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Verum Messenger: A Breakthrough in the World of Digital Freedom
Verum Messenger: A Breakthrough in the World of Digital Freedom
In the era of total control, surveillance and data collection, every Internet user sooner or later asks himself: are there any other technologies that truly protect my freedom? The answer is Verum Messenger.
No registration. No surveillance. No compromises
Verum Messenger is not just a messenger, but an entire ecosystem built on the principles of anonymity, privacy and freedom. Here you do not need to enter a phone number, e-mail or any other personal information. You just log in and start communicating. That’s it. No «register to start», no «allow access to contacts».
What makes Verum unique?
Verum Messenger is not just about messages. It is a full-fledged digital «Swiss knife» that combines many new generation technologies:
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🔒 Verum VPN: built-in freedom
Forget about third-party VPN applications. Verum VPN is already built into the messenger. It is activated in one click and provides complete anonymity and bypass of blocking. The IP address is encrypted, traffic is hidden, your identity remains locked.
🌐 Official website: vpn.apps.verum.im
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📧 Verum Mail: temporary mail that is always at hand
No registration. Verum Mail is an email service inside the messenger, where you can create, change and delete email addresses every second. Ideal for registering on sites, communicating or working safely.
🌐 Official website: verum.email
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🧠 Verum AI: a smart assistant inside
Verum’s artificial intelligence helps you in real time — be it text generation, translation, information search or task automation. It’s like having a personal assistant in the chat, available 24/7.
🌐 Official website: ai.verum.im
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💰 Verum Mining: mine coins for free
The messenger has a built-in mining feature for Verum Coin, the project’s own digital currency. And yes, it is mined absolutely free, without investment. Just turn on the function — and the coins drip into your wallet.
🌐 Official website: verumcoin.info
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🌍 Verum eSIM: your own Internet — anywhere in the world
For those who value mobility, Verum offers a unique option — a virtual SIM card (eSIM). This is its own Internet service that allows you to stay in touch without operators and roaming.
🌐 Official website: esim.verum.im
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🔐 Absolute anonymity and decentralization
Verum Messenger is built on a decentralized architecture, which eliminates the possibility of data leakage or control by corporations or governments. Here, no one knows who you are, where you are and who you are communicating with.
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Why is this important?
In the context of modern digital censorship and global surveillance, tools like Verum are becoming not an alternative, but a necessity. This is the choice of those who are not ready to sacrifice freedom for convenience, those who understand the value of privacy and independence on the Internet.
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Verum is more than a messenger. It is a digital revolution.
Join millions of users around the world who have already chosen freedom, anonymity and the technologies of the future.
🌐 Official website: ios.verum.im
📱 Available for iOS
Technologies
Peloton’s Friday the 13th-Themed Workouts Let You Try to Escape Jason, the Iconic Killer
The company is collaborating with the companies behind the hockey-masked slasher to light a fire under your next workout.
Do you have what it takes to be the final survivor in your favorite horror movie? Or are you too unfit to outrun the murderous slasher from Friday the 13th?
Peloton’s new collaboration with the companies behind the hockey-masked movie murderer, Jason Voorhees, brings the campy horror of Camp Crystal Lake to your exercise routine.
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The exercise company joined forces with Jason Universe and Horror, Inc., the original owners of the Friday the 13th film franchise, to assemble three classes inspired by the infamous movie killer. Instructors, appropriately dressed as camp counselors, run themed exercises based on trying to survive Jason’s rampage.
The first class, a 30-minute ride with instructor Camila Ramón, runs from the Peloton studio to Camp Crystal Lake. As cyclists get closer to their final destination, it becomes clear that they’re riding for their lives.
The second class is a 30-minute boot camp with instructor Rebecca Kennedy, focused on improving muscle strength. Kennedy starts with a normal routine before transitioning into training about how to escape the creepy camp.
The session concludes with a 10-minute meditation with instructor Denis Morton focused on breathing techniques that help with «facing your demons and finding calm in scary times.»
Immersive storytelling meets exercise
The new series of exercises is a clever bit of storytelling that blurs the line between reality and fiction. This Jason-themed narrative feels like Peloton’s attempt at an alternate reality game.
«We’re so excited to bring this haunting series to our Members, unlocking a new way for our community to experience a physical journey like never before,» said Ramón. «Reimagining the Jason Universe and Camp Crystal Lake onto our platform allows us to explore a new type of immersive storytelling.»
