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Frostpunk's sequel finally has a release data, giving fans of the post-apocalyptic city-building survival game something to look forward to in the coming months. 11 Bit Studios has announced at the Xbox Partners Showcase that Frostpunk 2 will be available for Windows PCs starting on July 25. PC Game Pass subscribers will also be able to play it from day one. It's a full-fledged sequel to the



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The M2 MacBook Air is still a great value when it can be had for under $1,000. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge

With the launch of the M3 MacBook Air, Apple is finally phasing out the aging M1 model. The latter has arguably been Apple’s best product from a value standpoint over the past few years, and now, the M2 MacBook Air seems poised to pick up where it left off. We



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Specs for the Rivian R2 leaked this week ahead of Thursday’s unveiling. Found by “internet sleuths” who tipped off Electrek, its specifications were buried in source code for the EV’s teaser website (briefly visible to anyone in the public using a web inspector). The code suggests the R2 will have up to a 330-mile range and a $47,000 starting price when it arrives in 2026.

The R2 allegedly has a



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Apple's iOS 17.4 update is here.
  • Apple released its iOS 17.4 update for the iPhone on Tuesday.
  • The update includes many new emoji, including a phoenix, shaking heads, and gender-neutral families.
  • Take a look at the new emoji available to you in iOS 17.4.

Apple's latest iPhone update is here — and it comes with new emoji.

Released Tuesday, iOS 17.4 brings in 118 new emoji, including



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Gov. Gavin Newsom (left) and a California Panera Bread storefront.
  • The franchise owner of dozens of Panera Breads in California said he'll raise the minimum wage for staff.
  • The owner is a major donor to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
  • Newsom faced blowback last week for appearing to carve out an exemption in a new law for Panera. 

A billionaire donor to California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he's



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Screengrab from a video of a Ukrainian USV attack on the Project 775 Ropucha-class landing ship Caesar Kunikov (BDK-64) of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
  • A newly surfaced video shows armed Russian crews attempting to defend a landing ship from Ukrainian sea drones.
  • In the video, crews fire machine guns at the drones. Another video



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Framed creator Joshua Briggs is back with another mystery game, and, this time, it has a supernatural element. RiffRaff Games has announced the upcoming release of Sleight of Hand, a "third-person card-slinging occult noir stealth sim" — a collection of words that alone have us very intrigued. 

Sleight of Hand follows Lady Luck, a former occult detective who must track down and defeat her former



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Twitch has published an open letter from CEO Dan Clancy highlighting the plans the streaming platform has for the upcoming year. “This letter gives an early peek at some of the things we are doing in 2024 to help improve the service to better meet your needs,” Clancy wrote. Those plans include updates to its mobile platform, its



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Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania at the Capitol on February 12, 2024.
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania at the Capitol on February 12, 2024.
  • Sens. John Fetterman and Bob Casey yanked their support for $1 million in funding for an LGBTQ+ center.
  • But Fetterman says he wasn't part of that decision and was "horrified" when he found it.
  • "It's bullshit… [who] cares what the Libs of Tiktok has to say about that?" said Fetterman.

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