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Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Meta’s new Account system manages your WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and other logins.

This hub holds certain settings that work across Meta’s apps and allows for using a single password for access across all accounts and managing passkeys.

Any accounts users currently have connected in Meta’s Account Center will automatically transfer to the new Meta Account that’s rolling out “over the next year.”

Screenshots of Meta’s new Meta Account hub
Screenshots of the security pages in Meta’s new Meta Account hub
A screenshot of cross-app settings in the Meta Account hub
A screenshot of the passkey login page on Instagram
1/4Image: Meta
Great news, the Moto G Stylus is no longer teeming with bloatware

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The bloatware situation is more manageable, but this phone still feels $100 too expensive.

Allison Johnson
Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Asus’ Zenbook Duo is finally up for preorder but costs $400 more than expected.

The dual-screen Zenbook Duo I reviewed in January was said to cost $2,399.99 with an Intel Core Ultra X9 388H. Now preorders are open, but a base model costs $2,499.99 and the 388H configuration I tested will be $2,699.99. Ouch.

We reached out to Asus for the reason, but company reps did not immediately reply. Seems like RAMageddon claims another.

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Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Vercel says some customer data stolen before the breach.

The hosting platform provided an update on the recent compromise. For one, it named Context.AI as the vector for the attack. But it also found more customer data that had been stolen. Not only that, but it was discovered that some had been stolen during an earlier, separate incident.

This analysis has uncovered two additional findings:
First, we have identified a small number of additional accounts that were compromised as part of this incident.
Second, we have uncovered a small number of customer accounts with evidence of prior compromise that is independent of and predates this incident, potentially as a result of social engineering, malware, or other methods.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Are you ready, kids?

Ubisoft just officially unveiled its Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag remake, and you’ll be able to live out your Jack Sparrow fantasies pretty soon: it’s launching on July 9th. Here’s a gameplay trailer for a little more detail.

25 years later, is it time for a new iPod?25 years later, is it time for a new iPod?
Janko Roettgers
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
WBD’s shareholders yearn for the sweet embrace of David Ellison.

Deadline reports that WBD’s shareholders have “overwhelmingly” voted the sell the legacy studio to Paramount Skydance for $31 per share. Shareholders rejected a proposed compensation package for current CEO David Zaslav that could range from $500-800 million. But Zaslav could still wind up walking away with a lot of money because that vote was non-binding.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Casio’s handheld sampler sold out super fast in Japan.

The SXC-1 was teased at NAMM, but Casio launched its return to sampler glory in Japan this week for ¥39,930 (around $250), and preorders almost immediately sold out. There’s still no word on a US launch, but a video (in Japanese) does show off the features and workflow in detail.