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Clap on. Clap off. Well, more like, Clap, pause for half a beat but no longer because otherwise it’ll stop hearing you, clap again because you waited too long, clap louder and faster, that didn’t work, clap two more times, and suddenly: on. The Clapper didn’t always work — and even when it did, it might fry your gadgets in the process — but it managed to become a big hit anyway.On this episode of Version History, we tell the story of The Clapper, from its beginnings as The Great American Turn-On to its debut alongside one of the great…
CHENGDU, China, July 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At the invitation of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), Changan Automobile attended the Thailand-China (Sichuan) Investment and Economic Forum 2026 and the opening ceremony of the Thailand BOI Chengdu Office as the only invited Chinese automotive brand operating in Thailand. Mr. Zhu Huarong, Chairman, Changan Automobile, attended both the forum and the opening ceremony and had a meeting with Thai Prime Minister Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr. Ekniti Nitithanprapas, Minister of Industry Mr. Varawut Silpa-archa, Secretary General of BOI Mr. Narit Therdsteerasukdi, and Ambassador Extraordinary…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 18, 2026 4:50 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thousands of Canadian auto workers could secure three per cent wage increases every year for the next three if they agree to a new labour contract. Unifor released details of a proposed collective agreement between its bargaining leads and Ford Motor Company on Saturday.The union says the deal includes a renewed commitment by Ford to keep its facilities open where Unifor employees work. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens…
Calgary police have released new images from CCTV footage of an 11-year-old boy who has been missing since Thursday afternoon in the neighbourhood of Thorncliffe. Parker, 11, is neurodivergent and non-verbal and may become even more scared if confronted by strangers, according to the Calgary Police Service.The boy was last seen at his day home in the 0 to 100 block of Connaught Drive Northwest sometime between 11:08 a.m. and 11:41 a.m.Police say some clothing believed to belong to Parker was found around noon in the 0 to 100 block of Northmount Drive Northwest.On Saturday, police said CCTV footage captured…
Mystic Leaks suggests that the Pixel 11a will return to featuring a flagship-grade processor with the Tensor G6. Rather than the Tensor G5 found in the Pixel 10 and 10 Pro, the Pixel 10a shipped with the previous generation Tensor G4. That was a huge disappointment since, typically, the Pixel a lineup kept the modern processor, but cut corners in other places to keep costs down.The Tensor G6 is rumored to feature the same PowerVR DXT-48-1536 GPU as the G5, but it should still be an improvement over the Mali-G715 in the Tensor G4. The big upgrade is that the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Premier Doug Ford is meeting with evacuees and first responders in Thunder Bay, where many people fleeing from the northern Ontario wildfires have gone. Speaking with reporters on Saturday, Ford said he was informed some 300 people, including campers, were recently evacuated from the wildfires zones.“So 40 missions to rescue 300 people. And these are individual campers and so on and so forth. These aren’t communities,” he said.“I want to thank the OPP for doing an incredible job. They’re absolute champions. I want to thank the local Thunder Bay police as well…
Now, if you want to, you can use Google’s 3D emoji in your own creations. The company shared some details about how it went about designing the little pictograms and why, as part of World Emoji Day on Friday. Things you might not necessarily worry about in a 2D illustration suddenly become very important when you’re talking about a 3D model. Is a smiley face a sphere? A mask? A flat disc?In addition to offering a behind-the-scenes look at Google’s design process, it also announced that it would be completely open-sourcing the emoji set:We’re handing over raw .OBJ files to…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 18, 2026 10:28 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Crews in Nova Scotia are continuing to fight an out-of-control wildfire northeast of Halifax this morning. The province’s Natural Resources Department says the fire on Mooseland Road is now estimated to be nearly 14 square kilometres in size.Officials say the reduced estimate from the 17 square kilometres reported Friday is after more accurate mapping. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. A spokesperson…
A large majority of Canadians in a recent poll said they worry that artificial intelligence data centres will hike their power bills and harm the environment. In the Leger poll, 81 per cent of respondents said they are concerned about the prospect of data centres leading to spikes in their household electricity bills.A similar share, 79 per cent, said they worry about the environmental impacts, such as the large amounts of electricity and water data centres consume, as well as their greenhouse gas emissions.When the survey touched on the issue of data sovereignty and asked respondents whether they support building…
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 136, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope your neighborhood isn’t as smoky as mine, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)This week, I’ve been recording the next season of Version History (this season’s finale is out on Sunday!), reading about data center heists and Backyard Baseball and the creator of Calvin and Hobbes, canceling my October plans to see Digger 30 or 40 times, taking on the new Knockout Tour routes in Mario Kart World, learning more…