Microsoft hosts emergency press conference after protesters ‘storm a building’

Microsoft president Brad Smith hosted an impromptu press conference on Tuesday afternoon, just hours after protesters gained access to a building at the company’s headquarters and held a sit-in demonstration inside his office. Seated on the edge of his desk, in the office that had been occupied by protesters earlier that day, Smith addressed a […]

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Microsoft locks down a building after protesters get inside president’s office

Microsoft has temporarily locked down a building at its headquarters after protesters managed to get inside the office of the company's president. Current and former Microsoft workers held a sit-in protest inside Brad Smith's office in Building 34, demanding that the company cut ties with the Israeli government. The protesters live streamed themselves on Twitch […]

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Here are 30 of our favorite deals from REI’s ongoing Labor Day sale

Just because temperatures are dropping and the days are getting shorter doesn’t mean it’s time to hibernate. Fall is a perfect time to get outside, and it’s also a great opportunity to save on gadgets and gear designed for the outdoors. To celebrate the unofficial end of summer, REI is offering up to 30 percent […]

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Anthropic settles AI book piracy lawsuit

Anthropic has settled a class action lawsuit with a group of US authors who accused the AI startup of copyright infringement. In a legal filing on Tuesday, Anthropic says it has negotiated a “proposed class settlement,” allowing it to skip a trial that would have determined how much the company owes for allegedly training its […]

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Looks like nuclear fusion is picking up steam 

Nuclear fusion is on the upswing, as more companies pile into the space to achieve what’s often described as the Holy Grail of clean energy, according to an updated map from the Clean Air Task Force (CATF).  Nuclear fusion aims to replicate the way the Sun produces light and heat, generating a tremendous amount of […]

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KPop Demon Hunters is Netflix’s most popular movie of all time

Somehow, Red Notice was once the most-viewed movie Netflix had ever released, but the streamer announced today that the honor now belongs to KPop Demon Hunters. Following its initial debut back in June, the Sony-produced animated musical quickly became a cultural phenomenon whose songs have been sitting pretty at the top of the Billboard charts […]

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AI super PACs, the hottest investment in tech

Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter about the collision between Big Tech and Washington (last week of summer edition). If you enjoy this, consider subscribing to get this newsletter weekly and everything The Verge has to offer. Ever since the US Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. FEC that corporations had the right […]

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The winners and losers of Taylor Swift’s engagement announcement

The world's most famous celebrity couple got engaged, and the first place the news broke was on Instagram. By now, it's not much of a surprise that pop star Taylor Swift and football player Travis Kelce opted to announce their engagement on the platform on Tuesday - if it's good enough for Beyoncé, it's good […]

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Framework is working on a giant haptic touchpad, Trackpoint nub, and eGPU for its laptops

Today, Framework announced the second-gen Framework Laptop 16 with two industry firsts: the first Nvidia graphics card upgrade you can perform at home in just a couple minutes, and the first complete 240W laptop charging solution over a USB-C cable. But the company’s also revealing some intriguing upgrades that didn’t quite make the cut — […]

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Anthropic settles AI book-training lawsuit with authors

Anthropic has settled a class action lawsuit with a group of fiction and non-fiction authors, as announced in a filing on Tuesday with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Anthropic had won a partial victory in a lower court ruling, and was in the process of appealing that ruling. No details of the settlement were […]

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Inside Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Future After Getting Engaged

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wildest dreams are coming true. In a joint social media post, the Grammy winner and Super Bowl champion, both 35, announced they are engaged after two years of dating. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married 🧨,” Swift wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, August 26, with photos […]

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Engagement Set to Her Song ‘So High School’

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement news has Us feeling so high school. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married 🧨,” Swift and Kelce, 35, wrote alongside several snaps from a garden proposal in a joint Instagram post on Tuesday, August 26. The post was set to Swift’s song “So High School.” […]

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90 Day Fiance’s Julia Trubkina and Brandon Gibbs Expecting Baby No. 1

And baby makes three! 90 Day Fiancé star Julia Trubkina is pregnant and expecting her first child with husband Brandon Gibbs. Julia and Brandon, both 31, announced the exciting news in a video shared via 90 Day Fiancé’s official Instagram page on Tuesday, August 26. The clip showed the mom-to-be cradling her baby bump in […]

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Inside Travis Kelce’s Proposal to Taylor Swift: Couple’s Engagement Album

Today was a fairy tale for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce as they gear up for the next chapter of their lives. Swift, 35, broke the news that she and Kelce, 35, were engaged via Instagram on Tuesday, August 26. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” she captioned the carousel of […]

