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Meta drops restrictions on Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts President Donald Trump. | Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesFormer President Donald Trump will no longer be subject to extra severe penalties for content rule violations on his Facebook and Instagram accounts, Meta said on Friday. Previously, Trump’s account could be fully suspended for even a relatively small infraction that wouldn’t lead to the…

Drone photographer pleads guilty to Espionage Act charges Newport News Shipbuilding, a defense contractor whose shipyard is alleged to have been photographed by drone. | Getty ImagesA foreign graduate student has pleaded guilty to crimes under the Espionage Act for photographing classified US Navy ships with a drone. The case appears to be a first-of-its kind prosecution by the Department of Justice. …

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets are grounded after an in-flight failure Image: SpaceXSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket experienced an engine failure after it launched late Thursday night from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission, Starlink Group 9-3, was carrying Starlink satellites and failed to reignite its upper second stage after developing a leak. “Upper stage restart to raise perigee resulted in an…

Now your iPhone can have a Notes app and a note pad And on the other side of the iPhone, there’s a Notes app. | Image: MoftMoft is launching a new MagSafe accessory that adds a literal notepad and pen to the back of your iPhone. The company’s new “Snap Flow” looks like a slim magnetic origami kickstand (like the one Moft is known for) but opens up like a book to reveal a paper pad and a really ni…

OpenAI is plagued by safety concerns Illustration: Alex Castro / The VergeOpenAI is a leader in the race to develop AI as intelligent as a human. Yet, employees continue to show up in the press and on podcasts to voice their grave concerns about safety at the $80 billion nonprofit research lab. The latest comes from The Washington Post, where an anonymous source claimed OpenAI rush…

Amazon’s AI shopping assistant rolls out to all users in the US Image: AmazonAmazon’s AI shopping assistant, Rufus, is rolling out to all users in the US on Amazon’s mobile app. You can pull up the shopping assistant by tapping the orange and blue icon in the right corner of the app’s navigation bar, where Rufus can answer questions, draw comparisons between items, and give you updates on your order. Amazon …

TCL’s gamer-friendly Q6 QLED TV is cheaper than ever right now The TCL Q6 is solid TV for watching the 2024 Olympics, House of the Dragon, and a wild season of election coverage. | Image: TCLTCL’s Q6 QLED TV was one of the standout deals from Walmart’s recent “Walmart Deals” event, and the post-event discounts have only gotten steeper. The 65-inch model, for example, has dropped even further at Walmart, whe…

Apex Legends is having a rough week Image: EA / Respawn EntertainmentApex Legends can’t seem to catch a break. The game has been plagued with a pair of high-profile issues for the last few weeks. First up, earlier this week, the hero shooter’s developer, Respawn Entertainment, announced it was retooling the game’s battle pass. For season 22 and beyond, the battle pass will now be …

Apple Pay is convenient and brings out the worst in me Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesA few days ago, I misplaced my wallet. I remember having it on Sunday, the night of my friend’s birthday dinner, because I was the one to put my card down. Maybe I had it on Monday. I didn’t spend any money then aside from a Lyft ride home, which famously doesn’t require you to swipe a card, so there…

Zenless Zone Zero buries its best bits behind bewildering bunk Image: HoYoverseI’ve given up on trying to understand Zenless Zone Zero. In every other cutscene, I’m bombarded with in-game jargon about inter-knots, proxies, hollows, and w-engines that I just cannot keep straight. Meanwhile, my patience withers to dust as my eyes flit about the screen trying to make sense of the literal deluge of resources — …

Nearly everything on 8BitDo’s hefty $100 gamepad is made of metal Despite a $100 price tag, these 8BitDo gamepads don’t include any wireless functionality. | Image: 8BitDo8BitDo’s shiny silver- and gold-finished 11th anniversary SN30 Pro gamepads feature housings and controls made of so much metal that they weigh in at 381 grams — almost an entire pound. As spotted by Polygon, the company went nearly all in on…

AT&T breach leaked call and text records from ‘nearly all’ wireless customers Illustration: The VergeAT&T revealed Friday morning that a cybersecurity attack had exposed call records and texts from “nearly all” of the carrier’s cellular customers (including people on mobile virtual network operators, or MVNOs, that use AT&T’s network, like Cricket, Boost Mobile, and Consumer Cellular). The breach contains data from betwee…

Captain America: Brave New World sends an Avenger to Washington in new trailer Courtesy of Marvel StudiosMarvel’s movies don’t always tie directly into the series that came before them, but the new trailer for Captain America: Brave New World definitely makes it seem like something you’ll need to revisit The Falcon and The Winter Soldier for. After years of providing air support to his predecessor, Sam Wilson (Anthony Mack…

This is how much hotter urban sprawl makes US cities feel A pedestrian stands in the shade of a small tree during a heatwave in New York on Wednesday, June 30th, 2021. | Photo: Getty ImagesNearly 34 million people across 65 US cities — roughly one in 10 Americans — live in a place where the built environment makes temperatures feel at least 8 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than it would without that urban s…

Tesla Model 3 Long Range with rear-wheel drive reemerges at $42,490 Image: TeslaTesla is bringing back its longest-range Model 3, which will also be the second cheapest version of the popular electric sedan available. The new trim will be available for $42,490, according to the website. The rear-wheel-drive (RWD) version of the Long Range Model 3 will get an EPA-estimated range of 363 miles. That could be a sig…

The AI Act compliance countdown begins Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty ImagesThe AI Act is a sweeping set of rules for technology companies operating in the EU, which bans certain uses of AI tools and puts transparency requirements on developers. The law officially passed in March after two years of back and forth and includes several phases for compliance…

The Rabbit R1 has been logging users’ chats — with no way to wipe them There wasn’t a Factory Reset option, previously. | Photo: David Pierce / The VergeSince the launch of the Rabbit R1, the AI assistant device has been storing users’ chat logs on-device with no way to erase them, according to a company security bulletin. Rabbit is now addressing the issue with a software update that includes a new Factory Reset o…

The Analogue Pocket now comes in aluminum Image: AnalogueThe Analogue Pocket is getting yet another iteration — but this time, it’s a little more than a refreshed color scheme. An aluminum edition is coming out this month, and the company says that the new handhelds “are
precision CNC’d entirely in aluminum.” They come in four colors — natural, noir, black, and indigo — and will be avai…

Southwest Airlines and Archer strike a deal for an electric air taxi network Image: ArcherToday, Southwest Airlines became the latest major carrier to join forces with a so-called urban air mobility startup. The Dallas-based airline signed a memorandum of understanding with Archer Aviation to draw up plans for an air taxi service. The service will operate using Archer’s battery-powered, four-passenger, tilt-rotor Midnigh…