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Richard Lawler

A Google breakup is on the table, say DOJ lawyers

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Now that Judge Amit Mehta has found Google is a monopolist, lawyers for the Department of Justice have begun proposing solutions to correct the company’s illegal behavior and restore competition to the market for search engines. In a new 32-page filing (included below), they said they are considering both “behavioral and structural remedies.“

That covers everything from applying a consent decree to keep an eye on the company’s...

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Allison Johnson

MediaTek’s new flagship chipset is ready for AI agents and tri-fold phones

A future-looking SoC. | Image: MediaTek

MediaTek has formally announced its new flagship mobile chipset, the Dimensity 9400. It has the year-over-year spec bumps we’d expect to see, along with a few future-looking features just to cover all the bases.

The 9400 is built on a 3nm process and is “up to 40 percent more power-efficient” than its predecessor, the 9300. It comprises one Arm Cortex-X925 core running at 3.62GHz, along with three Arm Cortex-X4 and four Cortex-A720 cores,...

Mashable

Wordle today: Answer, hints for October 9

Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for October 9's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable ...

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33 Texts Absolutely No One Wants To Receive (including An Accidental One From An Elderly Dad To His Son With A Link To A "Hot, Busty Spanish Woman" Vid)

If Alexander Graham Bell knew where this was all leading, he'd have tossed his invention into the ocean.

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17 People Who — Ever So Confidently — Said Something 100% Wrong This Month

I didn't even know you could be this wrong.

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ESPN.com

Collier's big night ousts Sun, sends Lynx to Finals

Behind Napheesa Collier's 27 points and 11 rebounds, the Lynx closed out the Sun in Tuesday night's Game 5 and advanced to the WNBA Finals for the first time in seven years.

Mashable

A list of 25+ Ninja kitchen gadgets on sale for October Prime Day

A quick look at the best Ninja deals during Prime Big Deal Days Best air fryer deal Ninja Foodi 10-in-1 XL Pro Countertop Convection Oven $219.99 at Amazon ...

Mashable

NYT Connections today: Hints and answers for October 9

Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for October 9's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself,...

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This Man Is Refusing To Buy His Wife A Present For The Birth Of Their First Child, And I Don't Know WHOSE Side I'm On

"I looked at her, almost shocked, and began laughing. I thought my wife and I had similar views on how extremist people can be, and I was wrong."

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ESPN.com

Magical Mets win Game 3, push Phillies to brink

Slugger Pete Alonso launched another homer off Aaron Nola, and starter Sean Manaea took a two-hit shutout into the eighth inning as the New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Tuesday in Game 3 of their NL Division Series at Citi Field.

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Alden Gonzalez

Shildt: 'Zero' chance Machado targeted Roberts

Padres manager Mike Shildt came to the defense of Manny Machado after the Dodgers' Dave Roberts called the third baseman's throw into his dugout "unsettling."

Wired Top Stories

Joel Khalili

Unmasking Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto—Again

A new HBO documentary takes a swing at uncovering the real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, inventor of Bitcoin. But without incontrovertible proof, the myth lives on.

The Verge

Jay Peters

Starlink and T-Mobile’s text-by-satellite service is available in Florida

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge

T-Mobile customers in areas affected by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton will now be able to send SMS texts over Starlink satellites, according to SpaceX.

“We have now enabled basic texting (SMS) for those on T-Mobile phones in hurricane affected areas,” SpaceX says. “Text messages have already been sent and received. You can text loved ones, text 911 and continue to receive emergency alerts.”

If your phone connects to a Starlink...

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Get Ready To Pick Your Favorite Among These Enchanting Princesses

Find your favorite Disney princess!

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The Verge

Emma Roth

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.

The Verge

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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