Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Investigators are working to break into the phone of the man who shot at former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday. The shooting is being probed as an assassination attempt. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that it had obtained the shooter’s…
She cited the manner in which special counsel Jack Smith was appointed to investigate the former president’s handling of classified documents. (Image credit: Brandon Bell) Read More
Image: Apple Apple just launched a version of its HomePod Mini smart speaker in a new “midnight” color. The dark color looks very similar to the original space gray that the Mini launched in, but the new naming brings it in line with the midnight HomePod second-gen that was released early last year. It goes…
Illustration: The Verge You don’t have to spend a fortune to have a robot clean your floors. Here’s our pick of the most cost-effective bots you can buy right now. Continue reading… Read More
Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo by OSTP Arati Prabhakar, a former DARPA chief and now director of the White House’s OSTP, says the time to regulate AI is now. Continue reading… Read More
The FBI is investigating an alleged gunman’s motive after the attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally. And, GOP leaders gather today for the RNC. (Image credit: Evan Vucci) Read More
For the broader security implications, NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer talks to GOP Rep. August Pfluger of Texas, chair of the Homeland Security Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Subcommittee. Read More
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images When the Department of Justice released its more than 70-page lawsuit against Apple, its narrative read more like a docu-drama than a stodgy legal document. It dropped the reader right into a 2010 exchange between an Apple executive and then-CEO Steve Jobs, who were just beginning to…
Image: Netflix The first animated take on Terminator is looking pretty slick in its debut teaser trailer. Netflix just released the first proper look at Terminator Zero, which is helmed by anime powerhouse Production I.G and starts streaming on August 29th. The show follows a resistance fighter sent to the distant past of 1997, where…
Many people in prison rely on federal Pell Grants to pay for college courses. But in most states, women’s prisons offer less access to Pell-eligible classes than men’s prisons do. (Image credit: Jenny Abamu) Read More