European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls
Enlarge / A car’s hazard warning lights will need a physical control to get a five-star EuroNCAP score in 2026. Some progress in the automotive industry is laudable. Cars are…
Hackers exploited Windows 0-day for 6 months after Microsoft knew of it
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Hackers backed by the North Korean government gained a major win when Microsoft left a Windows zero-day unpatched for six months after learning it was under…
This rare 11th century Islamic astrolabe is one of the oldest yet discovered
Enlarge / Close up of the 11th century Verona astrolabe showing Hebrew (top left) and Arabic inscriptions. (credit: Federica Gigante) Cambridge University historian Federica Gigante is an expert on Islamic…
Fired Twitter execs are suing Elon Musk for over $128 million
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk fired a lot of people after he took over Twitter, but the first ones to go were several of…
ChatGPT can read its answers out loud
Illustration: The Verge OpenAI’s new Read Aloud feature for ChatGPT could come in handy when users are on the go by reading its responses in one of five voice options…
Apple’s M3 MacBook Pro is, belatedly, fixing its one-external-display limitation
Enlarge / Apple’s M3 MacBook Pro should be able to drive a pair of external displays soon, as long as the lid is closed. (credit: Apple) One longstanding limitation of…
The AI wars heat up with Claude 3, claimed to have “near-human” abilities
Enlarge / The Anthropic Claude 3 logo. (credit: Anthropic) On Monday, Anthropic released Claude 3, a family of three AI language models similar to those that power ChatGPT. Anthropic claims…
Marginal Cost of SpaceX Starship Will Be Under $5 Million
Bellik Ozan talked to Ellie in Space about SpaceX Starship costs. Bellik makes the case that SpaceX could modify the Super Heavy Starship for the same reuse as the Falcon…
The Lightning-based Backbone One controller is down to its best price yet
The BackBone One might help you realize hidden savings by staving off carpal tunnel treatments. | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge If you want to reliably hit headshots…
Android Auto starts flagging more powerful “parked” apps on the home screen
Enlarge / Android Auto can have giant screens like this, but limited software means you’ll often still need your phone. Android Auto and its big brother, the Android Automotive OS…