The Verge - Tuesday’s top tech news: The law comes for Bankman-Friedhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52801/VER_Logomark_32x32..png2022-12-20T11:45:54-05:00http://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/232710212022-12-20T11:45:54-05:002022-12-20T11:45:54-05:00Logitech’s new iPad keyboard and stylus are a better buy than Apple’s
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<figcaption><em>Logitech’s Combo Touch keyboard case and USB-C Crayon stylus for the 10th Gen Apple iPad.</em></figcaption>
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<p class="p--has-dropcap p-large-text" id="b06i1D">Apple’s <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23418039/apple-ipad-review-10th-gen-2022-10-9-tablet-ipados">10th-gen iPad</a> is a bit of an enigma, a mix of newer design and technology with older features and limitations. Nowhere is this more apparent than with the accessory situation, where the 10th-gen iPad uses Apple’s older Pencil instead of the model used with the iPad Air, iPad Mini, and iPad Pro and the bafflingly expensive and limited Magic Keyboard Folio.</p>
<p id="6annzQ">Fortunately, where there are frustrations, there are opportunities, and Logitech has swooped in to grab them. The company has released a <a href="https://logitech.cfzu.net/c/482924/499820/8585?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.logitech.com%2Fen-us%2Fproducts%2Fipad-accessories%2Fipad-digital-pencil-crayon.914-000070.html&subid1=VergeiPadKeyboard121322">Crayon stylus</a> and <a href="https://logitech.cfzu.net/c/482924/499820/8585?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.logitech.com%2Fen-us%2Fproducts%2Fipad-keyboards%2Fcombo-touch.920-011433.html&subid1=VergeiPadKeyboard121322">Combo Touch keyboard case</a> for the 10th-gen iPad that manage to do a better job than Apple’s devices while costing considerably less money to boot.</p>
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<h2 id="NzPU3o">Logitech Crayon vs. Apple Pencil (first gen)</h2>
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https://www.theverge.com/23505470/logitech-crayon-combo-touch-10th-gen-ipad-review-comparisonDan Seifert2022-12-13T18:04:51-05:002022-12-13T18:04:51-05:00The many lies of Sam Bankman-Fried
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<figcaption><em>Turns out reading the terms of service wouldn’t have saved FTX customers.</em> | The Verge</figcaption>
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<p id="N1NMFS">The US government says it was fraud from the jump. The <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23450429-show_temp-8?responsive=1&title=1">complaint made public</a> today by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has some hair-raising details — and if it’s right, Sam Bankman-Fried hasn’t been telling the truth for quite some time. According to the complaint, Bankman-Fried operated Alameda Research and FTX as a common enterprise, for instance. This complaint is civil.</p>
<p id="11EJA0">In a press conference today, US attorney Damian Williams characterized Alameda Research and FTX as “one of the biggest financial frauds in American history.”</p>
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<h2 id="xyJ238">Sam Bankman-Fried was deeply involved with Alameda Research</h2>
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<p id="WIMzM2">Bankman-Fried said that he “<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/30/former-ftx-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-says-i-didnt-ever-try-to-commit-fraud.html">didn’t know exactly what was going on</a>” at Alameda Research and that he “wasn’t running Alameda.” According to...</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/13/23507361/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-alameda-cftc-complaint-liesEmma RothElizabeth LopattoMakena Kelly2022-12-13T15:33:49-05:002022-12-13T15:33:49-05:00watchOS 9.2 adds new running features and longer Ultra battery
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<figcaption><em>Race Routes is now officially live in watchOS 9.2.</em> | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge</figcaption>
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<p id="Hg7MBa">watchOS 9.2 started rolling out today <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/13/23505098/ios-16-2-download-always-on-display-iphone-apple-music-sing-icloud-encryption">along with the iOS 16.2 update</a>, and with it comes two new running features: Automatic Track Detection and Race Routes. The former uses Apple Maps and GPS to detect the exact lane of a track you’re running on, while the latter lets you race against your past self on your favorite routes. Additionally, the Apple Watch Ultra can now get up to 17 hours in <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23403065/apple-watch-low-power-battery-how-to">Low Power Mode</a> during multisport activities.</p>
