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The Supreme Court will soon hear two cases that could decide whether or not government figures can block their critics on social networks . The court has agreed to tackle appeals from California and Michigan residents who claim officials violated First Amendment free speech rights by blocking them on social media in response to critical commentary. In California, Christopher and Kimberly Garnier believe Poway Unified School District members Michelle O’Connor-Ratcliff and TJ Zane unfairly blocked them on Facebook and Twitter for writing hundreds of critical comments on talking points like school budgets and race. Michigan’s Kevin Lindke, meanwhile, says […]

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What could a screenless future look like? Humane, the company founded by ex-Apple executives five years ago, may have given us a glimpse of its first product as clips from an upcoming TED talk demo have leaked ahead of schedule. Extracts of the talk — delivered by Humane president and Apple’s former director of design on the human interface team, Imran Chaudhri — have been all over Twitter, and we’ve embedded them throughout this piece to enjoy. Like the communicators from Star Trek, the wearable is shown attached to the chest to be interacted with via taps and voice. […]

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When Elon Musk first announced Twitter would start charging for verification, he said the company’s legacy “lords & peasants” system was “bullshit.” Now, just days after winding down the old system , Twitter has begun handing out blue ticks to celebrity users and accounts with more than one million followers. Among the users who received the verification but say they did not pay for the service include author Neil Gaiman , actor Ron Perlman , the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Twitter comic dril. now that i have the baneful blue mark, I undertand the pain ive wrought. i […]

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What could a screenless future look like? Humane, the company founded by ex-Apple executives five years ago, may have given us a glimpse of its first product as clips from an upcoming TED talk demo have leaked ahead of schedule. Extracts of the talk — delivered by Humane president and Apple’s former director of design on the human interface team, Imran Chaudhri — have been all over Twitter, and we’ve embedded them throughout this piece to enjoy. Like the communicators from Star Trek, the wearable is shown attached to the chest to be interacted with via taps and voice. […]

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You never really know what to expect from Apple when it comes to its product launches. However, the company tends to release certain products on a regular schedule, providing possible clues about what’s to come. Leaks and rumors also paint a picture of potential gadgets we may see throughout 2023, such as the iPhone 15 and Apple’s long-rumored “mixed-reality” headset . If the reports turn out to be accurate, 2023 could mark several firsts for Apple’s product lineup. We may see the company’s first AR/VR headset, the first iPhone with USB-C and the first 15-inch MacBook Air, for example. […]

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Days after CNBC reported Google plans to announce a foldable Pixel phone at I/O 2023, an alleged video of the device has started circulating online. On late Friday evening, leaker and developer Kuba Wojciechowski shared what he says is a clip of the Pixel Fold. Wojciechowski told The Verge the footage is a month old. Unfortunately, the video doesn’t show off any features that definitively identify the foldable as one of Google’s, so take what you see with a dose of skepticism, but for what it’s worth, Wojciechowski has a reliable track record. ��� pic.twitter.com/zTpEo18K4y — Kuba Wojciechowski :3 […]

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Save $258 on this outdoor patio furniture set at Walmart. Walmart Looking to makeover your outdoor living space this spring? Head on over to Walmart — the Walmart website that is — because we found a really fantastic deal on a top-rated rattan patio furniture set for $190 . CBS Essentials readers are going crazy for it: It’s our best selling patio deal of 2023 by far. Right now you can get this 4.6-star rated patio set by Costway that includes two single chairs with cushions (23.5” x 25” x 31”), a loveseat with cushion (43.5” x 25”x 31”) […]

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Its creator doesn’t plan to build it, but hopes to sell the clever design to other laptop makers. Image: Compal Electronics For those who find it impossible to sleep while crammed into an airplane seat, a long flight is a good chance to get some work done, although plopping a giant laptop onto a tiny seat tray can make that just as challenging as trying to get some shuteye. That’s where the still-just-a-design Mobile Office laptop seems especially clever, as its wrist rest would fold away , giving it a smaller footprint. For those now screaming at their screen […]

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We only just heard a leak that the Pixel Fold is slated to drop at Google I/O, and yet we’re already hearing more, including camera and screen specs. This new leak comes from Front Page Tech via 9to5Google and reveals what appear to be most of the specifications of Google’s upcoming foldable device. The good news is that it seems like a nice camera system will be bundled in there, along with high-resolution screens on the inside and outside. But seeing as this is merely a leak, we have no idea how anything performs yet. The YouTube video, hosted […]

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There are a number of e-bike conversion kits on the market, all offering ways to electrify your existing wheels. Boost has emerged as an option with a more elegant and easier way of doing things than some of its rivals. Rather than wire in controllers, battery hardware and a hall effect sensor, almost all of the necessary gear is built into a custom-made rear-hub motor. Everything else, meanwhile, is included in a circular battery pack that sits inside a bottle cage, or something that looks a lot like it, which is mounted to your downtube. Whereas with, say, Swytch […]

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