150 million users later, Roblox competitor Rec Room is shutting down

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Rec Room, a Roblox-like social gaming platform that lets users create games and experiences for others to play, is shutting down on June 1st. Despite reaching more than 150 million players and creators and, at one point, being valued at $3.5 billion, the company says in a blog post that "we never quite figured out how to make Rec Room a sustainably profitable business" and that "our costs

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TSA agents are finally getting some back pay

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A TSA agent surveys the security line at New York LaGuardia airport.

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  • Most TSA agents finally received paychecks on Monday after weeks of working without pay, DHS said.
  • President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing DHS to pay TSA agents.
  • The partial government shutdown is ongoing, so future pay for TSA agents remains uncertain.

After working weeks

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Here are our favorite spring cleaning deals from Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

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Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is underway, so naturally, a lot of the deals are geared toward the season, including plenty of gadgets to help with spring cleaning. We’ve already rounded up a selection of great robot vacuum deals, but they’re just one part of a much broader swath of Verge-approved tools that can make tidying up a little easier.

If you’ve been putting off small fixes around the

A Chick-fil-A is offering ice cream to lock your phone away

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Three Chick-fil-A locations confirmed they've offered the promotion at their restaurants.

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  • Some Chick-fil-A locations have been promoting phone-free dining with ice cream rewards.
  • The "Cell Phone Coop Challenge" encourages diners to put their phones down during their meals.
  • Franchisee Brad Williams brought the trend back in January, and a Maryland location followed suit.

Some

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Target has a warning if you use Google's AI to shop

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Target changed its online terms and conditions to allow shopping through third-party AI agents.

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  • Target updated its terms and conditions ahead of a coming Google Gemini integration.
  • The integration would allow the AI to suggest Target products and help complete purchases on a user's behalf.
  • Shoppers would still need to direct and approve purchases made through AI tools, Target
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BOXROOM lets you build a cozy game room for your Steam library

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Your game collection says a lot about you. With a cute new game, you can also give your collection a space that's just as personalized. BOXROOM is a building sim where the whole purpose is creating a space to show off your game library. You can select furniture, paint and lighting, then you choose games from your Steam library to display on your virtual shelves. Titles appear in game boxes, giving

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