HP misreads room, awkwardly brags about its “less hated” printers
Enlarge (credit: HP) HP knows people have grown to hate printers. It even knows that people hate HP printers. But based on a new marketing campaign the company launched, HP…
Threads has hashtags now
Illustration: The Verge Tags — basically hashtags with a twist — are now rolling out globally on Threads, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced on Thursday. Tags work a little differently…
Notepad on Windows 11 is finally getting a character count
It’s like Microsoft Word, but Notepad. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft has been gradually improving its built-in Notepad app on Windows 11 in recent years, and now, it’s finally getting a…
One day, your EV might power your home’s A/C
Ford and Resideo are testing an integration that could power your HVAC using a Honeywell Home smart thermostat and a Ford F-150 Lightning EV. | Photo by Dan Seifert /…
The new Mammoth app is a much simpler take on Mastodon
The new Mammoth app is all about getting into Mastodon quicker. | Image: Mammoth One of the best things about Mastodon is the sheer number of apps available for it.…
Disinformation researcher accuses Meta of meddling in Harvard’s research
Joan Donovan is a prominent expert on disinformation campaigns. | Image: Whistleblower Aid A prominent expert in online disinformation campaigns, Joan Donovan, says Meta pushed her former employer Harvard to…
White House threatens to veto anti-EV bill just passed by US House
Enlarge (credit: L. Toshio Kishiyama/Getty Images) The White House’s plan to boost electric vehicle adoption came under heavy fire in Congress on Wednesday. Five Democratic Representatives joined the Republican majority…
The Milky Way will probably devour all the tiny galaxies that surround it
Enlarge / An infrared image of one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI) We are not alone—at least as a galaxy. About 50 dwarf galaxies surround the Milky…
Report: Early 2024 will bring M3 MacBook Airs and first new iPads in over a year
Enlarge / Apple’s 15-inch M2 MacBook Air. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) The MacBook Air is Apple’s most popular laptop, and when the Apple M1 and M2 chips landed, they came to…
Meta defies FBI opposition to encryption, brings E2EE to Facebook, Messenger
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Chesnot ) Meta has started enabling end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default for chats and calls on Messenger and Facebook despite protests from the FBI and…