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I’ve been in the mood for a good puzzle game. No, that’s not accurate enough. If a good puzzle game came to my door and proposed marriage, I would blow up my life and career for it the same way that journalist did for that pharma bro. (But I’d at least have the good sense to take the inevitable L privately.) I wanted Escape Academy to ruin my life like that, the same way Inscryption did. And while the escape room puzzle game / visual novel isn’t the equivalent of Tessa Thompson or Tom Hiddleston — or Tessa Thompson and Tom Hiddleston — showing up at my door on bended knee; I can say it’s more like that greasy guy from The Bear cooking an intimate dinner for two in his furniture-less apartment — absolutely incredible but sparse and far too short. Escape Academy tells the story of a young es...

The Nissan Leaf, a pioneer electric vehicle and one of the cheapest EVs currently on the market, is nearing the end of its life span. According to a report in Automotive News, Nissan does not plan on introducing a next-generation version of the Leaf and may even discontinue the nameplate altogether. Production of the current version of the Leaf is set to wind down by mid-decade, the outlet reports, citing three anonymous sources. In the report, a spokesperson for Nissan declined to speculate on the Leaf’s future but did say that the company has noted a “renewed” interest in the Leaf amid high demand for EVs. (A spokesperson didn’t respond to a request for comment.) Production of the current version of the Leaf is set to wind down by mid-decade If Nissan follows through on its plan to disco...

Facebook will allow some users to have multiple profiles as part of a test, the company announced today, signaling a major shift as Meta looks for new ways to encourage users to stay on the platform amid increased competition from rivals. As part of the test, some Facebook users will have the ability to create up to four additional profiles tied to their original account. The idea is that additional profiles can be used for different purposes, like one for friends, one for co-workers, and others for interacting with interest groups and influencers. Users will still have one account but be able to switch between profiles with a few clicks. Users who create extra profiles won’t need to use their real identity for their display name Profiles will be subject to Facebook’s policies, and violati...

Twitter’s experiment in letting two people tweet together has a weird loophole. It’s now possible to accidentally make an unlisted tweet. It’s not private, but you can only see it if someone sends you a link. Or embeds it in a website. Here is my unlisted tweet: This is an unlisted tweet. Try to find it in my timeline.Try to search for it. — Sean Hollister (@StarFire2258) July 14, 2022 These tweets do not appear in your timeline, and they do not appear if you search for them — and yet, they exist. People can even reply to them. And, if they do, those replies will appear in a Twitter search, and people can find the original tweet in a roundabout way. If a tweet falls in a forest… Here’s the trick, assuming you have access to CoTweets. You need to ask another Twitter account to CoTweet...

Razer is going head to head with Elgato’s Stream Deck with the launch of its new Stream Controller. The $269.99 touchscreen device is designed to sit on a desk alongside a keyboard and allow content creators — or anyone, really — to quickly launch shortcuts and control hardware and software on a PC. If you’re a regular Twitch viewer, chances are the streamer you’re watching is using Elgato’s Stream Deck to control every aspect of their stream. The Stream Deck has become so popular in the streaming world that Elgato has even launched a pedal so you can control your PC with your feet. Razer now wants to be part of this side of PC gaming with the Stream Controller. Razer’s Stream Controller has dials to control audio.Image: Razer Razer’s Stream Controller is designed primarily for live conten...

Like many of us, Porter Robinson turned to video games during the pandemic. In particular, the musician got really into League of Legends. He remembers getting his first kill and thinking, “Oh, I get it. I get why people play this. I get why people love it.” It became a hangout for his group of friends during a particularly challenging period, a space where everyone would get together in the evenings to play. But it wasn’t until League developer Riot released the animated series Arcane on Netflix that Robinson truly got sucked into the fantasy universe. “I was like, ‘I want to be involved in their world,’” he tells The Verge. League is currently in the midst of a 10-week-long event that spans multiple games and mediums, focusing on a parallel universe called Star Guardian; think of it like...

Prime Day may be done and dusted, but there are still plenty of awesome deals to be found at Amazon and other retailers. There are still plenty of discounts to be found on wireless earbuds, laptops, TVs, games, and more. A few of the highlights still available include the Beats Fit Pro, currently still discounted to $159.95 (normally $200). You can also find the 40mm Apple Watch SE discounted to $219 — $60 off the regular retail price. We’ll continue to update this page by adding any products that we might have missed and removing anything that’s no longer available, so make sure to check back regularly. Some of the best Prime Day deals still standing Roku Streaming Stick 4K (2021) $30 $50 41% off The Roku Streaming Stick 4K supports all the major streaming services as well as HDR10 Plus a...

Google is releasing Chrome OS Flex today, a new version of Chrome OS that’s designed for businesses and schools to install and run on old PCs and Macs. Google first started testing Chrome OS Flex earlier this year in an early access preview, and the company has now resolved 600 bugs to roll out Flex to businesses and schools today. Chrome OS Flex is designed primarily for businesses running old Windows PCs, as Google has been testing and verifying devices from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, LG, Toshiba, and many more OEMs. Flex will even run on some old Macs, including some 10-year-old MacBooks. The support of old hardware is the big selling point of Chrome OS Flex, as businesses don’t have to ditch existing hardware to get the latest modern operating system. More than 400 devices are certi...

Twitter underwent a global outage earlier this morning, beginning at 8 a.m. ET/5 a.m. PT. Users attempting to use the platform were confronted with glitches and messages saying “error” or even that the website was broken. According to the internet outage tracker Down Detector, Twitter service was restored by 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT. The outage lasted approximately 45 minutes. While that window of time may not sound like much, it’s the longest outage Twitter has had since 2016, when it was unavailable for over two hours. “Some of you are having issues accessing Twitter and we’re working to get it back up and running for everyone,” the company tweeted at 9:10 a.m. “Thanks for sticking with us.” The reason for the outage is still unknown. Twitter said on its status page that the company is curren...