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You need to listen to the new Mandy, Indiana record: URGH

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Often, I focus on recommending older media that isn't currently getting a ton of attention . But this week, I can't stop listening to the new Mandy, Indiana album long enough to even think about anything else. It's early still, obviously, but URGH is my favorite release of 2026 so far. The band that I fell in love with on I've Seen a Way has found an entirely new gear. Frontwoman Valentine Caulfield is even more uncompromising. Most of the lyrics are in French, but even if you don't know what she's saying, you can feel the contempt. On "Magazine" she's spitting in your face as she seethes: Je viens pour toi Alors vas-y cours Je n'te … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/875469/mandy-indiana-urgh-review
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Former Tumblr head Jeff D’Onofrio steps in as acting CEO at the Washington Post

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Jeff D’Onofrio in 2015, before ruining Tumblr. | Photo: Getty Images After what can generously be called a contentious tenure as the CEO of The Washington Post , Will Lewis is stepping down following mass layoffs this week. Jeff D'Onofrio, former CEO of Tumblr from 2017 to 2022, will step in as acting CEO and publisher. D'Onofrio has been CFO at the Post since June of last year, meaning he's had a front row seat to Jeff Bezos' dismantling of the once storied paper for the last nine months. D'Onofrio's resume doesn't include extensive experience in traditional news media, nor many notable success stories. He was briefly the general manager of Yahoo News while it was still a Verizon property, before shifting h … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/tech/875433/tumblr-jeff-donofrio-ceo-washington-post-layoffs
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GOG is already working on native Linux support

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GOG recently posted a job listing for a senior software engineer focused on porting its Galaxy desktop client to Linux. Now, in reply to a Reddit AMA , the GOG team has revealed that work on native Linux support is already underway . It's still too early to give an ETA, according to the Reddit thread. But founder and CEO, Michał Kiciński, said, "personally, I'm a big fan of Linux." The job listing also calls Linux the "next major frontier" in gaming. It's obvious at this point that Linux is becoming an increasingly important part of the PC gaming landscape. Especially as Microsoft continues to frustrate users by cramming every nook and crann … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/tech/875425/gog-native-linux-support
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I went back to Linux and it was a mistake

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Even when it wasn’t failing quietly, Ubuntu was throwing truly useless errors. | Image: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge It's a complete coincidence that I installed Linux around the same time as my colleagues Nathan Edwards and Stevie Bonifield. A few months ago, I decided to breathe new life into a 2019 Dell XPS 15 that had been collecting dust for a couple of years. Despite its (at the time) high-end Core i7 CPU and 32GB of RAM, Windows was frustratingly slow on it. The fan was constantly at full throttle even when the machine was idle, and it regularly failed to install updates. So in early 2024, I gave up and switched to an M1 MacBook Pro. But I wanted to give my oldest child something to practice typing on. Plus, I'd been trying to find a suitable di … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/report/875077/linux-was-a-mistake
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LG’s C5 TV and Anker’s powerful power bank are this week’s best deals

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It’s the first weekend of February, which can only mean one thing: The Super Bowl (or “ Benito Bowl ,” if you’re mainly tuning in for the Bad Bunny-led halftime show) is upon us. The game is Sunday, February 8th, at 6:30PM ET on Peacock , NFL Plus , and on live services that include NBC. With that out of the way, I’m here to surface this week’s best deals. There were plenty of good ones, from cheap yet extremely handy two-headed USB-C cables and a $20 sci-fi first-person shooter PC game bundle to steep discounts on big OLED TVs that will impress people at your Super Bowl watch party. If you happen to be in the market for a 65-inch OLED 4K TV (can I come over?), the LG C5 is almost half off its original asking price of $2,699. Whether you buy one through Amazon for $1,397 or from Best Buy at $1399.99, there’s a good chance that you can have it installed by kickoff on Sunday. Amazon currently has fast shipping for this TV, and many Best Buy brick-and-mortar locations are likely to...
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Aura’s Aspen digital frame is a great gift, especially now that it’s $30 off

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The Aura Aspen is a sweet and sentimental gift that’s $199. | Image: Aura Aura’s Aspen digital photo frame is a great Valentine’s Day gift if you want something that’s slick and sentimental, and right now it’s on sale for $199 ($30 off) at Amazon , Best Buy, and Aura’s online storefront . That’s the lowest we’ve seen the frame sell for since the holidays. Aura Aspen Where to Buy: $229 $199 at Amazon $229 $199 at Aura $229.99 $199.99 at Best Buy With its paper-textured, antiglare matte display and adjustable metal stand, the 12-inch Aspen looks remarkably similar to a classic picture frame. It lets you upload and share photos from anywhere. It also has features that help photos feel more personal, like a sharp 1600 x 1200 HD LCD panel that makes images appear lifelike and can display Live Photos, as well as short 30-second video clips. You can even add text captions. There are other reasons we like Aspen, too. The frame adapts to a room’s lighting, and its 4:3 aspect...
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What happens when Waymo runs into a tornado? Or an elephant?

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An autonomous vehicle drives down a lonely stretch of highway. Suddenly, a massive tornado appears in the distance. What does the driverless vehicle do next? This is just one of the scenarios that Waymo can simulate in the "hyper realistic" virtual world that it has just created with help from Google's DeepMind. Waymo's World Model is built using Genie 3 , Google's new AI world model that can generate virtual interactive spaces with text or images as prompts. But Genie 3 isn't just for creating bad knockoffs of Nintendo games ; it can also build photorealistic and interactive 3D environments "adapted for the rigors of the driving domain," Way … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/transportation/874771/waymo-world-model-simulation-google-deepmind-genie-3
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