We’re delighted to see the progress on [Foaly]’s 3D-printed Cortex 2 rocket, and the latest build log is full of beautiful pictures and design details. Not only is this rocket jam-packed with an efficiency of electronics and smart design, but it almost seems out to single-handedly prove that 3D-printing is far from the novelty some
Read MoreJessica Guynn / USA Today: Industry groups representing Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter sue Texas over a law that lets residents sue social networks that ban them for their political views — Technology trade groups that represent Facebook, Google’s YouTube and Twitter are suing Texas to stop a new state law that cracks …
Read MoreNone of these tablets come with keyboards or stylii. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is listening. The Surface Duo 2 ditches its predecessor’s last-gen specs, the Surface Laptop Studio does away with the Surface Book’s gimmicky detachable screen, and the Surface Pro 8 might be the one we’ve been waiting for, with an enhanced keyboard, stylus,
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: Discord is testing Watch Together, a feature that lets members broadcast YouTube videos, after Google forced the shutdown of two popular music bots on Discord — Discord music returns, kind of — Discord is starting to test YouTube integration, just weeks after Google-owned YouTube forced two popular Discord music bots
Read MoreWhat you need to know iPhones sales slowed down in China during the month of August. JP Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee says that the slowdown is due to customers waiting for the iPhone 13. Everyone was waiting in anticipation of the new iPhone. It looks like the iPhone 12 couldn’t keep up its winning streak
Read MorePhoto by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration cleared a third dose of the Pfizer / BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people some vulnerable groups — the first booster in the United States’ vaccination efforts. The agency signed off on boosters for people 65 years of age and older, those who
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: Biden plans to nominate Cornell law professor and cryptocurrency critic Saule Omarova to run the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — – OCC nominee Omarova favors shifting bank accounts to Fed — She would be first woman to serve as comptroller if confirmed
Read MoreSwift 5.5, the latest version of Apple-developed language intended to replace C-based languages, has been published with capabilities centering on concurrency and package collections. Described in a September 20 bulletin as a “massive release,” Swift 5.5 can be accessed from swift.org. The release offers concurrency interoperability with Swift predecessor Objective-C, a proposal that bridges Swift
Read MoreMarvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy game is all about teamwork and how the player’s relationship with gang members affects the mission. The game is all set to release on October 26 for platforms namely PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. We play as Star-Lord, also known as Peter Quill, who
Read MoreMaria Armental / Wall Street Journal: CRM software maker Freshworks closed up 32% at $47.55 per share in its debut, giving it a market cap of $15.3B after raising over $1B in its IPO — The companies are among more than a dozen expected to raise more than $5 billion through IPOs this week —
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Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Twitter is planning to make some changes that could prevent tweets from disappearing while you are reading them, the company said on its support account Wednesday. Here’s what you might have run into. If you were looking at a tweet on your timeline, and at the same
Read MoreJohn Loeffler / TechRadar: Microsoft announces the Surface Adaptive Kit, with tactile labels for locating keycaps and ports, and device opener support, for laptop users with disabilities — Microsoft is leading the way on accessibility, again — The Microsoft Fall 2021 event is over and we saw lots of incredible new devices …
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / The Record: Researchers say an Exchange Autodiscover bug can be used to obtain Windows users’ domain and app credentials; Microsoft is investigating — Security researchers have discovered a design flaw in a feature of the Microsoft Exchange email server that can be abused to harvest Windows domain and app credentials from users
Read MoreCredit: Motorola Looking for an affordable 5G smartphone that packs a big screen and long-lasting battery life? Look no further than the Motorola One 5G Ace, which is now on sale for $329.99 ($70 off). At this price, it’s one of the cheapest 5G-capable phones on the market. Not to mention it’s one of the
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Read MoreBy now, you might have beaten The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild since it was one of the first games released for the Nintendo Switch, and find yourself wanting to play other Zelda like games. We’ve gathered up the best games to play after Breath of the Wild. Some are other games in
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Discord is starting to test YouTube integration, just weeks after Google-owned YouTube forced two popular Discord music bots offline. YouTube integration has started appearing in a small number of Discord servers today as part of what appears to be a new test of a collaboration between Discord and
Read MoreDavid Pierce / Protocol: Read-later apps, pioneered by Instapaper and Pocket, are having a resurgence led by Matter, Upnext, and others, which improve discoverability and other features — The internet, as a reading experience, is mostly terrible. The heavy pages riddled with ads and trackers, the unexpected pop-ups …
Read MoreWhat you need to know Apple TV+ has debuted the official trailer for “Invasion.” The series stars Sam Neill, Golshifteh Farahani, Shamier Anderson, Billy Barrett, and Shioli Kutsuna. The new Sci-Fi series will premiere on Apple TV+ on Friday, October 22. The aliens are already here. Ahead of its premiere next month, Apple has released
Read MorePhoto by Brandon Bell/Getty Images NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) have sued to stop Texas from enforcing HB 20, a new law barring large social media companies from banning users or removing content based on the “viewpoint” of the user. The tech industry groups’ suit comes two weeks after Texas Governor
Read MorePlayers can have up to 10 villagers on their Animal Crossing: New Horizons island. However, they don’t fully get to choose who these villagers will be unless they scan one of the 400+ Animal Crossing amiibo cards. These cards were initially sold in packs of six, but with the current state of things, you typically
Read MoreZoe Schiffer / The Verge: Leaked email: Tim Cook says recent leakers of info about Apple products and internal meetings “do not belong here” and the company is tracking them down — The CEO says the company is doing everything in its power to track down workers — Tim Cook sent an email …
Read MoreWe’ve been keeping a close eye on the development of electronic paper tablets such as the reMarkable for a while now. These large-format devices would be a great way to view schematics and datasheets, and with the right software, could easily become an invaluable digital sidekick. Unfortunately, a troubling discovery made in a beta version
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge For the most part, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X have been sold exclusively online since their launch in late 2020, but that’s changing, at least a little bit, starting tomorrow. Best Buy will stock the next-gen consoles — specifically, the disc-based PS5, PS5 Digital Edition, and
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