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Watch what it’s like to handle an overturned truck full of burning batteries
The container full of burnt batteries. | Image: Pepe’s Towing Service A truck full of lithium-ion batteries was knocked over near the Port of Los Angeles on September 26th, exploded, and was left to burn for days — interrupting traffic on highways, and a bridge and shutting down port terminals. A local towing company, Pepe’s…
Apple releases iOS 18.0.1 with bug fixes for iPhone 16 touchscreen and more
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple has just released iOS 18.0.1, the first official update for iOS 18, and it includes a handful of bug fixes that particularly benefit the iPhone 16 lineup. And after yanking iPadOS 18 just a day after it came out in September for bricking some M4 iPad…
Tesla’s fifth Cybertruck recall is due to a rear-view camera glitch
Tesla issued another recall for more than 27,000 Cybertrucks. This is the fifth time the electric truck has been recalled in the last year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued the recall due to an image delay from the rear-view camera. The delayed rear-view camera failed to produce an image to the driver…
OpenAI unveils major ChatGPT redesign with new ‘Canvas’ interface for writers and coders
OpenAI is changing up ChatGPT’s interface to look more like a digital notepad for projects. On Thursday, OpenAI announced a beta “canvas” feature for writing and coding. Canvas is different from the traditional chatbox interface, which makes it tedious to refine or develop ideas without the back and forth prompts. “Although the [ChatGPT] interface is…
Sarah Paulson on why ‘Hold Your Breath’ is “not your average horror movie”
Sarah Paulson is no stranger to horror. Here, she goes into detail with Mashable Entertainment Editor, Kristy Puchko, about why ‘Hold Your Breath’ hits different. Please follow and like us:
Sony’s best ANC headphones and earbuds are getting Google’s Find My Device
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Sony has released new firmware updates for its premium wireless WF-1000XM5 earbuds and WH-1000XM5 headphones that adds support for new features introduced with the company’s LinkBuds Speaker as well as compatibility with Google’s Find My Device network, potentially making them easier to locate if they go missing away…
20+ of the best smartwatch and fitness tracker deals ahead of October Prime Day
The best early October Prime Day fitness tracker deals at a glance: BEST APPLE DEAL Apple Watch Series 9 (41mm, GPS) $299 at Amazon (Save $100) Get Deal BEST SAMSUNG DEAL Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 (Bluetooth, 40mm) $195.30 at Amazon (Save $104.69) Get Deal BEST GARMIN DEAL Garmin Venu 3S $399.99 at Amazon (Save $50)…
Samsung’s FAST TV Plus service is going all in on K-dramas
Samsung TV Plus, the company’s FAST live TV app preinstalled on its TVs, is getting many more K-dramas. Over 4,000 hours of K-Dramas, K-Thrillers, K-Crime and K-Romance from Samsung’s home country of South Korea were added to the ad-supported streaming app on Thursday. The content comes from partnerships with “Korea’s most acclaimed production companies,” including…
The ‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ cast debates whether Sauron is “brat”
We showed the ‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ cast a Charli SCS fan edit calling Sauron ‘brat’. This lead to some intense debate! Please follow and like us:
Uber teams with Avride to offer self-driving vehicles for rides and food deliveries
Uber has entered a new deal to offer customers in select cities an option for self-driving vehicles. The partnership is with Avride, which used to be the self-driving unit for Russian conglomerate Yandex. The multi-year deal will begin by introducing Avride’s self-driving robots as a delivery option for Uber Eats orders in Austin, Texas. Later…
Find a new life in death in The Sims 4’s Halloween-themed expansion
Playing The Sims, the virtual life simulator created by sim game maven Will Wright, has always given its players the feeling that they can control life and death. A new expansion for The Sims 4 takes that concept even further with the Life & Death pack that launches on Halloween. The Life & Death expansion…
How to find the best October Prime Day Deals
Amazon’s fall Deals event is right around the corner and if you haven’t made a shopping plan yet, we’re here to help. Please follow and like us:
Google will expand Gemini Live to over 40 languages in the coming weeks
Gemini Live, Google’s AI chatbot you can talk to like a person, is about to support more languages. The company is rolling out support for the generative AI virtual assistant in over 40 languages in the coming weeks. Gemini Live is Google’s take on “free-flowing, natural conversations” in this new generative AI era. You can…
The big boys want in on crypto, too
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A little over a year after the collapse of the crypto banks Silvergate and Signature, financial institutions are very interested in crypto. PayPal has used its proprietary stablecoin to pay auditors Ernst & Young LLP, using a hub provided by SAP. Visa “is helping to bridge existing fiat…
Ray-Ban Meta Glasses can be used to dox strangers via facial recognition, according to Harvard students. Here’s how to protect yourself.
