Tech companies want to capture carbon at paper mills and sewage plants

Illustration by Hugo Herrera / The Verge Google, Salesforce, H&M and other brands have turned to unlikely allies to help them clean up their carbon pollution: sewage treatment plants and paper mills. The companies joined an $80 million plan to take CO2 out of the atmosphere, though the strategies they’re using have yet to show… Continua a leggere Tech companies want to capture carbon at paper mills and sewage plants

Google to court: we’ll change our Apple deal, but please let us keep Chrome

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images After its victory against Google in an antitrust trial earlier this year, the Department of Justice recently proposed a sweeping set of changes its search business. The DOJ put a lot on the table, demanding that Google sell its Chrome browser, syndicate its search results, and avoid… Continua a leggere Google to court: we’ll change our Apple deal, but please let us keep Chrome

Here are 40 last-minute gifts you can still nab before Christmas

Xbox Game Pass, Spotify subscriptions, retail store gift cards, and other digital products make for great last-minute gifts. | Image: Meta Yes, Christmas is a couple of days away — and yes, we know you have yet to buy a gift. We understand that life gets busy, though, and sometimes it feels like the holidays… Continua a leggere Here are 40 last-minute gifts you can still nab before Christmas

Hyundai will give its EV customers free NACS adapters in early 2025

An Ioniq 5 using a CCS to NACS adapter to charge at a Supercharger. | Image: Hyundai Hyundai announced it will start distributing free CCS to Tesla NACS adapters to its EV customers in the first quarter of 2025. The adapters will enable vehicles such as the Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 to connect to… Continua a leggere Hyundai will give its EV customers free NACS adapters in early 2025

Halide Mark III is coming with color grades, HDR, and early access for subscribers

Image: Lux Optics Lux Optics has released a loose product roadmap for its next big iPhone photo app, Halide 3.0 (which it’s calling Halide Mark III). After being more forthright than usual in the development of its Kino video app, which was recently awarded iPhone app of the year for 2024 by Apple, Lux is… Continua a leggere Halide Mark III is coming with color grades, HDR, and early access for subscribers

Honey’s deal-hunting browser extension is accused of ripping off customers and YouTubers

The PayPal Honey browser extension is, in theory, a handy way to find better deals on products while you’re shopping online. But in a video published this weekend, YouTuber MegaLag claims the extension is a “scam” and that Honey has been “stealing money from influencers, including the very ones they paid to promote their product.”… Continua a leggere Honey’s deal-hunting browser extension is accused of ripping off customers and YouTubers

This solid aluminum keyboard costs as much as a MacBook Pro

Image: Serene Industries If statement keyboards are your thing and you have some serious cash to burn, you should check out this brutalist flagship offering from Serene Industries. The Icebreaker is a wedge-shaped mechanical keyboard constructed from a single block of CNC-machined aluminum, featuring hot-swappable aluminum keycaps with configurable RGB backlighting. Preorders are available now,… Continua a leggere This solid aluminum keyboard costs as much as a MacBook Pro

Marriott and Starwood hotels will have to get better at data security

A Marriott Hotel in Germany. | Photo by Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission announced on Friday it finalized an order (pdf) requiring Marriott International and subsidiary Starwood Hotels to improve their digital security, reports BleepingComputer. The FTC charged the companies with lax security practices that resulted in three big breaches… Continua a leggere Marriott and Starwood hotels will have to get better at data security

American Airlines resumes flights across the US following ‘technical issues’

Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images American Airlines temporarily grounded all of its flights in the US this morning due to unspecified technical issues, disrupting travel at the start of a busy Christmas Eve. Service has now resumed as of 8AM ET according to a statement American Airlines spokesperson Sarah Jantz provided to CNN. The airline… Continua a leggere American Airlines resumes flights across the US following ‘technical issues’

The Verge’s favorite books from 2024

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Our staff writes about the best books they read over the course of the year. Read the full story at The Verge.