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The see-through Beats Studio Buds Plus are more than 40 percent off for Presidents Day

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If you like how well AirPods work with iPhones but want something more colorful and flexible, the Beats Studio Buds Plus are a nice middle ground. They’re platform-agnostic and are on sale for $99.95 ($70 off) at Amazon , Best Buy , Target , and Walmart for Presidents Day. The deal includes the eye-catching translucent option and is just $10 shy of the buds’ best price to date.  Beats Studio Buds Plus Where to Buy: $169.95 $99.95 at Amazon $169.95 $99.95 at Walmart $169.95 $99.99 at Best Buy Unlike Apple’s AirPods , the Beats Studio Buds Plus play well with both iOS and Android devices, which is why they’re among our favorite wireless earbuds . You don’t get every ecosystem perk, but you do get a lot of the essentials. Apple iPhone owners, for example, get hands-free Siri, Find My support, one-step pairing, and Control Center integration. You miss out on AirPods-exclusive features like automatic device switching and spatial audio head-tracking, but in exchange, And...

Steam beta lets users add their PC specs to reviews

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User reviews on Steam may get more informative after a Steam Client Beta update released on Thursday , which adds an option for users to attach their hardware specs to game reviews. Steam users have always been able to share their specs in the text of their reviews, but the option to automatically include that data could encourage more users to add it, potentially making reviews more useful. When a user posts a negative review or reports having performance issues, the attached hardware specs could reveal why, highlighting when performance issues might be caused by a player's hardware rather than a problem with the game itself (such as specs … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/HsWctiA

In one swoop, Trump kills US greenhouse gas regulations

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Exhaust billows out of a car tailpipe on January 2nd, 2008, in San Francisco. | Photo: Getty Images The Trump administration just eliminated the landmark finding that has underpinned federal regulations on planet-heating pollution since 2009. For nearly the past two decades, the " endangerment finding " has allowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to craft rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Rather than repealing those rules individually, the Trump administration can undermine them all at once by attacking the endangerment finding. Today, the EPA finalized its plans to overturn the endangerment finding as part of its attempts to overhaul tailpipe pollution standards. The move could also affect efforts … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/fAabNsg

Jeffrey Epstein might not have created /pol/, but he helped carry out its mission

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The Epstein files have revealed more about the pedophile’s relationship to 4Chan. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images On October 24th, 2011, Jeffrey Epstein was emailing back and forth with Boris Nikolic, a biotech venture capitalist who would later be named as a backup executor of Epstein's will. The two appeared to be discussing a meeting Nikolic had helped arrange between Epstein and "moot," the screen name for Christopher Poole, who created the platform 4chan in 2003. Nikolic asked Epstein if he liked moot, and Epstein wrote back that he liked him a lot, thought he was very bright, and had driven him home. All of these emails were published for the first time alongside 3.5 million other documents in the latest (delayed) release of Epstein files by the … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/CBDYpna

Aurora says it will ‘triple’ its driverless truck network

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Aurora, the driverless truck firm founded by former members of Google's pioneering self-driving car team, is branching out. In advance of its quarterly earnings report today, the company announced that a new software update would enable it to triple its driverless network to a total of 10 routes across the Southern US. Currently, Aurora has 10 autonomous trucks without safety monitors driving routes between Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, and El Paso. The company has issued three previous software updates: the first to authorize driverless trips between Dallas and Houston; the second to authorize driving at night; and the third to expand its … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/TYkdgwR

Apple keeps hitting bumps with its overhauled Siri

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iPhone 17 Pro Max | Image: The Verge Apple had been reportedly pushing to introduce some big changes to Siri with iOS 26.4, but now the company is planning to introduce them in later versions of iOS, including iOS 26.5 and iOS 27, Bloomberg reports . Nearly a year ago, Apple delayed planned features for Siri that would let it understand your personal context and take action for you based on what's on your screen. Apple had planned to launch those features with iOS 26.4, which is set to launch in March, but "​​testing uncovered fresh problems with the software," according to Bloomberg . Apple has apparently told engineers to use iOS 26.5, scheduled for May, to test new Siri featu … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/BQKdHcy

Samsung’s offering up to $900 of trade-in credit toward its new phones

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Samsung’s next Unpacked event is happening on February 25th, and we anticipate the company will announce the Galaxy S26 lineup of phones . There may be some new wearables and earbuds announced, too. In addition to the showing off the new hardware, Galaxy AI software is likely to be a big part of the show, since that’s the focus of the Unpacked sizzle reel. If you’re hyped for the new devices — enough to consider trading in your phone — Samsung is hosting some special trade-in perks, but only if you register interest in a preorder ahead of the event and follow through with a purchase after the unveiling later this month. Registering through Samsung’s site or its Shop Samsung app now will unlock a $30 use-it-or-lose-it credit that can be applied toward accessories at preorder. However, it can’t be used to reduce the cost of the new device. The company is also offering up to $900 in trade-in value for your phone if you preorder one of its new phones in the same transaction. This amou...