Meta lifts Trump’s Facebook and Instagram restrictions ahead of election Meta is removing any previously imposed penalties and restrictions on former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.

France Is at a Political Impasse Ahead of 2024 Olympics After elections produced a deadlocked Parliament, both left and right are claiming victory, while President Emmanuel Macron insists no one won. It’s a recipe for turmoil.

Wear OS 5 prepares to add support for UWB ahead of Pixel Watch 3 launch submitted by /u/Easy-Speech7382

Biden’s Odds of Dropping Out Jump Again on Polymarket Ahead of President’s Press Conference Prediction market traders now see a 65% chance the president will quit the race.

Amazon Fire Tablets Are up to 58% Off Ahead of Prime Day Early Prime Day Deals are here.

Blink Security Cameras Are up to 68% Off Ahead of Prime Day Get Blink video doorbells, cameras, and floodlights starting at $15.

One of our favorite robovacs is down to its all-time low ahead of Prime Day Unlike the standard model, the iRobot Roomba j7 Plus comes with an auto-empty dock. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeAs an extremely lazy person, I am a big fan of robot vacuums like the Roomba j7 Plus. Nothing beats rotting in bed as iRobot’s last-gen flagship navigates my cluttered home and does the cleaning on my behalf. What I d…

Amazon Echo Smart Speakers Are up to 55% Off Ahead of Prime Day Even the relatively new Amazon Echo Spot has a pretty hefty discount already.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds $58K Ahead of U.S Inflation Report The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 11, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

The Chevy Volt Was So Ahead Of Its Time Automakers Are Just Now Catching Up When General Motors and Chevrolet unveiled the plug-in-hybrid Volt back in the early days of the Obama administration, then-CEO Rick Wagoner said the car was “a great way to open our second century.” The reveal just happened to coincide with GM’s centennial. Well, nine model years and two generations later, the Volt… Read more…

Renting a Car Ahead of Labor Day at LGA I’ve booked a rental the Wednesday before Labor Day at National Car Rental via LaGuardia Airport. I made two reservations — one for the BMW X5 class and another for the Executive Midsize or larger upgrade class. My question is has anyone used the Executive Area at National LGA? What types of vehicles are usually there — any midsize or larger SUV…

Euro 2024 semifinal live updates: Spain score twice in four-minute span to move ahead of France null

Power Rankings: Spain still top ahead of semifinals We’re down to four teams, so it’s time to update our Euro 2024 rankings. Who exits with pride intact? And which two teams look set to reach the final?

How Biden Might Be Thinking About the Decision Ahead of Him Does Biden run? Does he step aside? His recurring considerations are family, legacy and, yes, his age.

Mbappé lauds ‘unique’ Ronaldo ahead of QF clash Kylian Mbappé has praised Cristiano Ronaldo as “unique” ahead of France’s quarterfinal clash with Portugal on Friday, adding that he and the 39-year-old stay in contact regularly.

Ahead of the U.K. Election, Major Parties Remain Silent on Crypto Issues The U.K. is set to hold its first election in five years on Thursday and crypto is not a campaign-trail issue.

A year of Paramount Plus with Showtime is half off ahead of its impending price hike The current promo lets you secure a better rate than either of the monthly plans, but you’ll have to pay upfront. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeWith a Paramount Plus price hike coming on August 20th, now might be a good time to secure a year’s worth of access to the streaming service. Thankfully, Paramount is offering new and returnin…

Messi back in training ahead of Copa América QF Lionel Messi returned to training with Argentina on Monday as they prepare to face Ecuador in the Copa America quarterfinals in Houston this week.

Ethereum Products See Highest Outflows Since 2022 Ahead of Ether ETFs Ether-tracked investment products have collectively lost nearly $120 million in the past two weeks while bitcoin products recorded inflows.

How far do writers plan ahead? I’ve always wondered how far writers plan ahead when they create the script. For example, if a character has an appearance in season 1, have the writers already planned for that character to appear again in say, season 5, so that the character already has some sort of identity? Anyone have any thoughts or insight? submitted by /u/yoshi726…