At least 20 signed, full-time job offers were withdrawn by Meta | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge According to a report by TechCrunch, Meta confirmed reports it has revoked full-time job offers that were extended to some candidates. Meta hasn’t commented on how many people or departments were affected by this action, but
Read MoreLinkedIn is one of the most effective social media platforms for helping to increase business revenues. The platform is a hub for professionals to connect and grow their businesses, and it has become even more popular since the Microsoft acquisition. There are 830 million members in over 200 countries, and statistics show that upwards of
Read MoreDan Milmo / The Guardian: The Guardian confirms the outlet was hit with a ransomware attack in December 2022 and that the personal data of UK staff was accessed, possibly via phishing — Media firm says personal data of UK staff members was accessed in ‘highly sophisticated’ cyber-attack last month
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft announces 365 Basic for $1.99 per month, replacing the 100GB OneDrive subscription, rolling out globally on January 30 with ad-free Outlook and more — Microsoft is introducing a new consumer tier to its Microsoft 365 subscription offerings. Priced at just $1.99 per month …
Read MoreCredit: Samsung The next Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event is scheduled for February 1, and reservations for the new devices are now open. This gives you the chance to earn as much as $100 Samsung Credit just by reserving the Galaxy S23 or Galaxy Book 3, with no obligation to buy. Full disclosure — Samsung hasn’t
Read MoreRichard Nieva / Forbes: After months of protest, Google contractor Appen, which rates search results, raised hourly pay to $14-$14.50 from $10-$12 on January 1, the first ever raise — The wage increase is welcome, but workers complain they are still making less than Google’s other contractors.
Read MoreThe iPad can be used for note-taking, drawing, and precise photo editing when you have the right stylus. Here are the best ones for different situations.
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority In July 2022, Asus unveiled its latest entry in the ROG Phone series. We’ve got our full review for you if you’re interested, but we’ve also got something else: the Asus ROG Phone 6 wallpapers (h/t XDA-Developers). Below, you’ll find a collection of eight static wallpapers from the newest
Read MoreJackery — a leading provider of portable power and green outdoor energy solutions — unveiled its latest Pro Family solar generators at CES 2023. The Solar Generator 3000 Pro and the Solar Generator 1500 Pro join the Pro Family lineup, offering a range of high-capacity power options and flexible solutions for outdoor enthusiasts, van-lifers, or
Read MoreThe new Hub is starting to roll out now. | Image: Roblox Roblox is officially completing its rollout of the Creator Hub, a new hub that gives developers more tools and centralizes things like documentation and a developer forum into one place. Making the information easier to find seems like it could be quite helpful
Read MorePerseverance landed on Mars on Feb. 8, 2021. That’s nearly two Earth years ago. But on Mars, the wheel of the year turns slowly. Just a few days ago, Perseverance marked its one-Mars-year anniversary. A sol, or Martian day, is less than an hour longer than an Earth day. By comparison, a Mars year is
Read MoreAngela Bassett holding her Golden Globe at the 80th Golden Globes. | Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer / FilmMagic After concerns about the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s ethics and egregious lack of diversity led to the Golden Globes not being televised in 2022, the long-running awards show returned last night with host Jerrod Carmichael headlining an
Read MorePaul Kunert / The Register: IDC: global used and refurbished handset sales rose 11.5% YoY to 282M in 2022, predicted to rise to 413.3M after 10.3% compound annual growth until 2026 — Who needs shiny new blowers when there bills to pay and kids to feed? Answer: fewer and fewer folk
Read MoreLand of the Giants, the Vox Media Podcast Network’s award-winning narrative franchise, today announced the launch of its seventh season, Dating Games. Marking a collaboration between two of Vox Media’s editorial brands, The Cut and The Verge, the six-episode series will examine the multi-billion dollar dating app industry and explore whether the business goals of
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Code found within Android 13’s QPR2 update suggests Google could be bringing support for transferring eSIM profiles. It’s unknown if this feature would come to Android devices outside of the Pixel. Support could also include converting a physical SIM into an eSIM. After Apple went eSIM-only with the
Read MoreSecretlab’s second iteration of its MAGNUS desk, the MAGNUS Pro, comes with sit-stand capability and a host of improvements on the original.
Read MoreImage: LG If you love digital window shopping and you’re in the market for a TV, a gaming console, or a new monitor, then we’ve got a great deal for your perusal. At eBay, you can get an additional 20 percent off a wide range of tech products when you use code NEWYEARTWENTY on a
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Alameda invested $1.1B in bitcoin miner Genesis Digital, including $500M to buy co-founders’ shares; Genesis is among FTX’s largest bankruptcy assets — Genesis Digital is one of the largest assets in the FTX-Alameda wreckage. Extracting value from it could prove difficult.
Read MoreKaina of the Great Snow Sea. | Image: Crunchyroll Fans of Tsutomu Nihei — the creator of manga and anime series like Blame! and Knights of Sidonia — generally know what to expect from his works. There’s usually a sliver of humanity living perilously in some dark future, an alien or technological force they have
Read MoreFor the vision impaired, there are a wide variety of tools and techniques used to navigate around in the real world. Walk-bot is a device that aims to help with this task, using ultrasound to provide a greater sense of obstacles in one’s surroundings. Is trigonometry the most useful high school maths out there? There’s
Read MoreIllustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Tired of comparing your behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel on Instagram? (To quote Steven Furtick.) The social network has its charms, but for many, it can be a place that’s littered with envy-inducing photos and videos of everybody else’s “perfect” lives. If you’re not careful, it can
Read MoreLab animals have long borne the brunt of drug safety trials. A new law allows drugmakers to use miniature tissue models or “organs on chips” instead.
Read MorePhoto by Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft is planning to switch Xbox Series X and S owners over to an energy-saving power mode in a bid for sustainability and cost savings. The Shutdown (energy saving) power option was made default on Xbox consoles shipped since last March, but millions of Xbox One and Xbox
Read MoreMicrosoft 365 is getting a Basic subscription later this month. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is introducing a new consumer tier to its Microsoft 365 subscription offerings. Priced at just $1.99 per month, Microsoft 365 Basic is designed to replace the 100GB OneDrive storage option with some extra features that sit in between the free option
Read MoreHail, and well met adventurers! There’s rumors of dark dealings, and mysterious machinations from that group of Western mystics, Wizards of the Coast (WotC). If this pernicious plot is allowed to succeed, a wave of darkness will spread over this land of Open Source gaming, the vile legal fog sticking to and tainting everything it
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