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by Sean Hollister on (#6MWXY)
Delta Emulator is abandoning its current logo for a different, yet-to-be-revealed mark - because Adobe thinks Delta's stylized letter D" is a bit too close to its stylized letter A" for comfort.It's not every day you see an app changelog that includes news of a legal threat, but get a load of this: Image via iOS App Store Adobe threatened legal action unless we changed our app icon - so we did!" it reads. The situation unfolded quickly, according to emails Delta creator Riley Testut shared with The Verge:On May 7th, Adobe's lawyers reached out to Delta with a firm but kindly written request to go find a different icon, an email that didn't contain an explicit threat or even use the word infringement - it... Continue reading...
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by Richard Lawler on (#6MWXZ)
Image: 91Mobiles After 2023's big year for foldable phones, what's next? According to these leaked pics, we can expect Motorola's foldable Razr line to stretch that front cover screen even further on both versions. As revealed by 91Mobiles and Sudhanshu Ambhore on X, the Razr 50 Ultra 5G will feature a 4.0-inch screen on the outside, which is a noticeable upgrade from the 2023 Razr 40 Ultra (called the Razr Plus in the US) and its 3.6-inch front cover screen. Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge 2023 Motorola Razr Plus On the renders of this 2024 model, the new, larger outside screen stretches nearly to the phone's hinge assembly, with only a small bezel area, giving users even more area to use without opening it to use the... Continue reading...
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by Ash Parrish on (#6MWY0)
Image: Tyler McVicker Valve's next game appears to be a multiplayer hero shooter known as Deadlock. This is according to leaks from playtesters posted on social media earlier today, with some of the details verified by known Valve dataminer @GabeFollower and Valve watcher Tyler McVicker.Since testers started sharing Deadlock screenshots all over the place, here's ones I can verify, featuring one of the heroes called Grey Talon," @GabeFollower posted on X.The post included four screenshots allegedly from the game, which features characters (one of which looks like the Sniper from Team Fortress 2) battling in a city map that seems reminiscent of Half-Life 2's City 17. Another image shows a hero named Grey Talon and includes the character's weapon and... Continue reading...
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by Richard Lawler on (#6MWW5)
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Since the iPhone X's introduction of OLED and Face ID in 2017, Apple's phones haven't changed their look significantly, but now The Information reports a major redesign is underway for a new Slim" iPhone. The outlet says it could arrive in 2025 as part of the iPhone 17 refresh, with a price even higher than Apple's current most expensive model, the iPhone Pro Max.9to5Mac reported on a rumor from Haitong International analyst Jeff Pu saying the new iPhone 17 models could have a refreshed design with a smaller Dynamic Island. Following a rumored size increase and a new side button for the iPhone 16 lineup later this year, the Slim" iPhone 17 would feature a 6.6-inch display that falls in between the 6.1-inch screen of the smallest... Continue reading...
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by Kylie Robison on (#6MWT3)
Illustration: The Verge Jan Leike, a key OpenAI researcher who resigned earlier this week following the departure of co-founder Ilya Sutskever, posted on X Friday morning that safety culture and processes have taken a backseat to shiny products" at the company.Leike's statements came after Wired reported that OpenAI had disbanded the team dedicated to addressing long-term AI risks (called the Superalignment team") altogether. Leike had been running the Superalignment team, which formed last July to solve the core technical challenges" in implementing safety protocols as OpenAI developed AI that can reason like a human.The original idea for OpenAI was to openly provide their models to the public, hence the organization's name, but they've become... Continue reading...
