Who’s whispering in Elon Musk’s ear? | Illustration by Lille Allen / The Verge Look, I’ve been avoiding talking about Elon Musk’s meddling in international affairs largely because I am not expert enough in international affairs to say much of anything. But now we’ve got Fiona Hill, formerly an advisor to Donald Trump who gave…
This week saw 26 Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) filings (all inter partes reviews [IPRs]) and just 28 new district court complaints—and notably and unusually, no new IP Edge filings. Most of the filings were related to three entities, the now-sprawling Bell Semiconductor campaign added a slew of new defendants, and Cedar Lane and…
A school of bigscale soldierfish on a deep reef at Pearl and Hermes Atoll in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Greg McFall/NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Fifty years ago today, Congress passed the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), a law that set the global benchmark for conserving marine mammals. It was the first piece of…
Google says the Indian competition regulator’s order is a “major setback for Indian consumers and businesses” and it is reviewing the decision to evaluate “next steps.” The Competition Commission of India fined Google $161.9 million on Thursday for anti-competitive practices related to Android mobile devices and ordered a number of redressal measures that could force…
Cyberflashing is the act of sending non-consensual nude photos via your phone. It is an act of digital sexual violence that is often minimised through terms like “unsolicited dick pics”. Dating app Bumble is trying to combat the violation on its app, while also campaigning for the act to be made illegal in the UK…
Android apps have been available to test on Windows 11 for most of 2022, and Microsoft has been working hard to improve the experience throughout that time. Not only did a Windows 11 update make Android apps faster last month, but the latest version of the OS, Android 13 ‘Tiramisu’, is in development to be…
Nintendo Switch Online’s a lively place to be in November, with not one but two Mario Party games coming to Expansion Pack’s N64 library. It’s not been all that long since the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service added Pilotwings 64 to its roster of N64 games. Barely taking a moment to rest, the premium Expansion…
Cars are getting “smarter”, and people who intend on using these vehicles want them to have proper cybersecurity protections, according to a new report by BlackBerry. The report, commissioned by the White House, sought to learn about people’s thoughts on Internet of Things (IoT) devices and cybersecurity protections for such devices, in preparation for the…
A satellite image marked up by Insider shows the Kakhovka dam and the surrounding region in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, October 18, 2022. European Union/ Copernicus Sentinel-2 L2A/Handout via Reuters / Insider Ukraine accused Russia of planting mines along a key hydroelectric dam. Zelenskyy said Russia may blast the dam and cause a great flood it…
Elon Musk’s Twitter account is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on April 26, 2022 in Paris, France. Chesnot/Getty Images Elon Musk praised a Putin ally for trolling the UK’s prime minister over her resignation. He also brought up a region in Ukraine where Russia is successfully pinning down its enemies. Musk has been…