Amazon Is Hosting a Massive Book Sale
Ebooks, paperbacks, and hardcover editions are deeply discounted through May 20.
Read MoreEbooks, paperbacks, and hardcover editions are deeply discounted through May 20.
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Google will soon offer schools access to Gemini AI — specifically for educators and students over the age of 18 — and promises not to use their data for AI model training or share it with anyone. Google will include the extra Gemini data privacy protections on Workspace for Education accounts at
Read MoreT-Mobile users who upgraded to the latest Android 15 beta have discovered a page that tells them whether their account is eligible for satellite messaging. This page was first spotted in an Android beta release over two months ago, but its rollout to users today confirms the inclusion of satellite messaging support in Android 15.
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Techdirt, written by Mike Masnick: If you’re a fan of chaos, well, the TikTok ban situation is providing plenty of chaos to follow. Ever since the US government made it clear it was seriously going to move forward with the obviously unconstitutional and counterproductive plan to force ByteDance
Read MoreTake-Two Interactive is doubling down Grand Theft Auto VI’s release date, saying the long-awaited sequel will be out fall 2025 despite rumors of a possible delay into 2026. From a report: Take-Two announced GTA 6’s updated release window in its latest earnings report, saying that its current outlook is based on the new date. “We
Read MoreWear OS 5 will bring the long-awaited grid-based app launcher to the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2. Many Wear OS smartwatches already offer a grid view for their app launcher, but this feature isn’t part of the stock Wear OS experience. Wear OS 5 will also add the privacy dashboard feature from Android 12.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge OpenAI has signed a deal for access to real-time content from Reddit’s data API, which means it can surface discussions from the site within ChatGPT and other new products. It’s an agreement similar to the one Reddit signed with Google earlier this year that was reportedly worth $60
Read MoreGoogle’s new Gemini-powered search experience is rolling out to users in the US. Here’s some advice on how to navigate it. And if you want to turn AI Overviews off, too bad.
Read MoreCredit: Vrtuoluo The VR market has experienced its share of ups and downs over the last decade, and while it has found its place among businesses and enthusiasts, the mainstream public has been a bit slower to adopt VR. This has started to change in the last few years with devices like the Meta Quest
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Facebook and Instagram are under formal investigation in the European Union over child protection concerns, the Commission announced Thursday. The proceedings follow a raft of requests for information to parent entity Meta since the bloc’s online governance regime, the Digital Services Act (DSA), started applying last August.
Read MoreImage: Google Coinciding with Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Google is highlighting a number of new accessibility features across its software and enhancements to others that were already part of Android. First is a significant upgrade to Android’s Lookout tool, which helps people who are blind or have low vision find out more information about their
Read MoreWIRED talked to political streamer Hasan Piker about Joe Biden, the youth vote, and his advocacy for Gaza.
Read MoreApple’s suppliers are preparing to start production of displays for the iPhone 16 in June, a report claims, indicating things are still on schedule for a September launch. iPhone 16 displays will probably be produced from June. The supply chain is very familiar with Apple’s scheduling, with parts and components produced like clockwork ahead of
Read MoreCredit: Gary Sims / Android Authority Apple reportedly plans to start display production for the iPhone 16 series in June. The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro are projected to have the highest volume of production. We’re nearly halfway through the year now, which means we’re that much closer to the launch of the iPhone
Read MorePalo Alto Networks is acquiring IBM’s QRadar cloud software and migrating customers to its Cortex Xsiam platform as part of a broader partnership aimed at expanding its consulting capabilities and customer base. The sum of the deal was not disclosed. CNBC reports: The move normally takes one to three months, Nikesh Arora, Palo Alto’s CEO,
Read MoreNick Barclay / The Verge Two brothers were taken into federal custody Tuesday for allegedly stealing about $25 million worth of cryptocurrency in just a few seconds in a “first-of-its-kind manipulation” of the Ethereum blockchain. The brothers — Anton Peraire-Bueno and James Peraire-Bueno — studied math and computer science at MIT and used the skills
Read MoreHacks, The Jinx, and Conan O’Brien Must Go are just a few of the shows you need to be watching on Max this month.
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google temporarily removed nudges/reminders from Google Messages. The removal allowed developers to redesign the conversation screen. A flag spotted in Google Messages suggests the feature is coming back with support for the redesigned screen. A while back, it was reported that Google was removing the “Nudge” feature from Messages.
Read MoreRussia is increasingly seeking to encourage and direct hackers to attack British and other western targets, the director of GCHQ has said in her first keynote speech as head of the British intelligence agency. From a report: Anne Keast-Butler said her agency was “increasingly concerned about growing links” between the Russian intelligence services and proxy
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority AT&T and AST SpaceMobile have signed a commercial agreement to provide space-based cellular broadband service. This service aims to eliminate mobile dead zones and provide seamless connectivity even in remote locations. Both companies have already tested the technology, enabling calls and texts between standard smartphones via satellite. AT&T and
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon and Harvard University have created a “quantum network” that transmitted an entangled photon from one quantum computer to another over 35 kilometers of fiber-optic cable. Researchers from Harvard and Amazon’s AWS Center for Quantum Networking put a set of nodes around the Boston area to build a
Read MoreA family subscription is also coming to Strava. | Image: Strava There’s new leadership at Strava, and they want everyone to know the platform is about to get a bunch of new features, starting with the highly requested dark mode, a family subscription plan, night heatmaps, and, of course, AI. Dark mode as a concept
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shares a report: After launching a feature that adds more AI junk than ever to search results, Google is experimenting with a radical new feature that lets users see only the results they were looking for, in the form of normal text links. As in, what most people actually use Google for.
Read MoreA seemingly coordinated campaign playing out across X, Telegram, and state-run media blames Ukraine for the attempted assassination of Robert Fico—something for which there is no evidence.
Read MoreIn its heyday, Inquisition was one of the closest things we had to a Game of Thrones game. | Screenshot: BioWare If you’re a PC gamer with time to kill this summer, the Epic Games Store has come through with a chance to scoop up a bunch of titles on the low. In fact, you
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