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by Tom Warren on (#6MYE1)
Image: Microsoft Microsoft is confident that it finally nailed the transition to Arm chips - so confident that, this time around, the company spent an entire day pitting its new hardware against the MacBook Air.On a recent morning at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft representatives set out new Surface devices equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chips inside and compared them directly to Apple's category-leading laptop. I witnessed an hour of demos and benchmarks that started with Geekbench and Cinebench comparisons, then moved on to apps and compatibility.Benchmark tests usually aren't that exciting to watch. But a lot was at stake here: for years, the MacBook Air has been able to smoke Arm-powered PC chips - and Intel-based... Continue reading...
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by Emma Roth on (#6MYE2)
Image: Allison Johnson Microsoft just wrapped up its special event ahead of Build 2024, and it had a lot of exciting news to share. Along with updates to its Surface lineup, Microsoft made some major announcements related to AI and a new era of PCs in partnership with Lenovo, Asus, Dell, and others.Microsoft didn't livestream this event, so if you want to catch up with everything it revealed, check out our roundup below.The launch of Copilot Plus PCs Image: Allison Johnson / The Verge Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed how Microsoft is bringing the AI wave to PCs," and that involves a new category of computers called Copilot Plus. These devices come with the Arm-based Snapdragon X Elite and Plus processors from Qualcomm and will later... Continue reading...
by Joanna Nelius on (#6MYE3)
Photo: Asus Following Microsoft's Windows event, Asus announced its first Copilot Plus PC laptop, the Vivobook S 15 (S5507), driven by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X-series processors. Asus says the Arm-based chip will not only improve a few current Vivobook features but also make new AI-driven programs and workloads fly with 45 TOPS of neural processing power.The new Vivobook S 15 will have the same OLED display as the previous Intel generation (15.6-inch, 16:9, 2880 x 1620, 120Hz refresh rate, and 600 nits peak HDR brightness), but this specific version will have a thinner chassis and display bezels. The S 15 is configurable with either a 12-core Snapdragon X Elite or 10-core X Plus processor, although the Elite chip will be the base version - the one... Continue reading...
by Richard Lawler on (#6MYE4)
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge iOS 17.5 arrived last week with one of the weirder problems we've seen - users reported that deleted photos on their iPhones and iPads were suddenly reappearing. Apple has refused requests to comment on the issue publicly, but on Monday afternoon it released iOS and iPadOS 17.5.1 updates to fix the problem.According to the notes, This update provides important bug fixes and addresses a rare issue where photos that experienced database corruption could reappear in the Photos library even if they were deleted." Screenshot: iPadOS The supposedly-deleted photos popping to the top of user's recent" photos included nude pictures in some cases, and at least one person reported they reappeared on an iPad that had been... Continue reading...
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by Wes Davis on (#6MYE5)
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images Google is pouncing on Microsoft's weathered enterprise security reputation by pitching its services to government institutions. Pointing to a recent report from the US Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) that found that Microsoft's security woes are the result of the company deprioritizing" enterprise security, Google says it can help.The company's pitch isn't quite as direct as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella saying he made Google dance, but it's spicy all the same. Repeatedly referring to Microsoft as the vendor" throughout its blog post on Monday, Google says the CSRB showed that lack of a strong commitment to security creates preventable errors and serious breaches." Platforms, it added, have a responsibility" to hold to strong... Continue reading...
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by Wes Davis on (#6MYB3)
Microsoft has taken the wraps off the new Surface Laptop - an Arm-based laptop for consumers. It's got one big difference from the Surface Laptop 6 for Business announced in March - it's equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chip instead of Intel's Core Ultra, leveling the playing field, the company hopes, with Apple's powerful and efficient MacBook laptops.The new Surface laptop comes in four colors and 13.8- and- 15-inch options for its 600-nit displays. The company says it's 80 percent faster than our previous generation" and offers up to 22 hours of local video playback." It's got a haptic touchpad, just as Apple's MacBooks have had for years. Unlike the MacBook Air, Microsoft said it will support three 4K monitors - on top... Continue reading...
