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July 25, 2020

Given TikTok's potential future value, ByteDance shouldn't sell its majority stake in it at the reported $25B-$40B valuation, despite the risk of a US ban (Alex Sherman/CNBC)

Alex Sherman / CNBC: Given TikTok’s potential future value, ByteDance shouldn’t sell its majority stake in it at the reported $25B-$40B valuation, despite the risk of a US ban — – ByteDance is evaluating new corporate structures for TikTok, including setting up an independent board and selling a stake in the company … Given TikTok's

July 25, 2020

TikTok will block QAnon hashtags but not remove related videos

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok has blocked several hashtags related to the QAnon conspiracy theory, but won’t be removing the videos using the hashtags from its platform, the BBC reported. The video sharing app has blocked the terms “QAnon,” “QAnonTruth” and the related phrase “Out of Shadows,” which are used by QAnon

July 25, 2020

After user reports, Instagram says it is "fixing a bug in iOS 14 Beta that mistakenly indicates that some people are using the camera when they aren't" (Kim Lyons/The Verge)

Kim Lyons / The Verge: After user reports, Instagram says it is “fixing a bug in iOS 14 Beta that mistakenly indicates that some people are using the camera when they aren’t” — The company says it’s fixing the issue — In the latest instance of iOS 14’s beta mode tattling on unexpected app behavior

July 25, 2020

Apple starts making first flagship iPhone in India

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple manufacturer Foxconn has started building iPhone 11 units in a facility near Chennai in India, TechCrunch reported, the first time Apple has made one of its top-tier phones in that country. Apple has manufactured lower-priced iPhone models in India since 2017, and reportedly has been considering

July 25, 2020

Elon Musk says his Twitter DMs are mostly for swapping memes

In a free-wheeling interview with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his Twitter direct messages are mostly made up of memes, and he isn’t overly worried about them being hacked. Musk’s was one of more than 100 high-profile Twitter accounts compromised as part of a July 15th Bitcoin scam. The

The best meal kit delivery service for 2020: Home Chef, Sun Basket, Blue Apron and more – CNET

These convenient meal kit services deliver weekly menus and preportioned ingredients to enthusiastic but time-poor home cooks. And with shelter-in-place lockdowns, they’re more useful than ever. The best meal kit delivery service for 2020: Home Chef, Sun Basket, Blue Apron and more – CNET Source: CNet

This 2K webcam is your $32 social distancing antidote – CNET

Save 20% on a QHD webcam with dual microphones, exposure correction and noise reduction. This 2K webcam is your social distancing antidote – CNET Source: CNet

Is this Amazon review bullshit?

Rebecca Jones, of London, recently pulled up Amazon.co.uk to search for a phone adapter. She was reading through the reviews for one she was considering buying, when suddenly she started noticing mentions of what a great taco holder the product was. “The taco holder got great reviews, but there wasn’t much for my phone adapter,”

Save $120 on a Segway Ninebot ES2 electric scooter – CNET

Great for scooting around town, the sweet ES2 is now available for the best price we’ve ever seen. Save 0 on a Segway Ninebot ES2 electric scooter – CNET Source: CNet

July 25, 2020

Amazon won’t stream any New York Yankees games this season after all

Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images With Major League Baseball’s season shortened to just 60 games this year, Amazon won’t be broadcasting any New York Yankees games this season, Bloomberg reported. Amazon was slated to stream 21 Yankees games beginning April 17th with several high-profile games —including three against the Boston Red Sox— on the list.

The excellent TCL Series 8 4K TV is back on sale at Best Buy – CNET

The 65-incher costs $1,000 and the 75-incher is $1,800 — both are the lowest prices ever. The excellent TCL Series 8 4K TV is back on sale at Best Buy – CNET Source: CNet

Zuckerberg, Bezos, Cook and Pichai antitrust hearing rescheduled for Wednesday – CNET

The meeting seeks to have four of tech’s most powerful CEOs answer to accusations of monopoly. Zuckerberg, Bezos, Cook and Pichai antitrust hearing rescheduled for Wednesday – CNET Source: CNet

July 25, 2020

Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 app reveals gestures for muting sounds, snapping photos

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 app has arrived in the Play Store, and a look at its features shows new gestures to silence alarms, take a picture, or answer an incoming call, 9to5Google reported (via XDA Developers) Rotating your wrist while wearing the watch will allow you to

July 25, 2020

Antitrust hearing with CEOs of Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Apple rescheduled to Wednesday

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A congressional hearing with the chief executives of Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple has been rescheduled for noon Eastern time on Wednesday. Originally scheduled for Monday, the hearing was bumped back a few days to allow members of Congress to pay respects to the late Rep. John Lewis,

July 25, 2020

Saturday's Best Deals: The Hateful Eight, Refurbished Ninja Blenders, Shiatsu Massage Pillows, and More

