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Julian Chokkattu

Google Is ‘Thinking Through’ How to Make the Pixel Watch Repairable

The current version of Google's smartwatch isn't repairable, but for the first time, the company is figuring out how to fix that.

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Lauren Feiner

How Google made the ad tech industry revolve around itself

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‘All roads lead back to Google,’ the government argued in the first two weeks of its ad tech antitrust trial.

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Garrison Lovely

Hollywood is coming out in force for California’s AI safety bill

Governor Gavin Newsom gave his thoughts on SB 1047 for the first time at Salesforce’s Dreamforce event last week. | Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images

As Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision looms, SAG-AFTRA members leverage star power to push for SB 1047’s passage.

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Ash Parrish Umar Shakir Jay Peters

PlayStation State of Play September 2024: all the biggest news and announcements

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Expect a lot of remasters, some PC port news, Astro Bot DLC news, and more.

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Lauren Hirsch and Danielle Kaye

U.S. Accuses Visa of Monopoly in Debit Cards

The financial giant, which processes the majority of debit card spending in the United States, unfairly imposed fees on merchants and deterred rivals, the Justice Department said.

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Catie Edmondson

Speaker Johnson Again Turns to Democrats for Short-Term Spending Votes

The House speaker is trying to get a short-term spending agreement passed despite opposition from some conservative members of his own party.

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Sam Anderson

How the Chicago White Sox Became the Masters of Losing

The Chicago White Sox are poised to break the record for the most losses in modern baseball history. Watching them do it has been strangely glorious.

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Catie Edmondson

Baldwin, With Shapiro in Tow, Looks For ‘Trump-Tammy Voters’ in Wisconsin

The Democratic senator, who is seeking a third term in a politically competitive state, rallied with the Pennsylvania governor, who has a track record of appealing to voters in rural, conservative-leaning areas.

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J. David Goodman

Ted Cruz Is Again Fighting for Political Survival in Texas

The fiery senator, who was nearly unseated in 2018, has been trying to rebrand himself in a close race against a Democratic congressman and former N.F.L. player, Colin Allred.

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Sheera Frenkel and Mike Isaac

How Meta Distanced Itself From Politics

Ahead of November’s election, Meta has de-emphasized political content on Facebook, Instagram and Threads and doesn’t want to talk about candidates or campaigns.

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Theodore Schleifer and Mike Isaac

Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Evolution

He was once a backer of liberal causes. Then everyone seemed to turn on him. Now he wants to stay away from politics — if that’s possible.

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Julia Jacobs

Woman Accuses Sean Combs of Raping Her in Filmed Attack

In a new lawsuit, the woman said Mr. Combs and his bodyguard drugged and assaulted her in his recording studio in 2001.

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David Yaffe-Bellany, Julia Jacobs and Ben Sisario

Strange Cellmates in a Brooklyn Jail: Sean Combs and Sam Bankman-Fried

Mr. Combs is sleeping in the same dormitory-style room as Mr. Bankman-Fried, the crypto mogul who was convicted of fraud.

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David Yaffe-Bellany and Matthew Goldstein

Caroline Ellison Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Role in FTX Fraud

A top adviser to Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of FTX, Ms. Ellison pleaded guilty to conspiring with him to steal $8 billion and became a crucial witness for the prosecution.

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Maya King

More Money Urgently Needed to Reach Younger and Minority Voters, Organizers Warn Harris Donors

A new memo, released by two of the leading Democratic groups working in battleground states, lays out worrying signs for Vice President Kamala Harris among younger voters and voters of color.

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Jim Tankersley and Andrew Duehren

Harris to More Fully Detail Economic Plans

Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign is preparing a lengthy document laying out an economic policy vision as voters say they want to know more about her approach.

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Theodore Schleifer

Behind Harris’s Rise: Laurene Powell Jobs, Silicon Valley’s Wealthiest Woman

The alliance between Kamala Harris and Laurene Powell Jobs is a genuine friendship that has thrust the press-shy billionaire philanthropist into the political spotlight.

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Troy Closson, Eliza Shapiro and Claire Fahy

David Banks, New York City’s Schools Chancellor, to Resign

The resignation of Mr. Banks, planned for the end of the year, comes amid a flurry of federal investigations into Mayor Eric Adams and his administration.

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Edward Wong and Farnaz Fassihi

Zelensky Addresses the Security Council, Calling for Attention to Stay on Ukraine

“Russia can only be forced into peace.” President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine urged the Council members to sustain their backing for his country’s resistance to Russia’s full-scale invasion.

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Associated Press

Port strike next week appears likely, seaport CEO says

A prolonged port strike would almost certainly hurt the U.S. economy.

The chief executive over Georgia’s two booming seaports said Tuesday that a strike next week by dockworkers across the U.S. East and Gulf coasts appears likely, though he’s hopeful the resulting shutdown would last only a few days.

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