by Elizabeth Lopatto on (#6MYB4)
Hims and Hers is the latest pharmacy to offer GLP-1 drugs from compounding pharmacies. | Illustration by Hugo Herrera for The Verge Hims & Hers Health, one of the online pharmacies that got its start prescribing dick pills, is now offering knockoff versions of GLP-1 weight loss drugs. Hims & Hers says it will offer drugs that mimic Ozempic and Wegovy, the active ingredient of which is semaglutide.The copycat versions are made by compounding pharmacies. The formulations aren't the same as the FDA-approved versions of the drug and haven't been directly evaluated by the FDA, either. But they're cheaper than the real thing: $199 a month, compared to the branded version, which can cost more than $1,000 a month without insurance.Compounding pharmacies can make knockoff versions of branded drugs when they are in shortage, as the GLP-1 drugs - prescribed for diabetes and... Continue reading...
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by Umar Shakir on (#6MYB5)
Image: The Verge Microsoft's launching Recall for Windows 11, a new tool that keeps track of everything you see and do on your computer and, in return, gives you the ability to search and retrieve anything you've done on the device.The scope of Recall, which Microsoft has internally called AI Explorer, is incredibly vast - it includes logging things you do in apps, tracking communications in live meetings, remembering all websites you've visited for research, and more. All you need to do is perform a Recall" action, which is like an AI-powered search, and it'll present a snapshot of that period of time that gives you context of the memory.As a matter of fact, everything you do on the PC appears on an explorable timeline you can scroll through. You can... Continue reading...
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by Jacob Kastrenakes on (#6MYB6)
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella introduces the Copilot Plus PC branding. | Image: Allison Johnson Microsoft is making a major push to put AI into laptops. It's introducing a new branding today called Copilot Plus PCs" that'll highlight when Windows laptops come with built-in AI hardware and support for AI features across the operating system.All of Microsoft's major laptop partners will offer Copilot Plus PCs, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said at an event at the company's headquarters on Monday. That includes Dell, Lenovo, Samsung, HP, Acer, and Asus; Microsoft is also introducing two of its own as part of the Surface line. And while Microsoft is also making a big push to bring Arm chips to Windows laptops today, Nadella said that laptops with Intel and AMD chips will offer these AI features, too.We get to reimagine the platform... Continue reading...
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by Richard Lawler on (#6MWXW)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge At Microsoft's big AI and Surface event on May 20th, the company takes another shot at Arm Windows PCs. Continue reading...
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by Tom Warren on (#6MYB7)
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Are you ready for Microsoft's latest Windows on Arm push? That's what we're expecting at today's Surface and Windows AI event.Rumors suggest Microsoft will unveil a new Arm-powered Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 devices and a host of new AI features for Windows. Microsoft has been building up to this moment for quite some time, so expect to hear a lot about its transition to Windows on Arm.Things kick off at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Microsoft isn't livestreaming this event, so follow our live blog for all the very latest as it happens. Continue reading...
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by Andrew Webster on (#6MY8B)
Image: Apple You won't need to travel too far into the future to see Apple TV Plus' next adventure series. The streamer just announced that Time Bandits, an adaptation of the 1981 Terry Gilliam film of the same name, will premiere on July 24th. The TV version of the story will span 10 episodes and, according to Apple, is about an unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin."The show has some comedy bona fides at least, with Jemaine Clement and Iain Morris serving as co-showrunners and Taika Waititi also on board as co-creator and executive producer. The cast, meanwhile, is led by Lisa Kudrow and a young Kal-El Tuck and also features the likes of Tadhg... Continue reading...
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by Nilay Patel on (#6MY5T)
Photo illustration by The Verge The head of Google sat down with Decoder last week to talk about the biggest advancements in AI, the future of Google Search, and the fate of the web. Continue reading...
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by Emma Roth on (#6MY5V)
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge You may not have even thought about replacing your AirTag yet, but Bloomberg reports that Apple is working on a new one that could arrive in mid-2025. The new AirTag will reportedly feature an updated chip with better location tracking - an improvement it might need as competition among tracking devices ramps up.By the time Apple rolls out its refreshed AirTag, the Bluetooth tracking landscape will look a lot different on both Android and iOS. Last month, Google revealed its new Find My Device network, which lets users locate their phones using signals from nearby Android devices. Even Life360, the safety service company that owns Tile, is creating its own location-tracking network that uses satellites to locate its Bluetooth tags.In... Continue reading...