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by Brandon Widder on (#6MWT4)
Both the Garmin Epix Pro and Fenix 7S Pro are currently matching their all-time low. The same goes for Garmin's inReach Mini 2. | Image: Garmin Here at The Verge, our deal writers spend a lot of time covering the latest discounts at Amazon, Best Buy, and other retailers that happen to sell the tech we cover. Admittedly, REI is often not one of them, but the company's anniversary sale - which runs through May 27th - is a great chance to save not only on tents, glamping chairs, and subzero sleeping bags but also Garmin's rugged lineup of sports watches.For the next week or so, many of our favorite Garmin watches are on sale for up to 25 percent off, with Amazon and Garmin matching REI's pricing in most instances. The second-gen Garmin Epix Pro Sapphire Edition, our favorite model for endurance athletes, is available from Amazon, REI, and Garmin starting at $799.99 ($200 off),... Continue reading...
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by Emilia David on (#6MWQJ)
Illustration: The Verge A note from OpenAI says that you may no longer have to download files you have on Google Drive or OneDrive if you want to use ChatGPT to analyze your data. You will be able to add those files directly to the chatbot. The feature, rolling out to paying ChatGPT users over the next few weeks, will save people from the annoyance of having to first download a file and then upload it again on the chatbot.Once they've got access to the feature, ChatGPT Plus, Enterprise, and Teams users will only need to give the chatbot access to their Google Drive or OneDrive account. OpenAI says in a blog post that the integration means ChatGPT can read through Excel, Word, PowerPoint files, and their Google equivalents more quickly." So far, the improved... Continue reading...
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by Victoria Song on (#6MWQK)
Signing in is about to get more convenient in Android 15 and Wear OS 5. | Screenshot: Google AI was the main focus of the Google I/O keynote this year, but there are still a bunch of new feature updates hidden in the various developer sessions. Case in point, 9to5Google spotted that Android 15 and Wear OS 5 are going to get some convenient passkey updates.In its Passkeys and identity best practices" dev session, Google announced that Android 15 is going to get a single-tap sign-in process. Instead of having two separate screens - one to select an account and another for a biometric prompt - Google will merge them into a single screen.The end result is you'll be able to just use your face, finger, or any other screen unlocking method to log in to an account. For devs, this will be automatically supported in new versions of... Continue reading...
by Umar Shakir on (#6MWMN)
First we lost Sonic, now there goes Steam. | Image: Tesla Tesla might be dropping Steam support on some new deliveries of Model X, according to a message from the company shared by a Reddit user who is expecting to take delivery of the long-range version of the electric SUV.Tesla's message alerts the customer that the company is updating the gaming computer" in the Model X and says it's no longer capable of playing Steam games." The message ends with a button for the customer to confirm they will proceed with the delivery.There's no indication that other Tesla models will be affected. And we're not seeing any signs that the automaker plans to remove Steam from current owners' vehicles through a software update. However, Tesla's already seems to be leaning toward dropping Steam support... Continue reading...
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by Mia Sato on (#6MWMP)
Photo: Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Sony Music sent letters to hundreds of tech companies and warned them against using its content without permission, according to Bloomberg, which obtained a copy of the letter.The letter was sent to more than 700 AI companies and streaming platforms and said that unauthorized use" of Sony Music content for AI systems denies the label and artists control and compensation" of their work. The letter, according to Bloomberg, calls out the training, development or commercialization of AI systems" that use copyrighted material, including music, art, and lyrics. Sony Music artists include Doja Cat, Billy Joel, Celine Dion, and Lil Nas X, among many others. Sony Music didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.The music industry... Continue reading...
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by Andrew J. Hawkins on (#6MWMQ)
Image: Honda Honda continues to place bets on hydrogen with the debut of a new Class 8 truck powered by the most abundant element in the universe. The concept vehicle joins the automaker's hydrogen fuel cell SUV revealed earlier this year. And it comes at a time of skyrocketing fuel prices and a shaky outlook for hydrogen in the transportation space.The truck runs on three of Honda's new fuel cell systems, which are now in production at the company's Fuel Cell System Manufacturing joint venture with General Motors in Brownstown, Michigan. Honda is positioning the fuel cell system, which has double the durability but two-thirds the costs of previous generations, as central to its hydrogen business strategy that was developed alongside GM over the... Continue reading...
