Debian demands Rust or rust in peace for legacy ports

Memory safety trumps retro computing: Alpha, PA-RISC, m68k, SH4 face the chop in 2026

Debian's APT package manager will have a "hard requirement" on Rust from May 2026. This move may make some rather big waves.…

The Apple Watch SE 3 is on sale for a record low price of $199
If you haven’t upgraded your Apple Watch in years (or haven’t tried one at all) the Apple Watch SE 3 (40mm GPS) offers the best bang for your buck, and the Starlight color is down to a new all-time low of $199.99 ($50 off) at Amazon. Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song was impressed with how […]
Waymo’s robotaxis are coming to three new cities
Waymo said it plans on launching commercial robotaxi services in three new cities: San Diego, Las Vegas, and Detroit. The announcement comes after the company said it would begin rapidly scaling to bring its fully driverless technology to more people on a faster timeline. Waymo didn’t say exactly when it plans on opening up its […]
OpenAI strikes $38 billion AI training deal with Amazon
OpenAI has struck a $38 billion deal with Amazon Web Services that will give the AI giant access to “hundreds of thousands” of Nvidia GPUs to power its AI models. The seven-year partnership comes as Microsoft continues to loosen its grip on OpenAI, dropping its status as its exclusive cloud provider and losing the first […]
ESA tests bacterial powder to feed Moon and Mars crews

Help me, HOBI-WAN, you're my only hope for lunch

The European Space Agency (ESA) has coined a tortured acronym for its project to feed astronauts on long-duration missions: HOBI-WAN (Hydrogen Oxidizing Bacteria In Weightlessness As a source of Nutrition).…

Lyft CEO David Risher on paying drivers more and the shift to robotaxis
Today, I’m talking with David Risher, who is the CEO of Lyft. I’ll just say from the jump: I think you’ll like this one, since David is refreshingly direct and doesn’t pull a lot of punches. He has on the board of Lyft for years, but he only stepped in as CEO just a couple […]
Agentic AI reshaping tech hiring policies, say CTOs and CIOs

Oh the irony: IEEE survey of senior techies finds demand for devs skills falling in AI-related roles

Demand for software development skills in AI-related roles is set to fall next year as agentic AI accelerates across business markets, according to an IEEE industry survey.…

How Frankenstein’s creature designer found a new look for an iconic monster
For Mike Hill and Guillermo del Toro, it all started with Frankenstein. Years ago, Hill - a sculptor and special effects artist - was exhibiting his works at a convention in Burbank. Del Toro saw some of Hill's monstrous creations on display and was so impressed that he decided to get in touch, tracking down […]
Metropolitan Police hails facial recognition tech after record year for arrests

But question marks remain over the tech’s biases

London's Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) says the hundreds of live facial recognition (LFR) deployments across the Capital last year led to 962 arrests, according to a new report on the controversial tech's use.…

Redmagic’s liquid-cooled gaming phone starts at $749
The Redmagic 11 Pro is the first phone (outside of a OnePlus concept design, at least) to feature true liquid cooling, and it’s launching worldwide later this month — including the US, though you won’t be able to buy it direct from any carriers. We’ve seen plenty of phones launch with vapor chambers and call it […]
Google pulls AI model after senator says it fabricated assault allegation
Google says it has pulled AI model Gemma from its AI Studio platform after a Republican senator complained the model, designed for developers, “fabricated serious criminal allegations” about her.  In a post on X, Google’s official news account said the company had “seen reports of non-developers trying to use Gemma in AI Studio and ask […]
Labor organizers accuse Rockstar Games of 'ruthless act of union busting' after layoffs

Does Discord need some stars for when Management is watching?

The maker of the Grand Theft Auto game series, Rockstar Games, has fired more than 30 coders and graphic designers in an act described by the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) as "the most blatant and ruthless act of union busting in the history of the games industry."…

Pop!_OS deejays prepare to release holiday remix along with Cosmic v 1.0

Christmas is coming, the GNOME is getting fat… please put a penny in the old red hat?

