These days we are blessed with multicore 64-bit monster CPUs that can calculate an entire moon mission’s worth of instructions in the blink of an eye. Once upon a time, though, the state of the art was much less capable; Intel’s first microprocessor, the 4004, was built on a humble 4-bit architecture with limited instructions.
Read MoreSergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: GitHub says an attacker used stolen OAuth user tokens issued to Heroku and Travis-CI to download data from private repositories belonging to npm and other orgs — GitHub revealed today that an attacker is using stolen user tokens (issued to Heroku and Travis-CI OAuth) to download data from private repositories.
Read MoreAlthough pundits have joked that Java’s “write once, run everywhere” slogan might be better expressed as “write once, debug everywhere,” a relative of Java — JavaScript — has delivered on both promises better than its namesake. Thanks to its proliferation in browsers, JavaScript is a veritable lingua franca of computer languages which has led to
Read MoreMax A. Cherney / Protocol: PitchBook: global AI chip sales grew 60% YoY to $35.9B in 2021; semiconductor startups got $1.8B in VC funding in 2021, up from $1.4B in 2020 and $1.1B in 2019 — The raw computational power necessary to use machine learning has dwarfed everything else we use computer chips to accomplish
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Valve’s Steam Deck handheld gaming PC has been the #2 top grossing product on Steam for five weeks in a row, according to SteamDB. I am vindicated — because that means it’s not a flop. Early estimates suggested over 110,000 people put down a $5 deposit for the
Read MoreThe alarm clock looks cool, but it’s missing a very important button. | Image: Square Enix (with minor edits by Mitchell Clark / The Verge) Are a Final Fantasy VII fan? Tired of oversleeping? Don’t want to use your phone as an alarm lest you get sucked into doomscrolling? Well, do I ever have the
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Scam app hunter / developer Kosta Eleftheriou, known for catching egregious scams that make it past Apple’s review process, has once again brought attention to a new crop of shady apps being peddled through the App Store. This time they’re on the Mac, and they’re using pop-ups that
Read MoreWhen I finished Friday’s Wordle, I saw an add for the Spelling Bee. | Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge I just finished Friday’s Wordle — which I am reminding you now is owned by The New York Times for reasons you’ll understand shortly — and when I did, I was surprised to see
Read MoreDrawing on walls is fine for children, but adults tend to get bored quickly with such antics. Even more so when they realize who is responsible for cleaning up afterwards. Instead, consider delegating those duties to a friendly helper by the name of Fumik, as [engineer2you] has done. Fumik, who looks like a cute little
Read MorePhoto by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge If you’re the kind of Android user that double-checks every app permission, stays informed on every new feature, and is actually interested in app split screen, then you need to go read this detailed explanation of the changes to expect in Android 13 later this year. It’s a
Read MoreJosh Kosman / New York Post: Sources: Elon Musk is speaking to investors, including Silver Lake, to partner with him on a bid for Twitter; a partnership could be announced within days — Elon Musk is speaking to investors who could partner with him on a bid for Twitter, sources close to the matter told
Read MoreWhat you need to know “Roar” is now streaming on Apple TV+. Apple TV+ has released a quick first look at the series on YouTube. The series is told over eight episodes with each one focused on a different story. Get a first look at “Roar” before you start streaming. Apple has released a first
Read MoreWhat you need to know Apple has released a new ad for Apple Card. The ad shows just how quickly you can apply for, get approved, and use your Apple Card. Already eating your chocolate in line? Apply for a credit card! Apple has debuted a new ad that shows that, in a pinch, its
Read MoreThe Cincinnati Reds will be looking for redemption after a heavy loss to the Guardians this week, but face a tough test on the road against the LA Dodgers this weekend, not least in the form of pitcher Clayton Kerhsaw, who was on his way to pitching a perfect game against the Twins Wednesday before
Read MoreAliya Chaudhry / TechCrunch: Opera launches its Crypto Browser app on iOS, with a built-in crypto wallet, direct access to cryptocurrency and NFT exchanges, dApps, and more — Opera has launched the iOS version of their Crypto Browser, designed for accessing web3, with a non-custodial crypto wallet built-in.
Read MoreThe red is no more. | Image: Samsung It’s been over a year since Samsung released its shiny red Galaxy Chromebook 2. Its next shot at this device is now available for purchase, and it’s something, well, a bit different. The new Galaxy Chromebook 2, as far as I can tell, is not nearly as
Read MoreWhile some people love the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons the way they are, for some, they could use a little comfort boost. A simple way to do that is by adding some thumb grips to the joystick! This also adds some personality to the look of your controllers. If you like the functionality of the Joy-Cons,
Read MoreFresh off an opening weekend sweep of the Baltimore Orioles and their series against Oakland, the Tampa Bay Rays head to Chicago to play the White Sox this weekend. After securing their own opening weekend victories against the Tigers and the Mariners this week, Chicago will host the Rays as the MLB commemorates Jackie Robinson
Read MoreThis illustration shows the distant Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein as it might look in the outer Solar System. Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein is estimated to be about 1000 times more massive than a typical comet, making it arguably the largest comet discovered in modern times. It has an extremely elongated orbit, journeying inward from the distant Oort Cloud over
Read MoreGames publisher Xseed announced via Twitter that No More Heroes 3, which was released for the Nintendo Switch in August 2021, is coming to the PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox consoles in the fall. Presumably, digital versions will be available, but the sole picture shared by Xseed shows limited-edition physical copies of the game that
Read MoreErnesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak: DuckDuckGo seems to have completely removed the search results for YouTube-dl and many popular pirates sites including The Pirate Bay and 1337x.to — Privacy-centered search engine DuckDuckGo has completely removed the search results for many popular pirates sites including The Pirate Bay, 1337x, and Fmovies.
Read MoreDean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Coda Payments, which offers cross-border payments for games, alternative app stores, and other digital products, raises $690M at a $2.5B valuation — Coda Payments has raised $690 million in funding to enable cross-border payments for games and other digital products, as well as alternative app stores.
Read MorePlotters and drawing robots are fun projects that let you create art with all the precision and perfection that computer numerical control can deliver. [TUENHIDIY] demonstrates that ably with the Multicolor DrawBot. The build relies on a simple XY Cartesian design, using a pair of NEMA 17 stepper motors. It’s built in the typical CoreXY
Read MoreThis isn’t the Pixel Watch, but we may not have to wait too much longer. | Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge After years of rumors and false starts, it seems like we’re close to finally, finally seeing a Pixel Watch running Wear OS. We’ve been hearing Pixel Watch rumors for the past few
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel discusses the week in tech news with the reporters and editors covering the biggest stories. The big stories from this week: Mark Zuckerberg’s big plans for
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