Image: Lego Lego’s latest Mario-themed set is a giant homage to Super Mario 64, a giant question mark block that unfolds to reveal four levels from the Nintendo 64 game: Peach’s Castle, Bob-omb Battlefield, Cool Cool Mountain, and Lethal Lava Trouble. The “Lego Super Mario 64 ? Block set,” to use its official title, is
Read MoreSamantha Herr Contributor Share on Twitter Samantha Herr is the executive director of the North American Bikeshare & Scootershare Association and has been working in the shared micromobility space since 2012. Destinie Hammond Contributor Share on Twitter Destinie Hammond is the communications manager for the North American Bikeshare & Scootershare Association and previously served as
Read MoreAnnie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon says it will offer to cover 100% of college tuition for its 750,000 hourly employees in the US after 90 days of employment, starting in January 2022 — – Amazon is offering to pay the full cost of college tuition, including books and fees, for its 750,000 hourly U.S. employees.
Read MoreThis series of monthly teardowns was started in early 2018 as an experiment, and since you fine folks keep reading them, I keep making them. But in truth, finding a new and interesting gadget every month can sometimes be a chore. Which is why I’m always so thankful when a reader actually sends something in
Read MoreSix of the 101 apes sold at auction. | Image: Bored Ape Yacht Club / Sotheby’s If you thought NFT mania was about to die off, think again: a bundle of 101 NFTs from Bored Ape Yacht Club just sold at Sotheby’s for $24.4 million. A second bundle of 101 Bored Ape Kennel Club NFTs
Read MoreStudents can choose to buy their devices at graduation for just $1… What you need to know Norfolk State University has a real treat in store for its students. They’re all getting an iPad Pro with accessories, and AirPods Pro. Staff and faculty are also getting devices, and students can choose to buy their devices
Read MoreAMD and Nvidia have both launched their own tools for improving image fidelity, but comparisons between the two have been limited by the fact that most games that support one option do not support the other. This has made it difficult to compare them in more than general terms. The new Myst remake, however, supports
Read MoreCredit: Amazon Confirming previous rumors, Amazon has announced it will launch its own Fire TV Omni and 4-Series smart televisions. It also announced a new streaming device, the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max. The new TVs and the new streaming stick will go on sale in October. Amazon is doubling down on its streaming
Read MoreIt’ll cost you $13, however… What you need to know Apple now offers same-day shipping to online customers in Canada. It’ll cost $13 and appears to be available in a few major cities. It comes just in time for the iPhone 13 event next week. Apple has debuted its same-day delivery service in some major
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge While Microsoft has hosted plenty game showcases in 2021, Sony has been comparatively quiet about what’s coming to the PS5 in 2022. Well, Sony is going to break its relative silence with a 40-minute event that will offer “a look into the future of PS5.” The PlayStation Blog
Read MoreFor the fastest, most reliable, and smallest external storage solution possible, solid-state drives or SSD drives are the way to go. This external storage type is generally smaller and quieter; plus, it uses less energy than traditional hard disk or HDD external drives. If this sounds like exactly what you need, then here’s a list
Read MoreStephen Graves / Decrypt: Mastercard acquires CipherTrace, which offers a crypto-focused analytics service that specializes in anti-money laundering and forensics — Mastercard has announced that it has acquired cryptocurrency tracking firm CipherTrace with a view to providing “additional transparency and support” for the emerging ecosystem of digital assets.
Read MoreThe photo-sharing app that emulates disposable cameras, Dispo started rolling out a test yesterday that will record user interest in selling photos as NFTs. Some users will now see a sell button on their photos, and when they tap it, they can sign up to be notified when the ability to sell Dispo photos launches.
Read MorePhoto by Rafy Winterfeld / FX Networks A decade ago, when Eliza Clark read Y: The Last Man for the first time, she kept thinking about how she would adapt it for television. “It combined so many things that I loved,” she tells The Verge. The story takes place after a mysterious event that kills
Read MoreStephen Brashear/Getty Images Microsoft is shelving its plans to fully reopen its US offices next month. The software giant had planned to reopen its headquarters on October 4th, but the ongoing uncertainty of COVID-19 and the spike in cases has forced the company to delay its back to the office push. Microsoft isn’t providing a
Read MoreMicrosoft Teams with Apple CarPlay support. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is continuing to improve the remote meeting experience in Microsoft Teams with better camera support and other improvements that will let you stay in meetings 24/7, if you choose. After rolling out Together Mode last year, and a vision for the future of meetings earlier
Read MoreI’m not going to take this sleek little number in my backpack hiking — but the point is — you could. Best for leaving in the car and pulling out for an impromptu sunset dinner at the park. This is truly a compact and portable gas grill weighing only 12 pounds. It can also be
Read MoreStarting today, Twitter is testing Tweet Reactions in Turkey for a limited time. Users in the region will be able to react to tweets using , , , , in addition to . But if you can’t remember the chaos that ensued when the heart react replaced the favorite star in 2015… brace yourself. Last year, Twitter added
Read MoreRelationships ultimately close deals, but long-term relationships come with a lot of baggage, i.e. email interactions, documents and meetings. Affinity wants to take what Ray Zhou, co-founder and CEO, refers to as “data exhaust,” all of those daily interactions and communications, and apply machine learning analysis and provide insights on who in the organization has
Read MoreDotCom Therapy, a pediatric teletherapy company, just closed a $13 million series A round. It’s far from the only teletherapy company looking to capitalize on a boom in venture capital investment in mental health startups, but it’s operating in a hyper-specific sphere: therapy for kids. DotCom Therapy was originally co-founded in 2015 by Rachel Mack
Read MoreThe long-awaited trailer for the fourth Matrix installment is finally here alongside the film’s official title: The Matrix: Resurrections. The trailer for Resurrections was first previewed at a CinemaCon presentation from Warner Bros. Pictures on Tuesday, August 24th, in Las Vegas before being released to the public today. The trailer features clips of Neo (Keanu
Read MoreWith rumors around iPhone 13 and Apple Watch Seres 7 swirling, now’s a great time to stock up on Apple gift cards. Since Apple moved to its unified gift card that can be used in both its digital and physical stores, Apple gift card deals have been seriously hard to find but there’s one at
Read MoreWhen executives at online mortgage company Better.com decided to take their company public earlier this year, they elected not to go the traditional IPO route or direct listing. Instead, Better will hit the public markets by merging with blank-check company Aurora Acquisition Corp in a SPAC deal that values it at $7.7 billion. While the stock
Read MoreOnline mortgage company Better.com has acquired U.K.-based startup Property Partner as it seeks to expand into new markets and offer new product lines. The deal could give Better a way to augment its lending business with the potential to enable fractional ownership of properties in the U.S. and other markets. Better plans to go public
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