A refurbished Ninja Blender for $50, a discount on The Witcher 3: Complete Edition, RWBY manga, The Hateful Eight on Blu-Ray and digital, and more are only some of Saturday’s best deals. Read more… Saturday's Best Deals: The Hateful Eight, Refurbished Ninja Blenders, Shiatsu Massage Pillows, and More Source: Life Hacker

Coronavirus six months later: Everything we know right now – CNET

Testing, vaccines, prevention and more — everything we know about COVID-19, and also what we don’t. Coronavirus six months later: Everything we know right now – CNET Source: CNet

July 25, 2020

Antivirus: A weekly digest of the latest COVID-19 research

Test tubes filled with blood samples, awaiting antibody tests in Amsterdam in July | Photo by Robin Utrecht/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images On January 8th, I asked The Verge’s science team to keep an eye on early reports of a new virus that had recently emerged in China. When I dropped an article about that

July 25, 2020

How to Tell the Difference Between Constructive Criticism and Bullying

In the midst of “cancel culture” and living in an extremely politically polarized society, it’s not uncommon to receive feedback from other people. In fact, even the term “feedback” feels euphemistic, given that so many exchanges now—whether on social media or in person—can be heated (to put it mildly). And though it… Read more… How

July 25, 2020

Check on the Parking Situation for Group Vacation Rentals

It’s apparently the “summer of the road trip,” because that’s our only travel option. And for a lot of people, this means driving somewhere (likely remote) and renting a house or apartment from Airbnb, VRBO or another home-share app. Ideally, you’d be traveling with the people in your “quarantine bubble,” but given… Read more… Check

July 25, 2020

An Instagram bug showed a ‘camera on’ indicator for iOS 14 devices even when users weren’t taking photos

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In the latest instance of iOS 14’s beta mode tattling on unexpected app behavior, some users reported that they were seeing the green “camera on” indicator while using Instagram when they were just scrolling through their feeds, not taking a photo or video. Casually browsing Instagram when suddenly

July 25, 2020

How Fox Sports will use virtual fans created in Unreal Engine to fill empty stadiums in MLB broadcasts

Baseball is back. But the MLB will look a little different in the COVID-19 world, with empty stadiums full of silent cardboard cutouts instead of thousands of screaming fans in an effort to avoid spreading the virus. That is unless you’re watching on Fox Sports. Starting this weekend, the network will not only be piping

July 25, 2020

Use 'Psychological Distancing' to Process Your Anger

Aside from being incredibly frustrated that our modern society has essentially been brought down by a virus, people have plenty of other reasons to be angry right now. Whether it’s because they feel as though their personal liberty is under threat thanks to face mask requirements, or they can’t wrap their head around… Read more…

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Given TikTok's potential future value, ByteDance shouldn't sell its majority stake in it at the reported $25B-$40B valuation, despite the risk of a US ban (Alex Sherman/CNBC)

TikTok will block QAnon hashtags but not remove related videos

After user reports, Instagram says it is "fixing a bug in iOS 14 Beta that mistakenly indicates that some people are using the camera when they aren't" (Kim Lyons/The Verge)

Apple starts making first flagship iPhone in India

Elon Musk says his Twitter DMs are mostly for swapping memes

The best meal kit delivery service for 2020: Home Chef, Sun Basket, Blue Apron and more – CNET

This 2K webcam is your $32 social distancing antidote – CNET

Is this Amazon review bullshit?

Save $120 on a Segway Ninebot ES2 electric scooter – CNET

Amazon won’t stream any New York Yankees games this season after all

The excellent TCL Series 8 4K TV is back on sale at Best Buy – CNET

Zuckerberg, Bezos, Cook and Pichai antitrust hearing rescheduled for Wednesday – CNET

Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 app reveals gestures for muting sounds, snapping photos

Antitrust hearing with CEOs of Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Apple rescheduled to Wednesday

Saturday's Best Deals: The Hateful Eight, Refurbished Ninja Blenders, Shiatsu Massage Pillows, and More

Coronavirus six months later: Everything we know right now – CNET

Antivirus: A weekly digest of the latest COVID-19 research

How to Tell the Difference Between Constructive Criticism and Bullying

Check on the Parking Situation for Group Vacation Rentals

An Instagram bug showed a ‘camera on’ indicator for iOS 14 devices even when users weren’t taking photos

How Fox Sports will use virtual fans created in Unreal Engine to fill empty stadiums in MLB broadcasts

Use 'Psychological Distancing' to Process Your Anger

Hands-on with Vivo X50 Pro: Camera's buttery smooth, but with some tradeoffs – CNET

Trump campaign texts are being flagged as spam: What you need to know – CNET

Tesla goes to Texas, 2021 Toyota Venza tested and more: Roadshow's week in review – Roadshow