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Gen 2 Rivian vehicles can animate a red scanner light up front like KITT from Knight Rider. | Image: Rivian Rivian’s getting into the Halloween spirit by adding new “car costumes” to its electric vehicles that can theme out its screens to look like the Time Machine interface from Back to the Future or KITT from Knight Rider. (It’ll animate red KITT-like scanner lights on the front of the car, too.) There’s also a non-IP-specific “Haunted” theme that displays a ghostly static TV screen inside the car. The costumes will come via a software update Rivian will roll out right after midnight local time tonight (October 18th at 12:01am). R1T and R1S vehicles must already have the 2024.39 update installed to get the new features, as well as the latest version of the mobile app. Image: Rivian KITT Driver screen. ... Continue reading…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Last year, YouTube axed Premium Lite, its cheaper version of YouTube Premium, but the company has been testing a new version of the subscription in Australia, Germany, and Thailand, YouTube confirmed to Android Authority. The company confirmed the tests to The Verge as well, with spokesperson Jessica Gibby saying that it has been testing a “different version” of the subscription with “some users in Australia, Germany and Thailand for several months (with the most recent one beginning in Australia at the start of this year).” Gibby adds that “we don’t have anything else to share in terms of a broader rollout at this time.” According to a screenshot shared by singer-songwriter Jonah Manzano on Threads, the Premium Lite subscription in... Continue reading…

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Netflix says subscribers spend an average of two hours each day using Netflix, while household viewership increased compared to last year, according to the company’s third-quarter earnings report released today. The streamer has had a massive past few months, reporting $9.83 billion in revenue and $2.91 billion in operating income. It also added around 5 million subscribers for a total of 282.7 million globally. Around half of subscribers who signed up for Netflix in the third quarter of 2024 chose the ad-supported plan. Netflix says it currently makes up just under 10 percent of total TV usage in its biggest countries. However, it believes “there’s a huge opportunity to grow that share” by consistently pushing more quality TV shows and... Continue reading…

Genes passed down from the incredibly distant past play a key role in the ability of human beings to break down and process carbohydrates. But archaic human species didn’t all possess this ability, and that is why genetic scientists have long been curious about the changes in ancient DNA that helped us develop the capacity to digest these energy-producing starches. Now, a new study from the University of Buffalo and the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine has revealed some fascinating information that sheds light on this development, relating to events that happened more than 800,000 years ago. It was at this time that a gene essential for producing starch-digesting saliva was duplicated for the first time, within the genome of an archaic human ancestor. This was a critically important first step on the pathway of genetic change that turned us into the carbohydrate-loving creatures that we are today. A Revolution in Starch Break Down Modern humans carry multiple copies of this gene, which is known as the salivary amylase gene (AMY1). Without its presence, we wouldn’t be able to break down complex carbohydrates at the point where we begin chewing. This is a vital and indispensable step that allows us to metabolize foods loaded with starches, including staples of the human diet like rice, pasta, and bread. Read moreSection: NewsEvolution & Human OriginsRead Later 

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