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The New York Times is starting to beta test a new puzzle game called “Zorse,” as reported by Semafor. The game is a “new phrase guessing game where every puzzle is a mash-up of two phrases,” NYT spokesperson Jordan Cohen says in a statement to The Verge. As Semafor points out, the Zorse name “identifies the offspring of a zebra and another equine,” so it seems like the game will focus on wordplay like...
Michael Regan, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), speaks during an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, on January 27th, 2023. | Photo: Getty Images
The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule today that mandates the replacement of lead pipes in drinking water systems within 10 years. The agency also announced $2.6 billion in funding to upgrade systems and make the changes.
Up to 9 million homes across the US still...
Apple’s entry-level smartwatch, the second-gen Apple Watch SE, is down to its best price to date. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
If you don’t want to wait until Black Friday or Cyber Monday to save big on some of Apple’s most popular products, Amazon’s October Prime Day event presents an earlier opportunity. Right now, Apple’s second-gen AirPods Pro are down to their all-time low, while the latest iPad and second-gen Apple Watch SE are also receiving steep...
Though Adult Swim has been very quiet about Juston Gordon-Montgomery’s Invincible Fight Girl since sharing a brief tease earlier this summer, the animated series finally has a release date and a snazzy new trailer.
Set in a world where seemingly everyone is a self-styled wrestler, Invincible Fight Girl tells the story of Andy (Sydney Mikayla), a young girl who sets out on a mission to become a legendary brawler one match at a time. While Andy’s parents want her to become an...
If you want to store and play the newest Xbox Series X / S games, a normal hard drive won’t do. | Image: Western Digital
There’s a deluge of games coming to Xbox over the next few months, so you’d better have some extra storage handy. Xbox Series X / S owners only have one real option for newer games: the various expansion cards you can get from Western Digital and Seagate. Thankfully, they’re steeply discounted for the October Amazon Prime Day event.
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Microsoft’s OneDrive cloud storage service is getting an improved search experience, a new mobile app, colored folders in File Explorer, and much more in the weeks ahead. Starting today, Copilot in OneDrive will now be available to all of Microsoft’s commercial customers.
“Our improved search experience is a game-changer,” says Jason Moore, vice president of product for OneDrive. “With new filter controls and more detailed results, find the exact file or...
Grab this aloe version while it’s still in stock. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge
Google’s Pixel 8A is the kind of phone you tell your parents or your hair stylist to buy (hi, Shannon!). The interface is straightforward and clean, it offers a high level of dust and water resistance, and it’ll receive regular software updates for the next seven years. That’ll give you a lot of peace of mind recommending it to friends and family.
The cameras aren’t quite as good as what...
You get a bunch of features for a much more palatable price. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge
When I first reviewed the Garmin Forerunner 255, I said it was a steal for runners who wanted dual-frequency GPS at a more palatable price. Well, thanks to Prime Day discounts, it’s even more palatable at $219.99 — a whopping 45 percent off list price.
Dual-frequency GPS makes a big difference for accuracy, but most other watches with it still cost a pretty penny. Garmin’s Epix...
Officials said the evacuation was likely the biggest the state has seen since Hurricane Irma in 2017, and warned residents to leave early to avoid heavy traffic.
At issue was how the Biden administration had interpreted a federal statute to regulate kits that can be assembled into homemade guns.
‘Fast Company’ just overhauled its homepage layout to give readers a more personalized and dynamic reading experience.
Finding this article might be easier today than it was yesterday.
The rule is the strongest overhaul of lead-in-water standards in roughly three decades.
A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an aggressive approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans.
The lawsuits cited internal company documents to argue that TikTok created addictive features to “exploit children’s underdeveloped psychological and neurological controls.”
Fourteen attorneys general sued TikTok on Tuesday, alleging that the company created an intentionally addictive app that harmed young people and misrepresented the effectiveness of its safety tools.
The influencer shared a misinformation-filled video criticizing FEMA’s response to Hurricane Helene.
At one point in an influencer’s career or another, controversy will seek them out. For popular feel-good TikToker Ophelia Nichol, also known as “Mama Tot,” that moment is now.
The costume retailer is getting into the Christmas market with nearly a dozen pop-ups slated to open starting this October.
Christmas in October? Well, ready or not, here it comes.
I need that Maple Cream Sandwich or Caramel Apple cookie...
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"If you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you are going to die."
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“We’re all babies. We’re all little kids growing up and learning ourselves.”
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Whether you’re getting ahead of your holiday shopping or shopping for a birthday tomorrow, these deals will help you find the right gift *and* save money on it.
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Honda says its new electric platform is an antidote to oversized, overweight EVs. We test drove a prototype in Japan to see how that’s developing.
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