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by Andrew J. Hawkins on (#6PXNX)
Image: Caltrain For the first time, two new all-electric passenger trains are operating in the US, which is woefully behind the rest of the world in electrifying its rolling stock.The two new trains are operated by Caltrain. California Governor Gavin Newson and House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi were on hand to take the inaugural ride, which took place on Saturday. The trains were put into regular service the following day, running along the route between San Jose and San Francisco.It's taken almost 20 years since the idea of electric trains was first proposed in California. But officials insisted the new trains will be quieter and faster than the diesel-powered trains in current operation while also providing a better experience for passengers. The... Continue reading...
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by Antonio G. Di Benedetto on (#6PXNY)
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Even four years on, Sony's WH-1000XM4 remain a stalwart choice among wireless noise-canceling headphones - especially now that they've returned to their lowest price of about $198 ($150 off) at Amazon, B&H Photo, and Best Buy. That's thanks in large part to their very good sound quality (which may be just a touch bass-y, to be fair), up to 30 hours of battery life, and some mighty fine active noise cancellation. They're also comfy enough to wear for long sessions, and unlike their replacement model, the WH-1000XM5, they fold down for easier travel and commuting.The XM4 were our overall top pick among headphones for years until they were dethroned by their successor, but they're still a great choice in 2024. Yes, you can sometimes find... Continue reading...
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by Nilay Patel on (#6PXHT)
Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo by Replika The head of chatbot maker Replika discusses the role AI will play in the future of human relationships. Continue reading...
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by Emma Roth on (#6PXHV)
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Brandon Bell, Getty Images Former President Donald Trump confirmed his campaign was hacked just hours after Politico revealed it had been sent internal documents from the campaign. In a statement to CNN, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said, These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election."The Trump campaign linked the hack to Iran, citing a report published by Microsoft last week that says a group run by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sent a spear-phishing email to a high-ranking official of a presidential campaign." The email, which was sent using the compromised account of a former senior adviser, contained a link that routed traffic through a domain... Continue reading...
by Umar Shakir on (#6PXHW)
Image: Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta and Universal Music Group (UMG) are refreshing their licensing agreements to expand the use of the publishing giant's content on more Meta social apps. The new multiyear agreement announced on Monday now includes licensed media in content like shortform videos on Threads and WhatsApp as well as Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Meta Horizon.In a press statement, Meta's VP of music and content business development, Tamara Hrivnak, says the partnership between Meta, UMG, and Universal Music Publishing Group will allow the companies to work together in new ways on WhatsApp, and more." The companies have not revealed many details about the agreement but do say the partnership is multifaceted" and will address unauthorized... Continue reading...
by Sean Hollister on (#6PXHX)
The PlayStation VR2 PC Adapter, and everything that plugs into it. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge The biggest problem with Sony's PSVR 2 virtual reality headset is the dearth of games. I'd hoped Sony's PC adapter would change that. The chance to play Half-Life: Alyx, the best VR game made yet, seemed like reason enough for existing owners to justify the $60 adapter purchase.But I can't currently recommend Sony's PC adapter. If I had purchased it with my own money, rather than borrowing one from Sony, I'd have asked for a refund long before now.It's a shame, because the $550 PSVR 2 is still a good headset, with image quality that arguably beats the newer $500 Meta Quest 3. Playing Half-Life: Alyx inside Sony's headset isn't just more vibrant thanks to the richer colors of its OLED screen; it's more thrilling, too, with the panel's... Continue reading...
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by Jay Peters on (#6PXFG)
Image: Alejandro Otero The latest news about space junk and global cleanup efforts. Continue reading...
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by Jess Weatherbed on (#6PXDP)
Image: Tango Gameworks Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks has been spared closure, three months after Microsoft announced plans to shut down the studio. Krafton, the South Korean publisher behind PUBG: Battlegrounds and The Callisto Protocol, announced on Monday that it had acquired the game and its Japanese studio, and is working with Xbox to enable a smooth transition" to ensure the Tango Gameworks team can continue developing the Hi-Fi Rush IP and explore future projects."Microsoft had initially announced in May that it was closing Tango Gameworks, alongside Redfall developer Arkane Austin and Mighty Doom developer Alpha Dog Studios - three studios it inherited after acquiring ZeniMax in 2021. The impending Tango Gameworks closure was widely criticized... Continue reading...
