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Image: Ubisoft Ubisoft has published the PC requirements for Star Wars Outlaws, which is releasing later this month on August 30th, in a post that also points to a new gameplay trailer for the Grand Theft Auto-style space adventure.The trailer compares the game’s looks when certain features, like DLSS, are turned on versus off. There may not be any major revelations in terms of story or gameplay here, but it could give you an idea of whether you want to upgrade anything for the game or not

An F1 single-seater during the Formula 1 Live Barcelona Road Show on June 19th, 2024. | Photo: David Zorrakino / Europa Press via Getty Images Creators whose online identities center around Formula 1 racing have been changing their handles lately, and they seem to be reluctant to say why. But the reason may be because they’re being asked to by F1 itself, who’s rumored to have been sending cease and desist orders to certain creators with monetized accounts that use its branding.
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OpenAI, the company that brought us ChatGPT, said on Friday that it discovered and banned "accounts linked to an Iranian influence operation." The accounts were allegedly using ChatGPT to "generate content focused on multiple topics, including the U.S. presidential campaign," OpenAI said in a statement.The group is known as Storm-2035 which, according to Axios, has a reputation for attempting to influence elections by creating fake news websites and sharing them on social media. The OpenAI state

The next crop of M4 Macs are coming soon, according to Apple leaker Mark Gurman. The first group of M4 Macs are reportedly due later this year (while a few other sets are dropping next year).We got a sneak peek of the M4 chip's power when Apple introduced it alongside the iPad Pro. This is the first time the Cupertino-based tech giant has ever rolled out an M-series chip on an iPad before debuting it on a Mac.Credit: Kimberly Gedeon / Mashable
Why did Apple make this move? We're not sure. Perhap

The biggest matchup of the day is between X and Brazil.X, formerly known as Twitter, said on Saturday that it's closing its operations in Brazil "immediately" due to "censorship orders" from Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes. According to a document that, X says, are "censorship orders," de Moraes secretly threatened X representative Rachel Nova Conceicao with arrest if it did not agree to take down some content on the site."Last night, Alexandre de Moraes threatened our legal representative i

The iPhone 16 rumors are flooding in – and we're curious about how it'll be different from the iPhone 15. We’re hearing tons whispers about a possible camera redesign for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus models. The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are also getting some camera upgrades – as well as a possible new bronze color. Here’s a compilation of all the credible rumors about next year's iPhone 16 line.SEE ALSO:New iPhone 16 leak reveals 5 vibrant colors and camera

Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge Laura Mae Martin is a big believer in the settings menu. As Google’s executive productivity advisor, Martin spends much of her time working with other Googlers on improving their productivity and communication systems — and one of the things she often recommends is taking a few minutes to poke through the options. “With your phone, with your email, your Slack, all these things, the features are there, but we don’t take the time to dive into

The Venom F5 Revolution at Circuit of the Americas. | Image: Hennessey Special Vehicles Hennessey Special Vehicles crashed its Venom F5 — a $3 million hypercar — while driving nearly 250mph on the Launch and Landing Facility (LLF) runway at Kennedy Space Center in July. Newly reported details show the cost of the crash, which happened while the company was testing out new components of the car.
The crash damaged the runway surface, according to crash-related documents acquired by Cli

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

Image: David Pierce / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 48, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, get ready for a lot of books this week, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)I’m back after a couple of weeks off — thanks to everyone who wished me a good vacation and sent over book recommendations! I wound up reading Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, She Rides Shotgun, and The

TL;DR: Get lifetime access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more with a Microsoft Office 2019 license for Windows at $24.97 for a limited time.Your credit card is exhausted from all of today’s subscription fees. While you probably don’t want to cancel Peacock and never see the ending of Yellowstone or say goodbye to two-day shipping with Prime, you could swap your Microsoft 365 subscription for a Microsoft Office lifetime license.Instead of spending $7 monthly (or $70 yearly), you can

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TL;DR: Match colors precisely with the Nix Mini 3 color-matching sensor, on sale for just $79.99 (reg. $97) for a limited time.It's a safe bet that most of us have seen a color that made us want to know more about it at some point in our lives. Maybe you've seen a vibrant plate in a store that would be perfect as an accent color in the bedroom you're redoing. Or maybe the color of that old, pink beat-up blanket your kid loved years ago could be used as part of a big-kid room redo.On sale for $79

The bisexual community has an inside joke describing what it's like to date as a bi person: People think it means double the options and double the fun, but it really just means double the rejection (sad trombone sound effect).You have to be able to laugh at self-deprecating jokes like this if you're a member of the Lonely Hearts Club, regardless of whether you're diving into the straight or gay dating scene. But bisexual people do face extra roadblocks in the dating world.Online dating absolute

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TL;DR: If you want a convenient interface to take calls, manage navigation, and change songs, get the Seven-Inch Wireless Car Display with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on sale for $79.97 (reg. $139). On a road trip, pretty much anything that'd take your eyes off the road falls to the passenger. That means navigation, music selection, and maybe they screen your calls for you. Unfortunately, you might not always have your favorite passenger while you're on the road, but a good wireless car

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TL;DR: Live stream the New Orleans Saints vs. the San Francisco 49ers for free. You can watch the NFL preseason games for free from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.It's only preseason, which as football fans know, is really just an an exhibition. Even so, the 49ers are one of the top picks to win the Super Bowl but dropped their preseason opener to the Tennessee Titans. And the preseason games can be important for figuring out the roster — particularly for the 49ers, who have some in

TL;DR: Live stream the Green Bay Packers vs. the Denver Broncos for free. You can watch the NFL preseason games for free from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.It might be "American" football but NFL action has never been more popular outside of North America, which is why fans around the globe want to know how to catch all the action — even this week's preseason games.Among the games being played this weekend is the Green Bay Packers vs. the Denver Broncos. The Packers are following a

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Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for August 18's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, k

If you've been online in the past week, you're probably familiar with the "very mindful, very demure, very cutesy" agenda. It's a phrase beloved by pop stars and politicians — having been seen on the feeds of J.Lo and the White House — and all that attention has made it possible for its creator, TikTokker Jools Lebron, to finance the remainder of her gender transition. In a TikTok posted earlier this week, Lebron described how much change her videos — most of which describe all