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Source: The Verge Hurricane Milton strengthened into a Category 5 storm today, becoming one of the most rapidly intensifying storms ever in the history of the Atlantic hurricane season.  “This is definitely off the charts” “This is almost like three times the threshold that is used. So, yeah, this is definitely off the charts,” Karthik…

Source: The Verge With iOS 14, Apple introduced the ability to set your sleep schedules in the Health app. The feature itself isn’t too complicated. You figure out how many hours you ideally want to get every night, then set a scheduled bedtime and wake time that suits that goal. Of course, you could always…

Source: The Verge Epic: “I agree with Google, we need to look at the real world.” Epic is getting eight minutes of rebuttal to Google’s closing argument, and lead attorney Gary Bornstein is using part of it to argue this: we should look at the internal documents in this case to see what’s actually going…

Source: The Verge To our customers, investors, and employees who have always loved Samsung Electronics, Today, we, the management of Samsung Electronics, would like to first apologize to you. The performance that fell short of market expectations has raised concerns about the fundamental technological competitiveness and the future of the company. Many people are talking…

Source: The Verge Chevy also added several additional versions of the electric truck with varying ranges compared to the outgoing 2024 model with only one version, the RST trim, priced at nearly $100,000. While a top-of-the-line “max range” version is still there, for 2025, Chevy will make a cheaper RST starting at $89,395 that has…

Source: The Verge At least two Russian creators have posted videos in which they unbox what appears to be the next base model 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M4 chip. Apple, which hasn’t announced the laptops yet, is rumored to have a launch planned for November. Over the weekend, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman pointed to a…

Source: The Verge Today, Judge James Donato issued his final ruling in Epic v. Google, ordering Google to effectively open up the Google Play app store to competition for three whole years. Google will have to distribute rival third-party app stores within Google Play, and it must give rival third-party app stores access to the…

Source: The Verge Ubisoft is addressing rumors that Tencent is exploring a buyout of the French game publisher — though it isn’t saying much right now. In a statement on Monday, Ubisoft said it “regularly reviews all its strategic options in the interest of its stakeholders and will inform the market if and when appropriate.”…

Source: The Verge Geico says it still offers insurance for Tesla’s Cybertruck after some customers reported being dropped by their insurance company for the expensive and unconventional electric truck. Several owners have reported difficulties in procuring coverage for their Cybertrucks, fueling speculation that the insurance industry was refusing to write policies for the truck. The…

Source: The Verge If you’ve noticed more engagement bait appearing across your Threads feed, you’re not alone. Meta is aware of the issue and looking at how to address it, according to Instagram boss Adam Mosseri. “We’ve seen an increase in engagement-bait on Threads and we’re working to get it under control,” Mosseri said on Threads…