The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 is a great phone that’s out of ideas from the Verge Allison Johnson
Samsung’s flagship foldable is as good as ever, but it feels anything but fresh. Continue reading… Read More
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Apple’s Sunny imagines a cozy future where screens fade into the background from the Verge Andrew Webster
Sunny the robot has a very expressive face. | Image: Apple The murder mystery was a chance for showrunner Katie Robbins to imagine a different kind of sci-fi vision. Continue reading… Read More
We experimented with macOS on the iPad and it was surprisingly good from the Verge Verge Staff
Apple executives Greg Joswiak and Craig Federighi have made it well known that the company has little interest in getting the iPad prepared for macOS software. During an event following Apple’s 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference Federighi said “We want to keep making iPad the best iPad it can be. We are not trying to create…
Meta takes down thousands of Facebook accounts running sextortion scams from Nigeria from ABC
Meta says it has removed about 63,000 accounts engaging in financial sextortion scams — along with Facebook groups and pages that were trying to organize, recruit and train new scammersRead More
The wireless GameSir G8 Plus controller works with smartphones and the Switch from the Verge Andrew Liszewski
In addition to iOS and Android mobile devices, the GameSir G8 Plus works with the Nintendo Switch. | Image: GameSir GameSir’s latest mobile controller has an added bonus — it also works with the Nintendo Switch. In addition to turning iOS and Android smartphones into handheld consoles not dependent on finicky touchscreen controls, the new…
Google has big new ideas about the Play Store from the Verge Chris Welch
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is bringing a handful of new features to its Google Play store on Android today. There are new categorized “collections” that highlight content from apps you’ve already installed. The company’s rewards program is adding more prizes including Pixel hardware. Google’s Play Pass subscription service is introducing more…
Crowdstrike blames update for letting bad data slip through causing global tech outage from ABC
Crowdstrike has blamed a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push bad data out to millions of customer computersRead More
How the Democratic Party is managing a change in presidential candidates from NPR Michel Martin
NPR’s Michel Martin talks to Jaime Harrison, chair of the Democratic National Committee, about the party’s plans to quickly nominate a new candidate for president. Biden dropped out on Sunday. Read More
French Alps is chosen for the 2030 Winter Olympics, 2034 goes to Salt Lake City from NPR Becky Sullivan
The host cities were elected just ahead of the start of the Paris Summer Games this week. The vote comes as finding host cities for the Winter Games has grown more challenging. (Image credit: Natacha Pisarenko) Read More
Democratic Sen. Bob Casey is up for reelection. Will the switch to Harris help him? from NPR Steve Inskeep
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania about what a Kamala Harris-led presidential ticket would mean for his state. President Biden ended his reelection bid on Sunday. Read More