Israel confirms attack on Syrian naval fleet from the BBC
The BBC has verified videos showing blasts in the Syrian port of Latakia, as Israel conducts strikes across Syria.Read More
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I hope Assad pays the price, says mother whose son’s death inflamed 2011 Syrian revolution from the BBC
Hamza al-Khatib, 13, was arrested at a 2011 anti-government rally and tortured – but Assad’s downfall has not brought his family justice.Read More
Cruise’s robotaxi service will likely shut down as GM pulls its funding from the Verge Andrew J. Hawkins
Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images General Motors said it would no longer fund its Cruise robotaxi service as it seeks to focus its spending on autonomous vehicle development specifically for personally owned vehicles. Now Cruise employees will be combined with GM’s internal teams working on advanced driver assist systems, like Super Cruise, as well as…
Microsoft is giving Copilot a new taskbar UI and keyboard shortcut on Windows from the Verge Tom Warren
Image: The Verge Microsoft is changing up how Copilot works on Windows yet again. After demoting Copilot to a Progressive Web App (PWA) earlier this year, Microsoft is now rolling out an update to Windows testers that replaces the PWA version of Copilot with a “native” experience that includes a new keyboard shortcut and quick…
Google’s future data centers will be built next to solar and wind farms from the Verge Justine Calma
Illustration: The Verge In what it’s calling a “first-of-its-kind partnership,” Google will collaborate with developers to build data centers powered by renewable energy generated on-site. It’s partnering with energy company Intersect Power and investment firm TPG Rise Climate on a $20 billion initiative to develop an unspecified number of “industrial parks” across the US this…
YouTube Kids is getting a redesign to make it look more like YouTube from the Verge Quentyn Kennemer
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The YouTube Kids mobile app is getting a redesign that both makes it look and behave more like the standard YouTube app and lets kids browse through videos in portrait mode for the first time. It’s rolling out over the next few weeks on iOS and Android, while…
YouTube’s AI-powered dubbing is now available to many more creators from the Verge Wes Davis
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube says it has expanded its AI-powered auto-dubbing to “hundreds of thousands of channels” in the YouTube Partner Program that are “focused on knowledge and information.” YouTube says it will bring the feature to “other types of content soon.” What the dubs consist of depends on the language…
Valve is now selling refurbished Steam Deck OLEDs starting at $439 from the Verge Sean Hollister
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The Steam Deck OLED, the best version of Valve’s gaming handheld with additional battery life, a slight increase to performance, and an eye-popping screen, can now be purchased refurbished for $110 less than it costs brand-new. Valve has just begun selling certified refurbished Steam Deck OLED models starting…
WordPress parent company must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules from the Verge Emma Roth
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge WP Engine just won a preliminary injunction against WordPress.com parent company Automattic. On Tuesday, a California District Court judge ordered Automattic to stop blocking WP Engine’s access to WordPress.org resources and interfering with its plugins. The preliminary injunction comes after WP Engine, a third-party WordPress hosting service, filed a…
Trump’s pick for FTC chair promises to go after ‘censorship’ from tech companies from the Verge Jay Peters
Image: FTC President-elect Donald Trump has selected Andrew Ferguson to be the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission. Ferguson will take over for Lina Khan, who has earned praise from Vice President-elect J.D. Vance for her efforts to fight big tech. “Andrew has a proven record of standing up to Big Tech censorship, and…