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Freddy. Jason. Michael. Leatherface. Every great horror icon has its origin story. And sure, throughout the course of horror movie history, most attempts at creating that type of long-lasting iconic character have failed miserably. But even so, every time someone conjures up a new frightening franchise foe, we pay…

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The last time Microsoft really needed Windows developers was when it asked them to build a new type of application that could work across phones, PCs, tablets, Xbox consoles, and headsets like the HoloLens. It was all part of a larger effort to transform Windows with a new interface for touch-friendly apps, designed to rival the iPad.

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Quick access to smart home devices is coming to Android in the form of a new Google Home Favorites widget. This will let you control devices, actions, and automations directly from the homescreen of your phone. There’s also a new Favorites tile and complication coming to Wear OS for accessing



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Google’s latest grab bag of Android updates is rolling out throughout May and June. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Google is releasing seven new updates and features to make Android devices and services more useful. The most notable update is to Google Messages, which now lets users edit messages up to 15 minutes after they’ve been sent.

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Anthropic is releasing a new feature for its AI chatbot Claude that will let anyone create an email assistant, a bot to purchase shoes, or other personalized solutions. It’s called “tool use” (or the nerdier “function calling”), and it hooks up to any external API of your choosing.

While I’m not a huge fan of the term “AI agents,” that’s essentially the



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Archaeologists used radar and other methods to find an underground structure near the pyramids and cemeteries in Giza, Egypt.
  • Archaeologists discovered secret structures in Giza, Egypt with ground-penetrating high-tech methods.
  • The methods revealed an L-shaped structure and a deeper, larger anomaly hidden beneath bare sand.
  • The findings could explain why a large section of



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We’ve been covering big changes to Google and Google Search very closely here on Decoder and The Verge. There’s a good reason for that: the entire business of the modern web is built around Google.

It’s a whole ecosystem. Websites get traffic from Google Search, they all get built to work in Google Chrome, and Google dominates the stack of



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Tesla responded to Glass Lewis' filing on its upcoming shareholder meeting.
  • Tesla rebuked Glass Lewis for urging shareholders to reject Elon Musk's $55 billion pay plan.
  • Tesla said the firm demonstrated faulty reasoning in a letter to shareholders.
  • Tesla is seeking approval from shareholders for the pay plan and moving its incorporation to Texas.

Tesla was quick to fire back at Glass Lewis