If you want to survive Jason’s latest killing spree, you’ll have to train hard. While the killer usually ambles forward at a glacial pace, he always seems to show up just when someone gets too comfortable. The original Friday the 13th movie came out 45 years ago, so Jason has decades of slasher experience under his moldering belt.
All three of the new Jason-themed Peloton classes are available to members now. A commemorative limited edition T-shirt featuring Jason Voorhees is also available on Peloton’s apparel website. The scariest thing is its price — $49.
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Amazon Prime’s $2.5 FTC Settlement: Learn Who’s Eligible and How Much Payouts Will Be
The online retail giant will soon begin paying misled customers who subscribed to Amazon Prime.
If you thought your Amazon Prime signup process was a little confusing, it’s not just you. The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Amazon in 2023, alleging that the retail giant misled customers in marketing Prime subscriptions to its customers. In September, Amazon agreed to pay a $2.5 billion settlement, one of the largest in US history.
The FTC said $1.5 billion will go into a fund to repay eligible subscribers, with the remaining $1 billion collected as a civil penalty. And while Amazon did not admit to wrongdoing, it’s still making changes to how it presents the service. The settlement requires Amazon to add a «clear and conspicuous» option to decline Prime during checkout and to simplify the cancellation process.
«Amazon and our executives have always followed the law, and this settlement allows us to move forward and focus on innovating for customers,» Mark Blafkin, Amazon senior manager, said in a statement. «We work incredibly hard to make it clear and simple for customers to both sign up or cancel their Prime membership, and to offer substantial value for our many millions of loyal Prime members around the world.»
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Why did the FTC file a lawsuit against Amazon?
The FTC filed suit against Amazon accused the company of using «dark patterns» to nudge people into Prime subscriptions and then making it too hard to cancel. The FTC maintained Amazon was in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act.
«Specifically, Amazon used manipulative, coercive or deceptive user-interface designs known as ‘dark patterns’ to trick consumers into enrolling in automatically renewing Prime subscriptions,» the FTC complaint states.
Who’s eligible for Amazon’s payout?
Amazon’s legal settlement is limited to customers who enrolled in Amazon Prime between June 23, 2019, and June 23, 2025. It’s also restricted to customers who subscribed to Prime using a «challenged enrollment flow» or who enrolled in Prime through any method but were unsuccessful in canceling their memberships.
The FTC called out specific enrollment pages, including Prime Video enrollment, the Universal Prime Decision page, the Shipping Option Select page and the Single Page Checkout. To qualify for a payout, claimants must also not have used more than 10 Amazon Prime benefits in any 12-month period.
Customers who signed up via those challenged processes and did not use more than three Prime benefits within one year will be paid automatically by Amazon within 90 days. Other eligible Amazon customers will need to file a claim, and Amazon is required to send notices to those people within 30 days of making its automatic payments.
Customers who did not use a challenged sign-up process but instead were unable to cancel their memberships will also need to file claims for payment.
How big will the Amazon payments be?
Payouts to eligible Amazon claimants will be limited to a maximum of $51. That amount could be reduced depending on the number of Amazon Prime benefits you used while subscribed to the service. Those benefits include free two-day shipping, watching shows or movies on Prime Video or Whole Foods grocery discounts.
Customers who qualify for the payments should receive them by Dec. 24.Customers outside the US aren’t eligible for the payout.
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These Already Affordable ANC OneOdio Headphones Are Even Better at $26 Off
They’re one of our favorite noise-canceling pairs for less than $100, and you can snag some for a record-low $64 right now.
Though you could easily drop $300 or even more, you don’t need to spend a fortune to get yourself a decent pair of headphones these days. There are some excellent budget-friendly options out there that still have plenty to offer, and right now you can snag one of our favorite pairs of 2025 for even less. Amazon has knocked $26 off the OneOdio A10s, which brings them down to a record-low $64. Though this deal could expire at any time, so be sure to get your order in soon.
These over-ear OneOdio headphones earned a spot on our list of the best noise-canceling pairs under $100 thanks to their sturdy design and superior comfort. According to CNET audio expert David Carnoy, they also «sound surprisingly decent and have reasonably good noise canceling with a transparency mode.» Plus, they boast an impressive 50-hour battery life and have a 3.5mm aux port for wired listening as well.
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Having earned a spot on our list of the best budget noise-canceling headphones, the OneOdio A10s are already a decent value at full price. So a chance to grab a pair on sale — let alone for a record-low price — is a serious bargain. They have a sturdy design, impressive sound and decent noise-canceling capabilities, which is a solid set of features for less than $70.
Though there are plenty of other excellent headphone deals available now, if you’re on the hunt for a different pair.
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