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by Charles Pulliam-Moore on (#6MWMR)
Photo by Valerie Macon / AFP via Getty Images Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies says that bringing a bit more fantasy to the sci-fi show was key to making the new season feel fresh. Continue reading...
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by Tom Warren on (#6MWMS)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft has reportedly decided to add the next installment of Call of Duty to Xbox Game Pass. The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft will announce that Call of Duty is coming to its game subscription service during the company's Xbox showcase on June 9th.I reported earlier this month that Microsoft had been debating whether to put new releases of Call of Duty into Game Pass, with concerns from some at the company that the revenue generated from typical Call of Duty sales would be undermined by Game Pass. Activision traditionally sells copies of Call of Duty for around $70 or more, selling more than 20 million copies on average.The brief Wall Street Journal report doesn't make it clear whether Microsoft plans to charge extra... Continue reading...
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by David Pierce on (#6MWHP)
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge AI. AI? AI! AI... A. I. This has been a week filled with AI announcements from some of the biggest and most important companies in tech, all of whom seem totally convinced that we're due for a revolution in virtual assistants. If Silicon Valley gets its way, you might never have to write an email, a line of code, or a joke ever again. All you'll do is ask your all-knowing, ultra-helpful, maybe slightly too flirty virtual assistant, and it'll get everything done for you.On this episode of The Vergecast, we discuss all the AI assistant stuff OpenAI announced at its Spring Update event and the very similar stuff Google announced at its I/O developer conference the next day. Since the early days of Siri, Google Assistant, and Alexa, the... Continue reading...
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by Jess Weatherbed on (#6MWFB)
Reddit awards are (kinda) back - with a few notable changes. | Illustration: The Verge Reddit is re-introducing a revised version of the awards system it phased out last year after acknowledging the golden upvote system had missed the mark."We tried something new, it wasn't great (you called it)," Reddit said in its announcement post on Wednesday. So we're (re)launching awards, not-so-new but definitely improved. Rollout starts today on reddit.com and Reddit's iOS and Android apps."Most of the previous award system mechanisms will remain the same, according to Reddit, with a few tweaks - such as an award button placed under eligible posts, an updated UI to minimize clutter, and an awards leaderboard that displays the top gold and awards earned for a comment or post. New safety features have been introduced to keep... Continue reading...
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by Jay Peters on (#6MWBY)
The Verge The social network formerly known as Twitter has officially adopted X.com for all its core systems. That means typing twitter.com in your browser will now redirect to Elon Musk's favored domain, or should. At the time of publication, we're seeing a mix of results depending upon browser choice and whether you're logged in or not.A message also now appears at the bottom of the X login page that reads, We are letting you know that we are changing our URL, but your privacy and data protection settings remain the same."The domain transition has been one of the more awkward aspects of Elon Musk's move to rebrand the company. Although many aspects of X migrated to the new branding long ago - including its official account, its mobile apps,... Continue reading...
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by Richard Lawler on (#6MW4Z)
Illustration: The Verge On Thursday evening, many iPhone owners (including some here at The Verge) saw the not delivered" flag when trying to send texts via iMessage. People reported the problem across multiple wireless carriers (Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile), countries, and even continents.The Apple services status page didn't show any indication of trouble while the problems were going on, but now it has been updated after the fact, reflecting a resolved issue where Users were unable to use this service" for iMessage, Apple Messages for Business, FaceTime, and HomeKit. According to the note, the problems went on from about 5:39PM ET until 6:35PM ET. Screenshot: Apple.com Apple has not responded to inquiries or otherwise commented on... Continue reading...
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by Umar Shakir on (#6MW50)
Illustration: The Verge Google will soon offer schools access to Gemini AI - specifically for educators and students over the age of 18 - and promises not to use their data for AI model training or share it with anyone.Google will include the extra Gemini data privacy protections on Workspace for Education accounts at no additional charge. However, it does mean relying on the older Gemini 1.0 Pro model instead of newer, more updated models like Gemini 1.5 Pro or Flash, which is designed to provide more accurate answers.Gemini for Google Workspace launches on May 23rd and will come in two packages for institutions. The first is the lower-cost Gemini Education, which has a monthly usage limit, and the second tier is Education Premium, which opens full access to... Continue reading...
