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Why Microsoft’s war on Windows’ Control Panel is taking so long
The Control Panel still exists in Windows 11. | Screenshot by Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft first started trying to get rid of the Control Panel in 2012, with the launch of Windows 8. More than a...
Sportradar faces antitrust lawsuit by Altenar over alleged blocking of betting data access
A fresh federal lawsuit is putting a spotlight on how control of sports data can shape competition in the booming US betting industry. Altenar Technologies Limited has filed suit in New Jersey...
Sony teases its next-gen ‘True RGB’ Mini LED TV technology
This year at CES 2026 everybody was pretty confused about the new "Micro RGB" and "RGB Mini LED" TVs that use similar technology but carry different names. Now, Sony has come up with another label...
From threatening a civilization to ceasefire: What we learned from a wild day in the Iran war
President Donald Trump’s fast pivot on Iran — from “a whole civilization will die tonight” to a benign return to negotiations — has a whipsawed world scratching their heads. What was he up to? One...
Elon Musk wants any damages from his OpenAI lawsuit given to the AI company’s nonprofit arm
Elon Musk is still taking OpenAI to court over its transition to a for-profit company, but today he amended the complaint so that he won't personally get any of the $150 billion in damages he's...
Nothing’s noise-canceling CMF Buds 2A are down to $19.99 for the rest of today
It’s not every day you find a decent pair of wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation, a transparency mode, and app support for less than $20, which is why the current lighting deal on the...
Anthropic launches Project Glasswing, an effort to prevent AI cyberattacks with AI
We see a lot of doom and gloom about the potential negative impacts of artificial intelligence, particularly centered on how it could create new problems in cybersecurity. Anthropic has announced a...
Amazon is ending support for older Kindles and Kindle Fires
It’s finally the end of the line for the 1st generation Amazon Kindle. | Image: Amazon Amazon has announced that starting on May 20th, 2026, Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012...
X has a slightly more functional photo editor now
X is rolling out an update to its in-app photo editor that gives users the ability to edit photos with xAI's Grok, blur faces and overlay text on images. The new editing features, in particular...
The importance of space toilets, explained
NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows on April 4, 2026. | NASA via Getty Images The Artemis II space mission...