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Apple’s AirPods Max Price Drop Apple’s AirPods Max Have Dropped Below $400 for the First Time It’s a big price for big sound, but the AirPods Max are a little more reasonable at $398. Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge The high-end pricing on Apple’s first-gen products never ceases to amaze me — just look at the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro or its $5,000 display. The AirPods Max were also probably a bit more expensive than they should have been at their $549 launch price, but that’s relatively tame compared to the competition Apple is targeting with its luxe noise-canceling headphones. Thankfully, they’re now down to $398 ($151 off) in select colors at Amazon and Walmart, which is a record low. Some may feel the AirPods Max are getting…

Heritage Foundation Insists It Was Not Hacked by ‘Gay Furries’ Heritage Foundation Insists It Was Not Hacked by ‘Gay Furries’ A group of self-proclaimed “gay furry hackers” says it breached the Heritage Foundation earlier this month, releasing two gigabytes of the right-wing think tank’s internal data on Tuesday. On its Telegram channel, the hacktivist collective SiegedSec — which has previously claimed responsibility for hacking NATO’s computer systems — said the Heritage hack was part of its #OpTransRights campaign, which also targeted the far-right media outlet Real America’s Voice and the Hillsong megachurch. The group also cited their objections to Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s policy proposal for a second term for former President Donald Trump, as a motivating factor. In an email to The Verge, Heritage Foundation spokesperson Noah Weinrich...…

Arm Announces an Open-Source Graphics Upscaler for Mobile Phones Arm Announces an Open-Source Graphics Upscaler for Mobile Phones Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Arm is launching its own upscaler for mobile gaming. The chip designer says its Arm Accuracy Super Resolution (ASR) can make games look better, while lowering power consumption on your phone. It’s also making the upscaling technology available to developers under an MIT open-source license. Arm based its technology on AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution 2 (FSR 2), which uses temporal upscaling to make PC games look better and boost frame rates. Unlike spatial upscaling, which upscales an image based on a single frame, temporal upscaling involves using multiple frames to generate a higher-quality image. Upscaling is especially useful for lower-powered graphics cards that couldn’t otherwise…

Max Might Not Be the One to Watch After All Max Might Not Be the One to Watch After All Warner Bros. Discovery has been debuting its newer IP-based series on Max for the past few years in an effort to make it “the one to watch,” but the company is now switching things up with a big plan to rebrand multiple projects as — wait for it — HBO shows. Though The Penguin and Dune: Prophecy were both initially billed as Max Originals, Deadline reports that Warner Bros. Discovery will now market them as HBO Originals as part of a larger effort to differentiate what kind of content is released under the two brand umbrellas. Now, the shows will premiere simultaneously on both Max and HBO the way other…

You Can’t Screw Up Arduino’s New DIY Electronics Kit Seven different Arduino-based devices can be built with the Plug and Make Kit. Image: Arduino Arduino’s new starter kit features electronic components that can be connected without having to know anything about soldering or wiring. It’s similar to LittleBits’ electronic building blocks that make it easy for kids to learn about electronics but targets an older audience of beginners who eventually aspire to do more with an Arduino. The $87.36 Arduino Plug and Make Kit comes with an Arduino UNO R4 WiFi microcomputer featuring Bluetooth and its own built-in 12 x 8 LED matrix display, plus seven different Modulino components that can all be connected using cables that snap into one-way connector ports, ensuring nothing can be wired incorrectly. The kit…

Apple TV+ Unveils Trailers for "Time Bandits" and Upcoming "F1" Film Starring Brad Pitt Get ready for an adventure-packed summer! On July 24, Apple TV+ is set to premiere its anticipated series adaptation of the classic film Time Bandits. In the lead-up to the premiere, Apple has released an exciting new trailer. Spanning two and a half minutes, the trailer comes with the tagline "The greatest heists in history await. Discover the adventure." It sets the stage for the thrilling escapades that viewers can expect from the new series. Lisa Kudrow Headlines the New Time Bandits Adaptation Leading the cast is Lisa Kudrow, famed for her role in the cult comedy "Friends". In this new rendition of Time Bandits, Kudrow plays the leader of a band of time-traveling thieves. The…

Behind the Design: Gentler Streak Behind the Design: Gentler Streak Gentler Streak is a different kind of fitness tracker. In fact, to hear cofounder and CEO Katarina Lotrič tell it, it’s not really a fitness tracker at all. “We think of it more as a lifestyle app,” says Lotrič, from the team’s home office in Kranj, Slovenia. “We want it to feel like a compass, a reminder to get moving, no matter what that means for you,” she says. ADA FACT SHEET Gentler Streak Winner: Social Impact Team: Gentler Stories d.o.o., Slovenia Available on: iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch Team size: 8 Previous accolades: Apple Watch App of the Year (2022), Apple Design Award finalist (Visuals and graphics, 2023) Download Gentler Streak from the App Store Learn more about Gentler Streak…

Hello Developer: July 2024 Hello Developer: July 2024 Dive into all the new updates from WWDC24! Our doors are open. Join us to explore all the new sessions, documentation, and features through online and in-person activities held in 15 cities around the world. Sign up now > Join us July 22–26 for online office hours to get one-on-one guidance about your app or game. And visit the forums where more engineers are ready to answer your questions. Reserve your spot > Browse the forums > WWDC24 highlights View now > BEHIND THE DESIGN Positive vibrations: How Gentler Streak approaches fitness with “humanity” Find out why the team behind this Apple Design Award-winning lifestyle app believes success is about more than stats. Behind the Design: Gentler Streak > View now >…

Why The Atlantic Signed a Deal with OpenAI Why The Atlantic Signed a Deal with OpenAI Illustration: The Verge CEO Nicholas Thompson discusses the deal: ‘AI is coming. It is coming quickly. We want to be part of whatever transition happens.’ Continue reading… source: https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/11/24196396/the-atlantic-openai-licensing-deal-ai-news-journalism-web-future-decoder-podcasts

Tesla Reportedly Delaying Its Robotaxi Reveal Until October Tesla Reportedly Delaying Its Robotaxi Reveal Until October Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Tesla won’t reveal its long-promised fully autonomous robotaxi until October in order to give the company’s engineering team more time to build and test prototypes, Bloomberg reports. The event was originally set for August 8th, which Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced earlier this year amid questions about the company’s commitments to more affordable electric vehicles. The delay has been communicated internally to Tesla employees but has yet to be announced publicly, Bloomberg says. Musk has yet to post anything about the delay on X. So much for August At an earnings call earlier this year, Musk reiterated his belief that Tesla is not a traditional car…