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Juul Survives a Blow From the FDA?for Now

Plus: Instagram cracks down on age verification, Microsoft says it will stop using AI to track emotions, and Twitter wants to be a blog.

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Juul Survives a Blow From the FDA?for Now

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The Post-Roe Privacy Nightmare Has Arrived

Plus: Microsoft details Russia's Ukraine hacking campaign, Meta's election integrity efforts dwindle, and more.

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The Post-Roe Privacy Nightmare Has Arrived

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The Best Climbing Gear for Beginners

You don't need a lot, nor do you need to spend a ton. From harnesses to carabiners, here are our favorites.

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The Best Climbing Gear for Beginners

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The Cowboy 4 Ebike Is the Perfect Steed for Rookie Riders

This sleek Belgian ebike is ready to ride out of the box, integrates helpfully with your phone, and looks as good as Sam Elliott in a felt hat.

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The Cowboy 4 Ebike Is the Perfect Steed for Rookie Riders

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A Warming Climate Takes a Toll on the Vanishing Rio Grande

Rising temperatures and an unprecedented drought pose a grave and growing peril to the river and its ecosystems.

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A Warming Climate Takes a Toll on the Vanishing Rio Grande

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11 Great Deals on Backyard, Beach, and Camp Gear

Ring in the start of summer with these outdoor discounts.

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11 Great Deals on Backyard, Beach, and Camp Gear

The Verge

Apple Music's student plan is getting more expensive in the US, UK, and Canada

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple Music has raised the subscription price of its student plan in the US, UK, and Canada, as first reported by 9to5Mac (via TechCrunch). While it's increasing the price from $4.99 to $5.99 / month in the US and Canada, student users in ...

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Apple Music's student plan is getting more expensive in the US, UK, and Canada

The Verge

Intel delays ceremony for Ohio factory over lack of government funding

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Intel is postponing the groundbreaking ceremony for its planned chip-making facilities in Ohio because the US government hasn't yet provided it with funding, the company confirmed to The Verge (via The Washington Post and The Wall Street ...

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Intel delays ceremony for Ohio factory over lack of government funding

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The best instant cameras you can buy right now

Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge We found the best cameras for your budget and needs Continue reading…

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The best instant cameras you can buy right now

The Verge

The brewing fight to keep abortion info online

Illustration by William Joel Yesterday, the Supreme Court voted to uphold a Mississippi abortion ban and overturn Roe v. Wade, ending abortion access in some states and triggering impending bans in others. The decision won't end abortion in America, but in many places it will ...

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The brewing fight to keep abortion info online

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Google's Pixel 5 was the last of its kind

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge From time to time, I"ll grab a random device out of the Verge reviews closet and spend a week or two with it. It's mostly out of random curiosity and for the sake of comparing "old" products against the latest and greatest. Most recently, ...

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Google's Pixel 5 was the last of its kind

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Starlink RV review: the dawn of space internet to go

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Starlink RV review: the dawn of space internet to go

Engadget

FromSoftware's next game is "in the final stages" of development

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FromSoftware's next game is "in the final stages" of development

Engadget

Google tells workers they can relocate 'without justification' following Supreme Court decision

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Google tells workers they can relocate 'without justification' following Supreme Court decision

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Apple reportedly won't challenge historic Maryland store unionization vote

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Apple reportedly won't challenge historic Maryland store unionization vote

Engadget

US senators ask FTC to investigate Apple and Google over mobile tracking

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US senators ask FTC to investigate Apple and Google over mobile tracking

Engadget

Recommended Reading: A blockchain primer

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Recommended Reading: A blockchain primer

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Juul can temporarily keep selling its vaping products in the US

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Juul can temporarily keep selling its vaping products in the US

Fast Company

We could be using facial authentication for a whole lot more than unlocking our phones

Apple's product release events are famous for providing the stage where innovative products and services are introduced to the world for the first time. From Steve Jobs pulling the iPod out of his pocket to the iPhone's debut, the event's reputation is well established as a must-see reveal. In 2017, ...