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I’m 5’3″: These Stylish Petite Jeans Don’t Require Tailoring

After years of trial and error (and way too much money on tailors), I’ve finally cracked the code on the best petite jeans. At 5’3”, I never thought I’d be able to find denim that actually fits my petite frame right off the rack until now. Meet: Quince, my new go-to for jeans that fit […]

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Brittany Mahomes Celebrates Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Engagement

Brittany Mahomes couldn’t be happier for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after their engagement — just like Us. “Two of the most genuine people meet & fall in love,” Mahomes, 29, wrote via her Instagram Story on Tuesday, August 26, sharing the couple’s announcement, which was set to Swift’s song “So High School.” Mahomes continued, […]

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Meghan Markle Shares Never-Before-Seen Wedding Photos in ‘With Love, Meghan’

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s May 2018 wedding was a public spectacle, but there were aspects that royal watchers didn’t get to see — until now. The sixth episode of With Love, Meghan season 2 offered a never-before-seen look into Meghan and Harry’s nuptials when their chef, Clare Smyth, appeared on the Netflix series. (Elsewhere […]

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Has Taylor Swift Spoken About Marriage Before Travis Kelce Engagement?

Taylor Swift previously expressed her desire to get married before announcing her engagement to Travis Kelce. In a 2012 cover interview with Cosmopolitan, Swift, now 35, revealed that she wants to tie the knot and have children one day. “Being a mom full-time, doing everything for my kids, having a bunch of them,” she said, […]

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Patrick Mahomes, ‘New Heights’ React to Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift Engagement

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the “New Heights” podcast were some of the first to react to the news of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s engagement.  Mahomes, 29, responded via his Instagram Story on Tuesday, August 26, sharing an engagement picture of the couple with three red-heart emojis.  “New Heights,” the podcast Kelce, […]

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All About Taylor Swift’s Colossal Engagement Ring From Travis Kelce

Travis Kelce knelt to the ground and pulled out a (massive) ring for Taylor Swift  — and Us Weekly has all the details. The couple took to Instagram on Tuesday, August 26, to share photos of their engagement. In one pic, Kelce, 35, held hands with Swift, also 35, while showing off her new rock. […]

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DOGE uploaded live copy of Social Security database to ‘vulnerable’ cloud server, says whistleblower

The Social Security Administration's chief data officer has publicly blown the whistle, alleging DOGE put hundreds of millions of Social Security records at risk of compromise by uploading a critical government database of citizen's data to Amazon's cloud.

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CRKD’s $99 Peak Design clone is great for handhelds

Embracer Group-owned CRKD recently launched a backpack, the $99.99 Vortex 1.0. During a recent vacation, I swapped it in place of my go-to for the past eight or so years, the 20-liter Peak Design Everyday backpack, which CRKD has thoroughly cribbed the look of. However, the Vortex has handheld gaming pockets, which helps it stand […]

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Engaged After 2 Years Together

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged after two years together. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” Swift, 35, captioned an Instagram post on Tuesday, August 26, alongside photos of Kelce, also 35, down on one knee. The couple got engaged in a garden full of flowers and looked happier than […]

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Inside Brittany Cartwright’s New Romance With Brandon Hanson

Brittany Cartwright is finding her sparkle again with a new man. Us Weekly can confirm The Valley star is dating Brandon Hanson after her split from Jax Taylor. “Brittany and Brandon have a lot in common and have bonded over their divorces,” a source exclusively shared with Us. “She is really happy and it feels […]

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Brooks Nader Jokes About Manager Handling Her ‘3rd Nip Slip of the Week’

Brooks Nader isn’t losing any sleep over her headline-making fashion moment this past weekend — but her manager might be. The model, 28, took her braless moment in stride after stepping out in a sheer black maxi dress during a shopping trip in Beverly Hills on Saturday, August 24. “My manager after I’ve had my […]

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Meghan Markle Was ‘Not Well’ Leaving Kids for Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral

Meghan Markle is getting candid about a difficult part of parenting: being away from her kids. The Duchess of Sussex, 44, opened up about a time when she was separated from son Prince Archie, 6, and daughter Princess Lilibet, 4, for more than two weeks — seemingly referring to her 2022 trip to the U.K. […]

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Not so fast: German court says Apple can’t call Watch carbon neutral

Apple's carbon neutral claims are undermined by the short-term nature of carbon credits used to support them, the court said.

