LG’s quirky briefcase TV is nearly matching its best price to date
I wouldn’t call portable in the traditional sense, but it sure as hell beats lugging a 65-inch OLED around. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge As my colleague…
Counterfeit Cisco gear ended up in US military bases, used in combat operations
Enlarge / Cisco Systems headquarters in San Jose, California. (credit: Getty) A Florida resident was sentenced to 78 months for running a counterfeit scam that generated $100 million in revenue…
Sony demands PSN accounts for Helldivers 2 PC players, and it’s not going well
Enlarge / This gear is from the upcoming “Polar Patriots” Premium Warbond in Helldivers 2. It’s an upcoming change the developer and publisher likely wish was getting more attention of…
Here’s the letter from 14 senators slamming TSA facial recognition in airports
Image: Getty Images The TSA’s been planning to expand facial recognition to a whopping 430 US airports over the next several years — but a bipartisan group of 14 senators…
Environmental journalism is under attack
Rufino Choque, from the Urus Indigenous community, stands over a boat in the middle of the extinct Poopó Lake, which disappeared in 2015. | Photo by Manuel Seoane Attacks against…
Luminar, maker of lidar for autonomous driving, lays off 20 percent of its workforce
Image: Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge Luminar, which makes lidar sensors for autonomous driving systems, announced today plans to lay off 20 percent of its workforce amid a broader…
NASA hasn’t landed on the Moon in decades—China just sent its third in six years
Enlarge / A Long March 5 rocket carrying the Chang’e-6 lunar probe blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on May 3, 2024 in Wenchang, China. (credit: Li Zhenzhou/VCG…
Microsoft ties executive pay to security following multiple failures and breaches
Enlarge / A PC running Windows 11. (credit: Microsoft) It’s been a bad couple of years for Microsoft’s security and privacy efforts. Misconfigured endpoints, rogue security certificates, and weak passwords…
What to expect from Apple’s May 7 “Let loose” event
Enlarge / The promotional image for Apple’s May 7 event. (credit: Apple) On May 7, Apple will host a product announcement event at 9 am ET. Labeled “Let loose,” we…
We still don’t understand how one human apparently got bird flu from a cow
Enlarge / Holstein dairy cows in a freestall barn. (credit: Getty | ) The US Department of Agriculture this week posted an unpublished version of its genetic analysis into the…