We’ll likely get a proper look at the cameras soon if Philips officially unveils them at IFA. | Image: Philips / FCC The first images of what are believed to be Philips Hue’s new home security cameras have emerged online, just a few weeks after rumors first emerged that the company was entering the smart
Read MoreCredit: Damien Wilde / Android Authority The Nothing Phone 2 is now seeing the Nothing OS 2.0.2a software update. This update focuses mostly on the camera. Interestingly, fans did not receive the Phone 2’s previous update positively, so this update is almost an un-update. At the beginning of August, Nothing rolled out a new software
Read MoreImage: Xbox Microsoft has shared the minimum PC specs you’ll need to play Forza Motorsport when it’s released on October 10th. While it looks like it’ll be playable across a range of PCs (in addition to Xbox Series X / S consoles), you’ll still need some high-end specs if you want to play the game
Read MoreThe new plug-in version of Brilliant’s wired smart switch is simpler to install and just as easy to use. But still-limited integrations keep it from being truly brilliant. Continue reading…
Read MorePets may seem like family to the 62% of households that include at least one animal, fish, reptile, or other non-human. However, even the most domesticated and docile pet can’t always safely or comfortably travel as its human companions do. That doesn’t mean that a beloved senior Schnauzer or a cuddly, house-trained rabbit can’t get
Read MoreThe Amazfit GTR 4 is our favorite budget-friendly wearable. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The fall semester is officially kicking off in much of the country, so if you haven’t started preparing for the year ahead, it’s wise to start now. Thankfully, the Amazfit GTR 4 — which is one of
Read MoreMonica Chin / The Verge: Asus ROG Strix Scar X3D review: the $3.7K, 17″ gaming laptop outperforms a pricier Intel-powered rival by up to 20% due to its stellar AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D chip — AMD proclaimed that its Ryzen 9 7945HX3D would be the world’s fastest mobile gaming chip. It was right.
Read MoreThe Amazfit GTR 4 is our favorite budget-friendly wearable. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The fall semester is officially kicking off in much of the country, so if you haven’t started preparing for the year ahead, it’s wise to start now. Thankfully, the Amazfit GTR 4 — which is one of
Read MoreNew York Times: Riding in three Waymo taxis in San Francisco finds two avoided traffic while another didn’t, the app works like Uber, and the first experience can be confusing — On Monday, Waymo began letting the public pay for rides in its driverless cars in San Francisco.
Read MoreIt feels like just the other day when we saw the first phones with 48MP cameras hit the market, but the smartphone industry has firmly embraced these ultra-high-resolution camera sensors. Nowadays, it’s not unheard of to find 48MP, 50MP, 64MP, 108MP, or even 200MP cameras on smartphones. Have these 48MP+ smartphone cameras lived up to
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Cerby, which manages access to “nonstandard” enterprise apps, like those without modern identity protocols, raised a $17M Series A led by Two Sigma Ventures — Bel Lepe, a former Google software engineer, tells me that it always seemed risky to him that there were apps business users needed …
Read MoreUnlike web browsers, mobile apps increasingly make it difficult or impossible to see what companies are really doing with your data. The answer? An inspectability API.
Read MoreAs you could probably guess, marketing agencies are really good at marketing. This means they’re good at selling themselves – convincing you you need them on your team ASAP. And you know what? You probably do. I just want to make sure you find the right marketing agency, and not fall for some flashy sales technique. Here are
Read MoreSergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Ivanti warns of a critical Sentry API authentication bypass flaw that is being exploited in the wild, after another zero-day compromised Norway’s government — US-based IT software company Ivanti warned customers today that a critical Sentry API authentication bypass vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
Read MoreZheping Huang / Bloomberg: Baidu reports Q2 revenue up 15% YoY to ~$4.7B, beating ~$4.6B est., and net income up 43% YoY to ~$714M, as China boosts its private sector; BIDU rises 4%+ — – The company reported a larger than projected 15% jump in sales — It’s riding a recovery in advertising from Covid
Read MoreThe hackers, who mostly targeted victims in Hong Kong, also hijacked Microsoft’s trust model to make their malware harder to detect.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram and Facebook users in Europe are getting more options to opt out of Meta’s recommendation algorithms, the company has explained in a blog post today. According to Meta’s president of global affairs Nick Clegg, European users will be able to access features like Reels, Stories, and Search
Read MoreJon Porter / The Verge: Nick Clegg says Meta now lets Instagram and Facebook users opt out of its recommendation algorithms for Reels, Stories, Search, and more, to comply with EU DSA — Instagram and Facebook users in Europe are getting more options to opt out of Meta’s recommendation algorithms, the company has explained in
Read MoreIn a bid to help IBM Z systems customers modernize their applications, IBM is expanding the abilities of its generative AI based Watson Code Assistant to include COBOL code translation into Java. The Big Blue claims that the introduction of the new capability is expected to counter the dwindling numbers of COBOL-proficient developers and challenges currently faced
Read MoreOver the years we’ve covered a lot of attempts by relatively clueless governments and politicians to enact think-of-the-children internet censorship or surveillance legislation, but there’s a law from France in the works which we think has the potential to be one of the most sinister we’ve seen yet. It flew under our radar so we’re
Read MoreStimulating the brain with electricity has been used for 30 years to treat Parkinson’s disease. Now, researchers are testing whether it could help restore hand and arm motion.
Read MoreBloomberg: Arm spent 3,500+ words in its 330-page IPO prospectus explaining the risks in China, a critical market that accounted for ~24% of its sales in the year to March — – Geopolitical tensions, China economic woes hurting sales — Power struggle with fired China unit CEO still casts shadow
Read MoreIn Taiwan, so many people are nearsighted that the island nation has already glimpsed what could be coming for the rest of us.
Read MoreCredit: MySmartPrix The OnePlus Open/ OPPO Find N3 could have the sharpest foldable display compared to all other foldable phones in the market. It would mean better, more detailed image quality compared to devices like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5. Colorways of the OnePlus Open have also been outed in a separate leak. The
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Fitness tracking is one of the most important activities for wearables, giving you loads of details about your workout and helping you to achieve your goals. However, we wonder how many people actually clean their fitness trackers or smartwatches after using them for a workout. That’s the topic of
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