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It's a weird time to buy a laptop, but the new MacBook Pro doesn't skimp on quality
It has the best laptop screen we've used, but there may be reasons to wait.
KPop Demon Hunters on 4K Blu-ray costs less than a month of Netflix Premium
Buying the 4K Blu-ray disc version of KPop Demon Hunters was already going to be a wise idea for some people, especially those who primarily keep their $26.99 Netflix Premium subs…
Veeam warns of Software Appliance boot failures on AMD EPYC hosts
Veeam warned customers about boot failures affecting Software Appliance virtual machines (VMs) on hosts with AMD EPYC processors. [...]
Hackers Target OpenSSH SSHole Flaw Within Hours of Disclosure, Gain Root on Honeypot
Threat actors are attempting to exploit a recently disclosed security flaw impacting OpenSSH that can enable sign-ins to accounts that have no password set, according to Previdian…
Paris start-up Physicl raises $10M to make training data for physical AI
Physicl, a Paris-based start-up that creates training data for AI systems that work in the physical world, has raised $10M in seed funding. Inovia Capital led the round, announced…
Apple has a secret list of banned autocomplete phrases including ‘dictator Trump’ and ‘covid is a hoax’
A researcher found over 100,000 words and phrases in "every major language" that are blocked from autocomplete and swipe-type in iOS, Reuters reports. The researcher, Derik Kauffm…
A Stranger Things prequel series is coming to Netflix in 2028
Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure takes place in Nevada in the 1950s.
Fox bought Roku
Fox has officially closed its $22 billion acquisition of Roku, the companies announced on Friday. With Roku under its umbrella, Fox now controls a major streaming platform that re…
IMSI vs IMEI: What Your Phone Broadcasts and Who Can Read It
IMSI and IMEI are IDs your phone shares with networks. Learn how they differ, how attackers get them, and why rotating your IMSI blunts tracking. [...]
Anker Soundcore Space 2 Pro review: Big bang for less bucks
The Space 2 Pro is a set of slightly above average headphones with exceptional voice clarity.
The Verge’s 2026 holiday gift guide
Gift-giving isn't just about grabbing something solid under a determined spending limit. It's an expression of love, a way to show someone how well you really know them. That does…
Nothing will ship its first AI device in December, and it’s built for work
Nothing will ship its first AI device in December, and it is built for work. Chief executive Carl Pei announced it on Wednesday in a long essay on X. He gave no name, price or lau…
OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Cyber After AI Helps Find 81 Firefox Flaws, 948 Linux Exploits
OpenAI on Thursday unveiled GPT‑6 Cyber, which it described as a major step forward in security research that brings together stronger cybersecurity capabilities with a step-chang…
Meta buys Conductor, whose app runs AI coding agents in parallel
Meta has bought Conductor, a startup whose app lets software engineers run several AI coding agents at once. Its team will join Meta Superintelligence Labs, chief executive Charli…
Stranger Things is getting a live-action spinoff called Other Worlds
Netflix isn't done with Hawkins, Indiana just yet. The streamer just announced a live-action spinoff of Stranger Things which is expected to debut in 2028. It's called Other World…
Researcher finds Apple list of phrases the iPhone keyboard won’t suggest
Apple keeps a hidden list of around 100,000 words and phrases that its iPhone keyboard will not suggest to users, according to an independent researcher. The list includes politic…
Sam Altman becomes ‘Ram Altman’ and says his memory remark was misread
Sam Altman says people took his remark about memory in home computers out of context. The OpenAI chief executive made the point on X on Wednesday. Hours earlier, he had renamed hi…
Chainalysis says breach exposed credentials for all customers
Blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis says a recent attack on its systems and internal tools has exposed credentials and live tokens for all customers. [...]
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang summoned by Congress over Chinese espionage concerns
Lawmakers want answers about Jensen Huang’s ties to an alleged Chinese intelligence asset.
After blocking Muse, Amazon now lets users text Alexa to help them shop
Amazon said that the feature will roll out to millions of users in coming weeks.
Titan OS raises $46M to take its smart TV software beyond Europe
Barcelona-based Titan OS, which makes an operating system for smart TVs, has raised $46M (about €40M). Existing investors Highland Europe and Mangrove Capital Partners put in equi…
TikTok’s For You page needs to change, says the EU
The European Commission claims TikTok broke its online platform rules by offering a recommendation algorithm that creates a "rabbit hole effect" on users. In an announcement on Fr…
Amazon will let you text Alexa your shopping list
Amazon is adding a new feature to Alexa for Shopping that allows customers to purchase items by texting the AI shopping assistant. Users can describe the products they're looking …
TikTok faces EU fine over “For You” feed ‘rabbit hole’ effect
The European Commission has preliminarily found that TikTok breaks EU online safety rules by repeatedly recommending similar videos, potentially trapping users in harmful content …