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theverge Oct 18, 2023

Disney’s Gargoyles may live again — for real this time https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/16/23920021/disney-reboot-animated-gargoyles-live-action

Disney’s Gargoyles will live again

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the creative team behind Annabelle is bringing the animated show Gargoyles back as a live-action show for Disney Plus.

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theverge Oct 18, 2023

Pixel 6 owners who use multiple profiles run into problems with Android 14 https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/16/23919957/pixel-6-android-14-upgrade-bugs-multiple-user-profiles

Pixel 6 owners who use multiple profiles run into problems with Android 14

Pixel phone owners who use multiple profiles have reported some odd bugs following the update to Android 14 that lock them out of their storage or cause other crashes.

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theverge Oct 17, 2023

Minecraft has sold over 300 million copies https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/15/23916349/minecraft-mojang-sold-300-million-copies-live-2023

Minecraft has sold over 300 million copies

Mojang Studios has announced that Minecraft has sold over 300 million copies, cementing it as the bestselling video game of all time.

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theverge Oct 16, 2023

Watch iFixit tear down the Meta Quest 3 in this beautifully shot video https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23915962/meta-quest-3-teardown-ifixit-replace-battery

Watch iFixit tear down the Meta Quest 3 in this beautifully shot video

iFixit has a brilliant Meta Quest 3 teardown video that gets right up close to the gadget’s delightfully shiny guts. It’s not an easy device to repair, but it’s easier than the Quest Pro.

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theverge Oct 16, 2023

Apple’s cheaper Vision Pro follow-up still won’t be cheap https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/15/23917710/apple-vision-pro-cheaper-no-eyesight-external-display

Apple’s cheaper Vision Pro follow-up still won’t be cheap

A new report says Apple’s next mixed-reality headset will likely ditch the external EyeSight screen to reach a cheaper price point, along with other hardware compromises.

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theverge Oct 16, 2023

Google tests adding a Discover Feed to its valuable desktop homepage https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23915480/google-discover-feed-desktop-homepage-experiment

Google tests adding a Discover Feed to its valuable desktop homepage

Google is experimenting with adding a Discover Feed to its desktop homepage. It’s currently a limited test that’s being run in India.

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theverge Oct 16, 2023

Apple’s new video reactions are making therapy incredibly awkward https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23916475/apple-video-reactions-telehealth-therapy-awkward-simplepractice

Apple’s new video reactions are making therapy incredibly awkward

SimplePractice is warning patients about Apple’s new video reactions feature that might let people unintentionally add heart emoji or virtual fireworks during a telehealth video call. The reactions are new in iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma.

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theverge Oct 16, 2023

YouTube is the latest large platform to face EU scrutiny regarding the war in Israel https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23916318/youtube-eu-scrutiny-israel-hamas-war-thierry-breton-sundar-pichai

YouTube is the latest large platform to face EU scrutiny regarding the war in Israel

European Commissioner Thierry Breton sent a letter to Sundar Pichai reminding him of the company’s obligations under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) to keep illegal content and disinformation from being shared on YouTube.

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theverge Oct 16, 2023

Caltech ends its Wi-Fi lawsuit against Apple and Broadcom https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/14/23917210/caltech-ends-apple-broadcom-lawsuit-wi-fi-patent

Caltech ends its Wi-Fi lawsuit against Apple and Broadcom

Caltech says it’s dismissing its legal claims that Apple and Broadcom violated its Wi-Fi patents and requests that the companies do the same.

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theverge Oct 16, 2023

Apple rumors claim refreshed iPads are coming this week https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/15/23917926/apple-ipad-air-mini-tablet-m2-a16-bionic-rumor

Apple rumors claim refreshed iPads are coming this week

Apple may announce a new iPad Air, iPad Mini, and 11th-generation base iPad this week, each with updated specs and a possible fix for iPad Mini’s “jelly scroll” issue.

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