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We've finally had a chance to try the PlayStation 5 Pro and Engadget's Jessica Conditt has come away impressed. In this episode, Devindra and Jess chat about what the PS5 Pro does well, and discuss who a $700 console is actually meant for. Also, coming off of Meta Connect 2024, Karissa Bell joins to chat about her time with the Quest 3S, as well as her thoughts about Meta's Orion AR headset and AI



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The author, not pictured, is wondering if he's moving in with his girlfriend too fast.
  • After just three months of dating, I asked my new girlfriend to move in with me.
  • I was so excited at first, but now I'm wondering if we are moving too fast.
  • Although I'm nervous, I'm trusting love will lead the way.

Earlier this year, I asked a former colleague of mine to be my girlfriend, and she



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  • Snapchat's forthcoming redesign merges Stories and Spotlight into a TikTok-like feed.
  • Publishers fear the change will deprioritize their content, impacting ad revenue and visibility.
  • Snap's shift to favor creators mirrors moves made by other major tech platforms.

It could be the end of an era for publishers on Snapchat.

Snap unveiled its plans for a new design for its app earlier



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Swedish prosecutors are set to serve Northvolt with a suspicion of gross manslaughter notice following the death of a worker at the EV battery-maker’s struggling gigafactory in the country’s icy North, the Financial Times reports.  Environmental prosecutor Christer B Jarlås told the paper that officials will deliver the formal notice in the coming weeks, which indicates Northvolt is under



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Elon Musk said on X that he'd investigate rising rates of illness at Tesla's Berlin plant.
  • Tesla workers in Germany have received home visits from managers when out sick, a German newspaper reported.
  • Handelsblatt said illness rates at the Berlin Gigafactory are over three times the industry average.
  • Elon Musk says he will investigate the high sick leave rates.

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Apartments may be easier to land following a competitive summer.
  • Apartment prices were slightly cheaper in September than in August as interest rates fell.
  • Rent may continue to slide during the quieter months for moving.
  • Here are 14 cities where apartments are affordable and getting cheaper.

Rent inched lower in September as the unofficial moving season starts to wind



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You can’t buy Meta’s most impressive new product, the smart glasses codenamed Orion. You might be able to buy something sort of like them a few years from now, but most of us will never get to so much as wear them. That doesn’t necessarily make them less impressive, though, or less important. Orion is a statement of purpose from Meta: that AR



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With macOS Sequoia and iOS 18, Apple has a handy new way to hop between devices while on desktop. iPhone Mirroring shows your phone’s screen on your computer; you can even use your mouse and keyboard to interact with it. Here’s how to set up and get the most out of iPhone Mirroring.

First, iPhone Mirroring has several conditions. It only works with Apple Silicon Macs (late 2020 and



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New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

Happy Friday! Fall is here, and if you're looking to get into the spirit we have the best fall-themed foods at Trader Joe's right now.

In today's big story, the walls are closing in on New York City Mayor Eric Adams after a federal


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Side by side images of Fidesz political director Balázs Orbán in 2023, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2024.
  • An aide to the Hungarian PM was criticized after suggesting Hungary wouldn't have resisted a Russian invasion.
  • He referred back to a 1956 uprising in Budapest, which the Soviet Union brutally repressed.
  • He said it was "irresponsible" to resist

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