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If you’re shopping around for a baby monitor, a pet camera, or a video doorbell, just a little research can make the world of network security cameras feel insecure. You don’t have to look far to find examples of companies breaking the trust of their customers.

• Ring, which introduced a feature that lets police ask for your

After a few weeks of rumors, Apple announced the newest entries to its MacBook lineup today: 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models, both powered by the M3 chipset. As anticipated, the M3 addition is the biggest change for these notebooks, bringing them in line with the latest MacBook Pros and 24-inch iMac, which were all updated at the end of 2023 to run on Apple's latest silicon. You can order

A dive into an Android app's latest beta showed signs of Google's preparation to bring a "Satellite SOS" feature.

• A clip of Rihanna at the Ambani pre-wedding bash has been circulated widely on social media.
• The footage sparked a debate over whether an iPhone or Android device was used.
• The original creator has since revealed the video was shot on an iPhone 13 Pro Max.

A viral video of Rihanna's performance at the private pre-wedding

Following months of speculation, the European Commission has officially handed down its fine to Apple, and it's much higher than initially expected. Apple is on the hook to pay €1.8 billion ($1.95 billion) for restricting alternative music streaming apps on the App Store — the EU's first fine for Apple and its third-largest ever announced. It follows an investigation initially opened in 2020

Apple's new MacBook Air laptops are here as predicted, and while the upgrades are only on the inside, they're quite notable.

The new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air now both feature Apple's M3 chip, which the company says is up to 60 percent faster than the model with the M1 chip (Apple doesn't compare with the M2 chip, likely because the differences aren't that big).

The M3 chip offers some

• Scientists have found a mutation in our DNA that snipped our tails off.
• The mutation may have allowed our ancestors to walk upright.
• But it may also be behind a birth defect that still affects babies today.

We may have finally figured out why we begin developing tails in the womb

With a staff so involved with and fascinated by tech news and devices, you’ve got to believe that many members of The Verge staff have their own stash of smart stuff. We asked them to write about some of the smart devices they use themselves — and why — and here are some of the answers that we received.

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Apple just announced a refresh for the ever-popular MacBook Air series, just one month after launching the Vision Pro headset. The big takeaway here? The new MacBook Air is outfitted with the company’s proprietary M3 chipset. This chip was previously reserved for the more powerful MacBook Pro line and the latest iMac models, and it's coming to new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air models.

The M3 chip is

Apple has taken the wraps off a pair of new M3-equipped MacBook Air models. The 13- and 15-inch laptops are “up to 60 percent faster” than the M1 MacBook Air, according to Apple, and sport up to 18 hours of battery life. You can preorder both devices starting today, and they start shipping on Friday, March 8th.

The 13-inch MacBook Air will cost $1,099, while

• A young worker complained about feeling lonely in a hotel room for a work trip and sparked an online debate.
• Social media users are divided with some criticizing young people for not enjoying their own company.
• The US is facing a loneliness epidemic as young people feel increasingly

The EU has fined Apple €1.8bn for stifling music streaming rivals — the first penalty that the bloc has imposed on the tech giant. Antitrust regulators intervened following a complaint made by Spotify back in 2019. The Swedish streaming giant argued that Apple’s App Store rules harmed consumer choice and broke competition law. After a lengthy investigation, the EU took Spotify’s side. Brussels