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Sonos’s lock screen controls signal slow trust repair after app disaster
TECHNOLOGY

Sonos’s lock screen controls signal slow trust repair after app disaster

Sonos released an update to its mobile app that finally introduces support for iOS' Live Activities, giving iPhone users quick access to playback controls on their lockscreen. The added functionality is a "much requested, anticipated, and needed feature," according to a post Sonos shared to Reddit t

The Verge·August 17, 2026
Germany orders Apple to stop asymmetric tracking consent design
TECHNOLOGY

Germany orders Apple to stop asymmetric tracking consent design

Apple's changing its rules for data collection consent prompts after Germany's Federal Cartel Office accused Apple of giving the prompts a design that favored its own apps. Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompts reportedly cost social media apps nearly $10 billion when they launched with iOS 14.5

The Verge·August 17, 2026
WiiM’s open-ecosystem speaker challenges Apple and Google’s locked-down dominance
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WiiM’s open-ecosystem speaker challenges Apple and Google’s locked-down dominance

The smart speaker market is more or less dominated by major tech companies: Apple, Google, Sonos, and Amazon. But WiiM’s powerful 100W Sound smart speaker is an attractive alternative because it’s not locked down to play nicely with select music services. It supports over 20 services, and it sports

The Verge·August 17, 2026
OpenAI’s keystroke tracker raises familiar privacy concerns
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OpenAI’s keystroke tracker raises familiar privacy concerns

ChatGPT's desktop app on macOS has a new feature called Computer History that turns your actions into training data, learning how you work, suggesting automations, and even picking up tasks you left half done. It uses your activity to build a timeline that ChatGPT and Codex can reference when you ma

The Verge·August 16, 2026
OpenAI’s autonomous system misbehavior signals shift in AI safety discourse
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OpenAI’s autonomous system misbehavior signals shift in AI safety discourse

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on AI safety, follow Robert Hart. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started It all started in July, when one of OpenAI's autonomous

The Verge·August 16, 2026
How a mockery tool is building a shared language for AI’s failures
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How a mockery tool is building a shared language for AI’s failures

Your AI Slop Bores Me is brilliant in its simplicity. There are two tabs: human and LARP as an AI. On one side you enter a request. On the other, you submit an answer. But the important thing is that there's a human on both sides of the equation. Prompts can request a response as […]

The Verge·August 15, 2026
Samsung’s Galaxy H1 headphones could reshape premium audio competition
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Samsung’s Galaxy H1 headphones could reshape premium audio competition

Strings of code in Samsung's Galaxy Wearable app hint at an upcoming pair of over-ear headphones that could compete with the AirPods Max, SamMobile reports. Samsung's reportedly referring to the headphones as the "Galaxy H1," and SamMobile says they could launch sometime in 2027. That would make the

The Verge·August 14, 2026
Memory shortage forces difficult trade-offs for budget laptop buyers
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Memory shortage forces difficult trade-offs for budget laptop buyers

If you’re a student looking for an affordable laptop, I have bad news and I have good news. The bad news is that computer prices are out of whack due to the ongoing RAM and storage crunch, making some a little pricier than they used to be and others wildly more expensive. The good news? […]

The Verge·August 14, 2026
Google makes AI watermarks optional, betting invisible tracking works
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Google makes AI watermarks optional, betting invisible tracking works

Google will now allow you to remove visible watermarks from the images, videos, and music made with AI tools. With the update, you can toggle off a new "Media watermark" setting in Gemini and Google's AI video generator, Flow. When toggled off, Google will remove the "sparkle" watermark that appears

The Verge·August 14, 2026
MSI’s Claw EX finally makes a premium Windows handheld worth taking seriously
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MSI’s Claw EX finally makes a premium Windows handheld worth taking seriously

As The Verge's resident handheld reviewer, I have nearly every portable gaming PC on a shelf in my house. The MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus is now the first one I reach for. Thanks to a next-gen Intel chip and improved MSI design, the Claw EX is the most powerful handheld that truly feels […]

The Verge·August 14, 2026
Apple’s fee fight with Epic tests whether court orders can be sidestepped with pricing
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Apple’s fee fight with Epic tests whether court orders can be sidestepped with pricing

In a new filing in its long-running legal dispute with Epic Games, Apple has proposed a structure that would allow it to collect fees on digital purchases made via external links that don't use the company's in-app purchase system. Epic has already responded, saying that Apple's request is "far outs

The Verge·August 13, 2026
Google must open Android to rival app stores, judge rules
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Google must open Android to rival app stores, judge rules

One month after Epic Games and Google seemingly stopped fighting over the future of Android app distribution, they were back in a San Francisco courtroom today - where Judge James Donato just ordered Google to make it easier to install rival app stores on Android. It's been nearly three years since

The Verge·August 13, 2026
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