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League of Legends is testing a new WASD control scheme, 16 years in

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-12-03 02:03:55

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Riot Games is going to slowly introduce a WASD-based control scheme to League of Legends, which previously relied on point and click controls. “We believe that offering WASD controls will provide a fresh yet familiar way to play for both new players and veterans of the Rift without changing what makes League, League,” Riot says. The company notes that WASD is “the most famili

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Visible users won’t have to wait much longer to jump on the new Inner Circle plan

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-03 06:38:28

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Visible will roll out its new Inner Circle feature on August 21. Plus and Plus Pro members can save $5 per month when part of a Circle with two or more members. Accounts can be connected without connecting payments. A few days ago, Visible rolled out a new feature called Inner Circle in early access. Inner Circle addresses one of the service’s biggest weaknesses, the inability to manage more than one line per account. At the time, only select members coul

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John Malkovich to join Apple TV+ rom-com starring The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-03 06:14:22

Legendary actor John Malkovich (Burn After Reading, Rounders) has been confirmed as a guest star in “Prodigies”, an upcoming seven-episode Apple TV+ series also featuring Ayo Edebiri (The Bear, Inside Out 2). Here are the details Apple first announced Prodigies in April, a new comedy created by Will Sharpe (The White Lotus, A Real Pain), and featuring Edebiri, who’s also executive producer. Here’s Apple’s description of the show: This unusual take on a classic romantic comedy explores the uni

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Threads is up to 400 million monthly active users

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-03 06:02:04

Meta's X competitor, Threads, is continuing to add users at a brisk clip, with the social network now surpassing 400 million monthly active users. The news, reported by Fast Company , follows Threads reaching the 300 million mark in December 2024 and the 200 million mark in August 2024. FC also cited data from Similarweb that showed mobile performance for Threads drawing closer to the figures from X. In June, Threads posted 115.1 million daily active users on mobile and X had 132 million. Those

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This Bluetooth tracker's latest feature could save your life - but it costs extra

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-12-03 06:35:16

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET ZDNET's takeaways Pebblebee announces a new safety feature for Clip trackers. Alert Live sends your real-time location to up to five contacts. The feature costs $2.99 a month or $24.99 a year. Days after announcing that its Clip would be the first tracker to be able to use both Google's and Apple's Find My networks, Pebblebee just revealed another major upgrade for the Clip -- a potentially life-saving one. In July, Clip trackers (which made ZDNET's list of the

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The First At-Home Cervical Cancer Screening Wand Is Now Available. This Is How It Works and Who Can Use It

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-03 00:00:00

If you've ever had a Pap smear, you know how uncomfortable a cervical cancer screening can be, especially from inside a cold, clinical doctor's office. Cervical cancer is highly preventable with routine screening. To provide people with a cervix a comfortable and private screening option, women's health company Teal Health developed the Teal Wand, the first and only at-home vaginal sample self-collection device for cervical cancer screening in the US. Following its FDA approval in May, the Tea

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AI Startup Perplexity Offers to Buy Google's Chrome Browser for $34.5 Billion

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-03 04:56:00

Perplexity, the AI startup responsible for the eponymous chatbot and LLM-powered search engine, has made a formal bid to purchase Google's Chrome browser. The proposed $34.5 billion deal would eclipse Perplexity's current valuation. In July, the company was valued at $18 billion -- just over half the amount of the proposed bid. The company has said that several interested investors are willing to back the Chrome deal. Perplexity's bid comes after Google lost an antitrust suit initiated by the

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'Alien: Earth' Creator Noah Hawley Wants You to Have That 'I'm Out' Feeling Each Week

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-03 06:03:13

One of the programs I have been impatiently waiting for has been Alien: Earth. It's safe to say I have been a rabid fan of the franchise (through good and bad) for most of my life. Now, after half a decade of development and production, the show is dropping today on FX and Hulu, and hits Disney Plus, internationally, on Wednesday, Aug. 13. It's about time. If you read my review of the series, you'll already know I love the show. The set design is incredible, the story takes things into exciting

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Pixel 10 Pro Fold takes center stage in Google’s latest teaser

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-03 11:21:26

TL;DR Google’s got a new official video teaser out ahead of the Pixel 10 Pro Fold launch. The Pro Fold, alongside the rest of the Pixel 10 lineup, is set to debut next Wednesday, August 20. This latest teaser is a little less direct with its criticism of Google’s smartphone competition. It’s coming: Just over one week from now, the Pixel 10 series is set to launch at the Made by Google event. And if you’ve been following Android Authority over the last several months, it probably feels like y