Ubuntu Summit  System76's POP!_OS is one of the more substantially modified Ubuntu based distros out there, and so it was something of a surprise to see the company's substantial presence at the Ubuntu Summit. And its stable release along with version 1.0 of its custom desktop, COSMIC, is imminent.…

The race to shore up Europe’s power grids against cyberattacks and sabotage

Ukraine first to deploy open source security platform to isolate incidents, stop lateral movement

Feature  It was a sunny morning in late April when a massive power outage suddenly rippled across Spain, Portugal, and parts of southwestern France, leaving tens of millions of people without electricity for hours.…

Students using ChatGPT beware: Real learning takes legwork, study finds

Boffins say outsourcing your homework leaves you sounding less knowledgeable, short on facts

A study of how people use ChatGPT for research has confirmed something most of us learned the hard way in school: to be a subject matter expert, you've got to spend time swotting up.…

Snap out of it: Canonical on Flatpak friction, Core Desktop, and the future of Ubuntu

Jon Seager, VP of Engineering, talks exclusively to The Reg

Ubuntu Summit  The Register FOSS desk sat down with Canonical's vice-president for engineering, Jon Seager, during Ubuntu Summit earlier this month. This is a heavily condensed version of our conversation.…

From Intel to the infinite, Pat Gelsinger wants Christian AI to change the world

Taking belief in LLMs very literally indeed

Opinion  It's not been a year since his ouster as Intel's CEO, but Pat Gelsinger is firmly back on the tech leadership pony. He's done hardware with Intel, software with VMWare. This time, it's faithware.…

Logitech’s latest keyboard dabbles in enthusiast features
Logitech's Alto Keys K98M mechanical keyboard is now available in North America after its initial launch in China and other select markets. The $149.99 Alto Keys K98M is an almost full-size 1800-layout keyboard, offering a slightly compact design that maintains a number pad. But what makes the K98M special for a mass-market Logitech board is […]
‘ERP down for emergency maintenance’ was code for ‘You deleted what?’

One SQL slip-up is survivable. Not learning from the first mess meant change

Who, Me?  Another Monday is upon us and The Register therefore presents a fresh instalment of Who, Me? It’s the reader-contributed confessional column in which you admit to making mistakes, and explain how you made it out alive afterwards.…

Network operator ponders building a new submarine cable – on land

It’s less bonkers than it sounds given the challenges of wiring Africa

African carrier Seacom is investigating the feasibility of building a submarine cable that would run across the heart of Africa, on land.…

ISPs more likely to throttle netizens who connect through carrier-grade NAT: Cloudflare

When operators see danger, innocent users are dragged down along with bad actors

Before the potential of the internet was appreciated around the world, nations that understood its importance managed to scoop outsized allocations of IPv4 addresses, actions that today mean many users in the rest of the world are more likely to find their connections throttled or blocked.…

White House says China to lift rare earth export bans, stop probes into US tech companies

PLUS: Google's massive AI giveaway in India; Raid on Australian software company; Alleged scam camp owner's assets seized; and more!

Asia In Brief  Last week’s trade talks between the USA and China have seen the two countries ease some trade restrictions.…

The best new movies to stream this week
Spooky season is over, which means it's officially Mariah Carey season. It also means streaming services are already loading up on Christmas movies. On pure principle, they'll be omitted here - Santa doesn't need a full two months of our attention. Also, while not a movie, worth noting that season two of The Vince Staples […]
Attackers targeting unpatched Cisco kit notice malware implant removal, install it again

PLUS: Cyber-exec admits selling secrets to Russia; LastPass isn't checking to see if you're dead; Nation-state backed Windows malware; and more

Infosec in brief  Australia’s Signals Directorate (ASD) last Friday warned that attackers are installing an implant named “BADCANDY” on unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices and can detect deletion of their wares and reinstall their malware.…

