A software glitch in the “ticket in, cash out” (TICO) machines at Star Casino in Sydney, Australia, saw it inadvertently give away $2.05 million over several weeks. This glitch allowed gamblers to reuse a receipt for slot machine winnings, leading to unwarranted cash payouts which went undetected due to systematic failures in oversight and audit
Read MoreBest Buy has launched an augmented reality app designed exclusively for Apple’s latest wearable, the Apple Vision Pro that offers real-time product previews. Best Buy launches Apple Vision Pro app for augmented reality shopping Named Best Buy Envision, the app is set to upgrade the way consumers shop for electronics and home products, Best Buy
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Read MoreThe best thing about buying your own home is that you can hang things on the walls. It’s a human right all too often denied to renters the world over. Regardless, five years later, when you’re doing the mandatory minimalist remodel, you’ll be ruing the day you put in all those wall anchors. At that
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The US Constitution’s Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination does not prohibit police officers from forcing a suspect to unlock a phone with a thumbprint scan, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday. The ruling does not apply to all cases in which biometrics are used to unlock
Read MoreImage: Amazon Just a week after the show first premiered, Amazon has confirmed that there’s more of its live-action Fallout series on the way. As of now there are no details available other than the fact that the show has been renewed for season 2. While there are no specific numbers about how well the
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Meta has dramatically upgraded its AI assistant, powered by the new Llama 3 language model. The enhanced Meta AI is available on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and its new standalone website. Meta also announced the rollout of an upgraded image generator, where images change in real-time as you type
Read MoreAndroid 15 is preparing a new feature that will tell users the remaining lifetime of their device’s internal storage. Like other hardware components, storage chips have a limited lifetime that’s affected by how much they’re used. Android routinely runs maintenance on storage chips to extend their lifespan, but users currently cannot know how much life
Read MoreAfter months of secrecy, Neuralink revealed that the partner site for its brain implant study is the Barrow Neurological Institute.
Read MoreMacworld Apple’s list of currently available content for Apple TV+ continues to grow, and so does the list of upcoming projects in the works. Films, limited series, specials, and multi-season series—Apple’s got lots of irons in the fire.d Some of these projects have been officially announced and acknowledged by Apple, while others have been reported
Read MoreWhatsApp users in the U.S. will soon see support for real-time AI image generation. The Verge reports: As soon as you start typing a text-to-image prompt in a chat with Meta AI, you’ll see how the image changes as you add more detail about what you want to create. In the example shared by Meta,
Read MoreThe Meta Quest 2 and its bundled controllers. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Meta Quest 2 has been on sale for nearly a month, and today, Meta’s making that price permanent — $199 is the new sticker price for the virtual reality headset, the company announced today. That’s half what
Read MoreA jury found Avraham “Avi” Eisenberg guilty on all three counts of fraud and manipulation in a $110 million crypto trade scheme using the Mango Markets platform. Axios: The case was the first known test for a jury to decide whether existing U.S. laws governing fraud and market manipulation apply to the world of decentralized
Read MoreApple has been long rumored to be working on a HomePod with a full touch display that can show more than a waveform, and a new leak offers a look at the potential glossy display glass. HomePod could get a new display The HomePod and HomePod mini have a touch-sensitive glass surface, but it is
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Netflix is moving beyond subscriber numbers. In its first quarter earnings results released on Thursday, Netflix announced that it will stop reporting quarterly membership numbers in 2025 because subscribers are “just one component” of its growth. The change comes after a quarter where it added 9.3 million subscribers,
Read MoreThe US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has slapped coding boot camp BloomTech — formerly known as Lambda School — with several punishments for alleged deceptive business practices. From a report: The business, which claims on its site it will help students land their “dream job” in tech at companies like Amazon, Cisco, and Google,
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority YouTube is testing a new AI-powered “Ask” button that lets you type questions about the video you’re watching and receive real-time answers. This feature is currently available to select YouTube Premium subscribers in the United States using the Android app. Google’s AI is everywhere, and its next goal
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Consumers have grown accustomed to the prospect that their personal data, such as email addresses, social contacts, browsing history and genetic ancestry, are being collected and often resold by the apps and the digital services they use. With the advent of consumer neurotechnologies, the
Read MoreCath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images The Senate is moving forward on a vote to reauthorize a controversial program that allows warrantless surveillance of foreign “targets.” Before voting on the reauthorization bill, senators had to vote on a cloture motion to begin voting. The cloture motion passed 67–32, just one day
Read MoreCredit: Damien Wilde / Android Authority Google is undergoing a major internal reorganization. This shift will combine the efforts of its hardware and software teams. The aim is to speed up the implementation of AI across its products Ever since Google went all-in on AI, the company has been working on ways to speed up
Read MoreApple has plans to move its existing Montreal-based Saint-Cathrerine location to a heritage building in downtown Montreal. Apple’s existing Apple Sainte-Catherine location | Image Credit: Apple This relocation comes as part of Apple’s efforts to revitalize its physical retail presence across the globe. The new Apple retail store will be located at Apple will settle
Read More[Peter Holderith] set out some time ago to build an electric go-kart. That by itself is not terribly unusual, but where his project diverts from the usual is in the fact that each of the four wheels has an integrated hub motor. It might not look it, but each wheel has an integrated hub motor.
Read MoreAnker is amongst the first accessory makers to rerelease MagSafe-compatible accessories that now support the Qi2 standard. | Image: Nathan Edwards / The Verge Qi2 brings MagSafe-like fast magnetic wireless charging for any device. Continue reading…
Read MoreUrsa is a new keycap profile for Topre keyboards. I want it. | Render: FKCaps Listen, I don’t want to be the guy who always posts about weird keyboard stuff. I have other interests. But I need to tell the dozens of Verge readers with Topre keyboards about these keycaps. Ursa is a new spherical
Read MoreOne juror in former US president Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York has been excused over fears she could be identified. It could get even messier.
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