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	<title type="text">Monday’s top tech news: the chip war ramps up &#8211; The Verge</title>
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				<name>Mitchell Clark</name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[GM has started producing the Hummer EV SUV]]></title>
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			<updated>2023-01-30T20:28:06-05:00</updated>
			<published>2023-01-30T20:28:06-05:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[General Motors has started production on the Hummer EV SUV at its Factory Zero in Michigan, according to Nicole Schmitz, a spokesperson for the company. The Detroit Press reported Monday that customers could start receiving their orders by the end of Q1. That lines up with GM's FAQ stating that the SUV will be available [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p>General Motors has started production on the Hummer EV SUV at its <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/16/21519358/gm-factory-zero-detroit-hamtramck-electric-autonomous-vehicles">Factory Zero in Michigan</a>, according to Nicole Schmitz, a spokesperson for the company. <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2023/01/30/gm-launches-production-hummer-ev-suv/69854494007/"><em>The Detroit Press</em> reported</a> Monday that customers could start receiving their orders by the end of Q1. That lines up with GM's FAQ stating that the SUV will be available in "early 2023."</p>
<p>I won't blame anyone who's thinking, "wait, haven't they been making these for a while," because GM <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/18/22843805/gm-ev-hummer-pickup-truck-delivery">started delivering the truck version</a> of the Hummer EV, which sports a five-foot-long bed, in December 2021. In October 2022, the <a href="https://investor.gm.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gm-earns-sales-trifecta-q3-no-1-full-size-suvs-full-size-pickups">company announced</a> that it had made 782 of the vehicles during 2022, and said it  …</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/30/23578761/hummer-ev-suv-production-beginning">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
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				<name>Emma Roth</name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Paramount Plus and Showtime become ‘Paramount Plus with Showtime’]]></title>
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			<updated>2023-01-30T19:13:32-05:00</updated>
			<published>2023-01-30T19:13:32-05:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Paramount's merging its Paramount Plus streaming service and premium Showtime channel, as first reported by The Hollywood Reporter. In an internal memo, CEO Bob Bakish announced the company's rebranding its Showtime channel as Paramount Plus with Showtime. Paramount confirmed the change in a post on Twitter, noting that the merger is "the natural next step [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p>Paramount's merging its Paramount Plus streaming service and premium Showtime channel, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-showtime-merger-linear-streaming-programming-changes-1235312987/">as first reported by <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em></a>. In an internal memo, CEO Bob Bakish announced the company's rebranding its Showtime channel as Paramount Plus with Showtime.</p>
<p>Paramount confirmed the change in <a href="https://twitter.com/paramountco/status/1620194548151361536?s=20&amp;t=Hclr8zqN_f9vRLGzwB_R4Q">a post on Twitter</a>, noting that the merger is "the natural next step in our evolution." The company's also planning to carry over "select" original content from Paramount Plus to the TV network, which could include shows like <em>Halo</em> and <em>Yellowstone </em>spinoff <em>1923</em>.</p>
<p>Bakish says the move "brings uncertainty for the teams working on these brands and businesses" a …</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/30/23578672/paramount-plus-merging-showtime">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
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				<name>Jay Peters</name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are reportedly all skipping E3 2023]]></title>
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			<updated>2023-01-30T18:58:26-05:00</updated>
			<published>2023-01-30T18:58:26-05:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft are all skipping the revitalized E3 convention in June, according to a new report from IGN. E3 will be back as an in-person conference in Los Angeles after not happening at all in 2022, and I personally was hopeful that the big three console makers would be at the show when [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p>Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft are all skipping the revitalized E3 convention in June, according to <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-nintendo-sony-skipping-e3-2023?utm_source=twitter">a new report from <em>IGN</em></a>. E3 will be back as <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23372876/e3-2023-dates-june-business-gamer-days-industry">an in-person conference in Los Angeles</a> after <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/31/23005138/e3-2022-online-virtual-event-canceled-covid-19">not happening at all in 2022,</a> and I personally was hopeful that the big three console makers would be at the show when it takes place from June 13th through 16th to help make it feel like the big event of years past. But according to <em>IGN's</em> reporting, that's not the case.</p>
