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Alien: Romulus is getting a VHS release
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/20/24274915/alien-romulus-vhs-limited-edition-collectible-release-date
The tech YouTuber who opened a coffee shop
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/20/24273515/coffee-check-david-cogen-unlockr-vergecast
Apple’s macOS Sequoia lets you snap windows into position — here’s how
https://www.theverge.com/24273664/apple-macos-sequoia-windows-snap-how-to
The Internet Archive hackers still have access to its internal emailing tools
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/20/24274826/internet-archive-hackers-replying-zendesk-tickets
Time to upgrade your reading gadgets
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/20/24273552/kindle-colorsoft-paperwhite-ipad-mini-sonos-arc-installer
Why are Instagram searches for ‘Adam Driver Megalopolis’ blocked for CSAM?
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/19/24274467/instagram-facebook-meta-block-csam-adam-driver-megalopolis-mega-drive-content-moderation
Ford tells some EV customers to stop using its Tesla Supercharger adapter
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/19/24274405/ford-ev-nacs-adapter-faulty-replacement-service-bulletin
iFixit’s Meta Quest 3S teardown reveals a Quest 2 ‘hiding inside’
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/19/24274330/meta-quest-3s-teardown-quest-2-lenses-lcd-panel
Ember’s temperature-controlled smart mugs are 20 percent off today
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/19/24272664/ember-travel-mug-2-plus-smart-tumbler-xbox-wireless-controller-deal-sale
At 21 years old, the iMac G4 is still down to party
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/19/24274206/imac-g4-docklite-g4-external-monitor-display-hdmi-conversion-apple-silicon-mac
Anora director Sean Baker writes the ending first
https://www.theverge.com/24272793/anora-sean-baker-interview
DJI sues the US Department of Defense for labeling it a ‘Chinese Military Company’
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/19/24274153/dji-sues-us-dod-chinese-military-company
Stoke Voltaics’ portable electric cookware review
https://www.theverge.com/24273375/stoke-voltaics-portable-electric-cookware-review
OnePlus might be ditching curved edges too
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/18/24273650/oneplus-13-leak-rumor-design-flat-edge
Fans come to the rescue of popular Mario content creator
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/18/24273563/supper-mario-broth-creator-fan-support
Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge
For the last eight months, David Cogen has been living a double life. By day: a YouTuber and creator, the face of TheUnlockr (TheUnlockr/videos" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnlockr/videos), reviewing phones and testing ebikes and explaining how food smokers really work. By night and morning and every single other available moment in between: a coffee shop entrepreneur, working to get a Brooklyn spot called Coffee Check up and running. The whole thing started late last year and escalated quickly. He needed a new workspace after his previous lease ended, had a business idea for it that didn’t quite pan out, decided to repurpose his new space into a coffee roastery, and then realized there was a front door to the street. Why not open a cafe, too?
Coffee Check (https://coffeecheck.nyc/) has been open since late August, and on the...
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Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge
For many a year, Windows users have been dragging their program windows over to the borders of the screen to snap them into position (https://www.theverge.com/22710511/windows-11-snap-layouts-how-to), splitting the screen up evenly into halves or quarters. Now, with the rollout of macOS Sequoia, Mac users can do the same. You can get a Spotify playlist up alongside your email inbox, for example, or a report you’re writing up alongside the online articles you’re reporting on. It means less switching between windows and more information on the screen.
Once you’ve got macOS Sequoia installed on your Mac, you can take advantage of what Apple calls window tiling. There are several methods you can use.
Use the green button
Move the cursor up to the green zoom button to the left of any open window.
A choice...
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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Early this morning, I received an email from “The Internet Archive Team,” replying to a message I’d sent on October 9th. Except its author doesn’t seem to have been the digital archivists’ support team — it was apparently written by the hackers who breached the site (https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/9/24266419/internet-archive-ddos-attack-pop-up-message) earlier this month and who evidently maintain some level of access to its systems.
I’m not alone. Users on the Internet Archive subreddit are reporting (https://www.reddit.com/r/internetarchive/comments/1g7sb6b/well_thats_concerning_got_this_reply_on_an_email/) getting the replies, as well. Here is the message I received:
It’s dispiriting to see that even after being made aware of the breach 2 weeks ago, IA has still not done the due diligence of rotating many of the API keys that were exposed in their gitlab secrets.
As demonstrated by this message, this includes a Zendesk token...
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Image: David Pierce / The Verge
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 57, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy Kindle Season to all who celebrate, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)
This week, I’ve been reading about sports betting and designer proteins and the Ford Bronco, listening to Bon Iver’s new Sable and Brian Eno’s old Music for Airports on repeat, watching Archer and Unstable, desperately trying to find a better controller for the Nintendo Switch, and finally seriously making plans to build a whole seltzer system into my kitchen counter. It’s just time.
I also have for you an unusually gadget-heavy week: new Kindles, new iPads, new retro game consoles, and much more....
