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Sean is a senior editor at The Verge, a very good website he helped found in 2011. He thrives at the intersection of gaming, technology, and toys, with a side of consumer advocacy because companies just can't help themselves, can they?
Sean previously led breaking news teams at The Verge and CNET and the reviews program at Gizmodo. He also has that voice.
Ethics statement, June 2023: Sean's wife is employed by Apple as a video producer. He therefore does not currently report or edit stories about Apple products or Apple as a company.
Shapeways, a 3D-printing services pioneer we profiled a decade ago, has now filed for bankruptcy.
Prusa, based in Prague, will now make some printers in the USA. “Our goal is to become the largest manufacturer of 3D printers and filaments in the USA within a year.” It anticipates 15–20 percent of assembled MK4 printers will be made here by 2025.
Nano Dimension is acquiring Desktop Metal.
The new ice blue Z Flip 6 that Evan Blass just leaked? Now that’s color — shiny blue hinge, shiny blue sides, shiny blue camera lens rings. I own the mint green Flip 5 (see next image in gallery) and it’s mostly just black and silver. Too bad I couldn’t wait a year!
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NotebookCheck writes that the first Asus laptops with Ryzen AI 300 chips, codename Strix Point, will launch July 17th at an event originally scheduled for July 8th. Best Buy has changed its ship dates to July 28th, from July 15th originally.
Two weeks till launch, four weeks till availability.
I renewed my US passport in a single week with the government’s speedy online beta
If you can get into the beta, it’s incredibly speedy right now.
My wife takes work calls that I can’t hear or see. She wears earbuds and doesn’t always speak. I’d often ask her questions without realizing she was busy!
But now, we have a red light that means “NO TALKING,” yellow for “LISTEN-ONLY CALL” and green for “CLEAR” — thanks to a $16 cube that took mere minutes to set up with WLED!
Dennis Winn, the suspect, admits he fired what he characterized as a single warning shot.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office: “A bullet hole was discovered in the payload the drone was carrying.”
Shooting at aircraft is illegal, period; in addition to that, he’s also charged with “Criminal mischief damage over $1,000” and “Discharging a firearm in public or residential property.”