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by Wes Davis on (#6PX4T)
A Waymo car out on the job. | Photo: Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images If you've ever wondered what happens to all those self-driving taxis when the world is asleep, one YouTube channel has you covered. Since the beginning of the month, software engineer Sophia Tung has been livestreaming a San Francisco parking lot that Waymo is renting to give its robotaxis somewhere to go during their downtime.Tung told The Verge via email that the company appeared to partially" take over the lot on July 28th then later took over the entire lot. Waymo recently opened up its robotaxi service to anyone in San Francisco.Days later, she set up the livestream, complete with LoFi study beats. Tung told us she's running it off of a mini PC she had laying around, with a webcam surrounded by a cereal box to reduce glare.... Continue reading...
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by Brandon Widder on (#6PTW8)
Two words: headphone jack. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Although Apple's tablet lineup has undergone several shakeups over the last several years, we long considered the ninth-gen iPad to be the best budget iPad you could get. That changed when Apple dropped the price of the 10th-gen iPad to a more sensible $349 and discontinued its entry-level model. But the 2021 iPad remains a perfectly good slate, especially now that the base model with 64GB of storage is down to a new low of around $224 ($105 off) at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy.As far as hardware is concerned, the ninth-gen iPad is very much a remnant of Apple's former design language. The 10.2-inch tablet has a traditional iPad look with large bezels, a dedicated home button, and a Lightning port - not to mention a 3.5mm audio jack... Continue reading...
by Wes Davis on (#6PX0C)
The next iPhone SE is expected to look like this iPhone 14. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge So far, the only way to try out Apple Intelligence features on an iPhone is through the iPhone 15 Pro. The entire iPhone 16 line is expected to get the features this fall, but you can also bet" the iPhone SE, coming as early as the beginning of 2025," will have it too, says Bloomberg's Mark Gurman in today's Power On newsletter. If that's true, it could be a lot harder to pass on Apple's cheapest phone.The iPhone SE deal has been that you get a cheap, reasonably powerful iPhone that recycles an outdated form factor (most recently, the iPhone 8). It's always been super obvious that it's Apple's budget compromise! Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge It's usually very obvious the iPhone SE is the budget pick. ... Continue reading...
by Brandon Widder on (#6PWYZ)
Fitbit's latest LTE-enabled wearable gamifies exercise, only without ads and unwanted microtransactions. | Image: Fitbit As you might expect, not every parent wants to outfit their kid with a phone, especially given the rise in cyberbullying and the sheer amount of distractions they pose while in school. Thankfully, the Fitbit Ace LTE is a more pared-down alternative, one that's matching its all-time low of $199.95 ($30 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and the Google Store through August 25th.Unlike most smartwatches, the Ace LTE is specifically geared toward children. The durable watch features the same innards as Google's Pixel Watch 2 and LTE connectivity, which enables calling, messaging, and real-time location sharing. It also comes with a Tamagotchi-like buddy (nicknamed Eejie) and several wrist-based video games, all of which require children to complete... Continue reading...
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by Lauren Feiner on (#6PWZ0)
Illustration: The Verge Longtime Google rivals like Yelp and DuckDuckGo received a huge victory Monday when a federal judge ruled that Google is an illegal monopoly. But their statements on the ruling expressed restraint. That's because the work of restoring competition has just begun, and the judge has yet to decide what that work will include. With a lot of options on the table, Google's competitors are pushing for changes they believe will help their businesses, which might be harder than it sounds.While we're heartened by the decision, a strong remedy is critical," Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman wrote in a blog post after the ruling, referencing the new trial phase that will kick off in September.We've passed a key milestone, but there's still a lot of... Continue reading...
