Your car can keep collecting your data after a judge dismissed a privacy lawsuit Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeA federal judge upheld the dismissal of a class action lawsuit that alleged automakers unlawfully collected and recorded car owners’ text messages, as first reported by The Record. In a ruling on Tuesday, the Seattle-based judge said the claims aren’t severe enough to be considered a violation of the st…

Fitbit quietly pulled its products from over a dozen countries You’ll no longer be able to buy Fitbit products in several European, Asian, and Latin American countries. | Illustration: The VergeFitbit is no longer selling its products in several countries spanning Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The news, first spotted by Android Authority, was confirmed on two separate Fitbit support pages. The official l…

Humane officially launches the AI Pin, its OpenAI-powered wearable The AI Pin does a lot of smartphone things — but it looks nothing like a smartphone. | Image: HumaneOn Thursday, after months of demos and hints about what the AI-powered future of gadgets might look like, Humane finally took the wraps off of its first device: the AI Pin. The device, as we revealed yesterday, is a $699 wearable in two parts: a s…

Amazon is expanding Fresh grocery deliveries to more non-Prime members Image: AmazonAmazon is making Fresh grocery deliveries available to more non-Prime members. In an update on Thursday, Amazon said that non-Prime subscribers in all US states and towns where its Fresh grocery stores are located can now order deliveries. While Amazon previously only offered Fresh delivery to Prime customers, it opened up the servi…

Aliro could unlock a new future for smart locks and digital keys Aliro is a new open standard for smart locks. | Image: CSAApple, Google, and Samsung have teamed up with lock makers and chip makers, including Allegion (Schlage), Assa Abloy (Yale), Qualcomm, and NXP, to build an open standard for smart locks and digital keys, using devices like your smartphone or smartwatch. Launching Thursday, the effort is c…

Spotify’s redesigned TV app works more like your phone Image: SpotifySpotify is rolling out a redesigned TV app that should make it a little easier to find what you want to listen to. The app comes with a new homepage that’s similar to Spotify on mobile and desktop, featuring your most-listened-to content at the top, followed by your Made For You playlists and your recently played albums or podcasts…

Signal tests usernames so you can avoid sharing your phone number Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeSignal is publicly testing letting users add usernames to their accounts so they don’t have to share their phone number to connect via the encrypted messaging service. The test was announced via a post on the Signal forums by VP of engineering Jim O’Leary, who referred to the feature as “pre-beta” and warne…

Omegle is shutting down notorious video chat service as scrutiny grows Even if you never used Omegle, you’d probably heard about its sketchy reputation. | Image: OmegleOmegle, a popular video chat service that randomly connects users with strangers, has shut down after 14 years amid misuse of the platform and increased scrutiny by online safety regulators. In a lengthy statement announcing the closure, website foun…

Nvidia announces January event after rumors of an RTX 4080 Super launch Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeNvidia has started emailing out press invites for a “special address” at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. The event invitations come just days after rumors suggested Nvidia’s RTX 40-series Super cards will debut at CES 2024, including an RTX 4070 Super and RTX 4080 Super. Nvidia’s invite doesn’t me…

Google offered Epic $147 million to launch Fortnite on the Play store Photo illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Philip Pacheco, Bloomberg, Getty ImagesGoogle has confirmed in court that Epic was offered a $147 million deal to launch its hit game Fortnite on Android’s Google Play store. The deal, which Google’s VP of Play partnerships Purnima Kochikar says was approved and presented to Epic but no…

Maine’s right-to-repair law for cars wins with 84 percent of the vote A January 13, 2020 picture from a right to repair hearing in Boston, Massachusetts. | Photo: David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe / Getty ImagesThe right-to-repair movement gained a significant victory yesterday as a Maine law regarding auto repair rights won over 84 percent public support, according to Ballotpedia’s unofficial tally. As 404 Media r…

The UK just laid out new rules for the internet — it only gets harder from here Illustration by Hugo Herrera for The VergeAfter the Online Safety Act’s arduous multiyear passage through the UK’s lawmaking process, regulator Ofcom has published its first guidelines for how tech firms can comply with the mammoth legislation. Its proposal — part of a multiphase publication process — outlines how social media platforms, search …

Samsung details ‘Galaxy AI’ and a feature that can translate phone calls in real time Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The VergeSamsung wants to make sure you know it cares about AI, too. In a new blog post, the company previewed what it calls “a new era of Galaxy AI” coming to its smartphones and detailed a forthcoming feature that will use artificial intelligence to translate phone calls in real time. “G…

Hollywood actors reach tentative deal to end their strike Illustration by William Joel / The VergeHollywood actors may soon be back to work. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) have approved a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) — the trade association representing Hollywood studios — to end their strike…

Exclusive leak: all the details about Humane’s AI Pin, which costs $699 and has OpenAI integration Humane’s AI Pin is set to officially be revealed this Thursday. | Image: HumaneHumane has been teasing its first device, the AI Pin, for most of this year. It’s scheduled to launch the Pin on Thursday, but The Verge has obtained documents detailing practically everything about the device ahead of its official launch. What they show is that Human…

Popular Lego marketplace went offline after a ‘ransom’ demand Closeup of a Lego Batcave set. | Image: LegoBrickLink, the unofficial online Lego parts marketplace, is back online after several days of downtime due to a cybersecurity incident that apparently targeted some merchant accounts. The company said it received a “threat and ransom demand” last Friday, presumably in regard to company or user data, le…

What is Google trying to hide in its deal with Spotify? Image: Nick Barclay / The VergeIs there something Google doesn’t want the world to know about its deal with Spotify? That’s what Google attorney Glenn Pomerantz suggested in Fortnite court this morning. Pomerantz argued that the court should seal portions of an upcoming exhibit revealing Google’s User Choice Billing agreement with Spotify — whic…

Microsoft won’t let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself You now have to let Microsoft know why you want to close the OneDrive app.Microsoft now wants you to explain exactly why you’re attempting to close its OneDrive for Windows app before it allows you to do so. Neowin has spotted that the latest update to OneDrive now includes an annoying dialog box that asks you to select the reason why you’re clo…

Disney will start testing a combined Disney Plus and Hulu app next month Nick Barclay / The VergeDisney’s combined Disney Plus and Hulu streaming app is on the way. As part of its fourth quarter earnings results, Disney announced it’s going to launch the new app in beta for bundle subscribers in December, with the official launch coming in early spring 2024. “We remain on track to roll out a more unified one-app expe…

SiriusXM has a new app, a new logo, and new audience to conquer SiriusXM’s new logo and app icon. | Image: SiriusXMSiriusXM debuted a revamped version of its app on Wednesday, designed to integrate the company’s three business: its flagship satellite service SiriusXM, the music streamer Pandora, and its growing network of podcasts. The app will launch on mobile on December 14th, then start coming to cars nex…