Mobile Technology Intel introduces eight new 10th Gen Comet Lake processorsThe Verge - Cameron FaulknerIntel has introduced a slate of new processors to add to its 10th Gen lineup. Today’s announcement focuses on its Comet Lake CPUs, resulting in even more Y- and U-series CPUs to decipher. All eight of
Xperia Sony’s Xperia XZ2 Compact is only $250 at B&H PhotoThe Verge - Cameron FaulknerSony’s Xperia XZ2 Compact, the company’s small flagship phone introduced in early 2018, is just $250 right now at B&H Photo. This device, which comes in silver, usually sells for around $500. If you’re
Play buttonShrek THX’s iconic tone just got upgraded for the 4K eraThe Verge - Julia AlexanderTHX’s long-running “bwonnnnnnnnnnnnnng” Deep Tone sound that plays before movies just got a lavish new update. It’s still recognizable to cinephiles, but the version heard in the trailer above is much
Instagram A bunch of celebrities posted a copyright hoax to InstagramThe Verge - Ashley CarmanFamous actors and musicians, the head of the US Department of Energy, and regular Instagram users have been spreading a hoax memo that claims the company will soon have permission to make deleted photos
Laptops The Origin EVO 16-S’s 16-inch display doesn’t make for a better laptopThe Verge - Cameron FaulknerThere’s something slightly unusual about the Origin EVO 16-S: it has a 16-inch screen. That’s a peculiar size for a gaming laptop, or any kind of laptop for that matter (though it may not be an anomaly
Waymo Waymo is making some of its self-driving car data available for free to researchersThe Verge - Andrew J. HawkinsThe data collected by self-driving cars used to be a closely guarded secret. But recently, many companies developing autonomous driving systems have begun to release their data to the research community
Amazon Music Amazon Music gets its first smartwatch appThe Verge - Jon PorterAmazon has released its first smartwatch app for its music streaming service. Starting today, Amazon Music is available on select Garmin smartwatches, allowing subscribers to download and play music from
DoorDash DoorDash takes another step toward automated food deliveryThe Verge - Jon PorterFood delivery company DoorDash has acquired Scotty Labs, a startup focused on developing autonomous and remote-controlled vehicle tech. Announcing the acquisition in a Medium post, Scotty Labs’ CEO Tobenna
Nintendo Switch Microsoft: no plans to release more Xbox exclusives on Nintendo Switch or PS4The Verge - Tom WarrenXbox fans were surprised earlier this year when Nintendo thanked “our friends at Microsoft” for making Cuphead on Switch a reality, and earlier this week Microsoft also revealed it will publish Ori and
SimpliSafe’s new $99 smart lock automatically bolts when you arm your alarmThe Verge - Sean HollisterWe’ve called SimpliSafe the best home security system you can install yourself — and while there’s a reported vulnerability we now need to test, I’m pretty sure existing owners will want to hear about
Play buttonTechnology YouTube bans robot fighting videos for animal cruelty roughly 10 years too soonThe Verge - Jay PetersWe all knew it would happen someday. Google, which believes in AI so much it rebranded its Google Research division as Google AI, has begun to side with the robots. On Monday, it was reported that Google’s
OnePlus The OnePlus TV is coming in September, but probably not to youThe Verge - Sean HollisterThe OnePlus TV is coming next month, founder Pete Lau revealed today — just one year after the phonemaker first announced it would build a TV set. While Lau’s blog post doesn’t confirm any juicy technical
MoviePass Thousands of MoviePass customers’ credit card numbers were exposed onlineThe Verge - Nick StattMoviePass, the theater subscription service still inexplicably trying to stay in business, left thousands of customers’ credit card numbers and other sensitive pieces of data exposed for anyone to find
Emoji The Twitter Emoji Mashup Bot is now available as free iMessage stickersThe Verge - Dami LeeOne of Twitter’s best accounts, the Emoji Mashup Bot — which smushes together two or three random emojis to generate a hybrid emoji every hour — has just released a free iMessage sticker pack. Although
YouTube Kids YouTube will reportedly halt targeted ads for videos that appeal to kidsThe Verge - Chris WelchYouTube is “finalizing plans” to end targeted advertising on its main site for uploaded videos that children are likely to watch, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The move could be meant to appease