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Lil Nas X Breaks Silence After ‘Terrifying’ Los Angeles Arrest

Lil Nas X is speaking out about his troubling Los Angeles arrest. “You girl is going to be OK, y’all,” Lil Nas X said via Instagram Story on Tuesday, August 26. “She’s going to be alright. She’s going to be alright. S***. That was f***ing terrifying. That was terrifying. That was a terrifying last four […]

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Every Guest Appearance in Both Seasons of Meghan Markle’s ‘With Love Meghan’

Meghan Markle is opening her arms to — and sharing her cooking and crafting secrets with — several famous faces in Netflix’s With Love, Meghan. “I love feeding people… it’s my love language,” Meghan said in the series, which debuted on the streaming platform in March 2025. “The only thing better than eating food is […]

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Dish gives up on becoming the fourth major wireless carrier

Dish's parent company, EchoStar, is selling a broad swath of its 5G spectrum licenses to AT&T for $23 billion. Under the deal, the Dish-owned Boost Mobile will primarily operate using AT&T's growing network - a move that marks "the end of the road for the fourth carrier," says Roger Entner, founder and lead analyst at […]

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Apple’s iPhone 17 launch event is set for September 9th

Apple has announced the date of its next big event: September 9th, 2024, at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. The event, which has the tagline “Awe dropping,” will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park. This is where we expect to hear more about the iPhone 17 lineup, which rumors (and at […]

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Inside Zoe Kravitz’s ‘Free-Spirited’ Connection With Harry Styles: Source

Zoë Kravitz and Harry Styles made plenty of headlines when they were spotted hanging out in Italy, but a source says they’re taking things slowly. “Zoë and Harry were both in Europe for work-related things and connected to meet up and hang out,” the insider exclusively tells Us Weekly of the actress, 36, and the […]

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Apple is holding its iPhone 17 event on September 9

Apple said today that it is holding its event for the iPhone 17 on Tuesday, September 9 — just like last year. The company has started sending invites for the event, which will be held at the Steve Jobs theatre in Cupertino and will start at 10 a.m. PT/ 1 p.m. ET. While the company is […]

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Kris Jenner Breaks Silence on Her Facelift After Plastic Surgery Rumors

Kris Jenner got transparent about her recent facelift. Jenner, 69, opened up to Vogue Arabia about going under the knife for their September cover story published on Tuesday, August 26, showcasing her results after months of fan speculation about her youthful appearance. “I had a facelift about 15 years ago, so it was time for […]

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What Changed for ‘With Love, Meghan’ Season 2 After Show’s Mixed Reviews?

Meghan Markle was unbothered by the mixed reviews With Love, Meghan received when the show first hit Netflix earlier this year. “I think I knew who I was trying to meet,” Meghan, 44, said during an interview with Bloomberg’s The Circuit. “So if you know your audience, you know your demographic well, they love the […]

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Support Your Mind, Body and Skin With One Superfood Sachet a Day

Green powders are all the rage, but they’re lacking fruits, vegetables and berries that boost overall health. This curated superfood blend changes the game, packing 30 different superfoods into one tasty powder. It’s the green powder upgrade we’ve been waiting for in the wellness arena. Not only is every sachet filled with a rainbow of […]

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Google is building a Duolingo rival into the Translate app

Google is putting AI-powered language learning tools into its Translate app. The new feature, rolling out now in beta, can create customized language lessons based on your skill level and your purpose for picking up a new language, such as vacationing in another country. For now, Google Translate can only help English speakers practice Spanish […]

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EA’s free-to-play Skate revival hits early access in September

More than three years after revealing “pre-pre-pre-alpha” footage of its new Skate title, EA has finally announced that the free-to-play live service game will be launching for everyone in early access on September 16th.  The game takes place in the city of “San Vansterdam,” where you can cruise around to find places to pull off […]

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Andy Roddick Has Surprising Reaction to Daniil Medvedev’s US Open Meltdown

Daniil Medvedev’s temper tantrum at the 2025 US Open drew criticism from many tennis fans, but Andy Roddick was entertained. “I like it when people lose it,” Roddick, 42, said Monday, August 25, on his “Served” podcast. “I generally tend not to change the channel when people lose it.” Medvedev, 29, went on a tirade […]

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Meghan Markle Reveals Gift She Made Prince Harry for His 40th Birthday

Meghan Markle made sure Prince Harry’s milestone birthday came with an extra personal touch. Meghan, 44, opened about the custom gift she made for Harry while celebrating him turning 40 in September 2024, during season 2, episode 7 of her Netflix cooking show, With Love, Meghan. While packing for a girls’ trip to Malibu, the […]

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