How BlackBerry Messenger set texting free
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How BlackBerry Messenger set texting free

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It’s important to remember that two decades ago, text messages cost 10 cents. Each. Back when we measured our cell phone plans in minutes, and when even…

Welcome to the ‘papers, please’ internet
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Welcome to the ‘papers, please’ internet

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This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the downward spiral of the internet, follow Adi…

ChatGPT is becoming an everything app
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ChatGPT is becoming an everything app

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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 101, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope you like silly…

Apple ends support for Clips video-editing app
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Apple ends support for Clips video-editing app

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Apple finally decided to pull the plug though, removing Clips from the App Store. The company also updated its support page to state clearly that “the Clips…

How The Verge and our readers manage kids’ screen time
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How The Verge and our readers manage kids’ screen time

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This week the Pew Research Center published a study about how parents managed screen time for their kids 12 and under. The results were not particularly surprising…

The AirPods 4 and Lego’s brick-ified Grogu are our favorite deals this week
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The AirPods 4 and Lego’s brick-ified Grogu are our favorite deals this week

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Right now, you can get the entry-level AirPods 4 for around $89 ($40 off) at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy. Apple’s newer wireless earbuds are a solid…

American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming
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American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming

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When Donald Trump’s administration issued orders to send the National Guard into Portland, Oregon, a person in a frog balloon suit showed up at the city’s ICE…

Dreams of Another feels like a fever dream
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Dreams of Another feels like a fever dream

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Dreams of Another is like playing an art-filled dream. It’s filled with unexpected events, disjointed acts, and hazy landscapes. Scenes end abruptly, and then you unexpectedly pick…

Is the Coros Nomad really an adventure watch?
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Is the Coros Nomad really an adventure watch?

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Coros’ Nomad is marketed as a “go-anywhere, do-anything” adventure watch. It’s got GPS and offline maps and will track a lot of activities, from yoga to bouldering.…

Hollywood has no idea what to do about AI
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Hollywood has no idea what to do about AI

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This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week.This week,…