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Apple is seemingly developing an iOS feature that can verify when a photograph was taken using an iPhone camera. 9to5Mac reports that the iOS 27 beta 5 includes code references for an “Apple Reference Image” system that can embed provenance metadata into iPhone photographs at the point of capture — enabling users to prove where the photo originated, and that it isn’t AI fakery.Apple Reference Image isn’t currently live, but a privacy disclosure in the iOS beta notes that the feature will be off by default. When (or if) it does roll out, 9to5Mac says it can be enabled via…

It seems like a pretty full-featured app. Meta says that with the Threads VR app, you can do things like browse feeds, make posts, like and reply to posts, visit profiles, search, and watch videos — you know, Threads stuff.“We designed the new Threads app for Meta Quest to make using VR more social than ever,” Meta says. “Whether you want to keep up with conversations during a game, riff on the latest TV show or hit album with friends, or simply do fast check-ins between daily tasks, Threads can enhance your VR experience with a dedicated native app.” Read…

Last year’s Made by Google event for the Pixel 10 resembled a late night talk show, complete with Jimmy Fallon as host, and it aired an hour after the phones were revealed. Spec dives and executive appearances were replaced with celebrity cameos and awkward skits, to the confusion of many diehard Pixel fans. But it served its purpose in reaching a broader audience: Last year’s stream racked up 8.4 million viewers on YouTube; the launch the year before only managed 1.4 million.This year, Google has only escalated matters. For tomorrow evening’s livestream, Fallon has been replaced by Trevor Noah, who…

Google may take the wraps off the new devices well ahead of its Made by Google livestream. On Google’s website, the countdown for preorders ends on August 12th at 10AM ET — eight hours before its event at 6PM ET. Comedian Trevor Noah will host this year’s show, featuring notable guests like NBA star Stephen Curry, podcaster Alex Cooper, Indian cricketer Shubman Gill, and Japanese actress Ayami Nakajo. We’ll be live blogging the event, so stay tuned!Follow along for all the latest news about Google’s Pixel devices. Read the full article here

Earlier this summer, Amazon customers began noticing that emails related to their online orders looked sparse: Order confirmation emails didn’t name specific items anymore, and instead listed only item categories.Complaints about the vague emails appear to have started in July; orders placed as recently as June contain thumbnails and names of the exact item purchased. Some shoppers are complaining to Amazon about the new system, saying the emails with no details make it harder to keep track of purchases (and kind of look like spam or a phishing attempt). Amazon has a long history of tweaking how order emails look…

If, like me, your gaming battlestation is also your home office and you’ve got a “one device to do every job” mentality, Razer’s new Naga V3 Pro could be a must-buy. The customisable gaming mouse has been uprated in almost every area for its third generation, with up to a whopping 23 programmable buttons to cater to players and content creators alike. The latest Naga also brings a slicker scroll wheel, even better battery life and tri-mode connectivity for working across multiple computers. Razer has brought back the three interchangeable side plates last seen on the Naga V2 Pro: a…

My 10-year-old Volkswagen Tiguan has just had an electrical gremlin that’s cost me more in diagnostics than the car’s probably worth, and it’s tipped me into full window-shopping mode for a replacement. Ideally something electric. Ideally something like a Tesla Model Y. I’ll say it, politics of the CEO aside, the Model Y is probably my ideal vehicle. It’s grown into one of the most capable, dependable family SUVs on sale, it always does well in the reliability rankings, and the interior tech still feels like a step above of most rivals. I like the way it looks. I like…

Zoom has patched a major security vulnerability that could allow an attacker to hijack anyone’s device during a meeting. In a blog post on Tuesday, researchers at A Security say they uncovered the flaw using “fewer than 20 prompts on publicly available AI models,” as reported earlier by Wired. The exploit involved Zoom’s annotation feature, which allows users to draw on their screen while sharing it with other meeting participants. With the exploit, an attacker could join or host a meeting and run malicious code on victims’ devices, allowing them to steal data, turn on the camera or microphone, or…

Bumble was famously built around exclusively giving women the power to initiate messages in heterosexual matches when it first launched in 2014 — but now the times they are a-changin’ for the dating app. Today, Bumble has announced a “global evolution to its signature conversation experience”: anyone can now send the first message, and the deadline to respond before the match expires has been extended from 24 hours to a 72-hour window.“While women making the first move was a radical idea, being women-first was never about prescribing just one way to connect. It was about designing an experience with women’s…

Anthropic has pledged to start marking Claude-generated text and images with machine-readable data, in an effort to comply with European rules for AI transparency. “Generated text will carry embedded watermarks, and generated files will include digitally signed provenance metadata where supported,” Anthropic says on a new Claude support page. The changes are invisible to human eyes, but will make it easier for people and online platforms to detect if content was generated by Claude models.These updates are a future commitment rather than something that will go into effect immediately. New AI labeling and transparency obligations under the EU’s AI Act,…

Hyped for the solar eclipse on 12 August? I know I am – especially as I don’t need eye-wateringly expensive camera equipment to photograph it. In fact, with a little prep, you should be able to capture something memorable using the phone already in your pocket. Before we dive into how, there’s one rule you absolutely shouldn’t ignore – during every partial phase of the eclipse, a suitable solar filter must be securely attached over the front of your phone or camera lens before it’s pointed directly at the sun. The intense light and heat can damage your equipment and,…

Mathematician James Maynard has spent a lot of time this past year “soul searching.” A professor at the University of Oxford and winner of the prestigious Fields Medal, Maynard told The Verge he’s been grappling with the future of his field as the traditionally slow-moving discipline hurries to adapt to AI.Days before we spoke, OpenAI revealed it had produced the solutions to 10 long-standing mathematics problems, some of which had confounded academics for decades. Like generative AI used to produce text and images or propose ideas in science and medicine, the technology learns patterns and connections from the vast amount…