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The recently launched Google Nest Learning Thermostat has its first notable discount, as Wellbots is offering it in all three color options for $259.99 ($20 off) with checkout code NLT4VERGE. Google took nearly nine years to replace the last model with this sleeker, Pixel Watch-looking design, but you only had to wait about a month and a half



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Eric Adams faces corruption charges.
  • Eric Adams told a staffer he "always" deleted messages after discussing alleged bribes.
  • Prosecutors included some of the messages in the new indictment against the NYC mayor.
  • Adams also claimed he forgot his new phone password after the FBI seized it.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams promised to "always" delete messages exchanged with one of his staffers


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Businesses are trying to game Google Maps with fake reviews and Google has had enough.

Google has started restricting profiles of businesses that are found to have hosted fake reviews. On its support website, Google laid out what exactly can happen to such businesses. Some of the possible punishments include, but are apparently not limited to, the following:

  • Businesses won't be able to receive new



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Earlier this month, Volvo became the latest automaker to announce that it was delaying its plans to sell only electric vehicles. The decision was a reflection of the stark reality of the market: the demand was just not there.

“We reduced the ambitions we had set to go 100 percent electric by 2030,” Vanessa Butani, head of global sustainability at Volvo, said



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A wedding therapist said couples shouldn't wait until they're engaged to discuss things like kids and money.
  • Many couples wait until they're already engaged to talk about their long-term life together.
  • But wedding therapist Landis Bejar said it's better to address some topics before a proposal.
  • Discussing how you want to raise your children or handle finances will prepare you



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The first trailer for director Len Wiseman’s awkwardly named ​​From the World of John Wick: Ballerina spinoff film is here, and while it doesn’t feature a premiere date, it does have an unhinged spin on Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” that honestly kinda works.

Set some time between John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and Chapter 4, Ballerina revolves around



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Researchers have spotted an apparent downside of smarter chatbots. Although AI models predictably become more accurate as they advance, they’re also more likely to (wrongly) answer questions beyond their capabilities rather than saying, “I don’t know.” And the humans prompting them are more likely to take their confident hallucinations at face value, creating a trickle-down effect of confident



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In a surprise 30-minute event today that could have been an email, Samsung unveiled new additions to its portfolio of devices this year, including the Galaxy S24 FE and the Galaxy Watch FE LTE. The highlight of today's news has to be the new Galaxy Tab S10 tablets, though, since they've long been regarded as the best premium Android tablets around. The Galaxy Tab S10+ and Tab S10 Ultra start at $1