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Volvo’s EX30 EV with Google built-in has a new in-vehicle speed limit-announcing safety feature that has passed the European General Safety Regulation (GSR) thanks in part to its use of Google Maps data for accuracy. The technology, known widely as Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA), augments the current posted speed limit on the instrument display at all times and



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Riot Games is announcing its next in-universe League of Legends band: a boy band called Heartsteel comprised of the in-game characters Ezreal, Kayn, Aphelios, Yone, K’Sante, and Sett. Riot will debut “Paranoia,” the first song from the virtual band (which features the real-life musicians Baekhyun, ØZI, Tobi Lou, and Cal Scruby), on October 23rd at 11AM ET



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Analogue, the company best known for modern takes on retro hardware, is turning its attention to the 64-bit era with the Analogue 3D, a reimagining of the Nintendo 64. The company says the new console will have “100 percent compatibility” with N64 cartridges in every region and will even support 4K output. It will also include “Original Display Modes



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The Roborock S7 may be a last-gen model, but it’s still a great hybrid robovac that’s now more affordable. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge

Even with last week’s Amazon Prime Day behind us, it remains a pretty good time to buy a robot vacuum — especially if you’d like one that can mop your floors. The last-gen Roborock S7 hybrid robovac is currently selling



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  • Today's yields are high enough to bring back bond buyers, Goldman Sachs said.
  • Already, households have jumped into the bond market and now own 9% of outstanding Treasurys.
  • But surging bond demand may put downside pressure on equities in the next year.

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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at a hearing on Capitol Hill on September 20, 2023.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at a hearing on Capitol Hill on September 20, 2023.
  • Rep. Jim Jordan is reportedly rubbing his colleagues the wrong way in an effort to become speaker.
  • An unnamed lawmaker lamented to The Post that Jordan and his allies are "wan[t] to beat folks into submission."
  • Jordan is reportedly hoping to hold a House floor vote on his nomination on Tuesday.

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TikTok’s promotional art for its Disney hub. | Image: TikTok

Disney is partnering with TikTok to promote its movies and TV shows through a dedicated hub filled with clips, quizzes, and a collectible card game. It’s the first time that TikTok has created a branded space like this for a partner, and it’s being used to promote Disney’s titles as the company turns 100 today.

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Pete Hines, the head of publishing at Bethesda, is retiring after 24 years at the gaming company. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Hines announced that his time at Bethesda “has come to an end.” Hines first joined Bethesda in 1999 as the senior vice president of global marketing and communications, becoming a well-known figure at



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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at a hearing on Capitol Hill on September 20, 2023.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at a hearing on Capitol Hill on September 20, 2023.
  • Jim Jordan won the GOP speaker nod, but roughly 55 colleagues have said they won't vote for him.
  • Some of those hold-outs are defense hawks who may take issue with Jordan's stance on Ukraine.
  • So Jordan and his allies are using a new argument to win them over: the war in Israel.

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Palestinians transport a captured Israeli civilian, center, from Kibbutz Kfar Azza into the Gaza Strip on Saturday, October 7, 2023.
  • Gershon Baskin helped secure the release of an Israeli soldier from Hamas in 2011.
  • He says Hamas' hostage-taking campaign is "unprecedented," per The Wall Street Journal.
  • "What do they even do with them now that they have them?" he asked.

A mediator who