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Jay Peters @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 18:20 EDT

Apple Intelligence bug bounty invites researchers to test its privacy claims

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple is inviting investigations into the Private Cloud Compute (PCC) system that powers more computationally intensive Apple Intelligence requests. The company is also expanding its bug bounty program to offer payouts of up to $1,000,000 for people who discover PCC vulnerabilities. The company has boasted about how many AI features (branded as Apple Intelligence) will run on-device without leaving your Mac, iPhone, or other... Read more ā€ŗ

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Emma Roth @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 17:43 EDT

Notion is making a super customizable email app

Image: Notion After taking on calendar apps earlier this year, Notion is ready to tackle emails with a fully customizable app launching next year. Much like Notionā€™s other tools, the company says Mail will ā€œdistill email down to its building blocks,ā€ allowing you to create an inbox with views, layouts, and actions tailored to your preferences. You can also use Notion AI to automatically organize, archive, or draft emails based... Read more ā€ŗ

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 16:43 EDT

Overwatch 2 is officially bringing back 6v6 in testing this December

Image: Blizzard Blizzard is bringing back 6v6 matches in testing for Overwatch 2 when it launches its next season in December. The company had previously switched the series to a 5v5 format, and Blizzard is now trying these tests to find how it can ā€œmake the core game even strongerā€ through a balanced new version of the classic 6v6 mode that lets each team have multiple tank characters once again.... Read more ā€ŗ

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 16:37 EDT

The best budget robot vacuums

Illustration: The Verge You donā€™t have to spend a fortune to have a robot clean your floors. Hereā€™s our pick of the most cost-effective bots you can buy right now. Continue readingā€¦ Read more ā€ŗ

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 16:06 EDT

What to expect from Appleā€™s ā€˜weekā€™ of Mac announcements

The M3 Pro generation of MacBook Pros arrived about one year ago in October 2023. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Another round of Apple devices is about to arrive. After launching new iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods in September and a new iPad earlier this month, Apple is now gearing up to launch updated Macs. After weeks of rumors and speculation, Apple SVP Greg Joswiak came... Read more ā€ŗ

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Gaby Del Valle @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 16:01 EDT

Russia reportedly paid a former Florida cop to pump out anti-Harris deepfakes and disinformation

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Image A former Florida sheriff who moved to Russia amid an FBI investigation is a Kremlin-backed propagandist responsible for viral deepfake videos and misinformation targeting Kamala Harrisā€™s campaign, according to European intelligence documents reviewed by the Washington Post. The GRU, Russiaā€™s military intelligence service, gave funding to John Mark Dougan, the operator of several fake news websites. According to documents reviewed by the... Read more ā€ŗ

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Kylie Robison @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 15:31 EDT

Departing OpenAI leader says no company is ready for AGI

Image: The Verge Miles Brundage, OpenAIā€™s senior adviser for the readiness of AGI (aka human-level artificial intelligence), delivered a stark warning as he announced his departure on Wednesday: no one is prepared for artificial general intelligence, including OpenAI itself. ā€œNeither OpenAI nor any other frontier lab is ready [for AGI], and the world is also not ready,ā€ wrote Brundage, who spent six years helping to shape the companyā€™s AI safety... Read more ā€ŗ

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 14:50 EDT

Air taxi maker Lilium is out of money and will cease operations

Liliumā€™s Jet eVTOL. | Image: Lilium Two years before German air taxi manufacturer Lilium promised to deliver its first two aircraft to customers, the air taxi pioneer has run out of money and will imminently stop making them. In a filing to the US SEC, Lilium says it cannot acquire the funding to continue operations in its subsidiaries (Lilium GmbH and Lilium eAircraft GmbH), and is going into insolvency. Weā€™ve... Read more ā€ŗ

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Quentyn Kennemer @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 14:48 EDT

The 13-inch MacBook Air M2 is a great value at its current sale price of $699

It may be time to bury the M1 MacBook Air for good. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Apple might be updating several Macs with M4 chips as early as next week, but itā€™s looking like the MacBook Air lineup might not join the party until early 2025. That said, if youā€™re on an older MacBook and canā€™t wait to upgrade, there have been few better times than... Read more ā€ŗ

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Emma Roth @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 14:09 EDT

Bluesky is working on a subscription, but it wonā€™t give you a blue check

Image: Bluesky Bluesky is working on a premium subscription that will add features like higher-quality video uploads and some profile customization options. Unlike the premium subscription offered by X, however, Blueskyā€™s paid tier wonā€™t boost the visibility of your posts, nor will it give your account a ā€œverifiedā€ status. Bluesky, in a post on its blog, also notes that Bluesky ā€œwill always be free to use.ā€ ā€œSubscription revenue helps us... Read more ā€ŗ

