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'Dragon prince' dinosaur discovery 'rewrites' T.rex family tree

New species of dinosaur discovered that 'rewrites' T.rex family tree 12 June 2025 Share Save Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Share Save Masato Hattori An artist's impression of Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, the newly discovered tyrannosaur ancestor Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur - in the collection of a Mongolian museum - that they say "rewrites" the evolutionary history of tyrannosaurs. Researchers concluded that two 86 million-year-old skeletons they studied

Excalidraw+ Is Now SoC 2 Certified

TL;DR: Our SOC 2 Journey We got tired of endless security questionnaires, so we got SOC 2 certified to make things smoother for everyone. The process: Used Vanta to connect our services and fix compliance gaps Wrote a ton of policies Implemented zero-trust production access Upgraded our tech stack (Nx, Infisical, monitoring, VPN, etc.) Did penetration testing Evaluated all vendors Result: Passed SOC 2 Type I šŸŽ‰ In progress: Type II Next: maybe GDPR, maybe ISO 27001 (depends on demand)

OpenAI’s first AI device with Jony Ive won’t be a wearable

is a deputy editor and author of thenewsletter. He has been reporting on the tech industry for more than a decade. Thanks to a related trademark lawsuit, we know what OpenAI and Jony Ive’s first AI device won’t be. In court filings submitted this month, leaders from io — the consumer hardware team OpenAI recently acquired from Jony Ive’s design studio for $6.5 billion — testified that the first device they plan to release won’t be an ā€œin-ear deviceā€ or a ā€œwearable.ā€ They also say the AI device

Supercell boss: 'We need to take bigger risks'

Supercell boss: 'We need to take bigger risks' 52 minutes ago Share Save Ben Morris Technology of Business Editor Share Save Supercell Ilkka Paananen wants new kinds of "game experiences" For someone pushing his company to break new ground, Ilkka Paananen appears relaxed. Not wearing shoes, like everyone else in the office - it's a Finnish thing I'm told - he tells me the mobile gaming industry needs shaking up. "We need to take bigger risks," says Mr Paananen the chief executive of Finland's

Apple heard your complaints about the Liquid Glass Control Center

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. My biggest complaint with Liquid Glass in the first iOS 26 developer beta was that it sometimes made Control Center nearly unreadable, but Apple has seemingly fixed that with the second beta, which is out now. In the first beta, the glassiness of everything meant that you could still see a fair amount of what was under Control Center, making it all look really cluttered. With

Court filings reveal OpenAI and io’s early work on an AI device

Legal filings submitted earlier this month from lawyers representing OpenAI and Jony Ive’s io reveal new details about the companies’ efforts to build a mass-market AI hardware device. The filings are part of a trademark dispute lawsuit filed this month by iyO, a Google-backed hardware startup developing custom-molded earpieces that connect to other devices. Over the weekend, OpenAI pulled promotional materials related to its $6.5 billion acquisition of Jony Ive’s io startup in order to comply

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Apple read your mean tweets about Liquid Glass and Finder

The more things change, the more they stay the same. After unveiling some new visual elements to the next generation of its operating systems during WWDC 2025, Apple has already walked back some of the proposed design revisions. 9to5Mac noticed that the most recent developer betas included changes to the new Liquid Glass operating system appearance and to the Finder app icon. Liquid Glass was divisive from the start . The idea of layering transparency in the user interface appealed to some, whi

Phew: Apple fixed the Finder icon in macOS Tahoe 26

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Apple’s first macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta introduced a big change to the Finder icon that I really didn’t like, but thankfully, the company has reversed it with the second beta released today. A big feature of macOS 26 is Apple’s new Liquid Glass design language, which it has applied across the operating system to give it a new look. But for some reason, for the initial ver

Apple looked at Mira Murati’s AI startup after OpenAI exit, and it won’t stop there

Following a report last week about Apple holding internal talks over a potential Perplexity acquisition, Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter revealed that Apple also explored a possible deal with another notable name in the AI space: Mira Murati. Here’s what went down. Murati, best known as OpenAI’s former Chief Technology Officer, left the company last year following the boardroom chaos that briefly saw CEO Sam Altman ousted. In fact, as detailed in the book ā€œThe Optimist: Sam Altman, Op

How I use my terminal

this is a whole blog post because it is "outside the overton window"; it usually takes at least a video before people even understand the thing i am trying to describe. so, here's the video: the steps here that tend to surprise people are , , and . when i say "surprise" i don't just mean that people are surprised that i've set this up, but they are surprised this is possible at all. here's what happens in that video: I start with Windows Terminal open on my laptop. I hit ctrl + shift + 5 , wh