<p id="vYHh8B">Automatic Track Detection can tell whenever you arrive at any standard 400-meter outdoor track. Runners will be prompted to select the lane at the start of an Outdoor Run workout. (If you have to run to the track itself, you’ll be prompted during the workout after arriving.) During track workouts, you’ll also...</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/13/23507691/apple-watch-watchos-ultra-battery-runningVictoria Song2022-12-13T15:03:00-05:002022-12-13T15:03:00-05:00PlayStation’s 2022 Wrap-Up recaps playtime, trophies, and meows
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<figcaption><em>I contributed a fair number of those meows.</em> | Image: Annapurna Interactive</figcaption>
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<p id="2ESbv5">PlayStation’s new 2022 Wrap-Up is available now, giving you a look at things like your personal playtime and some accomplishments from the broader PlayStation community. </p>
<p id="Teef0O">The recap is broken into four main sections: total playtime, top games, trophies earned, and PlayStation Plus. Within each section, not only will you see your own stats but also community statistics for some of PlayStation’s biggest games of the year, including <a href="https://www.theverge.com/22929852/horizon-forbidden-west-ps5-review"><em>Horizon Forbidden West</em></a> and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23437043/god-of-war-ragnarok-review-sony-ps5"><em>God of War Ragnarök</em></a>. The recap also reveals that players were absolute terrors <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/18/23220428/stray-video-game-review-ps4-ps5-steam">in <em>Stray</em></a><em>, </em>with 1 billion meows and 12 million “things ruined.” (I admit to contributing significantly to those numbers.)</p>
<p id="HahTo3">As part of the recap, you’ll get a summary card you can share with your friends or on...</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/13/23507377/playstation-2022-wrap-up-recap-playtime-trophies-meowsJay Peters2022-12-13T14:33:36-05:002022-12-13T14:33:36-05:00Apple is reportedly preparing to allow third-party app stores on the iPhone
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<figcaption><em>The App Store may no longer be the only place to get software for your iPhone or iPad.</em> | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge</figcaption>
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<p id="eJV4JE">Apple is planning to let users install alternative app stores on iOS, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-13/will-apple-allow-users-to-install-third-party-app-stores-sideload-in-europe">according to a report from <em>Bloomberg</em></a>. The shift would be a remarkable change from the company, which has famously only allowed iPhone and iPad users to download apps from the App Store.</p>
<p id="5ioMY9">The plans are reportedly being spurred on by the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which is meant to enact “rules for digital gatekeepers to ensure open markets” when its restrictions become a requirement in 2024, according to <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_6423">a press release</a>. </p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Changes would also come to NFC chip and camera access, Find My network for rivals to the AirTag, web browsing engines and other areas of Apple’s software. The company still plans to charge developers for access to iOS even with side loading.</p>—...</blockquote>
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https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/13/23507766/apple-app-store-eu-dma-third-party-sideloadingJay PetersMitchell Clark2022-12-13T14:00:00-05:002022-12-13T14:00:00-05:00Kentucky Route Zero joins Netflix’s mobile games lineup
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<p id="3WWPqT">The esoteric indie title <em>Kentucky Route Zero </em>will be available Tuesday on iOS and Android as part of Netflix’s suite of mobile games. The narrative-focused game seems like one that will lend itself well to a mobile format, and after a more than six-month wait since publisher Annapurna Interactive said <em>Kentucky Route Zero</em> <a href="https://twitter.com/A_i/status/1535319615898669056">would be coming to phones</a>, you can now get lost in its weird world from the smartphone in your pocket. </p>
<p id="x7keO7"><em>Kentucky Route Zero</em>, from developer Cardboard Computer, is difficult to describe. It’s not so much a game as a magical realism story that you experience in an interactive form. I played it for the first time when the game’s final episode released <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/28/21112356/kentucky-route-zero-act-v-interview-cardboard-computer-xbox-ps4-switch">after years of development</a>, and I’ve never tried anything like it before...</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/13/23502564/kentucky-route-zero-netflix-ios-android-mobile-games-twelve-minutesJay Peters