NYC’s AI gun detectors hardly work

Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images When New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the city would be testing out AI gun detectors on at subway stations last week, he touted the technology as “clearly impressive.” But critics, including the Legal Aid Society, were immediately skeptical of the pilot — and … Read more

Decentralizing the Future: Insights From Wilson Duarte of Hercules

I recently spoke with Wilson Duarte, the Founder of Hercules, a DEX on the Metis network. Wilson has a background in computational applied mathematics and a master’s in numerical simulation in applied Geophysics. During our discussion, we touched on the Metis blockchain, the increasing traction of decentralized exchanges, and the essential security steps these exchanges … Read more

It’s time for a hard reset on notifications

Phones need to go to notification jail. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Feel that? Your phone buzzing in the pocket of your yoga pants? Better check it. Maybe it’s a request to approve a substitution in your grocery order. Maybe it’s a fraudulent charge on your credit card. Maybe it’s your mom … Read more

Open source foundations unite on common standards for EU’s Cybersecurity Resilience Act

Seven open source foundations are coming together to create common specifications and standards for Europe’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), regulation adopted by the European Parliament last month. The Apache Software Foundation, Blender Foundation, Eclipse Foundation, OpenSSL Software Foundation, PHP Foundation, Python Software Foundation, and Rust Foundation  revealed their intentions to pool their collective resources and join … Read more