HTC has been teasing a lightweight augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) headset for a few weeks now. At CES it has finally pulled the wraps off it, and it is indeed a feathery-looking device. It’s called the Vive XR Elite and despite its diminutive nature, its price tag is assuredly not at $1,099. It
Read MoreCarly Page / TechCrunch: Rackspace will discontinue its Exchange service after confirming hackers accessed the personal data of 27 customers during the December 2022 ransomware attack — Cloud computing giant Rackspace has confirmed hackers accessed customer data during last month’s ransomware attack.
Read MoreAlthough the cutoff for saying ‘Happy New Year’ is somewhere around today, there’s still plenty of time to reminisce about 2022 and all that we accomplished. Hackaday alum [Jeremy Cook] spent much of last year designing and building a triple-zone PCB clock, dubbed the 742 clock. It is called so because of all the 7-segments,
Read MoreCamera tests show that the iPhone’s software is doing some strange things with photos and this video shows what Apple needs to fix.
Read More(Credit: Charles Sims/Unsplash)At CES 2023, Sony proclaimed an end to our long gaming nightmare. According to Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan, the PlayStation 5 shortage is over. If you want a PlayStation 5, you should be able to buy one without waiting in an hours-long line or paying an obscene markup to a scalper.
Read MoreThe second-gen Apple TV 4K with 32GB of storage is on sale for $74.99 at Best Buy. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Getting back into the swing of things after New Year’s Day always feels like, well, a year in and of itself. Thankfully, if you’re feeling the need to unwind with
Read MoreParticipants at Summer Games Done Quick 2022. | Photo by ICED / Games Done Quick It’s almost time for Games Done Quick’s first speedrunning extravaganza of the year. The 2023 edition of Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) kicks off on Sunday, and this year’s event looks to once again feature a week-long feast of incredible
Read MoreM3gan reading a book to Cady, her best friend and primary user. | Image: Universal Pictures Universal and Blumhouse’s M3gan is exactly the right amount of ridiculous, which is why it can afford to be a little shaggy toward the end. Continue reading…
Read More(Image: Sony Honda Mobility Inc.)Toward the end of 2022, Sony and Honda announced an unexpected yet fitting alliance: Sony Honda Mobility Inc. The partnership, according to both brands’ presidents, would eventually produce a series of electric vehicles using Sony’s technology for infotainment. Now that goal is beginning to manifest in the form of a single
Read MoreKathrin Hille / Financial Times: Sources: Taiwan’s space agency plans a low-earth orbit satellite communications project to help resist any attacks by China, inspired by Starlink in Ukraine — Country wants to emulate Elon Musk’s Starlink in wake of Ukraine war with low-Earth orbit start-up
Read MoreSustainable procurement and sustainability in businesses are more than just fancy buzzwords. Statistics support this argument: 60% more businesses engage in sustainable procurement than two years ago. 33% of consumers choose products and services that they believe make a positive social and environmental impact. 89% of sustainability managers and decision-makers state that sustainability has a
Read MoreThe exposure of hundreds of millions of email addresses puts pseudonymous users of the social network at risk.
Read MoreAutomated systems are increasingly making decisions in the workplace. Here’s how to curb the potential harms and abuses.
Read MoreThe next big thing in tech isn’t the blockchain or the metaverse—it’s a mind-bending wave of algorithmic content machines.
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Read MoreReuters: Crypto exchange Huobi plans to lay off 20% of its ~1,100 staff, citing the “bear market”; CoinGecko: Huobi had the 8th largest exchange volume in November 2022 — Crypto exchange Huobi plans to lay off about 20% of its staff, the company told Reuters on Friday …
Read More(Image: Mercedes-Benz)You might spot a new type of electric vehicle (EV) charging station on your next road trip. Mercedes-Benz has announced plans to launch its own $1 billion global EV charging network. The automaker intends on building its first charging hub in North America and running a “full network” of hubs within the decade. Mercedes
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Bengaluru-based KreditBee, which operates a digital lending service for personal loans, raised a $100M Series D extension, bringing the round’s total to $200M — Indian fintech KreditBee has raised an additional $100 million in a funding round, it said, as the lender looks to scale its business in the South Asian
Read MoreDutch accessory outfit Zens has announced what it says is the world’s first 4-in-1 charging station for iPad, iPhones with MagSafe, AirPods, and Apple Watch.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Usernames and email addresses belonging to more than 200 million Twitter users have been posted online by hackers. According to reports from security researchers and media outlets including BleepingComputer, the credentials were compiled from a number of earlier Twitter breaches dating back to 2021. Although the database does
Read MoreAndroid 13 will soon support “uninterrupted listening” between multiple devices. | Image: Google / The Verge Google is introducing new features for Android 13 that should make it easier for users to transition between different audio devices when listening to music. Announced at CES 2023, media notifications will ask users if they want to switch
Read MoreImage: Cake Cake, the Swedish maker of deliciously designed electric motorbikes, finally has an e-bike with actual pedals, not pegs. The Cake Äik comes in two street-legal variants: In the US, it ships with a throttle and mid-drive 500W motor (with a 1000W peak) with a 20mph (32km/h) top speed, while in Europe it’s pedal-assist
Read MoreThe Pixel 7 (left), and Pixel 7 Pro (right). | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Pixel 7 owners are taking to Twitter and Reddit to report that the glass covering the phone’s rear camera is shattering, despite the phone apparently not being knocked or dropped. PhoneArena and Android Police have pulled together
Read MoreEric Slivka / MacRumors: Kuo: due to development issues, Apple is “more likely” to debut its mixed-reality headset in the spring or at WWDC than in January as previously predicted — Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in a tweet thread today that ongoing delays with development of Apple’s mixed-reality headset …
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