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by Mia Sato on (#6MW51)
Photo: Getty Images Gannett, the media company that owns hundreds of newspapers in the US, is launching a new program that adds AI-generated bullet points at the top of journalists' stories, according to an internal memo seen by The Verge.The AI feature, labeled key points" on stories, uses automated technology to create summaries that appear below a headline. The bottom of articles includes a disclaimer, reading, The Key Points at the top of this article were created with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and reviewed by a journalist before publication. No other parts of the article were generated using AI." The memo is dated May 14th and notes that participation is optional at this point.The summaries appear to already be live on some USA... Continue reading...
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by Emilia David on (#6MW2N)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge OpenAI has signed a deal for access to real-time content from Reddit's data API, which means it can surface discussions from the site within ChatGPT and other new products. It's an agreement similar to the one Reddit signed with Google earlier this year that was reportedly worth $60 million.The deal will also enable Reddit to bring new AI-powered features to Redditors and mods" and use OpenAI's large language models to build applications. OpenAI has also signed up to become an advertising partner on Reddit.Redditors have been vocal about how Reddit's executives manage the platform before, and it remains to be seen how they'll react to this announcement. More than 7,000 subreddits went dark in June 2023 after users protested Reddit's... Continue reading...
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by Mia Sato on (#6MW2P)
Illustration: The Verge TikTok is experimenting with 60-minute video uploads, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The feature is available only to certain users, with no immediate plans to expand widely.The company has gradually bumped up the length of videos: in January, it gave some creators access to 30-minute clips, and as of now, users can upload content as long as 10 minutes long. Content creators who sell subscriptions also have access to 20-minute-long uploads.TikTok's arrival kicked off an era of shortform vertical video content, but these days, the platform has been leaning into longer, more YouTube-like material. Earlier this year, some TikTok creators got notifications that their content would get a boost" if they shared horizontal clips... Continue reading...
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by Ash Parrish on (#6GWR3)
GTA 6 artwork | Image: Rockstar Games The hype has never been higher for one of the most anticipated games of the decade. Continue reading...
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by Ash Parrish on (#6MW2Q)
Image: Rockstar Games In Take-Two's Q4 2024 earnings report, the company stated when gamers can expect the next entry in the GTA series. What was previously a nebulous calendar year 2025 for Grand Theft Auto VI is now a more specific but still a bit vague fall 2025."
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by Gaby Del Valle on (#6MW2R)
Nick Barclay / The Verge Two brothers were taken into federal custody Tuesday for allegedly stealing about $25 million worth of cryptocurrency in just a few seconds in a first-of-its-kind manipulation" of the Ethereum blockchain. The brothers - Anton Peraire-Bueno and James Peraire-Bueno - studied math and computer science at MIT and used the skills they had acquired at one of the most prestigious universities in the country" to exploit the very integrity of the Ethereum blockchain in order to fraudulently obtain" the funds, prosecutors say. The brothers were charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.Unfortunately for the defendants, their alleged crimes were no match for Department of Justice... Continue reading...
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by Chris Welch on (#6MW2S)
Image: Google Coinciding with Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Google is highlighting a number of new accessibility features across its software and enhancements to others that were already part of Android. First is a significant upgrade to Android's Lookout tool, which helps people who are blind or have low vision find out more information about their surroundings. Google is leveraging AI and adding the ability for Lookout to search for specific objects, including seating, bathrooms, and more, making up seven total categories.As you move your camera around the room, Lookout will notify you of the direction and distance to the item," Eve Andersson, Google's senior director of product inclusion, equity, and accessibility, wrote in the blog post.A... Continue reading...
