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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Payouts from Juul’s $300 million class action settlement are finally getting distributed — and some people are getting a lot more money than they expected. If you scroll through the r/juul subreddit, you can see posts showing the thousands — or hundreds — of dollars hitting people’s Venmo accounts. One screenshot shows someone who said they received more than $9,000, while others report receiving $6,200 and $4,600. Judging by the comments on some of these posts, it appears people who submitted receipts for their Juul pods or pens may have gotten bigger payouts, and with some users spending hundreds of dollars per week on vaping, the amounts added up. Just got $4,600 from the Juul Settlement pic.twitter.com/XjZETZKWKr— Rogue Peanut... Continue reading…

Illustration: The Verge WhatsApp is getting a built-in contact manager that lets you save contacts within the app so you don’t lose them if you switch phones. WhatsApp typically relies on the smartphone address book it runs on to hold and manage contacts. But that can be a problem for users who lose their device and fail to back up their phone’s contacts, people who share phones, or those who manage multiple accounts with separate contacts on one device. To start, you’ll be able to save contacts on WhatsApp Web and Windows and Meta says that you’ll “eventually” be able to do so on other linked devices. Contacts saved in WhatsApp use a new “privacy-preserving” storage technology called Identity Proof Linked Storage (IPLS) that Meta explains keeps names and... Continue reading…

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge The first cracks are starting to show in Netflix’s push into gaming. First reported in Game File and confirmed by Netflix, the streaming company has quietly closed of one of its studios, the first in the three years since the company began its foray into gaming. According to Game File, the shuttered studio was known as Blue. In 2022, Netflix announced it hired former Overwatch executive producer Chacko Sonny to run the studio. Since then, Blue had brought on a number of game industry veterans with experience working on high profile franchises including Halo and God of War. Reportedly, Blue was developing a multi-platform AAA game for an original IP but was closed before the game could be announced or released. Netflix has released a... Continue reading…

At just $40, Hoto’s electric screwdriver is a cool tool we’d recommend for anyone doing handiwork. | Image: Hoto ‘Tis the season for assemblies. With the holidays coming up, many will soon have their hands full with a bunch of new decorations and gifts to build. To take some pressure off, you can give Hoto’s electric screwdriver a try. It’s a perennial favorite in our various gift guides, and now you can get a whole kit with its magnetic carrying case and a 25-piece set of commonly used steel bits for $39.99 (50 percent off) at Amazon and Best Buy. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen on the package so far. The screwdriver is lightweight (8.8 ounces) and small enough to maneuver tight workspaces, such as the innards of a desktop PC chassis. You can use it in either manual mode or an electric mode with three distinct torque settings, allowing you to... Continue reading…

I can't blame you if you like the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition foldable that Samsung launched in Korea earlier this week. It's thinner and lighter than the Galaxy Z Fold 6, and it offers a specs bump over its predecessor. Specifically, you get two slightly larger displays, 16GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, and a 200-megapixel main camera. You also have to pay $2,000 for that package, and the foldable is only available in Korea for now. China might be the only other market that gets the new phone. Now that Samsung has shown the world it can produce a foldable that's much thinner than anything it manufactured before, it can't go back to thicker folding gadgets. That's why Samsung fans should be so excited right now The Galaxy Z Fold 7 will have to be as thin as the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, if not even thinner. And it'll have to drop in price too. Continue reading... The post Why Samsung fans should be excited for next year’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $40 in Amazon credit, Nintendo Switch games, $20 waterproof Bluetooth speaker, more Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Best Apple iPad deals of Prime Big Deal Days 2024, with prices from $199 Last chance Prime Day deals: $119 AirPods 4, $50 Ninja portable blender, $99 BISSELL Little Green, more

Vice President Kamala Harris allegedly lifted portions of a 2007 congressional testimony from a Republican colleague, according to a review of her past statements by the Washington Free Beacon.

China and the Vatican have agreed to extend a provisional agreement on the appointment of Catholic bishops in China for four more years, officials said Tuesday.

Russia, Iran, and China are intent on fanning divisive narratives to divide Americans ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. elections, an American intelligence official said Tuesday.