Lightning and USB-C, oh my. | Image: Asicen Did you hear the iPhone 15 has USB-C now? That’s a great thing and long overdue, but it does mean that there will be a period of transition where some of us end up having to deal with both Lightning and USB-C iPhones in our lives, particularly
Read MoreLouise Matsakis / Semafor: Sources: The White House is weighing requiring cloud companies to disclose when a client buys computing resources above a set threshold, as part of an EO on AI — The White House is considering requiring cloud computing firms to report some information about their customers to the U.S. government …
Read MoreIf you live somewhere prone to power outages, you might have thought about buying a generator. The problem is that small generators are cheap but — well — small. Big generators are expensive. [Jake von Slatt] had an idea. He has a “yard car” which we thought might be a junk car but, instead, it
Read MoreAs civil conflict continues in and above the streets of Khartoum, satellite images from the Conflict Observatory at Yale University have captured the catastrophic damage.
Read MoreThis week, Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos gathered over the Internet and a couple cups of coffee to bring you the best hacks of the previous week. Well, the ones we liked best, anyhow. First up in the news, we’ve got a brand-spankin’ new Halloween Hackfest contest running now until 9AM PDT on October
Read MoreHappy iPhone 15 shipping day! The last thing you’ll want if you’re expecting Apple’s latest marvel is to drop it after a few days and damage your expensive new device. The Lamicall Magnetic Case for iPhone 15 is one solution, and thanks to a triple (yes, triple!) discount on Amazon, you can pick up the case
Read MoreYears ago, ham radio operators more often than not had land, and usually there weren’t any restrictions on what kind of antenna they could erect on that land. These days you are more likely to live with less or no land, and even if you do own property, you might have restrictions that prevent you
Read MoreScreenshot by Chris Welch / The Verge As excited as I am to pick up a new iPhone 15 Pro Max later today, every release day for Apple’s latest phones brings back a nagging feeling: I still miss 3D Touch. Introduced on the iPhone 6S and lasting through the XS and XS Max, this feature
Read MoreCredit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority People were lining up to buy the iPhone 15 today. A massive fight broke out in Dubai Mall over the iPhone 15. Security guards were forced to intervene. Today is the day Apple’s iPhone 15 goes on sale in stores across the globe. It appears some Apple fans are
Read MoreLarian Studios Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 3 is live, beefy, and oh boy, does it implement some fixes I am happy about — and some that terrify the daylights outta me. First and foremost, welcome Mac users! You’re now able to play on Mac. Make sure you check out the minimum specification requirements, and don’t
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Microsoft adds AI-powered features to its SwiftKey keyboard app for iOS and Android, including Snapchat camera lenses, stickers, an AI-powered editor, and more — Along with AI advances in Windows 11 and Bing, Microsoft also this week announced it’s bringing new AI-powered features …
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Imagine, for a moment, if you didn’t have to select emails one by one to archive, delete, or mark as read. 9to5Google is reporting that Gmail for Android now has a “Select all” button that selects 50 emails at a time. Images: 9to5Google Select 50 at a time.
Read MoreMost of Case-Mate’s colorful chargers are on sale at Woot and Amazon. | Image: Case-Mate Happy iPhone 15 day! If you were planning on picking up Apple’s newest smartphone now that it’s officially available, why not pick up a USB-C charger to go with it? Now until October 3rd, Case-Mate’s 30W Fuel Charger is on
Read MoreCounterpoint Research: The number of smartphone brands fell from 720+ in 2017 to almost 250 in 2023, as local brands lose market share due to a maturing userbase, 5G shift, and more — – The number of active brands is down to almost 250 in 2023 so far from over 700 in 2017. — The
Read MoreThe camera on devices like the Pixel 7 Pro (pictured) will be vastly superior to the majority of dedicated webcams. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Android 14 QPR1 Beta 1 update released for Pixel devices on Wednesday enables an upcoming Android feature to use your phone as a webcam. The
Read More37Signals, led by CTO David Heinemeier Hansson, implemented a cloud repatriation plan that has already saved them $1 million. Previously, the company spent $3.2 million annually on cloud services. They viewed that as being too much. Their repatriation project invested $600,000 in eight servers hosted by Deft. Hansson now projects that the plan can save
Read MoreIllustration by William Joel / The Verge The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given preliminary approval for Microsoft to proceed with its $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal. The CMA had originally blocked the acquisition over cloud gaming concerns, but Microsoft recently restructured the deal to transfer cloud gaming rights for current and new
Read MoreA trainer taking a selfie with a Houndour and an Okidoggi. | Nintendo The Pokémon games may be in their open-world era, but Scarlet and Violet’s new DLC proves that a little bit more focus on smarter, more linear gameplay can work wonders. Continue reading…
Read MoreCredit: Oliver Cragg / Android Authority The Steam Deck’s developers say that a Steam Deck 2 may not come until 2025 or later. Valve is waiting for there to be a leap in performance that doesn’t take a huge hit to battery life. They don’t anticipate that will be possible in the next few years.
Read MoreRepresentative Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) speaks to a crowd ahead of the March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City on September 17th, 2023. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Hundreds of governments and thousands of protesters descended upon New York City this week to ramp up action on climate change. Continue
Read MoreCredit: MySmartPrice New leaked renders give us the best look yet at the Google Pixel 8 colors. There are three colors each for the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. The Pixel 8 will come in Licorice (black), Haze (gray), and Peony (pink-ish), while the Pro comes in Licorice, Sky (blue), and Porcelain (off-white). We’ve
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple’s latest phones are now available, and they offer some big upgrades. Continue reading…
Read MoreQuick thinking and medical sleuthing allowed Kerala to contain a potentially disastrous Nipah virus outbreak this month—but with viral spillovers happening more frequently, containment is a fragile shield.
Read MoreBrian Heater / TechCrunch: Austin-based Diligent, which makes “socially intelligent” service robots for hospitals, raised $25M and plans to have 100+ robots in 22 US hospitals by year end — The pandemic had a profound impact on countless careers, but few jobs were hit quite like nursing.
Read MoreAbby Goldsmith’s new sci-fi novel explores the power of online mob rule.
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