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The US was overconfident before the war. Iran may be overconfident now.
This aerial photograph shows boats anchored off Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on June 27, 2026. | AFP via Getty Images If you can think back to the distant days of...
Are you filthy enough for a $700 portable shower?
A luxurious hot shower anywhere you go. Hot showers, like electricity, are a luxury that's easy to take for granted. That all changes after a few nights camping at a music festival, a week toiling...
Meta deactivates feature that let you generate AI images of any public Instagram account
Meta has deactivated the Muse Image capability to create AI deepfakes of any public Instagram account you @-mention.
No, Flock isn’t threatening people for debating surveillance
On Thursday, the Instagram account for a lecture series in Newport Beach, CA posted a photo of what appeared to be a cease and desist letter from the surveillance technology company Flock Safety....
Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts
Following significant backlash, Meta is turning off the feature it announced this week that let users generate AI images based on content from public Instagram accounts just by tagging them. The...
The FCC is cracking down on DJI tech that dodged the foreign drone ban
The Xtra Muse and the DJI Osmo Pocket 3. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Last year, we told you about Xtra, the company that lets DJI sneak its popular cameras into the US, and Skyrover, a...
Apple calls OpenAI’s hardware business ‘rotten to its core’ in trade secret theft lawsuit
The lawsuit also names io Products, the hardware company led by Jony Ive.
Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing hardware secrets
Apple has sued OpenAI, alleging that former employees that now work for the AI company have stolen Apple's trade secrets "for the benefit of OpenAI." In its complaint, Apple alleges that it has...
Trump purges an election agency
Donald Trump speaks with the media aboard Air Force One on July 8, 2026. | Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed...
Trump purges an election agency
Donald Trump speaks with the media aboard Air Force One on July 8, 2026. | Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed...