Qualcomm agrees to pay $75 million to end lawsuit linked to Apple complaints
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Qualcomm’s shareholders have managed to achieve something that Apple and government regulators across the globe tried to and failed to do: get Qualcomm…
EU chat control law proposes scanning your messages — even encrypted ones
Image: The Verge The European Union is getting closer to passing new rules that would mandate the bulk scanning of digital messages — including encrypted ones. On Thursday, EU governments…
Pornhub to block two more states over age verification laws
The Verge Pornhub plans to block access to its website in Indiana and Kentucky in response to age verification laws designed to prevent children from accessing adult websites. The website…
4 great games I played at Summer Game Fest 2024
Astro Bot. | Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment An adorable platformer, mythological tower defense, RPG / puzzle hybrid, and open-world Star Wars. With Summer Game Fest over, it’s time to take…
AT&T is raising prices on old ‘unlimited’ plans
Illustration: The Verge AT&T is pushing prices up for customers who have stayed on old, retired “unlimited” data plans. In August, customers can expect to see their bills rise by…
You’ll need to buy a new smart lock if you want Apple Home to ‘magically’ unlock your door
Existing Home Key-capable smart locks like this Aqara lock won’t work with the new hands-free unlock feature for Apple Home. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Last…
AMD is investigating claims of stolen company data
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge AMD is looking into a potential cyberattack. A threat actor that goes by the alias “IntelBroker” is selling data that it claims…
This universal remote wants to control your smart home sans hub
One remote to rule them all (but in the darkness, you probably still can’t find them). | Photo: Cantata Universal remotes might be on a comeback tour if devices like…
Nvidia overtakes Microsoft as the world’s most valuable company
Cath Virginia / The Verge Less than two weeks after Nvidia jumped Apple in terms of its overall valuation, the GPU maker has now passed Microsoft to stand as the…
An AI video tool just launched, and it’s already copying Disney’s IP
Last week, AI startup Luma posted a series of videos created using its new video-generating tool Dream Machine, which the company describes as a “highly scalable and efficient transformer model…
