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The 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros are still the best laptops for creative professionals. This year they’re a little faster, with better webcams, new anti-glare screen options, and that’s mostly it. Read the full story at The Verge.
Did you miss out on Black Friday deals this year? Well, good news, certain sales are back on now through December 16. Many brands you can find on Amazon are running their Black Friday sales again, so you have time to stock up on Christmas gifts or gifts for yourself. You’ll find DNA kits, beauty…
The University of Michigan fired a DEI official after she was accused of making antisemitic statements earlier this year, The New York Times reported on Thursday. Rachel Dawson, the director of the university’s Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI), was accused of stating that her school was “controlled by wealthy Jews” and that Jewish students…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After the surprise ousting of former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger last week, the chip maker is facing an uncertain future that could involve splitting the company up. The temporary co-CEOs of Intel both appeared at Barclays investment banking conference on Thursday, hinting at a potential manufacturing spinoff. Intel’s…
Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Microsoft has quietly ended the sale of new credits and phone number features for Skype this week. Skype Credit and Skype Number are both being discontinued in favor of Microsoft pushing subscriptions instead. Skype Credit was a pay-as-you-go plan for making calls both locally and internationally, and Skype…
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge ChatGPT launched roughly two years and two weeks ago. Now, as we near the end of 2024, the AI race is… well, where is it, exactly? It’s more competitive than ever, there’s more money being poured into new models and products than ever, and it’s not at all clear…
Caitlin Clark’s recent comment about benefiting from White privilege in the WNBA has fueled hostile online debates since it was published in Time magazine on Tuesday. Former NCAA swimmer and OutKick host Riley Gaines got in on the action in her latest online debate with a left-wing figure. This time, Gaines took on journalist Jemele…
Roughly a month after defeating Mike Tyson, Jake Paul has added to his boxing promotion roster. Most Valuable Promotions on Friday announced the signing of two-time Canadian Olympian and amateur world champion Tammara “Tamm” Thibeault. Thibeault will become the first woman in history to make her pro debut under men’s rules – four three-minute rounds…
Every rookie entering the NFL wishes to make an immediate impact on their team, especially first-round picks who carry loads of expectation when they hear their names called by Commissioner Roger Goodell on Draft night. After breaking the 40-yard dash record at the NFL Scouting Combine, Xavier Worthy raised his draft stock, entering that zone…
Former Obama adviser Van Jones warned the political class that the strategies they believed would win over the American people are woefully outdated. At the New York Times DealBook summit, political figures offered their autopsies of why the Harris campaign failed and how the Trump campaign rode the wave of America’s changing media. Jones argued…