US dockworkers suspend ports strike until January from the BBC
The walkout threatened to plunge the holiday shopping season into turmoil and become an issue in next month’s presidential election.Read More
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Watch: Jeremy Bowen presses Hamas deputy leader on 7 October attacks from the BBC
One of the most senior leaders of Hamas – a group designated a terrorist organisation by the UK and others – speaks to the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen.Read More
Massive blasts in Beirut after renewed Israeli air strikes from the BBC
Explosions are seen close to Beirut’s airport as Israel continues targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon.Read More
Sony’s best ANC headphones and earbuds are getting Google’s Find My Device from the Verge Andrew Liszewski
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Sony has released new firmware updates for its premium wireless WF-1000XM5 earbuds and WH-1000XM5 headphones that adds support for new features introduced with the company’s LinkBuds Speaker as well as compatibility with Google’s Find My Device network, potentially making them easier to locate if they go missing away…
Sid Meier’s Civilization 7: all the latest on the strategy epic from Firaxis Games from the Verge Jay Peters
Image: Firaxis Games The news, trailers, hands-on impressions, and more from the new game from the legendary series. Continue reading… Read More
Apple releases iOS 18.0.1 with bug fixes for iPhone 16 touchscreen and more from the Verge Jay Peters
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple has just released iOS 18.0.1, the first official update for iOS 18, and it includes a handful of bug fixes that particularly benefit the iPhone 16 lineup. And after yanking iPadOS 18 just a day after it came out in September for bricking some M4 iPad…
Watch what it’s like to handle an overturned truck full of burning batteries from the Verge Umar Shakir
The container full of burnt batteries. | Image: Pepe’s Towing Service A truck full of lithium-ion batteries was knocked over near the Port of Los Angeles on September 26th, exploded, and was left to burn for days — interrupting traffic on highways, and a bridge and shutting down port terminals. A local towing company, Pepe’s…
Disney Imagineer wants his amazing retractable lightsaber to become a toy from the Verge Sean Hollister
© Disney © & TM Lucasfilm Three years ago, Disney revealed the most convincing replica of a Star Wars lightsaber ever devised — one whose glowing blade fully and automatically retracts inside the handle due to a cleverly patented device. Now, its lead inventor, Lanny Smoot, says he’s hoping that lightsaber might turn into a…
Port workers on the East and Gulf coasts agree to end their strikes from the Verge Jay Peters
Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Many ports along the East and Gulf coasts were shut down, threatening the country’s supply chains, after unionized port workers went on strike on Tuesday. But those workers will return to work after reaching a tentative agreement on wages with the group representing port employers. As part of the agreement…
The best MagSafe and Qi2 chargers for your iPhone from the Verge Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Thanks to Qi2, there are way more great chargers for your MagSafe phone than ever before. Continue reading… Read More