Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 starts at $799.99. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge The new iPhone 15 may be just around the corner, but if you’re an Android lover looking for a phone that’ll stand out, Samsung’s newest foldables might fit the bill better. Right now, you can buy the unlocked Samsung’s
Read MorePhoto by Sarah Stier / Getty Images Whenever there’s another of these drawn-out carriage disputes between cable providers and content owners — and they happen often — I always say that the customers are the ones who get hurt the most. Last week, nearly 15 million Spectrum subscribers abruptly lost their ability to watch ESPN,
Read MoreThe UK government has admitted that the technology needed to securely scan encrypted messages sent on Signal and WhatsApp doesn’t exist, weakening its controversial Online Safety Bill.
Read MoreAndrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and 7800 XT review: great for 1440p gaming and less power hungry but the 7800 XT barely outperforms the 6800 XT and older GPUs may suffice — It’s hard to get excited about yesterday’s performance at yesterday’s prices. — Nearly a year ago, Nvidia kicked
Read MoreCredit: MySmartPrice Pre-production renders of the OnePlus 12 have leaked online. The renders show there have been some changes since the last render leak. There appears to be a new mysterious sensor grouped with the three cameras. Back in July, renders based on real-life images of a testing prototype potentially gave us our first look
Read MoreArven encountering a Ceititan in Paldean Winds | The Pokémon Company The mainline Pokémon anime is sure to eventually delve into much of the magic and mystery shaping the new region Scarlet and Violet are set in. But the new Pokémon: Paldean Winds web series gets right to the business of showing you just what
Read MoreImage: Celal Gunes / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The Pentagon is considering expanding its fleet of drones and autonomous systems in the next two years, possibly enhancing it with AI. According to The Wall Street Journal, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said the Department of Defense plans to develop AI systems “intended to
Read MoreThe Eve Thermo Control is one of the first devices to use a Matter feature called binding. But as of now, none of the smart home platforms support it. | Image: Eve Systems Bridging older smart home gadgets into Matter is finally fully supported, and cameras are on the horizon, but the new smart home
Read MoreFor best results, a build sheet for a 3D printer’s print bed should be handled and stored by the edges only. To help make that easier, [Whity] created the Expandable Steel Sheet Holder system that can store sheets efficiently without touching their main surfaces, and has a clever mechanism for ejecting them at the push
Read MoreAlan Levin / Bloomberg: UPS and Phoenix Air Unmanned win FAA approval to fly drones beyond the sight of operators, a key step that may eventually enable widespread package delivery — – UPS, uAvionix and Phoenix Air Unmanned can fly beyond sight — Approval for more automated flights marks major step forward
Read MoreWhether for business or pleasure, staring at a computer monitor for many hours on end isn’t good for the old peepers. ASUS designed the 27-inch VA27DQ Eye Care Monitor to address this very concern, and the latest deal on the display from Amazon just dropped it to its best price ever. ASUS 27-inch VA27DQ Eye
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is considering changing how and when it shows ads during videos on its main app on connected TVs. One of those changes is more infrequent but longer ad breaks that won’t interrupt what you’re watching as often. Instead of showing short ads interspersed throughout a video, YouTube
Read MoreHorace Dediu / Asymco: An analysis of EU and other data on iOS and Android usage finds Apple’s App Store has $10.40 of Monthly Revenue Per User compared to $1.40 for Google Play — As I remember it, at least 10 years ago, I began to hear anecdotes from developers who built apps for both
Read MoreThe Boy and the Heron. | Image: Studio Ghibli One of the most secretive films of the year just got a little less mysterious with the first trailer for The Boy and the Heron. The latest film from Studio Ghibli and perhaps the final feature-length project from famed director Hayao Miyazaki, The Boy and the
Read MoreSteve Dent / Engadget: After adding math lessons in 2022, Duolingo plans to add “hundreds of bite-sized” music lessons to its app, helping users learn from a library of 200+ songs — The new course includes 200+ tunes and ‘hundreds of bite-sized lessons.’ — Duolingo is best known for its language learning app …
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is rolling out a new feature to Google Workspace customers: the ability to lock Google Drive files. While a file is locked, no one with any level of access can make edits, comments, or suggestions; essentially, it’s in read-only mode until you unlock it. The company wrote
Read MoreThe next iPad Pro refresh is set to bring new chips and fancier displays in 2024.
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority The European Commission has opened an investigation into Apple’s iMessage to ascertain if it qualifies as a “gatekeeper platform” as it meets the definition thresholds. Apple’s public statement defends iMessage, saying users use many messaging apps at once, showing how easy it is to switch between them. The European Commission
Read MoreIn another sign generative AI has pierced through mass consciousness, Dictionary.com has added generative AI, GPT, and LLM to its list of words. It also expanded the definition of hallucinate in the context of generative AI, where it means to produce false information contrary to the intent of the user and present the information as
Read MoreIvan Mehta / TechCrunch: X rolls out Community Notes for videos and says the tool offers a “highly-scalable way of adding context to edited clips, AI-generated videos, and more” — Social network X, formerly known as Twitter, has introduced Community Notes for videos. Community Notes is an existing program for crowdsourced moderation.
Read MoreCosmonic, which provides a PaaS (platform as a service) for multicomponent WebAssembly (Wasm) applications, has built out its PaaS with capabilities ranging from life-cycle management to a registry, with a series of enhancements being rolled out on September 6. The PaaS now offers: Application life-cycle management via Wadm (wasmCloud Application Deployment Manager) App View, a UI
Read MoreSo far in this series, pretty much every material we’ve covered has had to undergo a significant industrial process to transform it from its natural state to a more useful product. Whether it’s the transformation of bauxite from reddish-brown clay to lustrous aluminum ingots, or squeezing solid sulfur out of oil and natural gas, there
Read MoreThe new Sonos Move 2 is here and it looks epic!
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Read MoreTesla was the worst offender out of all 25 car brands reviewed in the report. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge If you’re wondering which gadgets have the worst user privacy practices, it turns out the answer may be parked outside. According to a report published by the Mozilla Foundation on Wednesday, cars
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