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Chrome isn’t for sale, but Perplexity just offered $34.5 billion anyway

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-03 11:55:10

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Perplexity AI has made a $34.5 billion cash offer for Google’s Chrome browser. Google isn’t selling Chrome and is appealing a court ruling that could one day force its sale. Perplexity says it has funding lined up and would keep Chrome open source with no search engine changes. Google might be forced to sell its Chrome browser in the future, thanks to a US court ruling that found it held an unlawful monopoly in online search. But while the case is st

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How to turn off headphone volume limit warnings on iPhone and iPad

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-03 11:10:00

Hearing health is incredibly important, and gentle reminders from Apple to keep that in mind can be helpful. However, if you’re just tired of seeing headphone volume limit warnings, there’s actually a way to turn those off. iOS and iPadOS track headphone audio exposure over a rolling seven-day period. If the system detects that you’ve exceeded safe listening levels (based on guidelines from the World Health Organization), you’ll get a notification urging you to lower your volume. How to turn o

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Alien: Earth succeeds where Ridley Scott's Alien sequels failed

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-03 10:32:34

Alien: Earth delivers everything you'd want from a series with "Alien" in the title: The iconic Xenomorphs hunting down hapless humans; gratuitous body horror; and androids who you can never fully trust. But writer/director Noah Hawley (Legion, Fargo) and his team also manage to push the franchise to new heights, delving into the philosophical questions that Ridley Scott's Prometheus and Alien Covenant couldn't fully explore. It's not just merely an Alien TV show — it's a meticulously crafted ex

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These flagship OnePlus earbuds are a great buy at full price - and now they're on sale

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-12-03 11:20:00

OnePlus Buds Pro 3 OnePlus/ZDNET You don't have to shell out the big bucks for studio-grade audio. Plenty of top-notch headphones and earbuds cost less than $200, such as the OnePlus Buds Pro 3. And thanks to a new Back to School promotion, this pair is currently on sale at OnePlus' official website. Also: The best music headphones of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed Right now, you can purchase a pair for $150, which is a $30 discount. This deal applies to all three color options: Midnight Op

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Your Oura Ring just got a major update for free - especially for women's health tracking

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-12-03 11:28:00

Nina Raemont/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Oura launched features for pregnant and perimenopausal users on Tuesday. The science-backed features provide further context during periods of drastic biological change. The features are personalized, and the brand stresses data protection and privacy. Pregnant and perimenopausal women are getting more ways to track and understand their health, thanks to several new features Oura announced on Tuesday. The smart ring brand launched a redesigned Pregn

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I've tested the Apple Watch, Oura Ring, and other sleep trackers - 5 tips to get the best results

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-12-03 11:58:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET There are thousands of songs about staying up all night to have fun, yet fewer about how nice it is to go to bed early. After a long day of work, nerve-inducing headlines, and strenuous exercise, all I want is sleep. That's when the lyrics of Hall and Oates' song, "When the Morning Comes," a tune mainly about rejection that can be interpreted as an ode to a good night's rest, come to mind: "It'll be all right when the morning comes," the duo sing. As a sleep enthus

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How to become your own ISP (WHY2025) [video]

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-03 09:53:37

How to become your own ISP Nick Bouwhuis 34 min 34 min 231 231 Fahrplan This talk will take you along with a deep dive on how the internet works at its core and how you can participate yourself. You'll learn all about BGP, AS- numbers, IP-prefixes and more. Ever wanted to become sovereign on the internet? Want to know what its like to run an ISP? Are you a sysadmin that wants to learn more about networking? Then you're at the right place. This talk will take you along with a deep dive on

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‘Stranger Things’ Hellfire Club Catch-Up: Season 2

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-12-03 11:00:27

Just a few more months until the return of Stranger Things on Netflix. As we get closer to the final season, join io9’s own Hellfire Club for a rewatch of the series leading up to November’s final season premiere. If you’re new, here’s our first-season refresher. On this month’s catch-up, we look at Stranger Things season two. The sophomore installment expanded the Hawkins crew with the addition of Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink) and the newly returned Will (Noah Schnapp), who now take part in the on

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Best Earbuds and Headphones for Workouts and the Gym in 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-03 10:47:00

