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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge Today, Google filed its official notice of appeal against the district court ruling and jury verdict in Epic v. Google. Judge James Donato’s ruling earlier this week would force the company to distribute third-party app stores on Google Play and drop requirements that Google Play apps use its billing system, among other competition-friendly changes. Google had said it would be appealing the verdict. “As we have already stated, these changes would put consumers’ privacy and security at risk, make it harder for developers to promote their apps, and reduce competition on devices,” Google VP of regulatory affairs Lee-Anne Mulholland said in a blog post on Monday. “Ultimately, while these changes presumably satisfy Epic, they will cause a... Continue reading…

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Australians will finally be able to officially buy Valve’s Steam Deck in their home country — two and a half years after the handheld gaming PC first went on sale, and a year after it arrived in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Australians have been asking for this for years — and Valve promised to make it happen way back in November 2021. It’ll arrive this November in the same primary configurations Valve sells elsewhere: a 256GB configuration of the original LCD model, or 512GB and 1TB versions of the newer OLED model that also come with longer battery life, a better screen, and more. They’ll cost AUD $649, $899, and $1,049 respectively. (While the OLED model does cost $250 AUD more than the original, it has so many important... Continue reading…

Tim Sheehy, the former Navy SEAL challenging Democrat Sen. Jon Tester to represent Montana, continues to surge in polls.

Global wildlife populations have plummeted by nearly three-quarters over the past 50 years, according to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), The Hill reported Thursday.

One person died and several others were injured Thursday after a chemical release at the Pemex Deer Park refinery in Texas, according to local media reports.

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Officials at Virginia’s Montgomery County Public Schools blocked a woman from being a teacher despite qualifying for the job once they found out she was a Christian.…

On Monday, a group of imams from across the U.S. published an open letter endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. But this endorsement isn’t simply about political preference—it’s a calculated move…

The polls must be looking bad for Democrats because they appear to be restarting their campaign to abolish the Electoral College. A few left-wing journalists have whined about the Electoral College during…

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