How one volunteer stopped a backdoor from exposing Linux systems worldwide
How one volunteer stopped a backdoor from exposing Linux systems worldwide Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Linux, the most widely used open source operating system in the world, narrowly escaped a massive cyber attack over Easter weekend, all thanks to one volunteer. The backdoor had been inserted into a recent release of […]
Now there’s an AI gas station with robot fry cooks
Now there's an AI gas station with robot fry cooks Now there’s an AI gas station with robot fry cooks Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge There’s a little-known hack in rural America: you can get the best fried food at the gas station (or in the case of a place I went to on […]
President Biden is now posting into the fediverse
President Biden is now posting into the fediverse The president’s account can now be found on platforms like Mastodon. | Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge The official US president Threads account, currently helmed by President Joe Biden, has begun using Meta’s ActivityPub integration, making Biden the first sitting US president to post on the […]
Apple quietly added Qi2 charging to the iPhone 12
Apple quietly added Qi2 charging to the iPhone 12 Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Apple never mentioned it, but the iPhone 12 received Qi2 wireless charging support when it got updated to iOS 17.4 last month. That means you can make full use of the Qi2-certified chargers that have entered the […]
US and UK will work together to test AI models for safety threats
US and UK will work together to test AI models for safety threats Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images The United States and United Kingdom agreed to work together to monitor advanced AI models for safety risks. The two countries will collaborate on research and do at least one joint safety […]
NYC’s AI gun detectors hardly work
NYC's AI gun detectors hardly work NYC’s AI gun detectors hardly work Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images When New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the city would be testing out AI gun detectors on at subway stations last week, he touted the technology as “clearly impressive.” But critics, including […]
Amazon gives up on no-checkout shopping in its grocery stores
Amazon gives up on no-checkout shopping in its grocery stores An Amazon Dash Cart in Whole Foods. | Photo by Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Images Amazon has decided to give up on its Just Walk Out program that lets customers leave its brick-and-mortar grocery stores without a formal checkout process. Instead, it’s switching […]
Google’s final warning: Dropcam, Dropcam Pro, and Nest Secure support ends on April 8th
Google's final warning: Dropcam, Dropcam Pro, and Nest Secure support ends on April 8th Google’s final warning: Dropcam, Dropcam Pro, and Nest Secure support ends on April 8th Illustration: The Verge Google just sent out its final reminder that Dropcam and Dropcam Pro cameras and Nest Secure home security systems will stop working next Monday, […]
It’s time for a hard reset on notifications
It's time for a hard reset on notifications It’s time for a hard reset on notifications Phones need to go to notification jail. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Feel that? Your phone buzzing in the pocket of your yoga pants? Better check it. Maybe it’s a request to approve a substitution in […]
Hello to you as well, Starbucks
Hello to you as well, Starbucks Screenshot: Chris Welch / The Verge I’ve become almost numb to the deluge of notifications that hit my phone every day. But when an app sends a simple, very human “Hi!” message, apparently that’s enough to stop me in my tracks. And Starbucks just sent exactly that push notification […]