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TL;DR: Watch Netherlands vs. Turkey in Euro 2024 for free on ITVX. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.Euro 2024 is slowly coming to its conclusion, which means only the very best sides can survive. There is only one semi final spot still up for grabs, so we're expecting a real battle between two strong teams. And you can watch how things unfold without spending anything.The Netherlands have looked good so far though the group stage was a bumpy road. Tu

X, formerly known as Twitter, is looking to integrate its flawed AI chatbot even more deeply into the platform.App researcher Nima Owji has recently uncovered code written within the X website that shows the company's upcoming plans for its AI chatbot Grok. While the features haven't publicly launched yet, Owji's discovery gives users a sneak peek into how much Elon Musk is looking to depend on AI for his social media platform.It's important to note that these upcoming Grok-related features will

TL;DR: Watch England vs. Switzerland in Euro 2024 for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.Euro 2024 has been a joy to watch. The tournament has been full of spectacular goals, late drama, and passionate fans. What more could you want?England entered the tournament as favorites, which isn't surprising with the strength of the English squad. But it's been a patchy start for the Three Lions. Though late drama in their win against Slova

TL;DR: Watch Colombia vs. Panama in the 2024 Copa America for free on Sportitalia. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.There are only two places left up for grabs in the 2024 Copa America semi-finals, and you can expect Colombia vs. Panama to put absolutely everything into securing a spot. We're expecting a tense tussle between two sides with a lot of quality. Whichever way this game goes, the fans are the real winners. Colombia finished top of Group D

The best Windows laptop we've tested in 2024 so far is — drumroll, please — the HP OmniBook X.Not only does it have surprisingly long battery life, but its performance beats the likes of the M3 MacBook Pro and M3 MacBook Air. The OmniBook X is a part of a new wave of Copilot+ machines and Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite PCs.What is a Copilot+ PC?If you've been out of the loop, one of the chuckle-worthy reasons Copilot+ PCs gained popularity is because Microsoft announced the new AI-power

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Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge It may sound funny to say this, but PDF files — electronic copies of printed documents — are still around and are still very useful. Short for Portable Document Format, PDFs allow you to create a digital version of a paper document, letting you store and access them a lot easier than having to rifle through a filing cabinet.
While there are a variety of PDF apps available — Adobe Acrobat being the most well-known —you actually don&

Cybersecurity researchers are calling it the largest password compilation leak of all time.On July 4, a newly registered user on a popular hacking forum posted a file containing nearly 10 billion compromised passwords in plaintext. The post was first noticed by researchers at Cybernews."Xmas came early this year," user "ObamaCare" wrote on the forum. "I present to you a new rockyou2024 password list with over 9.9 billion passwords!"RockYou2024 leaked password compilationThis gigantic list of lea

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SAVE $50: Today, July 5, the unlocked Samsung Galaxy A35 5G smartphone is on sale at Amazon for $349.99, taking 13% off its regular list price of $399.99. Opens in a new windowCredit: SamsungSamsung Galaxy A35 5G $349.99 at Amazon $399.99 Save $50.00Get DealUpgrading your phone can be expensive and time consuming, especially when you're negotiating a trade-in with a specific carrier. Opting for an unlocked smartphone can be a convenient workaround - and also save you more money.As of today, July

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ITER, set to be the world’s largest experimental fusion reactor, has been delayed yet again. The €25bn megaproject will only switch on in 2034, and start producing energy in 2039. That’s almost a decade later than originally planned.  Thirty-five nations including the UK, US, China, and Russia launched ITER in 2006 to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion power. But startups may end up beating them to it.  As private companies race to comm

The iPad mini 7, perhaps next to the iPhone 16, is arguably one of the most highly anticipated Apple products. The current-generation iPad mini debuted in 2021 — and Apple hasn't upgraded it since.However, rumor has it that the Cupertino-based tech giant plans to unleash a new iPad mini this year, as well as the 11th-generation iPad, according to MacRumors. And Nicolás Álvarez on X discovered some clues about gen-over-gen upgrades due to a reference in Apple's backend code (h

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The 4th of July sales may be over, but there are still plenty of kitchen deals lingering on the market from top brands. If you have more summer cookouts and al fresco dinners in store this season, you can shop today's best deals to make sure your kitchen is properly equipped. Today's best KitchenAid deals at Amazon as of July 5:Best stand mixer dealKitchenAid Classic Series 4.5 Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer$249.99 at Amazon(save $80)Get DealBest hand mixer dealKitchenAid 9-Speed Digital Hand Mixer

