OnePlus backs off its Watch 3’s huge price hike

OnePlus has reversed a big price hike for the Watch 3 and will sell the smartwatch for $349.99, OnePlus spokesperson Spencer Blank tells The Verge via email. That’s $20 more than the price it was initially announced at, but a big drop from the unexplained $499.99 cost it debuted at on April 10th.  Blank attributes…

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America is living in tariff limbo

For millions of people, any one of the many unprecedented actions in the first 100 days of the second Trump presidency was enough to show that the US is barreling toward – or has already arrived at – billionaire-helmed fascism. Sure, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has indiscriminately fired thousands of federal employees…

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Menendez brothers demand Los Angeles DA recuse himself or be disqualified in resentencing case

The attorney representing convicted murderers Erik and Lyle Menendez has taken action to try to disqualify Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman and his office from representing the state in the brothers’ resentencing case. Attorney Mark Geragos and his cocounsels filed paperwork on Friday announcing a motion to disqualify Hochman’s office, citing a “conflict…

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Nothing’s second modular phone reinvents the rules

The Phone 2 Pro is compatible with a kickstand, lanyard, and extra lenses — all sold separately. Nothing has announced the second phone under its colorful subbrand CMF: the Phone 2 Pro. Just like the first CMF phone, this is a modular handset with extra accessories you can screw into place. And also just like…

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