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  • Be skeptical about QR codes, warns the FTC

    Sun 6:11pm By Wes Davis
    Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned the public against scanning any old QR code in a consumer alerts blog last week. Naturally, the warning comes down to security and privacy — bad actors can put QR…
  • Apple’s iPad plans for next year could be a lot less confusing

    Sun 11:13am By Wes Davis
    Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeApple is reportedly making some changes next year that it hopes will make it easier for people to fit a specific iPad to their needs. For instance, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman wrote in his Power On newsletter today…
  • Google finally gives ChatGPT some competition

    Sun 8:00am By David Pierce
    Image: William Joel / The VergeHi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 17, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. If you’re new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and also, you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.…
  • Apple responds to the Beeper iMessage saga: ‘We took steps to protect our users’

    Sat 8:18pm By David Pierce
    Beeper Mini brought iMessage to Android. It didn’t last long. | Image: BeeperA few days after the team at Beeper proudly announced a way for users to send blue-bubble iMessages directly from their Android devices without any weird relay servers, and about 24…
  • Teslas will be able to automatically call 911 if you get in a crash

    Sat 4:38pm By Wes Davis
    Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeTesla will release its 2023 Holiday Update next week with a few big changes, including one that lets Teslas call 911 automatically if the car’s airbags deploy in a crash. On Thursday, the company announced the update is…
  • The quiet plan to make the internet feel faster

    Sat 11:00am By Mitchell Clark
    Illustration by Hugo Herrera / The VergeA few months ago, I downgraded my internet, going from a 900Mbps plan to a 200Mbps one. Now, I find that websites can sometimes take a painfully long time to load, that HD YouTube videos have to stop and buffer when I…
  • Apple’s 10th-gen iPad is actually worthwhile when it’s $100 off

    Sat 10:31am By Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Plus, it comes in this awesome yellow color. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The VergeWe’ve found Apple’s latest generation of its base-model iPad to be a bit awkwardly priced from the start. At $449 it’s a little close to the much nicer iPad Air and…
  • Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app

    Fri 4:55pm By Chris Welch
    Illustration: The VergeIt appears that Beeper Mini, an easy iMessage solution for Android, was simply too good to be true — or a short-lived dream, at least. On Friday, less than a week after its launch, the app started experiencing technical issues when…
  • The spreadsheet revealing who got cut at Spotify

    Fri 4:05pm By Ariel Shapiro
    Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The VergeWell, it’s been a messy, messy week. Today, I have a look at the departure of Spotify CFO Paul Vogel, who (as first reported by Podnews) sold millions worth of stock on Tuesday. Plus, other key Spotify layoffs and…
  • Apple Wallet ticket sharing is becoming more like NameDrop

    Fri 1:59pm By Jay Peters
    Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeWith iOS 17.2, you’ll be able to share passes from the Wallet app by bringing two iPhones next to each other, according to MacRumors. I haven’t tested the feature myself, but it sounds a lot like Apple’s NameDrop…