Month: June 2022

How to see your iPhone location history

Apple’s iPhone location history tracking has the potential to monitor every move you make and present it to you in a nice list on your phone — if that’s what you want. There may be many reasons why you would want this switched on, whether it’s to keep a record of where you’ve been, or

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MacBook Air vs. the two MacBook Pros: Which has the better battery life?

Battery efficiency has improved dramatically with the arrival of the first Apple silicon MacBooks. Of these, the 16-inch MacBook Pro (2021) offers the best battery life, although it’s not the best pick for most people because of its high price. Instead, our choice for the battery consensus is the 13-inch MacBook Pro (M2, 2022), although

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IoT Trends: AI/ML and Edge Computing in IoT

There is something magical about the “edge.” For example, in environmental science, one studies “habitat borders” where certain varieties of plants grow heavily at the edge but no further. Similarly, in astronomy, we have seen dramatic phenomena happening at the edge of the universe.  It seems no different with human societies as a new revolution

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Vergecast: Dish’s 5G network, Apple’s Major League Soccer deal, and Google’s AI debate

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel, editor-at-large David Pierce, and managing editor Alex Cranz discuss the week in tech news with the reporters and editors covering the biggest stories. Right before the final deadline from the US government, Dish

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Activision Blizzard says its internal review found that there is “no widespread harassment, or systemic harassment” at the company (Ed Smith/PCGamesN)

Ed Smith / PCGamesN: Activision Blizzard says its internal review found that there is “no widespread harassment, or systemic harassment” at the company  —  Following a series of lawsuits, and claims of misconduct, an internal investigation by Activision concludes there is “no widespead harassment” – at Activision

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Don’t let the Library of Zoltan Kulle in Diablo Immortal slow you down

Diablo Immortal’s first big hurdle doesn’t mean you have to buy anything in order to succeed. Diablo Immortal has an extensive story mode, with different regions and activities to do that’ll have players exploring haunted woods, Gothic ruins, scorching deserts, and abandoned tombs. While players will level up very quickly early on in Diablo Immortal,

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There’s a LEGO Suspension Dyno Now

When it comes to the development and testing of performance suspension, it’s helpful to have a test apparatus that lets you recreate certain conditions reliably. This LEGO suspension dyno does just that, and it’s clearly a big help for those doing R&D on minifig motorcycle suspension. The build relies on four motors to overcome the

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Discord announces the widespread availability of its built-in autonomous moderation tool AutoMod, and expands Premium Memberships to more servers in the US (Jon Porter/The Verge)

Jon Porter / The Verge: Discord announces the widespread availability of its built-in autonomous moderation tool AutoMod, and expands Premium Memberships to more servers in the US  —  AutoMod is getting a widespread rollout  —  Today, Discord is announcing widespread availability of AutoMod …

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eBay will launch eBay Live, an interactive live shopping service, in beta this month, starting with a livestream offering a selection of rare trading cards (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: eBay will launch eBay Live, an interactive live shopping service, in beta this month, starting with a livestream offering a selection of rare trading cards  —  eBay announced today that it’s launching eBay Live, a dedicated shopping platform that gives users a way to purchase products in a live and interactive

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Analysis: 33 of the top 100 US hospitals used the Meta Pixel tracker, sending data back to Facebook, including details about prescriptions and conditions (The Markup)

The Markup: Analysis: 33 of the top 100 US hospitals used the Meta Pixel tracker, sending data back to Facebook, including details about prescriptions and conditions  —  Experts say some hospitals’ use of an ad tracking tool may violate a federal law protecting health information

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Google’s second-ever permanent store is open now

Credit: Photos courtesy of Dorothy Hong and Google Google has just opened a new Google Store in New York, this time in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. Google’s first-ever permanent retail store is in Manhattan, not far from this one. The Brooklyn store has a slightly different vibe and is considerably smaller. Over the years, Google has

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Apple Car patent reveals technology for faster electric vehicle charging

“Modular Charging Systems for Vehicles” What you need to know Apple is purportedly working on an electric vehicle. The company has filed for a new patent that relates to charging such a vehicle. It details a modular charging system that could increase home charging speeds. Apple has today filed for a patent relating to charging

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AirSlate, which provides no-code tools for automating business processes, has raised $51.5M at a $1B+ valuation, bringing its total funding to $185.3M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: AirSlate, which provides no-code tools for automating business processes, has raised $51.5M at a $1B+ valuation, bringing its total funding to $185.3M  —  Proving that workflow automation is a robust sector, AirSlate, which provides no-code tools for automating business processes …

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You’ll want to take a look at these Prime Day MacBook deals

There are no two ways around it – MacBooks are expensive. It’s no great surprise, really – they’re all made of aluminum with frankly ridiculous screens, all powered by the unique and surprisingly powerful Apple silicon. But what if there were a cheaper, more affordable way to grab one of Apple’s somewhat ubiquitous machines? Look

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China’s tech crackdown, combined with a macroeconomic slowdown, has led to mass job cuts at its tech giants and record youth unemployment (Financial Times)

Financial Times: China’s tech crackdown, combined with a macroeconomic slowdown, has led to mass job cuts at its tech giants and record youth unemployment  —  Becky Sun has submitted her CV to 80 companies since being dismissed from a midsized Beijing internet group at the start of the year.

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Hospital websites are sending medical information to Facebook

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Many hospital websites have a tracking tool that sends sensitive medical information to Facebook when people schedule appointments, according to an investigation by The Markup. Experts say that the hospitals using the tool may be violating the medical privacy law the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act,

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Self-driving cars crash, too, but figuring out what it means requires much better data

Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images This week, for the first time ever, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released data on crashes involving cars equipped with advanced driver-assist systems and automated driving technology. A lot of headlines — including The Verge’s — focused on the number of Tesla vehicles that crashed, which is understandable because

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Able, which lets banks and other lenders speed up the processing of documents and data required for commercial loans, comes out of stealth with a $20M Series A (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Able, which lets banks and other lenders speed up the processing of documents and data required for commercial loans, comes out of stealth with a $20M Series A  —  Large banks are stepping up their game when it comes to new services and the technology that underpins them …

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