SAVE $109.05: As of July 5, get the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II for just $169.95 at Amazon. That's 39% off their usual price of $279 and their lowest price yet. Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonBose QuietComfort Earbuds II$169.95 at Amazon $279.00 Save $109.05Get DealIf you're an audiophile, chances are you already have a great pair of noise-canceling headphones. They're the perfect antidote to a hustling, bustling world that just won't let up. And, right now, you can get an excellent pair fr

I can hear the eerie, garbled radio chatter of the Combine soldiers just by looking at this. | Image: Valve The Steam Summer Sale is raging on, offering significant discounts on the Steam Deck and hundreds of PC games. While we rounded up a bunch of our top Summer Sale picks last week, one title that should definitely not fly under your radar is Valve’s own Half-Life: Alyx — which is selling for its all-time low price of $20.39 (nearly $40 off) until the sale ends on July 11th at 10A

It wouldn't be a proper Prime Day without a slew of early deals to shop before the big event (which takes place on July 16 and 17 this year). When it comes to Amazon's popular Fire Tablets, the deals aren't all that great just yet, but there are a few options on sale that could be the right fit if you're desperate to separate yourself from the iPad crowd and can't wait until Prime Day officially begins.SEE ALSO:Amazon Prime Day is just around the corner — here's how to find the best deals

SAVE ON HOTELS, FLIGHTS, AND MORE: Priceline's Red, White, & Blue sale is on! Score up to 20% off select hotels, find exclusive flight deals, and get discounts on rental cars for your next vacation.Our top picks: Best hotel deal Get up to 20% off select hotelsBook by 7/15 & travel by 9/30Get DealBest travel deal Up to 44% off flights + $20 off car rentalsBook now and saveGet DealBest bundle deal 30% off (or more) when you book a Hilton Hotel and flight packageBook by 7/15 & travel by

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge YouTube has launched an improved eraser tool that lets creators remove copyrighted music from their videos while keeping other audio intact. The revamped tool, which was released this week, was first reported by TechCrunch.
The Erase Song feature lets creators silence copyrighted music in their content, the company announced in a video. The tool had previously been in place as a beta feature, but it wasn’t always accurate.The updated Erase Song feat

A hacker snatched details about OpenAI's AI technologies early last year, The New York Times reported. The cybercriminal allegedly swiped sensitive information from a discussion forum where employees chatted about the company's latest models.The New York Times was hush-hush about the source of this news, claiming that "two people familiar with the incident" spilled the beans. However, they maintain that the cybercriminal only breached the forum — not the core systems that power OpenAI's AI

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge From the Boox Palma to the Light Phone 2, it seems that everyone is looking for distraction-free reading, if only they had the right device. I don’t blame them: every time I pull out my phone to mindlessly scroll, I know my time could be put to better use. But as the owner of many fine gadgets, I also don’t really want another device in my life, so I was pretty excited to stumble upon a partial solution with a gadget I already have: the Playdate.
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One of the many perks of summer is that your backyard becomes a bonus living space. Suddenly, you’re entertaining, chilling out, and even working outside. That said, you want that outdoor living space to be just as stylish as your indoor one. Whether you have friends coming over for a backyard bash or you’re planning on passing the summer on a chaise lounge with a cold bev, these rad Walmart deals will help you create a backyard paradise without breaking the bank. Prices subject

Tesla's latest car update is great news for parents who (unwisely?) let their kids borrow the car, and bad news for said youths lucky enough to borrow a Tesla in the first place.As Not a Tesla App first reported, Tesla has released its newest software update, version 2024.26, to employees, which includes two new music streaming apps, updated menus, and new PIN-enabled Parental Controls. Tesla's update, the publisher reports, lets drivers set a maximum speed limit for any young drivers aiming to

YouTube has implemented an important update to its eraser tool, helping creators to easily remove copyrighted music without affecting any other audio within a video.On Wednesday, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan shared the new tool on X, formerly Twitter, writing, "Good news, creators: our updated Erase Song tool helps you easily remove copyright-claimed music from your video (while leaving the rest of your audio intact)."Tweet may have been deletedMohan posted a video which revealed the company has been

