The iPhone wasn't as secure as we all thought

It's the start of Labor Day weekend here in the US, which means a bunch of people will get Monday off of work. It also means the newsletter will be short today (and MIA on Monday). I'll be using that extra time to research environmentally friendly alternatives to paper straws that don't require me to carry around my own collapsable metal straw like some TikTok teen. Now, I fully endorse collapsable metal straws, TikTok, teens, and saving the turtles — but at a certain point, you have to admit what you won't be willing to do even if it's possibly the right thing. I think my personal solution will just be to drink right out of the cup like a cave person. Anyway, if you're lucky enough to have Monday off, spare a thought (and maybe a bigger tip than usual) for everybody else who needs to work. -Dieter TODAY ON THE VERGE Google reveals major iPhone security flaws that let websites hack phones I had to lead with this today, even though we don't really know the full scope of it. The very idea of a vulnerability where merely visiting a website with an iPhone could give a hacker full access to all of your passwords and encrypted chat messages is so terrifying that I don't even know where to begin. I am very glad it was patched, and I am very glad groups like Google's Project Zero team exist to hunt these things down and ethically disclose them. The real way to make YouTube Kids childproof is to ask about Van Halen Does YouTube really think basic math problems constitute a good age gate? It must not, right? There's no way anybody actually thinks basic multiplication will stop any child. This is so disingenuous that the only possible reaction is to blisteringly mock it with better alternative questions. That's exactly what Liz Lopatto has done. I regret to inform you that I knew the answer to the vast majority of these questions. Sony celebrates 40 years of Walkman in Tokyo Even if you're nowhere near old enough to have owned one of these (RIP to the yellow Sony Sports Walkman *taps heart twice and points to the sky*), you should take a look at Sam Byford's photo essay. Before featureless glass slabs forced us to put our design into software, companies like Sony put so much genuine art, design, and beauty into the hardware. The best Chromebook you can buy right now I updated our best Chromebook review, and I won't keep you in suspense: it's the Asus Chromebook Flip C434. Like Dell's XPS 13 Windows laptop, the Asus Flip fits a huge screen in a tiny body. I would recommend this laptop over mediocre Windows laptops that cost hundreds more. Chrome OS isn't for everybody, and it can't do everything. But for what it can do, this laptop is aces. Astral Chain review: cyberpunk anime action on the Nintendo Switch Andrew Webster perfectly captures the essence of this game. Even if it's flawed, this seems like a very good thing to have on hand in case your Labor Day weekend plans don't pan out.  Astral Chain tries to be so many different things that it can be hard to describe what it actually is. But that's also what makes it so interesting. It's flawed and confusing, heartfelt and electrifying. Ad from our sponsor Facebook Twitter Instagram This email was sent to clickkernews.latestnews@blogger.com. Manage your email preferences, or unsubscribe to stop receiving emails from The Verge. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2019. All rights reserved.