heart," said DWTS dancer Ezra Sosa.

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Here are Jony Ive’s $3,000 jackets

The new modular jackets feature a “reinvention of the button.” | Image: Moncler

You can now preorder these modular jackets designed by Jony Ive. The new product from Apple’s former chief design officer is a collaboration between his design company, LoveFrom, and the French fashion brand Moncler. Pieces in the LoveFrom, Moncler collection start at $2,440 for the parka, $2,575 for the field jacket, and $3,115 for the down jacket. The dashing orange poncho doesn’t appear to be...

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Andrew Liszewski

This DIY kit gives you the Switch Lite OLED that Nintendo hasn’t

An early prototype of the Super5 OLED Switch Lite upgrade kit. | Screenshot: YouTube

Retro Remake has announced that its Switch Lite OLED screen upgrade kits will be available for sale on September 26th at 10PM ET and will start at $49.99. The Super5 OLED kits come with everything needed for the upgrade, including tools like screwdrivers. And unlike many mods, they don’t require soldering or modifications to be made to the Switch Lite’s shell to fit extra components in.

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Sean Hollister

The New York Times will now charge for past episodes of its popular podcasts

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The Daily, The Ezra Klein Show, Hard Fork, and Modern Love are some of The New York Times’ most popular podcasts — and next month, only the most recent two or three episodes of each show will be free of charge. The Times announced today that it’ll now offer a podcast subscription service through Spotify and Apple for $6 a month, or $50 per year, but it’s also erecting a paywall for all archived episodes.

While The New York Times says “the most...

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Take up to 36% off on Instant Pot kitchen appliances during early October Prime Day sales at Amazon

Amazon's Big Deal Days is still a few weeks away, with the official start date happening on Tuesday, Oct. 8. But if you're in the mood for some early savings, Amazon is happy to oblige. In addition to spotting plenty of kitchen deals already, we've seen some nice discounts on Instant Pot kitchen appliances. Here are some of our favorites if your kitchen appliances could use an upgrade.

Early October Prime Day deals on Instant Pot ...

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Kick off cozy season with 20% off Lego kits at Target

Check out the best Lego deals at Target through Sept. 28: BEST OVERALL DEAL Lego Icons Atari 2600 video game console set $159.99 at Target (save $40) ...

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TikTok Music is finally shutting down

TikTok parent company ByteDance is pulling the plug on TikTok Music, its short-lived music streaming service, by November. Launched just over a year ago in July 2023, the platform debuted in Indonesia and Brazil as part of the company's effort to expand its TikTok empire into music streaming.

SEE ALSO: No more TikTok FYP? California social media bill could totally reshape kids' online world

"We will be closing TikTok Music at the end of November...

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Windows 11 replicates Apple's 'handoff' feature

Microsoft is bringing Apple's "Handoff" functionality to Windows 11 with a new feature called…Hand Off.

X user @techosarusrex first posted a screenshot of the "Hand Off" feature toggle in the Settings of the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4225 which was released late last week.

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What does "Hand Off" do? Well, Mac users will be very familiar with this feature because it already exists with Apple's similarly-named "Handoff"...

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Bryce Covert

10 ways Project 2025 could make your job worse

The blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term revives familiar Republican plans to weaken unions and undermine employee protections.

In late August, Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance told a crowd of union firefighters that he and his running mate, Donald Trump, are “the most pro-worker Republican ticket in history.” Trump has long claimed to champion working Americans, and Vance even walked a picket line. The Republican Party appeared to try to cozy up further to...

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Mark Sullivan

Now anyone (with a subscription) can talk to ChatGPT

OpenAI says it’s also added five new voices to the talking chatbot.

OpenAI announced on Tuesday it will begin gradually rolling out its Advanced Voice Mode to anybody with a ChatGPT Plus or Teams subscription.

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"Pathetic, Petulant, Dishonest Pig": 21 Celebrities Who've Called Out Donald Trump Over The Years

"He's the worst thing that ever happened to the United States. His cruelty knows no bounds."

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Matt Reynolds

Microsoft’s Three Mile Island Deal Signals a Broader Nuclear Comeback

Microsoft’s deal to bring back a Three Mile Island nuclear reactor is just one part of Big Tech’s quid pro quo with nuclear power.

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Roberto Baldwin

Can-Am Pulse Electric Motorcycle: Specs, Price, Availability

The brand has released its first two-wheeled motorcycles in nearly 40 years. They're all-electric, have a devilishly clever new regen braking system, and a trick up their sleeve.

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