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Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge Our phones have become so intrinsic to our lives that a stolen phone can be a disaster rather than simply an inconvenience. To help prevent that, Apple has added Stolen Device Protection to its iPhones as additional protection, especially when you’re away from your familiar haunts. The new feature, which was included in the iOS 17.3 upgrade, requires Face ID or Touch ID authentication for some actions, such as accessing passwords or credit card info — a...

The OnePlus 12 in green. | Image: OnePlus A little over a month and a half after its Chinese launch, OnePlus has officially announced pricing and a release date for its latest flagship in global markets. The OnePlus 12 will ship in the US on February 6th, starting at $799.99 (€949 / £849) for its most affordable model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It’s one of a trio of devices OnePlus is launching today, with the other two being the lower-end OnePlus 12R and the OnePlus Buds 3 true...

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While Samsung and Google were busy shipping AI features as fast as possible, OnePlus doubled down on the essentials. Continue reading… Continue reading from Source - The Verge...

A portrait of Rep. Ro Khanna. | Photo illustration: The Verge | Photo Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The Democratic representative from California, whose district includes Apple and Nvidia, discusses the future of tech regulation and the 2024 election. Continue reading… Continue reading from Source - The Verge...

The TurboTax website on a laptop in an arranged photograph in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, on Friday, September 3rd, 2021. | Image: Tiffany Hagler-Geard / Bloomberg via Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission cracked down on TurboTax, issuing a final order that prohibits the company from calling its services “free” when most customers end up having to upgrade to paid services. Parent company Intuit had advertised TurboTax as “Free, free free free,” even though a majority of customers...

ULA’s rocket carrying Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander lifts off on January 8th. The lander didn’t make it to the Moon. | Photo by Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images The failure of recent missions highlights the challenges of relying on private entities to spearhead the US’s lunar ambitions. Continue reading… Continue reading from Source - The Verge...

Nvidia’s second RTX 40-series Super card isn’t as impressive as its first. Continue reading… Continue reading from Source - The Verge...

Photo by Michelle Farsi / Zuffa LLC Netflix has dabbled in live broadcasts over the last year or so, and now the company has announced a long-term deal with the WWE to broadcast its headline weekly show, Monday Night Raw, starting next year. This is the first time Monday Night Raw, which broadcasts live every week, is leaving traditional linear television, as it has been the No. 1 rated program on NBCUniversal’s USA Network, and it has tie-ins to NBCU’s streaming platform, Peacock. The...

Image: The Verge After last year saw over 9,000 layoffs in the video game industry, 2024 is continuing the trend, and League of Legends maker Riot Games is the latest example. On Monday night, the company announced that “we are refocusing on fewer, high-impact projects to move us toward a more sustainable future,” which means eliminating roles for 530 people globally, or about 11 percent of its total workforce. This news arrives just days after the results of a Game Developers Conference...