You need to watch the found footage classic, Lake Mungo
Found footage movies are tough to pull off. For every classic like The Blair Witch Project or Rec, there are 100 movies like Slender and Megan Is Missing that are, at best, forgettable, and at worst, an affront to the very concept of cinema. My personal favorite, though, is Lake Mungo, a slow burn mokumentary […]
Why the Zune never killed the iPod
The Microsoft Zune is mostly just a footnote in tech history. Microsoft spent years - and vast sums of money - trying to create a true competitor to Apple's iPod, without ever coming close to actually pulling it off. The Zune was simply too little, too late. You know what's surprising about the Zune, though? […]
The perfect grocery list-making app doesn’t exist
There is no more chaotic activity than willfully entering a grocery store without a list. I know. Some people thrive on vibes-based grocery shopping. They can come up with meals on the fly, buy what's on sale and work around that, or follow some bizarre "3-3-2-2-1" rule or whatever I'm always seeing on Instagram. I […]
The great tariff shakedown
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the real-world effects of Trump's tariffs, follow Mia Sato. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started The economists tried to warn us. From the […]
The best things to watch over and over and over
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 104, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy belated Halloween, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about lotteries and Jennifer Lawrence and religious AI, shame-watching Finding Mr. […]
Fortytwo's decentralized AI has the answer to life, the universe, and everything

No datacenters required

Fortytwo, a Silicon Valley startup, was founded last year based on the idea that a decentralized swarm of small AI models running on personal computers offers scaling and cost advantages over centralized AI services.…

Google’s Pixel Watch 3 and Anker’s two-headed USB-C cable are our favorite deals this week
There are plenty of good smartwatches out there, and Google’s last-gen Pixel Watch 3 is one of them. Right now, the 45mm / Wi-Fi model is available at Amazon, Walmart, and Target for $199.99 ($100 off), which is a new low price and $150 less than the Pixel Watch 4. In her review, our own […]
Ayaneo Phone confirmed in a teaser featuring retro Remake branding
Ayaneo is best known for its retro gaming handhelds, but the company has now confirmed its first phone will be coming soon. Ayaneo briefly teased that it was working on a phone back in August during the event where it unveiled the dual-screen Pocket DS. Of course, many of the company’s gaming handhelds run a […]
LG’s brilliant B5 OLED TV is already down to just $530 for Black Friday
Best Buy’s early Black Friday deals are already live, with discounts to be had on everything from smartphones and gaming PCs to wireless headphones. If you’re in the market for a new 4K TV, Best Buy is also offering an exclusive doorbuster deal on LG’s 48-inch B5 OLED, bringing the price of the 4K TV […]
You wish your phone had the Oppo Find X9 Pro’s battery life
Whenever I review a phone, one of the first things I do after setting it up is charge it to full and then just… let it run, using it as my only phone for as long as I can, resisting every urge to charge it along the way. The Oppo Find X9 Pro lasted for […]
The Playdate is a great indie puzzle machine
We're living in a wonderful period for puzzle games. Seemingly everyone, from The New York Times to Linkedin, has fun puzzles to play, so every morning I have plenty of options to accompany my first coffee of the day. Lately, though, much of my daily puzzle time has come from an unlikely source: the Playdate. […]
Robotic lawnmower uses AI to dodge cats, toys

The Sunseeker Elite X5 can mow on its own, but it doesn't come cheap

The tentacles of AI seem to be reaching everywhere, even to the humble lawnmower. We tested the Sunseeker Elite X5, a robotic mower that uses machine learning to steer around your lawn, to see what happens when artificial intelligence meets whirling blades of doom.…

GTA VI developer accused of union busting in mass firings
Rockstar Games, the developer of Grand Theft Auto VI, fired between 30 to 40 employees on Thursday, as previously reported by Bloomberg. According to the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB), all of the employees fired were part of a private trade union Discord chat and were either already union members or attempting to organize a […]
Here are the shipping and return policies for all the big-name retailers
With the holidays quickly approaching, everyone will soon be on the hunt for gifts and the fastest way to get them. Thankfully, many retailers offer generous shipping policies for their products, with some even providing free two-day shipping or even same-day delivery if you’re willing to pay a little extra. And just in case the gift […]

Spooky News: BorgBackup 1.4.2 was just released!