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by Kevin Nguyen on (#6PWX6)
Image: Neon With MaXXXine, Longlegs, and Cuckoo, this summer is about the scary movie that has nothing to say. Continue reading...
by Joanna Nelius on (#6PWX5)
Samsung's first Copilot Plus PC is everything a thin and light laptop should be - but its performance is limited. Continue reading...
by Wes Davis on (#6PWNH)
The Vision Pro got its first Virtual Boy emulator in an app called VirtualFriend, finally giving me, a person with an irrational love for Nintendo's most short-lived console, a chance to play it in immersive 3D once more. The app is also available for iOS and iPadOS, where it's a virtually identical experience, minus the 3D effect.The first games I played after downloading VirtualFriend were those I owned as a kid: Red Alarm, Wario Land, and Mario's Tennis. I'm pleased to say that apart from some minor audio glitches in Red Alarm, the games run well - it's all just as I remember it. GIF: VirtualFriend The preset Game Boy" color scheme might be my favorite. VirtualFriend supports Bluetooth controllers and... Continue reading...
by Wes Davis on (#6PWKR)
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Tesla has stopped selling the $60,990 RWD Cybertruck, the cheapest version of its angular EV truck, Jalopnik writes. At the same time, the company increased the price of the next-in-line AWD Cybertruck by $20,000. Now $99,990, it elevates the EV's price floor by a whopping $39,000.The Cyberbeast - the tri-motor version of the truck with more torque and a higher top speed than the standard all-wheel drive EV - is also costlier, at $119,990 (it was $99,990 before August 6th). The updated prices are especially bleak when you consider Tesla had said in 2019 that the Cybertruck would start at $39,990.On the bright side, the company bumped up delivery times. Tesla estimates it can get AWD Cybertrucks to customers between August and... Continue reading...
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by Wes Davis on (#6PWFQ)
Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed a new set of rules this week that would require robocallers to disclose when they're using artificial intelligence for phone calls and text messages.The proposal builds on the FCC's ban on making AI-generated robocalls without the express prior consent of the person being called. The agency now hopes to require callers to say, while seeking that consent, whether they plan to use AI for future calls and messages, the FCC writes. Similar disclosures would have to be added to any AI-generated phone calls, which the agency says contain an enhanced risk of fraud and other scams."The regulator suggests defining an AI generated call" as any that uses technology to create an artificial... Continue reading...
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by Chris Welch on (#6PWE5)
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Using the Fold can feel special, but Google needs to make some obvious upgrades for the follow-up. Continue reading...
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by Sean Hollister on (#6PW8E)
Photo: Dennis Troper (Facebook) Susan Wojcicki, Google's 16th employee who helped jumpstart the company in her garage, ran its advertising business, and then helmed YouTube for most of the past decade, has died at 56, according to posts by her husband Dennis Troper and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.She joined Google in 1998 and was CEO of YouTube from February 2014 until February 2023, when she stepped down to focus on family, health, and personal projects." Troper and Pichai say she had been battling non-small cell lung cancer. Her son, Marco Troper, died earlier this year.In 2014, we called her one of the 50 most important people shaping the world. Beyond helping build Google into one of the most important companies of the past two decades, she helped transform YouTube... Continue reading...
by Charles Pulliam-Moore on (#6PW1S)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Disney's D23 showcase of new projects from Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and more is upon us. Continue reading...
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by Charles Pulliam-Moore on (#6PW61)
Disney After The Way of Water, James Cameron's Avatar franchise is turning the fire up next December.At this year's D23 Expo, James Cameron, Zoe Saldana, and Sam Worthington announced that Avatar: Fire and Ash will hit theaters on December 19th, 2025. Disney also revealed a new title card that makes it seem like the film will focus on Pandora being engulfed in flames.
