Credit: MSPoweruser A leak has revealed a new version of the Galaxy Z Flip 5 could be headed our way. The new Flip 5 is said to be a “Retro Edition” model. The foldable would come with a blue back panel with a matte finish frame. The Galaxy Z Flip 5 already has a full
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority We’ve all had our eye on Fitbit for some time now, and not in a hopeful way. The brand’s latest moves, along with those of its parent company (hey, Google), have me coming to terms with a disappointing reality: Fitbit’s top smartwatch line is on its way out. Now
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing three cryptocurrency companies — Gemini, Genesis, and Digital Currency Group (DCG) — over claims they misled investors, leading to the loss of over $1 billion. In a lawsuit filed on Thursday, James says their alleged fraudulent schemes affected over 230,000
Read MoreGavin Bonshor / AnandTech: AMD announces new Ryzen Threadripper 7000 CPUs for desktops and workstations, offering up to 96 cores on the 7000 Pro series, shipping November 21 for $550+ — Having just recently crossed the one-year anniversary of AMD’s first Zen 4 architecture CPUs – the Ryzen 7000 series …
Read MoreThe HyperX Cloud III Wireless in all-black (left) and its Cloud II predecessor in black and red (right). | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge The HyperX Cloud III Wireless gaming headset just came out in the summer, but it hasn’t gone on sale at all until very recently. The wireless headset for PC,
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Douglass Mackey, a Twitter user who posted memes and misinformation throughout the 2016 election, was sentenced this week to seven months in prison. Mackey was originally charged in early 2021, was convicted in March of conspiring to deprive others of their right to vote, and faced up to
Read MoreYouTube has not yet announced a release date or name for the AI voice cloning tool. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is currently developing an AI-powered tool that allows users to replicate the voice of famous musicians while recording audio, according to a new report by Bloomberg. The video streaming giant
Read MoreYogita Khatri / The Block: SynFutures, a decentralized derivatives exchange for trading crypto perpetual futures, raised a $22M Series B led by Pantera, after a $14M Series A in June 2021 — – SynFutures has raised $22 million in a Series B funding round led by Pantera Capital. — The derivatives DEX is open …
Read MoreImage: AMD AMD is bringing its Threadripper CPUs back with two brand-new classes and two new chipsets. There’s a Pro series of Threadripper chips that are designed to be part of the very top workstations for professionals, and there’s a non-Pro series for high-end desktop (HEDT) PCs and “prosumers” who don’t need manageability features, eight-channel
Read MoreWell, we’re just zipping right through this series, no? So far we’ve looked at various postal machines and how they work to flip mail around, cancel the postage, and sort it, all in a matter of seconds. We explored the first automated post office and found out why it was a failure, and we learned
Read MoreDan Goodin / Ars Technica: A researcher details a malicious and convincing Google ad linking to a fake site for password manager Keepass; Google shows a verified advertiser paid for them — Google-verified advertiser + legit-looking URL + valid TLS cert = convincing look-alike. — Google has been caught hosting …
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The European Commission is formally requesting information from Meta and TikTok on how they’re handling illegal content and disinformation related to the war in Israel. The inquiry comes as part of the European Union’s newly enacted Digital Services Act (DSA), which holds large online platforms legally accountable for
Read MoreImage: Getty Images PayPal co-founder, venture capitalist, Republican megadonor, and disputed vampire Peter Thiel may also have been an FBI informant — at least according to a new report from Insider. Insider spoke to multiple people who claim Thiel became a “confidential human source” for a Los Angeles-based agent named Johnathan Buma — a term
Read MoreCarly Page / TechCrunch: An international group of law enforcement agencies, including the US, the EU, and Japan, seizes the dark web portal used by the RagnarLocker ransomware group — An international group of law enforcement agencies have seized the dark web portal used by the notorious RagnarLocker ransomware group, TechCrunch has learned.
Read MoreIt’ll soon be easier to charge your Tesla — and eventually everything else — at a ChargePoint station. | Photo: ChargePoint ChargePoint, one of the companies racing to put EV charging stations all over the US, announced today that it is beginning to roll out support for the NACS connector that is quickly becoming the national
Read MoreJohn Thornhill / Financial Times: Meta’s Yann LeCun says regulating R&D for AI “is incredibly counterproductive” and only serves to reinforce the dominance of Big Tech and stifle competition — Artificial intelligence is still dumber than cats, says pioneer Yann LeCun, so worries over existential risks are ‘premature’
Read MoreHaving owned an iPhone 15 Pro Max since launch, it’s the accessibility features I’ve been impressed by, mainly thanks to the improved cameras.
Read MoreNetflix has again increased its prices which makes Apple TV Plus even better value despite a smaller library of content.
Read MoreIf your iPhone keeps turning itself off overnight, don’t expect iOS 17.1 to fix it.
Read MoreChris Metinko / Crunchbase News: Cybersecurity startups raised nearly $1.9B globally in 153 deals in Q3 2023, up 12% from Q2 but down 30% from $2.7B in Q3 2022; just five deals were over $75M — Venture funding to cybersecurity startups in the third quarter saw a slight uptick from Q2, but was still down
Read MoreA luxury Swedish brand has created a collection of three Apple products that costs $250,000.
Read MoreSamuel Stolton / Bloomberg: The EU’s antitrust order requiring Google to let Android users select a search engine boosts usage of Russia’s Yandex, now a top five option in Germany and more — – EU antitrust remedy opened door to Yandex popularity in Europe — Yandex has faced EU criticism for Kremlin propaganda
Read MoreIt’s not pretty, but this Chrome OS laptop is plenty powerful and checks off the basics—all for just $400.
Read MoreGoogle’s Pixel devices are loaded with AI and machine learning features designed to make life easier. However, the best Tensor-powered tricks aren’t always immediately apparent. Sometimes, you have to do some digging and accessorizing to get the most out of your new Pixel phone. Other times, you rely on experts to guide your experience. This
Read MoreThe Withings BPM Core is a smart blood pressure monitor with additional heart monitoring functionality, and it rules.
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