A class-action lawsuit against Apple and Google suggested the company CEOs met in secret to collude on the suppression of the search market, but it has been dismissed by a Judge in California. Google and Apple accused of collusion to control search market Lawsuits against Apple and Google are a dime a dozen, but some
Read MorePhoto by Buda Mendes/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Disney has won the streaming competition for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour film. This afternoon the company announced that Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) will be available exclusively on the service starting March 15th. This is being billed as “the concert film in its
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority The ASUS Zenfone 10 stands out as one of the most compact flagship-level phones on the market, and there’s a lot to like about the series. If you’re a Zenfone fan waiting to upgrade to the next generation of the phone, you may be wondering what to expect. In
Read MoreCode within the latest Android beta suggests that Google might introduce a new “easy pre-set” mode that optimizes the UI for readability. Android is loaded with settings and features that might make it confusing or complicated to use for people who aren’t tech-savvy or who have trouble with their vision. This easy pre-set mode changes
Read MoreIn California, AT&T is designated as the Carrier of Last Resort. The fight is on to keep it that way.
Read MoreThe Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as Volt Typhoon has been living in the networks of some critical industries for “at least five years,” (non-paywalled link) according to a joint cybersecurity advisory issued by the US and its allies on Wednesday. From a report: The compromised environments are in the continental US and elsewhere, including
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Read MoreIllustration: The Verge X hit the number one slot among free apps on Apple’s App Store Wednesday, just as another celebrity image scandal was going viral on its platform. The hashtag “drakevideo” was trending as of Wednesday in the US, after a video that users speculated to be the rapper Drake half nude and engaged
Read MoreHere’s how to opt-out where you can, and fight back where you can’t. | Samar Haddad / The Verge AI-generated imagery feels inescapable. It’s in the video games you play, in the movies you watch, and has flooded social media platforms. It’s even been used to promote the physical hardware that real, human artists use
Read MoreLinux developers are in the process of patching a high-severity vulnerability that, in certain cases, allows the installation of malware that runs at the firmware level, giving infections access to the deepest parts of a device where they’re hard to detect or remove. ArsTechnica: The vulnerability resides in shim, which in the context of Linux
Read MoreAs a game concept, Tetris gave humanity nearly four solid decades of engagement, but with the possibility for only seven possible puzzle pieces it might seem a little bit limiting. Especially now that someone has finally beaten the game, it could be argued that as a society it might be time to look for something
Read MoreThe second betas of iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4 are now available, giving developers a second chance to check out changes Apple is making to comply with the EU Digital Markets Act. iOS 17 Developers taking part in the beta program can acquire the latest builds through the Apple Developer Center or by updating their
Read MoreToyota is investing $1.3 billion in its Kentucky plant to support the production of EVs. Toyota is pumping $1.3 billion into its factory in Kentucky for “future electrification efforts,” including the production of a currently unnamed three-row electric SUV for the US market. The news comes as a bit of a surprise, as the largest
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Apple researchers released a new model that lets users describe in plain language what they want to change in a photo without ever touching photo editing software. The MGIE model, which Apple worked on with the University of California, Santa Barbara, can crop, resize, flip, and add filters to images all through
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shares a report: A new open-source language model has claimed the throne of the best in the world, according to the latest rankings from Hugging Face, one of the leading platforms for natural language processing (NLP) research and applications. The model, called “Smaug-72B,” was released publicly today by the startup Abacus AI,
Read MorePlex now offers movie rentals, allowing its free subscribers to pay extra for premium titles. 30-day rental prices start at $3.99. The rental marketplace is currently only available to US subscribers. The free streaming service Plex just launched a new feature that should appeal to film lovers. Alongside a sizable catalog of free TV shows,
Read MorePhoto by JASON HENRY/AFP via Getty Images A driverless Waymo vehicle struck a cyclist in San Francisco, causing minor injuries. It was the latest incident in the city at a time when tensions around autonomous vehicles are particularly high after a driverless Cruise vehicle injured a pedestrian. The incident, which was first reported by Reuters,
Read MoreAn AI chatbot helped increase the number of patients referred for mental-health services through England’s National Health Service (NHS), particularly among underrepresented groups who are less likely to seek help, new research has found. MIT Tech Review: Demand for mental-health services in England is on the rise, particularly since the covid-19 pandemic. Mental-health services received
Read MoreA dubious new claim about the battery life of the iPhone 16 family says that the iPhone 16 Plus will see a lower capacity battery compared to the current version. A battery being taken out of an iPhone (Source: Apple) Apple never quotes precise battery figures, it prefers to say more descriptively useful phrases such
Read MoreProf Sakis Mantalaris is the first holder of the TCD Panoz chair in Pharmaceutical Biology, a position that aims to provide leadership in advanced therapeutics research and its clinical translation. Read more: Trinity academic bags €4.88m SFI funding for cell therapy research
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Read MoreT-Mobile wants to be more than just your network. | Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile wants you to see it as more than a wireless company, so it’s flattering its customers with status. The company is launching a new program called Magenta Status, which includes a set of new perks for subscribers as
Read MoreWe have obtained a photo of what appears to be an early version of the expected Google Pixel Fold 2. The photo suggests Google’s second-generation foldable might have a narrower form factor and redesigned camera module. The phone is still in an early stage of development, though, so it’s unclear if this is the final
Read MoreMacworld Back in April 2021, Apple announced the 24-inch iMac in a collection of seven different colors and powered by Apple’s M1 Chip. Finally, after 30 months, Apple updated the iMac with an M3 chip at the end of October 2023. The 2023 iMac is a leap up from the 2021 iMac, although not much
Read MoreApple has released a new open-source AI model, called “MGIE,” that can edit images based on natural language instructions. From a report: MGIE, which stands for MLLM-Guided Image Editing, leverages multimodal large language models (MLLMs) to interpret user commands and perform pixel-level manipulations. The model can handle various editing aspects, such as Photoshop-style modification, global
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