Microsoft PowerToys’ Crop and Lock lets you make mini app windows
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft has released a new feature for its PowerToys utility suite called Crop and Lock, which lets you crop an app window to…
Mophie has three Qi2 magnetic wireless chargers on the way
Mophie’s new magnetic stands and mounts. | Image: Mophie Mophie just announced at IFA that it’s releasing three Qi2-compatible, 15W wireless smartphone chargers — the Snap Plus Powerstation Mini Stand…
Apple details reasons to abandon CSAM-scanning tool, more controversy ensues
Enlarge (credit: Leonardo Munoz/Getty) In December, Apple said that it was killing an effort to design a privacy-preserving iCloud photo scanning tool for detecting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on…
A look into the REM dreams of the animal kingdom
Enlarge / A cuttlefish swims in an aquarium at the Scientific Center of Kuwait on March 20, 2016, in Kuwait City. (credit: YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images) Young jumping spiders…
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through September 2)
AUTOMATION High-Speed AI Drone Beats World-Champion Racers for the First Time Benj Edwards | Ars Technica “On Wednesday, a team of researchers from the University of Zürich and Intel announced…
BMW’s Neue Klasse points to a radical reinvention for future sedans
Enlarge / The BMW Neue Klasse won’t look exactly like this, but details like e-ink will appear in production. (credit: BMW) BMW provided flights from Albany to Munich and back,…
Do Not Fear the Slaughterbot Drone Scenario Because It Won’t Work
Jamming systems can neutralize drones by causing them to crash, land, or return to the operator. They work by blasting electromagnetic noise at the radio frequencies that drones use to…
Pulsar Fusion Rocket to Move Astronauts 20 Times Faster Than Ever Before
Pulsar Fusion is creating fusion rocket able to move astronauts at 500,000 mph which is twenty times faster than the 24,791 mph speed of fastest a crewed rocket has ever…
NASA and SpaceX Plan Starship Low Earth Orbit Space Station Design Review in 2028
NASA Commercial Space Capabilities office and SpaceX have a 24 page agreed plan to develop the SpaceX starship into a low earth orbit space station design by 2028. This is…
Gizmodo’s owner shuts down Spanish language site in favor of AI translations
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Gizmodo owner G/O Media shut down and laid off editors of its Spanish-language site Gizmodo en Español and is now using AI to…