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Intel hits the brakes on its automotive business, and layoffs have started

Intel is shuttering its automotive architecture business and laying off most of its staff as part of a broader restructuring at the chipmaker. The news was first reported by The Oregonian/Oregon Live, which cited an internal memo that was shared with employees Tuesday morning. Intel confirmed to TechCrunch that plans to wind down the auto business were communicated internally on Tuesday. “As we have said previously, we are refocusing on our core client and data center portfolio to strengthen o

Bot or Human? Creating the Invisible Turing Test for the Internet

AI systems have detectable behavioral signatures that can be used to improve bot detection. Roundtable's Proof-of-Human API verifies proof-of-human invisibly, continuously, and instantaneously. 1 Want to see behavioral differences in action? Skip to Skip to Section 2 for interactive keystroke and mouse movement demos, or Section 3 for a cognitive psychology experiment. Google reCAPTCHA v3 boasts a commanding market share in bot detection today. It claims to analyze patterns of user behavior a

Amazon's Targeting 4,000 More Towns for Faster Prime Delivery This Year

With Prime Day 2025 almost upon us, Amazon is touting its plans to expand its delivery network to reach small towns, especially in rural areas. The goal is to bring same-day and next-day delivery to more than 4,000 communities by the end of 2025, Amazon said Monday. It called out destinations including Lewes, Delaware; Asbury Iowa and North Padre Island, Texas. This year's Prime Day will be taking place July 8 to 11, and it's the first time the shopping event will last longer than two days. T

Blockchain-driven platform to mimic stock trading, allowing users to buy shares of SpaceX, other hot private companies

Republic, a New York-based investment startup, is offering users exposure to SpaceX by issuing a "tokenized" representation of its shares. The company will begin selling the digital tokens this week and eventually plans to expand the offering to other private companies like artificial intelligence darlings OpenAI and Anthropic, as well as Stripe, X, Waymo, Epic Games and more. The Wall Street Journal first reported the story Wednesday. "We're talking about delivering products to retail investo

Insta360’s new wireless mic looks no bigger than an Apple AirTag

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Having already secured a strong foothold in the action cam market with its Ace Pro lineup, Insta360 is now challenging DJI, Shure, and Rode with the company’s first wireless microphone. Looking comparable in size to an Apple AirTag, the Insta360 Mic Air is one of the smallest and lightest wireless mics now available while still offering up to 10

Apple Sports app redesigned with new personalized sections, adds tennis scores just in time for Wimbledon

The Apple Sports app for iPhone has just got a big new update. The home screen layout has been revamped, with upcoming games now separated by league. You can further personalize the list by re-ordering the sections to their preference, so you can make the sports you are most interested in appear first, and starred teams always show at the very top. And, just in time for Wimbledon, the app has now added tennis scores. That means you will be able to follow along with live scores for Grand Slam to

Second study finds Uber used opaque algorithm to dramatically boost profits

A second major academic institution has accused Uber of using opaque computer code to dramatically increase its profits at the expense of the ride-hailing app’s drivers and passengers. Research by academics at New York’s Columbia Business School concluded that the Silicon Valley company had implemented “algorithmic price discrimination” that had raised “rider fares and cut driver pay on billions of … trips, systematically, selectively, and opaquely”. The Ivy League business school research – w

The Final ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Trailer Ups the Stakes Even Further

We’re a month away from the arrival of the next Marvel movie in Fantastic Four: First Steps, and Marvel is reminding us in style with a brand new trailer—one that really wants you to feel the stakes that are riding on this movie, in more ways than one. Prior looks at First Steps leaned into the Silver Age retro-kitsch of its world, and then the arrival of Julia Garner’s Silver Surfer to herald the threat of the dread, Galactus. But now this final big trailer for the film really wants to remind

Seagate 14TB External HDD Is 40% Off Only at Best Buy, Amazon Doesn’t Offer It at This Lowest Price

Storage capacities are one of the few things that seems to actually be going down in price these days. It’s becoming easier and easier for engineers to deliver us more and more data in smaller and smaller packages. Just a handful of years ago, the thought of a single terabyte seemed like a joke. Now you can get twice that on a microSD card about a centimeter long. See at Best Buy Well, friends this might be one of the most affordable storage options I’ve ever seen when looking at a per-byte le

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Discord is working on a Windows on Arm app

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Discord is working on a native Windows on Arm version of its communications app. An early development preview build is available for testers, ahead of a full Arm64 release for compatible Arm-powered devices. Discord spokesperson Claudia Fellerman confirmed to The Verge that the company is working on a build for Windows on Arm, but it’s in the early stages of development so it’

