As Doge Day approaches on April 20, excitement is building, potentially contributing to a surge in Dogecoin and other meme coins. Dogecoin notably soared from $0.017 to $0.207 late last week, before a pullback today following Bitcoin’s dip. The Dogecoin price is still currently green over the past 7 days, outperforming BTC. This relative strength
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority T-Mobile appears to have silently enabled a new profiling toggle for its consumers by default. This feature seemingly allows the company to collect extensive personal data to better predict user behavior. Consumers must manually toggle it off for each line on their account. T-Mobile‘s history of questionable privacy practices
Read MoreKeaton Peters reports via the Texas Tribune: Students sitting for their STAAR exams this week will be part of a new method of evaluating Texas schools: Their written answers on the state’s standardized tests will be graded automatically by computers. The Texas Education Agency is rolling out an “automated scoring engine” for open-ended questions on
Read MoreThe upcoming iPad Pro models are rumored to feature cutting-edge OLED displays, a significant upgrade from the current LCD panels, and iPadOS 17.5 hints at their impending release. The 2024 iPad Pro models could have an OLED display Evidence found in the code of iPadOS 17.5 beta suggests that Apple could introduce OLED displays in
Read MoreCruise will look to get its driverless cars under control before it takes on new passengers. | Getty Cruise has announced that it’s resuming tests for its fleet of self-driving taxis in Phoenix, Arizona , though not with passengers just yet. The autonomous vehicle maker says it will start with humans behind the wheel, with
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority T-Mobile appears to have silently enabled a new profiling toggle for its consumers by default. This feature seemingly allows the company to collect extensive personal data to better predict user behavior. Consumers must manually toggle it off for each line on their account. T-Mobile‘s history of questionable privacy practices
Read MoreMacworld The Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 may have only debuted in September 2023, but the clock is already ticking for the release of their successors. We gather up all the news and rumors that give us some clues about what we might find in the Apple Watch Series 10, Ultra 3 and
Read MoreWe wouldn’t recommend the 10th-gen iPad for most people at full price, but it’s certainly a better value at $349. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge With each passing day, it seems increasingly unlikely that Apple will introduce a new slate of iPads before the end of April — which isn’t surprising when
Read MoreThe modern cellular network is a marvel of technological advancement that we often take for granted now. With 5G service it’s easy to do plenty of things on-the-go that would have been difficult or impossible even with a broadband connection to a home computer two decades ago. But it’s still reliant on being close to
Read MoreAccording to StatCounter, Linux on the desktop has continued to rise and remain above 4%. GamingOnLinux reports: First hitting over 4% in February, their March data is now in showing not just staying above 4% but rising a little once again showing the trend is clear that Linux use is rising. Slow and steady wins
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority A rumor claims a new display is in the works for the Apple Watch X. Apple could use LTPO TFT technology to further reduce the screen’s power consumption. The company may be interested in using the technology in other products. From new sensors to band-locking mechanisms, there are plenty
Read MoreIntel on Tuesday unveiled its new “Gaudi 3” AI chip that the company claims is over twice as power-efficient and can run AI models one-and-a-half times faster than Nvidia’s H100 GPU. “It also comes in different configurations like a bundle of eight Gaudi 3 chips on one motherboard or a card that can slot into
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Congress may be closer than ever to passing a comprehensive data privacy framework after key House and Senate committee leaders released a new proposal on Sunday. The bipartisan proposal, titled the American Privacy Rights Act, or APRA, would limit the types of consumer data that companies can
Read MorePhoto by Nathan Howard / Getty Images This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. I hope you all had a great weekend/eclipse/first moment of NYC sunshine. Today, I’ve got a look at Ted Cruz’s eyebrow-raising arrangement with iHeart and news on two new acquisitions.
Read MoreTake back control of your lock screen. | Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge I don’t think I’m alone when I say that notifications are a nuisance. There are simply too many of them, and the helpful ones are often drowned out by the spam. Whether promotional notifications should be allowed at all on
Read MoreFairphone, the Dutch smartphone maker known for its user-repairable smartphones, is bringing its ultra-repairable design philosophy to their “Fairbuds” wireless earbuds. Liliputing reports: The Fairbuds have the sort of features we’ve come to expect from premium earbuds. They’re noise-cancelling Bluetooth 5.3 earbuds with support for wind noise reduction and an environmental noise-cancelling feature that sets
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is going off on piracy again. During CinemaCon in Las Vegas, MPA CEO Charles Rivkin announced that the organization plans on working with Congress to pass rules blocking websites with pirated content. The MPA is a trade association representing Hollywood studios, including
Read MoreDiscomfort can be expected when dealing with Apple Vision Pro, but it shouldn’t be causing severe reactions like black eyes or headaches. That’s right, you’re wearing it wrong. Apple Vision Pro is heavy, but not heavy enough to hurt Apple Vision Pro is a relatively heavy piece of gear you wear on your face. It
Read MoreThe new Zenbook 14 OLED (UM3406) starts at $999.99. Asus has released two new laptop models: the Asus Vivobook S series and the Zenbook 14 OLED (UM3406). Along with offering OLED displays, the laptops run on some of the latest AMD and Intel processors. We’ve yet to put the laptops to the test, but the
Read MoreThe new Acer Predator Helios Neo 14. | Image: Acer Acer announced Tuesday its first 14-inch gaming laptops: the Nitro 14 and Predator Helios Neo 14. It’s exciting to see Acer’s fabulous and well-beloved budget-friendly Nitro enter the 14-inch gaming laptop space, but even more so for the new Predator since it’s priced and specced
Read MoreThe US Congress will this week decide the fate of Section 702, a major surveillance program that will soon expire if lawmakers do not act. WIRED is tracking the major developments as they unfold.
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Owners of Intel’s latest 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 desktop processors have been noticing an increase in game crashes in recent months. It’s happening in games like The Finals, Fortnite, and Tekken 8, and has even led Epic Games to issue a support notice to
Read MoreApple will soon move into a 45,000-square-foot office in Coral Gables just south of Miami, and it is expected to open a new store nearby. The Aventura Apple Store Apple Park may be an enormous office building that can hold 12,000 employees, but that’s not the only place Apple does business. It has corporate offices
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Beeper, known for its iMessage-to-Android efforts, announced its acquisition by Automattic, the company behind WordPress. With the acquisition, Beeper’s Android app is out of beta and available to anyone without a waitlist. Beeper earned notoriety for its audacious but unsuccessful attempt to bring iMessage to Android. However, this
Read MoreEngland could produce 13 times more renewable energy than it does now, while using less than 3% of its land, analysis has found. The Guardian: Onshore wind and solar projects could provide enough electricity to power all the households in England two and a half times over, the research by Exeter University, commissioned by Friends
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