A hacker who exposed Verkada’s surveillance camera snafu has been raided
Tillie Kottmann, a 21-year-old hacker, has been raided by Swiss authorities and their devices seized, Bloomberg reports — days after helping to reveal how Silicon Valley security startup Verkada’s own...
View ArticleFree streaming platform Tubi reportedly getting into original programming
Free streaming platform Tubi has plans to branch out into original programming, Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the company’s plans. The streamer will likely start with original...
View ArticleTaiwanese horror game Devotion now back on sale after Steam and GOG...
Red Candle Games, the Taiwanese studio whose first-person horror game Devotion has been unavailable to buy following controversy over a reference to Chinese premier Xi Jinping, has put its games up...
View ArticleFortnite season 6 adds animals, crafting, Lara Croft, and Neymar
A new season of Fortnite is upon us, and the latest digs even deeper into the battle royale’s reality-spanning narrative. Today, Epic Games officially launched season 6 of the game’s second chapter,...
View ArticleSamsung says it might skip the Galaxy Note this year
Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge Samsung has warned that it might not be able to ship a Galaxy Note phone in 2021 after all, citing difficulties in launching two flagship phones in one year, in...
View ArticleRyder says EV startup Chanje owes millions for undelivered vans
Truck rental company Ryder says it’s owed nearly $4 million from EV startup Chanje after it failed to deliver 100 of the 125 vans promised back in 2017, according to a previously unreported lawsuit in...
View ArticleInexplicably, YouTube says extremely racist Steven Crowder video isn’t hate...
Image: Steven Crowder’s YouTube channel YouTube removed an extremely racist video from conservative commentator Steven Crowder this week, citing violations of the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation...
View ArticleApple and Epic’s top execs plan to testify live and in person this May in the...
It’s hard to believe it’s only been seven months since Apple booted Fortnite off the App Store and Epic Games sprung its antitrust trap, but you won’t have to wait much longer before the...
View ArticleIntel’s version of a MacBook Pro looks even better than a real one
Image: Intel Intel launched a new ad campaign starring Justin Long, Apple’s “I’m a Mac” actor, but for this campaign, Long is singing the praises of PC laptops and comparing them to MacBooks. The...
View ArticleThe OnePlus 9 will use Oppo’s ColorOS in China
OnePlus is switching to ColorOS, the variant of Android used by Oppo smartphones, for its new OnePlus 9 series in China. The move was announced on OnePlus’ forums by Gary C, the product lead on...
View ArticleGoogle fixes issue causing Android apps to crash with updates to Chrome and...
Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Some apps were crashing for Android users, but Google has fixed it. The issue was due to a system component called Android System WebView that lets Android...
View ArticleYou can now buy a Tesla with bitcoin in the US
The bitcoin payment option appears underneath the typical “Order With Card” button. | Screenshot: Tesla.com Tesla now accepts bitcoin as payment for its cars in the US, CEO Elon Musk announced on...
View ArticleBang & Olufsen’s new HX headphones offer 35 hours of battery life for $499
The Beoplay HX headphones. | Image: Bang and Olufsen Bang & Olufsen’s latest pair of headphones are the Beoplay HX. They’re over-ear, noise canceling, and offer up to a truly impressive 35 hours...
View ArticleSony’s next batch of free PS4 and PS5 games is now available
Sony’s “Play at Home” initiative continues with a huge stack of excellent games, including Astro Bot Rescue Mission and Subnautica, that are free to own for a limited time. No PlayStation Plus...
View ArticleI do not Feel Good Inc about the Gorillaz NFTs
Me, after the ice caps melt. | Image: Gorrilaz Virtual band Gorillaz’s debut album is turning 20 years old today (a fact I’m going to try to immediately forget), and in celebration the group will be...
View ArticleAmazon faces lawsuit over missed lunch breaks
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A lawsuit that claims one of Amazon’s fulfillment centers in California failed to provide required meal breaks for employees has moved to federal court, as...
View ArticleSamsung’s Tab A7 Lite leaks with budget looks
The Tab A7 Lite. | Image: Evan Blass / Voice Images of Samsung’s unannounced Tab A7 Lite tablet have leaked, courtesy of Evan Blass on Voice. The images show a decidedly budget-looking device, with a...
View ArticleKia’s EV6 is a small electric car with big dreams
Images: Kia The first of a new wave of Kia (and Hyundai) electrics Continue reading… Source: TheVerge
View ArticleGoogle Meet’s free ‘unlimited’ calls will continue until June
Google Meet. | Image: Google Google will not introduce a 60 minute call limit on free Google Meet users at the end of March, the company announced in a tweet. Instead, it will now be begin on June...
View ArticleApple will use Tesla’s ‘megapack’ batteries at its California solar farm
The construction site of the energy storage project at the California Flats solar farm. | Image: Apple Apple announced Wednesday that it’s building a big battery storage project at a Northern...
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