Motorola Edge 40 leak reveals four different colorways
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Code sleuthing has uncovered potential plans to expand the Find My Device system to work even when phones are powered off. Apple iPhones have had this perk for many years now. It’s possible this feature would only work with the Pixel 8 series, at least at first. If you lose your Android phone and it’s
Read MoreUpdate, April 6, 2023 (2:59 PM ET): We have updated the Google Pixel Fold hub to include rumored information about the Fold’s launch date, colorways, and price. Original article: Much of the innovation in the smartphone arena over the last few years has come in the form of foldables. Samsung has led the way, but
Read MoreIllustration: Samar Haddad / The Verge The Wear OS 3 rollout hasn’t been the smoothest. It’s totally understandable if you decided to stick it out on Wear OS 2 until the dust settled. But last year was a good year for Android smartwatches, and there’s reason to believe that this momentum will carry forward. It’s
Read MoreLance Whitney / ZDNet: Microsoft adds three Bing features to its SwiftKey keyboard beta for Android: web search results, a tone option in which AI rewrites text, and the AI chatbot — Android users who want to tap into some AI as they type on their phones can now do so with help from Microsoft.
Read MoreWho could have guessed? | Illustration: Micha Huigen / The Verge All kinds of unwanted users — ransomware gangs, thieves, scammers, and North Korea — are merrily transacting in decentralized finance and even laundering funds, according to a new report from the Treasury Department. That’s because DeFi doesn’t comply with anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism finance
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla employees passed around and poked fun at private videos recorded by vehicle cameras, according to a report from Reuters. The videos, which were reportedly shared via Tesla’s internal messaging systems from 2019 through 2022, were recorded on the cameras that come mounted on Tesla vehicles to enable
Read MoreFacebook parent company Meta has released its Buck2 build system under the MIT open source license. Written in Rust and designed to make the build experience faster and more efficient, Buck2 is being used by thousands of developers at Meta and performing millions of builds per day, the company said. Open-sourced on April 6 as
Read MorePut a discounted fitness tracker on your wrist, hop on an electric bicycle, and experience spring bliss.
Read MoreGené Teare / Crunchbase News: Global VC funding fell 53% YoY from $162B in Q1 2022 to $76B in Q1 2023, including OpenAI’s reported $10B and Stripe’s $6.5B; $39.2B went to late stage startups — Venture and growth investors in private companies continued to scale back their investment pace in the first quarter of 2023,
Read MoreMedicare and Medicaid were signed into law in 1965 as part of the Social Security Act to provide health insurance to Americans who could not obtain coverage through private insurers. Since then, the programs have grown significantly, giving range to millions, improving the nation’s economic security, and saving lives. Medicare Medicare coverage is a government-run
Read MoreImage: Blizzard Entertainment I haven’t gotten emotional over an Overwatch trailer since the Overwatch 2 launch trailer. But the trailer for season 4 finally got me. Beyond teasing the season’s new skins, which feature a galactic space pirate theme, and the release of the newest hero Liveweaver, the season 4 trailer feels like it’s Overwatch
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Disney has created a new “chief brand officer” role to oversee Disney’s brand across “the entire ecosystem of company touchpoints and consumer experiences,” the company announced on Thursday. Asad Ayaz, the company’s president of marketing for The Walt Disney Studios, will be taking the post and report directly
Read MoreThe history of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum is one that mirrors the fortunes of the British home computer industry, one of an early 8-bit boom followed by a sharp decline as manufacturers failed to capitalise on the next generation of 16-bit machines. The grey ZX Spectrum on [Keri Szafir]’s bench is one that encapsulates that
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google CEO Sundar Pichai has confirmed that a Google Search AI chatbot is in the works. Pichai did not give any indication as to when it would arrive nor if it would be based on Bard. Bing already has an AI chatbot, so Google has some catching up to
Read MoreJonathan Vanian / CNBC: Influencers, small businesses, and others say Meta gutting its customer service teams during layoffs has left them grappling with scammers and technical issues — – Meta’s two rounds of layoffs are affecting the company’s already poor customer service for users, influencers, communities and businesses.
Read MoreFrom controllers to microSD cards, there are all sorts of accessories you’ll need to make the most of your Switch. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Nintendo Switch is now the third-bestselling console of all time, having shipped more than 120 million units since it launched in 2017. If you’re one
Read MoreCredit: Kris Carlon / Android Authority Samsung lifted a ban that prevented employees from using ChatGPT for work. Three weeks later, Samsung executives found that employees were leaking company secrets to the chatbot. Samsung has now implemented an emergency measure to limit prompts to 1024 bytes. What’s the biggest mistake you’ve ever made at your
Read MoreThe new WhiteFox Eclipse. | Image: Alpaca Keyboards The WhiteFox Eclipse is a new wireless mechanical keyboard that harks back to a classic community design. It’s based on the original WhiteFox, a project that played a big part in bringing custom keyboards into the mainstream, but with an updated set of specs and features that
Read MoreHackaday readers might know [Victor Scheinman] as the pioneer who built some of the first practical robot arms. But what was a kid like that doing in high school? Thanks to a film about the 1958 New York City Science Fair, we know he was building a voice-activated typewriter. Don’t believe it? Watch it yourself
Read MoreThis isn’t like the cool AI everyone’s getting caught up with these days, but we’re sure it will make a fun party gimmick nonetheless. The premise of [CrazyScience]’s game is really simple, with three servos connected to labels that display rock, paper, and scissors, respectively. The game code is written to pick a label to
Read MoreCredit: Oliver Cragg / Android Authority Sony has submitted a patent for a new type of controller. The filing shows a Dualshock-shaped controller with some type of material located around the handles. The material would be deformable and could allow players to feel temperature changes during gameplay. From touchpads to adaptive triggers, PlayStation has shown
Read MoreIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile will continue to offer free MLB.TV subscriptions to customers through 2028. In a post on its site, the carrier announced that it has extended its partnership with Major League Baseball, giving customers the chance to watch baseball games for free each season. T-Mobile has offered MLB.TV, which typically
Read MoreMini Golf FRVR for Facebook Gaming, now available during a Messenger video call. | Image: Meta Meta’s Facebook Gaming division is making Messenger video calls more interesting with a new set of free-to-play games you can now access with your friends while you chat face to face, no matter where you are. The feature comes
Read MoreVideo memes made with algorithms are suddenly everywhere. Their sudden proliferation may herald an imminent explosion in the technology’s capability.
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