Author: Hunter

A red team got xAI’s latest model to reveal its system prompt, provide instructions for making a bomb, and worse. Much worse. Read more

The Murena Pixel Tablet is the company’s first privacy-focused tablet device. | Image: Murena After launching several privacy-focused smartphones, Murena has released its first tablet. The French company customizes mobile devices with a version of Android called /e/OS that removes Google’s apps and services so the search giant can’t collect your data and personal info.… Read more

A bunch of Verge staffers came back from the weekend chatting about our experiences with Elden Ring Nightreign’s network tests. We generally enjoyed the fast-paced, co-op-focused spin on Elden Ring that takes cues from roguelikes and battle royale games — and when things were good, they were really good. But we also ran into some frustrating connection issues that… Read more

The Oukitel includes a 1,200-lumen flashlight on the back that can run for 150 hours. | Image: Oukitel What if a smartphone maker decided to cram as many features into a device as possible and not worry about maintaining a pocket-friendly design? That’s the approach that Oukitel has taken with its new WP100 Titan smartphone.… Read more

Stytch Connected Apps enables AI agents and third-party apps to authenticate, access data and take action on behalf of users.Read More Read more

Biohacker Josie Zyner’s new company, Los Angeles Project, is creating a new generation of gene-edited pets. Read more

Humans possess an innate understanding of physics, expecting objects to behave predictably without abrupt changes in position, shape, or color. This fundamental cognition is observed in infants, primates, birds, and marine mammals, supporting the core knowledge hypothesis, which suggests humans have evolutionarily developed systems for reasoning about objects, space, and agents. While AI surpasses humans… Read more

The iPhone SE is no more. It’s now replaced by the iPhone 16e, which includes a price hike, Face ID, and USB-C. Read more

Earlier this week, the US-based developers working on Marvel Rivals began reporting on LinkedIn that they had been laid off. The developers did not give a reason for the layoffs, which came as a shock to the gaming community because of Rivals’ evident success. However, in a statement to The Verge, NetEase has clarified that… Read more

Meet is getting two new features to help you focus on what’s important. Read more