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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The European Union’s top court says website owners could face legal risk over Facebook’s ubiquitous “Like” buttons. The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled today that site owners could be held liable for transmitting data to Facebook without users’ consent — which appears to be exactly what happens when users visit a site with a Like button, whether or not they click it. The ruling doesn’t stop Facebook, or other companies with similar widgets, from offering these options. But sites must obtain consent from users before sending data to Facebook, unless they can demonstrate a “legitimate interest” in doing otherwise. Right now, data gets seemingly sent to Facebook as the page loads — before users have a chance to opt out. So in... Continue reading…

Google just can’t help talking about the Pixel 4 ahead of its presumed October launch. In a YouTube video and blog post , the company revealed that the phone will feature face unlock technology instead of a fingerprint sensor. Google also revealed that the Pixel 4 will have a feature called “Motion Sense,” which confirms that it will have a Project Soli chip that uses radar to detect hand gestures near the phone. Adding face unlock puts the Pixel 4 on par with modern iPhones for unlocking, and it’s (at least in theory) more convenient than an in-screen fingerprint sensor. It’s also another example of Google raising the stakes on itself : if the Pixel’s face unlock isn’t as fast or as secure as the iPhone’s, that’s going to be a huge... Continue reading…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok owner ByteDance has confirmed previous reports that it plans to produce a smartphone after making a deal with Smartisan earlier this year in which it acquired a number of its patents and employees. In comments given to Reuters , a spokesperson from the company described the phone as “a continuation of earlier Smartisan plans, aiming to satisfy the needs of the old Smartisan user base.” It’s not exactly surprising that ByteDance is considering entering another product category, especially since it has already expanded into messaging and is reportedly thinking about launching a music streaming service . Previous reports suggested that both of these apps would come preinstalled on ByteDance’s phone alongside TikTok, the app behind the... Continue reading…

Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf. | Photo: Epic Games A three-day extravaganza that turned teenagers into millionaires Continue reading…

Image: Sevenhugs Sevenhugs is doubling the number of universal remotes in its lineup today, bringing the total options available to two. The new Smart Remote U joins the original Smart Remote (now known as the Smart Remote X) and costs $100 less at $199. Both models are available for purchase from Sevenhugs’ website or Best Buy . The original Sevenhugs Smart Remote was launched on Kickstarter over two years ago and aims to be a single remote to control both your home’s entertainment systems as well as any smart home gadgets you might have installed. Instead of physical buttons, it utilizes a touchscreen that can adapt itself to whatever device you’re currently controlling. You can even point the Smart Remote at whatever gadget you want to control, such as... Continue reading…

Photo Illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images GitHub has begun restricting the accounts of developers based in countries that are currently under US trade sanctions. ZDNet reports that one developer based in Crimea has lost access to his private GitHub repositories, while another based in Iran wrote a Medium post about having his account restricted. A support page from the Microsoft-owned company notes that GitHub is taking action against developers located in Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria. Acknowledging the actions on Twitter, GitHub CEO Nat Friedman said that the company “unfortunately had to implement new restrictions on private repos and paid accounts in Iran, Syria, and Crimea.” He stressed that public repos are still available worldwide and that open-source repos... Continue reading…