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Tom Warren

Xbox Cloud Gaming will let you stream your own games in November

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Microsoft is planning to support the streaming of Xbox game libraries next month. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that the company is getting ready to test the ability to stream games that you own that aren’t part of the existing Xbox Game Pass library.

As part of a long-running project known as Project Lapland inside of Microsoft, the software giant has been readying its Xbox Cloud Gaming servers to be able to support streaming...

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Umar Shakir

Steam now says the ‘game’ you’re buying is really just a license

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Valve is now explicitly disclosing that you don’t own the games you buy from its Steam online store. The company has added a note on the payment checkout screen stating that “a purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam,” as reported earlier by Engadget.

We confirmed the message appears in the Steam desktop app, but we haven’t seen it in the mobile app yet. Some Steam users noticed the disclosure go live earlier this week and...

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Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman

Trump Is Said to Consider Brooke Rollins for White House Chief of Staff

Ms. Rollins, a conservative lawyer who ran domestic policy in the Trump administration, is said to be under consideration for the role should Donald J. Trump win the election.

Fast Company

Jesus Diaz

Why Elon Musk’s Cybercab promises leave plenty of room for doubt

The Cybercab’s design leaves us with questions. Tesla’s track record presents even more.

Tesla introduced the long-awaited Cybercab Robotaxi at its flashy We, Robot event on October 10—which was aptly set in Hollywood, California.

Fast Company

Sarah Bregel

Fisher-Price issues massive recall of infant swings following five fatalities

The company is recalling more than 2 million infant swings after reports of suffocation deaths.

Fisher-Price is recalling more than 2 million infant swings due to safety concerns. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued the recall on the company’s Snuga Swings this week due to a risk of suffocation when infants use the swings. 

Fast Company

Jennifer Mattson

7-Eleven will close over 400 stores as the list of struggling retailers grows

The move comes as the convenience store’s parent company tries to stave off a takeover bid from the owner of competing chain Circle K.

7-Eleven is closing 444 of its “underperforming” convenience store locations across North America, as a result of decreased traffic and slower sales, including of cigarette purchases.

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40 Impulse Buys You'll Forever Be Glad You Purchased

A lasting love at first sight *does* exist, at least when it comes to online shopping.

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ESPN

Week 7 storylines: Oklahoma's QB will make history, new conference foes and more

In a week of big conference matchups, our college football experts preview big storylines to know ahead of Week 7.

Wired Top Stories

Tess Owen

Leaked Docs From Far-Right Militias Show History of Voter Intimidation Plans

“All the state leaders should be getting their people out … to watch for ballot stuffing,” wrote the leader of the American Patriots Three Percent militia. “Our nation depends on this."

SBNation.com

Mark Schofield

Guardians-Tigers ALDS Game 5 moved in advance of inclement weather

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Game 5 of the ALDS between the Tigers and the Guardians has been moved up to avoid inclement weather

On Saturday the Cleveland Guardians and the Detroit Tigers are set to square off in a decisive Game 5 of their ALDS series, with a spot in the ALCS against the New York Yankees on the line.

The game was scheduled to for a first pitch at 8:08 p.m. Eastern Time. However, with weather forecasts calling for inclement weather in the Cleveland area on Saturday...

The Verge

Jay Peters

You must watch this amazing presentation about a bespoke McDonald’s mural

Panic’s Cabel Sasser at XOXO 2024. | Image: XOXO Fest

I know there’s a lot to do on the internet, but you really should stop what you’re doing and watch this 19-minute talk about a bespoke mural that once lived inside a McDonald’s.

The talk, given by Cabel Sasser of Panic at XOXO Fest 2024, was filled with silliness and deep dives down unexpected rabbit holes. (I’d expect nothing less from the founder of Panic, the company behind whimsical things like the Playdate handheld...

Mashable

Sex toy advent calendars are starting to go on sale ahead of the holiday season

Best sex toy advent calendar deals: Best overall Lovehoney 24-Day X Womanizer Couple's Sex Toy Advent Calendar 2024 $199 at Lovehoney (save $331.77) ...

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28 Products That Will Make You Feel Like The Cutest Little Bean

It's not your fault you look so precious using your adorably teensy tiny water bottle.

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ESPN.com

ABC to air 6 more Monday Night Football games

ABC will simulcast six more ESPN "Monday Night Football" games, including Monday's AFC East matchup between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets.

ESPN.com

Start time for Tigers-Guardians G5 moved up

Major League Baseball has moved up the start time of Saturday's decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between Detroit and Cleveland from 8:08 p.m. to 1:08 p.m., citing the possibility of inclement weather.

ESPN.com

Brooke Pryor

Tomlin: Wilson 'probably' No. 2 QB vs. Raiders

With a full week of practice under his belt, Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson is poised to be active for the first time this season, serving as the No. 2 quarterback behind Justin Fields against the Raiders, coach Mike Tomlin said Friday.

The Verge

Jay Peters

Marques Brownlee says ‘we failed on the price’ with Panels

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Marques Brownlee published a video on Friday addressing the criticisms around Panels, his new wallpaper app, saying that he and the team “failed on the price front” at launch. The app received an outpour of criticism from fans, both on the MKBHD YouTube channel and across social platforms. Discussing the app, Brownlee admitted it needed work. “If I was reviewing this app, I would not have been very nice,” he said.

One of the primary criticisms of the app was that...

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Andrew Liszewski

Thrustmaster brings direct drive steering wheels to console racing sims

The Thrustmaster T598 features a Direct Axial Drive powered by an axial flux electric motor. | Image: Thrustmaster

Thrustmaster has announced a new steering wheel base that makes the company’s direct drive technology available on consoles for the first time. It also introduces a new electric motor design — already in use on high-end hybrid sports cars like the Ferrari SF90 — to the world of sim racing, improving realism while also shrinking the hardware.

The Thrustmaster T598...

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Umar Shakir

Mosseri acknowledges ‘mistakes’ in Threads and Instagram’s broken moderation

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Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri is acknowledging recent mistakes in Meta’s moderation processes on Threads and Instagram. For example, Meta unexpectedly deleted my account this week because it thought I was underage, the company locked my colleague’s account because she joked about dying in a heatwave, and others have seen their posts disappear with no clear reason why. “Threads Moderation Failures” has been trending this week — putting more pressure...

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Jay Peters

Imgur is going to be less strict about memes with adult humor

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Memes on the image-hosting service Imgur “containing references to adult humor” will no longer be considered mature, the company announced in a post addressing changes to its content moderation policies.

Imgur has been an important part of meme history, with its creator making the service in 2009 as a “gift to Reddit.” At that time, most platforms didn’t host their own images, so you had to upload them instead on third-party platforms. I remember seeing Imgur a...

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