Image: 20th Century Studios Though Fede Álvarez’s new Alien film is gorgeous, its questionable optics leave much to be desired. Continue reading… Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google recently introduced a new table formatting feature in Sheets that made it far easier to create self-contained, sortable blocks of cells inside a spreadsheet. But the company didn’t stop there and seems to be rapidly updating the software with features that make it faster to set up, configure, and view data within a table. The latest update, which is rolling out in... Read more ›
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Photo by Alex Broadway/Getty Images A team of computer scientists have found that wireless gear-shifting systems in high-end bikes are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks that could undermine popular races like the Tour de France. Wireless gear-shift systems are meant to give riders better control of their bikes, according to the University of California San Diego, whose researchers collaborated with those from Northeastern University on the study. But the modernization also... Read more ›
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Illustration: Beatrice Sala National Public Data, a company that collects personal data to resell and process background checks, is the target of a brewing class action lawsuit alleging it is the source of a massive data leak that includes information like Social Security Numbers and more on reportedly “3 billion people,” according to Bloomberg Law. As reported by Bleeping Computer, the alleged stolen database was offered for sale on the... Read more ›
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Illustration: The Verge Sonos laid off approximately 100 employees this morning, a source familiar with the situation tells The Verge. Those affected — I’m told the marketing division took a significant hit — abruptly lost access to the company’s internal network. Sonos is also in the process of winding down some of its customer support offices, including one in Amsterdam that will close later this year. Sonos reported a headcount... Read more ›
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Halide lets you pick the image processing you want, including no processing at all. | Image: Lux Optics It’s trickier than ever to know what a photo really is — and when AI and processing turn a photo into something else entirely. Google, Samsung, Apple, and others are making it easier than ever to tweak photos to your liking, combine several mediocre shots into one great one, or add or... Read more ›
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The Pixel Buds Pro 2 are more expensive than their predecessor, but they continue to deliver a lot of impressive features (and colors). | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Earlier this week, we highlighted preorder details on the Pixel Watch 3 and Google’s entire Pixel 9 lineup. However, if you’ve got your eyes on Google’s forthcoming earbuds, rest assured there are also deals to be had on the... Read more ›
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The AirPods Max are down to one of their better prices this year. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge If you know where to look, you can often score discounts on Apple’s ever-popular AirPods. Since Apple launched the third-gen AirPods at the end of 2021, we’ve seen the starting price of the second-gen, entry-level model consistently dip below $100. And now that the second-gen AirPods Pro have been... Read more ›
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The Walt Disney Corporation is probably not a fan. | Image: Tom Warren / Grok xAI’s Grok chatbot now lets you create images from text prompts and publish them to X — and so far, the rollout seems as chaotic as everything else on Elon Musk’s social network. Subscribers to X Premium, which grants access to Grok, have been posting everything from Barack Obama doing cocaine to Donald Trump with... Read more ›
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A pop-up LED light on the Anker Solix C300 DC will save you from having to find a working flashlight during a power outage. | Image: Anker The new Anker Solix C300 DC includes a feature not seen on the company’s portable power stations before: although it can only be charged using a solar panel or its bidirectional 140W USB-C ports, for the first time, users can recharge it using... Read more ›
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Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple is going to let developers offer in-app NFC transactions using the Secure Element starting with iOS 18.1, and as part of the update, you’ll also be able to set a default contactless payment app that’s accessible when you double-click your iPhone’s side button. Previously, Apple has only allowed Apple Pay to appear when you double-click that button. With this change, developers will... Read more ›
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Realme demonstrated its new 320W Supersonic Charge technology at an event in Shenzhen. | Image: Realme Realme has once again taken the lead in the fast charging arms race with its new 320W SuperSonic Charge technology. The company demonstrated the tech by fully charging a smartphone with a 4,420mAh battery (which is a bit smaller than what’s in the new Pixel 9 and 9 Pro) in four minutes and 30... Read more ›
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Image: AMD AMD launched its first Zen 5 desktop processors earlier this month, and tomorrow it’s about to release what looks like a disappointing flagship Ryzen 9 9950X CPU. Early reviews of the initial Zen 5 CPUs — the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X — revealed a lack of performance improvements and efficiencies, and now reviews of the flagship Ryzen 9 9950X are coming to the same conclusion.... Read more ›
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Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge If you read The Verge, then you probably know your tech, and so it’s likely that you’re sometimes asked to help troubleshoot computer issues by friends, family, and / or neighbors. It can be something as simple as just turning on the Wi-Fi or as complicated as having to update a BIOS. Whatever’s wrong, it’s much harder to sort out if you’re not... Read more ›
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Google’s new 45W charger is available for pre-order today with shipping expected as early as next week. | Image: Google One device that didn’t get a main stage reveal during yesterday’s Made by Google event is the company’s new 45W USB-C charger. That’s not entirely surprising given the new Pixel 9 lineup, the Pixel Watch 3, and Pixel Buds Pro 2 were overshadowed by Google’s artificial intelligence efforts. The 45W... Read more ›
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Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Google’s Tuesday event was ostensibly about Pixel hardware. Really, it was about AI. Google’s Rick Osterloh made that clear from the moment he walked onstage, where his initial remarks focused a lot more on Google’s artificial intelligence efforts than devices: A few months ago at Google I/O, we shared a broad range of breakthroughs to make AI more helpful for everyone. We’re obsessed... Read more ›
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Samsung’s Family Care is part of the SmartThings app and allows caregivers to monitor loved ones remotely using Galaxy smartphones. | Image: SmartThings Samsung is launching a new service to help caregivers remotely monitor and assist loved ones using smart home devices. SmartThings Family Care is a free service that uses both Samsung’s SmartThings smart home platform and Galaxy smartphones to help caregivers stay connected. It first launched in Korea... Read more ›
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Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Microsoft is making BitLocker device encryption a default feature in its next major update to Windows 11. If you clean install the 24H2 version that’s rolling out in the coming months, device encryption will be enabled by default when you first sign in or set up a device with a Microsoft account, or work / school account. Device encryption is designed to improve... Read more ›
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Image: xAI Elon Musk’s AI company xAI has launched Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini: two new models of its Grok chatbot that offer upgraded performance and new image-generation capabilities. Grok’s prompt-based image maker is powered by Black Forest Lab’s Flux 1 AI model, and allows users to generate and publish images directly to the X social platform — with seemingly few guardrails in place to prevent abuse. xAI says that Grok-2... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Spotify will begin showing in-app pricing information for iPhone users in the European Union starting today, following a yearslong legal battle against Apple. In an update to an old blog post, Spotify says that EU iPhone users will now see things like promotional offers and pricing information for each subscription tier — including how much a plan costs once a promotion ends. One thing... Read more ›
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