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Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge
When people search for “Adam driver Megalopolis” on Instagram or Facebook right now, instead of seeing posts about Francis Ford Coppola’s latest film (https://www.theverge.com/24243766/megalopolis-review), they’re shown a warning, titled, “Child sexual abuse is illegal.”
That bizarre fact was pointed out (https://x.com/GraceGFreud/status/1847446202230477125) in a post on X yesterday, and as of today, I’m still seeing it when I search for the phrase. But why? Well, it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with recent Threads moderation failures (https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/11/24267898/mosseri-acknowledges-mistakes-threads-instagram-broken-moderation). Nor are there bombshell revelations about Megalopolis or its main star that I’m aware of.
Screenshot: Instagram
Yikes.
Instead, Facebook and Instagram seem to be blocking searches containing “mega” and “drive” — I saw it when I searched with those two words together, but not when I...
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Ford says some of its NACS adapters could cause issues. | Image: Ford
Ford started offering free adapters for Tesla’s Supercharger network to owners of its EVs in February (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/29/24085844/ford-ev-adapter-tesla-supercharger-nacs), and now it’s telling some of its customers to stop using them, reports InsideEVs. The company found a “potential issue” that could cause “reduced charging speeds over time” or even damage to the charge port itself, according to a service bulletin (https://view.msg.ford.com/?qs=c386a7d127fc73d2a2ec46eb66a99b127fa90b980fbf8b6053fe8596e59470a09388b555260b6e15d99f8abf1d505b8751fed62c3af2f011dc7c663dbd88e28de590275579cdd301) it’s sending to those affected.
Ford EV owners should follow the link on Ford’s notice to make sure it has the right address on file. If it is, they won’t need to do anything else to get their replacement, but if not, the company says customers need to update their address by October 24th.
Ford will supply a replacement adapter in the coming weeks and provide return instructions to send back...
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What if I told you the Meta Quest 3S is in some ways just a more powerful Quest 2 (https://www.theverge.com/21437674/oculus-quest-2-review-features-photos) with color passthrough? “Yes, of course it is,” someone who’s read our coverage (https://www.theverge.com/24252316/meta-quest-3s-hands-on-connect-2024) might say, but iFixit shows just how true that is in the teardown video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvEXxIptBaY) it published today.
The first hint of that is the headset’s Fresnel lenses, which iFixit’s Shahram Mokhtari writes in a blog post (https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=66960X1514734&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ifixit.com%2FNews%2F101990%2Fmetas-quest-3s-is-just-a-revamped-quest-2-and-its-the-better-for-it&referrer=theverge.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2024%2F10%2F19%2F24274330%2Fmeta-quest-3s-teardown-quest-2-lenses-lcd-panel) are “100% compatible” with those used by the Quest 2. The headset has the older headset’s IPD adjustment mechanism, as well; and it shares the same single LCD panel, rather than using one panel per eye (https://youtu.be/liVll-GVF3Q?t=293), like the Meta Quest 3 (https://www.theverge.com/23906313/meta-quest-3-review-vr-mixed-reality-headset).
Screenshot: YouTube
This is what sits behind the faceplate of the Quest 3S.
Legacy parts aside, iFixit found that the 3S uses two...
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Let’s face it, no one likes room temperature coffee. | Image: Ember
Fall has arrived, bringing cooler temperatures with it. Thankfully, Ember is running a sale (https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=66960X1514734&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fember.com%2Fcollections%2Fember-season&referrer=theverge.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2024%2F10%2F19%2F24272664%2Fember-travel-mug-2-plus-smart-tumbler-xbox-wireless-controller-deal-sale) through October 21st that takes 20 percent off many of its self-heating vessels — including the Ember Mug 2, a guilty pleasure (https://www.theverge.com/22820219/guilty-pleasures-ice-halo-dyson-sims) of ours. The 10-ounce mug (https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=66960X1514734&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fember.com%2Fproducts%2Fember-mug-2%3Fvariant%3D30843977826389&referrer=theverge.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2024%2F10%2F19%2F24272664%2Fember-travel-mug-2-plus-smart-tumbler-xbox-wireless-controller-deal-sale) is available for about $104 ($27 off) with promo code SEASON20, while the 14-ounce version (https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=66960X1514734&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fember.com%2Fproducts%2Fember-mug-2%3Fvariant%3D32734187126869&referrer=theverge.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2024%2F10%2F19%2F24272664%2Fember-travel-mug-2-plus-smart-tumbler-xbox-wireless-controller-deal-sale) is down to about $120 ($30 off). The same code is good for the metallic versions of either model, too, as well as the 16-ounce Ember Tumbler (now $143.96) and the ultra-fancy Travel Mug 2 Plus (now $159.96).
Each Ember Mug 2 features a built-in battery, which allows the second-gen smart mug to last up to 90 minutes per charge or indefinitely if you set it on the included charging coaster. It pairs with a...
