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Blue checkmarks have appeared next to certain websites on Google Search for some users.

According to a report from The Verge, this is because Google is experimenting with a verification feature to let users know that sites aren't fraudulent or scams. A staffer from The Verge was one of the users who noticed blue checkmarks showing up on links to the official sites for Microsoft, Meta, Epic Games

• Joaquin Phoenix is one of two actors to win an Oscar for playing the Joker.
• But that doesn't mean he's the best version of the DC villain.
• Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson, and Cameron Monaghan all gave great interpretations of the villain.

Joaquin Phoenix may have won an Oscar for playing the Joker — but that

• Jon Steinlauf, Warner Bros. Discovery's top ad salesman, will leave at the year's end.
• Warner Bros. Discovery faces challenges with a $9.1 billion writedown and lost NBA rights.
• Steinlauf's departure follows his role in merging ad sales units after the Discovery-WarnerMedia deal.

Jon Steinlauf, Warner Bros. Discovery's top ad salesman

• Israel is weighing up its response to Iran's missile attack.
• One option would be to take out Iran's nuclear sites — something Biden opposes.
• However, experts say this kind of attack would be difficult without US support.

As Israel weighs up how to strike back against

A popular financial newsletter is accusing Roblox of allowing large-scale child sexual exploitation and inappropriate content on its platform, drawing on years of media reports. The allegations are detailed in The Bear Cave, a short selling newsletter — but Roblox says The Bear Cave’s founder is highlighting rare instances of abuse to profit by

A Samsung smart home software update released this week put some users’ Galaxy S10 and Note 10 (including e, Lite, Plus, and 5G versions) and A90 and M51 smartphones in an infinite boot loop, rendering their devices useless. After some sleuthing, Reddit users narrowed it down to a Samsung SmartThings framework app update that was

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• Spirit Airlines is considering filing for bankruptcy protection, The Wall Street Journal reported.
• Its struggles are indicative of the wider issues faced by budget airlines as labor and fuel costs rise.
• Low-cost carriers are shifting their business models to cope with stuttering profitability.

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