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Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has proposed legislation that would ban TikTok from the US, the latest in a series of political blows to the social media platform — albeit one that seems relatively unlikely to land. The tortuously named Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance, Oppressive Censorship and Influence, and Algorithmic Learning by the Chinese Communist Party (or ANTI-SOCIAL CCP) Act would require President Joe Biden to block all US transactions with TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. It directs Biden to use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to...

Xiaomi has announced the Watch S2 with an AMOLED display, up to 12 hours of battery life, two different sizes, and a whole lot more.Xiaomi announced the updated wearable alongside its Xiaomi 13 series and there's plenty to get into, starting with the size. The Xiaomi Watch S2 comes in 42mm and 46mm sizes but both come with an AMOLED screen and claim to last up to 12 days on a single charge, which is impressive. Both come with Sapphire crystal so shouldn't scratch too easily, although you only get that if you choose the leather option.The good news is...

Huawei has announced the Watch Buds, a smartwatch that also has earbuds built in alongside all the usual features including ECG support and more.If the idea of a Huawei smartwatch with earbuds included sounds familiar, it should - the same thing leaked not too long ago. But now it's official, and it's called the Huawei Watch Buds.So what does that mean? In short, there's a new smartwatch on the block. It has many of the features you'd expect including a circular AMOLED display that measures 1.47 inches. That display has a resolution of 466x466, too.Inside, there's a 410mAh battery that...

One of the key thoughts about history as an educational discipline is the idea that humans, a species that puts so much focus on progress and improvement, could learn from the people and events of the past.But the fact that we still have wars, plagues, and everything else that’s wrong with the world, reinforcing the another popular idea that history is cyclical, means we have learned very little. At least to an extent that it would be considered significant progress.Still, the fact that these lessons land on deaf ears doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t continue to try. Incidentally, there is...

Samsung's flagship Galaxy S23 Ultra has popped up in a Chinese TENAA regulatory filing, confirming some specs and causing confusion about some others.Samsung isn't expected to announce its next line of Galaxy S phones for a little while yet, but the company is already going through the motions of getting ready for the big unveiling. That includes putting the phones through various regulatory databases to get all of its launch ducks in a row - and one Chinese regulatory database has outed the Galaxy S23 Ultra early.The phone has popped up in the TENAA database and carries the model number...