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The Pokémon Company International is not pleased that President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using its intellectual property to promote the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) raids. “We are aware of a recent video posted by the Department of Homeland Security that includes imagery and language associated with our brand," said a statement from the Pokémon Company International provided to Mashable. "Our company was not involved in the creation or distribution of this content, and permission was not granted for the use of our intellectual property.” On Tuesday, the DHS posted a 1-minute video across their social media accounts on platforms like X and Facebook set to the theme song for the Pokémon TV show.  This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. The DHS video includes clips from various ICE raids, where individuals alleged to be undocumented immigrants are being searched and arrested b...

Do you want a wireless keyboard that only needs the power of nature and your own initiative to stay running for a long time? Logitech might have the answer. This week, the company announced the launch of a repairable, solar-powered keyboard, the Logitech Signature Slim Solar+ K980. The Swiss computer peripheral company's new wireless keyboard is available now, and it sports a couple of very interesting features. It features a solar cell that the company claims can last up to a decade. Second, it's meant to be repairable, per The Verge . Logitech told The Verge that it's encased in a plastic casing that should be easy for users to work around, and spare parts for repairs are being sold by iFixit , a website that partners with a lot of tech companies to sell replacement parts for all sorts of devices. Credit: Logitech SEE ALSO: The Apple Magic Keyboard is on sale for $50 off right now at Amazon Even cooler is that the keyboard will apparently work with artificial...

Following the announcement of its first smart glasses with a built-in display , Meta is opening several temporary retail locations where you'll be able to demo the Meta Ray-Ban Display, their Meta Neural Band controller and the rest of the company's Reality Labs products. These new "Meta Lab" locations will offer another way to see the company's new $799 smart glasses, which currently aren't available for purchase without an in-person demo and fitting. For the rollout of the Meta Ray-Ban Display, Meta Lab locations will be available to visit in Las Vegas starting on October 16, Los Angeles starting on October 24 and New York starting on November 13. Meta also says interested Bay Area customers will  be able to demo and purchase the new smart glasses at the company's existing Meta Store location in Burlingame, which has been rebranded as a "Meta Lab." While the appeal of having the face-mounted camera and speakers of the Ray-Ban Meta smart gl...

Disney+ is increasing its prices for several of its bundles and standalone plans, with price changes going into effect Oct. 21. The announcement comes at a tumultuous time for Disney, which faced criticism for its Sept. 17 suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! over Kimmel's comments about far-right commentator Charlie Kirk's killer. The backlash led users to cancel their Disney+ and Hulu accounts in order to boycott Disney. On Sept. 22, Disney announced that Kimmel would return to air Sept. 23 . SEE ALSO: How to cancel your Disney+ subscription on your desktop or your phone Disney+'s price hikes have become a yearly tradition, with the streaming service increasing prices in Dec. of 2022, and Oct. of 2023 and 2024. How much will Disney+ cost going forward? Let's break it down. How much will Disney+ standalone plans cost after price increases? Both of Disney+'s standalone plans will be getting more expensive come Oct. 21. The ad-supported Disney+ plan will inc...

Wow, it’s thin . And light . And it feels very nice in your hand. I’ve been showing Apple 's new iPhone Air to people for the last couple of days, and that, without fail, is the reaction that I get. This tells me that I may have been wrong about the iPhone Air. When it was first announced , I wasn’t sure that the world needed a very thin iPhone. And I was sure that a super-thin iPhone would surely take a hit when it comes to battery life. And when I saw that it only had a single rear camera — the horror! "This thing will surely be a dud," I thought. But the iPhone Air isn’t just thin. Think about it this way: This is the first iPhone that was designed, first and foremost, to be as cool, beautiful, and, yes, sexy as possible. I’ve only had the iPhone Air in my hands for a few days, not enough time to fully assess its camera or battery life. My full review of the iPhone Air is coming in a week or two. For now, let’s talk first impressions. The iPhone Air is the pret...

The Supreme Court has voted 6-3 in favor of hearing a lawsuit brought by a former member of the US Federal Trade Commission, CNBC reports. Democrats Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya were fired from their posts as commissioners in the FTC by President Donald Trump in March. As has been the case with several of the Trump administration's actions to remove possible critics from their roles in civil service, the pair said their dismissal was illegal. Commissioners’ terms may only be ended early for good cause under a law designed to protect the FTC as an independent agency. The FTC is also not allowed to have more than three commissioners from a single political party, meaning Slaughter and Bedoya could not both be replaced by additional Republican members. In July, US District Judge Loren AliKhan ruled in favor of Slaughter, who has moved ahead with a suit to contest her dismissal, and a federal appeals court reinstated her to the FTC in September. Today, howe...

Over 400 Hollywood artists have signed an open letter from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) denouncing ABC and its parent company Disney's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live! . The suspension followed Republican criticism of Kimmel's monologue about far-right commentator Charlie Kirk's killer, including Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Brendan Carr's threats to punish ABC . SEE ALSO: Late show hosts react to Jimmy Kimmel being pulled off air Backlash to Kimmel's suspension has been swift, with everyone from current late night hosts to former Disney CEO Michael Eisner criticizing the move as a violation of free speech. Celebrities like Tatiana Maslany and Cynthia Nixon have called for Disney+ subscribers to cancel their subscriptions and boycott Disney. Now, even more Hollywood figures, including Jennifer Aniston, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Regina King, and Olivia Rodrigo, have lent their voices to the uproar...

If you like playing daily word games like Wordle , then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown. An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle. If you find yourself stuck at any step of today's Hurdle, don't worry! We have you covered. SEE ALSO: Hurdle: Everything you need to know to find the answers Hurdle Word 1 hint Not thin. SEE ALSO: Apple’s new M3 MacBook...

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