Active noise cancellation on a budget.Aug 18, 2025, 1:00 PM UTCThomas Ricker is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a tech journalist for 20 years.The Fan Edition Galaxy Buds 3 have ditched the blob for a stemmed design popularized by Apple and found in Samsung’s higher end Galaxy Buds 3 models launched last … [Read more...]

Grammarly now has a new document-based interface, built on the back of Coda, the productivity startup it acquired last year. The interface also sports an AI assistant, as well as a few AI tools meant for students and professionals, including an AI grader, proofreader and citation finder. The new interface adopts a block-first approach, letting you insert tables, columns, separators, lists and … [Read more...]

Google Photos appears to be testing a new feature that lets users delete or keep an image by swiping right or left on it, similar to Tinder. Several netizens claimed to have spotted this unnamed feature on Saturday. The feature is said to only appear when the app is opened, and in most cases, it vanishes after the first use. It could be that the Mountain View-based tech giant is testing this … [Read more...]

Xiaomi Smart Home Screen Max 27 has been launched in China and is currently available for pre-orders. The Chinese tech giant claims that it is a movable home entertainment screen which can be used to watch content or to control linked smart home devices. The display offers both landscape and portrait viewing options. It supports the Super Xiao AI voice assistant and runs on Xiaomi's HyperOS. … [Read more...]

Over 1,000 exposed and unpatched N-able N-central Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) servers are vulnerable to two newly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities – CVE-2025-8875 and CVE-2025-8876.  As of August 15, 2025, exactly 1,077 unique IPs have been identified as running outdated N-central versions, presenting a significant risk to managed service providers (MSPs) and their … [Read more...]

Vivo Y500 will be launched in China in the near future. The Chinese electronics brand has now shared a teaser on Weibo, the Chinese microblogging platform, that hints at the launch of the new Y series smartphone in the country. The upcoming Vivo Y500 is expected to come with upgrades over the Vivo Y400 5G, which was launched in India earlier this month with a Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset and a … [Read more...]

Oracle has announced the release of VirtualBox 7.2, a major update to the popular open-source virtualization platform that introduces significant enhancements for Windows 11/Arm virtualization, comprehensive GUI improvements, and numerous bug fixes.  Released on August 14, 2025, this version marks a substantial advancement in cross-platform virtualization capabilities, particularly … [Read more...]

Anker's 3-in-1 MagSafe charging station is on sale for a record low price of $63 — that works out to savings of 30 percent.The Qi2-certified charger wirelessly charges your compatible iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods on one compact and convenient dock. Qi2 boasts 15W of power, so you can take advantage of fast charging on compatible devices.This means the station can charge an iPhone 16 … [Read more...]

Honor X7c 5G has been unveiled in India on Monday (August 18) in two colour options. The phone will go on sale later in the week. It will be available exclusively via Amazon in the country. Additionally, the Chinese smartphone maker is offering the phone at a special launch price in India for two days. The phone packs a 5,200mAh battery with 35W SuperCharge wired fast charging support. The phone … [Read more...]

More than 870 internet-exposed N-able N-central instances are running versions affected by two exploited vulnerabilities, data from The Shadowserver Foundation shows. The security defects, tracked as CVE-2025-8875 and CVE-2025-8876, are described as an insecure deserialization issue and a command injection bug, respectively. The flaws were disclosed on August 13, when N-able announced that … [Read more...]

OpenAI updated the GPT-5 artificial intelligence (AI) model on Saturday to make its responses “warmer and friendlier.” The San Francisco-based AI firm highlighted that it has tweaked the model so that it would not appear cold or rude to users. The updated version of the large language model (LLM) is currently being rolled out to all users globally. Notably, several users had complained that the … [Read more...]

A new robovac, a handy charging cable, and a build-it-yourself lightsaber are some of the cool stuff we’ve covered recently.Aug 18, 2025, 12:00 PM UTCBarbara Krasnoff is a reviews editor who manages how-tos and various projects. She’s worked as an editor and writer (and occasional sci-fi author) for more years than she cares to admit to.During the last half month, we’ve covered a lot of … [Read more...]

Intel is no longer a single-story company with a single path forward. It’s a museum of strategic experiments and a battleground of visions: Pat Gelsinger’s technologically ambitious “IDM 2.0” rebuild, Craig Barrett’s blunt call for a massive cash infusion and structural clarity, and Lip-Bu Tan’s freshly minted CEO playbook that emphasizes partnerships, pragmatic restructuring, and renewed customer … [Read more...]

Can-Am, part of the motorsports group BRP that recently introduced electric snowmobiles, has just launched its first electric all-terrain vehicle (ATV). The Outlander Electric is designed to be "whisper quiet" for chores like herding or hunting, but it can actually tow more than its gas-powered counterparts thanks to the high level of torque.Powered by BRP's modular Rotax E-Power drivetrain (also … [Read more...]

My home network is never quite finished, partly because I had some oversights while wiring it up, partly because the existing wiring wasn't designed well, and partly because it's a large task and I never have the time or the budget to finish it in one go. The number of things I'm learning along the way is also never finished, whether that's software setup likeVLANs, or physical skills like how to … [Read more...]

HR and finance giant Workday has disclosed a data breach that may be the result of an attack launched as part of a widespread campaign. Workday said threat actors gained access to a third-party customer relationship management (CRM) system and obtained “commonly available business contact information” such as names, phone numbers, and email addresses. The company, which has over 20,000 … [Read more...]

Google's Pixel 10 series will be released at the company's next Made By Google event later this week. Leaks revealing key details of the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and Pixel 10 Pro Fold have surfaced online over the past months. Now, new leaks give us an idea of what first-party accessories Google may announce alongside its new Pixel series phones. The company seems to be bringing a … [Read more...]

Airtel users are reporting issues with accessing the telecom provider's network services. Complaints from users on a popular downtime tracking website began to pop up over the past 30 minutes, with a majority of users indicating they are facing issues with cellular services. Meanwhile, some users are reporting issues with mobile internet access or "no signal" on their devices. Users have also … [Read more...]

Google has agreed to pay a fine of $55 million AUD ($36 million USD) for anticompetitive practices, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced. It stems from deals Google undertook with Australian telecommunications companies Telstra and Optus to only pre-install Google Search.The key there is that these companies couldn't install any other search engine. Telstra and Optus … [Read more...]

BSNL launched its e-SIM service in Tamil Nadu on Friday, commemorating India's 79th Independence Day. As per the state-owned telecom operator, the e-SIM service arrives as a flexible and cost-effective solution that eliminates the need to obtain physical SIM cards for a BSNL connection. While it is currently available in a single region, the e-SIM service will soon be expanded across the country, … [Read more...]