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Transferring data between iPhones and Android devices is about to get a lot easier. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge After introducing AirDrop support to Pixel 10 devices last year, Google is now set to expand it to phones made by other Android partners. Eric Kay, vice president of engineering for Android, confirmed in a press briefing attended by Android Authority that "a lot more" Android devices will be able to use Quick Share to initiate AirDrop sessions with Apple devices this year. "We spent a lot of time and energy to make sure that we could build something that was compatible not only with iPhone but iPads and MacBooks," Kay said. "Now that we've proven it out, we're working with our partners to expand it into the rest of the ecosystem, and you sh … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/kG9YI7l

A door handle on a Tesla Model Y at a charging station in San Francisco, California, in November of 2025. | Bloomberg via Getty Images The mother of 20-year-old man who died after becoming trapped in his burning Tesla Model Y is suing the company over its electronic door handles. It's the latest wrongful death case centering on Tesla's door handles, which have triggered numerous customer complaints over the years and is now under investigation by the federal safety regulators . The lawsuit states that Samuel Tremblett was unable to escape his Model Y after crashing into a tree on October 29, 2025 in Easton, Massachusetts. Tremblett pleaded with 9-1-1 operators to rescue him, saying "I can't breathe. It's on fire. Help. Please. I'm going to die." Tesla's door handles, whic … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/yiaIFVd

They used to just be called “books.” | Image: Spotify Spotify is going all in on books in 2026 and partnering with Bookshop.org to let you buy physical copies of audiobooks and support local retailers starting in the Spring. The announcement dovetails with the launch of Page Match , a new feature that lets you sync physical books and ebooks with audiobooks in the Spotify app using your camera. When the partnership launches later this year in the US and UK, there will be a button at the bottom of pages for audiobooks, prompting you to "get a copy for your bookshelf." The process will take you out of the Spotify app to complete the purchase on Bookshop.org , leading you directly to the checkout p … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/YlwR4Qg

Substack is notifying some users that the email addresses and phone numbers linked to their accounts were exposed in a "security incident" last year. In an email to account holders , Substack CEO Chris Best said that a hacker had accessed internal data without authorization in October 2025, but that passwords, credit card numbers, and other financial information remain secure. "On February 3rd, we identified evidence of a problem with our systems that allowed an unauthorized third party to access limited user data without permission, including email addresses, phone numbers, and other internal metadata," Best said in the email. "We do not ha … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/FS1DObz

Amazon has announced that its generative AI-powered digital assistant Alexa Plus is now available to all Prime members in the US via any Alexa-enabled device, Alexa.com, and the Alexa mobile app. If you don't have Prime, you can access the assistant on a new free tier on the web and app, or pay $20 a month for unlimited access to Alexa Plus, without Prime. Alexa Plus initially launched in March 2025 in an Early Access program and, over the last year, has slowly expanded to tens of millions of users, Daniel Rausch, vice president of Alexa and Echo, told The Verge in an interview. Now, the smarter, more conversational assistant is moving o … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/tFc7k6S

Claude plans to run one ad before the Super Bowl, and another during it. | Screenshot: Claude ad Anthropic has announced that it won't be bringing ads to its AI chatbot Claude, in sharp contrast to confirmed plans from OpenAI to allow advertising in ChatGPT. To hammer the point home further, the company is releasing a Super Bowl commercial that makes fun of unnamed rivals adding adverts to their AI. "We want Claude to act unambiguously in our users' interests," the company says in a new blog post . "So we've made a choice: Claude will remain ad-free. Our users won't see 'sponsored' links adjacent to their conversations with Claude; nor will Claude's responses be influenced by advertisers or include third-party product placements our use … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/CImfwup