Category: Technology

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram will now let you schedule direct messages, as first reported by TechCrunch. With this feature, you can long-press on the “send” button and then choose a date and time that you’d like to send your message. As noted on Instagram’s support page, you can schedule messages containing…

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge Instagram will now let you showcase your favorite moments from 2024 by adding a collage to your story. The new feature, which is only available through the first week of January, lets you combine a bunch of pictures from throughout the year and share them with friends. You…

More AI features are rolling out to the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Meta just announced three new features are rolling out to its Ray-Ban smart glasses: live AI, live translations, and Shazam. Both live AI and live translation are limited to members of Meta’s Early Access…

An AI-generated image I made in Whisk using Google’s suggested images as prompts. | Image: Google via Whisk Google has announced a new AI tool called Whisk that lets you generate images using other images as prompts instead of requiring a long text prompt. With Whisk, you can offer images to suggest what you’d like…

The Anbernic RG34XX is now available in four colors, including transparent red and green options. | Image: Anbernic Anbernic’s latest handheld, which upgrades the design of Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance with a larger screen, extra buttons, and the ability to play games through emulation, is now available. The RG34XX can be ordered through Anbernic’s website…

Sen. Chuck Schumer during a December 15th press conference. | Screenshot: NBC News Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has asked the Department of Homeland Security to provide New York and New Jersey authorities with an advanced drone detection system to help “determine what the heck is going on” with continued sightings in the Northeast….

Sony’s XM5 deliver impressive noise cancellation, sound, and comfort. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge The holiday season is a time of celebration, but it can also be chaotic. With all the parties, travel, and family obligations, it’s difficult to carve out time to recharge. That’s why noise-canceling earbuds like Sony’s WF-1000XM5 are…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The next time you comment on a YouTube video, you could hear its creator’s voice respond to you. YouTube says it’s testing out a feature with a “small number” of creators that lets them record an audio reply to comments on their videos. YouTube says it hopes this…

Eufy’s new Indoor Cam E30 can sit on a table or be mounted to walls and ceilings, but you’ll need to run a power cable. | Image: Eufy Eufy has announced a new security camera, the Indoor Cam E30. The camera updates an older model released in 2020 with 4K video recording capabilities and an…

Image: The Verge; Photo: Hollie Adams / Bloomberg via Getty Images The head of the ubiquitous chip design firm on the ‘breathtaking’ pace of AI.  Read the full story at The Verge.