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by Emilia David on (#6MVZM)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon and Harvard University have created a quantum network" that transmitted an entangled photon from one quantum computer to another over 35 kilometers of fiber-optic cable.Researchers from Harvard and Amazon's AWS Center for Quantum Networking put a set of nodes around the Boston area to build a network capable of efficiently catching, storing, and transferring information initially stored in light." Like the internet we know, quantum networks send information carried by light - in this case, quantum-entangled photons. But they need repeaters" to prevent those photons from scattering across long distances, as light is wont to do, and the repeaters have to be able to send the photon without breaking its entanglement and modifying... Continue reading...
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by Umar Shakir on (#6MVZN)
Say goodbye to LG's rollable TV - for now. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge LG is no longer making the Signature OLED R TV that rolls down and hides in its stand, according to Chosun, which reports LG has already repurposed the manufacturing line for other TVs.Customer interest in TVs that can disappear in their living room space has been growing, as evidenced by Samsung's popular Frame TVs that can transform into wall art. But at $100,000 for a 65-inch 4K TV, LG's rollable screen was too expensive to explain away as a possibly frivolous purchase and too small to fit the lifestyles of people who might be able to afford it. GIF: Chris Welch \ The Verge Hiding away and not coming back. LG Display showed off a prototype rollable OLED TV at CES 2018, and another concept left Verge r... Continue reading...
by Quentyn Kennemer on (#6MVZP)
In its heyday, Inquisition was one of the closest things we had to a Game of Thrones game. | Screenshot: BioWare If you're a PC gamer with time to kill this summer, the Epic Games Store has come through with a chance to scoop up a bunch of titles on the low. In fact, you can take advantage of the Fortnite maker's Mega Sale" without spending a single dime. In addition to deep discounts on top games, you'll be able to scoop up one free game each week from the Epic Games Store through the sale's June 13th closing date, starting with Dragon Age: Inquisition's Game of the Year Edition. It comes with all of the game's three main add-ons, plus the Deluxe Edition's bonus mounts, gear, and weapons.Inquisition features developer BioWare's patented branching storylines, deep action roleplaying combat systems, an open-world structure, and an evolving... Continue reading...
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by Victoria Song on (#6MVWD)
A family subscription is also coming to Strava. | Image: Strava There's new leadership at Strava, and they want everyone to know the platform is about to get a bunch of new features, starting with the highly requested dark mode, a family subscription plan, night heatmaps, and, of course, AI.Dark mode as a concept has been around for ages, but it's been a recurring source of consternation for Strava users on Reddit forums. For those folks, the good news is dark mode will arrive later this summer, and users can choose between permanently keeping the app in dark mode or matching a user's phone settings. More good news: it'll be available for both subscribers and free users.There's been a lot of investment that had to go in for an app that launched in 2009 to be able to get to a place where we could... Continue reading...
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by Andrew Webster on (#6MVWE)
Image: Annapurna Interactive I've probably spent more time in Lorelei and the Laser Eyes jotting down notes and theories than I have actually playing the game. The latest release from Simogo - the Swedish studio behind eclectic titles like Year Walk and Device 6 - is a mystery game that is absolutely dense with puzzles. The sheer scale of it is initially intimidating. Everything in the game is locked behind a door of some kind, and figuring out how to open them involves navigating a deluge of cryptic, strange, and often confusing clues. But once I gave myself over to the game's logic, it all made a certain kind of sense. Eventually, it was all I could think about, and I have the notebook full of scribbled solutions to prove it.There's very little setup. You arrive... Continue reading...
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by Tom Warren on (#6MVWF)
Screenshot by Tom Warren / The Verge Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut debuts on PC today, and it's the first game to feature Sony's new PlayStation PC overlay and shared Trophies system. I've had a chance to get a first look at this new overlay, and my initial impression is that it's really unobtrusive, clean, and simple.There are five main sections here: search, friends, Trophies, profile, and settings. Search lets you find other PlayStation players and add them as friends, whereas the friends section lists both your online and offline friends. You can see your friends' Trophies, but you can't message friends or party chat from this overlay, unfortunately. You'll have to use in-game chat if you want to speak to a console friend, or just use Discord. GIF... Continue reading...
