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Feds arrest Adderall telehealth CEO under Controlled Substances Act

/ Done executives allegedly ‘conspired to defraud pharmacies and Medicare’ by providing stimulants that weren’t for legitimate medical reasons. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Ruthia He, the founder and CEO of the subscription-based “digital health company” Done, and the company’s clinical president, David Brody, “exploited emergency flexibilities during the [covid-19] public health emergency to provide easy access to Adderall and other stimulants that were not for a legitimate medical purpose,” the Department of Justice claims. The two executives ...

How to watch Tesla’s annual stockholder meeting

/ Tesla’s shareholders are expected to vote on whether Elon Musk gets his historic $50 billion pay package. a]:text-gray-13″>If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin [&>a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-white”>When is Tesla’s Annual Stockholder Meeting Tesla’s “Cyber Roundup” Annual Shareholder Meeting will take place on Thursday, June 13th, at 4:30PM ET / 3:30PM CT / 1:30PM PT.

How to turn off Windows’ aging activity tracker

/ Introduced for Timeline in Windows 10, the feature continued to record your PC history in Windows 11 a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge You may see Microsoft’s upcoming Recall feature, which screenshots everything you do (and has now become an opt-in feature) as a convenient way to keep an eye on your history or a problematic privacy violation. However, it’s not the first time your activity on a Windows computer will have been recorded. As XDA Developers has pointed out, Windows 10 and 11 computers already contain an activity tracker, which ...

X all-hands leaves staff with few answers on delayed promotions

/ CEO Linda Yaccarino addressed X employees in a rare meeting after several turbulent months. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Linda Yaccarino.

Google is putting more Android in ChromeOS

/ The changes will let Google roll out AI features at a faster pace. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration: The Verge ChromeOS will “soon be developed on large portions of the Android stack” so that it can roll out AI features at a faster pace, Google announced on Wednesday. The company says it will be embracing things like the Android Linux kernel and Android frameworks “as part of the foundation of ChromeOS.” The changes won’t just mean more AI features, according to Google. The company also noted that they will help “simplify engineering efforts” and “help different devi...

Netflix will settle 15 years of Chestnut vs. Kobayashi with a live hot dog-eating contest

/ With live NFL games, WWE, and celebrity boxing already on the schedule, Netflix has set up a face-off between the competitive eating champs. a]:text-gray-13″>If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Photo by Bobby Bank / WireImage Netflix has scheduled Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef on September 2nd as another one of its live events, along with Christmas Day NFL games, WWE Monday Night Raw, and the delayed Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight. A press release from Netflix takes the...

There’s a new 35mm film camera coming this year, and it looks pretty good

/ The long-awaited Rollei 35AF camera from MiNT is slowly inching toward an actual release. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Now that’s a compact camera.

The surprisingly not so doomed effort to force US drivers to stop speeding

/ People love to speed, but with traffic fatalities rising, would they accept new technology that would make it harder to drive recklessly?

The AI upgrade cycle is here

/ Will it be worth upgrading your iPhone for Apple Intelligence? a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The new Apple Intelligence features coming to iOS 18 could be the most impressive integrations of AI software and consumer hardware to date. Apple’s AI tools will be able to take actions based on what they know about you, manage your notifications, and rewrite text. They’re the kinds of things that could make day-to-day use of your iPhone a lot better. But they won’t be available unless you have one of Apple’s latest and most expensive iPhone models. A...

Elon Musk has unusual relationships with women at SpaceX, WSJ reports

/ Elon Musk had sex with a former intern and an employee. He asked a third woman to have his babies. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Elon Musk had a sexual relationship with a former SpaceX intern, who he later hired onto his executive team, according to The Wall Street Journal. He also had a sexual relationship with a second employee. And a third woman alleged that Musk asked her several times to have his children; she refused. He then denied her a raise and complained about her performance. One of the women who Musk had a sexual relationship also...

Google still recommends glue for your pizza

/ It’s almost like AI answers aren’t fully baked! a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>An eighth of a cup of Elmer’s, to be precise.a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Please note the snippet from us suggesting 1/8 of a cup of Elmer’s glue in the pizza sauce.a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-1...

Can we artificially cool the planet? A major environmental group is spending millions to find out

/ Solar geoengineering is a controversial strategy for cooling down the planet. Researchers want to know if it can fight climate change or if it could cause new problems. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Photo: Getty Images A major environmental group is reportedly set to funnel millions of dollars into research on solar geoengineering, a proposed fix for climate change that has garnered skepticism and even fears about unintended consequences. Solar geoengineering encompasses a range of tactics to cool the planet down by reflecting sunlight, perhaps by artificially brightening clou...