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Fast Company

We could be using facial authentication for a whole lot more than unlocking our phones

Fast Company

A 250 million-year-old insect could inspire an ultrathin wallpaper that absorbs sound

About 65 million years ago, right around the time dinosaurs went extinct, bats evolved the ability to echolocate. They would produce clicks with their mouth or nose and listen for echoes of those clicks bouncing off surfaces and animals in the dark. Bats were major predators of moths, so many moths ...

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A 250 million-year-old insect could inspire an ultrathin wallpaper that absorbs sound

Fast Company

The ultimate guide to purposeful productivity (your mental health will thank you)

Have you ever looked at another person's daily accomplishments and thought, "How do they do it&x201D;" By the time most are pouring a second cup of coffee in the morning, some super-achievers have gone for a 5-mile run, hit inbox zero, and nailed the rough draft of that report due next week. Oh, and ...

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The ultimate guide to purposeful productivity (your mental health will thank you)

Fast Company

First bipartisan gun legislation in nearly 30 years to become law

The first Congressional action on gun control in nearly three decades is headed to President Joe Biden's desk. With the support of all Democrats and 14 Republicans, the House on Friday passed the bipartisan bill 234-193, which is designed to make it more difficult for people to acquire firearms,&xA0; ...

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Fast Company

First bipartisan gun legislation in nearly 30 years to become law

Fast Company

These tech companies are pledging to pay for abortion travel

A number of tech and media companies are responding to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade by offering to pay the travel expenses of employees who will now have to travel to access reproductive health services in other states. At least 13 states are expected to begin enforcing "trigger ...

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Fast Company

These tech companies are pledging to pay for abortion travel

Fast Company

Polestar goes public: What to know about the electric vehicle company's SPAC merger

On Friday, the EV market received a jolt as Swedish electric performance carmaker Polestar began trading on the Nasdaq after going public via a SPAC transaction. Shares, trading under the ticker "PSNY,&x201D; opened the trading day valued at $13.30 but sank to less than $11 as of midday. Polestar ...

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Fast Company

Polestar goes public: What to know about the electric vehicle company's SPAC merger

Ars Technica

New bacterium roughly the size, shape of an eyelash smashes size record

The discovery greatly expands the scope of known microbial diversity.

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Ars Technica

New bacterium roughly the size, shape of an eyelash smashes size record

Ars Technica

LCD vs. LED vs. Mini LED vs. OLED: A quick guide

A brief breakdown of the display tech behind TVs, monitors, and laptops.

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LCD vs. LED vs. Mini LED vs. OLED: A quick guide

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PlayStation studios, major publishers break silence on abortion rights [Updated]

Ubisoft, Activision Blizzard, and more respond to Supreme Court decision.

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PlayStation studios, major publishers break silence on abortion rights [Updated]

Ars Technica

Apple's AR/VR headset will arrive in January 2023, analyst projects

Ming-Chi Kuo called it "the most complicated product Apple has ever designed."

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Apple's AR/VR headset will arrive in January 2023, analyst projects

Ars Technica

NASA's Psyche mission launch on hold indefinitely pending reevaluation

The mission's control software hasn't been validated, and launch window is closing.

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Ars Technica

NASA's Psyche mission launch on hold indefinitely pending reevaluation

Ars Technica

Pig heart transplant failure: Doctors detail everything that went wrong

We're currently unsure why the cells of the heart ended up dead.

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Ars Technica

Pig heart transplant failure: Doctors detail everything that went wrong

Recode

5 ways abortion bans could hurt women in the workforce

The end of Roe v. Wade will hurt women in many ways. | Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe via Getty Images How criminalizing abortion affects women at work. Roe vs. Wade is now overturned, which will soon effectively make abortion illegal in about half of US states. If that happens, ...

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5 ways abortion bans could hurt women in the workforce

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What police could find out about your illegal abortion

Now that Roe has been overturned, you might want to think twice about what you do with your phone. | Getty Images/iStockphoto The pre-Roe world didn't have data privacy laws. The post-Roe world needs them. The Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has made abortion ...

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What police could find out about your illegal abortion

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When you drive for work, $5 gas hurts

A man pumps gas at a mini-mart in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 15. | Gene J. Puskar/AP A look at how high gas prices are hurting workers and what to do about it. Back in February, when US gas prices were around $3.50, most Americans said they"d change their driving habits ...

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When you drive for work, $5 gas hurts