The US gets the worst phones
…Throw in the risks that silicon-carbon batteries fall foul of EU legislation and that larger camera hardware could compromise the iPhone’s sleek design language, and I wouldn’t bet on…
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Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
…While it has improved in recent months, it still feels like it was designed with a mouse and keyboard in mind rather than a controller. Former Xbox chief Phil Spencer admitted in…
Microsoft finally lets Windows 11 testers unlock experimental features without ViVeTool
…confusing, with Dev and Canary testing rings simplified into a new Experimental Channel alongside a refresh of the existing Beta Channel. Microsoft has been using a technology called Controlled Feature Rollout (CFR…
A million baby monitors and security cameras were easily viewable by hackers
…Meari’s public claim of “advanced encryption technology” and “strict access controls” seems laughable now. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/firefox_98Vt5tE3BT.jpg?quality=90&strip…
Google Assistant
…Amazon and Google just launched a bunch of new smart home hardware and software features this week , and I know you have questions. I haven’t tested any of them yet, but…
Apple announces watchOS 27, now with Siri AI
…the Apple Watch, alongside other features, including a wrist-flicking gesture control for dismissing notifications, Apple Intelligence-powered fitness features, and support for Apple’s Notes app. This year’s updates also…
All the evidence revealed so far in Musk v. Altman
…She says Brockman and Sutskever are fine with Musk spending less time on the company and having less control, or spending more time and having more control, but not less time and…
Apple’s AI pitch will live or die by its privacy promise
…Apple can’t control Google, Intel, and Nvidia’s supply chains though. Instead, Apple now maintains a “cryptographically verifiable, append-only ledger” of all Google Cloud hardware used for Private Cloud Compute…
Smart Home
…Best of all, it doesn’t have to cost a fortune to get your home up and running with smart hardware and services. Home security and monitoring solutions can alert you to…
PlayStation is getting back to what it’s good at
…Many are launching over the next few months, like Remedy Entertainment’s Control Resonant and Konami’s Silent Hill: Townfall on September 24th and Capcom’s Onimusha: Way of the Sword on…