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Tesla's paint colors were whittled down in the past few days to help ramp up production and now the electric car maker is upping the price for its iconic red option.
For the Model 3, the more affordable, backlogged sedan, a red "multi-coat" paint job went up to $2,500 this weekend. It used to be $2,000 for the red color. As Electrek pointed out, when the Model 3 was first produced red cars were available for $1,000. 
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On Sunday, The Wall Street Journal published a report that revealed that sellers have bribed Amazon employees to get access to internal sales data or to delete negative reviews, and that the company has launched an investigation into the practice.According to the report, middlemen use social media sites like WeChat to track down Amazon employees, offering them cash to turn over internal information or to delete negative reviews. The WSJ also reports that it costs roughly $300 to take down a bad

Everybody, say hello to Arthur. 
This is the face of the man who will one day become the scourge of Gotham City and Batman's principal nemesis, Joker. 
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He's got a little bit of a Crispin Glover thing going on here. It sure would be cool to see Crispin Glover's take on Joker, wouldn't it? View this post on InstagramArthur.
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Even if you're far from the Hollywood glamour for Monday's 70th annual Emmy Awards, you can ride in style, or at least for less money.
Lyft, in conjunction with vodka company Ketel One Vodka, is offering 10,000 discounted rides through the ride-hailing app for the award show on Monday night. It's not just for celebrities heading to the red carpet and exclusive after-parties like the Governors Ball, but for home viewers like you.
Anyone across the U.S. can use the promo code “KetelOneXEmmys

Typhoon Mangkhut made landfall Sunday in mainland China, but not before deadly 100-plus mph winds blew through the Philippines and Hong Kong.
In the Philippines, the New York Times reports more than 60 were killed in landslides and flooding, while millions are affected with homes and communities destroyed. Now the storm is in China, where two were already killed in Guangdong province.
SEE ALSO: The Atlantic Ocean is packed with storms. What's going on?
The Hong Kong Observatory showed the path o

In season 5 of Netflix’s animated series BoJack Horseman, the troubled actor BoJack (Will Arnett) introduces a screening of Philbert, his new show about a detective who may have murdered his wife.
”We’ve all done terrible things that we deeply regret,” he says. “I’ve done so many unforgivable things … and I think that’s what this show says, is that we’re all terrible, so we’re all okay. I think that’s a really powerful message.&

Virtual reality arcade The Void is partnering with Lucasfilm and Industrial Light and Magic’s immersive entertainment wing ILMxLAB to develop a new slate of experiences based on Disney and Marvel Studios properties, with the first, Ralph Breaks VR, debuting this fall.The company describes its games as “hyper-real” experiences, in which players don headsets, haptic vests, and backpack computers to dive right into the world of the game. FastCompany reports that the partnership w

New iPhones and Apple Watches weren't the best part of Apple's Sept. 2018 event.
The arrival of iOS 12 for countless numbers of iPhones and iPads is a real win-win for all users. Especially with consumers who have older iPhones, as this year's big update brings performance improvements across the board.
SEE ALSO: Here’s where Apple hid your Camera Roll in iOS 12 Messages
Apple will begin seeding iOS 12 on Monday, Sept. 17 for all eligible devices. You can upgrade your iOS device via an ove

Amazon appears to have removed support for its gaming controller for its latest Fire TV devices after a recent update, according to AFTVnews.
The site (via Engadget) notes that after a recent software update, a Fire TV 3 won’t be able to find the controller. It also points out that the controller’s product page now says that while the device works with the Fire TV stick, it’s no longer compatible with the Fire TV with 4K Ultra HD - Pendant Design, Fire TV Edition smart TVs, or

Editor's Note: This piece is part of an ongoing series exploring what it means to be a woman on the internet.Women around the world are harnessing the power of the internet to build a new set of digital ethics based on consent.They include Katelyn Bowden in the U.S., who found out a year ago that intimate photos of her were posted online by a man who had allegedly stolen her boyfriend’s phone. And Emma Holten in Europe, whose intimate photos were leaked online after her identity

With iOS 12, Apple is giving third-party apps more flexibility and new capabilities within CarPlay. As an example, for the first time, you can use other apps besides Apple Maps as your preferred navigation software for Apple’s in-car platform. With that change now possible, Google Maps and Waze are both planning to support CarPlay and have begun beta testing.Unfortunately it’s not a beta test most of us can join, so you’ll have to wait for the proper release before you can use

TLDR: These student ID photos are next level.
Chances are you probably haven't heard of North Farmington High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan. That changes now. The school's entire senior class took school ID cards to the next level, dressing themselves up in fun pop culture and meme references.
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Even better, you don't have to go to Michigan and see them in person. The students use a simple #NFID19 hashtag to catalog them,

The next round of trade tariffs against China could be announced as soon as Monday or Tuesday, reports Reuters and The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials.The WSJ notes that officials have said that the level will be around 10 percent when they go into effect in November, but that they could go up to 25 percent level if China doesn’t back down.
In August, the Trump administration levied a 25 percent tariff against $16 billion in Chinese goods. The tariffs went into effect on August 2

Microsoft could be preparing to return to a black color for its upcoming Surface hardware. While the software giant originally launched its Surface RT in a black “VaporMg” magnesium alloy, the company quickly switched to a silver color for the Surface 2. German site Windows United originally reported that Microsoft will be launching a new black variant for its Surface hardware, and now Thurrott reports this will include both the Surface Laptop 2 and refreshed Surface Pro.
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If you've been toying with the idea of ordering the new iPhone XS or XS Max (or XR!) it can feel like making a decision in the dark. 
Sure, there are plenty of online reviews and photo galleries to browse through before the phones ship Friday (and the XR in a month), but unless you're a tech reporter who got a hands-on with the new devices, you have no real idea what these phones are like. And if you need a new phone, or if you think you might want one ASAP, walking into a store isn't an op