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by Becca Farsace on (#6MVWG)
The new Ricoh GR III HDF has a highlight diffusion filter instead of an ND filter. | Alex Parkin, The Verge When Ricoh launched its very first office copier, the Ricopy 101, in 1955, the product's popularity sparked a term - supposedly folks would say make a Ricopy" instead of make a copy." And with the company's current camera lineup, the GR III, they have made a lot of Ricopies, making only slight changes to each of the pocket-sized point-and-shoot cameras year over year.The latest of which is the $1,066.95 Ricoh GR III HDF. It has the same 24.2-megapixel APS-C sensor and external hardware as all of the other GR III cameras, including the first GR III camera that was released in 2019. But what makes it worth talking about today is the new HDF" part of its name. It stands for high diffusion filter." Whereas previous Ricoh cameras had a... Continue reading...
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by Lauren Feiner on (#6MVS9)
Photo by David Gray / AFP via Getty Images The House passed the TICKET Act 388-24 on Wednesday, which would force ticket sellers to show consumers total prices (including fees) upfront and guarantee refunds when events are canceled or postponed.The bill would still need to pass the Senate and be signed by the president to become law, but the overwhelming support in the House is a positive sign. The legislation comes after the Ticketmaster fiasco around Taylor Swift's Eras Tour tickets, where the ticket-selling platform canceled general sales after high demand it later partially blamed on bots. That prompted lawmakers to haul its top exec from its parent company, Live Nation, into a hearing. In the wake of the disaster, The New York Times reported that the Department of Justice... Continue reading...
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by Tom Warren on (#6MVSA)
Illustration: The Verge Meta is starting to test a TweetDeck-like experience for Threads today. It will allow Threads users to create customizable feeds that are stacked in a column interface on the web - just like TweetDeck did before it became a paid service and was rebranded to X Pro last year.If you're in the test, you can choose to keep things simple with a single feed, or add separate columns for your favorite searches, tags, accounts, saved posts, and notifications," explains Meta spokesperson Seine Kim in a statement to The Verge. You can choose to have specific columns auto-update in real time." Image: Meta The new TweetDeck-like web experience for Threads. Meta will be selecting Threads users to test this new experience... Continue reading...
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by Umar Shakir on (#6MVSB)
Photo by James Bareham / The Verge A June 3rd deadline is approaching to either file a claim connected to this class action lawsuit against Apple or opt out. If you purchased an iPhone 7 or 7 Plus that suffered from microphone audio issues, you may be eligible to claim from a settlement pool of $35 million, with amounts ranging from at least $50 to as much as $394.Customers who have used one of the devices between the dates of September 16th, 2016, and January 3rd, 2023, are potentially eligible to make a claim, but the requirements are pretty strict. Eligible parties fall into one of two groups: people who paid out of pocket for repairs on their iPhone 7 or 7 Plus due to audio issues or customers who are on the books as having reported a problem that didn't pay for a... Continue reading...
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by David Pierce on (#6MVSC)
Venu Sports is supposedly the next big thing in sports streaming. | Image: Venu Sports A new sports streaming service is coming later this year. We've known for months who is working on the service; it's a co-venture from ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Now, we also know what it's going to be called: Venu Sports.The naming announcement comes a few months after the three networks said they were planning to launch a differentiated sports-centric service," a much-needed simplification of an increasingly chaotic sports streaming landscape. Sports rights are more expensive than ever and are being split up among more partners than ever, so having a way to share costs, infrastructure, and content makes a lot of sense.Initially, insiders took to calling the service Hulu For Sports, or Spulu for short. The actual name - which I'm... Continue reading...
