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How a UK treaty could spell the end of the .io domain

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A treaty finalized by the UK may bring about the end of the .io domain. Last week, the British government announced that it has agreed to give up ownership of the Chagos Islands, a territory in the Indian Ocean it has controlled since 1814 — relinquishing the .io domain with it.

But first, let’s take a step back (and I mean far back) to see how we got here. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, the Chagos Islands were settled by the French in the 1700s, who...

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Reid J. Epstein

13 Things We Learned From Harris’s Interview With Howard Stern

In a lengthy sit-down, the veteran radio host extracted an array of new details about Kamala Harris’s life.

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Wes Davis

Brazil clears X for return after a monthlong ban

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On Tuesday, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the country’s telecommunications agency Anatel to unblock X within 24 hours, writing that it has fulfilled “all the requirements necessary for the immediate return of activities.

However, this won’t mean an immediate return to service for the app. As noted by the Brazilian outlet Poder360, Anatel still needs to notify Brazil’s 20,000 different internet service providers to remove the...

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Umar Shakir

The White House started posting on Reddit to talk about Hurricane Milton

The earliest post on the account is a picture of Biden getting briefed on the hurricanes. | Screenshot: The Verge

Reddit isn’t the first place you’d think to see official statements and news coming from the federal government, but today, The White House is on the site making posts. You’ll often see staffers posting on social media platforms like Instagram and X to announce updates and reach a larger audience, so this feels new. The Biden administration’s “whitehouse”...

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

The best Prime Day smart home deals we found

Amazon’s Echo Hub smart home control panel is one of the many smart home gadgets seeing a discount during Prime Big Deal Days. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days kicked off today, and as always, it’s an excellent time to pick up good deals on great smart home gear. I scoured through deals on video doorbells, robot vacuums, smart lights, smart speakers, and more to gather up some of the best bargains that caught my eye. Check out a full...

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Annie Karni

Romney Won’t Endorse Harris, Saying He Wants to Keep His Voice in the Party

Senator Mitt Romney of Utah, the 2012 Republican nominee for president, says the party may need to be rebuilt.

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October Prime Day has started: Here are the Apple Watches you can grab on sale

UPDATE: Oct. 8, 2024, 5:20 p.m. EDT This post has been updated with the latest pricing and availability on Apple Watches for Prime Big Deal Days, plus more deals you can shop from Amazon.

The best Apple Watch deals on Prime Day at a glance: Best Series 9 deal Apple Watch Series 9 (41mm,...

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Get the Kim Kardashian x Beats Studio Pro headphones for their lowest price yet for Prime Day

SAVE $159.96: The Beats Studio Pro x Kim Kardashian headphones for $189.99, down from the list price of $349.95. That's a 46% discount.

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Ariana DeBose and the 'House of Spoils' cast on why they call it a "haunted fairytale."

Ariana DeBose and Arian Moayed are joined by filmmakers, Danielle Krudy and Bridget Savage Cole in breaking down all of the elements that make 'House of Spoils' feel like a haunted fairytale.

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Online experts you can trust for Hurricane Milton info

Hurricane Milton is the monster storm churning through the Gulf of Mexico, and is headed toward the populated Tampa Bay region of Florida. Numerous weather experts are watching the major hurricane closely, sharing real-time updates about what's being forecast as possibly the worst storm to strike Tampa in a century.

The wind and storm surge predictions are so dire that both Tampa mayor Jane Castor and President Joe Biden are urging residents in evacuation zones to flee, or face imminent...

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Google Pixel Watch 2 hits new low price for Prime Day

SAVE $79: The Google Pixel Watch 2 is on sale at an all-time low price on Amazon Prime Day. It'll run you $170.99, which is a 32% drop from its list price of $249.99.

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300+ October Prime Day deals selected by experts who have been tracking deal pricing for years

UPDATE: Oct. 8, 2024, 6:05 p.m. EDT This story has been updated with the latest Prime Big Deal Day deals.

The best Prime Big Deal Days deals at a glance: Best Apple Deal Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M3, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) ...

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The Full "31 Nights Of Halloween" Schedule Is Here And It's Perfectly Spooky

We're getting ALL of the classics, like Casper, Beetlejuice, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Edward Scissorhands.

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Wes Davis

How to send messages via satellite on your iPhone or Pixel

Newer iPhones can communicate over satellite without Wi-Fi or cellular service. | Image: Apple

With Hurricane Milton set to become the second major hurricane to hit the US in under a month, the nation’s infrastructure is under strain. In the aftermath of a natural disaster, when power and cellphone service are out, connecting to 911 and friends and family from your smartphone via satellite can be a literal lifeline.

Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite (on the iPhone 14, 15, and...

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Shane Goldmacher

Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country

Republicans have spent tens of millions of dollars on the ads, part of an attempt to help them win over suburban female voters.

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Azeen Ghorayshi

3% of American High Schoolers Identify as Transgender, First National Survey Finds

A survey by the C.D.C. found high rates of sadness, bullying and suicide attempts among transgender and gender-questioning teenagers.

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Michael Wines

Voting Wars Open a New Front: Which Mail Ballots Should Count?

Voting by mail is increasingly popular, but mail ballots are rejected far more often than in-person ones. In Pennsylvania and elsewhere, parties are battling over which ones to count — or not.

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Patricia Mazzei and Isabelle Taft

Fears of Hurricane Milton Drive Millions From Their Homes in Florida

More than 5.5 million people were urged to leave Florida’s western coast, one of the largest evacuations in state history. Some who have stayed for previous storms decided to go this time.

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