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/ Trump and vice presidential candidate JD Vance have embraced a racist smear against Haitian migrants. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Less than 30 minutes into the presidential debate, former president Donald Trump brought up a viral racist lie about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio — and repeated it after fact-checkers asserted that it wasn’t true. “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs — the people that came in — they’re eating the cats, they’re eating the pets of the people that live there,” Trump said in response to a que...

/ Its first major firmware update rolls out after three years in development. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>This little gadget keeps getting better and better.

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/ Sony next PlayStation console is more powerful and ready for the latest games. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Sony The PS5 Pro is official. After months of leaks, Sony just announced a more powerful PS5 console during a special technical presentation. Mark Cerny, the lead architect of the PS5 console, revealed the latest addition to the PlayStation console lineup and says it improves on the original console in three key ways: a larger GPU, advanced ray tracing, custom AI-driven upscaling. The hardware upgrades result in 45 percent faster rendering, and should improve the...

/ The new color options for the modernized Game Boy will be available starting on September 12th for $249.99. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Like past Pocket colorways, the GBC-inspired collection will be available in limited quantities.

/ The ad tech antitrust trial against Google began on Monday, with a focus on publisher tools. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Google and the US Justice Department each believe the other wants too much of one thing: control. “Control is the defining characteristic of a monopolist,” DOJ counsel Julia Tarver Wood said during opening statements in the federal government’s second antitrust trial against the search giant, which kicked off Monday in Alexandria, Virginia. To the government, Google exerts too much control over every ste...

Entertainment / His distinguished career in film, TV, and theater spanned decades. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Photo by Jemal Countess / Getty Images James Earl Jones, the distinguished actor behind the voice of Darth Vader, has died at age 93, according to Deadline. Jones was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, in 1931. After managing to overcome a speech impediment, Jones went on to have a massive acting career, with credits spanning dozens of plays, TV shows, and films over several decades. He got his start on Broadway, starring in Sunrise At Campobello at the Cort Theatre in 1...

/ Apple announced three new AirPods at its iPhone 16 event — including two versions of the AirPods 4. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Apple Alongside the new iPhone 16 and Apple Watch Series 10, Apple announced three new versions of the AirPods during its “It’s Glowtime” event on Monday. They include the new entry-level AirPods 4 for $129, a higher-end AirPods 4 with active noise cancellation (ANC) that costs $179, and a revised AirPods Max priced at $549. All three will be available on September 20th and can be preordered today. According to Apple, the two new AirPods 4 mo...

/ You can already preorder Apple’s latest smartwatches for $399 and $799, respectively. a]:text-gray-13″>If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Apple The iPhone 16 took center stage during Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event on Monday, but it wasn’t the only new gadget to make its debut. Apple also introduced the new Apple Watch Series 10 and a black version of the existing Apple Watch Ultra 2. Both are available for preorder starting today and launch on September 20th, with the Seri...

Filed under: p>span:first-child]:text-gray-13 [&_.duet–article-byline-and]:text-gray-13″> By Lauren Feiner, a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. Share this story Google and the Department of Justice are facing off again, this time in a trial about whether Google has a monopoly in advertising technology markets. The trial kicks off on September 9th in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. The DOJ argues that Google has unfairly locked up the market for ad tech tools that publishers and advertisers rely on to monetize their websites and market their goods. Google retorts that it’s created efficient ...

As IFA 2024 wraps up, we’ve got all the news on the biggest announcements, hottest gadgets, and newest places companies found to put AI. You couldn’t shake a sausage-on-a-stick around the Messe Berlin without poking another laptop with AI. The most fun was Lenovo’s Auto Twist AI PC, a concept laptop whose screen you can control with your voice. Acer also popped out a portable gaming controller, and Copilot Plus landed everywhere. Plus, IFA emerged as the staging ground for a brewing battle between Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm over the future of Windows laptops. On the smart home side, we got gadgets galore, including cool new multi-functional LED wall panels from Nanoelaf and the long-awaited second-gen 8K Sync Box from Philips Hue. Aqara revealed its first-ever outdoor camera, one of just a h...