Some fixes, some new features, support for latest Python and msgpack releases.

Details:

github.com/borgbackup/borg/rel

AI blew open software security, now OpenAI wants to fix it with an agent called Aardvark

AI promises to find bugs and gaps in your apps

After helping expand the modern software attack surface with the rise of AI services prone to data poisoning and prompt injection, OpenAI has thrown a bone to cyber defenders.…

Datacenter biz and nuke startup join forces for Texas AI ranch

The bit barn will run on gas power first.

Texas is set to get another nuclear-powered datacenter project thanks to Blue Energy and Crusoe, but any atomic action isn't likely until the next decade.…

Microsoft releases an Xbox Full Screen Experience preview for the MSI Claw
Microsoft’s new Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE), which adds a console-like navigation experience to Windows PC gaming handhelds, is coming to another family of devices: the MSI Claw. As part of the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build, Microsoft is rolling out support for the Xbox FSE in preview to “MSI Claw models” today, the […]
Ransomware gang runs ads for Microsoft Teams to pwn victims

You click and think you're getting a download page, but get malware instead

Imagine searching for Microsoft Teams, seeing a text link at the top of the results, visiting it, and then getting hit with malware. The Rhysida ransomware gang, an especially insidious criminal organization that has stolen millions of people's info, has been placing fake ads for Microsoft Teams in search engines and then infecting victims who make the mistake of clicking them.…

Windows 11 tests Bluetooth audio sharing that connects two headsets at once
Microsoft is bringing shared audio to Windows 11, allowing you to stream audio across two pairs of wireless headphones, speakers, earbuds, or hearing aids. The feature is built using the Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) audio codec, and it’s rolling out in preview to Windows 11 Insiders in the Dev and Beta channels. Shared audio comes […]
Dolby Atmos arrives in the new, affordable China-exclusive Hyundai Elexio
Dolby Atmos, the dominant name behind spatial audio in theaters and the home, has become a fixture in luxury cars from the likes of Mercedes-Benz, Rivian, Cadillac, and Lucid priced upwards of $70,000. But now, Hyundai is including Dolby Atmos audio in the new entry-level Elexio EV - a China-exclusive (for now) SUV that costs […]
Bose headphones and earbuds return to all-time lows for Black Friday
It’s almost November, and to celebrate, retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy are dropping early Black Friday deals on everything from Apple devices to smartphones and video games. We’re also seeing some great deals on Bose headphones and earbuds, with many of the discounts matching previous all-time lows. Take, for instance, the latest Bose […]
Hackers threaten to leak ‘woke’ University of Pennsylvania student data
“We got hacked,” members of the University of Pennsylvania community were told in the subject line of several emails sent from addresses linked to its Graduate School of Education. The sender, apparently, was the potential hacker or hackers themselves. “The University of Pennsylvania is a dogshit elitist institution full of woke retards,” said the emails, […]
Adobe’s experimental AI tool can edit entire videos using one frame
Adobe demonstrated some of the experimental AI tools it’s working on at its Max conference that provide new ways to intuitively edit photos, videos, and audio. These experiments, called “sneaks,” include tools that instantly apply any changes you make to one frame across an entire video, easily manipulate light in images, and correct mispronunciations in […]
YouTube's AI moderator pulls Windows 11 workaround videos, calls them dangerous

Creators baffled as videos on local accounts, unsupported PCs vanish under ‘harmful acts’ rule

Is installing Windows 11 with a local account or on unsupported hardware harmful or dangerous? YouTube's AI moderation system seems to think so, as it has started pulling videos that show users how to sidestep Microsoft's setup restrictions.…

A word about comments and forums...

