Image: Apple Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where co-hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn discuss the week in tech news with the reporters and editors covering the biggest stories. This week on the show, Nilay and Dieter bring back Verge managing editor Alex Cranz to discuss the announcement of Valve’s
Read More{$inline_image} Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Report: Apple tapped VP of technology Kevin Lynch to help lead its car project; Lynch had a major role in development of Watch and associated health features — As Apple continues its work on self-driving car technology, it is shifting one of its most well-known executives to the Project Titan
Read MoreIf you’ve enabled automatic updates on Windows 10, you’ve probably noticed the addition of a new—and rather annoying—weather and news widget in the taskbar. It’s called “News and Interests,” which Microsoft added to Windows 10 with the version 1909 update, and it highlights everything that’s wrong with Windows 10: … Read more… How to Disable
Read MorePhoto by studioEAST / Getty Images Google parted ways with a cloud services executive after he published a LinkedIn manifesto about Israeli-Palestinian relations and his vehemently antisemitic past. CNBC reports that Google faced internal criticism over Amr Awadallah, VP of developer relations at Google Cloud. While Awadallah said he published the piece to promote tolerance
Read MoreThe University of Pittsburgh is replacing its on-premise human resources system and paper-based processes with a move to Oracle’s Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management solution. University of Pittsburgh Moves HR Processes to the Cloud Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreIt’s full-on summertime, and the living is… kind of weird. People continue to get hurt imitating TikTok, a pop star visited the White House to get kids to take the damn vaccine already, and everyone on the internet is learning a lot about wild pigs. This is not the future I was promised by the
Read MoreAs EVs are booming, it’s only natural that automakers are trying to step up their marketing strategies to get a piece of the pie. Among the various notable examples, Ford undeniably gets the prize of the most what-the-fuck sales tactic ever. You could give it a guess, but I’m afraid you’d fail. Because it’s a
Read MoreMoving in together can be an exciting time for any couple, but it can also turn into a disaster. If you’re still in the honeymoon stage or just in a major hurry to split rent and save money, you might be willing to skip through the checklist of ways to know you’re ready for this
Read MoreTLDR: The iScanner app is the no. 1 way iOS users can handle, convert, or edit documents their way — and it’s now 79 percent off. We all love our phones. And over the past decade, their functionality has exploded to the point that there’s now precious little your iPhone can’t do in a pinch.
Read MoreMicrosoft has its own Linux distribution and, yes, you can download, install and run it. In fact, you may want to do just that. Say hi to Microsoft's own Linux: CBL-Mariner Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIt’s clear enough that Microsoft’s focus is (unsurprisingly) on Windows 11. Windows 10 21H2 update pops up, but don’t get your hopes up Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreOptimist or liar? Visionary or huckster? Marketing genius or troll? A trial in Delaware highlighted the contradictions at the Tesla chief’s core. The two sides of Elon Musk Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreChange your background to whatever you want in Google Meet on iOS. Google Meet is finally getting virtual backgrounds on iOS Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreIBM’s artificial intelligence was supposed to transform industries and generate riches for the company. Neither has panned out. Now, IBM has settled on a humbler vision for Watson. What Ever Happened to IBM’s Watson? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreNYC Mesh, a band of a few dozen tech volunteers, takes on Verizon and the big “incumbent providers,” with the promise of inexpensive community internet. ‘Welcome to the Mesh, Brother’: Guerrilla Wi-Fi Comes to New York Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreUpdates released this week protect against two key zero-day vulnerabilities weaponized by customers. Microsoft points the finger at Israeli spyware seller for DevilsTongue attacks Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWorkaround for any potential exploitation is to turn the Print Spooler off, again. Windows Print Spooler hit with local privilege escalation vulnerability Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreGoogle is changing the way you can delete your recent search history using your phone – here’s how. Google is making it easier to delete your recent search history on phone: Here’s how Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThe first Windows 10 21H2 test build is going to some Insiders in the Release Preview Channel. Here’s what’s in it now and what ultimately will be part of the second Windows 10 feature update coming this fall. Microsoft rolls out first Windows 10 21H2 test build Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreCritics said the pandemic would make the industry flee San Francisco and its southern neighbor, Silicon Valley. But tech can’t seem to quit its gravitational center. Tech Workers Who Swore Off the Bay Area Are Coming Back Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIt’s all squeeze, very little juice. ‘Skyward Sword HD’ is a chore to revisit after the bounty of ‘Breath of the Wild’ Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe Deck is only slightly more expensive than the Nintendo Switch and boasts an impressive game catalogue. New portable device from Steam will play your PC gaming library on a handheld Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe best parts of Windows 11 are already in Windows 10. You just have to enable them. Windows 11 has advanced hardware security. Here's how to get it in Windows 10 today Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIntel now supports Windows 11 with Auto HDR, thanks to the latest update. Latest Intel Driver delivers official support for Windows 11 Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThis artist’s illustration shows the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn. A View of the Rings of Saturn Source: NASA
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