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A ‘scientific breakthrough’ in nuclear fusion? How to watch the announcement tomorrow

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The high-powered Nova Laser before it creates nuclear fusion inside its target chamber at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1986. | Photo by Roger Ressmeyer/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images A “scientific breakthrough” in the development of fusion energy is expected tomorrow from the Biden administration. For more than half a century, people have poured billions … Read more

Meta shuts down its Connectivity division after nearly a decade

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Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta’s shuttering its Connectivity arm almost 10 years after launching the initiative, according to a report from Light Reading. The company confirmed to both Light Reading and Fierce Wireless that it will instead split the division across its Infrastructure and Central Products teams. Meta Connectivity (formerly Facebook Connectivity) launched in … Read more

Elon Musk booed at Dave Chappelle show, claims it was only like ‘10 percent boos’

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Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk took a brief break from running multiple companies mired in drama to create a little more drama by appearing onstage with Dave Chappelle during his show Sunday night at the Chase Center in San Francisco. During Chappelle’s set, the controversial comedian introduced the controversial billionaire, who … Read more

Dough’s next gaming monitor is a 27-inch OLED

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Image: Dough Knead a high-refresh-rate gaming monitor with the deep colors and incredible response time of OLED? Dough is rising to the occasion. Today, it’s announcing the Dough Spectrum OLED, a 27-inch screen that attempts to beat LG at its very own game. You see, today — December 12th — is the day that LG … Read more

How to watch the FTX collapse hearings in Congress this week

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Photo by Alex Wong / Getty Images Nearly a month after FTX’s public implosion, founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is expected to testify before Congress about his company’s bankruptcy this week. Bankman-Fried is set to testify on Tuesday before the House Financial Services Committee alongside FTX’s current chief executive John J. Ray III. It … Read more

Xbox boss: Sony wants to ‘grow by making Xbox smaller’

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Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge. Xbox chief and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says Sony’s opposition to the Activision Blizzard deal comes down to the PlayStation maker wanting “to protect its dominance” in consoles. “The way they grow is by making Xbox smaller,” said Spencer in a recent Second Request podcast (Via … Read more

WhatsApp’s ‘View Once’ feature might expand to include text messages

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Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge WhatsApp’s “View Once” feature, which currently lets you send photos and videos that disappear after the recipient has viewed them, may soon also support standard text-based messages. WABetaInfo reports that it found evidence of the in-development feature in the latest beta version of WhatsApp’s Android app, which might … Read more

NASA successfully completes its Artemis I mission

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NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down into the Pacific Ocean at around 12:40PM ET. | Screenshot: Emma Roth / The Verge NASA’s Orion spacecraft has returned to Earth. The uncrewed capsule safely splashed down into the Pacific Ocean off of Mexico’s Baja California around 12:40PM ET on Sunday, marking the end of the landmark Artemis I … Read more

Elon Musk’s $8 Twitter Blue subscription is coming back with phone number verification and a higher price on iOS

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter’s relaunching its Blue subscription on Monday, one month after abandoning a chaotic first attempt that spurred hoax accounts and general mayhem. As reported previously, the subscription will cost $8 per month to purchase on the web or $11 per month via the iOS App Store to make … Read more

Apple will let its employees talk about discrimination and abuse

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Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge Apple will no longer bar employees from speaking out about workplace harassment and discrimination issues, as first reported by the Financial Times. The company shared the news following a review of Apple’s non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), which previously excluded language surrounding the discussion of working conditions. Apple shareholders voted … Read more

SEC asks companies to disclose exposure to struggling crypto firms

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is asking publicly-traded companies to tell investors about their involvement with struggling cryptocurrency firms (via CNBC). In a notice posted on Thursday, the SEC says companies may have an obligation under federal law to disclose whether their operations or finances have been … Read more

How to watch the end of NASA’s Artemis I mission

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NASA’s SLS rocket sends the Orion Capsule on its way to the Moon on November 16th, 2022. The capsule is set to return to Earth on December 11th. | Photo by Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel / Tribune News Service via Getty Images This weekend NASA’s Orion spacecraft will return to Earth, following its 25-day … Read more

Stellantis is blaming EVs for its upcoming Jeep layoffs

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One of Stellantis’ EV concept vehicles. | Image: Stellantis Stellantis, the company behind Fiat, Dodge, and Jeep, has announced that it plans to halt one of its plants and lay off 1,200 workers come February. Its reasoning? Pressure from COVID-19, sure, along with a dash of chip shortages — but mainly all those electric vehicles … Read more

Disney Plus with ads isn’t a very good deal

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If you want the cheapest tier of Disney Plus, you’ll be suffering through some ads. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Disney Plus’ new ad-supported tier, Disney Plus Basic, is now available, which means I’m back for another blog about what ads look like in your streaming services. The tier itself didn’t surprise … Read more

Sam Bankman-Fried secretly handed $27 million to a major crypto news site and its CEO

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of failed crypto exchange FTX, loaned $27 million to Michael McCaffrey, the CEO of crypto publication The Block, to help it stay afloat, according to a Medium post from the site’s chief revenue officer, Bobby Moran. Bankman-Fried also loaned McCaffery $16 million, some of … Read more

Who’s snitching on the big crypto group chat?

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How much is that group chat in the window? | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge I have been somewhat unsure of what to make about The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times’ reports about text messages, sent on Signal, between rivals Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and Sam Bankman-Fried around the time FTX … Read more