Intel has been in some dire straits in the past few weeks. As the company attempts to recover from a huge stock loss, the CEO has declared his plan on how he'll bring back the company. At the same time, Qualcomm has reportedly offered Intel a deal to take over the company, striking while the iron is hot. Fortunately, it seems that Intel has pulled out of its tailspin, as the company is now reportedly receiving a multibillion-dollar investment.

Image: The Verge An official OpenAI account on X was taken over to peddle a cryptocurrency scam on Monday evening.On Monday at 6:24PM ET, the @OpenAINewsroom account, which shares news from OpenAI and has nearly 54,000 followers, made a now-deleted post advertising an “$OPENAI” token.“We’re very happy to announce $OPEANAI: the token bridging the gap between Al and blockchain technology,” the post said. “All OpenAI users are eligible to claim a piece of $OPENAI’s initial supply. Holding $OPENAI will grant access to all of our future beta programs.” The post also included a link to a spoofed version of OpenAI’s website at a URL that wasn’t openai.com. Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge Two posts from the hijacked OpenAI Newsroom... Continue reading…

Image: Riley Testut The excellent Delta emulator for iOS is going to get even better: sometime soon, the app will get support for online multiplayer in Nintendo DS games, according to Delta developer Riley Testut. Testut’s post about the feature includes a video of a Mario Kart DS race between two people being played on the emulator, and it immediately transported me back to playing the game on my own DS many years ago.Nintendo shut down the DS’s online services way back in 2014, so we asked Testut how the online services will work. “It’s based on melonDS’ online support, which connects to 3rd-party Nintendo [Wi-Fi Connection] servers (such as Kaeru, Wimmfi, AltWFC, etc),” Testut tells The Verge. “This means all 10 million+ Delta users will be able to... Continue reading…

If youre unfamiliar with self-hosting, its the act of running services, applications, and platforms on your own hardware without relying on third-party service providers. Whether youre tired of corporations ruining your favorite apps or simply want to experiment with the FOSS alternatives to popular services, self-hosting is a fun hobby for anyone interested in computing.

With Telegram using end-to-end encryption (E2EE) with its Secret Chats feature, it has gotten quite the reputation for privacy-minded people who want to speak without people peeking in. As is the norm with privacy-focused services like this, E2EE is a double-edged sword; it prevents bad actors from snooping on innocent victim's data, but it also makes it harder to track criminals using the service for malicious purposes. Now, Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov has stated they will hand over more data to governments when asked.

Illustration by Hugo Herrera for The Verge Amazon Prime Day is one of the biggest shopping events of the year outside of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, with this year’s autumnal incarnation (once again dubbed Prime Big Deal Days) running from October 8th through the 9th. The two-day shopping affair will likely grant Prime members access to some of the best prices of the year on Amazon devices, as well as products from Sony, Sonos, Peloton, Withings, and other well-known brands. This applies to items spanning a range of categories, including gaming peripherals, laptops, 4K TVs, phones, PC accessories, and more. As always, you can count on us to publish only the best deals during Prime Big Deal Days — as well as any worthwhile ones featured at Walmart, Best Buy, and other... Continue reading…

Plastic bottles and other trash piled up along the bank of the San Gabriel River just a few hundred yards from the Pacific Ocean. | Photo: Getty Images ExxonMobil has misled consumers for years by perpetuating a “myth” about plastic recycling, according to a new lawsuit filed by the state of California. ExxonMobil is the world’s leading producer of single-use plastics that become waste, according to the state attorney general’s office. To encourage people to buy products made with single-use plastics, the suit alleges, ExxonMobil “deceived Californians for almost half a century by promising that recycling could and would solve the ever-growing plastic waste crisis.”“They clearly knew this wasn’t possible.”Plastic is quite difficult to reuse, which is why very little of it is ever recycled. Promoting recycling as a cure-all for plastic waste can actually lead to more of it becoming... Continue reading…

Every operating system in popular use today is the direct descendant of something that came before it. However, software isn't biology, and there's no iron-clad rule which dictates that the "genes" of the operating systems which have come before should still be present in the operating systems of the future. So has the time come for another go at reinventing the wheel, or is this just a fundamentally silly idea?

It's always exciting to set up a new PC after the purchase, but of course, ideally it wouldn't take very long, especially when you want to get it up and running as soon as possible. However, manually installing all of your favorite applications and utility tools on your new PC can become really tedious and time-consuming. What if you could install them all together instead of one by one and automate the whole process? That's where the Chocolatey tool will help you.

Navigating through a cluttered inbox or managing a high volume of emails can be overwhelming, but Gmail keyboard shortcuts can make a significant difference. These time-saving tricks allow you to zip through emails, organize your inbox, and respond to messages with lightning speed all without ever touching your mouse. By mastering a few key combinations, you can take control of your Gmail experience, streamlining tasks like composing, archiving, and searching for emails in mere seconds.

It might seem otherwise from all the buzz, but not everyone is using a mechanical keyboard yet. Despite the massive boom in their popularity, you might still be relying on your trusty membrane keyboard. After all, if you've been using membrane boards for years, what's the big hurry to move to a mechanical keyboard? Maybe your existing keyboard does everything you need it to, and you're not really looking to shake things up.

A little while ago, Microsoft pushed an update to the Start menu that added a new account manager feature. This lets you view and customize your Microsoft-based subscriptions, such as Office 365, but there was one problem - it made signing out of your Windows account a complete chore. Fortunately, the newest release in the Release Preview channel adds a much-needed sign-out button that makes it easier to swap users.