Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission, which claimed it tricked millions of customers into subscribing to Prime and made it hard to cancel. Under the agreement, Amazon will pay a…
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Amazon is moving ahead with plans to replace Android with its custom-built Vega operating system…
Have you ever thought your favorite mobile games would be improved by awkward ergonomics, a dreadful D-pad, and a couple of camera lenses blocking a third of the screen? Then oh boy, does Xiaomi have the phone for you. Today…
Alibaba has launched Wan2.5-Preview, a new video model capable of generating short clips with synchronized audio. The article Alibabas Wan2.5-Preview lets users turn photos and text prompts into videos with matching audio appeared first on THE DECODER.
A new report from Senate Democrats claims members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team have access to the Social Security Numbers of all Americans in a cloud server lacking verified security measures, despite an internal assessment of potential “catastrophic” risk. The…
Have you heard? EV sales are expected to dip significantly in the coming weeks as the federal tax credit expires, and automakers are responding by canceling models, delaying factory plans, and boosting hybrids as a short-term solution. The latest model…
Hey Google! What if, instead of setting reminders or fetching restaurant reviews, you helped crack the mysteries of biology?That playful question hints at a radical vision now being tested in labs. AI systems are being recast not as digital secretaries,…
The new “CRESt” platform could help find solutions to real-world energy problems that have plagued the materials science and engineering community for decades.
A critic might accuse Xiaomi of copying Apple a little too closely in its launch event for the Xiaomi 17 phones, while a fan might say the company is trying to beat Apple at its own game. Either way, it’s…
These features try to turn iPhones into more powerful work and organization tools.