Walmart Walmart sues Tesla over several solar panel fires caused by ‘negligence’The Verge - Sean O'KaneMalfunctioning Tesla solar panels started fires at “no fewer than” seven Walmart stores, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, the retail giant alleges in a new lawsuit filed in New
Ransomware 23 Texas towns hit by coordinated ransomware attackThe Verge - Jay PetersMore US towns have been hit by ransomware. Last Friday, 23 small Texas towns were affected by a coordinated ransomware attack that appears to have been pulled off by “one single threat actor,” according
Netflix Netflix’s TV app can now remind you when new shows are releasedThe Verge - Ashley CarmanNetflix doesn’t want people to forget about shows they plan to watch in the future. The company is updating its TV app with a “Latest” section that’ll list movies and TV show seasons that’ll be released
Startups Drako Motors’ 1,200-horsepower GTE is Silicon Valley’s latest crack at electric carsThe Verge - Sean O'KaneThere are a number of aspiring electric vehicle startups in and around Silicon Valley, but very few have shipped actual cars, let alone established a steady business. A new startup called Drako Motors
Grammar Gmail rolls out better, smarter spell check and grammar corrections for G SuiteThe Verge - Chris WelchServices like Grammarly are trying to up the quality of your email copy, but now Google is taking some initiative itself by bringing improved spell check capabilities and grammar suggestions to Gmail.
Play buttonYouTube LGBTQ YouTubers love the site — that’s why they’re suing itThe Verge - Julia AlexanderChase Ross started his YouTube channel to talk about his experience as an out-and-proud trans person in 2010. The friends he found through YouTube, he told The Verge, saved his life. Now, nine years later,
Makan Delrahim The Justice Department is working with states on tech investigation, antitrust chief saysThe Verge - Makena KellyThe Justice Department is working alongside state attorneys general to investigate whether tech platforms like Facebook and Google are stifling competition in the industry, the department’s antitrust Makan
Arbitration You should opt out of the Apple Card’s arbitration clause — here’s howThe Verge - Barbara KrasnoffSo you’ve heard about Apple’s new credit card, and you want to give it a try. Before you sign on the dotted line, there is at least one aspect of Apple’s agreement (besides any fees and percentage rates)
Apps Google’s lightweight Go search app is now available worldwideThe Verge - Jon PorterA year and a half after it had a limited launch in India and Indonesia, the lightweight Google Go search app is now available worldwide. At just over 7MB in size, the app is meant as a way to find information
Microsoft Microsoft’s Chromium Edge browser moves closer to release with new beta versionThe Verge - Tom WarrenMicrosoft is making a beta version of its Chromium Edge browser available to download today. The Microsoft Edge beta will be available for all supported versions of Windows and macOS, and the software
Instagram Models like Gigi Hadid are sending a mental health message through their phone casesThe Verge - Ashley CarmanKaia Gerber and Gigi Hadid, two of the world’s most in-demand models, get hundreds of thousands of likes on nearly every photo they post to Instagram. Occasionally, their selfies also come with a warning:
Facebook Facebook to hire veteran journalists to curate upcoming News Tab featureThe Verge - Jon PorterFacebook is taking another shot at news curation by hiring a “small team” of journalists to select stories for its upcoming News Tab, a section of its mobile app that’s due to begin testing later this
Facebook Facebook’s Clear History privacy tool finally begins rolling out in three countriesThe Verge - Casey NewtonIt was nearly a year and a half ago that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, standing onstage at the company’s annual developer conference, announced that the company would begin letting users sever the connection
Apple Card The Apple Card is now available to everyone in the US with 3 percent cash back for UberThe Verge - Tom WarrenApple launched its Apple Card as a “preview rollout” earlier this month, and the company is opening it up to everyone today. As promised, all qualifying iPhone owners in the US will be able to apply for
