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Bob Starr was delighted with his vibe-coded website. “Boomberg” showed how much US tax money is going to tech companies, and Starr launched it online immediately after making it. It wasn’t until months after the site went live that he realized there was a problem: a hidden SQL injection risk. It could’ve left the site open for an attacker to read or alter data they shouldn’t have access to.“It was just a glaring oversight on my part. It was a complete blindspot in my state of learning this new technology and understanding it, and I’m sure there are others making…
Panerai has a new tool watch for the collection – say hello to the Submersible Navy SEALs PAM01738. It’s a 44mm steel diver and it’s built to take a proper beating. Inside sits the new P.980 calibre. It’s automatic, with a three-day power reserve. There’s a stop-seconds function too (AKA hacking seconds). Pull the crown out and the seconds hand stops, letting you sync the time precisely (very important in combat situations). Panerai has also put the movement through six-position testing, making sure it keeps accurate time no matter how you wear it. On the wrist, this is a watch…
Sure, an Apple Watch can track your VO2 max, take an ECG and ping you the second your Uber arrives. By any sensible measure, it’s a more useful tool than a mechanical watch. And yet mechanical watches aren’t going anywhere. If anything, the high-end watch industry is having one of its strongest stretches in years. Here are seven reasons why I think tiny metal machines with no battery and no app stores still deserve a place on your wrist. 1. They can mark the moments that matter This is the most important point for me. A smartwatch is a gadget…
According to a Wall Street Journal investigation, Polymarket has been paying people to film themselves placing fake bets and celebrating fake wins on social media. WSJ identified over 1,100 deceptive clips and talked to creators who, despite not stating as such in their videos, confirmed the company paid them to create the clips.The videos posted on social media look legit at first, but there are subtle clues that betray them as fraudulent. For instance, when examined closely, one clip shows someone visiting “poiymarket.com” rather than polymarket.com. According to the Journal’s investigation, none of the bets placed in the over 1,100…
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on aviation, air taxis, and Wi-Fi speeds at 30,000 feet, follow Andrew J. Hawkins. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here.Last year, two of the leading air taxi companies in the US, Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation, sued each other, with Joby accusing Archer of corporate espionage and Archer claiming that Joby was concealing its ties to China. Then, in February of this year, Archer filed a patent infringement suit against…
If you had a Roomba, especially in the early days of the robot vacuum, it was in many ways a fairly unsophisticated machine. It would just bump around your house, looking for something to suck up, until its battery died or its (way too small) tank filled up. Not that it mattered, though. You probably loved your Roomba. You probably gave it a name.On this episode of Version History, we tell the story of the Roomba, and how it made vacuums lovable. The Verge’s David Pierce and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy are joined by iRobot’s co-founder and former CEO Colin Angle…
Once upon a time, tangled cables were the norm. Now, Bluetooth rules the roost. If you’re after a truly wireless setup, this is the list to check out – from wallet-friendly in-ears to high-end models that go toe-to-toe with the best. Whether your phone’s ditched the headphone jack or you’re just done fighting with knots of wire, there’s something here for every ear and every budget. These earbuds don’t just sound good for their size – many of them rival wired headphones for clarity and punch. Most also come with handy extras like app-based controls and active noise cancellation, so…
The Xperia 1 VIII marks an attempt at a step change for Sony’s flagship phone line. Not only has it had an aesthetic overhaul, but Sony has also revamped the camera system, dropping the continuous optical zoom telephoto that’s defined the last four generations of Xperia phone.It’s not all different. Sony staples like a 3.5mm headphone jack and microSD card slot remain, and a few specific design touches, like a thick front bezel that fits stereo speakers, have stayed intact. Sony’s ambitious pricing hasn’t changed either: The Xperia 1 VIII isn’t launching in the US, but in the UK and…
Ask ChatGPT who won last month’s election, a recent soccer score, or what the new iPhone costs, and you’ll likely get a confident, detailed answer. You’ll also have a decent chance it’s wrong. The reason isn’t a bug or a glitch in the Matrix. It’s a knowledge cutoff – the point where an AI model simply stopped learning. Every chatbot is built by training on a vast pile of text, hoovered up to a fixed date. After that, the model is frozen. It doesn’t keep reading the news, scrolling social media, or watching the world move on, no matter how…
Stefan Paul Goetsch, better known as Hainbach, is a German experimental composer, artist, and YouTuber who is perhaps most famous for making music with laboratory equipment and scientific instruments. He describes it as being like the “Dark Souls of synthesis.” Despite using “hard mode” production techniques that often rely on telephone line testing equipment and gear salvaged from nuclear testing facilities, Hainbach is also incredibly prolific, releasing six albums in 2025 alone, along with a handful of singles and EPs. His latest, Gentle Hum, is a collaboration with Ah! Kosmos (Turkish composer, Başak Günak). The album is a melancholic collection…
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 133, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy belated Juneteenth, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)This week, I’ve been reading about Sam Bankman-Fried and PE Guy and admin nights (which we should totally all do together one of these days), listening to Paul McCartney on Song Exploder, trudging through the bugs of the iOS 27 beta in order to use the good new Siri, once again trying and failing to switch to YouTube Music, free trial-hopping my…