Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft has stunned core parts of the security community with a decision to quietly reverse course and allow untrusted macros to be opened by default in Word and other Office applications. Read more…
Whether the US government thinks it’s enough is another matter. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google has reportedly offered to spin off its ad auctions business, which lets companies buy advertising space Read more…
Enlarge / Starlink Maritime puts dual terminals on large boats. (credit: Starlink) SpaceX yesterday announced a Starlink Maritime service that will bring satellite Internet service to large boats for $5,000 per month and an up-front Read more…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On the last day of May, one of my inboxes began receiving emails, purportedly from one of the owners of the yoga studio I visit. It concerned a message I sent Read more…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A number of course-altering US Supreme Court decisions last month—including the reversal of a constitutional right to abortion and the overturning of a century-old limit on certain firearms permits—have activists and Read more…
Enlarge (credit: Apple) Mercenary spyware is one of the hardest threats to combat. It targets an infinitesimally small percentage of the world, making it statistically unlikely for most of us to ever see. And yet, Read more…
Issue I was forced to manually shut down Chrome and reboot my computer — losing dozens of tabs. Quick fix Use History to restore complete Chrome windows, including all groups and tabs. The full story Read more…
Enlarge / Conceptual computer artwork of electronic circuitry with blue and red light passing through it, representing how data may be controlled and stored in a quantum computer. (credit: Getty Images) In the not-too-distant future—as Read more…
The HTC A101. | Image: HTC HTC, the once-impressive Android smartphone manufacturer, has a surprise tablet to accompany its bizarre metaverse-focused Desire 22 Pro. The new A101 is an Android tablet with a 10.1-inch display, Read more…
Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto | Getty Images) ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The day after Russia’s February invasion Read more…