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by Jacob Kastrenakes on (#6PW1P)
Nova Launcher, in a very dated screenshot on top of the project's website. | Image: Nova Launcher Nearly the entire team working on Nova Launcher, one of the biggest names in Android homescreen replacements, has been laid off. The team is now down to just one full time developer: Kevin Barry, the launcher's founder.Barry said development will continue and that he will remain in charge of the project. But team members who were laid off said work on Nova will have to slow down, and Barry has already posted that he needs to cut scope" on the next major version of Nova compared to what was initially planned.Development will undoubtedly slow with less people working on the app, but the current plan is for updates to continue in some form," Rob Wainwright, one of the laid off developers, wrote in the project's Discord.Nova has been a... Continue reading...
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by Jacob Kastrenakes on (#6PW1Q)
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram has starting testing a new feature that looks a whole lot like Snap Maps.This allows Instagram users to post text and video updates to a map based on where they were taken. The map is shared with friends, whose updates can all appear alongside each other. It is, pretty much, just Snap Maps, which was originally launched in 2017.The difference for now seems to be that Instagram may have much more limited privacy settings. Users have to choose a specific group of people" to share their location with, such as Close Friends or only followers they follow back," Christine Pai, a Meta spokesperson, told The Verge. Snapchat allows public posts to Snap Maps.Instagram's feature is currently only available as a small test" in a few... Continue reading...
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by Jay Peters on (#6PW1R)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Signal is being blocked in Venezuela and Russia. The app is a popular choice for encrypted messaging and people trying to avoid government censorship, and the blocks appear to be part of a crackdown on internal dissent in both countries.In Venezuela, the blockage follows the disputed results of the country's presidential election last month, which have led to protests and arrests as president Nicolas Maduro clings to power, according to MSNBC. (The US has recognized opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner of the election.) Internet monitoring service NetBlocks said Thursday evening that Signal had become unreachable on multiple internet providers" in the country. Maduro has also ordered a block on X, The Associated Press... Continue reading...
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by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy on (#689BN)
The Verge All the Matter-compatible devices you can buy, plus the latest on the Apple, Amazon, Google, and Samsung-backed smart home standard. Continue reading...
by Antonio G. Di Benedetto on (#6PVZ9)
Final Fantasy VI is a hallmark of the series thanks in part to its dark story. | Image: Square Enix It's wild to think that the Final Fantasy series is nearly four decades old, but it's thankfully less hard to believe you can get all six of the original games in cleaned-up remastered form for just $60. That's exactly what's happening now with this weekend deal discounting the Final Fantasy 1-6 Pixel Remaster bundle to $59.99 ($15 off) at Humble (PC), the Nintendo eShop, and PlayStation. (Humble's offer ends August 12th at 1PM ET while the Nintendo and PlayStation deals run through August 14th.)The collection offers all the original Nintendo and SNES Final Fantasy games with revamped pixel graphics and gameplay tweaks, allowing you to play the games more flexibly and with rearranged orchestral soundtracks (but you can switch to the... Continue reading...
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by Emma Roth on (#6PVWM)
Image: Netflix Several upcoming anime titles from Netflix have shown up on X and 4Chan, including season two of Arcane and Terminator Zero. Today Netflix confirmed the leaks, as reported earlier by IGN.One of our post production partners has been compromised and footage from several of our titles has unfortunately leaked online. Our team is aggressively taking action to have it taken down," Netflix spokesperson Sabryna Phillips said in a statement provided to The Verge.Netflix's Arcane anime is supposed to conclude with its second and final season this November, while Terminator Zero will stream on the platform starting August 29th. The leaks first started surfacing earlier this week, revealing screenshots, clips, and full episodes of several anime... Continue reading...
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by Alex Cranz on (#6PVWN)
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge Google might be having a big Pixel phone event next week, but this week the company had to reckon with a major loss to the Department of Justice, who found the company liable for violating US antitrust law.Naturally we had to break the entire case down on The Vergecast. So Lauren Feiner, who covered the case, and Alex Heath, who has been reporting on the reactions from the tech world, joined Nilay and myself to cover the best bits of the judge's decisions and try to figure out what this all means.Then, keeping with the legal theme, we talked about Elon Musk's very silly lawsuit against advertisers who *checks notes* don't want to advertise on X. That's a thing they're allowed to do! But it hasn't stopped Musk from lobbing a lawsuit... Continue reading...
