Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Health apps have to tell their users about any data breaches or risk a hefty fine, the Federal Trade Commission clarified in a policy statement last week. The rule that requires that transparency is a decade old, but it hasn’t been enforced before. The new guidance serves as
Read MoreWhat you need to know Fortnite is not being admitted back to the App Store. Epic recently requested for its developer account to be reinstated. Apple says it won’t do so “until the district court’s judgement becomes final and unappealable.” Fortnite will remain banned from the Mac and iOS App Store for now. In a
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge As part of this week’s launch of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and watchOS 8, Apple also introduced StoreKit 2, a set of APIs for in-app purchases and subscriptions. The new Swift-based tools could help developers better track and support the purchases their users make instead of relying on
Read MoreFrom the start of Skyview Temple to its finish, here’s how to beat every Eye Sentry enemy in Skyward Sword HD. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD has a ton of exciting boss battles, but to get there, you’ve got to defeat mini-bosses and puzzles along the way. Among some of the first you’ll
Read MoreCTO Andrew Bosworth wearing Facebook’s new smart glasses with Ray-Ban. | Photo: Facebook / Andrew Bosworth Facebook is serious about being a long-term player in hardware. On Wednesday, the company promoted Andrew Bosworth, the current head of its hardware division that makes Oculus and other consumer devices, to the role of chief technology officer, replacing
Read MoreKurt Wagner / Bloomberg: Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer says he will step down next year and shift into a part-time adviser role; Andrew Bosworth will become CTO — – Veteran executive ‘Schrep’ will shift to senior fellow role — Hardware boss Andrew Bosworth will be promoted to CTO role
Read MoreWhat you need to know Apple retail employees are receiving a one-time bonus of up to $1000 next month. The company says that the bonuses are in recognition of worker’s efforts during the pandemic. That’s enough to buy an iPhone 13 Pro. In a rare move, Apple is giving its retail store employees a one-time
Read MoreAmazon has revealed its new collaboration with singer Billie Eilish: a limited-edition Echo Studio speaker. | Image: Amazon If you were in a tizzy about what to get the devoted Billie Eilish fan in your family for the holidays, Amazon might have just solved your problem — assuming you’re prepared to drop $230 on them.
Read MoreAri Levy / CNBC: Toast shares closed up 56% at $62.51 per share in its NYSE debut, giving it a market cap of $31B+ after raising ~$870M in its IPO — – Toast priced its IPO at $40 on Tuesday, above the expected price range of $34 to $36. — Annual recurring revenue surged 118%
Read MoreThe Nokia G50 has a triple rear camera system. | Image: Nokia Nokia has a new midrange phone coming to the US and a number of global markets. The new G50 costs $299 and has all the ingredients to be competitive as a midrange phone, with a 6.82-inch HD+ display, big battery, audio jack and
Read MoreTake your Poképals with you, wherever you may go. Playing Pokémon games is a great experience that many of us have experienced in our childhood. Meeting and working alongside you Pokémon, growing stronger together and overcoming adversity at the end of a long journey are things we end up growing very nostalgic for. Some grow
Read MoreAs the agency develops plans for exploring the moon and Mars, it’s seeking cutting-edge research that could turn science fiction into reality.
Read MoreIt is easy to apply computers to improve things we already understand. For example, instead of a piano today, you might buy a synthesizer. It looks and works — sometimes — as a piano. But it can also do lots of other things like play horns, or accompany you with a rhythm track or record
Read MoreGovernment regulation will never fix everything wrong with online discourse. The industry needs to develop professional norms—just as journalism once did.
Read MoreOhio-based electric vehicle startup Workhorse is suspending deliveries of its C-1000 electric delivery vans and recalling 41 vehicles that have already been sent to customers, telling regulators the vans need “additional testing and modifications” in order to comply with federal safety standards. It was the latest setback for the company, which recently abandoned its effort
Read MoreThe newly redesigned iPad mini isn’t an iPad Pro mini. It’s an iPad Air mini, which is cool because the original iPad Air was literally an iPad mini biggie. The point being, the mini and the Air, the Air and the mini, they’ve mostly been in lockstep over the last many years. Mostly. This year,
Read MoreMichael Crider / Android Police: YouTube is testing letting Premium subscribers download videos from its desktop site through October 19 — Downloading content for playback later is most useful on mobile, where your connection quality is determined by your location. But there are plenty of us whose home connection isn’t so great either …
Read MoreDrag and drop can help your iPad become a productivity powerhouse. Here’s how to use it. Drag and drop was one of the big additions for iPad in iOS 11, something that advocates for Apple’s tablet as a productivity device had been wanting for years. Drag and drop is pretty much what it sounds like:
Read MoreBoeing has been trying to launch its Starliner spacecraft for the last few years, but a series of mishaps have prevented it from leaving Earth behind. It has been six weeks since the company reluctantly unstacked the Starliner and sent it back to the factory for inspection, and engineers are still puzzling over the vessel’s
Read MorePhoto by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images Since leaving Microsoft, ex-CEO Steve Ballmer has devoted his life to the Los Angeles Clippers, transferring his enthusiastic, often scary keynote energy into pure, sport-oriented hype. But what about his passions? What’s replaced Windows “developers, developers, developers” in the heart of the man who’s spending around $1.8
Read More[lexie] is a librarian, and librarians live in the real world. They’re not concerned with vague digital notions about the size of data, but practical notions of space. Thus, she created a tool to answer an important question: how long do your shelves need to be if you’re storing all your information on 3.5″ floppy
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is testing an official way to download videos on your desktop web browser (via Android Police). If you want to see if you’re eligible for the test, which runs through October 19th, check out YouTube’s experimental features page, which lists tests available for Premium subscribers. I was
Read MoreWashington Post: A look at the strengths and weaknesses of US and Chinese tech industries, including China’s supremacy in network equipment, commercial drones, and batteries — Chinese and American companies are locked in a hard-fought battle for technological primacy. Here’s a look at where that competition is headed.
Read MoreThe newest one Apple Watch Series 7 From $399 at Apple (not available yet) Pros Larger screen Thinner bezels USB-C Charging cord Fast-charging 41mm and 45mm sizes Cons Battery life isn’t longer Can’t order yet The Apple Watch Series 7 is a minimal upgrade on the inside, but the new larger display with thinner bezels
Read MoreA massive 92% of hiring managers reported difficulty finding and retaining enough open source talent this year, as competition for these skills gets fiercer. That’s according to the latest Open Source Jobs Report by the Linux Foundation and edX, which surveyed 200 technical hiring managers and 750 open source professionals worldwide over the summer. As the
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