October is already on track to be a busy month in the tech world with Google and Microsoft events on the list, but add one more to the calendar.
Razer has sent out invites for an Oct. 10 event with the hint "Flagship // Gaming." It seems that it's a reference to a second generation Razer Phone, but it doesn't give us much to go on. 
SEE ALSO: Google will likely announce the Pixel 3 on Oct. 9
The original phone was designed for the best gaming experience on mobile with some super fast hardwa

Real-time strategy games and consoles typically don’t go well together. The genre is all about managing a lot of different jobs very quickly, and, typically, the best way to do that is with a mouse and keyboard. But Bad North, which launched last month, goes against this conventional wisdom. It pares back the genre to its bare essentials, creating something that’s streamlined and approachable instead of overwhelming. It’s the rare RTS that works well with a controller. “

If you woke up at 12:00 a.m. PT/3:00 a.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 14 to pre-order a new iPhone from Apple, you likely have some good news coming your way.
Order statuses are beginning to switch to "Preparing to ship" if you have a launch day pre-order with a Sept. 21 delivery date. A charge on your form of payment and tracking number will likely be arriving soon.
SEE ALSO: Which new iPhone is right for you?
More importantly in the long term, you can rest easy knowing that Apple is not going to push

The Folio Society has released a number of stunning illustrated editions of science fiction and fantasy novels in recent years, from Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and Philip K. Dick’s A Scanner Darkly and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? to Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot. One of its latest offerings is a new edition of The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin’s classic sci-fi novel about a planet whose inhabitants have no fixed sex.
This isn’t the first time Le Guin

The latest iOS hack won't steal your data, but it will annoy you.
Fifteen short lines of code on a webpage can restart your iPhone or iPad. Alternatively, visiting it on a Mac can cause the Safari window to freeze.
As reported by TechCrunch, this exploit can easily be transmitted and sent to unsuspecting iOS users. Since it's a short snippet of code, it can hide on almost any webpage. It will restart your device by actually enabling a fail-safe that is built into iOS. Image:screenshot by ja

It can be difficult to find time to finish a video game, especially if you only have a few hours a week to play. In our biweekly column Short Play we suggest video games that can be started and finished in a weekend.
Sometimes you just need to play a game that’s relaxing and comfortable. For me, that’s usually 2D platformer games, a byproduct of spending untold numbers of hours playing Super Mario World when I was younger. Even when I’m playing a new platforming game, it still

Streaming services and theatrical chains have a contentious relationship, as one is seen as an existential threat by the other. But according to IMAX CEO Richard Gelfo (via The Hollywood Reporter), all of the major streaming services have been chatting with his theater chain about screening their original content.Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference on Wednesday, Gelfond explained that “we’re in active discussions with all of the streaming [services] about an IMAX r

David Harbour is back on his "man of the fanpeople" bullshit, which is great news for anyone who likes Jim Hopper and uplifting stories.
The Stranger Things star took to Twitter on Saturday with a message for his followers and a heartwarming photo. It featured Harbour, dressed in his Hopper duds from the Netflix series, standing with a joyous wedding party.
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"Hey internet. I know it’s been awhile. I retreated. N

Every year, the senior students of North Farmington High School dress up in elaborate costumes for their photo IDs, which they then post online. The identification cards are social media catnip: memes and references to pop culture abound, with some teens going to elaborate lengths to nail the look and expression of the character in question.
This isn’t a one-off stunt; it’s an ongoing tradition for the Detroit high schoolers who reportedly sometimes spend weeks, if not months, prepa

Hailey Dawson likes to be photographed with her 3D-printed hand front and center. Sometimes she curls it into a fist and flexes her biceps. Other times she keeps it flat as a pancake, elbow bent into a classic dab. 
However she holds it, the point is that it’s there and she wants you to look at it. 
She's gotten baseball fans around the country to pay attention to it, too, by throwing the first pitch at every MLB stadium to raise awareness of the need for affordable prosthetics.

In our monthly Rise and Fall column we look back at crowdfunded gadgets that reached their funding goal. Months or year later, how are they doing? If they’ve shipped to backers, are they still supporting the gadget? If they haven’t shipped, why haven’t they met their shipping deadline? We hope this column will give us all a place to understand.
What’s today’s gadget, and what does it do?
The Podo camera launched on Kickstarter in September 2016 with the goal of shi

The season of giving is almost upon us, but this year why not give gifts that you can enjoy as well? Why not give a gift you can borrow?
Think about it: Giving a friend a gift you'd want to receive yourself shows that you've picked out a high quality item and have selflessly given it away, rather than keeping it for yourself. Is it so terrible to want to borrow it from time to time? My feeling: no, it is not. What friend or loved one wouldn't want you to think economically while gift shopping?&n

The ecommerce foundation launched the Latin America ecommerce Report 2018 on September 6th which highlighted the continent’s position as one of the top regions in the world for ecommerce growth. One of the reasons behind this growth is both the increased population and the higher rate of internet penetration across the continent, with an average of 59 percent of the population using the internet. Argentina is at the top of the leaderboard in this area, with 71 percent of Argenti