Shokz OpenFit Air: Shokz, the company formerly known as AfterShokz, has long been the leader in bone-conduction headphones. However, this model, like Shokz's step-up OpenFit true-wireless earbuds, doesn't use bone-conduction technology. They have an open design that fires sound into your ears using custom speaker drivers, which Shokz dubs "air conduction" technology. While Shokz' flagship OpenFit 2 buds sound slightly better, have better battery life (up to 11 hours instead of 6 at moderate volu

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AI Startup Perplexity Offers To Buy Google's Chrome Browser for a Whopping $34.5 Billion

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-03 10:56:59

Perplexity, the AI startup responsible for the eponymous chatbot and LLM-powered search engine, has made a formal bid to purchase Google's Chrome browser. The proposed $34.5 billion deal would eclipse Perplexity's current valuation. In July, the company was valued at $18 billion -- just over half the amount of the proposed bid. The company has said that several interested investors are willing to back the Chrome deal. Perplexity's bid comes after Google lost an antitrust suit initiated by the

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Riot is trying to make LoL more accessible by adding WASD controls

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-03 16:05:49

Riot is making a major change to League of Legends after 16 years. It's adding the option to move around by using WASD controls instead of relying on a mouse to point and click, according to a video detailing the upcoming change . Paul Bellezza, an executive producer on the game, says this is an attempt to attract new players. "We found that a lot of new or returning players struggle a lot with League's controls early on," he said. "Click to move just isn't the sort of control scheme they're us

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I tested this new AI podcast tool to see if it can beat NotebookLM - here's how it did

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-12-03 16:00:17

Speechify The Speechify text-to-speech app enables its over 50 million users worldwide to convert any text, including documents, articles, PDFs, and images into audio, with over 200 voices to choose from. Now, the company is delving into a new type of audio: AI-generated podcasts. Also: I finally gave NotebookLM my full attention - and it really is a total game changer Starting today, Speechify users will be able to turn any content into a "lecture-style" podcast. They'll also get access to a

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James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Flies Home This Week

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-12-03 15:50:59

James Gunn’s Superman was pushed out of the top five at the box office this past weekend, marking the beginning of the end of its box office run. It’s been a good one, with over $330 million in the U.S. so far and another $250 million worldwide. It’s the highest-grossing Superman film ever, domestically not adjusted for inflation, and now the journey takes its next step. Gunn took to social media Tuesday to announce his DC Universe film will be available on digital August 15. That’s this week.

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Ultimate Ears’ Wonderboom 4 speaker is cheaper than ever at 40 percent off

theverge.com Brandon Russell 2025-12-03 16:30:00

If you’re hosting a small get-together or hangout at the park, a small speaker like the UE Wonderboom 4 can provide the soundtrack. It’s the kind of gadget that fades into the background yet remains as important as the food and drink. And right now, it’s down to just $59.99 ($40 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H Photo, which is its lowest price to date. The Wonderboom 4’s compact design — which is roughly the size of a softball — makes it easy to bring anywhere, whether you’re lounging by the p

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Perplexity offers to buy Chrome for billions more than it’s raised

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-12-03 16:14:08

In a moonshot move, AI search engine Perplexity has offered to buy Chrome from Google for $34.5 billion cash in an unsolicited offer, Reuters reported and Perplexity has confirmed to TechCrunch. Perplexity tells TC the terms of the offer include a commitment to keep Chrome’s underlying engine, Chromium, open source and continue to invest in it. Perplexity’s offer includes a promise to invest $3 billion into the open source project. Perplexity is also promising not to change the user defaults o

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Hackers breach and expose a major North Korean spying operation

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-12-03 16:34:34

Hackers claim to have compromised the computer of a North Korean government hacker and leaked its contents online, offering a rare window into a hacking operation by the notoriously secretive nation. The two hackers, who go by Saber and cyb0rg, published a report about the breach in the latest issue of Phrack magazine, a legendary cybersecurity e-zine that was first published in 1985. The latest issue was distributed at the Def Con hackers conference in Las Vegas last week. In the article, the

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Perplexity offers to buy Google's Chrome browser for $34.5 billion

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-12-03 21:24:02

Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has made an unsolicited $34.5 billion bid for Google's Chrome browser, CNBC confirmed on Tuesday. That figure is higher than Perplexity's current valuation, but the company said several investors have agreed to back the deal. In July, Perplexity was valued at $18 billion as part of an extension that valued the company at $14 billion months earlier. Google did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment. The Wall Street Journal was first t