Image: The Verge Threads, Meta’s X competitor, is officially one year old. While the site was rushed into existence with a bare-bones set of features, Meta has steadily improved upon the app to make it a decent place for people looking to post on a platform that isn’t X.The site arrived at the right moment. By last summer, Elon Musk’s takeover of X — which back then was still called Twitter — hadn’t only seen him wantonly firing vast swaths of the company and

Chris Nash's inverted slasher In A Violent Nature — one of the year's most inventive horror films — is now available on VOD. It's a relief it wasn't a bigger hit, or else it might have done for forest trails what Spielberg's Jaws once did for sharks. A deeply unsettling work told mostly from the perspective of a bloodthirsty killer, it recalls the premise and iconography of major masked villains across the decades, but wraps its story in the visual parlance of atmospheric "slow cinem

Remember that massive Ticketmaster hack earlier this year? Well, it turns out this breach was bigger than initially thought. As in, "440,000 compromised tickets just for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour" big.Cybersecurity publication Hackread reports that hacker group ShinyHunters updated their ransom demand on Thursday, asking Ticketmaster's parent company Live Nation Entertainment to shell out $8 million for the safe return of the information. Though ShinyHunters claimed it previously accepted a "rush

WhatsApp is bringing a creative AI feature to its platform, allowing users to create AI-generated avatars of themselves in any imagined setting. The feature was spotted by WABetaInfo in the new WhatsApp Beta for the Android 2.24.14.13 update, and according to The Verge, uses a combination of images, text prompts, and Meta's AI Llama model to create the images.SEE ALSO:A batch of updates from Meta puts AI front and center when you use its apps
"Take photos of yourself once, then imagine yourself

Amar Shar, the co-founder of British AI unicorn Wayve, has backed Oshen, a budding startup building miniature autonomous sailboats. The little robots could transform the way scientists monitor everything from ocean temperatures and waves to biodiversity. The Plymouth, UK-based startup was founded last year by Anahita Laverack and Ciaran Dowds, two young engineering graduates at Imperial College London.     The startup is building small solar-powered “seaborn satellites

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections &mdas

A TikTok creator pleaded with Apple to add a new feature to the iPhone: beach mode."Like nothing is more annoying than not being able to see your phone at the beach," the caption on larissadomingueti's video said. "Also why does it automatically dim? And overheats so easily. Apple, please fix this."
Some commenters dismissed the TikTokker's claims, declaring that it's common knowledge that smartphone displays appear to be dimmer while being drowned in sunlight. However, other replies pushed back

TL;DR: Through July 15th, bring home a manufacturer-refurbished Toybox 3D Printer Deluxe Bundle for just $298.99 (reg. $424).Opens in a new windowCredit: ToyboxRefurbished Toybox Deluxe Bundle$298.99 at The Mashable Shop $424.00 Save $125.01Get DealIf you're looking for a toy to entertain the kiddos all summer long and beyond, a 3D printer provides hours of endless entertainment. The only drawback? They typically come with a hefty price tag. But a manufacturer-refurbished model allows you to bri

TL;DR: Grab the Fret Zealot 2, a nifty guitar learning system that attaches to practically any guitar, for only $199.99 (reg. $249.99).Opens in a new windowCredit: Fret ZealotFret Zealot 2: Guitar Teaching LED System (25.5-inch Scale Length)$199.99 at The Mashable Shop $249.99 Save $50.00Get DealTaylor Swift once said she got great at playing the guitar by relentlessly practicing, strumming away for four to six hours a day until her fingers bled. But let's be real: who has the time (or attention

TL;DR: Learn a new skill with this bundle of Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 online coding courses, on sale for $55.97 through July 21.Opens in a new windowCredit: MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 + The 2024 Premium Learn to Code Certification Bundle$55.97 at The Mashable Shop $1,999.00 Save $1,943.03Get DealTechnology is evolving faster than we can keep up, and learning to code has become a vital skill to contribute to the ever-changing digital landscape. Whethe

TL;DR: Sleep through it all with help from the Soli Audio Pillow and accessories bundle, now just $119.99 (reg. $139). Opens in a new windowCredit: SoliSoli Audio Pillow + Accessories Bundle$119.99 at The Mashable Shop $139.99 Save $20.00Get DealNeed a little help getting some shuteye? Listening to a podcast, music, or white noise is a great way to lull yourself to sleep — but if you have an unwilling partner, it can ruin your plans. And rocking headphones in bed sounds like fun until