Illustration: The Verge Mashable reports that users on X, formerly known as Twitter, have seen unlabeled ads in their feeds while scrolling through the company’s mobile apps. When users tap them, they’re taken to other websites, with no way to block or report them. Unlike normal ads that are just posts from company X accounts and have an “Ad” label, these new ones have no account associated with them. Here, this post shows what they look like:This is new. A Twitter ad without an account attached that I can’t block or interact with. Glitch or trial balloon? pic.twitter.com/Nn05vJGkeb— I Hate My Favourite Teams (@CarcelMousineau) September 30, 2023If you’re just scrolling, the embedded image and clickbait-style text might make you think it’s just another... Continue reading…

Image: Ubisoft A richly constructed world and a pared-down gameplay experience refocusing on stealth and assassinations don’t save a game that is largely just okay. Continue reading…

Thanks to MagSafe, today's best iPhones have an array of magnets around the wireless charging coil. This awesome feature makes it possible for a range of exciting accessories to fasten magnetically directly to your device. MagSafe wireless chargers or battery packs can replenish your phone through Qi charging, and when out and about, MagSafe wallets are a great place to keep your credit cards.

The best 4K laptops on the market today range from premium convertible devices designed for everyday use to powerful workstations for specialized work to gaming PCs with outstanding performance and a slick design. Many modern laptops have made the move to a taller aspect ratio — 16:10 or, more rarely, 3:2 — boosting the number of pixels on the display. But 4K resolution, whether it's with a boosted pixel count or not, delivers the same crisp image that's ideal for anyone who wants the best picture possible. We've put together this list of great laptops with a 4K display to help you find exactly what you need.

K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The Wall Street Journal wrote on Thursday that MGM Resorts International didn’t pay the ransomware attackers who broke into its systems last month, forcing the company to shut down systems at several of its hotels and casinos. The hack kept many waiting to check into their rooms, including FTC chair Lina Kahn, who was in Las Vegas, Nevada to attend meetings about a merger between Kroger and Albertsons.MGM said in a press release that hackers made off with customer data, including names, contact information, date of birth, and driver’s license numbers, as well as a “limited number” of customers’ social security numbers, passport numbers, or both.The company didn’t specify how many people were affected by the hack, but according to its... Continue reading…

Hisense’s latest entry-level model offers a lot for the price, including Mini LED backlighting and full-array local dimming. | Image: Hisense Happy Saturday, dear readers! As you might have seen, Amazon has already begun to roll out a bevy of deals and discounts ahead of its fall Prime Day event next week. However, Amazon isn’t the only retailer currently slinging noteworthy discounts on Echo speakers, robot vacuums, and 4K TVs. Best Buy is also matching many of Amazon’s current promos, including Amazon’s terrific discount on the Hisense U6K, which drops the 55-inch TV down to just under $400 ($80 off).Although TCL TVs have been the go-to budget recommendation for the last decade or so, Hisense has really upped the ante in recent years. The U6K Series is a great example of a 4K ULED TV that punches above its weight with great color and contrast, low input lag, and Google’s... Continue reading…

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge The issueYou may have noticed recently that of the tabs on your Chrome browser have circles around the tab’s icon and that the icon itself is smaller and slightly faded. What’s that all about — and can I change them back? You can see how much memory has been freed up by hovering your cursor over the inactive tab. Quick fixChrome’s recent Memory Saver feature, according to Google, “automatically frees up memory from tabs you haven’t used in a while.” The circled tab icons indicate which tabs are currently inactive. To make them active again, you just have to click on them.The full storyI have a tendency to use a lot of tabs over the course of a working day — and I’m sure a lot of our readers do the same. Some of... Continue reading…

Illustration: The Verge It’s been almost 10 months since a trial date was set in Epic’s antitrust lawsuit against Google, and with all of the other big tech cases going on right now, including Google’s other antitrust proceedings, you’d be forgiven for forgetting about this one. But believe it or not, the trial will start in less than a month, on November 6th, in the United States District Court in California’s Northern District.The court released a tentative list of witnesses, mostly executives and leads from both companies, on Thursday. Epic listed 53 witnesses it either will or might call, including Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Google and Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat, and Epic CEO Tim Sweeney. Andy Rubin, one of the co-founders of the Android... Continue reading…

Google has finally unveiled the Pixel 8 at the Made by Google event, and the flagship device has all the markings of a great smartphone. While the $100 price hike on the new Pixel smartphones can be a bummer, Google has made tons of upgrades to the processor, camera, and display, so the higher pricing is somewhat justified.

The Lenovo Legion 9i is one of the most powerful gaming laptops to date. With its super powerful specs, and its own self-contained water cooling system *mind exploding emoji*, it's going to be difficult to put this incredible machine down. Of course, if you are going to be gaming all day, you’re going to need a powerful charger to keep downtime to a minimum. What’s great about the Legion 9i, aside from all its other powerful specs, is it has multiple charging options. There’s a proprietary power port as well as USB-C charging available. To keep this amazing laptop up and running, here is a quick rundown of the best chargers for the Lenovo Legion 9i.

Typos and other errors are pretty common during our everyday texting sessions. For a very long time, though, iMessage users had no way to amend these mistakes. That was until iOS 16 and macOS Ventura debuted in 2022, along with the ability to edit or unsend iMessages. Whether you're on iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma, or their 2022 predecessors, all you have to do is follow the steps we've listed below.

Illustration: Beatrice Sala 23andMe posted a blog yesterday saying that data from users of its genetic testing and analysis platform has been circulating on dark web forums after hackers used recycled logins to gain access to get into accounts. BleepingComputer wrote on Thursday that a hacker leaked what they said was “1 million lines of data” for Ashkenazi Jewish people before saying they would sell stolen 23andMe data for $1 – $10 per account. The data includes users’ names, profile photos, genetic ancestry results, date of birth, and geographical location.The company confirmed to BleepingComputer that the data is legitimate in a statement it also shared in an email to The Verge. In the statement, 23andMe managing editor Scott Hadly wrote that "the preliminary... Continue reading…