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Microsoft's new update makes your taskbar a productivity hub - here's how

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-12-03 21:45:00

Microsoft / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Microsoft has released new "lightweight" companion taskbar apps. Companion apps launch when you start your computer. The apps include People, File Search, and Calendar. Microsoft will be pushing an update to your work computer soon, and it might actually be fairly useful. A series of new lightweight Microsoft apps is on the way, but you'll be able to launch them straight from your taskbar. Also: 5 free Windows PC apps I always

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Enlisting in the Fight Against Link Rot

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-03 18:52:54

11 August 2025 "… all of this ended up in storage rooms, and everything became rotten and full of holes, and he himself finally turned into some kind of hole in humanity." ✪ ✪“…все это сваливалось в кладовые, и все становилось гниль и прореха, и сам он обратился наконец в какую-то прореху на человечестве.” — Google Gogol, Dead Souls Vol. 1, Chp. 6 In December 2009, Google launched a URL shortening service alongside an update to their toolbar and FeedBurner. TechCrunch heralded the new service

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Show HN: Building a web search engine from scratch with 3B neural embeddings

news.ycombinator.com Wilson Lin 2025-12-03 21:02:40

Building a web search engine from scratch in two months with 3 billion neural embeddings A while back, I decided to undertake a project to challenge myself: build a web search engine from scratch. Aside from the fun deep dive opportunity, there were two motivators: Search engines seemed to be getting worse, with more SEO spam and less relevant quality content. Transformer-based text embedding models were taking off and showing amazing natural comprehension of language. A simple question I ha

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UFC Boss Says Cage Fight Is Seriously Coming to the White House

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2025-12-03 21:40:30

An absurd UFC cage fight on the Southern Lawn of the White House looks like it might actually happen. UFC CEO Dana White told The Wall Street Journal sports columnist Jason Gay on Monday that plans for the match are moving forward and he is already picturing fighters “warming up in the White House.” President Donald Trump first floated the idea back in July, saying it would be one of many celebrations planned for the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026. “This is so monumental and historical an

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Latest Tech News

League of Legends is testing a new WASD control scheme, 16 years in

Visible users won’t have to wait much longer to jump on the new Inner Circle plan

John Malkovich to join Apple TV+ rom-com starring The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri

Threads is up to 400 million monthly active users

This Bluetooth tracker's latest feature could save your life - but it costs extra

The First At-Home Cervical Cancer Screening Wand Is Now Available. This Is How It Works and Who Can Use It

AI Startup Perplexity Offers to Buy Google's Chrome Browser for $34.5 Billion

'Alien: Earth' Creator Noah Hawley Wants You to Have That 'I'm Out' Feeling Each Week

Pixel 10 Pro Fold takes center stage in Google’s latest teaser

Chrome isn’t for sale, but Perplexity just offered $34.5 billion anyway

How to turn off headphone volume limit warnings on iPhone and iPad

Alien: Earth succeeds where Ridley Scott's Alien sequels failed

These flagship OnePlus earbuds are a great buy at full price - and now they're on sale

Your Oura Ring just got a major update for free - especially for women's health tracking

I've tested the Apple Watch, Oura Ring, and other sleep trackers - 5 tips to get the best results

How to become your own ISP (WHY2025) [video]

‘Stranger Things’ Hellfire Club Catch-Up: Season 2

Best Earbuds and Headphones for Workouts and the Gym in 2025

AI Startup Perplexity Offers To Buy Google's Chrome Browser for a Whopping $34.5 Billion

Riot is trying to make LoL more accessible by adding WASD controls

I tested this new AI podcast tool to see if it can beat NotebookLM - here's how it did

James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Flies Home This Week

Ultimate Ears’ Wonderboom 4 speaker is cheaper than ever at 40 percent off

Perplexity offers to buy Chrome for billions more than it’s raised

Hackers breach and expose a major North Korean spying operation

Perplexity offers to buy Google's Chrome browser for $34.5 billion

Microsoft's new update makes your taskbar a productivity hub - here's how

Enlisting in the Fight Against Link Rot

Show HN: Building a web search engine from scratch with 3B neural embeddings

UFC Boss Says Cage Fight Is Seriously Coming to the White House

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