Our house, our rules

One of the biggest surprises of my tenure at El Reg so far is the activity in our forums and article comments. Reg readers are engaged, opinionated, and unafraid to express themselves. I love this. Thank you for reading, and for commenting.…

Big Tech Needs $2 Trillion In AI Revenue By 2030 or They Wasted Their Capex

As I've established again and again, we are in an AI bubble, and no, I cannot tell you when the bubble will pop, because we're in the stupidest financial era since the great financial crisis — though, I hope, not quite as severe in its eventually

Microsoft Task Manager now tasking PCs with running multiple copies of itself

The once fearsome process killer is now a leaker of resources

Microsoft's ability to add bugs in the most unexpected of places has continued into its latest update to Windows 11, which spawns multiple copies of Task Manager, sucking down resources you'd normally use Task Manager to kill.…

Russia finally bites the cybercrooks it raised, arresting suspected Meduza infostealer devs

Rare case of the state turning on its own, but researchers say it may be doing so more often

Russia's Interior Ministry says police have arrested three suspects it believes helped build and spread the Meduza infostealer.…

Developer puts Windows 7 on a crash diet, drops it to down to 69 MB

Trim down for obsolete operating system leaves it booting, but not much else

Stripping Windows to the bare essentials is a favorite hobby among enthusiasts, especially as Microsoft continues loading its OS with unwanted bloat. The latest achievement is Windows 7 being reduced to 69 MB.…

Woot is offering solid discounts on some of the best Nintendo Switch 2 games
There haven’t been a lot of opportunities to catch Switch 2 games on sale since the console launched in early June, but that’s changing thanks to Woot. The store is having a sale on new video games and game accessories that’s live now, and runs through November 8th at 11:59PM CT. Dozens of games for […]
Netflix is reportedly looking into a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Yet another rumor suggests that Netflix is interested in buying Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming businesses. On Friday, Reuters reported that Netflix is “actively exploring” a bid for the company and has hired a bank to look into a potential offer. Sources tell Reuters that Netflix now has access to Warner Bros. Discovery’s “data […]
International Criminal Court kicks Microsoft Office to the curb

Rough justice? Redmond out as Germany's openDesk judged a better fit

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is ditching Microsoft Office for a European software alternative amid mounting fears about being reliant on US technology.…

Where is the Trump phone?
Almost exactly a month ago, I wrote an article for theverge.com pointing out that the T1 Phone 8002 (gold version) — a.k.a. the Trump phone — had missed its promised release date. Now here I am again, because the phone still hasn’t come out. In case you’ve forgotten, the T1 is a very gold mid-range Android […]
Sound Blaster’s modular hub is a reconfigurable Stream Deck for audio
Creative, the company best known for its Sound Blaster line of sound cards that boosted the audio capabilities of ’90s-era PCs, is reviving the brand with a new hub called the Re:Imagine. It’s reminiscent of Elgato’s Stream Deck controllers, but with a focus on your audio gear. It has a modular design allowing buttons, dials, […]
Attackers dig up $11M in Garden Finance crypto exploit

Bitcoin bridge biz offers 10 percent reward to attackers if they play nice

Blockchain company Garden admits it was compromised and temporarily shut down its app after approximately $11 million worth of assets were stolen.…

The FCC is letting ISPs hide fees on your broadband bill
The FCC is moving to dismantle a rule requiring internet service providers to publish detailed "nutrition labels" for their service plans, just over a year after the requirement went into effect. The changes it's proposing could roll back transparency requirements that took years to establish - making it harder to tell how much you'll be […]
Meta to sell $30B in bonds to build AI datacenters

Zuckcorp will gladly pay you in 2065 for the eyewatering sums it is borrowing today

Even the world's richest companies need outside help to fulfill their datacenter dreams. Now, Meta is selling $30 billion in bonds to build out its infrastructure estate and support its ambition in AI markets. Some of these won't mature for 40 years.…