<p>That said, it's not entirely unexpected. Sony first skipped E3 <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/15/18097441/sony-playstation-skipping-e3-2019-keynote-booth">in 2019</a> and hasn't been part of the convention since. Microsoft said last week that it <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/25/23571680/theres-going-to-be-another-big-xbox-showcase-this-summer">would be doing a showcase in LA this sum …</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/30/23578780/e3-2023-microsoft-xbox-sony-playstation-nintendo-attend">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
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			<author>
				<name>Ash Parrish</name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition plays great on console]]></title>
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			<updated>2023-01-30T17:58:09-05:00</updated>
			<published>2023-01-30T17:58:09-05:00</published>
			<category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Entertainment" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Gaming" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Microsoft" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Tech" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Xbox" />
							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Age of Empires II is extremely special to me. The game came to me by accident at 16, and it has remained a great gaming love of mine ever since. I played Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on Xbox to see if, after all these years, I could rekindle my fondness for this PC [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2013/3/10/4083462/relive-the-glory-of-conquest-with-remastered-age-of-empires-ii"><em>Age of Empires II</em></a><em> </em>is extremely special to me. The game came to me by accident at 16, and it has remained a great gaming love of mine ever since. I played <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/25/23422822/age-of-empires-iv-xbox-game-pass-series-x-s-console-november-2022"><em>Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition</em></a> on Xbox to see if, after all these years, I could rekindle my fondness for this PC game on console, and it feels like love at first wololo all over again.</p>
<p>It is a daunting prospect to play a complex real-time strategy game like <em>Age of Empires </em>without the finely tuned control of a keyboard. There are maps and submenus to click through and units to select and move and control. Yet, the developers at World's Edge have designed a thoughtful controller inte …</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/23578144/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition-xbox-controller">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
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				<name>Charles Pulliam-Moore</name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[HBO’s The Last of Us is pushing all the right buttons by telling new stories]]></title>
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			<updated>2023-01-30T17:32:07-05:00</updated>
			<published>2023-01-30T17:32:07-05:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[HBO's The Last of Us has been very careful to stick to the source material for the most part - a smart but also rather logical choice, given how cinematic the original game was. The painstakingly crafted similarities between Naughty Dog's survival shooter - which was already great - and HBO's show have been a [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p>HBO's <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23543145/hbo-the-last-of-us-review"><em>The Last of Us</em></a><em> </em>has been very careful to stick to the source material for the most part - a smart but also rather logical choice, given <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23543145/hbo-the-last-of-us-review">how cinematic the original game was</a>. The painstakingly crafted similarities between Naughty Dog's survival shooter - which was already great - and HBO's show have been a major part of why people were <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/01/the-last-of-us-review-one-of-the-best-video-game-adaptations-ever">quick to call</a> <em>The Last of Us </em><a href="https://gizmodo.com/last-of-us-hbo-review-playstation-pedro-pascal-joel-ell-1849950042">the best video game adaptation ever</a>. But it's by shifting away from the game in favor of telling new stories that <em>The Last of Us</em> has really been able to blossom the way it does in "Long Long Time," the series' third episode that introduces Nick Offerman's Bill and Murray Bartlet …</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/30/23577959/the-last-of-us-hbo-episode-3-bill-frank-kathleen">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
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			<author>