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by Charles Pulliam-Moore on (#6PVWP)
Image: Neon Director Tilman Singer's Cuckoo feels tailor-made for this summer of atmospheric, unsatisfying horror. Continue reading...
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by Sean Hollister on (#6PVWQ)
Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Intel has a big update on its crashing 13th and 14th Gen desktop CPUs - including a hint that maybe, just maybe, it might be able to do something about chips that are already failing instead of requiring you to return them.You can read its statement below in full, but here are the parts I find interesting:
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by Victoria Song on (#6PVWR)
Typing is one of the most annoying things about having long nails. Taking out contacts is the scariest. Life with long nails is not for the weak, but at least typing can be less annoying. Continue reading...
by Jay Peters on (#6PVWS)
Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge Warner Bros. Discovery has updated Cartoon Network's website to remove basically everything and turn it into a page pointing to the Max streaming service. Before the change, the website let you watch free episodes of shows like Adventure Time and Steven Universe. The switchover appears to have happened on Thursday, Variety reports, and follows Warner Bros.' announcement last week that it would be shutting down Boomerang, its streaming service for classic Warner Bros. cartoons.Looking for episodes of your favorite Cartoon Network shows?" reads a message that pops up on Cartoon Network's website. Check out what's available to stream on Max (subscription required)." Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge We are... Continue reading...
by Sheena Vasani on (#6PVWT)
The last-gen bot vacuums well, mops hardwood floors, and comes with an auto-empty dock for $679. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Basic robot vacuums can speed up the cleaning process, but they don't do much for hard floors. If you want a robovac that requires less work, consider the Roomba Combo j7 Plus, which can mop your floors and features an auto-empty dock. Now through August 10th, it's down to a new low at Wellbots, where Verge readers can buy the Roomba Combo j7 Plus for $679 ($320 off) with promo code VERGE320.The j7 Plus offers similar capabilities to our favorite Roomba, the Roomba Combo j9 Plus, which is also on sale at Wellbots for $979 ($420 off) when you use offer code VERGE420 at checkout. Both feature a retractable mop that can lift itself up to keep your carpets dry, along with dual rubber roller brushes that can dig up dirt from carpets... Continue reading...
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by Umar Shakir on (#6PVWV)
Image: Stellantis Dodge has let rip the final version of its virtual engine sound profile for its upcoming Charger Daytona electric muscle car, and it sounds like a gallon of gasoline combusting in a hot flash.The new Charger Daytona is, of course, an EV that does not burn any gas. But that isn't stopping Dodge from trying to trick owners and onlookers with its new Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust" system that sounds like it's carrying some sort of Hemi engine but built expressly for a spaceship.We know our Dodge enthusiasts want that visceral feel," Dodge brand CEO Matt McAlear says in a press release. The Charger's new Fratzonic system delivers the adrenaline-pumping spirit that they expect." And Dodge might be on to something: a recent survey... Continue reading...
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by Emma Roth on (#6PVT7)
Illustration: The Verge Apple is tweaking its App Store rules in the EU after regulators charged the company with breaking the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in June. At first glance, the updated rules appear to give developers more freedom when linking to outside purchases - but a restrictive new fee structure will force developers to pay Apple a commission for sales made across any platform, not just iOS, for as long as they include outside links.Starting this fall, all developers in the EU will be able to include links that lead to purchases outside their apps. The updated rules will let developers tell their users about offers on the web, on another app store, or otherwise at a destination of their choice." It allows developers to include as many links as they... Continue reading...
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by Umar Shakir on (#6PVT8)
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge Apple Maps will finally let you manually refresh your search as you pan around to find similar destinations in adjacent (or distant) areas. In the iOS 18 beta, Apple Maps displays a new search here" button after you search for things like coffee shops or restaurants and then shift the map to a new area. Image: The Verge Sometimes when I'm hungry, I want to know my options in the next town without waiting for Apple Maps to refresh. In the current version, Apple Maps intermittently updates the search area as you pan around, which can get frustrating when I'm attempting to invoke (or avoid) a refresh. As reported by MacRumors, Apple Maps still auto-refreshes as you move around, but at least you no longer need to... Continue reading...
