Macworld If you want headphones that are comfortable to wear for long hours, while also offering great sound, Apple’s Beats Solo 4 are an excellent choice. And today they’re on sale for 25 percent off: Amazon is selling the Beats Solo 4 in black, pink, or blue for $150, the best price we’ve ever seen for a
Read MoreImage: Laura Normand / The Verge The Federal Communications Commission has proposed imposing multimillion-dollar fines on the political consultant responsible for the robocall campaign that used an AI-generated deepfake of President Joe Biden’s voice — and on the telecom company that facilitated the calls. Longtime Democratic operator Steve Kramer faces a $6 million fine from
Read MoreImage: ESA Stunning new images from the Euclid space telescope show a dazzling array of starry sights, released to celebrate the first science published from the telescope’s early release observations. The mission from the European Space Agency, launched last year, aims to elucidate the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy — forces that comprise
Read MoreBench power supplies can sometimes be frustratingly expensive and also kind of limited. If you’re enterprising and creative, though, you can create your own bench supply with tons of features, and it doesn’t have to break the bank either. Do what [Maker Y] did—grab an ATX supply and get building! ATX power supplies work as
Read MoreImage: Hugo Herrera / The Verge Buy now, pay later services — or BNPL for short — are now beholden to some of the same rules as credit card providers. On Thursday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule that classifies BNPL services as credit card providers and requires them to investigate
Read MoreImage: Samsung iFixit just broke up with Samsung over its shaky commitment to right to repair, but things may be worse than we thought. Samsung is apparently forcing independent repair shops to give up your personally identifying information — and report you for using aftermarket parts. 404 Media has now obtained a leaked copy of
Read MoreA hacker claims to have breached a scam call center, stolen the source code for the company’s tools, and emailed the company’s scam victims, according to multiple screenshots and files provided by the hacker to 404 Media. From the report: The hack is the latest in a long series of vigilante actions in which hackers
Read MoreKia’s Soul-ful EV designs continue. | Image: Kia Kia introduced the finalized version of its EV3 small electric SUV today, and with it comes a big new feature: AI. The vehicle was first introduced as a futuristic concept vehicle last year, and now it will launch in South Korea this July, followed by Europe in
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Samsung and iFixit are ending their collaboration. The existing partnership between the two will officially end on June 17. iFixit says it will continue to stock Samsung parts and publish repair guides, but it won’t work directly with the phone maker. Two years after launching the Samsung Repair Hub
Read MoreImage: Spotify Spotify’s brief attempt at being a hardware company wasn’t all that successful: the company stopped producing its Car Thing dashboard accessory less than a year after it went on sale to the public. And now, two years later, the device is about to be rendered completely inoperable. Customers who bought the Car Thing
Read MoreThe strange journey of Lin Rui-siang, the 23-year-old accused of running the Incognito black market, extorting his own site’s users—and then refashioning himself as a legit crypto crime expert.
Read MoreThe AI boom and a growing talent shortage has resulted in companies paying AI software engineers a whole lot more than their non-AI counterparts. From a report: As of April 2024, AI software engineers in the U.S. were paid a median salary of nearly $300,000, while other software technicians made about $100,000 less, according to
Read MorePhoto by Oliver Morin / AFP via Getty Images On today’s episode of Decoder, I sat down with Joseph Cox, one of the best cybersecurity reporters around. Joseph spent a long time working at Vice’s tech vertical Motherboard, but last year, after Vice imploded, he and three other journalists co-founded a new site, called 404
Read MoreThe tariffs’ effects on the bike industry are still up in the air.
Read MoreApple’s iPhone definitely has the upper hand when it comes to security and privacy. The iPhone’s native web browser, Safari, not only provides Private Browsing but also offers Advanced Tracking and fingerprint protection. What is Advanced Tracking and Fingerprint Protection on Safari? Advanced Tracking and Fingerprint protection is a Safari browser exclusive feature that goes
Read MoreImage: Netflix Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit, from Spry Fox games, will soon be added to Netflix’s ever-expanding lineup of games. Camp Spirit is the follow-up to Cozy Grove, an Animal Crossing-inspired crafting and survival game, but with ghosts instead of dog musicians and tanuki low-interest home loan providers. In Camp Spirit, you’ll fulfill the wishes
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Samsung is rumored to be redesigning its Galaxy Buds 3 with an AirPods-like stem. The redesign could improve call quality and also pave the way for enhanced AI features. The new Galaxy Buds 3 could make an appearance at Samsung’s Unpacked event in July. Samsung’s Galaxy Buds have
Read MoreThousands of fingerprints and facial images linked to police in India have been exposed online. Researchers say it’s a warning of what will happen as the collection of biometric data increases.
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shares a report: Apple is working on all-screen foldable devices. Unlike its competitors, however, its focus seems less on foldable smartphones and tablets, and instead on an all-screen foldable laptop. Ming-Chi Kuo has previously reported that Apple was developing a 20.3-inch MacBook device for 2027, but today the analyst has shared several
Read MoreIllustration: Cath Virginia / The Verge As the corpse of E3 lies a-mouldrin’ in its grave, its spirit marches on in the form of a bevy of video game showcases and events. There’s a hefty number of them — some notable, some not (but they should be) — and they encompass a wide range of
Read MorePaper Mario: The Thousand-year Door. | Image: Nintendo When it comes to Mario’s traditional platforming adventures, the story is mostly set dressing. There’s an intro about Peach being captured or Bowser turning into a sentient castle, and then you get on with the jumping and exploring. But there’s a rich and interesting world that goes
Read MoreIt’s a sad panda day. | Image: Microsoft Search capabilities for ChatGPT, Copilot, DuckDuckGo, and other platforms stopped working on Thursday morning due to a Microsoft outage. The issues — which began around 3AM ET — appeared to be linked to Bing’s API and any service that relies upon it. While Microsoft’s own web search
Read MoreAn old-school video game rivalry has a new chapter: Atari, known for producing one of the first hit home game consoles, has announced the acquisition of long-time rival Intellivision’s brand and rights to over 200 games from Intellivision Entertainment. The two companies were key players in the industry’s first console war in the late 1970s
Read MoreMacworld Apple’s location services are handy, with many useful functions such as Find My, maps, routes, and Emergency SOS calls. However, researchers at the University of Maryland have discovered a crucial vulnerability in the way Apple’s location services work, which could allow an unauthorized person to access data on millions of routers and potentially information
Read MoreSome Android users in Europe are able to buy books through the Kindle app again. This comes after Amazon had turned off the ability to buy books through the Kindle app in June 2022, citing changes to Google Play policy. Amazon is seemingly making use of Google Play’s alternative billing without user choice program that’s
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