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I’ve never been so happy to use a computer that meets my state’s legal drinking age. | Photo: Wes Davis / The Verge
It’s been 20 years since Apple discontinued (https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac_1.25_17_fp.html) the iMac G4, a unique computer with a funky half-globe base and a flatscreen LCD on a fancy hinge and adjustable arm. In its unaltered state, it’s a nice-to-look-at, nostalgic relic that’s unusable in modern contexts. I coveted it and never got to own one at the time, but thanks to Juicy Crumb’s DockLite G4 (https://juicycrumb.com/product/docklite-g4/?v=0b3b97fa6688#imac-model), I’m using this classic iMac every day as an external monitor.
The DockLite G4 is a drop-in replacement motherboard for the iMac G4’s board that features an HDMI port, along with three USB-A and a single USB-C port, and 3.5mm ports for audio. Most importantly, it uses the iMac’s existing mounting holes and internal connectors for power and video, so all you need is a couple of screwdrivers...
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Image: Neon
The director of Anora talks about representing sex work onscreen and how sticking the landing of a film means thinking about it first.
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The DJI Mavic Pro 3 drone. | Image: DJI
DJI, the world’s largest drone company, is suing to avoid being seen as a tool of the Chinese government. On Friday, it sued the US Department of Defense to delete its name from a list of “Chinese Military Companies,” claiming it has no such relationship to Chinese authorities and has suffered unfairly as a result of that designation.
Since DJI was added to that list in 2022, the company claims, it has “lost business deals, been stigmatized as a national security threat, and been banned from contracting with multiple federal government agencies,” and that its employees “now suffer frequent and pervasive stigmatization” and are “repeatedly harassed and insulted in public places.”
It also alleges that the DoD would not offer the company...
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The Stoke Voltaic Nomad Cooking System (left) and Joulle Kettle Pot. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge
Sometimes you just need a portable electric cookset. Maybe it’s during a major power outage when everyone’s huddled together over the warm glow of the family power station. Or maybe it’s at a tailgate party or picnic. In my case, it’s anywhere I decided to park my van over the last few months while testing two cooking systems from Stoke Voltaics.
Most portable cooksets are powered by a liquid fuel like propane. It’s inexpensive and readily available in canisters of all sizes. But sometimes you’d rather not deal with an open flame, pollutants, and the noise and smell that comes with it. Stoke Voltaics’ gear is powered by electricity, which can be easily supplied by a solar generator and replenished by the sun.
I tested the company’s new $... (https://www.stokevoltaics.store/products/nomad-cooking-system)
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The future of phones is flat. | Image: Digital Chat Station on Weibo
The next OnePlus flagship looks a little flat — and that’s a good thing. The alleged image of the unreleased OnePlus 13 was posted to Weibo (https://weibo.com/6048569942/OC7uJaxV5?pagetype=profilefeed) and has been since removed, but not before it was spotted by 9to5Google. It shows the phone with flat sides rather than the curved edges featured by recent OnePlus phones. It’s a small shift, but it would make OnePlus the latest in a long list of phone makers to adopt the (arguably more comfortable) flat edge design.
The current trend dates back to 2020 when Apple released the iPhone 12 with flat sides, calling on an older design from the iPhone 4 and 5. Over the past few years, other companies followed suit with flat screens and less curved side rails: Samsung started straightening out the Galaxy S...
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Image: Nintendo
Fans of the popular Mario blog, Supper Mario Broth (https://www.suppermariobroth.com/), have come together to remind us that the internet can still be a place where good things happen.
Supper Mario Broth is one of the most wholesome Mario blogs on the internet. Since 2017, its owner has posted a regular stream of Mario-flavored tidbits he could dig up including interesting glitches, old advertisements and merchandise, screenshots, gifs, artwork, and more. If it’s obscure and has to do with Mario, Supper Mario Broth will let you know about it and the blog has become a celebrated institution in the broader Nintendo community.
However on October 17th, the person behind all this wonderful content posted a video (https://youtu.be/QAPGbeknudY?si=UNRxHxYbatCc8wFZ) saying the entire endeavor was in danger of being permanently...
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge
WP Engine is asking a court to put a stop to Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg’s public campaign against the company. In a motion for a preliminary injunction (https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25237665-wp-engine-injunction?responsive=1&title=1) filed against Automattic and Mullenweg on Friday, the third-party hosting platform requests that the court restore its access to WordPress resources and allow it to regain control of its plugin that had been taken over.
In the filing, WP Engine claims it’s facing “multiple forms of immediate irreparable harm” as a result of Mullenweg and Automattic’s actions, including “loss of customers, market share and goodwill.” The company also says it saw a 14 percent increase in cancellation requests from September 26th to the 30th — just days after Mullenweg called WP Engine a “cancer” to the... (https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/23/24252634/wordpress-co-founder-matt-mullenweg-calls-wp-engine-a-cancer)
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