The 12 Games We’re Still Most Looking Forward to in 2024 (and Beyond)
The gaming industry has been dropping hit after hit, but we have a running list of titles we can’t wait to play.
Read MoreThe gaming industry has been dropping hit after hit, but we have a running list of titles we can’t wait to play.
Read MoreWe were talking about a sweet hack this week, wherein [Alex] busts the encryption for his IP web cam firmware so that he can modify it later. He got a number of lucky breaks, including getting root on the device just by soldering on a serial terminal, but was faced with having to reverse-engineer a
Read MoreIf there’s a single biggest enemy of high performance, it’s a cramped chassis from which heat can’t escape. The compact bodies of clamshell foldables are the harbingers of heat, meaning that you never quite get the very best performance from your flagship handset’s flagship chipset. Samsung is tackling this issue head-on with the Galaxy Z
Read MoreThe DC-1 is very much an outdoor tablet in a world filled with indoor tablets. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge So far, this thing doesn’t seem like a very impressive tablet. But Daylight is more a display company than a tablet company — and the display is pretty great. Continue reading…
Read MoreImage: Happiest Baby The Snoo, a very expensive but widely regarded smart bassinet, now has some of the best features of its app locked behind a new $19.99 monthly premium subscription. The change, which went into effect this week, has infuriated many Snoo owners, as the subscription puts some previously free features that new parents
Read MoreScientists at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a “smart soil” that can keep plants better hydrated and provide a controlled release of nutrients. As reported by New Atlas, tests found that it “drastically improved crop growth while using far less water.” From the report: The soil gets its “smart” moniker thanks to
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority A long-time tipster has claimed that OPPO and vivo are working on foldable phones with a 6,000mAh battery. OPPO’s next foldable phone is expected to be rebranded as the OnePlus Open 2 in global markets. That means the next OnePlus foldable could see a huge battery upgrade. We aren’t
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority A long-time tipster has claimed that OPPO and vivo are working on foldable phones with a 6,000mAh battery. OPPO’s next foldable phone is expected to be rebranded as the OnePlus Open 2 in global markets. That means the next OnePlus foldable could see a huge battery upgrade. We aren’t
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority There’s a hidden screen saver in Android 15, based on the Landroid easter egg minigame. The screen saver shows a spacecraft floating through space and landing on various planets. Android 14 and 15 offer a hidden Landroid spaceship game as an easter egg, offering wireframe graphics and allowing you
Read MoreA solar superstorm in May caused thousands of satellites to simultaneously maneuver to maintain altitude due to the thickening of the upper atmosphere, creating potential collision hazards as existing prediction systems struggled to cope. Space.com reports: According to a pre-print paper published on the online repository arXiv on June 12, satellites and space debris objects
Read MoreCredit: Meta Google has reportedly approached the parent company of Ray-Ban sunglasses to discuss putting Gemini on future smart glasses. The company currently has a partnership with Meta for Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. It’s considered “extremely unlikely” that Meta will lose this partnership to Google. Smart glasses are experiencing a renaissance of sorts, with sales
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: The U.S. will fall behind in the artificial intelligence race if it does not embrace natural gas to help meet surging electricity demand from data centers, the CEO of one of the nation’s largest pipeline operators told CNBC. “The only way we’re going to be able to
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: The U.S. will fall behind in the artificial intelligence race if it does not embrace natural gas to help meet surging electricity demand from data centers, the CEO of one of the nation’s largest pipeline operators told CNBC. “The only way we’re going to be able to
Read MoreThe planet Venus is in so many ways an enigma. It’s a sister planet to Earth and also within relatively easy reach of our instruments and probes, yet we nevertheless know precious little about what is going on its surface or even inside its dense atmosphere. Much of this is of course due to planets
Read MoreShares of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike Holdings dropped 15% on Friday after the company’s software update resulted in what may turn out to be the largest IT outage ever. CrowdStrike stock “is on pace for its steepest daily loss since November 2022 and its $290 low share price is the lowest intraday mark since April 25,”
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Read MoreNigeria fined Meta for $220 million on Friday, alleging the tech giant violated the country’s local consumer, data protection and privacy laws. Reuters reports: Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said Meta appropriated the data of Nigerian users on its platforms without their consent, abused its market dominance by forcing exploitative privacy policies
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Earlier today, countless Windows users were thrown into chaos as their screens turned blue and their systems came to a grinding halt. The culprit? A glitch caused by a routine update from CrowdStrike, one of the world’s largest cybersecurity firms. Nobody knew to look out for it, nor was
Read MoreGoogle is once again leaning on AI-driven features to promote the Pixel 9 series. Photo editing tools dominate Google’s list. Only a handful of these features are things we expect to see debut with the Pixel 9. In just over three weeks, Google is going to launch its Pixel 9 series. With enthusiasm for Pixel
Read MoreMaster Chief has fought his last battle at Paramount+. The streamer has canceled its video game adaptation Halo after two seasons. The show originally debuted in 2022. From a report: The series, based on the Xbox franchise and starring Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief John-117, finished its second season in March. “We are extremely proud
Read MoreOpenAI escaped a copyright lawsuit from a group of open-source programmers after they voluntarily dismissed their case against the company in federal court. From a report: The programmers, who allege the generative AI programming tool Copilot was trained on their code without proper attribution, filed their notice of voluntary dismissal Thursday, but will still have
Read MoreCredit: ASUS There’s nothing like curling up in a blanket and enjoying your favorite flix on a projector. Especially when you can get a nice one at a discount. If you’ve been looking to invest in a nice portable projector, the ASUS ZenBeam L2 is currently $99 off. The price is reduced from $699 to
Read MoreImage: Meta Meta is rolling out a revamped version of its Quest mobile app that links it more closely with its 3D social platform Horizon Worlds. The app, now called Meta Horizon, comes with a new tab that lets you complete quests from your phone and customize your avatar. You can also use the app
Read MoreThe Xiaomi Mix Flip features a 4.01 inch cover screen. | Image: Xiaomi Xiaomi has announced two new folding phones for the Chinese market. The upgraded Mix Fold 4, which introduces water resistance for the first time, and the Mix Flip, the company’s first flip phone foldable featuring a 4.01-inch cover screen surrounded by a
Read MoreIllustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images Have you seen the memes online where someone tells a bot to “ignore all previous instructions” and proceeds to break it in the funniest ways possible? The way it works goes something like this: Imagine we at The Verge created an AI bot
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