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A look at independent investigators, like @zachxbt and YouTuber @coffeebreak_YT, who are uncovering crypto and Web3 scams, often using pseudonymous identities (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/VICE)

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: A look at independent investigators, like @zachxbt and YouTuber @coffeebreak_YT, who are uncovering crypto and Web3 scams, often using pseudonymous identities — A handful of skilled independent investigators are uncovering high profile scams and hacks in the crypto and web3 world.

Sony Xperia 1 IV: Everything we know and what we want to see

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority As we plow through the second quarter of 2022 (already!), we’re closing in on the launch of Sony’s successor to its Xperia 1 III flagship — tentatively named the Sony Xperia 1 IV. A leaked render and specifications have already shown up, giving us our first glimpse of what

The former CEO of Reddit would like you all to stop bickering online

You learn a lot about how people behave online on Reddit, honestly | Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images “If Elon takes over Twitter, he is in for a world of pain,” writes Yishan Wong, the former CEO of Reddit. “He has no idea.” Wong goes on to suggest a version of

Samsung keeps updating the Galaxy Note 9 even though it doesn’t need to

A new Samsung Galaxy Note 9 update is here. The update includes the March 2022 Android security patch. Samsung moved the phone to a quarterly schedule but has still updated it almost monthly. Back in September 2021, Samsung moved its flagship Note phone from 2018 to a quarterly update schedule. Theoretically, it should have been

AMC is now letting you buy movie tickets with Dogecoin

The chain said it was looking into expanding its crypto payments last year. | Image: The Verge AMC Theaters’ app will now let you buy tickets and concessions using Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, the company’s CEO Adam Aron announced via Twitter on Friday. The company added support for the cryptocurrencies through a Bitpay integration, after

The Witcher 3’s next-gen update isn’t in ‘development hell,’ according to CD Projekt Red

CD Projekt Red brought development of the update in-house. | Image: CD Projekt Red CD Projekt Red (CDPR) announced on Wednesday that the next-gen update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt would be delayed, but the company insists it’s not in “some sort of development hell” (via Polygon). As part of the delay announcement, CDPR

Make Easter eggscellent with these Switch games

You and your family can hop into these family favorite games on Switch this Easter. Easter is almost here, and that means some quality family time. What better way to take a break from eating candy and Easter egg hunts than playing great family games on your Nintendo Switch? Here are some of the best

Archie Comics’ new NFT ‘writer’s room’ could be a fun role-playing experiment or a total ripoff

Archie Comics One of the most persistent cryptocurrency ideas I’ve encountered from crypto proponents like Chris Dixon is that it will let people collaboratively tell stories with non-fungible tokens (or NFTs) and then profit from their creative work. The actual attempts to do this have been underwhelming so far, often seeming to not really require

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 Pro review: big screen for the mainstream

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Android 13 may provide better gaming performance

Android 13 may help games load faster and offer better performance. Game developers may gain more control over shaders. Android gamers may be in for a pleasant surprise with Android 13, according to newly discovered code in the Android 13 Developer Preview. According to Mishaal Rahman, the latest preview includes a new method in the

Shows like The Last Kingdom on Netflix: 9 titles to watch next

Credit: Netflix With the final season of The Last Kingdom now wrapped up at Netflix, fans of the British historical epic series may be looking for more shows like The Last Kingdom to watch next. A feature-length sequel titled Seven Kings Must Die is on the way at the streamer, but it may still be

2022 Sci-Fi Contest: Motorized AT-AT Walker Gets Around With Servos

The AT-AT Walker was one of the more fearsome weapons of the Star Wars universe, even if it was incredibly slow and vulnerable to getting tangled up in Rebel tow cables. However, you can build your own small-scale example using servos for propulsion, as [Luke J. Barker] ably demonstrates. Taking off the outer shell reveals

James Webb Space Telescope Reaches Operational Temperature, Just Shy of Absolute Zero

It seemed like there was a new bit of news on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) every few days earlier this year, but we haven’t heard as much from the revolutionary observatory lately. That’s because it’s been chilling out — literally. The telescope can’t start doing science until its instruments reach the correct operating

Analysis: news publishers raised nearly $12M from selling NFTs since March 2021; Time Magazine earned the most with $10M+ and The New York Times made $560K (Bron Maher/Press Gazette)

Bron Maher / Press Gazette: Analysis: news publishers raised nearly $12M from selling NFTs since March 2021; Time Magazine earned the most with $10M+ and The New York Times made $560K — News publishers analysed by Press Gazette have sold nearly $12m (£9m) worth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) since March 2021.

