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“Difficult to see; always in motion is the future.”

Disney has pulled a Star Wars movie set for December 18th, 2026 from its upcoming film schedule, Variety reports. Ice Age 6 is now set to premiere that day.

The Mandalorian & Grogu is still scheduled for May 22nd, 2026. And an untitled Star Wars movie is still set for December 17th, 2027. There’s also a new film trilogy in the works.


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Following Trump’s election, some influencers are revealing their support for him.

And apparently, it’s not hurting them too much, reports The Cut:

As someone who has proven, time and again, to be impervious to traditional shaming tactics, Trump has ultimately given legions of his supporters license to finally go public about their support for him, one prominent New York–based communications consultant told me. And though there has been some backlash to posts like Javed’s in the form of angry comments or Reddit threads documenting influencers who are also Trump supporters, the outcry has been relatively minimal.


Why are cassette and CD players so bulky now?

Let’s look inside cassette and CD players that mix retro looks with modernized features.

A fun Easter egg in Valve’s Half-Life 2 anniversary announcement:

At the bottom of the page, there’s a gravity gun that you can pick up with your mouse — and actually use. Have fun!


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Skydio — the US-based competitor to DJI — just raised a lot more money.

The startup, which now only sells its self-flying drones to entities like law enforcement, utility services, and construction companies, raised $170 million in an extension round of funding, according to TechCrunch.

A pitch deck viewed by TechCrunch says government scrutiny over China-based drone companies, like DJI, could help give Skydio “tailwinds” when it comes to sales in the US.


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A judge will review The Onion’s purchase of Infowars next week.

US District Judge Christopher Lopez put The Onion’s acquisition of Infowars on pause and ordered a hearing to go over the results of the bankruptcy auction, according to Variety. “No one should feel comfortable with the results of this auction,” Lopez said during an emergency status conference, Variety reports.


How Trump’s second term could be bad for EVs — but great for Tesla

What Elon Musk really wants from a Trump presidency. 

Polygonsky.

Our sister site Polygon has joined us in getting active on Bluesky, complete with a starter pack of reporters. If you prefer your decentralization ActivityPub-flavored, they’re still posting on Mastodon too.


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Here’s iFixit’s teardown of the PS5 Pro.

Based on the video, the inside of Sony’s most advanced PS5 looks pretty similar to the inside of the slim PS5. It’s still pretty cool to see, though — and the PS5 Pro at least has an easier way to access the CMOS battery.

Check out our PS5 Pro review if you want to learn more about the console.


Spotify will start paying creators for popular videos

The streamer is also removing ad breaks from video podcasts as it tries to compete more directly with YouTube.

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Twitch says ‘Zionist’ can be a punishable slur.

After calls for Twitch to address antisemitism on the platform, the site’s hateful conduct policy now includes “Zionist” as a potential slur. Twitch specifies this is conditional: you’re allowed to discuss the political movement of that name, but not “attack or demean another individual or group of people on the basis of their background or religious belief.”


Twitch Safety Center

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X sues to block an election deepfake law.

The Elon Musk-run social media company is trying to stop a California law that would require platforms to block “materially deceptive” election content during set periods before and after voting, Bloomberg reports. X is arguing the law violates the First Amendment, pointing to “a long history” of Constitutional protections for critiques of government “that includes tolerance for potentially false speech made in the context of such criticisms.”


Apple AI notification summaries exist; rarely useful, often hilarious

Notification summaries might be Apple’s best AI feature, but not entirely for the right reasons.

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Google is reportedly prototyping a keyboard case for the next Pixel Tablet.

That would solve a notable omission from Google’s first Pixel Tablet. But this next tablet might still be “many months away from launching,” Android Authority reports, so we might have to wait awhile for it.


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Warwick, is that you?

Act One of Arcane’s final season closed out on a shot that lent even more credence to fans’ theories about how Warwick might be introduced into the series. And it seems like after Act Two drops this weekend, we’ll know how the werewolf came to be.


Cadillac officially debuts three-row Vistiq electric SUV with 300 miles of range

It will start production at an uncertain time for EV policy in the US.

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FTC is reportedly eyeing Microsoft’s cloud business.

In the waning months of Democratic control, the Federal Trade Commission is getting ready to probe Microsoft for alleged anticompetitive behavior, The Financial Times reports.

It plans to demand documents from Microsoft related to allegations that it makes it unduly difficult for customers to move from the Azure cloud by imposing sharp exit fees and other tactics. The FTC declined to comment.


The Verge’s 2024 holiday gift guide for new parents

Some of us freshly anointed moms and dads pooled together our top tech picks that make early days with baby just a touch easier (or more fun and nerdy).

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Sony’s DVD Walkman was ahead of its time.

We’ve got portable CD players on the brain this week, but did you know Sony once made a wearable DVD player that let you watch movies while out for a stroll? YouTube’s Techmoan recently tested Sony’s D-VM1 from 2001 which looked like a chonky CD player, but had an inline remote with a lightweight 3.5-inch screen for watching DVDs away from home.


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Pedometers tracked philandering spouses and sleepy employees back in the 1800s.

If you thought step counting and activity tracking was a new-ish thing, apparently not! This excerpt from Numbered Lives: Life and Death in Quantum Media goes into how wealthy people in the 1800s used pedometers as a form of surveillance — tracking naughty spouses, and checking to see if soldiers were properly patrolling... or just taking a nap during the night shift.


Bose is collaborating with Kith again to resurrect an iconic speaker.

The company recently partnered with Kith for its Ultra Open Earbuds, but this time Ronnie Fieg is helping to redesign Bose’s 901 speakers which originally debuted in 1968, but were discontinued in 2016.

We don’t know pricing or availability details, but Fieg, who’s working with furniture designer Mark Jupiter, shared images on Instagram of the limited edition and wonderfully retro redesign.


Kith’s redesigned Bose 901 speakers next to a piece of furniture.

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Bose is collaborating with Ronnie Fieg’s Kith to redesign its iconic 901 speaker.
Image: Instagram