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Why Pharrell wanted Lego to tell his life story in ‘Piece by Piece’

For Lego, making ‘Piece by Piece’ was its biggest gamble since stepping into feature films with 2014’s ‘The Lego Movie.’

When Pharrell Williams and Morgan Neville decided to embark on a movie about Williams’ life but animated in Lego pieces, they knew there would be culture shocks. But making “Piece by Piece” still led to some places that neither Williams, Neville or Lego could foresee.

“We did have extensive conversations about how wide a back of a bikini bottom would be...

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Sam Becker

Why is Sony Group’s stock price so ‘low’ today? Don’t panic, SONY just split. Here’s what that means

The electronics giant’s stock has split 5-for-1, meaning investors will see shares drop to a fifth of their price, but they’ll own five times as many.

The stock market may be hovering around all-time highs, but some companies are finding ways to lower their share prices to make them more accessible to a bigger pool of investors. That includes electronics giant Sony Group.

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Las Vegas demolishes Tropicana in a flashy casino implosion

The implosion cleared land for a $1.5 billion baseball stadium for the relocating Oakland Athletics, part of the city’s latest rebrand into a sports hub.

Sin City blew a kiss goodbye to the Tropicana before first light Wednesday in an elaborate implosion that reduced to rubble the last true mob building on the Las Vegas Strip.

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Social Security’s 2025 cost-of-living increase won’t be enough due to inflation, retirees say

About 70.6 million Social Security recipients are expected to receive a smaller cost of living increase for 2025 than in recent years, as inflation has moderated.

Sherri Myers, an 82-year-old resident of Pensacola City, Florida, says the Social Security cost-of-living increase she’ll receive in January “won’t make a dent” in helping her meet her day-to-day expenses.

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Reviewers Are Calling This Vitamin C Serume The "Holy Grail" — And It's 43% Off For Prime Day

This could be the new staple in your skincare you've been looking for, so you might as well give it a try while it's on sale.

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Martin Cizmar

29 Deals WIRED Readers Are Actually Buying During Prime Day 2024

Here are the best WIRED-tested, reader-approved deals from Amazon Prime Day.

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Verity Burns

Nintendo Alarmo: Price, Specs, Availability

Nintendo’s new alarm clock lets you choose from a variety of characters from Mario to Zelda and reacts to your movements, so you can snooze with gestures or end it by jumping out of bed.

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Ricky O'Donnell

Boozer twins recruiting prediction for Duke vs. Miami over college basketball’s next stars

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Should Cameron and Cayden Boozer pick Duke or Miami in recruiting? Let’s break it down.

The next set of elite basketball twins are about announce their college decision. Cameron and Cayden Boozer are five-star prospects out of Columbus High School in Miami who have won at the highest level everywhere they’ve played. Now they’re choosing between the Duke Blue Devils and the Miami Hurricanes for where they will continue...

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James Dator

Dan Campbell is thrilled Frank Ragnow punched him twice in Lions facility

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The Lions are just different.

On most NFL teams and inside the majority of lockers rooms it’s generally frowned upon to punch your head coach. Hell, it might even get you cut immediately — but on the Detroit Lions its a part of their culture, and Dan Campbell was over the moon that he got cornered and beat up by Frank Ragnow.

Dan Campbell said he was walking thru facility last wk when out of nowhere "someone punches me against the...

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Jay Peters

Nintendo’s original alarm clock prototypes were a lot less playful

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Nintendo just announced its new Alarmo clock with a motion sensor, and even though we’re still soaking in the $100 device, the company also shared a look at some interesting early prototypes that reveal how the project changed during its development.

While the Alarmo is round and an eye-catching red, one “early” prototype Nintendo showed in an “Ask the Developer” interview had a more boxy shape and came in gray. This prototype did have an interesting feature...

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Kevin Nguyen

Wimbledon is Wimble-done with line judges

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The Wimbledon Championships, the most prestigious of professional tennis events, declared it would no longer use human line judges at next year’s tournament. In 2025, the London event will use an electronic line-calling system (ELC) instead.

First reported in The Times of London, the announcement marks a radical change to a 147-year-old tradition, albeit one that’s on trend with the sport’s broad shift toward technology-assisted officiating. In...

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Here are my picks for the best Prime Day deals on robot vacuums and mops

The excellent Roomba j7 is down to $400 this Prime Day. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge

Robot vacuums are some of the most useful smart home gadgets you can buy. Small, circular home helpers that clean areas you can’t reach and work hard so you don’t have to, these little suckers are life-changing.

As The Verge’s resident robot vacuum expert, I’ve tested dozens of different models over the last five years and have always highly recommended only buying robot...

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Chris Welch

The best headphone and earbud deals on day two of Amazon Prime Day

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Amazon is continuing many of its best headphone and earbud discounts on the second day of its October Prime Day sale. If you want to get a jump on your holiday shopping — or just treat yourself to a new upgrade — this is a great opportunity to do so.

Apple’s AirPods Pro, which are about to receive significant hearing health features, can be had at a great price, but there are also excellent options from Sony, Bose, Samsung (like the Buds 3 Pro I...

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Emma Roth

Zoom will let AI avatars talk to your team for you

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Zoom is getting one step closer to letting AI avatars attend meetings for you. As part of a broader AI expansion, Zoom announced it will soon let you create an AI avatar of yourself that you can use to send brief messages to your team.

To create a digital avatar, you’ll need to record an initial video of yourself that Zoom’s AI will use to make an avatar that looks — and even sounds — like you. From there, you can write the message you want your AI avatar to say...

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Resistance to Public Health, No Longer Fringe, Gains Foothold in G.O.P. Politics

The merger of the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald J. Trump campaigns puts the so-called medical freedom movement on the cusp of real power in Washington, with a new slogan: “Make America Healthy Again.”

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Chris Stokel-Walker

The big question mark at the center of Tesla’s self-driving Robotaxi

The company’s “black box” approach raises concerns about transparency, accountability, and safety in the event of crashes.

Tesla’s unveiling of its Robotaxi tomorrow should finally offer us a better look at CEO Elon Musk’s next big project. But it’s likely we won’t come away knowing much—or not enough—about the technology underpinning the self-driving system.

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Yasmin Gagne

Celeb stylist Law Roach launches School of Style online-learning platform

After retiring from styling, the ‘image architect’ behind Zendaya and Celine Dion is ready to teach his techniques to the masses.

In March 2023, Law Roach took to Instagram and announced his retirement from celebrity styling. Though he would continue to work with certain stars—most notably, Zendaya on her Challengers press tour outfits—Roach wanted to step back from his frenetic job as a stylist for stars including Celine Dion and Anya Taylor-Joy.

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Grace Snelling

Finally, there are Crocs for your dog

Dog shoes already exist. Now you can put those paws in some dog clogs.

From the brand that brought you breakfast cereal-inspired dog treats, an office with built-in a dog park, and a luxury airline designed specifically for dogs, comes a brand-new product for man’s best friend: dog Crocs. 

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PSA To Parents: This Inexpensive Magnatiles Alternative Is 30% Off For Fall Prime Day

They're the cheapest they tend to go for — and make an excellent gift.

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Scott Gilbertson

The Best Prime Day Deals for Those Who Hate Amazon

We've rounded up the best deals NOT on Amazon: outdoor gear, mobile photography, organic mattresses, and more.

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