This icy 2025 Audi Q8 E-Tron has a heat pump. | Image: Umar Shakir / The Verge Many EV manufacturers have leaned heavily on energy-gulping resistive heaters to keep the cabin and battery warm in the winter time. But heat pumps, which can cut down on battery range losses in the cold, are becoming more
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: A pseudonymous coder has created and released an open source “tar pit” to indefinitely trap AI training web crawlers in an infinitely, randomly-generating series of pages to waste their time and computing power. The program, called Nepenthes after the genus of carnivorous pitcher plants which trap
Read MoreDespite widespread adoption, Walmart has doubled down and gone on record saying it will not accept NFC-based payments like Apple Pay — in the U.S., at least. Walmart would much rather you use Walmart Pay Walmart has more than 4,500 stores in the United States, and exactly zero of them accept Apple Pay. Or Google
Read MoreContinuous glucose monitors provide diabetics with an invaluable data set for managing their blood sugar level. Right now, these wearable solutions still use a needle for access to your bloodstream. Samsung is working to take the needle out of the equation with a noninvasive optical solution. Smart wearables are as useful as they are largely
Read MoreImage: The Verge Perplexity has turned its AI “answer engine” into a mobile assistant on Android. The new assistant can answer general questions and perform tasks on your behalf, such as writing an email, setting a reminder, booking dinners, and more. It’s also multimodal, meaning you can ask it questions about what’s on your screen
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_EEpYYH5MA Google has released Android 16 Beta 1 for Pixel devices, allowing users to try the upcoming Android platform release by signing up for the Android Beta program. One of the most significant announced changes for Android 16 Beta 1 is Live Updates, which is Google’s version of iOS’ Live Notifications. Beta 1 also brings
Read MoreApple’s latest installment of quarterly earnings is on January 30 after market close, and there are five key points that Apple needs to make to satisfy investors. Apple CEO Tim Cook Morgan Stanley has proven to be one of the more accurate and reasonable firms that cover Apple. In a new note released on Friday
Read MoreThe ability to remotely remove installed extensions is coming “later this year.” | Image: The Verge Google has announced some new business features that can help IT admins better manage Chrome browser extensions, a popular attack vector for cybercriminals. A curated Chrome Web Store experience is launching today for Enterprise workspaces that allows pre-approved extensions
Read MoreThe nominees for the 97th Academy Awards have been announced and Apple TV+ is not going to take home another Best Picture Oscar, or anything else — because it didn’t try. “Blitz” was the only Apple production to even make it as far as the Oscars shortlist Nobody can ever take away from Apple that
Read MorePhoto by Al Bello/Getty Images Comcast is launching a $70 per month “Sports & News TV” streaming bundle featuring live games from the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, and NCAA. The package, which marks the latest attempt to build out the sports streaming industry, is available to Xfinity Internet subscribers and lets you tune into over
Read MoreThere’s no denying that the Galaxy S23 was one of the best Android phones when it debuted. Not only was it the first Galaxy in years to offer Snapdragon chips globally, but it also finally addressed many of the battery life issues that had historically plagued the base Galaxy models. While the Galaxy S25 is
Read MoreThe United Kingdom’s competition regulator is investigating Apple and Google once again, with the CMA assessing the “strategic market status” of the two companies in mobile ecosystems. UK Houses of Parliament – Image Credit: David Zherdenovsky/Pexels The Competition and Markets Authority is launching an investigation into the mobile business, once again taking on the dominance
Read MoreA class action lawsuit has been filed against Apple over the use of fluoroelastomer in several Apple Watch bands, saying the company is hiding how it is using dangerous chemicals. The Apple Watch Sport Band is among those said to contain harmful chemicals — image credit: Apple As long ago as 2015, when it filed
Read MoreThe Samsung Galaxy S25 series looks set to maintain the brand’s stellar reputation in the Android phone market, and the Galaxy S25 Ultra is the jewel in that crown. The biggest and most powerful of the Samsung siblings will be high on many wish lists, but the $1,299.99 retail price plus tax is no small
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Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority According to Speetest maker Ookla, T-Mobile has outpaced its rivals, offering download speeds of 212.77 Mbps — more than 120% faster than AT&T and nearly three times faster than Verizon. The Uncarrier also reportedly leads in network consistency. Want to know which network truly leads in the US? Check
Read MoreSome retro games need a little help running on modern systems, and it’s not always straightforward. SimCity 2000 Special Edition is one such game and [araxestroy]’s sc2kfix bugfix DLL shows that the process can require a nontrivial amount of skill and finesse. The result? A SimCity 2000 Special Edition that can run without crash or
Read MoreWhen implementing authorization in ASP.NET Core, we can adopt a declarative or an imperative approach. In a declarative authorization, you would typically use the [Authorize] attribute to restrict access to the resource. However, there are certain use cases (such as document editing) where declarative authorization using the [Authorize] attribute is not up to the task.
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Read MoreScientists have detected cosmic “chorus waves” resembling bird chirps over 62,000 miles from Earth, a region where such waves have never been observed. “Scientists still aren’t sure how the perturbations happen, but they think Earth’s magnetic field may have something to do with it,” reports the Associated Press. From the report: The chorus has been
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Read MoreHaving Safari be able to open the same tabs on all your Apple devices is hugely convenient, yet Apple hides the feature away. Here’s how to find and make use of it. What did we do before tabs? And now you can automatically share them across your devices This is specifically about what are called
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Department of Homeland Security has terminated all members of advisory committees, including one that has been investigating a major Chinese hack of large US telecom firms. “The Cyber Safety Review Board — a Department of Homeland Security investigatory body stood up under a Biden-era cybersecurity
Read MoreNew Samsung Galaxy S25 devices are up for preorder, as Samsung unveils discounts to compete with iPhone 16 incentives. Samsung S25 preorder deals are live – Image credit: Samsung Announced on Jan. 22, the Samsung Galaxy S25 series includes the S25, S25 Plus and S25 Ultra — all of which are eligible for preorder deals.
Read MoreConsumer spending on apps is projected to reach $150 billion globally in 2024, up 13% from the prior year. According to Sensor Tower’s annual “State of Mobile” report, it’s being fueled by a 200% surge in spending on generative AI apps like ChatGPT and Gemini, which collectively drew $1.1 billion. TechCrunch reports: If this rate
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