Perplexity’s new AI tool aims to simplify patent research
Patents are notoriously difficult to search for, but Perplexity has launched an AI-powered tool that’s supposed to make the process a little easier. Its new patent research agent allows you to search for patents using natural language, rather than a string of keywords. As an example, Perplexity says you can enter something like, “Are there […]
ESPN, ABC, and other Disney channels go dark on YouTube TV
More than 20 Disney-owned channels, including ESPN, ABC, and Nat Geo, have been pulled from YouTube TV after Google and Disney failed to reach a new content distribution agreement. The previous contract expired at 11:59 PM ET on October 30th, and it’s unclear when, or if, the two companies will reach a new deal. The […]
The Bose Ultra gen 2 earbuds are still chunky, but their ANC is incredible
Bose has built its modern reputation on noise-canceling performance, offering the best in class for a good two decades, since the launch of the QuietComfort headphones in 2000. But Sony and Apple caught up in 2023 and the race has gone back and forth since. The $299 Bose QuietComfort Ultra second-gen earbuds aim to top […]
Making KPop Demon Hunters sound magical meant finding the right harmonies
Music is obviously a huge part of KPop Demon Hunters. Songs are how the Huntr/x girls connect to their human fans and keep hordes of demons from entering the mortal realm. But beneath KPop Demon Hunters' banging soundtrack, there is also a rich tapestry of sounds that each play a role in bringing the movie's […]
A contentious kids safety bill might be getting gutted — and nobody’s happy
One of the biggest flashpoints for internet regulation, the Kids Online Safety Act, is poised for a revival - but possibly without the central feature that's kept people fighting over it for the past three years. Since 2022, supporters of KOSA have backed its plan to require web platforms to protect kids from a variety […]
SpaceX shows off progress on its lunar Starship

NASA is short of options when it comes to alternatives

SpaceX has published an update on its lunar Starship progress, and it still has a long way to go before the impressive-looking renders are translated into reality.…

God will be declared by a panel of experts
What is AGI? We know it stands for Artificial General Intelligence. That's a good start. But what does AGI mean, really? And how do we know when we've achieved it? For that matter, who decides we've achieved it? Does the AGI decide? This week, as OpenAI completed a long restructuring process that sets it up […]
The clock's ticking for MySQL 8.0 as end of life looms

Percona says more than half of installs remain on version set to lose support in 2026

Users have six months to migrate from MySQL 8.0 if they are to stay on a supported version of the open source database, or face security and reliability risks.…

Resilience, not sovereignty, defines OpenStack's next chapter

Price hikes, politics, and platform fatigue drive organizations back toward open alternatives

OpenInfra Summit  Sovereignty might be the word of the hour, but the OpenStack community has another – resilience.…

Sora now lets you pay extra to make more AI videos
Keep burning through your video generation allowance on Sora? No problem, OpenAI now lets you buy extra credits to make even more AI videos. That’s good, because the company says it expects to reduce free allowances at some point in the future. Bill Peebles, who leads the Sora team at OpenAI, said the video platform’s […]
Linux vendors are getting into Ubuntu – and Snap

Ubuntu's much-maligned format may be finally reaching critical mass

Ubuntu Summit  More than one Linux-adjacent vendor presented at the Ubuntu Summit, and a small but recurring theme is offering official Snap packages.…

A bizarre Windows 11 bug duplicates Task Manager instead of closing it
If you’re a Windows 11 user who frequently uses the Task Manager tool, you should probably avoid Microsoft’s latest OS update. Reddit users and my colleague Tom Warren are reporting that a bug in the optional Windows 11 KB5067036 update is causing Task Manager to duplicate itself when they attempt to close the app, impacting […]
VodafoneThree to offshore UK network jobs to India

TUPE or not TUPE? Not for roles being sent overseas amid a push to meet post-merger rollout targets

