Apple Music Sing debuts with iOS 16.2 with limited iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV compatibility
Apple Music’s new karaoke feature is coming with iOS 16.2 whose release is just around the corner.
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Read MoreApple TV Plus has shared a Spirited featurette in which we see stars Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell learn to tap dance.
Read MoreCecilia Kang / New York Times: Indiana’s AG sues TikTok for deceiving users about China’s access to data and for exposing kids to mature content, in the first US state lawsuits against TikTok — The lawsuits are the first by an American state against TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, in a
Read MoreMicrosoft is reportedly looking into creating a “super app” to better compete with other companies in the space.
Read MoreThere’s a famous scene in one of the Star Trek movies where Scotty, who has traveled to the past, teaches a metal company to create the transparent aluminum he needs to bring some whales back to the future. But [The Action Lab] shows that we already have see-through metal, just not aluminum. You can see
Read MoreA screenshot from Fortnite. | Image: Epic Games Epic Games is introducing a new type of account for kids playing its online multiplayer games. The new accounts, called Cabined Accounts, have some restrictions until a parent or guardian gives their approval for certain features. They’ll start rolling out in Fortnite, Rocket League, and Fall Guys,
Read MoreDavid Pierce / The Verge: Snap says it has over 300,000 developers building AR products for Snap and that it is working with creators to build lenses that include buyable digital goods — Augmented reality isn’t really a thing yet. But you know what is? Face lenses. Millions of users across Snapchat, Instagram …
Read MoreCredit: HBO His Dark Materials is back for its third and final season on HBO, streaming on HBO Max. The BBC co-production based on the novels by Philip Pullman is the second adaptation and by far the more celebrated, with season 3 covering the events of the third novel, The Amber Spyglass. If you’re hooked
Read MoreA new rumor claims that Emergency SOS via satellite could be launching in the United Kingdom on December 13.
Read MoreCredit: Disney Plus Disney Plus is still one of the best streaming services you can subscribe to for great family-friendly entertainment. That’s definitely the case at Christmas time, and Disney Plus has been busy launching all new TV shows, movies, and specials to celebrate the holiday season. So what are the best Disney Plus Christmas
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple’s new iOS and iCloud security initiative includes a new way for iMessage users to verify that they’re talking to the person they think they’re talking to. The company claims the new iMessage Contact Key Verification will let people who “face extraordinary digital threats,” such as journalists, activists,
Read MoreApple ‘s plan to scan iOS devices for CSAM imagery has proven controversial | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Why privacy experts are concerned Continue reading…
Read MoreThis isn’t some unofficial recreation — overnight bookings are available for the genuine Hobbiton movie set in New Zealand for the first time ever. | Image: Larnie Nicolson / Airbnb In celebration of the 10th anniversary of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Tolkien fans can finally book to stay at the genuine Hobbiton Movie Set
Read MoreNASA designed the Ingenuity helicopter to be a mere technology demonstration, riding along with the Perseverance rover when it headed off to Mars in 2020. It was not even expected to survive its first winter, but today, the drone has completed 35 flights on the red planet and reached its highest altitude yet. Mars has
Read MoreEveryone wants to 3D print with metals, but it is a difficult task. You need high temperatures and metals with high thermal conductivity make the problem even worse. Researchers at Caltech have a way of printing tiny metal structures. The trick? They don’t print metals at all. Instead, they 3D print a hydrogel and then
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine has sued Amazon for using drivers’ tips to pay their standard wages, attempting to exact a punishment that federal consumer protection agencies couldn’t. Amazon settled with the Federal Trade Commission last year after a lawsuit asserted it had withheld more than
Read MoreA new feature from Alarm.com knows when to arm and disarm your security system so you don’t have to. | Image: Alarm.com Millions of smart home security systems are getting a bit smarter this week. A new feature called Smart Arming brings a little flexibility to Alarm.com systems’ arm and disarm settings, making you less
Read MoreOn cybercrime forums, user complaints about being duped may accidentally expose their real identities.
Read MoreLittle remains but stumps and puddles in what was once a bottomland hardwood forest on the banks of the Roanoke River in northeastern North Carolina. The trees were turned into wood pellets for burning in power plants in Europe. | Photo by Joby Warrick / The Washington Post via Getty Images Forests are more valuable
Read MorePhoto illustration by William Joel / The Verge Whether you want a basic fitness band or a full-fledged smartwatch, there’s a Fitbit for everyone — though the best Fitbit smartwatch isn’t technically a Fitbit. Continue reading…
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority An annual hacking event called Pwn2Own was held in Austin, TX. Two teams of elite hackers were able to find two separate zero-day exploits. Samsung has yet to comment on the successful exploits. Although Samsung has started rolling out its December security patch, its Galaxy S22 series has yet
Read MoreThe up-and-coming Wonder of the World in software and information circles , and particularly in those circles who talk about them, is AI. Give a magic machine a lot of stuff, ask it a question, and it will give you a meaningful and useful answer. It will create art, write books, compose music, and generally
Read MoreDwarf Fortress got a new look for its debut on Steam and Itch. | Image: Kitfox Games The subterranean settlement sim has been a cult favorite since it was first released in 2006. Now, a graphically updated version of the game is hitting Steam and Itch, the perfect entry point for the ‘Dwarf Fortress curious.’
Read MoreThe company will also soon support the use of physical authentication keys with Apple ID, and is adding contact verification for iMessage in 2023.
Read MoreThe Skydio Dock with a Skydio X2 drone. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Skydio is the only company making drones that can largely fly themselves, able to sense and avoid objects so seamlessly you can hand a toddler the controls. But legally and practically, they need a lot of human oversight. Who’s
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