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CrowdStrike says it’s not to blame for Delta’s days-long outage
Image: The Verge CrowdStrike refutes Delta Air Lines’ allegations that the cybersecurity firm is to blame for a dayslong flight disruption following last month’s catastrophic system outage, saying that the airline rejected repeated offers to help restore impacted systems. In an interview with CNBC last week, Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the outage cost the…
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OpenAI won’t watermark ChatGPT text because its users could get caught
Image: The Verge OpenAI has had a system for watermarking ChatGPT-created text and a tool to detect the watermark ready for about a year, reports The Wall Street Journal. But the company is divided internally over whether to release it. On one hand, it seems like the responsible thing to do; on the other, it…
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The first-gen OnePlus Pad is selling for a new low of $379.99
The OnePlus Pad’s keyboard case and stylus run an additional $149.99 and $99.99, respectively. | Image: Dan Seifert / The Verge The $549.99 OnePlus Pad 2 may have just recently launched, but the original version remains a worthwhile option that’s now undercutting the new model’s price by $170. Now through August 6th, you can pick…
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The plastic Apple Watch SE could be for kids, and that’s actually exciting
The Apple Watch SE in its current form looks just like an Apple Watch. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge It’s impressive watching Apple sell people virtually the same Apple Watch design year in and year out, adding a feature here and there but changing precious little about the way it looks.…
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How to find your oldest social media posts and delete them
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge We’ve been living with social media for a long time now — Facebook opened up to the public in 2006 — and that means a lengthy trail of posts stretching back through the years. While this does let you take a nostalgic trip into the past with just…
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The Breville Oracle Jet is a $2,000 computer that also makes coffee
I didn’t ask how much RAM it has. There’s no girl math in the world that can make the Breville Oracle Jet make sense for me, but boy is it nice to use. Like most of the gadgets I test, the $1,999.95 espresso machine has a touchscreen. It connects to a wireless network and receives…
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A pivotal online hub for ROM hacks goes news-only after two decades
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge ROMhacking.net, a longtime stalwart of the online classic gaming world mostly turned the lights off on Saturday. Nightcrawler, who created and runs ROMhacking, announced that the site, which has hosted community-made alterations for classic games, has stopped taking submissions and will only post news going forward. ROM hacks like…
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EcoFlow’s Power Hat is a floppy, phone-charging solar panel for your noggin
It’s absolutely brimming with solar power. | Image: EcoFlow EcoFlow’s new Power Hat must be the dorkiest piece of headgear I’ve ever heard of — and I think I love it? It’s a wide-brimmed floppy-ish sun hat full of solar cells that you can charge your phone with. EcoFlow says it can charge a 4,000mAh…
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Meta courts celebs like Awkwafina to voice AI assistants ahead of Meta Connect
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Judi Dench, Keegan-Michael Key, and Awkwafina are among multiple “actors and influencers” whose voices could become part of Meta’s AI offering, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The company is apparently working to wrap up deals quickly so it can develop and show off the new voices at its Meta…
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Trap backs itself into every corner
Image: Warner Bros. M. Night Shyamalan’s latest is a pitchy mess about who gets a pass. Continue reading…