Exclusive  VodafoneThree has told some staff their roles may be offshored to India under new contracts with Ericsson and Nokia – and that employment protections won't apply.…

England's local government shake-up promises to be a massive tech headache

Surrey to be divided into two new councils in first phase of countrywide reorg

The UK government will replace Surrey County Council and its 11 borough and district councils with two new unitary councils, which will provide most local services to the area's 1.2 million residents.…

O2 cranks prices mid-contract, essentially telling customers to like it or lump it

Ofcom 'disappointed' by decision that 'goes against the spirit of our rules'

Britian's comms regulator has criticized O2 for hiking prices beyond what customers agreed to, exploiting a loophole in rules designed to end unpredictable mid-contract increases.…

NHS left with sick PCs as suppliers resist Windows 11 treatment

Hospitals told to upgrade, but some medical device makers haven't prescribed compatibility yet

NHS hospitals are being blocked from fully upgrading to Windows 11 by a small number of suppliers that have yet to make their medical devices compatible with Microsoft's latest operating system.…

Actor couldn’t understand why computer didn’t work when the curtain came down

When tech support collides with Halloween, the results are scary

On Call  Happy Halloween, dear reader! The Register wishes you a wonderfully scary day. To kick things off, we’ve twisted On Call, our weekly reader-contributed column about keeping computers alive despite the best efforts of zombie coworkers and demonic bosses, to bring tales of times tech support turned spooky.…

Europe preps Digital Euro to enter circulation in 2029

Because fewer people like banknotes, and payment sovereignty is a problem

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided the bloc needs a digital version of the Euro, and ordered work that could see it enter circulation in 2029.…

Japan’s new space truck is also a temporary space lab, just worked first time

HTV-X capsule is designed to hang around in space after delivering cargo to ISS

Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is celebrating after its new cargo carrier docked at the International Space Station.…

Microsoft’s agent platform play
This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. To understand how Microsoft sees its role in the AI race, look at what was announced at the company's GitHub Universe developer conference on Tuesday in San Francisco. The […]
Amazon juggernaut continues hauling in more cash despite recent bad news

The spending will continue until AI revenue improves

Despite a trickle of bad news from Amazon in recent weeks, the company's business is thrumming along, with AWS leading the way.…

Hacking LED Halloween masks is frighteningly easy

No costume idea? We've got you covered

Hacking makes the holidays so much more enjoyable, and nothing says trick or treat quite like pwning LED Halloween masks belonging to every neighborhood kid during candy-collection hours.…

Tim Cook says more AIs are coming to Apple Intelligence
Tim Cook says Apple has plans to embed more third-party AI tools into the company’s operating systems. “Our intention is to integrate with more people over time,” Cook said in an interview with CNBC. Apple has already embedded ChatGPT into Siri, with a Google Gemini integration said to be in the works, along with rumors […]
Claude code will send your data to crims ... if they ask it nicely

Company tells users concerned about exfiltration to 'stop it if you see it'

A researcher has found a way to trick Claude into uploading private data to an attacker's account using indirect prompt injection. Anthropic says it has already documented the risk, and its foolproof solution is: keep an eye on your screen.…

Samsung’s AirPods Pro look-alikes have fallen to their best price in months
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 Pro received a decent price drop during Amazon’s October Prime Day sale, but if you held off on picking them up, your patience has been rewarded. Right now, the noise-canceling earbuds are available for around $165 ($85 off) at Amazon and Best Buy, which is the lowest price we’ve seen in […]
How to shop like a pro during Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Despite Amazon and other retailers having filled the summer and fall months with more sales than ever before, Black Friday and Cyber Monday remain the biggest shopping days of the year. Thankfully, like in previous years, we’ll be working to highlight the best prices on phones, TVs, noise-canceling headphones, gaming gear, and other tech throughout […]
Suspected Chinese snoops weaponize unpatched Windows flaw to spy on European diplomats