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by Jess Weatherbed on (#6MY5W)
OpenAI says AI voices should not deliberately mimic a celebrity's distinctive voice." | Photo: Warner Bros. OpenAI is pulling the ChatGPT voice that sounds remarkably similar to Scarlett Johansson after numerous headlines (and even Saturday Night Live) noted the similarity. The voice, known as Sky, is now being put on pause," the company says.We believe that AI voices should not deliberately mimic a celebrity's distinctive voice- Sky's voice is not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson but belongs to a different professional actress using her own natural speaking voice," OpenAI wrote this morning.OpenAI CTO Mira Murati denied that the imitation of Johansson was intentional in an interview with The Verge last week. Even if Johansson's voice wasn't directly referenced, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was seemingly already aware of the similarities,... Continue reading...
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by Wes Davis on (#6MY5X)
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge One of Microsoft's most consequential hardware events in years is about to take place. It's not Microsoft Build - the company's developer conference - which kicks off on Tuesday. Instead, Microsoft is holding a small event today, May 20th, to talk about its next Surface devices.At the event, we're expecting Microsoft to announce new versions of the Surface Pro 10 and the Surface Laptop 6, both running on Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite processors. It's Microsoft's latest attempt to switch to Arm - and one that the company believes is finally going to stick. The change should deliver far better battery life; and if early rumors are true, Qualcomm's chip should be powerful enough to keep up with the Intel processors it's replacing. ... Continue reading...
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by Jess Weatherbed on (#6MY5Y)
LG CEO William Cho and home entertainment company president Park Hyoung-sei met with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in February to discuss the collaboration. | Image: LG LG is reportedly pausing its partnership with Meta to develop an extended reality (XR) device that would take on Apple's Vision Pro headset, just three months after announcing the joint venture.While multiple Korean news outlets are reporting that the Meta partnership has broken down entirely due to a lack of synergy" between the companies, LG has denied terminating the deal. LG Electronics continues the XR partnership with Meta forged in February but is controlling its pace," LG said in a statement to Korea JoongAng Daily.Products from the collaboration, set to combine Meta's Horizon Worlds mixed reality platform with content and service capabilities from LG's TV business, were expected to hit the market next year. The potential... Continue reading...
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by Lauren Feiner on (#6MY3P)
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes led a tabletop exercise for journalists to role-play as election officials to understand the speed and scale of AI threats they face. | Photo by Ash Ponders for The Verge The job has never been harder, and the threats have never been stranger. Continue reading...
by Wes Davis on (#6MXVV)
Illustration by Carlo Cadenas / The Verge A security lapse could let millions of college students do free laundry, thanks to one company. That's because of a vulnerability that two University of California, Santa Cruz students found in internet-connected washing machines in commercial use in several countries, according to TechCrunch.The two students, Alexander Sherbrooke and Iakov Taranenko, apparently exploited an API for the machines' app to do things like remotely command them to work without payment and update a laundry account to show it had millions of dollars in it. The company that owns the machines, CSC ServiceWorks, claims to have more than a million laundry and vending machines in service at colleges, multi-housing communities, laundromats, and more in the US,... Continue reading...
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by Wes Davis on (#6MXTT)
A 2023 Mac Pro. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Mac Studio and Mac Pro aren't due for an upgrade to Apple's M4 chip until the middle of next year. That means both machines will still be on Apple's M2 generation this year, unlike all other Macs except the MacBook Air, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman wrote to Power On subscribers today.Throughout 2024, though, all of Apple's laptops (except the MacBook Air) will move to the M4 chip that the company just gave the iPad Pro, Gurman writes. Amusingly, this herky-jerky chip upgrade cycle means that the iPad Pro is currently the single-core performance champ of Apple's lineup - and it will continue to be for about another year, when compared to the Mac Studio and Mac Pro. Screenshot: Geekbench It's not even close, according... Continue reading...
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by Wes Davis on (#6MXRR)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sonos is teasing, both in emails and on social media, that its most requested product ever" is coming soon" on May 21st (this Tuesday). This, of course, is almost certainly the Sonos Ace, its first wireless headphones.Sonos has been expected to launch the Ace in June, but given the company's most requested" phrasing here and the fact that the headphones recently appeared for sale by authorized dealer Schuurman, it seems they're coming sooner than that.
