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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In the latest instance of iOS 14’s beta mode tattling on unexpected app behavior, some users reported that they were seeing the green “camera on” indicator while using Instagram when they were just scrolling through their feeds, not taking a photo or video. Casually browsing Instagram when suddenly … Continue reading An Instagram bug showed a ‘camera on’ indicator for iOS 14 devices even when users weren’t taking photos. Continue Reading →

Test tubes filled with blood samples, awaiting antibody tests in Amsterdam in July | Photo by Robin Utrecht/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images On January 8th, I asked The Verge’s science team to keep an eye on early reports of a new virus that had recently emerged in China. When I dropped an article about that new virus from The … Continue reading Antivirus: A weekly digest of the latest COVID-19 research Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A congressional hearing with the chief executives of Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple has been rescheduled for noon Eastern time on Wednesday. Originally scheduled for Monday, the hearing was bumped back a few days to allow members of Congress to pay respects to the late Rep. John Lewis, who died … Continue reading Antitrust hearing with CEOs of Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Apple rescheduled to Wednesday Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 app has arrived in the Play Store, and a look at its features shows new gestures to silence alarms, take a picture, or answer an incoming call, 9to5Google reported (via XDA Developers) Rotating your wrist while wearing the watch will allow you to mute alarms as well … Continue reading Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 app reveals gestures for muting sounds, snapping photos. Continue Reading →

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple manufacturer Foxconn has started building iPhone 11 units in a facility near Chennai in India, TechCrunch reported, the first time Apple has made one of its top-tier phones in that country. Apple has manufactured lower-priced iPhone models in India since 2017, and reportedly has been considering moving production of its more … Continue reading Apple starts making first flagship iPhone in India. Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok has blocked several hashtags related to the QAnon conspiracy theory, but won’t be removing the videos using the hashtags from its platform, the BBC reported. The video sharing app has blocked the terms “QAnon,” “QAnonTruth” and the related phrase “Out of Shadows,” which are used by QAnon believers. But … Continue reading TikTok will block QAnon hashtags but won’t remove related videos Continue Reading →

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Staples is running an incredible sale on Apple’s AirPods Pro earbuds, bringing the retail price down to $200, or $50 off its usual $250 price tag. This the best deal we have seen yet for Apple’s flagship true wireless earbuds. Unlike its sibling, the AirPods, which has a hard plastic … Continue reading Apple’s AirPods Pro are on sale for $200 at Staples. Continue Reading →

Does a non-cardboard person get this excited for Cleveland’s baseball team? | Photo by Joe Sargent/MLB Photos via Getty Images As part of an attempt to make Major League Baseball games in this weird, coronavirus-shortened season seem as close to normal as possible, Fox Sports decided to create virtual fans, digital versions of cheering people who would … Continue reading Those fake baseball fans are creeping people out Continue Reading →

Chelsea Klukas/ Lumen Couture At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, fashion designer Chelsea Klukas of Lumen Couture was planning to make some standard cloth face masks for friends. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wearing homemade face coverings to prevent the spread of the virus. Lumen Couture has an entire line of tech-enabled fashion, including dresses, … Continue reading Look at this cool LED face mask made by a fashion entrepreneur. Continue Reading →

Garmin’s smartwatches are syncing again. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Garmin services appear to be coming online after having been down since late Wednesday from an apparent ransomware attack. Garmin Connect, the service that lets runners, swimmers, and athletes of all sorts obsessively track their performance measured by Garmin wearables, is now syncing data again, The … Continue reading Garmin services struggle back to life after reported ransomware attack. Continue Reading →