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TIFF 2025: Frankenstein, Knives Out 3, and all the biggest movies from Toronto

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The Toronto International Film Festival is almost like a preview of the movie slate for the next few months — and this year I’m watching as much as possible to give you all the scoop on what’s ahead. To do that, I’ll be writing a dispatch covering every movie I’ve seen that day, which will […]

Google cuts API prices for Veo 3 by up to 60 percent

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Google has cut API prices for its Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast video models, reducing costs by more than half in some cases. The article Google cuts API prices for Veo 3 by up to 60 percent appeared first on THE DECODER.

Volkswagen rounds out new lineup of affordable EVs with ID. Cross concept

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Everyone basically agrees: if you want people to transition from polluting gas guzzlers to electric cars, you have to make them more affordable. The luxury EVs, with their big battery packs and fine leather interiors, are all well and good, but if you really want to move the needle on EV adoption, we need more […]

Wake Up Dead Man adds a delightfully dark twist to Knives Out

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When director Rian Johnson introduced the new Knives Out film on the third day of TIFF 2025, he exclaimed: "we're going back to church." By that he meant that Wake Up Dead Man, the latest Benoit Blanc mystery, would harken back to the origins of the whodunit, and in particular the gothic vibes of Edgar […]

Computer chips, with a side of forever chemicals

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This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on all things at the intersection of environment and technology, follow Justine Calma. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Some stories that I've worked […]

A really cheap way to get really smart lights

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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 96, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, has your inbox been as busy as mine the past few days?, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) Over the past two weeks, I've been […]