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How to stop the Electoral College from invading your home screen

Some iOS users with the Washington Post app installed may have looked down at their device tonight only to find an undismissable black toggle hovering on their screen, with electoral vote counts in the 2024 presidential race slowly ticking upwards. (On my own iPhone it appears as the dynamic island.) If you tap on it it merely expands to give …

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Nintendo says its Switch successor will be backward compatible with Switch games

Nintendo hasn’t announced its Switch successor yet, but we do know one thing for sure: it will be able to play current Switch games, and have carryover for your Nintendo Switch Online services and account. The news was announced during Nintendo’s mid-year Policy Briefing, with further information promised “at a later date.” Nintendo also talked about numbers for the current …

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Suzuki teams up with Toyota on its first EV: the E Vitara

Suzuki and Toyota have been working together on a new 4WD-capable electric SUV, and in Italy yesterday, Suzuki revealed the fruits of the collaboration: a new compact called the E Vitara. It’s the automaker’s first EV, and it’s scheduled for production at Suzuki Motor Gujarat in India starting next spring. The E Vitara will launch in Europe, India, and Japan …

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Elon Musk is being sued over his $1 million giveaway to voters — again

Arizona resident Jacqueline McAferty is suing Elon Musk and his pro-Trump America PAC in a Texas federal court, alleging that the PAC’s $1 million-a-day lottery to registered voters in swing states was fraud. The proposed class-action lawsuit was filed a day after a Philadelphia judge denied the city’s request to order Musk to end the lottery — and seems to …

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Mozilla Foundation eliminates its advocacy and global programs divisions

The Mozilla Foundation laid off 30 percent of its workforce and completely eliminated its advocacy and global programs divisions, TechCrunch reports.  While Mozilla is best known for its Firefox web browser, the Mozilla Foundation — the parent of the Mozilla Corporation — describes itself as standing up “for the health of the internet.” With its advocacy and global programs divisions …

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Sony is discontinuing its $9,000 Airpeak S1 pro photography drone

Sony will also stop selling Airpeak S1 accessories like the drone’s gimbal, battery charger, and remote control next year. However, it will continue to sell replacement batteries and propellers until March 31st, 2026, and will offer inspections, repairs, and software maintenance until March 31st, 2030. The AirPeak S1 promised capabilities including a top speed of 55.9mph, flight times up to …

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This Google election conspiracy theory doesn’t hold up

In the video, originally shared by X user DogeDesigner, a user searches Google for “where can I vote for Harris” and “where can I vote for Trump.” The Harris search shows Google’s 2024 US elections panel, which includes a map you can use to find where to vote. The Trump search does not. But there’s a complicating factor here: Harris …

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Swing state voters are bombarded with misleading ‘pro-Harris’ texts

Swing state voters are being inundated with text messages seemingly designed to look like they’re coming from supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris or even from her campaign itself. Some of the messages imply that Harris is misleading the public about her efforts to secure a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, while others say she has “pledged to …

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Kia’s rugged EV concepts are standouts at 2024’s SEMA conference

The Specialty Equipment Market Association, or SEMA, held its annual conference in Las Vegas this week. Billed as one of the biggest car shows in the world, the event typically brings together more than 135,000 attendees in the automotive aftermarket industry to see the newest trends in vehicle repairs and modifications. And while there weren’t as many electric vehicle concepts …

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