Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Tesla app now supports ultra wideband (UWB) in the 2024.2.3 version of the app for iPhones. Spotted by Not a Tesla App, it promises more reliable and secure use of phones as digital keys than Bluetooth does because UWB’s precision tracking lets the car know exactly where
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced Friday that his company has logged 100 million subscriptions to Google One, its all-in-one subscription service that opens up additional storage for free services like Gmail, Drive, and Photos, as well as access to more features. Hitting the milestone highlights the company’s efforts to move people away
Read MoreLong-time Slashdot reader v3rgEz shared this report from MuckRock: Founded in 2003, Appin has been described as a cybersecurity company and an educational consulting firm. Appin was also, according to Reuters reporting and extensive marketing materials, a prolific “hacking for hire” service, stealing information from politicians and militaries as well as businesses and even unfaithful
Read MorePhoto: Adrienn Szabo / Paramount Plus From the first trailer alone, I could tell Halo season 2 would go in a different direction than the first. Where season 1 was bogged down in strange storytelling choices that didn’t leave much room for its characters — namely, the Spartans — to do what they do best
Read MoreHarness the power of light with the xTool P2 laser cutter and engraver, a 55W CO2 laser that can help you achieve all your DIY dreams. xTool P2 55W Desktop CO2 Laser Cutter review Laser cutting is taking the maker world by storm, the same way that 3D printing had years ago. What was once
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfmv70FElsk I first saw Homey Pro at CES 2023. I was blown away by what it offered — a smart home hub that can control everything you own — but a little skeptical of how it would perform in real life. This didn’t stop us from giving it a Best of CES 2023 award, but
Read MoreAI copilots promise to ease and speed up tasks for users, making work easier in the long run. Here’s how to use Microsoft’s Copilot app on macOS. Microsoft Copilot AI chatbots give you the ability to converse with a variety of AI systems to get answers to your questions. Some chatbots are specialized, and some
Read MoreAn anonymous Slashdot reader shared this report from SiliconANGLE: The Rust Foundation, which supports the development of the popular open-source Rust programming language… shared that Google LLC had made a $1 million contribution specifically earmarked for a C++/Rust interoperability effort known as the “Interop Initiative.” The initiative aims to foster seamless integration between Rust and
Read MoreAs the first part of a series, [George Emad] takes us through a few examples of the Linux operating system being used in spacecraft. These range from SpaceX’s Dragon capsule to everyone’s favorite Martian helicopter. An interesting aspect is that the freshest Linux kernel isn’t necessarily onboard, as stability is far more important than having
Read Moreply Let’s admit it: we all often come across some content on the internet that is very difficult to read. There are solutions to read contents that are difficult to view, like zooming into the text, but what if we tell you that you can make your Android read out those difficult-to-read texts for you?
Read MoreThe world’s biggest builder of recycling plants has teamed with a startup to install AI-powered systems for sorting recycling, reports the Washington Post. And now over the next few years, “The companies plan to retrofit thousands of recycling facilities around the world with computers that can analyze and identify every item that passes through a
Read MoreLast week Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code editor suddenly stopped supporting Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. But now Microsoft “has announced a temporary reprieve for developers who use VS Code to connect to servers, clouds, container, and other devices running on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,” according to the blog OMG Ubuntu: Microsoft [had] pushed out an update to VS
Read MoreWelcome to the 521st edition of Android Apps Weekly, where we discuss the latest in mobile news and take a closer look at some of the most interesting new apps and games. Let’s jump right in and take a look at some of the biggest highlights from the last week: Easily the biggest news of
Read MoreThis 14-inch Linux laptop is light, thin, powerful, and full of battery-saving customization options. It’s one of the best Linux laptops we’ve tested.
Read MorePlus: China’s Volt Typhoon hackers lurked in US systems for years, the Biden administration’s crackdown on spyware vendors ramps up, and a new pro-Beijing disinformation campaign gets exposed.
Read MoreIllustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge You’ve no doubt allowed dozens (or even hundreds) of apps to live on your smartphone, and it’s important that you know what these apps are up to. Part of that is keeping tabs on how much communicating each app is doing with the outside world. We’ve previously written
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJp2ClQdQy4 Opinion post by C. Scott Brown We still have over eight months to go before we expect to see the Pixel 9 series. However, thanks to reliable leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer (aka OnLeaks), we already have renders for the phones. These leaks are certainly interesting to see this early in the cycle. More importantly, though,
Read MoreWe got a bunch of great food for thought in this week’s ask-us-anything on the Hackaday Podcast, and we all chewed happily. Some of my favorite answers came out of the question about how many projects we all take on at once. Without an exception, the answer was “many”. And while not every one of
Read MoreSony’s adorable SRS-XB100 speaker is a pint-sized gift with plenty going for it (including a built-in strap). | Image: Sony It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating Christmas, and now we’re shifting through scores of Super Bowl TV deals ahead of the big game. Valentine’s Day is also nearly here, though there’s no need
Read MoreA slalom skier just achieved a remarkable result in the Alpine Ski World Cup—coming from last place to win. As mountains get warmer and conditions less predictable, expect more freak occurrences like this.
Read MoreApple may have reached a potential settlement to end its legal battles with the startup Rivos, which it previously accused of stealing trade secrets and poaching employees. Apple’s M1 Max SoC Apple sued Rivos in 2022, accusing it of taking engineers and trade secrets concerning its chip designs, so the stealth startup could refine its
Read MorePlus: Porsche and Toyota both have new EVs, Slack turns 10, and other gear news from this week.
Read MoreIn an interview with WIRED, the legendary director says, “It would probably take contact with extraterrestrials to catch our attention.”
Read MoreAs sea levels rise, engineers are using massive Dutch-inspired sand sculptures to protect shorefront settlements.
Read MoreThis baby monitor has a huge wheelhouse of tricks, and it looks great in your home. But all those cool features don’t come cheap.
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