Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who was indicted last week on charges including fraud, bribery, and soliciting donations from foreign nationals, told federal investigators he forgot his phone password before handing it over, according to charging documents. That was almost a year ago, and investigators still canât get into the phone, prosecutors said Wednesday. During a federal court hearing, prosecutor Hagan Scotten said... Read more âș
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With a few steps, you can put live sports scores on your iPhone lockscreen and stay on top of your teamâs race to the playoffs. | Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge When it introduced iOS 16, Apple added a feature called Live Activities as part of a broader update to notifications and the lockscreen. Live Activities is a little different from a standard push notification or widget â it... Read more âș
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Image: Garmin Today, Garmin announced the Lily 2 Active, a sportier version of the fashion-forward Garmin Lily 2. For $50 more, you get buttons and built-in GPS, which addresses some of our main complaints with the original Lily 2. Built-in GPS is a particularly welcome update, as it means you can now accurately track outdoor activities like running and cycling without needing a smartphone. The wearableâs pair of side buttons... Read more âș
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The new AirPods 4 deliver better sound and voice call quality than prior models. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you know where to look, you can often score discounts on Appleâs ever-popular AirPods. Although weâve yet to see major deals on the new AirPods 4 and the updated AirPods Max, both the second- and third-gen AirPods can still often be found at a steep discount. The... Read more âș
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âDuh-nuh-nuh-nuhhhhhh!â | Image: Nintendo Zeldaâs first time out as a playable character in the lands of Hyrule launched less than a week ago, but you can already get her new game with a modest discount. The physical cartridge version of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is on sale at Woot for $51.99 ($8 off) through October 4th (or until it sells out, which happened briefly before an unexpected... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images First, it was Spotify, then Verizon, then PlayStation, and now itâs apparently Bank of Americaâs turn to have an outage this week. Some customers have reported problems accessing their bank accounts on Wednesday, with the balances showing $0 or ââ-â instead of what should be there. Reports spiked just before 1PM ET on Down Detector, with posts across X and Reddit from... Read more âș
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Image: Pocketpair Palworld developer Pocketpair may be facing a lawsuit from Nintendo, but thatâs not stopping it from pursuing a mobile version of the game. On Wednesday, Krafton â the publisher behind PUBG: Battlegrounds â announced that it acquired the license for Palworld and will optimize it for mobile gaming, as reported earlier by Polygon. According to a translated version of the post, Krafton says it aims to âfaithfully reinterpretâ... Read more âș
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Illustration: Beatrice Sala The Federal Communications Commission is making up to $200 million available to help schools and libraries make their computer systems more secure. The Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program will be used to evaluate whether to fund this kind of program on a more permanent basis. The funding will come through a pool of money called the Universal Service Fund (USF), which is made up of contributions... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images OpenAI just closed a historic funding round, taking in a $6.6 billion investment at a $157 billion valuation, to continue pursuing its mission to build artificial-general intelligence according to a company blog post. The funding round was led by Thrive Capital, which committed $1 billion, according to the Financial Times. It was also reported that Thrive got a special deal (not offered... Read more âș
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Image: Apple Another beloved Apple TV Plus show is getting a second season. The streamer announced today that the detective series Sugar, which stars Colin Farrell in the titular role, has been renewed for season 2. Itâs not clear yet when the show will return. Sugar debuted earlier this year. And while it started out as a clever story about a private investigator, a big twist mid-way through the first... Read more âș
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Xbox co-founder J Allard joined Amazon last month, as a vice president in the companyâs devices and services team. In an email to The Verge, Allard confirmed his new role but says itâs âtoo early to have anything to sayâ about what heâll be working on at Amazon beyond ânew ideas.â Allard will be reporting up to former Windows and Surface chief Panos Panay at Amazon, according to Geek Wire.... Read more âș
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Image: Amazon Amazon just announced a new Fire HD 8 tablet, and like many new gadgets in 2024, generative AI-powered tools are among the big new features. But you wonât necessarily need to buy the new Fire HD 8 to try them; Amazon says theyâre coming to the Fire HD 10 and Fire Max 11 tablets, too. The new AI tools are things youâve probably seen before. Thereâs a writing... Read more âș
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Image: PFU America After weeks of incredibly obvious teasers, PFU America has revealed the HHKB Studio Snow Edition, a white version of one of the best and strangest keyboards Iâve used. A new color might seem like a minor thing, and it is. But it does answer one of the common complaints about the HHKB Studio, which until now was only available in black with black legends. The Snow Edition... Read more âș
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The Paperwhite Kids could be a great holiday gift to keep your kids reading over school breaks. | Image: Amazon If youâre looking for an alternative to traditional tablets for your kid, perhaps you should consider an ebook reader. The Kindle Paperwhite Kids â which is essentially identical to the standard Paperwhite but with a couple of added freebies â would be a great place to start. Itâs now on... Read more âș
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I guess I donât need to worry about the Wi-Fi reaching outside anymore. | Image: Umar Shakir / The Verge Enel X Way North America, which owns EV charger brand JuiceBox, is closing down its electric vehicle business in the US and Canada and will shut off connectivity services for commercial and home hardware. In a statement posted on the JuiceBox website, the company said it will close down on... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia. / The Verge Between the Apple Watch Series 10, the Ultra 2, and the second-gen SE, there are more options than ever. Weâll help you sort through them. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Metaâs glasses include a privacy light, but itâs not always easily visible. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Two Harvard students have created an eerie demo of how smart glasses can use facial recognition tech to instantly doxx peopleâs identities, phone numbers, and addresses. The most unsettling part is the demo uses current, widely available technology like the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and public databases. AnhPhu Nguyen,... Read more âș
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In an effort to make it a little easier to find all the stuff buried in your inbox, Gmail is releasing a big update to the âsummary cardsâ feature that tries to surface the most important information in your messages before you even need to ask. If youâve encountered summary cards before in Gmail, itâs probably in the context of buying something. If you open an order confirmation email, Gmail... Read more âș
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Workers, community members, and business owners clean up debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Marshall, North Carolina, on September 30th, 2024. | Photo: Getty Images Tropical storms take many more lives than officially recorded, according to a sobering study published today in the journal Nature. It comes as people across the Southeastern US scramble to find loved ones in the wreckage of Hurricane Helene. The average tropical storm... Read more âș
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Image: Microsoft Microsoft wants to hear from game developers that might be skipping Xbox, or those already building games using the companyâs developer tools. The software maker is expanding its Xbox Research team to include the community of game developers, seeking feedback directly from developers about tools, support, and the overall pain points of the Xbox platform. A new program, much like Microsoftâs Xbox Insider one, is now open to... Read more âș
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