				<name>Mitchell Clark</name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Some BMW EVs aren’t making their pedestrian warning sounds]]></title>
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			<updated>2023-01-30T17:08:47-05:00</updated>
			<published>2023-01-30T17:08:47-05:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[BMW is recalling almost 3,500 EVs due to issues with the artificial sound generator that's meant to warn people when the vehicles are backing up or traveling at low speeds. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website, the recall applies to some 2022 and 2023 BMW i4 and iX models. Federal safety [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p>BMW is recalling almost 3,500 EVs due to issues with the artificial sound generator that's meant to warn people when the vehicles are backing up or traveling at low speeds. According to the <a href="https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=23V026000">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website</a>, the recall applies to some 2022 and 2023 BMW i4 and iX models.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/571.141">Federal safety standards</a> require EVs or hybrids to make a certain amount of noise so that pedestrians can tell that there's a car coming. Since electric motors are generally pretty quiet, especially at low speeds (the tires will likely be pretty loud on their own when you're going faster), auto manufacturers usually have their ca …</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/30/23578452/bmw-i4-ix-pedestrian-warning-sound-recall">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
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				<name>Jay Peters</name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Meta is testing members-only worlds for its social VR platform]]></title>
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			<updated>2023-01-30T16:31:14-05:00</updated>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Meta is starting to test members-only worlds in Horizon Worlds, its social VR platform, which will allow people to build curated worlds for a select community of users. These members-only worlds will offer something of a middle ground for creators on the platform. You can currently make public worlds for lots of people to go [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p>Meta is starting to test members-only worlds in <em>Horizon Worlds</em>, its social VR platform, which will allow people to build curated worlds for a select community of users.</p>
<p>These members-only worlds will offer something of a middle ground for creators on the platform. You can currently make public worlds for lots of people to go to, and the company is also testing what it calls <a href="https://www.oculus.com/blog/horizon-worlds-personal-space/">personal spaces</a>, which function like a private home in VR where you have tight control over who visits. Members-only worlds, on the other hand, are limited to 150 members and 25 concurrent visitors.</p>
<p>Meta suggests the new members-only spaces could be useful for groups li …</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/30/23578405/meta-horizon-worlds-members-only-private">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
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			<author>
				<name>Umar Shakir</name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[More Electrify America EV chargers are coming, this time at TA rest stops]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/30/23577696/electrify-america-travelcenters-petro-ev-dc-fast-chargers" />
			<id>https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/30/23577696/electrify-america-travelcenters-petro-ev-dc-fast-chargers</id>
			<updated>2023-01-30T15:38:57-05:00</updated>
			<published>2023-01-30T15:38:57-05:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[TravelCenters of America is working with Electrify America to get much-needed EV fast chargers installed at its rest stops across the US. The agreement has Electrify America deploying a sizable 1,000 charging stalls across 200 TravelCenters of America (TA), TA Express, and Petro shopping center locations nationwide. TA's goal is to install the chargers over [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p>TravelCenters of America is <a href="https://www.ta-petro.com/newsroom/travelcenters-of-america-enters-agreement-with-electrify-america-to-expand-electric-vehicle-infrastructure">working with Electrify America</a> to get much-needed EV fast chargers installed at its rest stops across the US. The agreement has Electrify America deploying a sizable 1,000 charging stalls across 200 TravelCenters of America (TA), TA Express, and Petro shopping center locations nationwide.</p>
<p>TA's goal is to install the chargers over the next five years, with the first ones showing up in 2023. The first installations are slated for locations in Texas and Ohio, according to TA's senior director of communications, Tina Arundel.</p>
<p>This isn't TA's first foray into providing EV chargers; the company has Tesla Supercharger  …</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/30/23577696/electrify-america-travelcenters-petro-ev-dc-fast-chargers">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
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			<author>
