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How to turn off Apple Intelligence on your iPhone January 12, 2025
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge It’s getting increasingly difficult to avoid AI when you open up your phone or laptop — as soon as I started this article in Google Docs, I was immediately offered some AI assistance to write it (which I didn’t take). And with the rollout of Apple Intelligence, that […]
PowerSchool data breach leaks info of students and staff at schools across the US January 10, 2025
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Schools across the US and Canada are warning parents that a data breach may have leaked information for students and employees. The K-12 operations platform PowerSchool, which supports over 60 million students and has over 18,000 customers worldwide, suffered a breach that could’ve exposed names and addresses […]
Horizon: Zero Dawn gets the graphical remaster a modern classic deserves December 20, 2024
At their best, "remastered" video games keep terrific older titles viable on new generations of hardware and for new generations of fans. At their worst, they can feel like a cash-in. So it was with some trepidation that I recently fired up the "remastered" Horizon: Zero Dawn, a game which won me over years ago […]
Valve’s master plan for Steam Machines is finally coming into focus December 6, 2024
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge If I told you that Valve could make a play to dethrone the Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox in your living room this next year while simultaneously challenging the Meta Quest as the gamer’s VR headset of choice, would you believe me? Because Valve may have a lot […]
Anthropic launches tool to connect AI systems directly to datasets November 25, 2024
Image: The Verge Anthropic has released a new open-source tool to connect AI assistants directly to the information they need to inform their responses or carry out tasks. The new Model Context Protocol (MCP) provides a universal connection to all sorts of data sources, which Anthropic says will improve performance. Earlier this month, OpenAI started […]
Fellow Aiden review: A highly customizable pour-over coffee machine November 22, 2024
When it comes to hot coffee, my preference is for pour-over. Sure, it’s a manual brewing method that takes time and attention, but I want all of the nuanced flavors and aromas that slow pouring extracts from the locally roasted coffee I resupply weekly. I can make as much or as little as I want […]
Half-Life 2 is getting a huge 20th anniversary update November 15, 2024
Image: Valve Half-Life 2 is getting a major update in celebration of the classic title’s 20th anniversary. In addition to Steam Workshop support directly within the game, Valve has fixed bugs and restored some content, added new graphics settings, updated gamepad controls, and a whole lot more. You’ll also be able to get the game […]
OpenAI's ChatGPT for Mac Now Works With Xcode November 14, 2024
The ChatGPT app for Mac is now able to integrate with coding apps like Xcode, VS Code, TextEdit, and Terminal, simplifying workflows where developers copy and paste their code from a coding app into ChatGPT. When ChatGPT is given permission to interact with an app like Xcode through a new Work with Apps feature, a […]
How to run a local Linux web server running in a Windows 11 window November 10, 2024
Windows Subsystem for Linux lets run an Apache web server on your Windows PC. Here's how to do it.
How to schedule your Mac to start up and shut down on its own November 6, 2024
Mac Mini power button got you down? Try a power schedule! | Screenshot: YouTube Apple’s new Mac Mini looks like someone hit the Mac Studio with a shrink ray, and I love it. But there is at least one, uh, hot-button issue: you have to reach underneath it to power it on. If that bothers […]
The PS5 Pro’s biggest problem is that the PS5 is already very good November 6, 2024
In many ways, the timing of Sony's 2016 launch of the PS4 Pro couldn't have been better. The slightly upgraded version of 2013's PlayStation 4 came at a time when a wave of 4K TVs was just beginning to crest in the form of tens of millions of annual sales in the US. Purchasing Sony's […]
OpenAI’s Canvas can translate code between languages with a click October 4, 2024
On Thursday, OpenAI unveiled Canvas, a new interface for ChatGPT designed to enhance collaboration on writing and coding projects. The feature bears similarities to a feature called Artifacts in Anthropic's Claude AI assistant, introduced in June. Canvas displays content in a separate window alongside the AI chat history, allowing users to keep an eye on […]
Microsoft Excel is adding Python - boosted by Copilot September 18, 2024
Microsoft and Anaconda have just announced the public preview of new Python-powered Excel enhancements.
Neofetch is over, but many screenshot system info tools stand ready September 13, 2024
Enlarge / Sorry about all the black space in the lower-right corner. Nerdfetch does not make good use of the space it's given—unlike the Asahi install on this MacBook. (credit: Kevin Purdy) Almost nobody truly needed Neofetch, but the people who did use it? They really liked it. Neofetch, run from a terminal, displayed key […]
Anker’s slim 65W charger can squeeze in between bulkier power adapters August 13, 2024
Struggling to squeeze more adapters onto a power strip? Anker’s upcoming 65W charger could be the solution. | Image: Anker Japan Anker has come up with a clever design for a new 65W charger that’s thin enough to squeeze between larger power adapters on a power strip, potentially making an over-crowded outlet useable again. Thin […]
Sci-Fi Writer Releases Free Archive of Legendary Word Processor Used by George RR Martin August 8, 2024
This little MS-DOS program has helped generations of writers put their thoughts to the page.
Sci-fi writer and WordStar lover re-releases the cult DOS app for free August 6, 2024
Enlarge (credit: Robert J. Sawyer) WordStar's most recent claim to fame might be that it's the word processing application on which George R.R. Martin is still not finishing A Song of Ice and Fire. But many writers loved and still love WordStar, a word processor notably good for actual writing. As computers moved on from […]
After initially rejecting it, Apple has approved the first PC emulator for iOS July 14, 2024
Images of UTM SE from its App Store listing. | Screenshots: UTM SE Apple has approved UTM SE, an app for emulating a computer to run classic software and games, weeks after the company rejected it and barred it from being notarized for third-party app stores in the European Union. The app is now available […]
Anthropic’s AI now lets you create bots to work for you May 30, 2024
Image: The Verge Anthropic is releasing a new feature for its AI chatbot Claude that will let anyone create an email assistant, a bot to purchase shoes, or other personalized solutions. It’s called “tool use” (or the nerdier “function calling”), and it hooks up to any external API of your choosing. While I’m not a […]
Raspberry Pis get a built-in remote-access tool: Raspberry Pi Connect May 7, 2024
Enlarge / Raspberry Pi Connect looks like a good reason to make a Pi account, at least if you're not running your own DynDNS, VPN, and other remote-access schemes. (credit: Raspberry Pi) One Raspberry Pi often leads to another. Soon enough, you're running out of spots in your free RealVNC account for your tiny boards […]