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Tesla sold 241,300 cars in the third quarter while other automakers saw big drops

Tesla sold 241,300 cars in the third quarter while other automakers saw big drops

Tesla has bucked the wider trend of declining sales brought on by the global chip shortage in the third quarter this year, as it sold 241,300 cars โ€” a total of 102,000 more vehicles than the same quarter last year. Itโ€™s the most Tesla has ever sold in a quarter (and for some added perspective, …

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We bought gadgets from Amazonโ€™s banned brands and it was a piece of cake

We bought gadgets from Amazonโ€™s banned brands and it was a piece of cake

If youโ€™re a reputable Chinese gadget manufacturer with millions of dollars at stake because Amazon banned your ass for inflating user reviews… do you roll over? File a lawsuit? Or change a single letter in your name and try to sneak back onto Amazon anyhow? It sure seems like Sunvalley, parent company of the popular …

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Blumenthalโ€™s “finsta” quote wasnโ€™t as bad as you think

Blumenthalโ€™s “finsta” quote wasnโ€™t as bad as you think

When video of a congressional hearing goes viral, itโ€™s often for all of the wrong reasons. Thursdayโ€™s Senate Commerce Committee hearing into the mental health effects of Instagram on teenagers was no different. A clip of Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) went viral on Twitter Thursday, contextless, asking Facebook Head of Global Safety Antigone Davis if …

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On The Verge is happening October 22nd and 23rd, and youโ€™re invited

On The Verge is happening October 22nd and 23rd, and youโ€™re invited

Hello, Verge friends! Itโ€™s almost been 10 years since we launched (can you believe it?), and to celebrate weโ€™re throwing a big party. Itโ€™s happening on October 22nd and 23rd in New York City โ€” and we hope youโ€™ll join us. Weโ€™re throwing this party at Spring Studios, which has a rich tradition of bringing …

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โ€˜Rife with sexismโ€™: employees of Jeff Bezosโ€™ Blue Origin describe โ€˜toxicโ€™ workplace culture

โ€˜Rife with sexismโ€™: employees of Jeff Bezosโ€™ Blue Origin describe โ€˜toxicโ€™ workplace culture

21 current and former employees of Jeff Bezosโ€™ space company Blue Origin published a damning essay on Thursday saying the company โ€œturns a blind eye to sexism, is not sufficiently attuned to safety concerns, and silences those who seek to correct wrongs.โ€ Co-authored by Blue Originโ€™s former head of employee communications Alexandra Abrams, the essay …

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A grueling day in Elizabeth Holmesโ€™ trial ended with evidence that Theranos tests sucked

A grueling day in Elizabeth Holmesโ€™ trial ended with evidence that Theranos tests sucked

After a tedious day of bickering, Victoria Sung appeared like manna from heaven โ€” to tell us that Theranosโ€™ tests sucked. Sung worked at Celgene when it contracted with Theranos. Her testimony was brief and to the point: Celgene had not โ€œcomprehensively validatedโ€ Theranos technology, she said. That would have taken more work than what …

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BlueStacks X is a new and free way to play Android games in your browser

BlueStacks X is a new and free way to play Android games in your browser

BlueStacks started off life as an Android emulator for Windows more than 10 years ago, allowing anyone to run native Arm-based or x86 Android apps on Windows PCs and tablets. Now BlueStacks is transitioning to the cloud, bringing Android games to the browser and across iOS, Windows, macOS, Android, and Linux devices, and even inside …

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Honda is doubling down on rockets, robots, and flying cars

Honda is doubling down on rockets, robots, and flying cars

Honda is increasing its research and development spending in three futuristic areas: rockets, robots, and electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL), otherwise known as flying cars. The automaker will spend $45 billion (5 trillion yen) on R&D over the next six years. But Honda wonโ€™t say what fraction of that amount will be spent …

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Nrealโ€™s new AR sunglasses are made for binge watching TV

Nrealโ€™s new AR sunglasses are made for binge watching TV

Augmented reality company Nreal is launching a cheaper, iOS-compatible, more compact version of its smart glasses. The new Nreal Air glasses are supposed to ship starting in December 2021 across Japan, China, and South Korea. The price isnโ€™t set, but Nreal says theyโ€™ll cost โ€œa fraction of the priceโ€ of its earlier Nreal Light glasses, …

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Sony acquires Bluepoint Games, the studio behind its incredible remasters and remakes

Sony acquires Bluepoint Games, the studio behind its incredible remasters and remakes

Some of the very best games on PlayStation 5 so far are old titles made new โ€” so itโ€™s fitting that Sony is officially acquiring Bluepoint Games, the acclaimed studio that specializes in remasters. Itโ€™s the team that brought us the Demonโ€™s Souls and Shadow of the Colossus remakes, as well as fantastic remasters of …

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