Apple has revealed a Passwords app vulnerability that lasted for months
Apple has revealed a Passwords app vulnerability that lasted for months Apple fixed a bug in the iOS 18.2 Passwords app that, for three months starting with the release of iOS 18, made users vulnerable to phishing attacks, according to an Apple security content update spotted by 9to5Mac. Here’s how Apple describes the bug and […]
Nvidia says ‘the age of generalist robotics is here’
Nvidia says 'the age of generalist robotics is here' Nvidia says ‘the age of generalist robotics is here’ Help out at home or steal your job, which path do you choose? | Image: 1X Technologies (left), Fourier (right) Nvidia has announced that Isaac GR00T N1 — the company’s open-source, pretrained but customizable foundation model that’s […]
Oracle is reportedly in the lead to save TikTok from US ban
Oracle is reportedly in the lead to save TikTok from US ban Oracle is closing in on a deal that would have it “vouch” for TikTok’s security in exchange for a small stake in the company’s US operations, according to Bloomberg. The plan, which was reportedly discussed among the Trump administration last week, would include […]
Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available
Microsoft's Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available Nearly seven months after it was announced, Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available. | Image: Microsoft Today at its annual Microsoft Ability Summit, the company announced that its Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available exclusively through the company’s online store […]
Wait, why is the White House using Starlink to ‘improve Wi-Fi’?
Wait, why is the White House using Starlink to 'improve Wi-Fi'? Wait, why is the White House using Starlink to ‘improve Wi-Fi’? The White House is working to “improve Wi-Fi connectivity,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement emailed to The Verge. According to The New York Times, it’s using Starlink to […]
HP’s Omen 16 Slim gaming laptop packs an RTX 5070 GPU into a thin-ish chassis
HP's Omen 16 Slim gaming laptop packs an RTX 5070 GPU into a thin-ish chassis HP’s Omen 16 Slim gaming laptop packs an RTX 5070 GPU into a thin-ish chassis HP is introducing a new entry into its PC gaming line with the Omen 16 Slim. As the name indicates, it’s a 16-inch gaming laptop […]
Satellite launch kicks off a new effort to monitor wildfires from space
Satellite launch kicks off a new effort to monitor wildfires from space The first FireSat satellite launched aboard the SpaceX Transporter-13 mission, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on 14 March 2025. A Google-backed mission to detect wildfires from space launched a prototype satellite last week, which is now communicating with […]
Lego announces Pokémon sets are coming next year
Lego announces Pokémon sets are coming next year Lego has shared a small teaser for its Pokémon sets coming in 2026. | Image: Lego Lego has announced that another popular gaming franchise is getting the plastic brick treatment. On its website, the company has teased that Lego Pokémon sets are “coming soon,” but also says […]
Hundreds of celebrities warn against letting OpenAI and Google ‘freely exploit’ Hollywood
Hundreds of celebrities warn against letting OpenAI and Google 'freely exploit' Hollywood Hundreds of celebrities warn against letting OpenAI and Google ‘freely exploit’ Hollywood More than 400 members of the entertainment industry have signed a letter pushing back on OpenAI and Google’s proposal to allow AI models to train on copyrighted content, as reported earlier […]
Switch 2, Steam Deck, and the next-gen console wars
Switch 2, Steam Deck, and the next-gen console wars The Nintendo Switch 2 is nigh. Nigh-ish, anyway. When it does launch later this year, it might start another revolution in portable gaming, as millions of people are able to play from their couch, their bed, the train, and anywhere else. That was also true of […]