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Twitter just rolled out the new Twitter Blue with verification, and one unsaid feature is that it will let you see who is paying the $7.99 per month fee for their blue check mark.

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is illuminated by spotlights after sunset on November 6th, 2022. | Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images

NASA’s massive next-generation rocket is facing down yet another tropical weather system, delaying its next launch attempt until November 16th at the earliest.

Say goodbye to your physical SIM card. | Samar Haddad / The Verge

If you buy an iPhone 14 series phone in the US, you’ll notice it’s missing one key feature: a SIM tray. That’s because Apple’s going all in on eSIM, which is a digital version of the tiny card that allows you to use your wireless provider’s network.

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Kavall, a Swedish grocery delivery company, is trying something new: it’s giving some of its users a physical button that, when pressed, randomly selects a recipe and has the ingredients delivered by bike in around 10 minutes. The company says that the feature is meant to help people who have decision fatigue, but honestly, the idea of pressing a button and getting a surprise bag of groceries just seems too fun to not exist in the world.

Elon Musk’s revised Twitter Blue is available now. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

The new Twitter Blue, which now costs $7.99 per month and gets you a blue verified check mark, is officially available in its app for iPhones and iPads. Twitter owner Elon Musk began hyping the new Blue just days after taking over the company at the end of October, promising features like verification, priority in replies, mentions, and search, and “half as many ads,” and now you can actually get the new subscription. Читать дальше...

Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) and the droid B2EMO. | Image: Lucasfilm

Production designer Luke Hull and costume designer Michael Wilkinson talk about creating the most grounded Star Wars show yet.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul celebrates her win during an election night party during on November 8th, 2022, in New York City. | Photo by Alex Kent / Getty Images

Time is running out for newly elected New York Governor Kathy Hochul to sign a statewide moratorium on particularly polluting methods of cryptocurrency mining. Hochul managed to sidestep the controversial bill while on the campaign trail. Now, her decision to sign or veto the bill could determine whether crypto miners flee the... Читать дальше...

Tony Gilroy at a launch event for Andor at the El Capitan Theatre. | Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images for Disney

Andor creator Tony Gilroy and writer Beau Willimon see the show as a story about the act of becoming and understanding different kinds of sacrifice.

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After briefly rolling out new “Official” verified designations on Twitter, the gray badges disappeared this morning, just a few hours after they were first spotted.

The puck-like Nest Mini comes in four colors to match home decor and is wall mountable. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge

Early Black Friday deals are already landing, so it feels like a good time to start making your list and checking it twice for holiday shopping. How convenient for you that our main holiday gift guide is here and filled with great ideas for your perusal. Also, our budget-friendly guide for gifts under $25 just went up today (and there’s plenty more to come). But you... Читать дальше...

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Microsoft-owned GitHub is experimenting with a new voice-based interaction system for its Copilot software. “Hey, GitHub!” will allow programmers to code with just their voice and no keyboard, just like how you’d speak to Siri, Alexa, or Google Assistant.

PC gaming on Windows 11 is set to get faster. | Image: Microsoft

Microsoft is releasing DirectStorage 1.1 this week, and the biggest new addition is GPU decompression for Windows PC games. GPU decompression is the next natural step in an industry-wide effort to improve game load times on modern PCs. Microsoft originally launched DirectStorage earlier this year, but developers have been calling out for GPU decompression support, and it now arrives with DirectStorage 1.1 this week.

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Google is bringing its VPN access to desktop today. Google One subscribers on Premium plans (2TB or higher) can now download VPN apps for Windows and macOS, allowing users in 22 countries to mask their IPs on desktop and reduce online trackers.

If you bought a Stadia controller on the Google Store, you should expect a refund. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

Ahead of Google Stadia’s imminent January shutdown, Google is starting to process its promised refunds for Stadia games, add-ons, and subscription fees (other than Stadia Pro). Beginning Wednesday, Google will try to refund your transactions to their original form of payment, according to the company’s newly updated Stadia shutdown FAQ.

An actual photo of our readers trying to get a PlayStation 5 | Image: SIE

If you’re still on the hunt for a PlayStation 5, you’re in luck. Currently, Sony’s PlayStation Direct store and Walmart have the God of War Ragnarök bundle in stock — no queues or memberships necessary. While you can just check out at Walmart, you’ll have to sign in with a PlayStation account to buy one from Sony. Either one is an excellent opportunity to grab the elusive console and an excellent exclusive title in one purchase. Читать дальше...

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In a blog post today, Spotify shared details of a revamped Apple Watch app that makes improvements to usability and offline playback. It also adds more visual polish with bigger album art and new animations. “You’ll be able to more easily browse and choose your favorite music and podcasts in Your Library, as well as more quickly download music to listen offline from the watch itself,” the post reads. “There’s also a new sleek design with larger artwork, animations, and added... Читать дальше...

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Amazon might have a new healthcare offering coming soon, according to a leaked video. A video published to the company's YouTube page Tuesday — and then quickly taken down — described “Amazon Clinic,” an online care program that would offer treatment for “common conditions” like allergies and acne.

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We discuss some devices and strategies that can keep your turkey hot and your temper cool.

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Zoom will soon be added to Tesla vehicles according to an official announcement from the maker of the popular video conferencing app, allowing drivers to participate in video and audio calls without using a mobile device (via Drive Tesla Canada).

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Meta has announced it will lay off 11,000 employees or around 13 percent of the company’s total staff. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the news in a blog post, saying he was at fault for being overoptimistic about the company’s future growth based on a pandemic surge.

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Forza Horizon 5 players now have access to in-game ray tracing and DLSS or FSR upscaling support on PC. The latest series 14 “Donut Media” update arrived yesterday, and it now allows Forza Horizon 5 players to enable ray tracing in free roam areas and races at ultra or extreme settings.

Wow! More stock sales | Laura Normand / The Verge

Elon Musk has sold another $3.4 billion in Tesla shares, according to a series of forms filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission today. Musk has offloaded almost $20 billion in Tesla shares this year, mostly to finance his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter.

Your homescreen could look different with the new mode. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

Apple is working on a brand new “Custom Accessibility Mode” for iOS, according to evidence found by 9to5Mac in the second iOS 16.2 developer beta. The company apparently says this mode offers a “customizable, streamlined way to use your iPhone and iPad,” which seems to mean you’ll be able to adjust some settings to make your iOS devices easier to use.

Google’s new interface isn’t all that bad. | Image: Google

Gmail’s permanent switch that moves everyone over to a new integrated view starts this month.

Nvidia’s A100 card, which is the basis for the A800 being sold in China. | Image: Nvidia

Nvidia has released a cut-down version of its high-end A100 GPU as a way to get around restrictions the US government recently imposed to limit how companies can sell AI training equipment to countries like China and Russia. The card, known as the A800, should have the same massive computing capabilities as the original but can only communicate with other cards in a computing cluster at 400 gigabytes per second instead of 600Gbps. Читать дальше...