Matter is now racing ahead, but the platforms are holding it back
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The latest Matter spec brings a number of improvements to the smart home standard founded by Apple, Google, Amazon, and Samsung. Released this…
Goodbye to Apple’s Smart Keyboard Folio, the best iPad Pro accessory
Farewell to a real one. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge It’s versatile, doesn’t weigh much, and no one else makes anything quite like it for the iPad…
UK details requirements to protect children from ‘toxic algorithms’
Illustration by Hugo Herrera for The Verge The UK is calling on search and social media companies to “tame toxic algorithms” that recommend harmful content to children, or risk billions…
Brilliant’s $400 smart switches are still working… for now
Brilliant Smart Home Systems, makers of the Brilliant smart switch, is looking for a buyer. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Brilliant, maker of smart home controllers…
Daimler’s driverless semi trucks will hit the road in 2027
Image: Daimler Trucks Daimler Truck, a subsidiary of the Mercedes-Benz parent company, revealed its first autonomous truck demonstrator that it said will pave the way to fully driverless freight hauling…
China’s Government Welcomes Tesla to Perform Robotaxi Tests
Chinese officials told Musk that China welcomes Tesla to do some robotaxi tests in the country and hopes it to set a good example, the sources said, but authorities did…
The US is propping up gas while the world moves to renewable energy
Solar panels point to the sky at the Weesow-Wilmersdorf solar park on May 3rd, 2024, near Grischow, Germany. | Photo by Maja Hitij / Getty Images The amount of electricity…
Here’s how the latest iPad Pro compares to the new iPad Air (and previous models)
The 2024 iPad Air still offers a nice display, though, not as nice as the OLED display on the new iPad Pro. | Screenshot: Apple After nearly a two-year wait,…
OpenAI’s flawed plan to flag deepfakes ahead of 2024 elections
Enlarge (credit: Boris Zhitkov | Moment) As the US moves toward criminalizing deepfakes—deceptive AI-generated audio, images, and videos that are increasingly hard to discern from authentic content online—tech companies have…
Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause
Enlarge / A scene from the Prime Video original series Fallout. (credit: Prime Video/YouTube) Amazon Prime Video subscribers will see new types of advertisements this broadcast year. Amazon announced today…