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MindsEye developer undergoing layoffs less than a month after launch

We can confirm that we have had to make the painful decision to notify our hardworking team of some internal changes at Build A Rocket Boy. While we are working to reassign roles for as many of those impacted by these changes as possible, sadly we are initiating a formal…

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The US is stripping its forests of decades-old protections

The Trump administration wants to open up tens of millions of acres of national forest to development. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced yesterday that it’s rescinding a landmark rule that prevents road construction and timber harvesting in the last unfragmented stretches of national forest. The USDA says the…

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The Titan 2 is a modernized BlackBerry with 5G, Android, and a second screen

The company is making the Titan 2 available through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that has already surpassed its $100,000 funding goal. Full retail pricing for the phone is expected to be around $399, with shipping starting as early as October 2025, but the early backers can preorder one for $269.…

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This 55-inch QLED TV is on sale for $565 and looks like a picture frame when it isn’t being used

With Amazon’s Prime Day just a few weeks away, we’re already starting to see deals on TVs ahead of the four-day event. If you want to get a head start on your shopping, TCL’s subbrand, iFFALCON, has dropped the price of its 55-inch QLED 4K Mural TV to a new…

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Apple Wallet notifications for an F1 movie promotion ticked off iPhone owners

Apple poured some good money into making F1 – a Formula 1 racing movie starring Brad Pitt – and it wants its customers to know that. To that end, many people, including some Verge staffers, noticed an unusual Apple Wallet notification this morning that’s both an advertisement and promotion for…

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Paramount Plus with Showtime is getting a rebrand

”Paramount Plus with Showtime” has always been one of the more awkward bits of branding to come out of the streaming era, but soon subscribers will know the tier by another name. This week Paramount informed Paramount Plus subscribers that Paramount Plus with Showtime — the platform’s most expensive tier…

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