Microsoft – Investor Relations: Microsoft Cloud Strength Drives Fourth Quarter Results — REDMOND, Wash. — July 26, 2022 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year: · Revenue was $51.9 billion and increased 12% (up 16% in constant
Read MoreIllustrations by Alex Castro / The Verge It’s easier than it has ever been to add someone as a friend on your Nintendo Switch account with just your phone now that you can input a friend code into the Switch Online mobile app and send a request. An update in March made it simple for
Read MoreThe headsets were some of the least expensive out there. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Meta Quest 2 (formerly known as the Oculus Quest 2) is about to get $100 more expensive, bringing the price for the 128GB model to $399.99 and the 256GB model to $499.99. According to a
Read MoreAndroid doesn’t just power your phones, tablets, and TVs, but also your car. You can connect your phone to your car’s display via Android Auto to access navigation tools, make hands-free calls and texts, listen to music, and more while on the road. Here’s everything you need to know about Android Auto. Read more: Ten best
Read MoreNew York Times: Sources: US-based crypto exchange Kraken has been under investigation by the US Treasury Department since 2019 for potentially violating Iran sanctions and more — The Treasury Department is investigating whether the crypto exchange allowed users in Iran to buy and sell digital tokens, said people with knowledge of the matter.
Read MoreRetro hardware often looks fantastic, but we may find we no longer need it for its original function. [John Anderson] found that to be the case with some old Heathkit gear, and set about giving them a fun overhaul. With the help of AVR microcontrollers, the devices have been repurposed into electronic dice towers for
Read MoreCredit: John Callaham / Android Authority The Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro will soon be available for sale globally. The gaming optimized smartphone is a higher-end version of the early Red Magic 7 and 7 Pro. It will be available for early bird orders August 2 with a starting price of $729. Several months after
Read MoreIn the battle over digital ownership, both NFT Worlds and Microsoft-owned Mojang claim to be putting players first.
Read MorePhoto by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge Uber’s premium electric car service is arriving in more US cities, the company said. Uber Comfort Electric, which is more expensive than Uber X but not as posh as Uber Black, is now available in seven additional cities, including Las Vegas, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Austin, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
Read MorePhoto by Drew Angerer / Getty Images A volunteer on Andrew Yang’s 2020 presidential campaign is suing for discrimination and retaliation, alleging that after she spoke up about misogyny in campaign Facebook groups, she was denied opportunities for advancement. Now, Yang’s lawyers are trying to get the case thrown out, arguing that because the volunteer,
Read MoreThe Meta Quest 2 is arguably the default VR headset, but it’s getting more expensive soon. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The incredibly popular Meta Quest 2 VR headset will have its price increased starting in August, with the 128GB configuration getting a price hike to $399.99 and the 256GB model
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Read MoreFaraday Future’s first car is still a far way off in the future, according to recent regulatory filings. The California EV company that has flirted with bankruptcy more times than I can count said this week that it needs more cash in order to launch its debut electric vehicle, the FF91. As such, the company
Read MoreWestern Digital (WD) is about to get some stiff competition from its main rival Seagate. The two companies control the majority of the spinning media market these days, and have been one-upping each other lately when it comes to storage capacity. WD recently took the capacity crown with its new 26TB hard drives. Now Seagate
Read MoreLooking for some new games to take on the go? Here is our list of the best Nintendo Switch games on sale right now.
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Neon, which provides developers with a serverless option for Postgres databases, raised a $30M Series A-1 led by GGV, bringing its total funding to $55M — Neon, a startup providing developers with a serverless option for Postgres databases, today announced that it raised $30 million …
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Michael Alan Stollery, the CEO of blockchain company Titanium Blockchain Infrastructure Services (TBIS), has pleaded guilty to securities fraud over a $21 million cryptocurrency scam. The California man admitted to falsifying details around the BAR coin, a crowdfunding token that should have — but wasn’t — registered with
Read MoreA chaotic battle in MultiVersus. | Image: WB Games MultiVersus, Warner Bros. Games’ free-to-play fighting game starring characters from many WB universes, launched in open beta in the Americas, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand on Tuesday. The game is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X / S, and PC, and it has
Read MoreYou might not think that keeping a boat hull smooth in the water has anything in common with keeping a scalpel clean for surgery, but there it does: in both cases you’re trying to prevent nature — barnacles or biofilm — from growing on a surface. Science has looked to nature, and found that the
Read MoreEmily Mason / Forbes: Tel Aviv-based Balance, which offers one-click checkout tools for B2B marketplaces, raised a $56M Series B led by Ribbit Capital, valuing the company at $356M — Balance, a two-year-old Tel Aviv startup that makes online checkout software for business-to-business marketplaces …
Read MoreIan Hamilton / UploadVR: Meta increases the price of Meta Quest 2 headsets to $400 for the 128GB model and $500 for 256GB, starting on Aug. 1, and will bundle Beat Saber through Dec. 31 — The price for a new Quest 2 is jumping to $399 as Meta says “the costs to make and
Read MoreEven though a lot of us are galavanting around and enjoying summer, Intel is hard at work prepping Raptor Lake for its impending launch. This means more CPUs are getting into the hands of system builders, allowing for more benchmarks to “leak” to the public. The latest numbers to appear online show what kind of
Read MoreA woman wipes her forehead at the top of the stairs to the Lincoln Memorial during a heatwave on July 22nd, 2022, in Washington, DC. | Photo by Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Summers are now so brutally hot that the US government created a new website, heat.gov, to help Americans stay safe during dangerous
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is reportedly facing an investigation from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over whether it allowed users to trade unregistered securities, according to a report from Bloomberg. The SEC’s probe hasn’t yet been made public. Sources close to the situation told Bloomberg that the
Read MoreCredit: Amazfit The Amazfit Band 7 fitness wearable has launched for the price of just $49.99. It includes a large 1.47-inch AMOLED display and up to 18 days of battery life. It also has an optical heart rate and blood oxygen sensor and support for 120 workout modes. Amazfit has been launching affordable smartwatches
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