Image: The Verge X, the platform previously known as Twitter, is expanding the amount of data it collects on users. The social network has updated its privacy policy to include carveouts for “biometric information” and “employment history,” as spotted by Bloomberg.“Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes,” the privacy policy reads. It doesn’t include any details on what kind of biometric information this includes — or how X plans to collect it — but it typically involves fingerprints, iris patterns, or facial features. X Corp. was named in a proposed class action lawsuit in July over claims that its data collection violates the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.... Continue reading…

If you're always looking for adventure, but don't want to go anywhere without your tech, you need to get your hands on some rugged Oukitel gear. The great news is that both the RT6 tablet and WP28 smartphone are now on sale. On top of the fact that you're saving money when buying them, you'll also save money because you won't have to repair your smart tech upon your return after dropping them down a path.

The graphics card is the most important component of any gaming PC. It's what determines how well all your favorite PC games will run at various resolutions. Nvidia's RTX 40 series of GPUs are incredibly powerful, but the company also bumped up its MSRP for the family of graphics cards, pricing many gamers out of the round. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 is the undisputed champion of gaming and the RTX 4080 is priced below it, but how do the two GPUs compare against one another? That's precisely what this guide will showcase!

Even the lavender version of Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 2 Pro are on sale right now. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple may release a new set of AirPods with support for USB-C in a matter of weeks, but if you’re embedded in the Samsung ecosystem, there are more suitable pairs of earbuds on the market already. The Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro are a great case in point and are on sale starting at $177.99 ($52 off) at Amazon, B&H Photo, and Best Buy. The Buds 2 Pro deliver some of the best sound you can get in a pair of wireless earbuds, along with effective noise cancellation and a worry-free IPX7 water resistance rating that makes them more durable than the second-gen AirPods Pro. The wireless earbuds work well with a variety of Android phones, too, though features like automatic device switching and higher bit rate audio are exclusive to Samsung... Continue reading…

The Samsung Galaxy A54 5G is one of the best affordable Android phones available right now. The device has a lot going for it with its sleek and modern design, beautiful AMOLED display, great performance, and long battery life. The phone is powered by an Exynos 1380 octa-core processor, 6GB RAM, and offers 128GB of internal storage with expansion up to 1TB via microSD. It's basically a flagship Samsung Galaxy phone with a few compromises.

People swarm around the S5 at its reveal in March 2022. VanMoof’s future is less clear. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge Lavoie is buying bankrupt e-bike maker VanMoof. The e-mobility subsidiary of McLaren Applied announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the VanMoof e-bike business. The announcement gives new hope to the trailblazing brand and the roughly 200,000 people who bought its high-tech e-bikes made from proprietary components. “Under the terms of the agreement, the acquisition will see Lavoie and McLaren Applied inject stability into the VanMoof operations,” reads a press release, “then combining and integrating their premium capabilities to create a next-generation e-mobility business and establish a world-leading premium e-mobility offering.”Lavoie announced its first electric scooter in late 2022, with... Continue reading…

Samsung's One UI 6 beta was launched earlier this month based on Android 14, and now, the brand has released Beta 2, bringing numerous bug fixes and improvements. The update is rolling out to supported countries and those enrolled in Samsung's beta program.

The Horizon Ultra is bright enough to overcome some ambient light. | Image: Xgimi Home projector upstart Xgimi just announced its new Horizon Ultra model, dubbed the “world’s first 4K long-throw projector with Dolby Vision.” While I wouldn’t hold out too much hope for the device to produce an image with jaw-dropping HDR, it’s certainly a very bright all-in-one Android TV 11 projector for well below $2,000.The Horizon Ultra uses a new “Dual Light” laser and LED hybrid light source to produce 2,300 ISO lumens. That’s a 77 percent increase in brightness compared to the reasonably bright (1,760 ISO lumens) Xgimi Horizon Pro projector I reviewed a few years ago. Of course, that brightness is measured at the bulb, and the image brightness falls off considerably the farther away you move the unit in order to grow the... Continue reading…

Sometimes, having one monitor just isn't enough. And if you're looking to expand you're current setup, there's no better option then going with another monitor. However, purchasing a new monitor can be expensive, and a traditional monitor really doesn't offer the flexibility when it comes to taking it with you to a job site or if you're traveling.

The first generation of PCIe 5.0 SSDs is finally upon us, and what started as a trickle of drives earlier this year has quickly become a flood. Tons of companies are attempting to make the best M.2 PCIe 5.0 SSDs for consumers, and while MSI is a relative newcomer to SSDs, that hasn't stopped the company from launching the Spatium M570. The M570 is a definite upgrade over PCIe 4.0 SSDs, but it's not quite the fastest PCIe 5.0 SSD you can buy.

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge IBM has returned to the facial recognition market — just three years after announcing it was abandoning work on the technology due to concerns about racial profiling, mass surveillance, and other human rights violations.In June 2020, as Black Lives Matter protests swept the US after George Floyd’s murder, IBM chief executive Arvind Krishna wrote a letter to Congress announcing that the company would no longer offer “general purpose” facial recognition technology. “The fight against racism is as urgent as ever,” he wrote. “IBM firmly opposes and will not condone uses of any technology, including facial recognition technology offered by other vendors, for mass surveillance, racial profiling, violations of basic human rights and freedoms,... Continue reading…

Photo by Todd Owyoung / NBC via Getty Images Though some Ana de Armas fans have insisted that Universal tricked them into seeing Danny Boyle’s 2019 musical Yesterday with trailers featuring the Blonde actor, a US district judge has found that not to be the case.It’s unclear how serious Peter Michael Rosza and Conor Woulfe — two Ana de Armas fans from California and Maryland, respectively — were last year when they filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Universal, claiming that the studio misled the public with trailers that made it seem like de Armas played a substantial role in Yesterday. But on Monday, US District Judge Stephen Wilson dismissed the case due to its lack of standing and said that whatever injury the plaintiffs might have suffered from watching Yesterday was... Continue reading…