US District Judge Michael Farbiarz claims a conflict of interest won’t let him oversee the DOJ lawsuit against Apple, so US District Judge Julien Neals is taking over the case. US District Court in New Jersey The U.S. Department Of Justice sued Apple along with 15 states claiming the company monopolizes portions of the smartphone
Read MoreYou can get a lower-end TU690T for free when you preorder Samsung’s glare-free QD-OLED S95D. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Who doesn’t want a free TV? If you were eyeing Samsung’s new anti-glare OLED or one of the many models it announced back at CES, Samsung and Amazon are both still offering
Read MoreApple’s default apps are collecting user data even if users try disabling them, research from Aalto University claims, with it being an almost impossible task to properly accomplish. Apple’s Advanced Data Protection feature Apple prides itself on making privacy a key reason to own an iPhone and its other products. It has privacy policies like
Read MoreThe sun and the moon aren’t the only circles worth talking about this week. Target’s Circle Week deals event has a bunch of discounts on our favorite gear.
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority It’s no longer required to have a Pixel or a Google One subscription to use Magic Editor, Magic Eraser, or other Google Photos AI tools. Android and iOS users will get ten Magic Editor saves per month, while Pixel users will get as many as they want. Availability
Read MoreLaunched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in July of 1999, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is the most capable space telescope of its kind. As of this writing, the spacecraft is in good health and is returning valuable scientific data. It’s currently in an orbit that extends at its highest point to nearly one-third the distance
Read MoreImage: Prime Video In making successful video game adaptations, it feels more important to strike the right tone rather than follow the source material to the letter. “Tone” in Fallout is Walton Goggins’ whiskey-soaked cowboy drawl ripped straight from the age of Gary Cooper and John Wayne extolling the virtues of bucolic Vault-Tec living with
Read MoreThe Aqara Motion and Light Sensor P2 is the company’s first motion sensor that doesn’t require a Zigbee hub. Aqara’s Thread-based Motion and Light Sensor P2 ($33.99) has been on my smart home wish list since it was announced way back in 2022 — and now, it’s finally here. My home runs on motion sensors,
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google and WPP have announced an AI-focused partnership. Google’s AI will help WPP create ads, optimize campaigns, and even write ad narration. Google and WPP (the world’s biggest ad group) announced a landmark partnership. This collaboration will see Google’s powerful Gemini AI technology integrated into WPP’s marketing and
Read MoreIllustration: Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos: Getty Images A new bill would compel tech companies to disclose any copyrighted materials that are used to train their AI models. The Generative AI Copyright Disclosure bill from Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) would require anyone making a training dataset for AI to submit reports on its
Read MoreVinod Khosla, the founder of venture capital firm Khosla Ventures, opines on the bill that seeks to ban TikTok or force its parent firm to divest the U.S. business: Even if one could argue that this bill strikes at the First Amendment, there is legal precedent for doing so. In 1981, Haig vs Agee established
Read MoreAn early render of the SuiPlay0X1. | Image: Mysten Labs Last month, I told you how a new startup is trying to build an Android of PC gaming by picking up where the Steam Deck left off. It’s an intriguing idea from a company with an awful lot to prove. Today, we’re getting the first
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The House will soon vote on the reauthorization of a controversial surveillance program ahead of its expiration in nine days. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to expire on April 19th, lets US intelligence agencies spy on foreign communications without a warrant —
Read MoreScreenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge In a cosmic coincidence, just days after I stayed up too late playing Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, a video of that very game being played on an apparent Apple Watch Ultra came across my screen. I’m now fully convinced that emulators on an Apple Watch would be a great
Read MoreHorror game Content Warning is a metanarrative about the things streamers will do to get clicks.
Read MoreApple’s predictive text system has prompted claims of antisemitism against the iPhone maker, by serving the Palestinian flag after users type in Jerusalem. An example of the Palestinian flag showing as a predictive text suggestion for Jerusalem in iMessage Apple’s latest software update to iOS 17, bringing it to iOS 17.4.1, has seemingly introduced a
Read MoreIt wouldn’t have taken a billion-parameter large language model (LLM) to predict that the dominant theme of this year’s Google Cloud Next conference would be generative AI—indeed, it will probably be the dominant theme of the year for most enterprise software developers. At the event, Google introduced a host of updates to its cloud platform
Read MoreApple iPhone users can now experience the thrill of playing their favorite retro console games. The company’s recent update to App Store guidelines will finally allow emulator apps globally, with an exciting option for downloading titles. Apple iPhones To Soon Allow Mario, Contra & Other Retro Games The Cupertino giant has responded to the mounting
Read MoreImage: Ford Ford unveiled the 2024 Mustang Mach-E, with more range, faster charging, and quicker acceleration than past models. Ford is the No. 2 seller of EVs in the US but still trails far behind Tesla in terms of total number of sales. The Elon Musk-run company has seen its market share in the US
Read MoreApple has been having no luck arguing against the EU’s Digital Markets Act, and it’s paid the price in fines and forced changes to its App Store — so now it’s looking for a European head of PR. Apple logo superimposed on a European Union flag It perhaps says a lot about Apple’s success in
Read MoreThe TEA expects to save between $15 and $20 million per year by using its new “automated scoring engine.” | Image: The Verge Students in Texas taking their state-mandated exams this week are being used as guinea pigs for a new artificial intelligence-powered scoring system set to replace a majority of human graders in the
Read MoreSouth Korea is set to hold its midterm elections today, which will serve as a referendum on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s administration. The outcome of the elections will have significant implications for the country’s crypto industry, as the two main political parties, the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and the People Power Party (PPP), have
Read MoreApple Music emerges as the top choice for HomePod users — with Spotify also very strong on the platform. Is Amazon Music evidence of a monopoly? Recent research from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) has shed light on the competitive music streaming hardware landscape. It reveals that Amazon’s in-house music services, Prime Music and Amazon
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority The popular Pixel Experience ROM is shutting down. Older builds will still be available, but new builds won’t be created. Lead José Henrique gave no direct reason for shutting down the project. What if you love the software experience of a Google Pixel phone but don’t care for the
Read MoreCpl data shows that engineers spend very little time onsite while medical device workers want hybrid opportunities that don’t exist in their sector. Read more: Mostly optimistic outlook for STEM sector, thanks to hybrid work
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