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Intel definitively claims its laptop chips aren’t crashing because of that voltage thing

Intel definitively claims its laptop chips aren’t crashing because of that voltage thing

Intel definitively claims its laptop chips aren't crashing because of that voltage thing Intel definitively claims its laptop chips aren’t crashing because of that voltage thing Image: Intel It’s been a burning question for months — are Intel’s laptop chips susceptible to the same permanent damage that can potentially lay 24 different flagship desktop chips […]

The problem with Telegram

The problem with Telegram

The problem with Telegram Image: The Verge Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France last weekend, and a few days later was charged with a number of offenses connected to criminal activity on Telegram. There’s a lot about this story we don’t yet know, but this week’s events seem to signal a shift in […]

AnandTech shuts down after 27 years

AnandTech shuts down after 27 years

AnandTech shuts down after 27 years It’s the end of an era. | Image: AnandTech, Future Hardware enthusiast site AnandTech is shutting down after nearly three decades of covering computers. AnandTech‘s final editor-in-chief, Ryan Smith, announced the news in a farewell post this morning, writing, “…Few things last forever, and the market for written tech […]

Google’s Play Store can finally install or update multiple Android apps at once

Google’s Play Store can finally install or update multiple Android apps at once

Google's Play Store can finally install or update multiple Android apps at once Google’s Play Store can finally install or update multiple Android apps at once Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google Play Store can now download, install, and update multiple Android apps simultaneously. Previously, if you attempted to run all your updates […]

TikTok is adding new ways to fine tune your For You page algorithm

TikTok is adding new ways to fine tune your For You page algorithm

TikTok is adding new ways to fine tune your For You page algorithm The Verge TikTok is giving users a way to more precisely shape what kind of content they see on their feeds — or at least to signal to the algorithm what they’re interested in. Under Content preferences > Manage topics (which can […]

How to use iOS’s Live Text feature

How to use iOS’s Live Text feature

How to use iOS's Live Text feature How to use iOS’s Live Text feature Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge I’m something of a hoarder when it comes to interesting facts — I’ll see something online or in a photo, and a small voice in my brain says, “You’ll be able to use that reference […]

Amazon’s new Alexa voice assistant will use Claude AI

Amazon’s new Alexa voice assistant will use Claude AI

Amazon's new Alexa voice assistant will use Claude AI Amazon’s new Alexa voice assistant will use Claude AI The new version of the voice assistant, dubbed “Remarkable Alexa,” is expected to launch in October and require a subscription fee. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge The improved version of Alexa that Amazon’s […]

All the news on Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest

All the news on Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest

All the news on Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest All the news on Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images French authorities arrested Durov as part of an investigation into criminal activity on Telegram. The arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has sparked questions about the messaging app’s future […]

OpenAI searches for an answer to its copyright problems

OpenAI searches for an answer to its copyright problems

OpenAI searches for an answer to its copyright problems You mean it’s all copyright? | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The huge leaps in OpenAI’s GPT model probably came from sucking down the entire written web. That includes entire archives of major publishers such as Axel Springer, Condé Nast, and The Associated […]

Backpage co-founder sentenced to five years in prison

Backpage co-founder sentenced to five years in prison

Backpage co-founder sentenced to five years in prison Lacey still faces about 30 other charges related to prostitution facilitation and money laundering. | Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images Michael Lacey, a founder of the defunct classified site Backpage.com, received a five-year prison sentence on Wednesday and was fined $3 million. […]