The world’s lightest Fold is here, and it claims to work with your Apple Watch too

TL;DR Vivo has launched the X Fold 5 foldable phone in China. This is the world’s lightest book-style foldable phone, but it still has a 6,000mAh battery and IP5X/IPX8/IPX9 ratings. The vivo X Fold 5 starts at ~$976 in China. Samsung will launch the Galaxy Z Fold 7 next month, but several rival manufacturers are waiting in the wings already. Now, vivo has launched the X Fold 5 foldable phone in China today. The X Fold 5 is a follow-up to last year’s X Fold 3, which, at 219 grams, was the wor

Malwarebytes Antivirus Review 2025: Decent Software, Terrible Customer Service

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. 7.0 / 10 SCORE Malwarebytes Antivirus Buy at Malwarebytes Score Breakdown Performance 8 /10 Security 9 /10 Customer Support 4 /10 Usability 7 /10 Value 5 /10 Features 9 /10 Pros Free malware scanning and browser safety tools Decent VPN Impressive privacy policies Excellent dark web monitoring tools Cons Free version doesn’t provide real-time protection

Veloretti just made one of the best e-bikes lighter and cheaper

is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a tech journalist for 20 years. Dutch bicycle brand Veloretti just announced a slimmed-down version of its excellent Electric Two series of electric bikes for European commuters. The step-over Ace Two Lite is a lighter and less expensive version of the very heavy Ace Two e-bike I reviewed back in 2023, which ditches the sublime Enviolo automatic shifter in favor of a

Kodiak is using Vay’s remote driving tech in its self-driving trucks

Self-driving trucks developed by Kodiak Robotics contain some remote-driving DNA courtesy of Vay, a driverless car-sharing startup out of Berlin. The two companies, which announced a partnership Wednesday, have been working together since last year when Kodiak’s self-driving trucks began making driverless deliveries for Atlas Energy Solutions in the oil-rich Permian Basin of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. And it will play a critical operational and safety role when Kodiak, which plans to g

Don't make this thermostat mistake during heatwave: 3 cost-saving tips from an expert

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Have you ever found yourself in a thermostat tug-of-war? One room feels like a sauna, another like an icebox, all while your trusty thermostat claims your home is at a perfectly average and comfortable 72 degrees? The truth is, you're probably not imagining things, and the culprit could be hanging right there on your wall. As it turns out, where your thermostat is located can make a world of difference to both your comfort and your energy bills. Also: How to disable ACR on yo

Assembly Theory of Time

If the lineages are followed back beyond the origin of life on Earth to the origin of the universe, it would be logical to assume that the memory of the universe was lower in the past, which means that the universe's ability to generate objects of high Assembly is limited by its size in time. Some objects are too large in time to come into existence in intervals that are smaller than their assembly index. For complex objects such as computers to exist in our universe, many other objects had to f

Managing time when time doesn't exist

The Ultimate Productivity Paradox Imagine explaining to your boss why you’re late for a meeting because time doesn’t actually exist. Not in the philosophical “time is a social construct” sense that gets you invited to fewer dinner parties, but in the rigorous scientific sense where quantum gravity’s most fundamental equations contain absolutely no time variable whatsoever. You’d be attempting to justify tardiness using cutting-edge physics to someone whose greatest temporal insight is schedulin

Generative AI and privacy are best frenemies - a new study ranks the best and worst offenders

TU IS/Getty Most generative AI companies rely on user data to train their chatbots. For that, they may turn to public or private data. Some services are less invasive and more flexible at scooping up data from their users. Others, not so much. A new report from data removal service Incogni looks at the best and the worst of AI when it comes to respecting your personal data and privacy. For its report "Gen AI and LLM Data Privacy Ranking 2025," Incogni examined nine popular generative AI servic

The German automotive industry wants to develop open-source software together

Collaboration for more speed, efficiency, and security in software development and the basis for an open and collaborative ecosystem With the support of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), 11 companies in the automotive industry have agreed on pre-competitive cooperation in open source software development. A corresponding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today at the 29th International Automotive Electronics Congress (AEK). With the increasing importance and

Nintendo Switch 2 Exclusive Drag x Drive Arriving in August as Digital-Only Budget Game