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by Jess Weatherbed on (#6MVSD)
Sony has introduced the Xperia 1 VI, the sixth generation of the company's flagship smartphone that could tempt photography enthusiasts away from rivaling iPhone and Pixel devices. Some of those perks include a true optical zoom, AI-assisted autofocus, and a unified app experience.It has three cameras on the back: a 24mm main camera with a 48-megapixel Sony Exmor T sensor, a 16mm ultrawide, and an 85-170mm variable zoom telephoto camera that provides magnification around 3.5x to 7.1x that of the main camera. The Xperia 1 VI also utilizes this new telephoto camera for its macro mode.The device comes with auto-focus human pose estimation" AI technology that can recognize a subject's body and head position and supports filming video in... Continue reading...
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by Tom Warren on (#6MVSE)
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Microsoft isn't launching a new version of Windows next week, but what it's about to unveil could be just as significant. After nearly four years of falling behind Apple's MacBooks, sources inside Microsoft tell me that the company is confident it can finally beat Apple's own chips that power the MacBook Air.On Monday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will detail the company's AI vision across hardware and software" at an event hosted at Microsoft's campus in Redmond, Washington. It's a pivotal moment for Microsoft and Windows because it won't involve the typical chip partnership with Intel that we've seen for decades. Instead, Microsoft will set the stage for a summer of Arm-powered laptops thanks to a close collaboration with Qualcomm.I... Continue reading...
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by David Pierce on (#6MVP1)
The new iPad Pro is super thin - but more rugged than it looks. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Since about six seconds after Apple debuted the new and remarkably thin iPad Pro, the internet has collectively been asking one question: you can totally snap this thing in half, right?By god, that's JerryRigEverything's music! And our favorite destroyer of gadgets delivered on Thursday, posting an 11-minute dive into the new Pro. As ever, it's a really interesting (and brutal) test of a 13-inch tablet: you'll get to see the new OLED screen at microscopic levels, open up the new Pencil Pro, watch this incredibly expensive device get scratched up good (though it holds up pretty well!), and pry apart the pieces of the Magic Keyboard. JRE host Zack Nelson's videos are always both incredibly fun and kind of painful to watch, as you see a... Continue reading...
by Charles Pulliam-Moore on (#6MVP2)
Image: Marvel X-Men 97's weekly release schedule was a key part of what made the first season such a glorious return for Marvel's mutants. Continue reading...
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by Chris Welch on (#6MVP4)
As usual, Bose's audio processing makes this speaker sound excellent. But for $400, it's fair to expect more features and more smarts. Continue reading...
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by Kylie Robison on (#6MVP3)
Image: The Verge / Getty Images Hugging Face, one of the biggest names in machine learning, is committing $10 million in free shared GPUs to help developers create new AI technologies. The goal is to help small developers, academics, and startups counter the centralization of AI advancements.We are lucky to be in a position where we can invest in the community," Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue told The Verge. Delangue said the investment is possible because Hugging Face is profitable, or close to profitable" and recently raised $235 million in funding, valuing the company at $4.5 billion.Delangue is concerned about AI startups' ability to compete with the tech giants. Most significant advancements in artificial intelligence - like GPT-4, the algorithms behind Google... Continue reading...
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by Abigail Bassett on (#6MVK8)
The Chevy Silverado EV, as mobile generator. | Image: Abigail Bassett Last week, General Motors summoned a small group of journalists to a Beverly Hills mansion to witness the future of home energy. And it started with a preemptive blackout.As sunset fell across the Hollywood Hills, the chief engineer from General Motors flipped a breaker and disconnected the five-bedroom home from the grid. The lights went out, and less than 20 seconds later, GM's home system powered it back up, pulling just 5kW or less from the fully charged Chevy Silverado EV parked in the garage.When the lights came back on, the small crowd of journalists and GM Energy employees clapped, as if they were experiencing electricity for the first time.When the lights came back on, the small crowd clapped, as if experiencing... Continue reading...
