FTC lawyers submitted a filing on Thursday that claims Amazon’s top execs used Signal’s disappearing messages feature to destroy evidence relevant to the agency’s massive antitrust lawsuit. (You remember the one? The FTC accused Amazon of creating a secret “Project Nessie” pricing algorithm that may have generated more than $1 billion in extra profits.) Now,… Read more
read more...FTC says Amazon executives destroyed potential evidence by using apps like Signal
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I traded in my MacBook and now I’m a desktop convert
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When the M3 MacBook Airs came out last month, I did a good ol’ double facepalm that Captain Picard would be proud of. The wedge shape was no more (kinda). My M2 MacBook Air 15 was slightly too big, too heavy, and no matter what certain people say, 8GB of RAM was not cutting it…. Read more
read more...How to delete the data Google has on you
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Think about everything you do across Chrome, Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube, and everything else Google owns, and you get some idea of how much data you’re giving up to the company each day. For most of us, it’s… a lot. Whether or not you think the data collection and targeted advertising is a worthwhile trade… Read more
read more...Google adds AI conversation practice for English language learners
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Google is testing its AI listening skills with a feature that lets people speak into their phones and practice English with a conversational AI bot. Google first rolled out the speaking practice experience in October 2023. Originally, the feature only provided feedback on spoken sentences. Now, users can practice having ongoing conversations in the language… Read more
read more...Akira Toriyama’s Sand Land makes a better show than game
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Between Dune, Fallout, and Mad Max, it’s a good year for stories with lots of sand and little water. Now, you can add Sand Land — an adaptation of the late Akira Toriyama’s manga of the same name — to that list. The difference here is that Sand Land comes in two new flavors. There’s… Read more
read more...Drake has taken down his diss track featuring AI Tupac
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Drake has taken down his diss track featuring AI Tupac / Tupac’s lawyers’ threat of taking Drake to court over his ‘Taylor Made’ diss track seems to have led to the song being pulled. By Charles Pulliam-Moore, a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor,… Read more
read more...Space Vacation’s gorgeous prints celebrate fan-favorite movies
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Every month, The Verge’s designers, photographers, and illustrators gather to share the work of artists who inspire us. Now, we’re turning our Art Club into an interview series in which we catch up with the artists and designers we admire and find out what drives them. I first fell in love with Samar Haddad’s playful yet… Read more
read more...Google Pixel 8A leak reveals seven years of security updates
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We’ve already seen a bunch of images revealing what Google’s Pixel 8A might look like, but now, leaked marketing materials shared by Android Headlines give us an even better picture of what we can expect. The promotional images suggest that the budget-friendly Pixel 8A will come with seven years of security updates. But the materials… Read more
read more...Columbia University has a doxxing problem
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The troubles on Columbia University’s campus began over six months ago, long before last week’s protests. Shortly after Hamas’ October 7th attack on Israel, a box truck covered in LED screens displaying the names and photos of dozens of Columbia students started circling a pro-Palestine protest near the university’s Morningside Heights campus. The truck, paid… Read more
read more...Lego is bringing summer vibes with K.K. Slider and new Animal Crossing sets
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Good news for those of us who love Animal Crossing and Legos. Starting August 1st, Lego is launching two new Animal Crossing sets and a minifig of one very special canine crooner. Lego teased the news on its X account, which shows K.K. Slider doing his thing and a brief glimpse of the two new… Read more
read more...One year with the Light Phone 2
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The first time I used the Light Phone 2’s GPS, I drove to Los Angeles for a date. I ended up parked in a red zone, hyperventilating to the rhythm of my hazard lights. All I did was get lost, and yet, I was seconds away from puking all over myself. (I didn’t, thank goodness.)… Read more
read more...DJI might get banned next in the US
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After moving to ban TikTok in the US, the federal government could target the China-based DJI next. A report from The New York Times highlights a bill advanced by the House of Energy and Commerce Committee last month that could ground DJI’s fleet of drones across the country. If passed, the Countering CCP Drones Act… Read more
read more...Tesla’s Autopilot is under investigation again following ‘recall’ software update
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Tesla can add yet another investigation into its Autopilot feature to what’s already piling up to be a pretty bad year for the company. On Friday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed it was opening a new probe to assess whether the recall fix Tesla implemented for over 2 million cars back in… Read more
read more...New EU regulations target Shein’s counterfeit fashion problem
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Shein, one of the most popular online shopping platforms, will be required to comply with strict regulations under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), the European Commission announced today. The fast-fashion company reported having more than 45 million average monthly users in the EU, earning it the designation of a “very large online platform” (VLOP)…. Read more
read more...Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving linked to hundreds of crashes, dozens of deaths
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In March 2023, a North Carolina student was stepping off a school bus when he was struck by a Tesla Model Y traveling at “highway speeds,” according to a federal investigation that published today. The Tesla driver was using Autopilot, the automaker’s advanced driver-assist feature that Elon Musk insists will eventually lead to fully autonomous… Read more
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