The inaugural fully mouse-controlled game for the new Nintendo Switch 2 is set to be released on Aug. 14, and you'll be able to grab it for $20. You won't be able to get a physical copy of Drag x Drive, however, because the game is limited to the Nintendo eShop. The pricing for Drag x Drive reflects the scope of the game, as this is a low-stakes party title spotlighting an underrepresented sport with quick pickup matches. But compared with the pricier Welcome Tour, Drag x Drive seems like a muc

What Is 'Toxic Positivity'? We Asked an Expert

At some point in your life, you’ve probably read or heard about the importance of being positive and always focusing on the bright side. But being positive all the time might not be the best approach in every situation. We are all humans, and because of that, we all have a variety of emotions that we experience on a daily basis. Those emotions can be happy, sad, angry, shame, pride, envy and more. It's nothing to be embarrassed about because it's just a part of being human. And we all have our g

Nintendo Switch 2 Exclusive, Drag x Drive, Releasing in August as Digital-Only Budget Game

The inaugural fully mouse-controlled game for the new Nintendo Switch 2 is set to be released on Aug. 14, and you'll be able to grab it for $20. You won't be able to get a physical copy of Drag x Drive, however, because the game is limited to the Nintendo eShop. The pricing for Drag x Drive reflects the scope of the game, as this is a low-stakes party title spotlighting an underrepresented sport with quick pickup matches. But compared with the pricier Welcome Tour, Drag x Drive seems like a muc

Government Alarmed by Videos of Tesla Robotaxis Immediately Breaking Road Laws

Tesla is already in hot water over its Robotaxi rollout in Austin. As Bloomberg reports, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) contacted Tesla just a single day after its Robotaxi launch over apparent traffic violations captured on video and posted to social media. Since Sunday, the Elon Musk-owned electric carmaker has been offering autonomous rides, albeit with a human safety monitor, to a select few individuals willing to pay for the novelty. As videos taken in the wake

Could Apple's New Adaptive Power Feature Extend Your iPhone's Battery Life?

Usually, I'm the one adapting my behavior based on the power remaining in my iPhone, but starting this fall, I can ask my iPhone to do more of the adapting. A new Adaptive Power setting in iOS 26 can extend battery power by intelligently trimming energy usage in small ways that add up to extend the time before you need to recharge. See also: Adaptive Power in iOS 26 Could Save the iPhone 17 Air From This Major Pitfall Currently, the iPhone uses as much power as it needs to perform its tasks. Y

Ambarella shares soar 19% on report chip designer is exploring sale

Ambarella shares popped 19% after a report that the chip designer is currently working with bankers on a potential sale. Bloomberg reported the news, citing sources familiar with the matter. While no deal is imminent, the sources told Bloomberg that the firm may draw interest from semiconductor companies looking to improve their automotive business. Private equity firms have already expressed interest, according to the report.

I Can’t Stop Staring at This Massive ‘Star Wars’ Galaxy Map

For as many times, narratively speaking, Star Wars‘ universe can feel awfully small in much of its recent output, it’s always nice to be reminded that, actually, the scope of the galaxy far, far away is incomprehensibly vast. Especially if we can be reminded such an incredibly nerdy manner: via the medium of a massive, updated official map of that galaxy. Today the official Star Wars website, to sit alongside its own interactive timeline of the eras of Star Wars‘ past and future, released an up

Data-recovery firm tests $28, 500GB HDD from Amazon and gets surprising results

Fraudulent or misleading storage devices are, unfortunately, still easy to find via online marketplaces. It's also a common story that someone buys a shockingly cheap storage device from an unknown brand and ends up with a product that doesn’t perform as expected—or at all. With this in mind, data-recovery firm Secure Data Recovery recently bought a 500GB HDD from Amazon (the UnionSine HD2510) for $28 and tested it. The results were better than expected, but there are still reasons to avoid buy

Amazon says it's expanding same-day and next-day delivery to 4,000 more small cities and towns

Something to look forward to: Amazon managed to revolutionize e-commerce with fast and affordable shipping, but it isn't resting on its laurels. The Seattle-based online retailer recently announced plans to further expand the reach of its same-day and next-day delivery services to tens of millions of additional customers in the US by the end of the year. Once the calendar rolls over to 2026, Amazon's speedy delivery options will be available in more than 4,000 smaller cities and towns across th

Ambarella shares soar 17% on report chip designer is exploring sale

Ambarella shares popped 17% after a report that the chip designer is currently working with bankers on a potential sale. Bloomberg reported the news, citing sources familiar with the matter. While no deal is imminent, the sources told Bloomberg that the firm may draw interest from semiconductor companies looking to improve their automotive business. Private equity firms have already expressed interest, according to the report.