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Virgin pulls its name from Hyperloop One (update)
Virgin Hyperloop, the startup attempting to bring Elon Musk’s vision of high-speed trains to life, has changed its name. At some point in the last few weeks, the company quietly changed its name back to Hyperloop One, the brand it used between 2016 and 2017. In a statement, Virgin Group…
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Roku’s Streaming Stick 4K hits a new low of $25, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals
Black Friday doesn’t officially arrive for a few more weeks, but we’re already starting to see retailers run early holiday sales on several gadgets we recommend. Roku’s Streaming Stick 4K, for instance, has fallen to a new low of $25, while Sony’s WH-1000XM5 headphones are back down to the price…
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Twitter verification has always been a mess. Charging $8 a month won’t fix it.
It’s only been a matter of days since Elon Musk took over Twitter, but he’s already shaking up the platform in major ways. Few of his ideas have attracted as much attention, or controversy, as his plan to start charging for verification as part of a bigger overhaul to Twitter’s…
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The best SSDs in 2022, plus how to choose one
One of the most cost-effective ways to upgrade a computer or console is with solid-state storage. The fastest flash drives will make your desktop or laptop feel snappier with shorter app and operating system loading times. The best part is that we’re at a point where you don’t have to…
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What we bought: An ode to the Koss KSC75, still the oddest and best-sounding headphones $20 can buy
I’ve reviewed consumer tech professionally for a little over a decade now, and in that time I’ve worn hundreds of headphones. I’ve tested reference pairs that cost as much as $4,000, played with tons of gaming headsets, and seen firsthand (first-ear?) as the industry has shifted toward wireless models with…
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The best board games to give as gifts in 2022
Board games are great gifts for anyone who wants to spend time with friends and family and disconnect from technology. They’re interactive, fun, and you get to tell everyone to put away their phones for a while. But instead of pulling out the same old classics like Monopoly and Scrabble,…
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