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Microsoft updates Intel-based Surface PCs, if you can pay for them

Businesses often use hardware and software that still needs x86 to run properly. Microsoft's new Surfaces are all business. Credit: Microsoft Microsoft switched the Surface Pro tablet and both sizes of Surface Laptop from...

Apple chips can be hacked to leak secrets from Gmail, iCloud, and more

Side channel gives unauthenticated remote attackers access they should never have. Apple is introducing three...

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 costs as much as a whole gaming PC—but it sure is fast

Even setting aside Frame Generation, this is a fast, power-hungry $2,000 GPU. Credit: Andrew Cunningham Nvidia's...

Cutting-edge Chinese “reasoning” model rivals OpenAI o1—and it’s free to download

DeepSeek R1 is free to run locally and modify, and it matches OpenAI's o1...

Trump issues flurry of orders on TikTok, DOGE, social media, AI, and energy

A roundup of executive orders issued by Trump after his second inauguration. US President Donald...

iMessage had an outage, but now it’s back

If your Apple-to-Apple text messages weren’t going through, you were not alone. On Thursday evening, many iPhone owners (including some here at The Verge) saw the...

RealVNC is dropping its “Home” plan and barely noting its free “Lite” option

Some pretty dark patterns make free version of remote desktop tool hard to find. RealVNC will soon end its "Home" plan that's free to use...

Netflix gets the NFL: Three-year deal starts this season on Christmas

The NFL brings eyeballs like no other content, and subscribers actually stick around. Hey, football fans! You're already watching the NFL on CBS, NBC, Fox,...

Cable TV providers ruined cable—now they’re coming for streaming

Comcast wants to tie its cable/Internet to your streaming subscriptions. In an ironic twist, cable TV and Internet provider Comcast has announced that it, too,...

Android 15 gets “Private Space,” theft detection, and AV1 support

Android 15 Beta 2 is out for Pixels and several third-party devices. Google's I/O conference is still happening, and while the big keynote was yesterday,...

Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach

Ebury backdoors SSH servers in hosting providers, giving the malware extraordinary reach. Infrastructure used to maintain and distribute the Linux operating system kernel was infected...

VMware Fusion Pro and Workstation Pro hypervisors are now free for personal use

Free for personal use, but businesses will have to fork over $120 per year. Broadcom's acquisition of VMware last year has led to widespread upheaval...

Uber is adding scheduled carpool rides and shuttle service for airports and concerts

Uber Shuttle, which will launch in Miami, is another example of the company experimenting with different vehicles and trips to diversify its revenue. Uber announced...

AT&T paid bribes to get two major pieces of legislation passed, US gov’t says

Payments helped AT&T obtain key legislative wins in Illinois, prosecutors say. The US government has provided more detail on how a former AT&T executive allegedly...

Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away

"It’s easier to manage a team that’s happy.” A study analyzing Apple, Microsoft, and SpaceX suggests that return to office (RTO) mandates can lead to...

Apple releases iOS 17.5, macOS 14.5, and other updates as new iPads launch

Latest updates launch in the shadow of WWDC keynote on June 10. Apple has released the latest updates for virtually all of its actively supported...

AT&T loses key ruling in attempt to escape Carrier-of-Last-Resort obligation

AT&T submitted "flawed and erroneous assertions," California agency judge says. AT&T's application to end its landline phone obligations in California is likely to be rejected...

Elon Musk’s X dodges Australian order to remove church stabbing video

Elon Musk accused Australia of trying to have "jurisdiction over all of Earth." An Australian federal court sided with Elon Musk on Monday, rejecting an Australian safety...

NOAA says ‘extreme’ Solar storm will persist through the weekend

So far disruptions from the geomagnetic storm appear to be manageable. After a night of stunning auroras across much of the United States and Europe...
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