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The Verge’s guide to the best October Prime Day deals

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days (also known as October Prime Day) is here, serving as a precursor to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There are a ton of good deals, and bundling them all into this package is the easiest way to keep the blast of upcoming coverage under control. Below, you’ll find every deal…

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The best October Prime Day tech deals we found

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event has begun, and it lasts through 3AM ET on Thursday, October 8th. We’ve spun through the company’s huge list of deals to find products that Verge readers will like (and that we personally like, too). There are plenty of headphone deals, plus some great products in the home entertainment…

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Amazon Alexa Plus keeps creepily singing ‘lalala’ for minutes on end

An unsettling Alexa Plus bug has seen some Amazon Echo smart home speakers reduced to saying – and sometimes singing – nothing but “lalala” on repeat for minutes at a time, often in the middle of conversations with users. When quizzed about the behavior, Alexa is apparently entirely unaware of what it’s been doing. The…

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This remote-controlled wagon is silly but so very useful

Confession: When BougeRV told me about its remote-controlled wagon with animated lighting, I called it in for a laugh, expecting to eviscerate it in a review. It’s ridiculous, to be sure. But the DuneRover also proved very capable, with enough torque to flatten hills even when carrying over 200 pounds of gear. It can also…

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Gemini Call for Me might tell your mom you’re running late

Google may be expanding its “Call for Me” AI feature beyond business calls so you can use it to send messages to friends and family. Android Authority reports finding a “Gemini Calling” introductory screen in an APK teardown with examples that include “Call Mom and tell her I will be 15 minutes late” and “Call…

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Energy Dome and its carbon dioxide batteries

There’s a growing need for long-duration storage to meet energy demand and balance out renewables on the grid. Energy Dome uses compressed carbon dioxide gas in its massive grid batteries, which can deliver power for up to 24 hours.  As the world races to meet growing electricity demand, solar and onshore wind power have become…

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X-energy and its helium-cooled nuclear reactors

X-energy is developing small modular reactors to satisfy some of the planet’s most power-hungry users: industrial manufacturers that need high temperatures to produce billions of tons of concrete, plastics, fibers, and chemicals. Solar panels and wind turbines are great at producing electricity but what heavy industry also needs is raw heat—and lots of it. The manufacture…

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