150 Million Americans Under Life-Threatening Heat Dome This Week

More than 150 million Americans from Texas to Maine are under extreme heat advisories as dangerously high temperatures bake the nation. Meteorologists warn that this heat dome could expand to affect an additional 20 million people by mid-week. In more than three dozen states from the Plains to New England, daytime temperatures could reach and exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) through at least Tuesday, AccuWeather reports. In an advisory issued Monday, June 23, the National Weat

ā€˜Elio’ Has a Bizarre Post-Credits Scene That’s Not About ā€˜Elio’ at All

If you forgot to stick around for the post-credits scenes tacked onto the end of Elio, this past weekend’s Pixar release teased two things. And if you haven’t seen it—what are you doing here? Kidding, we welcome the curious as we break down the unexpected scenes between the potential Elio spin-off Easter egg and a glimpse of Hoppers, Pixar’s next original concept film. First, we see Elio and his new friend, Bryce, reconnect with Glordon using their prototypical intergalactic radio, leaving thin

IPX7 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker Is 41% Off, Amazon’s Early Prime Day Price Revealed

Summer is upon us and a portable Bluetooth speaker is the ideal companion for beach days and pool parties. The right combination of sound quality, price, and waterproofing makes all the difference. Currently, Amazon has the Houl Zallee IPX7 waterproof Bluetooth speaker at its lowest price ever – $59, down from a list price of $100. That’s 41% off, and that’s the kind of deal that lets you have premium-quality features at an affordable price. See at Amazon Great Audio This speaker is built to

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for June 24, #1466

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

I'm taking this portable Sony speaker to the beach this summer. Here's why

Sony Ult Field 1 ZDNET's key takeaways The Sony Ult Field 1 is a portable speaker available for $130 (but it's currently $88 on Amazon) The speaker prioritizes crystal-clear sound and pronounced bass, with vibrant audio that sounds like it's coming from a much more expensive device It doesn't boast as long a battery life as its predecessor, but what it lacks in battery, it makes up for in stellar sound. $89.99 at Target Amazon is discounting this Sony Ult Field 1 speaker by $40 right now. My

Apple releases new beta builds of all its flashy new Liquid Glass-ified OS updates

As with any operating system that ushers in a major new look and feel, this year's Apple operating systems and their new Liquid Glass aesthetic will likely merit some extra attention from power users who want to see all the new stuff and developers who suddenly need to acclimate to a new design language. Apple put out one early beta build of all of its new operating systems after its Worldwide Developers Conference keynote a couple of weeks ago—these updates are the first to standardize on year-

China's first gaming GPU, the Lisuan G100, performs like a 13-year-old Nvidia GTX 660 Ti

Facepalm: China recently unveiled its first gaming GPU, the Lisuan G100. Built on a 6nm process, the card was touted as a potential rival to Nvidia's RTX 4060. However, a recent Geekbench listing suggests its performance is closer to that of the 13-year-old GeForce GTX 660 Ti or the 10-year-old Radeon R9 370. The listing also appears to reveal shockingly anemic specifications, including just 32 Compute Units, 256 MB of VRAM, and a 300 MHz GPU clock. Overall, the card managed a score of only 15,

Super Micro shares fall on planned $2 billion convertible debt offering

Super Micro Computer shares fell about 6% on Monday after the server maker said it plans to offer $2 billion in convertible notes, maturing in 2030. A company's stock often falls on the announcement of a convertible offering because the eventual conversion to equity could dilute existing shareholders' stakes. Super Micro, which has seen its business boom due to soaring demand for Nvidia's artificial intelligence processors, said in a press release that it plans to use the proceeds from the off

These XR glasses gave me a 200-inch screen to work with - and they're well worth it

ZDNET's key takeaways The RayNeo Air 3S is available for $269 These XR glasses provide advanced micro-OLED screens, dual speaker chamber design, and a 201-inch screen visual experience There are no light-blocking shades or electrochromic dimming capability, and productivity support is limited to native MacOS and Windows support. View now at Best Buy View now at Amazon more buying choices Just about every person to whom I demonstrate XR glasses ends up buying a pair for airline travel, commuti

macOS Tahoe 26 beta 2 now available for developers

Following the typical two-week gap after the release of the inaugural betas, Apple has just pushed out the second wave of post-WWDC betas, including macOS Tahoe 26 beta 2. The build number for today’s macOS Tahoe 26 beta 2 release is 25A5295e. As announced at WWDC25, macOS Tahoe 26 introduces the Liquid Glass UI overhaul, alongside features like Live Activities on the Mac, a much improved Spotlight with clipboard history and Shortcuts integration, plus a dedicated Phone app and Live Translatio