Expired security cert, real Brussels agenda, plus PlugX malware finish the job

Cyber spies linked to the Chinese government exploited a Windows shortcut vulnerability disclosed in March – but that Microsoft hasn't fixed yet – to target European diplomats in an effort to steal defense and national security details.…

Microsoft 365 business customers are running out of places to hide from Copilot

People, Files, and Calendar companion apps gain an auto-installed dose of AI

Just when you thought Microsoft had run out of Windows apps to stuff with Copilot, it's cramming the AI into your taskbar companions - People, Files, and Calendar are next.…

Google parent company spending like a drunken sailor as capex triples over 2 years

Microsoft also ramping up spending, but investors concerned about overshooting demand

Alphabet, Google's parent company, expects capital expenditures to hit $93 billion in 2025, largely to meet demand from cloud customers, according to its recent financial report.…

I’ve tested the latest Switch 2 controllers, and this one is the best
If you choose to get an extra controller for your Nintendo Switch 2, you can spend a lot — and get a lot in return. Buying Nintendo’s own $89.99 Switch 2 Pro Controller, for instance, will net you the console’s only wireless controller with a 3.5mm headphone jack, not to mention great rumble, OS-level rear […]
iOS 26 leak co-defendant says Jon Prosser paid him $650
Earlier this year, Apple sued leaker Jon Prosser alongside Michael Ramacciotti, alleging the two had a “coordinated scheme to break into an Apple development iPhone, steal Apple’s trade secrets, and profit from the theft.” However, in a new filing, Ramacciotti “denies that he planned or participated in any conspiracy or coordinated scheme” with Prosser” and […]
Proton trains new service to expose corporate infosec cover-ups

Service will tell on compromised organizations, even if they didn't plan on doing so themselves

Some orgs would rather you not know when they've suffered a cyberattack, but a new platform from privacy-focused tech firm Proton will shine a light on the big breaches that might otherwise stay buried.…

Colorado launches lawyers at Trump admin over space base relocation

State cries foul over "crooked elections" claim in Alabama move

The State of Colorado has thrown a sueball at the Trump administration over the president's decision to relocate the headquarters of the US Space Command from Colorado Springs to Alabama.…

YouTube now rewards your likes with fun animations
YouTube has introduced a new like button on select videos that rewards your engagement with a brief animation. The feature was first announced in mid-October as part of a slate of updates that included UI changes to make the platform easier to navigate, There are currently 20 different animations that are customized to the genre […]
Vivo X300 launch finally brings OriginOS to the rest of the world
Vivo’s flagship X300 and X300 Pro only launched in China two weeks ago, but they’re getting an international release faster than we’re used to from Vivo. Today, the company announced that both phones are going on sale outside China, including a handful of European countries, and bringing with them OriginOS — Vivo’s previously China-only Android-based operating […]
The best Fitbits for your fitness and health
In 2025, you might wonder if Fitbit is still relevant. Despite getting acquired by Google, Fitbit remains one of the most recognizable names in the industry. Fitbit trackers aren’t meant for the most hardcore of athletes, but they’re still excellent devices for tracking overall activity as well as monitoring certain health and wellness metrics, like […]
Windows 11’s Vision Pro-like remote desktop is now widely available on Quest 3
Microsoft has officially released its Windows 11 remote desktop feature across Meta’s Quest 3 and Quest 3S headsets. The feature can beam multiple high-resolution monitors to your Quest headset, while also allowing you to try an immersive ultrawide mode, similar to what you can do on Apple’s Vision Pro. Microsoft first launched its virtual desktop […]
Canva’s new ‘Creative Operating System’ is actually a marketing workspace
Canva is introducing new digital marketing and video-editing tools, built around what the company is calling a “world-first” design-focused AI model. These launches are part of an overhaul to the design platforms Visual Suite workplace products, which Canva describes as a “Creative Operating System” for marketing teams. To be clear, this isn’t an operating system […]
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