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Source: The Verge AT&T has announced a new feature called Internet Backup that will automatically switch from a home’s wired internet to a cellular connection through a nearby smartphone should its fiber service experience a disruption. The feature is offered at no additional charge to customers with AT&T Fiber service and an “eligible AT&T unlimited…

Source: The Verge Whether you want to quickly locate your bag at the airport or keep a closer tab on your keys, Apple’s AirTags are incredibly useful. And right now, you can buy four of the versatile location trackers for an all-time low of $69.99 ($30 off) at Amazon and Best Buy. You can also…

Source: The Verge International negotiations to create a legally binding treaty to stem the tide of plastic pollution ended in a stalemate on Monday — pushing talks past their initial deadline and into next year. More than 100 countries have shown support for limits on plastic manufacturing. They’ve faced fierce opposition from other countries that…

Source: The Verge You guys, I’m raging. Against my better judgment, I bought a 77-inch LG C2 in February 2023 for $3,200 despite knowing the price would plummet just a few months later after the C3’s launch. I was incredibly thirsty to give my 120Hz gaming consoles a proper upgrade. Imagine how I’m feeling now…

Source: The Verge For example, users who purchase US $9.99 worth of Robux with a gift card, computer, or web would have originally received 800 Robux but will now receive 200 extra Robux or a total of 1000 Robux to spend on passes, in-experience items, and avatar items. Users who purchase a $10 gift card…

Source: The Verge An Apple worker is suing the company over claims it requires employees to waive their right to privacy and subjects them to surveillance, as first reported by Semafor. In a lawsuit filed on Monday, Apple employee Amar Bhakta accuses Apple of accessing employee data through company-managed devices — including personal iPhones it…

Source: The Verge Google Maps is now starting to show Waze incident reports while you navigate and includes the ability to contribute by confirming road conditions in the app via prompts. Google announced in July that both apps would cross-pollinate more data, delivering more Waze-sourced road closures, construction, speed cameras, and police presence information into…

Source: The Verge DJI’s current folding drones, including the Mini 4 Pro and Mini 3, feature collapsing propellers and arms that fold towards the sides of each drone’s body. The guarded propellers on the DJI Flip appear to instead fold downwards in the leaked animation, resulting in all four of them being neatly stacked to…

Source: The Verge Garmins can cost a pretty penny. But good news for runners looking for a deal: the excellent Forerunner 255 is down to $250 ($100 off) for Cyber Monday. Although it’s a last-gen device, the Forerunner 255 will appeal to runners who prefer the longest-possible battery life. That’s because it has a memory-in-pixel…

Source: The Verge The Tablet 2 apparently would have gotten a 120Hz 10.95-inch LCD display, doubling the refresh rate of its predecessor, while the resolution would’ve been unchanged at 2,560 x 1,600 pixels. The Tablet 2 had some camera upgrades, too: it would’ve gotten the same 10MP selfie camera as the Pixel 9 Pro Fold,…