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by Andrew Marino on (#6MXNB)
Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge As video games and movies become more immersive, it may start to become apparent what sensations are missing in the experience. Is there a point in Gran Turismo that you wish you could smell the burning rubber and engine exhaust? Would an experience playing beer pong in Horizon Worlds not be complete unless you could taste the hops?On this episode of The Vergecast, the latest in our miniseries about the five senses of video games, we're tackling the topics of smell and taste in video games - and whether either could actually enhance the virtual experience for gamers. In other words: Smellovision is back for a new generation of media.First, we try out a product (actually available to buy today) called the GameScent, an AI-powered... Continue reading...
by Wes Davis on (#6MXNC)
Screenshot: YouTube Jeff Bezos' space tourism company flew humans to space for the first time since 2022. Continue reading...
by Jay Castello on (#6MXND)
Image: John William Evelyn I couldn't walk away from the pen and ink thing," says John Evelyn, creator of The Collage Atlas, a dreamlike storybook adventure recently released on Steam. The entire game is hand drawn, from tiny flowers and insects to huge buildings and the clouds that float over them. Exploring this world unwraps its dreamlike story, with environments folding out in response to your approach.I had been drawing for many years before that [...] and I'd always draw with ink straight away, without any kind of prior pencil work or sketching," he says. I liked all the incidental details and the accidents that come out along the way." He compares it to improv music - actually, sometimes it goes horribly wrong!" - but says that the feeling of getting... Continue reading...
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by David Pierce on (#6MXM5)
Image: David Pierce / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 38, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and you can also read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)This week, I've been writing about iPads and the future of Google, watching American Fiction and Bodkin, rewatching Her because of... reasons, endlessly replaying the songs of Windows95man, learning how to make better sandwiches, testing Claude for AI stuff, and listening to the new-old Childish Gambino album.I also have for you a new AI model, literally thousands of new Lego pieces, a new way to Google, the fanciest mop you've ever seen in your life, more emulators for iOS, and much more.And I have a question: W... Continue reading...
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by Wes Davis on (#6MXCC)
Image: Blue Origin It's been over a year and a half since Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket failed mid-flight, and more than two since its last crewed flight. Now, the company is go to launch six human beings into space. The company's launch window begins at 6:30AM PT / 9:30AM ET, but will start streaming 40 minutes ahead of time on its website.Blue Origin also normally streams its launches live on its YouTube channel, so it's a pretty safe bet it will do so for its NS-25 mission tomorrow. Assuming the launch goes as planned, it will carry six passengers aboard, including the 90-year-old Ed Dwight, who was America's first Black astronaut candidate but has never been to space. The other passengers are Mason Angel, Sylvain Chiron, Kenneth L. Hess, Carol... Continue reading...
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by Wes Davis on (#6MXB6)
Is this a Game Boy Advance SP or Nintendo DS Lite? Who can say? | Image: Retrohai hai Softbank Have you ever looked at a Nintendo DS and thought it would be cooler if the top screen was swapped for the Game Boy Advance SP's? Or looked at a Super Nintendo controller and wished it had a GBA SP screen bolted onto the back? Whether you have or not, Hardware modder Hairo Satoh, aka Retrohai hai Softbank, has you covered with some truly cursed reimaginings of Nintendo's portable consoles. (Recall their portable emulated PlayStation built into the Takara Roulette Controller.)Let's go on a little journey through Satoh's Instagram account. Before we get into my favorite mutated Nintendo handhelds - frankententos, if you will - know that Satoh also does some very pretty custom jobs on the company's various portable consoles. And they're m... Continue reading...
by Wes Davis on (#6MXB7)
The 13-inch OLED iPad Pro with the screen removed. | Screenshot: iFixit Apple's newest iPad Pro is remarkably rigid for how thin it is, and apparently also a step forward when it comes to repairability. iFixit shows during its teardown of the tablet that the iPad Pro's 38.99Wh battery, which will inevitably wear down and need replacement, is actually easy to get to. It's a change iFixit's Shahram Mokhtari says during the video could save hours in repair time" compared to past iPad Pro models.Getting to it still requires removing the glued-in tandem OLED screen, which iFixit notes in the video and its accompanying blog isn't two panels smashed together, but a single OLED board with more electroluminescence layers per OLED diode. With the screen out of the way, iFixit was essentially able to pull the battery... Continue reading...
