When [Zach Hipps] was faced with a locked safe and no combination, it seemed like calling a locksmith was the only non-destructive option. Well, that or doing something crazy like building a safe-opening robot. Since you’re reading this on Hackaday, we bet you can guess which path he took. So far, [Zach] has managed to
Read MoreReuters: Filing: Google warns Android growth in India will stall due to the CCI’s antitrust order that requires making “far-reaching changes” to its mobile platform — The growth of Google’s Android ecosystem is on the brink of stalling in India due to an antitrust order that asks …
Read MoreApple has released the second developer betas for iOS 16.3, iPadOS 16.3, watchOS 9.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, and tvOS 16.3. Here’s what’s new.
Read MoreA collection of 100 Thieves apparel. | Image: 100 Thieves 100 Thieves, a popular gaming, esports, and lifestyle brand, laid off about 30 employees on Tuesday, according to esports journalist Jacob Wolf. The cuts hit roles in sales, marketing, content and human resources as well as senior positions including chief revenue officer, director of people,
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Apple is reportedly working on designing its own in-house microLED displays to use in devices like the iPhone and Apple Watch, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The report says that the screens could start showing up on devices as early as next year, following almost five years of
Read MoreApple is planning to start using its own in-house displays for its mobile devices as soon as 2024.
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority In January 2023, the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) introduced the world to Qi2 — a major update to the Qi wireless charging standard. Coincidentally, a full decade has passed since wireless charging first began appearing on smartphones. With the new Qi2 standard, the WPC hopes to solve the technology’s
Read MoreCalifornia governor Gavin Newsom teased the state’s upcoming digital driver’s license but did not confirm it will be compatible with Apple’s Wallet app.
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple plans to start making its own displays for mobile devices, starting with microLED screens for high-end Watches by the end of 2024, iPhones later — Apple Inc. is planning to start using its own custom displays in mobile devices as early as 2024, an effort to reduce its reliance
Read MoreAbner Li / 9to5Google: Alphabet graduates its X Moonshot project Mineral, which uses AI, ML, and edge computing to “help scale sustainable agriculture”, into a full Alphabet company — In October of 2020, the X Moonshot Factory officially named its “computational agriculture” project …
Read MoreSamsung is bringing the spotlight back in an in-person event on February 1st. | Image: Samsung Mark your calendar: Samsung is hosting its next Galaxy Unpacked on February 1st. The company is officially confirming a date that it kinda accidentally confirmed a few days ago. The event will take place at the Masonic Auditorium in
Read MoreThe iPhone 14 Pro’s built-in Crash Detection feature is causing problems for some emergency dispatchers. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Despite Apple’s best efforts to ensure that its new Crash Detection feature is only triggered when there’s real trouble, winter recreation is proving to be a perfect storm for false alarms.
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Parlement Technologies, the parent company of “censorship-free” social media platform Parler, has laid off a majority of its staff and most of its chief executives over the last few weeks. The sudden purge of staff has thrown the future of Parler, one of the first conservative alternatives to mainstream platforms, into question.
Read MoreIf you’ve been pining for a retro-chic 16×2 LCD display to enhance your Windows computing experience, then [mircemk] has got you covered with their neat Windows-based LCD Info Panel. Your everyday garden variety Arduino is the hero here, sitting between the computer’s USB port and the display to make the magic happen. Using the ‘LCD
Read MoreJon Brodkin / Ars Technica: Nevada’s US senators claim the FCC’s new broadband maps, which will be used to allocate $42.45B in grants, are filled with mistakes and overstate coverage — Errors suggest ISPs are claiming to serve more homes than they actually do. — Nevada’s US senators say the Federal Communications Commission’s …
Read MoreRIP to the Twitter star. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter is changing how you move between the algorithmically-driven timeline and the reverse chronological one and making the algorithmic feed the default. In a change rolling out to iOS users first, the company has taken away the star button at the top
Read MoreKatie Adams / MedCity News: LeanTaaS, which sells AI-powered capacity optimization software to healthcare providers, buys automation firm Hospital IQ, valuing the combined company at $1B+ — LeanTaaS acquired Massachusetts-based healthcare automation company Hospital IQ. The companies are not disclosing the terms of the transaction …
Read MoreMitchell Clark / The Verge: Twitter makes the newly named “For You” algorithmic feed the default, rolling out initially to iOS users — Twitter is changing how you move between the algorithmically-driven timeline and the reverse chronological one and making the algorithmic feed the default.
Read MoreCredit: Samsung This year’s Galaxy Unpacked event will be on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 1:00 PM ET. The event will happen live in person in San Francisco, but will also be live-streamed on all of Samsung’s usual channels. It’s likely this event will also be the launch date of the Galaxy S23 series. The
Read MoreAllison Johnson / The Verge: Samsung announces it will hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event in-person, in San Francisco on February 1 at 10am PT, where it’s expected to unveil the Galaxy S23 — Mark your calendar: Samsung is hosting its next Galaxy Unpacked on February 1st. The company is officially confirming a date …
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Oxbotica, an Oxford-based autonomous vehicle software developer for enterprise customers, raised a $140M Series C, bringing its total funding to $225M — Activity in the self-driving car industry, frenetic for years, has somewhat stalled in more recent times; but a handful of the most promising companies …
Read MoreSteven Church / Bloomberg: A US bankruptcy judge approves Voyager’s request to sell its crypto platform to Binance.US for $20M, overruling objections by federal regulators and some states — Voyager Digital Ltd. won court approval to sell its crypto platform to Binance.US for $20 million as part of Voyager’s plan to liquidate in bankruptcy.
Read MoreMakena Kelly / The Verge: Sources: Parler’s parent company laid off most of its staff and chief executives over the last few weeks, leaving the company with approximately 20 employees — Parlement Technologies, the parent company of “censorship-free” social media platform Parler, has laid off a majority of its staff …
Read MoreBen Schoon / 9to5Google: Nothing Phone (1) rolls out in the US via a $299 “beta membership” offered through June 2023, but the company says the phone “may not work with all US carriers” — After a previous teaser, the Nothing Phone (1) is now officially on its way to the United States …
Read MoreFor over a year, the rollout of C-Band 5G around airports has been contentious. | Photo: Mitchell Clark / The Verge The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a solution to the long-running dust-up between the airline and cellular industries over 5G rollouts: stricter requirements for radio altimeters in airplanes, which would potentially go into effect
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