				<name>Sheena Vasani</name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[You can still get a $50 credit when you reserve Samsung’s Galaxy S23]]></title>
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			<updated>2023-01-30T15:31:02-05:00</updated>
			<published>2023-01-30T15:31:02-05:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[The clock is ticking if you want to take advantage of Samsung&#8217;s ongoing promotion for the Galaxy S23 and its forthcoming Galaxy Book, both of which are expected to be unveiled during Samsung&#8217;s Unpacked event later this week. Now until 12PM ET on February 1st, you can score $50 in Samsung credit when you reserve [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p>The clock is ticking if you want to take advantage of Samsung&rsquo;s ongoing promotion for the Galaxy S23 and its forthcoming Galaxy Book, both of which are expected to be unveiled during <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23574119/samsung-galaxy-s23-unpacked-event-galaxy-book-3">Samsung&rsquo;s Unpacked event</a> later this week. Now until 12PM ET on February 1st, you can score $50 in Samsung credit when you reserve one of the new <a href="https://shop-links.co/ci1Q0yjQimz">Galaxy Book laptops</a> online or <a href="https://shop-links.co/ci1QZ7ZpuUR">any phone in the Galaxy S23 lineup</a>. Reserving both, meanwhile, will get you $100 in credit.</p>

<p>There are a couple of caveats to take note of before jumping on this deal. First, to get the credit, you&rsquo;ll have to commit to preordering the devices once Samsung opens preorders, which is likely to happen following their announcement. The current promotion ends an hour before the start of Unpacked, which means you&rsquo;ll have to make your buying decision sight unseen. That may not be much of an issue if you&rsquo;re interested in the S23, though, given <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23574119/samsung-galaxy-s23-unpacked-event-galaxy-book-3">how much has already leaked</a> regarding the S23, S23 Plus, and S23 Ultra, as well as Samsung&rsquo;s&nbsp;new line of Galaxy Book laptops.</p>

<p>Second, you can only spend the gift card at the same time you&rsquo;re making the preorder &mdash;you can&rsquo;t use it to lower the price of the S23 or the new Galaxy Book. However, you can use the credit to buy eligible accessories and products from <a href="https://shop-links.co/ciUBZDbYFb4?u1=verge013023">Samsung.com</a> or the Shop Samsung mobile app. Samsung has yet to confirm what these &ldquo;eligible products&rdquo; are, but they likely include <a href="https://shop-links.co/ci1RHtVxmln">phone cases</a>, <a href="https://shop-links.co/ci1RG5vC6Sn">wireless earbuds</a>, and other mobile accessories. Just make sure to use all of the credit, as you&rsquo;ll lose anything left over after you finish your preorder.</p>

<p>Samsung Unpacked kicks off at 1PM ET / 10AM PT on February 1st and will be streamed live on <a href="https://www.samsung.com/us/">Samsung&rsquo;s website</a> and <a href="https://youtu.be/1BPLGjjF0rc">on YouTube</a>. We&rsquo;ll also be embedding the livestream here and publishing some of the first photos of the new devices on our site, so stay tuned.</p>
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				<name>Mitchell Clark</name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Meta’s Account Center came with a 2FA-defeating bug]]></title>
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			<updated>2023-01-30T14:35:12-05:00</updated>
			<published>2023-01-30T14:35:12-05:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Meta's Accounts Center feature had a bug that let hackers brute force SMS two-factor authentication, allowing them to bypass the additional protection (via TechCrunch). The vulnerability, which Meta says it fixed in December, was reported by Nepalese security researcher Gtm M&#228;n&#244;z, who detailed the exploit in a Medium post earlier this month. It was a [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p>Meta's Accounts Center feature had a bug that let hackers brute force SMS two-factor authentication, allowing them to bypass the additional protection (<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/30/facebook-instagram-two-factor-bypass-bug/">via <em>TechCrunch</em></a>). The vulnerability, which <a href="https://about.fb.com/news/2022/12/metas-bug-bounty-program-2022/">Meta says it fixed in December</a>, was reported by Nepalese security researcher Gtm M&auml;n&ocirc;z, who detailed the exploit in <a href="https://medium.com/pentesternepal/two-factor-authentication-bypass-on-facebook-3f4ac3ea139c">a Medium post earlier this month</a>.</p>
<p>It was a significant find, as Meta seems to be putting more and more focus on its Accounts Center feature, letting you manage settings and security information from it, as well as use it to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/26/23373221/meta-instagram-facebook-account-switcher-test">switch to your other accounts</a>. According to M&auml;n&ocirc;z, the attack was relatively simple; if you knew the phone number  …</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/30/23578033/meta-account-center-bug-2-factor-authentication-sms-email">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
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