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Tesla has taken over electric vehicles, solar panels and robotaxis, and now it's targeting bikes for kids. The tech manufacturing giant has developed a $225 balance bike for toddlers with a five-way adjustable seat and no pedals or brakes, complete with the Tesla logo plastered on its frame.
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The cheapest plan is jumping from $10.99 per month to $11.99. by Jay Peters Jul 17, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years
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Turns out decades-old email tricks still work against some LLM-powered email filters Notice more spam getting through that corporate email filter lately? Attackers are using a technique known as "text salting," which hides benign-looking words intended to confuse some AI-powered email filters, says cybersecurity firm Barracuda. The email
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Amazon asks users not to panic as it works to fix the bug Your AWS billing estimate might look just a little inflated right now. If you woke up to find an email from Amazon Web Services this morning telling you that you’d gone over your billing threshold by
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OS PLATFORMS 22H2 has until 2028, or there's always Windows 11 Microsoft will end OneDrive synchronization support next month for older versions of Windows 10, leaving users without client updates, fixes, or technical assistance. According to a post on the company's Message Center, OneDrive sync app
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And what to expect in Firefox 153 as the next ESR release gets close Firefox releases will soon get even closer together – but not ESR ones, which remain annual, with the next one due out soon. The change was announced last week on the dev-platform@mozilla.org mailing list by
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. SpotiSlop: Large language models and sophisticated audio-generation tools are disrupting the traditional music industry. Digital listening platforms such as Spotify have become prime targets for AI-powered spammers, but trade organizations are fighting back with
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The Dyson Hot+Cool HF1 is a sleek 2-in-1 smart appliance that provides heating in the winter and cooling in the summer. Designed for year-round comfort, the $499 unit combines quiet operation and smart controls with Dyson’s signature bladeless design. I typically use a ceiling fan for the summer
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Misinformation isn’t limited to social media posts and shady websites. It also spreads through everyday conversations, meetings, podcasts, videos, and lectures, where questionable claims are often passed off as certain truths. By the time you think to check whether something is actually true, the conversation may have already moved
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) intends to renew its contract with a subsidiary of data broker giant Thomson Reuters at a rate of up to $25 million per year for up to five years in order to accommodate an urgent, “multiplied” demand for data that can identify “unaccompanied minors” as
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Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI last Friday, and it’s not messing around. The complaint alleges a pattern of misconduct reaching all the way up to OpenAI’s chief hardware officer and claims more than 400 former Apple employees now work at the company. OpenAI’s response
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Also on The Vergecast: Siri AI is here, OnePlus is leaving, and the cracking face emoji is coming. by David Pierce Jul 17, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC David Pierce is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street
