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Stevie Bonifield

Stevie Bonifield

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Stevie Bonifield is a news writer at The Verge covering all things consumer tech, from laptops and gaming gear to AI and cybersecurity. Before joining The Verge, Stevie spent almost two years writing for Laptop Mag and has also written news, reviews, and features for PC Gamer, Tom’s Guide, IGN, XDA, and TechRadar.

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Geely says its new EV smart charging tech uses AI to help batteries last longer.

It claims its new Smart Charging Station offers its “fastest production-ready charging performance” yet, and also includes a new system that can “gradually fix” EV battery degradation from fast charging:

The Group has additionally developed lithium-ion pulse restoration technology, which uses micro-pulse currents to reactivate lithium ions accumulated at the negative electrodes during repeated fast charging. By combining AI charging management with battery restoration technology, Geely is able to increase battery cycle life by 20%.

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
The Dutch government might make the leap to Linux.

It’s reportedly testing an alternative to Windows based on the Dutch Linux distro NixOS, according to Tweakers. It’s part of DAWO, a program aimed at reducing the Dutch government’s reliance on non-European tech, including things like office and collaboration apps. Earlier this year, France’s government also announced a switch to Linux.

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Konami’s celebrating Castlevania’s 40th anniversary with a free mobile port.

The original 1986 NES Castlevania is available for free on iOS and Android until October 24th, arriving ahead of the newest title in the series, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, launching on October 15th.

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A screenshot of Castlevania: 40th Anniversary on Android
Image: Konami
Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
You can customize the EQ on some AirPods now.

After a recent software update, the custom EQ option is now available on a handful of supported AirPods, 9to5Mac reports. You can find it in the Settings app on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac — on my MacBook Air the new Equalizer feature was under Audio & Routing in my AirPods Pro 3 settings.

A screenshot of AirPods EQ settings in the Mac settings app
Screenshot: The Verge
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Stevie Bonifield
Crypto hacks keep happening.

Bitget says $351.6 million in crypto was stolen by hackers on Thursday, and reportedly suspects the breach may be linked to North Korea. Meanwhile, Protos reports three other DeFi projects that posted about being hacked on Thursday, with losses totaling $7 million at Duelbits, $2.3 million at Meter, and $1.8 million at Payy Network.

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Stevie Bonifield
Nicolas Cage’s Madden movie just got its first full trailer.

The biopic arrives on Prime Video on November 18th, starring Cage as the famed NFL coach. The full trailer and some new photos also give a first look at the rest of the cast, including John Mulaney as EA founder Trip Hawkins and Christian Bale as Raiders owner Al Davis, as well as Kathryn Hahn, Sienna Miller, and Shane Gillis.

A still from the Prime Video Madden movie showing Nicolas Cage and John Mulaney
A still from the Prime Video Madden movie with Nicolas Cage, Christian Bale, Kathryn Hahn, and Sienna Miller
A shot from the Prime Video Madden movie with Nicolas Cage and Joel Murray
A shot from the Prime Video Madden movie with Sienna Miller and Christian Bale
1/4Image: Prime Video
Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Who wants to buy Letterboxd?

A24, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and The New York Times Company are all reportedly interested.

Other rumored potential buyers include Versant and The Ankler, as well as Netflix, Paramount, and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
YouTuber Elliot Choy says an AI Kalshi ad stole one of his videos and changed his race.

Choy shared a screenshot of the ad on X that appears nearly identical to one of his videos, except the person in the ad is white. NPR’s Bobby Allyn reported in a separate post that the ad is real, adding, “A Kalshi rep says the ad is old and that they no longer use AI-generated ads.”