Month: August 2023

No, you can’t play Starfield for $1 – Xbox has withdrawn the $1 14-day Xbox Game Pass trial again

Bad news, Xbox fans – you won’t be able to play Starfield for $1, because Xbox has withdrawn the $1 14-day Xbox Game Pass trial. Again. The $1/£1 trial month had long been a staple of the subscription service since it launched way back in 2017, but in March 2023,…

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Unofficial renders show off the Galaxy S24 Ultra next to the iPhone 15 Ultra

Both Samsung and Apple are expected to refresh their flagship phone lines in the next six months, and we’ve now got a better idea of how the largest and most expensive phones in each series are going to look next to each other. Serial tipster @UniverseIce (via Notebookcheck) has taken…

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Hitting the Books: Why AI needs regulation and how we can do it

The burgeoning AI industry has barrelled clean past the “move fast” portion of its development, right into the part where we “break things” — like society! Since the release of ChatGPT last November, generative AI systems have taken the digital world by storm, finding use in everything from machine coding…

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13 Best Car Phone Mounts, Chargers, and Accessories (2023): Wireless Chargers, MagSafe Holders, and Dashcams

These mobile accessories will make your smartphone a better—and safer—road trip companion. Source

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Xiaomi’s 13 Ultra camera kit is more fun than it should be

As long as there have been smartphones, there have been goofy-ass mashups between phones and cameras. We’ve had cameras that clamp to your phone or attach by magnets. We’ve had accessory lenses and shutter grips to make your phone act more like a camera. We’ve had cameras that were also…

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Threads for web, AI for bookmarks, and the best new car tech

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 3, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. Thanks to everyone who sent stuff in this week — we’re starting to get the hang of how this all works, and I really hope it’s fun and useful! I know I’ve…

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