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Chris Welch @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 13:51 EDT

Google Photos will soon show you if an image was edited with AI

Googleā€™s Magic Editor added several questionable items to this scene. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Thereā€™s no putting the genie back in the bottle when it comes to generative AI forever shaking our trust in photos, but the tech industry has a responsibility to at least be as transparent as possible when these tools are used. To that end, Google has announced that starting next week, Google... Read more ā€ŗ

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 13:00 EDT

Venom: The Last Dance stays firmly in its ridiculous lane

Image: Sony Sonyā€™s third Venom feature feels like another throwback to when comic book movies kept things short and silly. Continue readingā€¦ Read more ā€ŗ

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Jay Peters @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 12:39 EDT

A new iMessage safety feature prompts kids to report explicit images to Apple

Illustration: The Verge Apple is adding a new child safety feature that lets kids send a report to Apple when they are sent photos or videos with nudity, according to The Guardian. After reviewing anything received, the company can report messages to law enforcement. The new feature expands on Appleā€™s Communication Safety feature, which uses on-device scanning to detect nudity in photos or videos received via Messages, AirDrop, or Contact... Read more ā€ŗ

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 12:27 EDT

Hallmark has new greeting cards for the lazy gift giver who cares

Thereā€™s a banner printed on the top of the card that tells you thereā€™s a gift card inside. | Image: Hallmark Hallmark announced new physical greeting cards that include digital gift cards inside. The ā€œGift Card Greetingsā€ line means you can hand someone a real card, paired with the convenience of not needing to tape on an extra piece of plastic. Itā€™s a little bit more personal than buying someone... Read more ā€ŗ

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Emma Roth @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 12:21 EDT

Verizonā€™s updated family-tracking app adds SOS alerts

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Verizon has relaunched its family-tracking app with a Safe Walk SOS feature, allowing users to share their real-time location with emergency contacts and send notifications when they arrive safely. Users can also access a silent SOS button that will alert contacts if they need help. The new Verizon Family app replaces the Smart Family service that the carrier launched in 2019. It comes... Read more ā€ŗ

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Jay Peters @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 12:18 EDT

Apple teases ā€˜weekā€™ of Mac announcements starting Monday

Illustration: The Verge Apple may not be doing a formal product event this October, but the company is teasing a ā€œweekā€ of Mac announcements starting Monday morning. Rumors have been swirling about announcements of updated Macs. Bloombergā€™s Mark Gurman has been all over them, saying in an early October Power On newsletter that Apple was planning to announce a suite of Macs powered by M4 chips as well as a... Read more ā€ŗ

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Justine Calma @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 11:46 EDT

How the US could sabotage global climate goals

Illustrations by Alex Castro / The Verge Governments face a deadline in early 2025 to update their national climate plans, 10 years after the adoption of the landmark Paris accord. Before that can happen, Americans will face a crucial decision on Election Day that will have consequences for the whole world. If the US misses that deadline under a president who thinks this is no big deal, it could be... Read more ā€ŗ

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Tom Warren @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 11:30 EDT

Intelā€™s Ultra 9 285K CPU is one step forward, one step back for PC gaming

Image: Intel Intelā€™s flagship Core Ultra 200S-series processor runs more efficiently, but PC gaming performance is disappointing. Continue readingā€¦ Read more ā€ŗ

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 11:14 EDT

Razer added RGB lighting to its Barracuda X wireless headphones

The Razer Barracuda X Chroma headphones feature size zones of customizable RGB lighting. | Image: Razer Razer has announced a new version of its Barracuda X wireless gaming headset that adds a glowing Razer logo and a ring of color-changing LEDs outlining each earcup. The new Barracuda X Chroma headphones are now available for preorder in a black or white colorway for $129.99 and are expected to ship in late... Read more ā€ŗ

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Gaby Del Valle @ The Verge Ā· 10/24/2024 11:06 EDT

Elon Muskā€™s $1 million election stunt is probably illegal ā€” and the government is unlikely to stop him

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The Department of Justice sent America PAC ā€” the political action committee Elon Musk set up to help reelect former President Donald Trump ā€” a letter warning that Muskā€™s $1 million lottery targeting swing state voters may be illegal. Itā€™s the latest government attempt to regulate Musk, but it may go nowhere, even though campaign finance experts are adamant that he broke... Read more ā€ŗ

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