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Alternative app store AltStore PAL is joining the fediverse
AltStore PAL, the alternative iOS app store available in the European Union and Japan, is joining the social web. In a post on Wednesday, AltStore PAL announced...
Rabbit's Cyberdeck is a modern take on a netbook
When you think of an AI-forward PC, you might think of something like NVIDIA's $3,999 DGX Spark — a computer with enough computing power to run complex large la...
Canva’s new editing tool adds layers to AI-generated designs
Canva introduced a new feature that separates flat image files and AI-generated visuals into layered, fully editable designs. The Magic Layers tool is launching...
Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb joins Commodore to help build its community
Phil Spencer leaving his long-held role at Xbox might have made all the headlines last month, but a few years ago the big story was company veteran Larry "Major...
How to Ding, Dong, Ditch Ring’s surveillance network
Recently, Ring ran a Super Bowl ad for its Search Party feature showing how it uses AI to scan footage from Ring cameras and video doorbells to help find lost d...
You can’t replace the battery in Lego’s Smart Bricks — and many of its sensors aren’t available yet
The first Lego Smart Brick sets, based on Star Wars, aren't quite what my kids and I hoped, and I suspect much of that's down to programming. But the Smart Bric...
Godzilla Minus One, a very good movie, is $15 on 4K Blu-ray
I love Godzilla Minus One. Granted, it’s only the second Godzilla movie that I’ve watched, the other being 1998’s terrible Godzilla featuring Matthew Broderick...
I was interviewed by an AI bot for a job
Millions of people are on the job hunt right now - and for many people, landing a job in the AI era feels more intimidating than ever. That's why the onset of A...
Tembo is a playful drum machine that thinks it’s a checkerboard
Tembo looks like a toy, but one of those bougie wooden toys you get on Crate & Kids, not some cheap plastic garbage. Despite its appearance, it is a fully funct...
Framework raises RAM and storage prices again
For the fourth month in a row, Framework is increasing prices on RAM and storage for its modular PCs due to ongoing shortages from suppliers. An update to Frame...
The mysterious case of the DHS white supremacist memelord
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter that takes Verge subscribers into the smoke-filled back rooms of Washington as they become the Zyn-filled back room...
ChatGPT, Gemini, and other chatbots helped teens plan shootings, bombings, and political violence, study shows
AI companies have repeatedly promised safeguards to protect younger users, but a new investigation suggests those guardrails remain woefully deficient. Popular...