Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images Microsoft is creating an in-person hacking event, Zero Day Quest, which it says will be the largest of its kind. The event will build upon Microsoftâs existing bug bounty program, and incentivize research into high-impact security flaws that can affect the software powering cloud and AI workloads. âThis new hacking event will be the largest of its kind,... Read more âș
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The Verge At Microsoftâs Ignite conference today the software giant is introducing Copilot Actions, a new way for Microsoft 365 Copilot users to automate repetitive tasks. Microsoft is also adding AI agents to SharePoint, allowing PowerPoint to translate entire presentations, and improving how Copilot works in Outlook to find the best time for meetings. Copilot Actions, now in private preview, enables anyone to automate repetitive everyday tasks. That could include... Read more âș
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The CrowdStrike catastrophe that took down 8.5 million Windows PCs and servers in July has left many of Microsoftâs biggest customers looking for answers to make sure that such an event never happens again. Now, Microsoft has some answers in the form of a new Windows Resiliency Initiative thatâs designed to improve Windows security and reliability. The Windows Resiliency Initiative includes core changes... Read more âș
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Image: Microsoft Microsoft is planning to launch a new purpose-built miniature PC for its Windows 365 cloud service next year. Windows 365 Link is a $349 device that acts like a thin client PC to connect to the cloud and stream a version of Windows 11. The Link device is designed to be a compact, fanless, and easy to use cloud PC for your local monitors and peripherals. Itâs meant... Read more âș
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Instagram users can soon clear and make a fresh start on the content thatâs recommended to them. | Image: Meta Instagram is testing a new feature that will let users completely refresh the content thatâs recommended to them on the platform. The recommendations reset feature will âsoon roll out globally,â according to Metaâs announcement, and can be used to clear the algorithmic content that currently appears in Feeds, Explore, and... Read more âș
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Google now lets you manage Nest Cam IQ indoor and outdoor cameras â which were both released in 2017 â through a public preview in the Google Home app, meaning that you can now technically manage all Nest cams from as early as 2015 from the Home app instead of the Nest app. Google has been slowly making it possible to bring Nest cams into Home over the past year... Read more âș
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You can already save more than $200 on an M4 MacBook Pro. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Apple currently sells MacBooks equipped with its own M-series chips in a wide range of sizes and price points. It discontinued the M1 MacBook Air to make room for the latest models, but some retailers are still selling the last-gen laptop starting at $649 â a far cry... Read more âș
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New V4 cabinet and Supercharger stalls. | Image: Tesla Tesla will launch fully realized V4 Supercharger stations that support up to 500kW charging for EVs and 1.2MW for Teslaâs commercial Semi trucks next year. Sites with new V4 cabinets are going into permitting now. When they open next year, theyâll connect the charging stalls EVs plug into with upgraded electronics that support faster charging on Cybertruck and other manufacturersâ EVs.... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge A group of state attorneys general are pushing Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which has stalled in the House of Representatives thanks to concerns over online censorship. An open letter published today is signed by 32 attorneys general, including those of 31 states and the District of Columbia. It urges leaders of both parties in the House and Senate to... Read more âș
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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge The Department of Justice is planning to ask for Googleâs antitrust trial judge to force the company to sell off its Chrome browser after the judge ruled the company has maintained an illegal search monopoly, reports Bloomberg. Chrome is the worldâs most widely used browser, and the governmentâs lawyers have argued that its use in cross-promoting Googleâs products is one of the things... Read more âș
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Photo by ANDREA RENAULT/AFP via Getty Images Amazon and SpaceX are seeking to hamstring the National Labor Relations Board, asking a court to declare its processes for upholding labor law unconstitutional. But judges on a three-person panel appeared skeptical when the companies presented their arguments Monday. In two separate cases before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the two companies argued that the NLRB is unlawfully forcing them to participate... Read more âș
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Screenshot: Razzlekhan A federal judge has sentenced Heather Morgan to 18 months in prison for her role in helping husband Ilya âDutchâ Lichtenstein launder stolen Bitcoin, CoinDesk reports. Lichtenstein has admitted to hacking the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016 and stealing 120,000 Bitcoin, worth $71 million at the time (and almost $11 billion as of this writing). Before she was arrested, Morgan was a Forbes and Inc. blogger. When the... Read more âș
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Corsair has upgraded its K65 Plus wireless keyboard and M75 wireless mouse so theyâre Mac compatible with new colorways. | Image: Corsair Corsair has announced an updated version of the K65 Plus wireless keyboard it debuted earlier this year thatâs now compatible with the Mac. Itâs joined by a new version of Corsairâs M75 wireless mouse, and both peripherals are available in Mac-exclusive colors including glacier blue and a white... Read more âș
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Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge HarperCollins has agreed with an unnamed AI tech company to let the company use some nonfiction titles to train its models, 404 Media reports, but only if authors opt-in to having their books be used for training. Some authors are currently suing companies like OpenAI, accusing them of copyright infringement for training AI models on their works without permission. According to a statement HarperCollins... Read more âș
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The liquid hydrogen-powered GR Corolla H2 Concept. | Image: Toyota Toyota is pushing hydrogen-powered vehicle technology forward with a liquid hydrogen system design that includes a self-pressurizer to save escaping gas and reuse it as fuel to increase engine efficiency. Toyota introduced a liquid system in the GR Corolla H2 Concept in 2023, which keeps hydrogen at -253 degrees Celsius during filling and storing in the tank. Hydrogen exists as... Read more âș
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The US Department of Energy headquarters building on February 9th, 2024, in Washington, DC. | Photo by J. David Ake / Getty Images President-elect Donald Trumpâs pick to lead the Department of Energy is fossil fuel executive Chris Wright â who has misleadingly claimed on LinkedIn that âthere is no climate crisis, and weâre not in the midst of an energy transition either.â Hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, and other disasters exacerbated... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Emails in Muskâs lawsuit against OpenAI expose the startupâs rocky origins. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Dbrandâs Circuit Board skins could make it easier to find your devices in the dark. | Image: Dbrand Dbrandâs latest gadget skins capitalize on our curiosity to peek inside our electronics. Its new Circuit Board collection, created in collaboration with LinusTechTips, features a complex pattern that looks like a functional PCB because the pattern was created with the assistance of engineers that design actual circuit boards. The company describes the... Read more âș
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Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Google might be preparing to make big changes to its laptop and tablet hardware by making the software on its Chromebooks resemble what youâd find on a tablet. One report from Android Authority suggests that Google has a âmulti-year projectâ in the works for migrating ChromeOS to Android, while a second one from the same outlet indicates Google may be planning a second... Read more âș
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Sleep trackers, earbuds, and smart beds. | Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge Sleep tech is more than tracking. Here are the best gadgets Iâve tested that help you fall asleep, stay asleep, or wake up earlier. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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