We've long said that the best way to keep an old device up and running for longer is to swap out the slow hard drive it came with for an SSD. But does that same advice apply to an old iPod? You may have forgotten that early iPods shipped with custom hard drives 1.8-inch HDDs for the iPod Classic and 1-inch HDDs for the iPod Mini with the same spinning disks as the drives on old laptops and PCs. However, unlike laptops and PCs with hard drives, iPods are far from stationary devices. They were kept in pockets, dropped, and mishandled. That's why many old iPods have hard drives that no longer work, or are on their way to breaking.

Instead of a boring number or some dots of light to show battery level you get a silly face. | Image: Ugreen Ugreen has a new collection of iPhone and USB accessories for IFA 2024 that really turn up the charm. The Uno line is a collection of GaN and Qi2 chargers, cables, a power bank, and a USB-C hub — each featuring tiny a screen solely for displaying robot-like emoji faces. The most endearing ones by far are the $60 Uno Charger 100W four-port USB charger and $70 15W Qi2 magnetic power bank that sticks to MagSafe phones — each looks like a helpful little bot friend you’ve appointed to live on your desk and help with your charging duties. They’re also the most expressive, with their TFT screens showing up to half a dozen different faces to give some idea of the actual charge levels / rates of your device. For example, the faces on the Qi2... Continue reading…

Illustration: Cath Virginia / The Verge A startup funded by the cofounder of Yahoo and CTO of Intel is suing Nvidia and Microsoft for allegedly infringing on its patent for a key innovation in AI chips and being part of a buying cartel that allegedly sought to artificially fix lower prices for the technology.In a new lawsuit, Texas-based Xockets says Nvidia has infringed on its patented data processing unit (DPU) technology, which helps make cloud infrastructure more efficient by accelerating data-intensive workloads. Xockets says the chip giant inherited the infringement through its 2020 acquisition of Mellanox. It claims Mellanox initially infringed on its patent after Xockets publicly demonstrated its DPU tech at a conference in 2015. Xockets alleges that three of... Continue reading…

Image: Sony Sony has started celebrating 30 years of PlayStation and seems to have confirmed a PS5 Pro design leak in the process. A blog post earlier today included a 30th anniversary image (above), and eagle-eyed observers have spotted a suspicious-looking PS5 design in the montage that looks identical to the PS5 Pro leak from a week ago.Dealabs reported last week that it had seen retail packaging for the PS5 Pro and created a sketch that showed three black stripes in the middle of the outer facades of the console. Those three black strips can be clearly seen in Sony’s montage image, looking rather Adidas-like and unlike the stripe you can find on the PS5. In fact, the existing PS5 model is also in the montage, with a single stripe through the... Continue reading…

The Osom OV1 smartphone was created by former Essential engineers and designers. | Image: Osom Osom Products Inc. — the mobile phone company founded by former employees of Essential, which shut down after releasing a single phone — is shutting down this week, having released a single phone. The news comes shortly after Osom’s former chief privacy officer sued the company, claiming that it was out of money after its CEO used business funds to pay for personal trips and exotic cars.During an internal meeting on Tuesday, Osom executives announced their decision to shutter the company, according to multiple sources who spoke to Android Authority. The report said most of the company’s employees will be laid off on Friday but will receive severance pay and be eligible for continued healthcare.After this article was published, we... Continue reading…

Have you heard of Super God Mode? Neither had I until I found out that it had received an update to make it a lot better. I wanted to give it a spin before I ran a piece about it, and what I saw was actually really cool. As such, I wanted to do a guide on what this app does, and how to put it to good use.

Image: Umar Shakir / The Verge Tesla updated the roadmap today for its out-of-beta Full Self-Driving (FSD) advanced driver-assist system. The automaker says it will launch the feature in the Cybertruck later this month, roll out a more robust v13 update in October, and launch it in Europe and China within the first quarter of next year — pending regulatory approval.Tesla started delivering its polarizing Cybertruck to customers more than nine months ago, and one of the biggest omissions (and hype deflators) was not just the lack of FSD but also Autopilot features like lane-keeping. Now Cybertruck will get these features in September, starting with Autopark — which means that Cybertrucks can soon automatically pull into visible parking spots in lots and on streets.D... Continue reading…

Whenever you're bored, it's always fun to see what the Raspberry Pi hobbyist folk are up to. It seems that every week, someone finds a new and cool way to put these small and inexpensive boards to good use. Well, this week's idea comes to us from a Redditor who created a Raspberry Pi router you can control with a smartphone.

These are some of the best headphones you can buy right now. Not only are they extremely comfortable, but they also sound good too, while also providing an extraordinary amount of battery life. And while they're normally priced at $380, you can now score this awesome deal that drops them down to their lowest price yet.

Proxmox is an easy-to-setup virtualization platform that offers a rich set of features to help you in building your ideal home lab. If you have multiple devices running Proxmox in your computing environment, you can use the clustering facility to access all the nodes from a single interface. Its also quite simple to set up, though there are a couple of issues you need to be aware of before you attempt this process.

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images The US, UK, and European Union have signed the first “legally binding” treaty on AI, which is supposed to ensure its use aligns with “human rights, democracy and the rule of law,” according to the Council of Europe.The treaty, called the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, lays out key principles AI systems must follow, such as protecting user data, respecting the law, and keeping practices transparent. Each country that signs the treaty must “adopt or maintain appropriate legislative, administrative or other measures” that reflect the framework.Historic moment! The #CoE opens the first-ever legally binding global treaty on #AI and human rights. Signed by EU , this Framework Convention ensures AI... Continue reading…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is developing new tools that aim to give creators on the platform more control over content that copies their voice or likeness using generative AI. In its announcement post, YouTube said the new likeness management tech will help to safeguard its creators and partners while enabling them to “harness AI’s creative potential” by promoting responsible AI development.The first tool, described as a “synthetic-singing identification technology,” will allow artists and creators to automatically detect and manage YouTube content that simulates their singing voices using generative AI. YouTube says the tool sits within its existing Content ID copyright identification system and that it’s planning to test it under a pilot program next... Continue reading…