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The Iran-Israel cyberwar, which has disrupted critical infrastructure and civilian life in both countries, has grown increasingly public in the past two years (Gil Baram/Washington Post)

Gil Baram / Washington Post: The Iran-Israel cyberwar, which has disrupted critical infrastructure and civilian life in both countries, has grown increasingly public in the past two years — Three things to know about the not-so-covert cyber-operations between these two adversaries — Listen — Gift Article

Amazon Seeks to Reinvent Health Care With Purchase of One Medical

If you thought it was weird when Amazon bought Whole Foods, then you’re probably going to be scratching your head over its latest acquisition. The e-commerce behemoth is now entering the field of health care, which is one of the last places we thought we’d find Bezos’ footprint. Last week, the company announced it was

Microsoft Will Change a Windows Security Default to Block Ransomware

Most of the new Windows features we talk about are user-facing, be it a new taskbar gimmick or a return of third-party widgets. But what’s going on behind the scenes can be even more important. In the latest Insider builds of Windows 11, Microsoft has changed a security default that could keep ransomware out of

New Technology Uses Tears to Detect Ocular Disorders, Diabetes

(Photo: Marc Schulte/Unsplash)Technological advancements out of China reveal that tears don’t just flush the eye and convey emotion—they also hold the secret to diagnosing a number of diseases. Biomedical engineers at Wenzhou Medical University have developed a system for detecting ocular, endocrine, and even neurodegenerative disorders using just a few tears. The system, aptly named

Coinbase’s post-IPO decision to list “altcoins”, or “shitcoins”, was a reckless shift that led to alleged insider trading and higher risks for retail investors (Max Chafkin/Bloomberg)

Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: Coinbase’s post-IPO decision to list “altcoins”, or “shitcoins”, was a reckless shift that led to alleged insider trading and higher risks for retail investors — In September 2020, amid a wave of activism by employees in support of the Black Lives Matter movement …

OnePlus Confirms Its New Phone Won’t Have Trademark Mute Switch

In the past decade, OnePlus has gone from a niche provider of enthusiast phones to a staple of carrier stores in the US. The company releases multiple phones every year, and there’s a new one launching in just a few weeks. The upcoming OnePlus 10T has been revealed in official renders, and something’s missing: the

PlayStation VR2 lets you broadcast yourself stumbling around in VR games

Image: Sony Sony is teasing some more details about its upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset today. After detailing the design of PS VR2 earlier this year and some games that will support it, Sony is now confirming that the headset will include a see-through view to see your surroundings, a broadcast mode for filming yourself while

Saudi Arabia’s new mirrored city looks like a huge dystopian wall in the desert

The structure is supposed to be 500 meters tall — 50 meters higher than the Empire State Building. | Image: Neom Often, on the internet, completely deranged CGI infrastructure concepts cooked up by bored design students go mildly viral, like those public transit “discs” that ride above traffic on stilts or that idea for a nuclear-powered

Rent the Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman thinks fashion rental is inflation-proof

Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge The company’s roller-coaster journey from COVID crash to wedding boom Continue reading…

Xiaomi 12S Ultra field test: an occasionally incredible camera

The 12S Ultra features Leica branding and a bigger than usual sensor. Bringing better hardware to the computational photography fight Continue reading…

Elon Musk’s lawyers say Twitter is making the pretrial process impossible

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk’s lawyers have filed a letter to the Delaware Chancery Court saying, essentially, that Twitter isn’t playing nice in the pretrial process and should be forced to do so. The letter, which you can read in full below, is addressed to Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick —

Verizon starts selling Xbox consoles as another example of 5G ‘innovation’

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Did you know that Verizon sells game consoles? The carrier has stocked the PlayStation 5 on its online store at times, and today, it announced a partnership with Microsoft that will see Verizon offer both the Xbox Series X and Series S through the All Access monthly financing

Instagram leader: we’re gonna keep adding more video

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Instagram’s leader wants you to know that the company is going to keep leaning into video. In a short video this morning that seems like it’s aimed at No. 2 Instagram user Kylie Jenner, Instagram head Adam Mosseri lays out bluntly that the app is going to

Samsung’s cool 10x zoom camera could return on Galaxy S23 Ultra

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra will reportedly pack a 10MP 10x periscope camera. This is the same camera seen on the Galaxy S21 Ultra and S22 Ultra. Samsung debuted a 10x 10MP periscope camera on the Galaxy S21 Ultra last year, delivering a notable image quality boost for long-range zoom.

Russia says it plans to withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024

Russia announced it has decided to withdraw from the International Space Station partnership after 2024, the Russian state news site TASS reported. Yuri Borisov, the new head of Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos, reportedly told President Vladimir Putin the news during a meeting on Tuesday. “Vladimir Vladimirovich, you know that we are working within the

Leap seconds cause chaos for computers — so Meta wants to get rid of them

Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images Since 1972 there have been 27 leap seconds: additional seconds added to the world’s common clock — Coordinated Universal Time or UTC — to account for changes in the Earth’s rate of rotation. Historically, our concept of time is defined as a fraction of the length of the solar day,

Internal memo: Shopify plans to cut around 1,000 workers, or 10% of its global workforce, citing consumers pulling back from online shopping (Vipal Monga/Wall Street Journal)

Vipal Monga / Wall Street Journal: Internal memo: Shopify plans to cut around 1,000 workers, or 10% of its global workforce, citing consumers pulling back from online shopping — CEO Tobi Lütke says company made wrong bet on pandemic-fueled boom in e-commerce growth lasting — Shopify Inc. SHOP -1.71%▼ …

As Mark Zuckerberg takes a tough stance on retaining employees during a weekly Q&A, internal surveys show anxiety and unease among employees (The Verge)

The Verge: As Mark Zuckerberg takes a tough stance on retaining employees during a weekly Q&A, internal surveys show anxiety and unease among employees — As Meta’s growth slows, Mark Zuckerberg is pushing even harder. Will his employees melt under the pressure?

Java 7 reaches end of life

The end is near for Java 7, a nearly 11-year-old release of standard Java. Oracle is set to discontinue extended support for the platform at the end of July 2022. With the cessation of official Extended Support, Java 7 goes into Sustaining Support mode as defined by the Oracle Lifetime Support Policy. No further patch

3 AppMod mistakes everyone seems to be making

AppMod, or application modernization, takes existing applications and data sets that run businesses and makes them more useful, productive, and attractive. As I stated before, some see application modernization as “putting lipstick on a pig,” but it should not just make applications appear modern, it should make them look and be modern. To that end, I

Amazon’s purchase of One Medical is likely cheaper than unionization would be, and could be used as a tool to fight against unionization of employees (Nikhil Krishnan/Out-of-Pocket)

Nikhil Krishnan / Out-of-Pocket: Amazon’s purchase of One Medical is likely cheaper than unionization would be, and could be used as a tool to fight against unionization of employees — I guess I should say something? … This episode of Out-Of-Pocket is brought to you by… Nabla creates SDKs and APIs …

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