Fairphone 5 Review: A More Ethical Phone
Boasting ethical manufacturing, easy repairability, and industry-leading software support, this is the moral smartphone choice.
Read MoreBoasting ethical manufacturing, easy repairability, and industry-leading software support, this is the moral smartphone choice.
Read MoreThe OSIRIS-REx probe is carrying rock samples from the asteroid Bennu, millions of miles away. If it works, it will be only the third such retrieval in history.
Read MoreWho you gonna call when you have very specific questions about the new iPhone? | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Ever since our reviews for the iPhone 15 and 15 Pro went up on Tuesday morning, you’ve had a ton of questions to ask about the phones — in comments, on The Vergecast,
Read MoreApple recently announced the iPhone 15 series. The devices sport new upgrades and features, such as an Action button and USB-C charging. These models aren’t cheap, however, with the phones costing between $799 and $1,199 respectively. Thankfully, Apple customers can get the latest iPhones at a lower price by trading in or selling their old
Read MoreSam Schube / GQ: How Apple SVP of Services Eddy Cue led the company’s push into live sports streaming and is using its MLS deal to test reshaping how sports are consumed — Longtime Apple executive Eddy Cue happens to be an enormous sports fan. And with Apple entering the wild west of broadcasting live
Read MoreThe $180 Echo Hub is designed to be wall-mounted but can be used as a tabletop device with a separate mount. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Amazon was keeping close guard over its new Echo Hub smart controller in the demo room at today’s big hardware event. But I managed to
Read MoreLike, literally. Everyone, save for maybe Netflix, is clamoring to offer sports as content dries up amid the Hollywood strikes. The latest to enter the scrimmage: (HBO) Max.
Read MoreAbuses on Kiwi Farms have sparked debate about harassment, safety, and free speech, with activists on both sides caught in an ethical minefield.
Read MoreAI helpers that make phone calls, book flights, and chat with other bots will give humans new freedom—but also lead machines to undermine people’s independence.
Read MoreSome of Apple’s new watches will be carbon neutral, the company announced this month. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge These days, brands are all about selling you something more sustainable. In just the past week, we’ve seen Apple launch its first carbon-neutral products and Amazon start to share pollution reports for
Read MoreMacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: An interview with Vitalik Buterin about his “decentralized lifestyle”, avoiding some countries like Russia, the growing crypto crackdown in the US, and more — – Vitalik Buterin, the man behind the second-most-popular cryptocurrency, sat down with CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos in Prague, one of the new crypto hotbeds in Europe.
Read MoreOpinion post by Rita El Khoury Another week, another Google campaign pushing Apple to “get the message” and adopt RCS messaging. The first one was fine, the second funny, the third cute, but the nth one now? I’m sorry, Google, but there’s a smell of desperation in the air, and I don’t think that’s a
Read MoreCredit: Evan Blass on X The Samsung Galaxy Buds FE have leaked once again, alongside promotional images showing a few features. One leaked image also points to an October 4, 2023, release. The Galaxy Buds FE are widely expected to launch alongside the Galaxy S23 FE and the Galaxy Tab S9 FE. Samsung is gearing
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority On September 12, 2023, Apple launched the iPhone 15 series. One of the most significant updates to the phones is the removal of the Lightning port. New iPhones will instead have a USB-C port, at least for the time being, the same one nearly all Android phones have used
Read MoreDavid Shepardson / Reuters: The US issues final rules to stop Chips Act subsidies from going to countries like China, including limiting chips fab expansions in such countries for 10 years — The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday is issuing final rules to prevent semiconductor manufacturing subsidies from being used …
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Amazon has announced that advertisements are coming to Prime Video. Ads will come to several countries from early next year. US subscribers can pay an extra $2.99 a month for an ad-free Prime Video plan. We’ve seen a raft of streaming services implement ad-supported tiers on their platforms in
Read MoreTruck drivers, auto workers, and others are fighting for the greener, smarter era of transportation to also include better pay and more protections for humans.
Read MoreThe fintech unicorn Revolut needs a UK banking license to sustain its growth, but it keeps tripping up.
Read MoreOnce you’ve got your new iPhone in hand, it may be tempting to skip some important steps, but we’ve collated the seven things you shouldn’t miss before you get too comfortable.
Read MoreAt this point, you gotta figure that you’re at least being listened to almost everywhere you go, whether it be a home assistant or your very own phone. So why not roll with the punches and turn lemons into something like a still life of lemons that’s a bit wonky? What we mean is, why
Read MoreJake Rudnitsky / Bloomberg: Amazon plans to introduce limited ads in Prime Video in the US, the UK, Germany, and Canada early in 2024; ad-free tier will cost $2.99/month extra in the US — Prime will also include an ad-free option for an additional $2.99 per month in the US, while pricing in other countries
Read MoreThe iPhone 15 Pro Max is here. We’ve got one. Here’s what we think.
Read MoreJames Reddick / The Record: Coalition: ransomware victims reported an average $365K+ loss in H1 2023, up from $227K+ in H2 2022; the average ransom demand was $1.62M, up 74% from 2022 — A cyber insurance firm reported a significant jump in the number of claims during the first half of the year, adding that
Read MoreCredit: OnLeaks via Smartprix New Samsung Galaxy S23 FE listings point to Snapdragon and Exynos models. It looks like the phone could be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 or Exynos 2200. This is in line with some earlier leaks regarding the phone’s processor. The Samsung Galaxy S23 FE is expected to launch later
Read MoreStephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: EU regulators fine Intel €376.36M over “a previously established abuse of dominant position”, after an EU court overturned a €1.06B fine in January 2022 — – Fine follows ruling by court upholding part of EU’s case — EU initially fined Intel a then-record penalty in 2009
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