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by Jess Weatherbed on (#6MVK9)
The EU is concerned that Meta's algorithms may cause behavioral addictions in children." | Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge The European Union has opened a formal investigation into Meta over concerns that it isn't doing enough to safeguard the mental and physical health of children who use its Facebook and Instagram social media platforms.The probe announced by the European Commission on Thursday will assess whether Meta has breached rules under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), noting that Facebook and Instagram's UI and algorithms may cause behavioral addictions in children" and create rabbit-hole effects." The EU is also concerned that Meta isn't doing enough to prevent minors from accessing inappropriate content, and that its age-verification tools may not be reasonable, proportionate, and effective."
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by Sean Hollister on (#6MVGM)
I think this tease is it, but I can't quite tell. | Image: Asus On June 2nd, Asus will formally announce the ROG Ally X, a semi-sequel to its handheld gaming PC with a way bigger battery. We exclusively revealed the broad strokes last Thursday, but I've now touched an early engineering sample, too - and I'm pleased to say it's far more comfortable to hold.Asus has made a whole bunch of ergonomic changes that make it practically melt into my hands, in the exact way the original did not. While I still prefer the Steam Deck's beefier grips and symmetrical thumbsticks, the Ally X could easily be my runner-up.First, a disclaimer: this is not what I'd consider a proper hands-on. Asus wouldn't let me power it on, play any games, or show you any photos. I couldn't bring the old ROG Ally into the room or... Continue reading...
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by Chris Welch on (#6MVCV)
The X-T50 kit comes with Fujifilm's also-new 16-50mm lens. | Image: Fujifilm Fujifilm has just announced a pair of new cameras at the company's X Summit Sydney event. There's the medium format GFX100S II, which frankly falls outside my scope of interest (and budget). The more mainstream of the two is the X-T50, which is a followup to - but not a replacement for - the X-T30 II, which will remain in Fujifilm's lineup moving forward.The X-T50 is a hodgepodge of the camera maker's new and old tech. Let's start with the new. The body has a fresh, more rounded shape that's unlike anything else in the X-Series lineup, and there's a film simulation dial right on the top, a first for any Fujifilm camera. You get several preset film sims to circle between and can choose your own for the three customizable slots - though... Continue reading...
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by Alex Heath on (#695JE)
Alvaro Bernis / The Verge How we use the internet is changing fast thanks to the advancement of AI-powered chatbots that can find information and redeliver it as a simple conversation. Continue reading...
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by Richard Lawler on (#6MV8V)
Image: Samsung Samsung heard that Apple managed to upset a lot of people with the Crush" ad revealed last week that smushed instruments, arcade games, and sculptures into a shiny new OLED-screened iPad Pro, and apparently just had to get into the conversation. Apple eventually apologized, with an exec saying it missed the mark."On one side, responses included creatives like Hugh Grant and anyone who spotted a slightly-too-on-the-nose representation of Big Tech's steamroller approach to art, copyright, and the past, powered by the might of generative AI tools. On the other there were the people ticked off by the knowledge that there was any backlash at all.In response, the Samsung Mobile account on X posted this video with the hashtag UnCrush,"... Continue reading...
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by Umar Shakir on (#6MV8W)
Image: Google It's Google's most AI-focused developer conference yet, presenting a faster Gemini, more capable Search, and a scam call detector. Continue reading...
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by Brandon Widder on (#6MV7H)
Like its Frame TVs, Samsung's art-inspired speaker is designed to complement your home decor more naturally. | Image: Samsung Samsung's art-inspired Frame TV has been a runaway hit over the last several years - so much so that everyone from Amazon to Hisense has begun cribbing some of its more popular features for their latest sets. It came as no surprise, then, that Samsung announced a speaker version during CES 2024. Enter the Samsung Music Frame, which is on sale at Amazon for $374.99 ($25 off) when you clip the on-page coupon.Samsung's sizable, 12.9 x 12.9 picture frame is more akin to the Ikea Symfonisk frame speaker than anything else, only it's considerably smaller and allows for a lot more customization than the popular Sonos / Ikea collab. You can insert your own photographs or artwork using the included mounting panel, for one, and Samsung will... Continue reading...
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