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by Adi Robertson on (#6PVQD)
The Samsung Odyssey headset with Windows Mixed Reality from 2017. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Microsoft has reportedly struck a deal with Samsung for OLED panels that could power a new line of mixed reality headsets. Korean outlet The Elec reported earlier this week that (as per a machine translation) the partnership is still in its very early stages, with mass production not started until 2026. A source told the outlet the order could be for hundreds of thousands" of units and that the device would be focused on watching flatscreen gaming and video content, not metaverse" engagement.As Road to VR notes, the rumored device sounds like a competitor to Apple's Vision Pro, which aims to be a large floating flat screen rather than a more complicated augmented or virtual reality system. (How many people want this? Maybe fewer than... Continue reading...
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by Justine Calma on (#6PVQE)
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images The Biden administration released new priorities today for safeguarding clean energy infrastructure from possible cyberattacks.Smart grids and EVs can have big benefits when it comes to saving energy and cutting down pollution. But as more pieces of our lives become electric and digital, new cybersecurity challenges arise. That's why the Biden administration is releasing guidance today on how to keep new parts of our energy infrastructure safe from harm.We have a once in a generation opportunity to refresh our infrastructure"We have a once in a generation opportunity to refresh our infrastructure - to get a bit of a mulligan on some parts of our infrastructure that were never designed for the level of digital / physical convergence... Continue reading...
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by Andrew Liszewski on (#6PVQF)
Samsung handed out nearly 17,000 smartphones to athletes and Olympic family." | Image: Samsung For the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, Samsung created almost 17,000 exclusive Galaxy Z Flip 6 Olympic Edition phones to be given away to athletes and Olympic family." As the Olympic Games now draw to a close, many of those phones are being flipped online and are available to those who weren't chasing a spot on the podium, as spotted by Mobile Syrup.A quick eBay search reveals that many of the phones were never opened and can now be snatched up by non-Olympians at a premium. Some listings already have bids over $2,000 (the standard Galaxy Z Flip 6 starts at $1,099), while others have Buy It Now" pricing set at $10,000.
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by Joanna Nelius on (#6PVM8)
AMD stands up to Qualcomm with its new Ryzen AI chips, showing it's nowhere near out of this race. Continue reading...
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by Jess Weatherbed on (#6PVM9)
AT&T learns the importance of distinguishing between is" and will be" regarding service availability. | Image: AT&T AT&T has updated its satellite calling advertisement after T-Mobile challenged its rival's use of the verb is." When the Epic Bad Golf Day" video starring Ben Stiller was initially released in April, the ad closed with the future of help is an AT&T satellite call away." This has now been changed to will be a satellite call away."T-Mobile took its complaint to the Better Business Bureau's national advertising division, which said the wording in AT&T's original statement implied that the carrier's Supplemental Coverage from Space service was already available to customers. While AT&T cut a deal in May with AST SpaceMobile to launch the service, it's currently unavailable, and it could be several months before the offering is rolled... Continue reading...
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by Jess Weatherbed on (#6PVHF)
Collections is replacing the Library tab, but keeping its bookshelf symbol. | Image: Google You can say goodbye to your library tab in Google Photos, because Google is introducing a new destination called Collections that's supposed to make finding content easier than ever." Collections house all of your albums in one place, such as your private albums and those that have been shared with you by other users, as well as new folders for people and pets, documents, and places.The changes are presumably in support of Google's upcoming Gemini-powered Ask Photos assistant, which CEO Sundar Pichai said would be arriving sometime this summer. 9to5Google notes that the search tab has also been redesigned, replacing the previous image tiles with a list of suggested options like Screenshots, Selfies, and Menus. Image:... Continue reading...
by Jay Peters on (#6PV9Q)
Image: Bethesda If you haven't played Doom or Doom II for a while - or ever - a new rerelease that Bethesda surprise-dropped (sorta) on Thursday might be the perfect excuse to jump into the classic games. The rerelease, which combines both games into one package called Doom + Doom II and is a free update for anyone who already owns Doom (1993) or Doom II, offers a long list of great new features - including a brand-new single-player episode and online, cross-platform deathmatch multiplayer.With Doom + Doom II, you'll have access to both of those games as well as extra single-player content like John Romero's Sigil episode released in 2019 and Legacy of Rust, which is a new Doom episode created by individuals from id Software, Nightdive Studios and... Continue reading...