Apple releases developer beta 2 for visionOS 26

Alongside the new macOS 26 developer beta 2, Apple has also pushed out the second developer beta of visionOS 26, and the rest of its operating systems. The build number for today’s visionOS 26 beta 2 release is 23M5279f. As announced on WWDC25, visionOS 26 brings spatial widgets, a much-improved Personas feature, support for 180-degree and 360-degree videos from action cams like Insta360 and GoPro, and PSVR 2 controllers. It also features a new, Jupiter immersive environment, as well as suppo

Interesting Bits of Postgres Grammar

I’ve been working on Squawk for a while, it’s a linter for PostgreSQL, and it now uses a handmade parser. So let’s explore some interesting bits from the Postgres grammar. Custom Operators Very few operators are defined in the grammar itself and lots of Postgres features rely on custom operators. For example, Postgres uses <-> for comparing geometric types, along with a whole host of others: ## , @-@ , # , @> , <@> , &< , &> , |>> , |<< , <^ , >^ , ?- , ?| , ?|| , ~= . Note: custom operator

I Use My Terminal

this is a whole blog post because it is "outside the overton window"; it usually takes at least a video before people even understand the thing i am trying to describe. so, here's the video: the steps here that tend to surprise people are , , and . when i say "surprise" i don't just mean that people are surprised that i've set this up, but they are surprised this is possible at all. here's what happens in that video: I start with Windows Terminal open on my laptop. I hit ctrl-shift-5 , which

Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s AI Gadget Won’t Be ChatGPT in Your Ears

Over the weekend, OpenAI removed all promo materials related to its $6.5 billion buddy-buddy partnership with Apple design legend Jony Ive and their still unannounced AI-centric device. This wasn’t a falling out between the two titans in tech, but rather the result of something altogether stranger. The nixed webpages and videos are due to a trademark lawsuit filed by a separate startup, iyO, which is seemingly miffed about the companies names being a single letter apart. On July 20, California

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Crunch time—we’ll soon find out if Amazon’s launch providers are up to the job

For the second time in two months, United Launch Alliance sent a batch of 27 broadband Internet satellites into orbit for Amazon on Monday morning. Just like the last flight on April 28, an Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and delivered Amazon's satellites into an on-target orbit roughly 280 miles (450 kilometers) above Earth. This was the second launch of a full load of operational satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper, a network envisioned to become a competitor to Spa

Elon Musk’s Lawyers Claim He ā€˜Does Not Use a Computer’

Elon Musk’s lawyers claimed that he ā€œdoes not use a computerā€ in a Sunday court filing related to his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI. However, Musk has posted pictures or referred to his laptop on X several times in recent months, and public evidence suggests that he owns and appears to use at least one computer. Musk and his artificial intelligence startup xAI sued OpenAI in February 2024, alleging the company committed breach of contract by abandoning its founding agreement to develop

How Apple's biggest potential acquisition ever could perplex AI rivals like Google

Bloomberg/Contributor/Getty Images Executives at Apple are weighing the possibility of buying buzzy AI start-up Perplexity, Bloomberg reported on Friday. Citing anonymous sources close to the matter, the report said that talks within Apple to bid for an acquisition of Perplexity were still in early stages. A spokesperson for Perplexity told Reuters that the company had no knowledge of any acquisition-related plans or discussions. Also: Apple vs. generative AI: Who needs who? If Apple were to

Meta is ruining WhatsApp with ads, but I still can’t leave it

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority When WhatsApp was acquired by Meta (then Facebook) over a decade ago, people immediately began to fairly speculate that ads would eventually seep into what had, until then, been a refreshingly ad-free messaging experience. And yet, quite surprisingly, WhatsApp managed to stay mostly unspoiled, even though bits of Instagram and Facebook (like Stories and Communities) kept sneaking in. That sunny stretch is starting to fade at last. If you’ve been following th

Software 3.0 is powered by LLMs, prompts, and vibe coding - what you need know

dan/Getty Are large language models (LLMs) our new operating systems? If so, they are changing the definition of what we consider to be software. Also: 8 ways to write better ChatGPT prompts - and get the results you want faster Several analogies are used to describe the impact of fast-evolving AI technologies, such as utilities, time-sharing systems, and operating systems. Andrej Karpathy, co-founder of OpenAI and former senior director of AI at Tesla, believes that an operating system is th

Here’s Why Jony Ive and OpenAI Pulled All the Promos for Their AI Doohickey

Over the weekend, OpenAI removed all promo materials related to its $6.5 billion buddy-buddy partnership with Apple design legend Jony Ive and their still unannounced AI-centric device. This wasn’t a falling out between the two titans in tech, but rather the result of something altogether stranger. The nixed webpages and videos are due to a trademark lawsuit filed by a separate startup, iyO, which is seemingly miffed about the companies names being a single letter apart. On July 20, California

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