Author: Zach_Wilson
GameStop will buy and sell rare Pokémon cards — but it doesn’t want to catch ‘em all
GameStop, the used video game retailer that’s become increasingly associated with other kinds of speculative investments, wants to cash in on the resurgent card collecting craze — staffers have told Pokébeach, Polygon, and The Verge that stores will begin buying and selling rare Pokémon cards, and possibly other cards, as…
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Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile’s ‘unlimited’ plans just got a $10M slap on the wrist
Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile will pay a combined $10.22 million to a group of states to settle claims that the carriers lied to customers about their “unlimited” plans and “free” phone offers. The settlement, which follows an investigation from a coalition of 50 attorneys general, requires the three companies to…
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Amazon’s Matter Casting is shaping up so nicely, I want to use it everywhere
If the Fire TV is your streaming stick of choice, I have good news. There’s now an easy way to cast content from your phone or tablet to your TV — as long as you’re watching Prime Video. Matter Casting, a new protocol for casting content from an app on…
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Love Chrome’s Memory Saver tool? Google will soon give you more control over how aggressive it is
Google introduced the Memory Saver feature to its Chrome browser in February 2023 and has been enhancing it ever since. Now a new option will give users even more control over Memory Saver by introducing a way to configure its aggressiveness. While Memory Saver is an excellent tool — as…
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The Verge’s 2024 graduation gift guide
Glocusent LED Neck Reading Light If your grad is about to move in with a roommate or partner, Glocusent’s LED Neck Reading Light is a particularly useful gift. With adjustable brightness and warmth settings, the wearable neck lamp can help them comfortably pore over textbooks late into the night. It’s…
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Apple’s big AI rollout at WWDC will reportedly focus on making Siri suck less
Apple will reportedly focus its first round of generative AI enhancements on beefing up Siri’s conversational chops. Sources speaking with The New York Times say company executives realized early last year that ChatGPT made Siri look antiquated. The company allegedly decided that the large language model (LLM) principles behind OpenAI’s…
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