Two Harvard students have created a privacy nightmare, according to 404 Media. Real-time facial recognition smart glasses, which pull up names, contacts, addresses, and more about a complete stranger just by looking at them. On top of the facial recognition software capabilities, the students’ project is even more eye-opening considering the hardware they’re using to…
The best early Prime Day deals we could find ahead of Amazon’s October Big Deal Days event
Since 2022, Amazon has held a second Prime Day of sorts in October and that sale event is coming back this year, too. Prime Big Deal Days returns on October 8 and 9, but we’re already starting to see some decent deals pop up across Amazon’s site. As per usual, most of the deals we…
Leave the cleanup to the robots with nearly $200 off this Shark Matrix robot vacuum
SAVE $170.99: As of Oct. 3, get the Shark Matrix Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum for just $329 at Walmart. That’s a discount of 38%. Opens in a new window Credit: Walmart Shark Matrix Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum $329.00 at Walmart $499.99 Save $170.99 Get Deal No one likes doing housework. Maybe you enjoy zoning out while doing…
20+ horror e-books you can get for free (or 99 cents) this Terrify Your Tablet Day
Time to stock up on literary scares: Today (Thursday, Oct. 3) is Terrify Your Tablet Day. Hosted by Horrorsmith Publishing for the second year in a row, the 24-hour event is effectively a horror-only version of Stuff Your Kindle Day, where participating authors make their e-books available for free or just 99 cents. Unlike the…
Spotify launches new playlist feature for offline listening
Spotify has launched a new feature for premium users to allow playback even when your internet connection is disrupted. Offline Backup will automatically generate a playlist made up of recently streamed and listed content. It is expected the new addition will evolve over time, curating your list in response to your most frequent audio choices. …
LG C4 OLED smart TVs hit record-low prices ahead of Prime Day
The clarion call of next week’s Amazon Prime Day is getting louder and early deals are coming down the line. Case in point? LG’s C4 OLED smart TVs are on sale, with many sizes reaching record-low prices. The 55-inch model is just $1,297, which is around $700 off. This is the company’s mid-grade line of…
Anker’s Soundcore Liberty 4 Pro earbuds add a charging case screen
A screen on the Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 Pro’s shows battery status and allows for certain settings adjustments to be made. Anker has released its new Soundcore Liberty 4 Pro wireless earbuds that include improved noise canceling and faster charging than their predecessors. The most obvious change, though, is the upgraded case with a screen…
Amazon’s Smart Thermostat drops to $56 in this early Prime Day deal
Amazon Prime Day is just around the corner, so deals have begun to trickle in. The company’s own Smart Thermostat has dropped to just $56, which is 30 percent off. The typical price is a whopping $80, so this is a legit bargain. It’s not a record-low price, but it’s darn close. This is a…
Senator Laphonza Butler thinks supporting Big AI or human workers is a ‘false choice’
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Representing California in Congress comes with a unique challenge: navigating national politics while reflecting the interests of the most populous state in the US, including a large constituency from the tech industry. It’s a challenge both current California Sen. Laphonza Butler and Vice President Kamala Harris — who…
Our favorite thriller novel deals from Terrify Your Tablet Day 2024
Best Terrify Your Tablet thriller deals Best free book deal ‘The Contract’ by D.E. McCluskey and C. William Giles $0 at Amazon (save $13) Get Deal Best discounted book deal ‘The Namaste Slasher’ by Alan Shivers $0.99 at Amazon (save $14) Get Deal Terrify Your Tablet Day is here, and it’s bringing a slew of…
The Echo Dot is going for a record low of $23 thanks to a Prime Day deal
If you’re looking for an Alexa speaker on the cheap, this Amazon Prime Day deal will be hard to beat. The Echo Dot (5th gen) has improved audio that competes with more expensive rivals like the HomePod mini. Usually going for $50, the latest Echo Dot is only $23 today, cheaper than its July Prime…
Now you can use Apple’s Home Key to get into your garage or home office
Image: Aqara Aqara has launched its first-ever smart lever lock, the U300 we saw earlier this year at CES. Available in black or silver for $229.99 on Amazon, the U300 is one of the first smart lever locks to support Matter-over-Thread and Apple Home Key. You can unlock these doors through Aqara’s app or Matter…
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ review: A middle finger to fans of Lady Gaga, the DC movies, and musicals
When critics called for superhero movies to do something different, we didn’t mean Joker: Folie à Deux. In 2019’s Joker, co-writer/director Todd Phillips stole heavily from Martin Scorsese’s earlier films to re-imagine the iconic Batman villain as a put-upon everyman on the brink of breakdown and infamy. Earning over a billion dollars worldwide and 11…
Samsung’s latest software update may be bricking older phones
If you have an older Samsung Galaxy smartphone, you may want to hold off on the latest software update. 9to5Google reported that the update that has been rolling out from Samsung over the past few days is bricking devices from the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 series of phones. The publication also found some…
WatchOS 11.1 beta retracted after reports of bricked Apple Watch devices
Some Apple Watch users claimed that they had their devices ruined by the latest beta release. At least, that’s the word on sites like Reddit, as spotted by Neowin. After installing the third beta for watchOS 11.1, some users found that their devices would freeze up not long after being turned on with the update…
Love sci-fi horror books? Here are seven free ones you can get during Terrify Your Tablet Day 2024
Stuff Your Kindle Day, but make it Halloween. That’s basically what Horrorsmith Publishing said in 2023 when they debuted Terrify Your Tablet Day, which gave readers access to tons of free horror titles from the publisher (which, as you likely guessed from the name, specializes in the genre). Terrify Your Tablet Day is back for…