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by Sheena Vasani on (#6MX9T)
Surprisingly, Ecobee's smartest thermostat also makes for a decent air quality monitor / smart speaker. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge The temperatures are about to soar now that summer is almost upon us - and so are our cooling bills. If you want to keep comfy while saving money on your energy bills, it's worth investing in Ecobee's Smart Thermostat Premium now that it's down to its best price of the year. Normally $249.99, right now you can buy it at Amazon, Best Buy, and directly from Ecobee for $219.99, which is $10 shy of its all-time low.Ecobee's smart thermostat is our favorite on the market, one that goes beyond your typical heating and cooling needs. It can adjust your HVAC system based on where you are in your home (if you're home at all), and even keep your pets safe as you travel thanks to its support for various temperature alerts and reminders - a... Continue reading...
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by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy on (#6MX8K)
The GE Profile is a smart indoor smoker - designed to keep smoke inside the oven, not in your kitchen. Wi-Fi connectivity means it works the Smart HQ app for remote control, but there's no magic sauce here to make you BBQ whizz. The GE Profile Smart Indoor Smoker delivers on its promise of bringing smoking indoors, but sadly its smarts didn't make me a better pitmaster. Continue reading...
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by Andrew Webster on (#6MX76)
Image: Apple For most of its first season, Sugar on Apple TV Plus was a fairly typical if slickly produced detective story. It starred Colin Farrell as John Sugar, a private investigator with a number of charming quirks - obsessed with old movies, unable to get drunk, beloved by dogs - who was determined to solve a missing persons case involving the granddaughter of a famous Hollywood director. Then, at the end of episode six, the show introduced a twist that threatened to change it into something very different. But now that Sugar's finale is out, it's clear that the twist didn't alter what the show already was - it just added some new flavor.Spoiler warning for the first season of Sugar, including the final episode.Okay, let's get it out of the... Continue reading...
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by Justine Calma on (#6MX66)
Workers walk in Glencore's Mutanda Mine, which Tesla sources cobalt from, in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 19th, 2023. | Photo by Emmet Livingstone / AFP via Getty Images Mining for minerals used to make EVs and batteries is plagued with allegations of abuse, the latest report from the nonprofit Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) shows. And automakers continue to source materials from some of the worst offenders, The Verge finds.BHRRC has documented 631 allegations of human rights abuses since 2010 for seven key minerals used in electric vehicles, rechargeable batteries, and renewable energy technologies. Many of the allegations were made against a small group of companies, which The Verge was able to link to three of the world's biggest EV manufacturers: Volkswagen Group, Tesla, and BYD.Things are not improving," said Caroline Avan, head of natural resources and just transition at... Continue reading...
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by Sean Hollister on (#6MX3T)
Image: Ayaneo The Analogue Pocket is the most advanced Game Boy to ever take actual carts, but Ayaneo has just unveiled a pair of emulator-centric pocket computers that could give it a run for its cash - including a modern take on the original DMG-01 Nintendo Game Boy that now includes a 419ppi OLED screen.Unfortunately, we've only got renders and a few details today - no prices or full spec sheets - but those renders look pretty neat! I find myself most interested in the Pocket Micro, whose sleek design, twin joysticks and horizontal layout look a bit more practical than the stick placement on the Pocket DMG. Not to mention a bit of a Sony Walkman vibe from certain angles? Take a peek:Below, you'll also see the Ayaneo AG01 Graphics Starship"... Continue reading...
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by Gaby Del Valle on (#6MWXX)
Illustration: The Verge Canada's security agency is trying to dissuade Canadians from using TikTok, telling users that their data is available to the government of China."In an interview with CBC News set to air on Saturday, David Vigneault, the director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, said that there is a very clear strategy on the part of the government of China ... to be able to acquire ... personal information from around the world," the CBC reports.They're using big data analytics, they have amazing computer farms crunching the data, they are developing artificial intelligence ... based on using this data," Vigneault added.The Chinese government's ability to access user data is at the forefront of US efforts to regulate - and potentially... Continue reading...
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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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