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Threads' big moment, and Sony's big controller

08.25.2023 - By The VergePlay

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Richard Lawler discuss Threads' new web app, Sony's Playstation handheld, NFL 4K streaming, AI music copyright, and a whole lot more. Further reading:

Elon Musk says (yet again) that X will stop letting you block users

X glitch wipes out most pictures and links tweeted before December 2014 

X fixed the ‘bug’ that broke images attached to tweets from before 2014 

X tests removing headlines from links to news articles

Elon Musk says news organizations can get a share of X’s advertising revenue, too.

Threads on the web is here

NFL Sunday Ticket has arrived on the Google TV homescreen

Amazon is bringing a whole lot of AI to Thursday Night Football this season 

Sony’s portable PlayStation Portal launches later this year for $199.99 

Sony’s PlayStation wireless earbuds will cost a whopping $199.99 

Sony’s PlayStation division is acquiring headphone maker Audeze

This batarang houses Qualcomm’s next big bet on gaming

Somebody already unboxed the Quest 3

Microsoft kills Kinect again 

Corsair’s first standing desk is designed for gaming, streaming, and more

Google and YouTube are trying to have it both ways with AI and copyright

Microsoft is bringing Python to Excel

Netflix is going to let DVD subscribers keep unreturned discs for free

White Noise Podcasters Are Costing Spotify $38 Million a Year - Bloomberg

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