Google Fotos und iCloud Fotos: Direkter Transfer jetzt möglich Google Fotos und iCloud Fotos: Direkter Transfer jetzt möglich Apple und Google haben bekannt gegeben, dass Anwender ihre Foto-Sammlungen zukünftig direkt von Google Fotos zu iCloud Fotos übertragen können. Diese Erweiterung ergänzt die bereits bestehende Möglichkeit, Fotos von iCloud Fotos zu Google Fotos zu transferieren. Datenportabilität verbessert Das Miteinander der beiden großen Tech-Konzerne ist Teil der sogenannten Data Transfer Initiative (DTI). Das neue Angebot wird im Laufe der nächsten Woche eingeführt. Während frühere Online-Angebote meist auf ähnlichen Standards setzten und die Übertragung von Inhalten so problemlos möglich war, haben Meta, Google und Apple in den zurückliegenden Jahren zunehmend eigene Technologien implementiert, die den Export persönlicher Daten ohne das Mitwirken der Plattform-Betreiber so gut wie unmöglich gemacht haben. Daraufhin haben sich die…

Redbox’s Disc Rentals Come To An End Redbox’s Disc Rentals Are Over A judge overseeing Redbox owner Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s bankruptcy case granted a request Wednesday to convert it from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to Lowpass’ Janko Roettgers and The Wall Street Journal. The company’s lawyers said Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment will lay off its remaining 1,000 employees and liquidate the businesses, including streaming operations and the 24,000 or so disc kiosks that have rented out DVDs, Blu-rays, and video games for years. According to Roettgers, Judge Thomas Horan said, “There is no means to continue to pay employees, pay any bills, or otherwise finance this case. It is hopelessly insolvent... Given the fact that there may also be at least the…

Florida's Digital ID App Has Suddenly DisappearedPhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has shut down its digital ID app, Florida Smart ID, for iPhones and Android phones. The department emailed users asking them to delete the app and said it’s looking for another vendor to help it revive the service by “early 2025,” according to 9to5Mac. The state promoted its Smart ID app as a contact-free way to show proof of age or identity at stores or when talking to police, but now it’s gone. According to a report by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel last year, not many people were using it, with only 95,000 activations out of more than 17 million licensed drivers, and many police departments…

The Best Prime Day Deals You Can Already Get The Best Prime Day Deals You Can Already Get Some of these products are already better than they were during Black Friday, and we’re just getting started. Amazon’s Prime Day 2024 is now right around the corner, taking place on Tuesday, July 16th, and Wednesday, July 17th. Fortunately, if you’re looking to get a leg up on deals ahead of the upcoming sales event, Amazon has already begun rolling out steep discounts on several of its own devices, including TVs, ebook readers, streaming devices, smart displays, and even Alexa-powered shades. The list of Prime-only deals is still relatively short for now, but it’ll explode to include thousands of products in short order. However, keep in mind that you must be an…

Early Apple Tech Bloggers Shocked to Find Their Name and Work AI-Zombified Early Apple Tech Bloggers Shocked to Find Their Name and Work AI-Zombified Christina Warren hasn’t worked at this website since 2009, and that’s not her face. | Screenshot by Christina Warren. An old Apple blog and the blog’s former authors have become the latest victims of AI-written sludge. TUAW (“The Unofficial Apple Weblog”) was shut down by AOL in 2015, but this past year, a new owner scooped up the domain and began posting articles under the bylines of former writers who haven’t worked there for over a decade. And that new owner, which also appears to run other AI sludge websites, seems to be trying to hide. Christina Warren, who left a long career in tech journalism…

Best Price Yet on the Animal Crossing-Inspired Nintendo Switch Lite The Animal Crossing-Inspired Nintendo Switch Lite is Down to its Best Price Yet Walmart’s exclusive Switch Lite deal includes a digital copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. From terrific deals on MacBooks to the Super Mario Party Joy-Con bundle, Walmart’s rival Prime Day sale has surprised us with some pretty good deals. Today, we’re highlighting another one that’s perfect if you’re looking for something to keep the kids (or yourself) entertained this summer. Right now, you can buy an Animal Crossing-themed Nintendo Switch Lite at Walmart for just $159 ($41 off), which is the best price we’ve seen on Timmy & Tommy’s Aloha Edition bundle, which includes a digital copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The Nintendo Switch Lite plays…

Delta’s Latest Update Lets iPad Users Emulate Multiple Games at Once The Delta emulator app now provides native iPadOS support. Image: Riley Testut The Delta iOS app has released a new update that introduces the retro gaming emulator’s redesigned logo, alongside native iPad support that allows users to play multiple games simultaneously. Users in the EU can download the update immediately via AltStore PAL, but everyone else will have to wait for Apple to approve Delta 1.6 for the App Store, which could take a few days, according to Delta developer Riley Testut. The app was technically available on iPad before today, but the lack of full support forced it to run as a letterboxed iPhone app, which impacted the emulator’s touch controls and prevented games from using the full…

Amazon’s Carbon Emissions Fell Last Year Amazon’s Carbon Emissions Fell Last Year Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon’s carbon emissions decreased slightly in 2023 after the company ramped up renewable energy purchases and cut down on pollution from construction, hardware, and equipment, according to its latest sustainability report. Back in 2019, Amazon pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040. Despite that goal, its carbon emissions actually ballooned soon after — climbing from around 51 million metric tons of CO2 in 2019 to more than 71 million metric tons in 2021. Now it seems that the company’s carbon footprint has shrunk a bit over the past couple years, decreasing 3 percent in 2023 to just under 69 million metric tons of CO2. To put it in context,…

Switching from Google Photos to iCloud is About to be a Lot Less Painful Google’s service lets you order your photos to go. | Illustration: The Verge Apple and Google are offering a new, nearly painless way to copy files from Google Photos to iCloud. As spotted by 9to5Mac, Google is adding iCloud support to its data transfer tool over the next week, making it possible to move your photo library directly to Apple’s service — no download necessary. It’s part of a bigger data portability initiative supported by a handful of big tech companies and complements the iCloud-to-Google-Photos service Apple rolled out in 2021. The service is pretty straightforward: photos and videos are sent directly to iCloud, so there’s no need to download anything. You can send your whole…

Microsoft Has Nine Months to Stop Another Antitrust Battle from Escalating Microsoft Has Nine Months to Stop Another Antitrust Battle from Escalating Illustration: The Verge Microsoft has reached a settlement with an industry group backed by European cloud infrastructure providers, quelling an antitrust battle that could have embroiled it for years and resulted in fines. But if Microsoft doesn’t hold up its end of the bargain in the next nine months, the group has promised to revive its antitrust complaint with the European Commission. The group, Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE), agreed to withdraw its 2022 complaint to the European Commission, where it accused Microsoft of “irreparably damaging the European cloud ecosystem and depriving European customers of choice in their cloud deployments.” It argued at the time that…