Google Releases ‘Switch to Android’ App on iPhone

Way back in 2015, Apple released its very first app in the Google Play Store. It was called Move to iOS, and it helped people switch from Google’s platform to Apple’s. Turnabout is fair play, and Google has finally made its own switching app. With the predictable name “Switch To Android,” the app helps iPhone

Waze has your nostalgic vibes covered with ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s themes

Image: Google / Waze Waze has added broad nostalgic vibes of the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s to its navigation app. You can now choose new “moods” to look like a groovy lava lamp on the map for other drivers and match yourself with a peace-loving flower power van on your own screen — all while

You can pick and choose which of your iPhone apps back up to iCloud

You can manually select what app data gets backed up to iCloud if you’re running low on space. Anyone on the free, 5GB iCloud storage plan knows that that’s not a lot of space at all. You’ll fill it up fast, so you need to be judicious about what you store in an iCloud backup.

Need to reboot your AirPods Max? Here’s how to do it!

If you’re experiencing problems with your AirPods Max, you can always reboot them. Here’s how! When Apple launched the AirPods Max, they quickly became one of the best pairs of noise-canceling headphones that money can buy, even with that steep price tag. The headphones offer amazing sound quality, incredible ANC and transparency, and are quite

The 2022 Hackaday Prize Hack Chat Kicks Things Off

The 2022 Hackaday Prize is on, and we’ve already seen some incredible submissions by folks who believe their idea just might have what it takes to make the world a better place. But as with all contests, it’s good to understand all the rules before you get too involved. We promise nothing’s hidden in the

How to put the Windows 11 Start menu back where it belongs

Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge When you upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11, one of the first things you may do is wonder: where the heck is my Start menu? Traditionally, the Windows Start menu has been in the lower left corner of the screen, but when your new version of Windows

Best Buy is selling Xbox Series X consoles now for its Totaltech subscribers

Microsoft’s monolithic Xbox Series X is still challenging to get a hold of. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The Xbox Series X is sometimes a little easier to buy than Sony’s PlayStation 5, but that doesn’t mean it’s a simple endeavor. The good news is that Best Buy has a restock of

The $49 Genki Covert Dock Mini chops an already tiny Nintendo Switch dock in half

If you wanted a quality Nintendo Switch docking station you could actually slip into a pocket, the $70 Genki Covert Dock was your best bet — 30W of USB-C power, 1080p60 HDMI output, and a USB 3.1 port for peripherals all stuffed into a tiny folding prong charger thanks to the power of GaN. But

How to connect Bluetooth headphones to your Fitbit

Fitbit Listening to music or podcasts while out on a run or at the gym is a great way to pass the time. While you could choose to bring your phone along or listen to the gym’s terrible tracks, you could also directly connect your Bluetooth headphones or earbuds to some Fitbit smartwatches. But how

Bandai Namco’s Gundam ‘metaverse’ dream mixes esports, Web3, and Gunpla

Perhaps the Gundam metaverse will look something like this. | Image: Bandai Namco Bandai Namco is making some big investments into the vaguely-defined idea of the metaverse, and it’s starting first with what it’s calling the “Gundam Metaverse Project.” Here is the summary of Bandai Namco’s broad metaverse vision, from a March press release. (I

An interview with Senator Cynthia Lummis on advocating for the crypto industry, educating members of Congress, buying $100K+ in bitcoin and holding, and more (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: An interview with Senator Cynthia Lummis on advocating for the crypto industry, educating members of Congress, buying $100K+ in bitcoin and holding, and more — The Wyoming senator, a speaker at CoinDesk’s Consensus festival, holds plenty of BTC and champions crypto whenever she can.

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