Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft revealed the final games you’ll be able to claim with an Xbox Live Gold subscription before Gold is replaced with the Xbox Game Pass Core, and, well, they’re games you may not have heard of before. Throughout the month of August, Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be
Read MoreThe number of interesting and innovative mechanisms that 3D printing has enabled always fascinates us, and it’s always a treat when one of them shows up in our feeds. This axial flux magnetic gearbox is a great example of such a mechanism, and one that really makes you think about possible applications. The principles of
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge LinkedIn appears to be developing a new AI tool that can help ease the effectively robotic task of looking for and applying to jobs. According to a new leak, the Microsoft-owned company seems to have a new “LinkedIn Coach” assistant in testing that could support you through the
Read MoreCredit: Luke Pollack / Android Authority Google announced it is rolling out unknown tracker alerts this month. The alerts will notify you if an unknown Bluetooth tracker is traveling with you. Users will be able to get more information on the tracker and actions they can take. Users can manually scan for nearby trackers. There’s
Read MoreImage: Google Google is delaying the broad expansion of its Find My Device feature, and it says it’s doing so with personal safety in mind. “User safety and the prevention of unwanted location tracking is a top priority for Android,” Google’s Erik Kay announced in a blog post today. “At this time we’ve made the
Read MoreGoogle has provided a status update on its Find My Device network. Google is working with Apple on a joint unwanted tracker alert specification. Google has decided to delay its Find My Device network until Apple has implemented protections for iOS. If you’ve been waiting for Google to launch its Find My Device network, the
Read MoreThe Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 isn’t a huge departure from its predecessor, but one thing it maintains in spades is the very high price tag. Considering the foldable design is still much more prone to damage when dropped, we highly recommend picking up a case to protect your investment. To that end, we’ve put
Read MorePeople gather at Barton Springs Pool on June 21st, 2023, in Austin, Texas as extreme temperatures across the state prompted excessive heat warnings | Photo by Brandon Bell / Getty Images Seeing how much hotter certain neighborhoods can get compared to others nearby blows my mind, and I report on this kind of thing for
Read MoreDevin Coldewey / TechCrunch: Seattle-based Proprio, which offers a device with multiple cameras and a display that shows real-time 3D visualization of surgery, raised a $43M Series B — Surgeries of all kinds have become more and more powerfully assisted by technology, but in most cases it’s still a human holding the scalpel …
Read MoreJon Porter / The Verge: WhatsApp announces instant video messages, letting users send clips up to 60 seconds in a similar way to voice notes; videos automatically play on mute — WhatApp’s latest feature is the ability to quickly send short video messages, similar to the voice messages the service already supports.
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority WhatsApp is getting a new video messaging feature. The feature will allow users to record an instant video message up to 60 seconds long. The videos will be protected by end-to-end encryption. In the last month, WhatsApp has received a few new features, like transferring chat histories and allowing
Read MoreJudy Greer as Sophie and Edi Gathegi as Mal in Aporia. | Well Go Entertainment USA Like many of the movies debuting at this year’s Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, Well Go USA’s new sci-fi thriller Aporia from writer / director Jared Moshé riffs on well-known sci-fi tropes to tell a deeply personal story about —
Read MoreThe Pentagon’s embrace of military AI raises questions about what limits should be placed on the technology—and how to keep humans in control.
Read MoreIf you are building your own PC, trying to upgrade an older one, or even trying to get the most out of an aging laptop, you may have been advised to overclock your PC. Overclocking is touted as a solution that can help you get the most out of your hardware, though with some associated
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google rolls out Android unknown tracker alerts, including manual scan, and pauses a Find My Device update to locate missing items until Apple updates iOS — Google today will begin to roll out a new safety feature, unknown tracker alerts, first announced at its developer event Google I/O this spring.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge According to a new report by Reuters, Tesla performed “intentional inflation” about the range estimates of its electric vehicles under the guidance of CEO Elon Musk. An anonymous source said the automaker had started to use algorithms about a decade ago that would inflate projections at a full
Read MoreMakena Kelly / The Verge: The US Senate Judiciary Committee advances the Kids Online Safety Act and COPPA 2.0; critics highlight issues, like forcing companies to collect more user data — Congress is closer than ever to passing a pair of bills to childproof the internet after lawmakers voted to send them to the floor
Read MoreAmple says it can swap an EV battery in just five minutes. | Image: Filmtwist Productions We like to talk about range anxiety, but the reality is we’re dealing with charging anxiety when it comes to EVs. It’s great that an electric vehicle can cover 300 miles on a charge, but if the infrastructure is
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Read MoreApple’s AirPods Pro charging case can’t be repaired easily so someone fixed that with this 3D-printed replacement.
Read MoreThe Kindle Paperwhite Kids is just like the standard model pictured above but with some kid-friendly extras. | Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge If you’re looking for an e-reader you can safely take to the beach, right now, the latest Kindle Paperwhite Kids is on sale for $114.99 ($55 off) with 16GB of
Read MoreImage: Meta WhatApp’s latest feature is the ability to quickly send short video messages, similar to the voice messages the service already supports. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared a short clip of the feature in action, showing the circular videos sent via the feature. According to an accompanying blog post from WhatsApp, video messages can
Read MoreOpinion post by Rita El Khoury From a faster processor to AMOLEDs on the entire line-up, the new Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 series packs a lot of all-around improvements, but nothing jumped at me as much as one particular new feature: IP68 water and dust resistance. I had to double-check that because I hadn’t seen
Read MoreThe third generation of Samsung’s new Wear OS smartwatch line is now official. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 heralds the return of the Classic model, brings larger batteries and screens, and includes a more refined design. But is it worth upgrading if you own an older model, like the Galaxy Watch 4? Read our Samsung
Read MoreLucas Shaw / Bloomberg: Sources in Hollywood and Silicon Valley discuss AI’s impact: creatives view AI as an existential threat, studios see a cost saver, and both sides need a deal — Adam Conover started to worry a few months ago that a computer could take his job. A comedian in Los Angeles …
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