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by Jay Peters on (#6PV83)
Illustration: The Verge The Turkish government has blocked access to Roblox following a government investigation that found content that could lead to child exploitation. According to our Constitution, our State is obliged to take the necessary measures to ensure the protection of our children," Justice Minister Ylmaz Tunc says in a machine-translated post on X.It's unclear when Roblox might be unblocked in the country. On Aug 7, we learned that Roblox was blocked in Turkiye, and we are working urgently to understand the issue with the goal of resolving it," the company said in a statement on its website. We are mindful that millions of people use our platform in Turkey everyday, including a vibrant community of developers whose businesses rely on Roblox.... Continue reading...
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by Sheena Vasani on (#6PV84)
Illustration by The Verge Anybody with a Substack account can now publish posts on Substack's web and mobile app, the company announced on Thursday, turning the newsletter platform into even more of a social network. (Currently, users publishing posts on their profile from mobile can only do so via the Substack iOS app, though support for Android is coming soon.)Substack members can publish content, get paid and free subscribers, and accumulate pledges from their Substack profile without needing to create a publication. Creating a publication, however, allows them to take advantage of more advanced features like a website, multiple admins, and sections. If they do choose to start a new one, Substack says, they can import any subscribers they may have... Continue reading...
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by Jay Peters on (#6PV85)
Image: The Verge OpenAI is going to let users of ChatGPT's free tier make up to two images per day with its DALL-E 3 model, the company announced on Thursday. When the company launched DALL-E 3 in September, it was available first to users who paid for ChatGPT Plus.One of DALL-E 3's key improvements is that ChatGPT can come up with a prompt to make an image, which should make it easier to make images. For example, as my former colleague Emilia David wrote last year:
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by Sean Hollister on (#6PV5D)
Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge It's a mess, but Intel and partners are working to clean it up. Continue reading...
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by Andrew Liszewski on (#6PV5E)
The Thumby Color shrinks the Game Boy Advance to a handheld just two inches in size. | Image: TinyCircuits How small can you shrink the Nintendo Game Boy Advance? That's a question TinyCircuits is answering with the Thumby Color, a GBA clone measuring just two inches in size that still manages to fit a directional pad, shoulder buttons, a rumble motor, a 16-bit color screen, and the ability to link two of them together with a USB-C cable for multiplayer gaming.Unlike the myriad Game Boy and GBA clones released by companies like Anbernic, the Thumby Color is not an emulator. It doesn't have enough processing power to play retro games nor enough storage to hold hundreds of ROM files.It's powered by a 150MHz Raspberry Pi RP2350 processor that's paired with just 16MB of storage - yes, that's megabytes, not gigabytes. Not being able to play... Continue reading...
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by Umar Shakir on (#6PV5F)
Tesla owners won't need to use their own adapter at Omni Port-capable stations. | Image: ChargePoint ChargePoint has a new plug system for its charging stations that will make it easier for EV drivers to select the correct connecter for their electric vehicle. The new plug, called Omni Port, works by automatically installing an adapter (or excluding one) to the tip of the connector when you're ready to charge, which means Tesla owners won't need to bring out their adapter.In a press release, ChargePoint CEO Rick Wilmer says Omni Port solves the challenges associated with a multiple connector environment" and gives Tesla and non-Tesla drivers a world-class" experience. As North American automakers transition to use the new NACS standard that's based on Tesla's connector, current drivers will continue needing access to J1772 Level 2... Continue reading...
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