That Elon Musk ‘Adrian Dittmann’ screenshot is almost certainly fake Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by STR / NurPhoto, Getty ImagesA screenshot that seems to suggest billionaire Elon Musk is cosplaying superfan “Adrian Dittmann” — showing X account permissions beyond that of an ordinary user — is almost certainly fake, a source at X tells The Verge. The source, who claims no knowledge of Dittmann’s iden…

New evidence suggests Elon Musk is cosplaying his superfan Adrian Dittmann Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty ImagesRumors that viral Elon Musk fanboy Adrian Dittmann is actually a fake online persona used by Musk himself have been reignited following fresh evidence linking the pair. Internet sleuths are pointing to a string of recent activity from Dittmann’s X account and alleged 4Chan posts that featur…

Anthropic reaches deal with music publishers over lyric dispute Image: The Verge / ShutterstockAnthropic has made a deal to settle parts of a copyright infringement lawsuit ​​brought against the maker of the Claude AI model for allegedly distributing protected song lyrics. The agreement was signed off by US District Judge Eumi Lee on Thursday, requiring Anthropic to apply existing guardrails in the training …

Apple Fitness Plus and Strava are collaborating with a new integration The Apple Fitness Plus integration in Strava is getting a revamp. | Image: AppleApple Fitness Plus is getting a fresh makeover in the Strava app. The two companies just announced they’re collaborating to revamp how Fitness Plus integrates with the popular fitness community, which includes more detailed workout summaries, Strava athletes appearin…

This LG lamp is also a projector and Bluetooth speaker LG’s lifestyle projectors look great when off, probably not so great when on. | Image: LGLG is coming to CES with two all-in-one “lifestyle projectors” which means they’re gong to look great when off, but not necessarily provide the best picture for the money when on. Both run on webOS with plenty of support for your favorite streaming apps. The…

Samsung’s smart fridges will use AI to suggest groceries to buy on Instacart Samsung’s screen and camera-enabled smart fridges can now add items you’re running low on to your Instacart cart. | Image: SamsungSamsung’s smart fridges will soon be able to identify when you’re running low on something and add items to your Instacart app so you can order what you need from the grocery delivery service right from your fridge. …

Hyundai and Kia now qualify for the federal EV tax credit Photo by Andrew J. Hawkins / The VergeFive electric vehicles from Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis now qualify for the US’s $7,500 EV tax credit, Electrek reports. The new models include popular vehicles like the Hyundai Ioniq 5 crossover SUV and Kia EV9 three-row family hauler. Now, 25 EVs and plug-in hybrids across 10 brands qualify for the credit. T…

The latest RTX 50 leak comes from Nvidia Image: NvidiaIt seems like Nvidia might be about to reveal its RTX 50 series GPUs, and now Nvidia itself is teasing that the new graphics cards are nearly here. As spotted by VideoCardz, a video for Nvidia’s upcoming LAN party includes brief look at a shadowy PC that will be given as a prize, and if you brighten up the image, the GPU in the comp…

Apple’s AirTags add new child safety battery warnings Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeApple has added warning labels to AirTags and their boxes to comply with a law requiring the labels on products with button cell or coin batteries that could be ingested by children, according to a US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) press release. AirTags imported to the US after March 19th, 2024, which…

Windows 11’s dynamic wallpapers revealed by former Microsoft designer Image: Sergey Kisselev (Behance)Microsoft has been working on dynamic animated wallpapers for Windows 11 for a few years, and now a former designer has revealed exactly what they look like. Sergey Kisselev, a former motion designer and 3D artist at Microsoft, has detailed his work on the dynamic animations for Windows 11 that were originally sup…

Apple will pay $95 million to people who were spied on by Siri Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeApple has agreed to a $95 million settlement with users whose conversations were inadvertently captured by its Siri voice assistant and potentially overheard by human employees. The proposed settlement, reported by Bloomberg, could pay many US-based Apple product owners up to $20 per device for up to fi…

Microsoft has a new ergonomic keyboard, but it’s expensive and made by Incase Image: IncaseIncase, the brand that took over Microsoft’s accessories line, has revealed a compact ergonomic keyboard designed by the company. With a price of $119.99, the wireless keyboard features a split, contoured design, a cushioned palm rest, and a dedicated Copilot button. The keyboard also comes with “ultra-responsive” scissor keys with …

The US government announced a ‘historic’ nuclear energy deal Two cooling towers being rehabilitated for nuclear power generation under Microsoft at Crane Clean Energy Center, previously known as Three Mile Island, stand tall over the residential and farm lands to the east across the Susquehanna River, on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024, in Middletown, Pennsylvania. | Photos by Wesley Lapointe for The Washin…

Net neutrality eviscerated by appeals court ruling Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty ImagesFederal net neutrality rules, which briefly came back from the dead under the Biden administration, have been struck down by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The three-judge panel ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not have the authority to impose net…

Meta appoints new Trump-friendly policy chief Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty ImagesMeta is shaking up its policy team ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, with global policy head Nick Clegg stepping down after seven years at the company. He’ll be replaced by Joel Kaplan, a prominent Republican and Meta’s current vice president of policy. In a post on Facebook, Cleg…

Asus, Samsung, and MSI announce world’s first 27-inch 4K OLED 240Hz monitors MSI’s new 27-inch 4K OLED monitor. | Image: MSI27-inch 4K OLED 240Hz monitors seem to be like buses: you wait ages for one and then three turn up at once. Asus, Samsung, and MSI are all announcing the industry’s next-generation QD-OLED gaming monitors that offer the benefits of 4K OLED 240Hz panels at the smaller 27-inch size instead of 32 inche…

Samsung bets big on OLED and gaming with its 2025 monitor lineup Image: SamsungJust a few days after LG announced its CES 2025 lineup of monitors, Samsung is doing the same. The company just introduced several new models, and perhaps the most impressive among them is the Odyssey OLED G81SF. It’s a 27-inch 4K monitor with a maximum refresh rate of 240Hz, 0.03ms response time, a glare-free display, and rear-cor…

Tesla’s sales fell year-over-year for the first time Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesTesla’s production and delivery numbers for 2024 are out, and the numbers are pretty sobering. The premiere EV company in the US produced 1.77 million cars this year, a drop of about 4 percent compared to the previous year, and delivered 1.79 million vehicles this year, or about 1 percent less than 2023. Tes…

Telegram adds third-party verification to combat scams Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeTelegram is trying to crack down on scams with a new feature that lets official third-party services assign verification icons to users and chats, the messaging service announced on Wednesday. This is separate from the verification process Telegram has for public figures and organizations. Instead of displa…

Matter speakers could stream music and tell you when the wash is done Dutch startup Legato is leading an effort to bring support for streaming speakers to Matter. | Image: LegatoAn effort to add Wi-Fi-powered speakers to the smart home standard is being led by a former Sonos executive looking to disrupt the smart speaker market. Read the full story at The Verge.