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People have relied on passwords to safeguard their digital data for many years. Unfortunately, hackers have discovered ways to bypass them, either through brute force, employing deceitful schemes, or due to individuals opting for easily guessable passwords on their premium or mid-range phone or elsewhere. VPNs can offer an extra layer of security between you and the perils of the internet, but it’s always good to have a few additional back ups. Thankfully, an improved and dependable method of logging into apps and websites has emerged. Best of all, this one is more secure and convenient than passwords. Most web…
Google is rolling out a basic version of Vids to everyone. Until now, the AI-powered video editor has only been available to Google Workspace or AI plan subscribers, but now users can broadly access the app with templates, stock media, and a “subset of AI capabilities,” product director Vishnu Sivaji tells The Verge.Launched last year, Vids is the newest addition to Google’s suite of Workspace tools. It’s geared toward helping you quickly pull together video presentations with a host of AI video editing and creation tools, including a feature to help you create a storyboard with suggested scenes, stock images,…
Shopping secondhand watches can be a fantastic – and cost-effective – way of buying the luxury watch of your dreams. Prices tend to be lower than buying new, but there are other benefits of the used market too. This includes the ability to buy the exact model of watch you want, when you want it. It sounds simple, but this isn’t always possible when shopping new, especially if you try to buy a Rolex or a Patek Phillipe for the first time. A lot of the big brands operate waiting lists, especially for the most popular and best watches around,…
As we approach the end of August, early Labor Day deals have begun to appear, offering you a chance to save on speakers, noise-canceling headphones, TVs, and outdoor gear. Now we can add Google’s 128GB Pixel Tablet to the list, which is down to $249 ($150 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and the Google Store, matching its best price to date. If you want a bit more storage, the 256GB model is also available from Best Buy and Google for a cool $329 ($170 off).Google’s latest slate (and, possibly, it’s last for a while) is tailor-made for kicking back with…
After a few years away I returned to Cologne, Germany for Gamescom, the largest gaming event in the world now that E3 is officially dead. It’s an especially big year for platform holders as Nintendo also marks its return where visitors can get hands-on with lots of upcoming games on its record-selling Switch 2, and one of two places you can get your hands on Hollow Knight: Silksong – the other is the Xbox booth, where you can also get a first play of its upcoming handheld in partnership with Asus. But there’s a lot more to the show, as…
Microsoft is addressing muffled audio quality on Bluetooth headsets by introducing a new LE Audio feature for Windows 11. Built on top of the Bluetooth Low Energy radio spec, LE Audio uses a new compression algorithm that results in higher quality audio that Microsoft says will “drastically” improve the audio experience in games and calls on Windows 11.“When using an LE Audio device with a Windows 11 PC that supports super wideband stereo, the switch into game chat no longer causes an abrupt drop in audio quality,” explains Mike Ajax, a principal program manager lead at Microsoft. Game audio will…
Tech brand Nothing has been caught passing off stock images from professional photographers as samples taken by the Phone 3. Five sample images that Nothing claimed were captured by the device were actually licensed photos taken with other cameras.The photographer behind one of the images has anonymously confirmed to The Verge that it wasn’t taken using the Phone 3, and that Nothing had purchased the image license via the Stills stock photo marketplace. The Verge has seen the EXIF file for the anonymous photographer’s image, and can confirm it wasn’t captured using the Phone 3. According to the EXIF data,…
“Agentic AI systems are being weaponized.”That’s one of the first lines of Anthropic’s new Threat Intelligence report, out today, which details the wide range of cases in which Claude — and likely many other leading AI agents and chatbots — are being abused.First up: “Vibe-hacking.” One sophisticated cybercrime ring that Anthropic says it recently disrupted used Claude Code, Anthropic’s AI coding agent, to extort data from at least 17 different organizations around the world within one month. The hacked parties included healthcare organizations, emergency services, religious institutions, and even government entities.“If you’re a sophisticated actor, what would have otherwise required…
After bringing 4G and 5G connectivity to the Underground, London’s public transport authority has started scolding noisy passengers who subject everyone to music and calls blasting out of their phones. A new poster campaign launched by Transport for London (TfL) this week encourages customers to wear headphones when watching or listening to content on their devices to reduce disruption for other commuters.“Please don’t disturb others with loud music or calls when travelling on the network,” reads the “Headphones On” poster. The posters are already being displayed on the Elizabeth rail line, according to TfL, and will expand to bus, Docklands…
The robovac’s long, fluffy roller brush looks identical to what comes with Dyson’s stick vacuums, and features three surfaces designed to pick up everything from large debris to fine dust while digging deep into carpet fibers. Combined with its square body, it’s capable of reaching into corners and edges far more easily than rounder rivals. It’s 3.9 inches tall, which is small enough to let it clean under most beds and sofas.Unlike most robot vacuum models at this price, the 360 Vis Nav lacks bells and whistles you might be looking for, like AI-powered obstacle avoidance and a self-emptying dock.…
Microsoft president Brad Smith hosted an impromptu press conference on Tuesday afternoon, just hours after protesters gained access to a building at the company’s headquarters and held a sit-in demonstration inside his office.Seated on the edge of his desk, in the office that had been occupied by protesters earlier that day, Smith addressed a group of reporters and viewers on a live stream. “Obviously, this was an unusual day,” he said, the camera shaking as he spoke.The protesters were part of the No Azure for Apartheid group, which on several occasions this year interrupted Microsoft’s public presentations to demand that…
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter about the collision between Big Tech and Washington (last week of summer edition). If you enjoy this, consider subscribing to get this newsletter weekly and everything The Verge has to offer.Ever since the US Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. FEC that corporations had the right to free speech and therefore could make political donations, American billionaires are constantly finding new ways to dump money into politics. Sure, there are technically legal limits to how much they can directly donate to candidates, parties, and causes. But that’s old-fashioned, analog, and 20th-century thinking.…