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Sources: Binance.US has ~100 contractors in Shanghai, or 20% of its workforce, mostly in engineering and product roles, highlighting Binance’s ties to China (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Sources: Binance.US has ~100 contractors in Shanghai, or 20% of its workforce, mostly in engineering and product roles, highlighting Binance’s ties to China — Binance.US, the digital-asset platform owned by crypto billionaire Changpeng “CZ” Zhao that was created to serve American clients, has a significant tech workforce in China.

These are the places most at risk for a record-shattering heatwave

A resident walks through a temporary misting station on Abbott Street during a heatwave in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Monday, June 28th, 2021. | Image: Trevor Hagan / Bloomberg via Getty Images Every region of the world needs to prepare for unprecedented heatwaves, warns research published today in the journal Nature Communications. The study

3 Ways to Unlock the Potential of ChatGPT

2023 started with ChatGPT setting the internet on fire — a good fire, but a conflagration, nonetheless. Everyone got excited as they explored, tested, and pushed OpenAI’s artificial intelligence tool. The program’s native ability to respond to questions and provide answers has been nothing short of extraordinary. (You’re probably wondering at this point if it

Mendix aims to add generative AI to its low-code platform by year-end

Mendix has been working on adding generative AI features to its low-code platform for months now and expects to release them to enterprises by the end of the year, according to a company executive. “We are working on adding generative AI to our platform and hope that we have something by the end of the

The Galaxy S23’s magical Image Clipper tool comes to Galaxy A phones

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Galaxy A phones are starting to get the Image Clipper tool that debuted on the Galaxy S23 series. The tool is initially rolling out to Galaxy A53 phones in Europe. Owners can find the update in firmware version A536BXXU5CWD1. With the launch of One UI 5.1, Samsung introduced a

Replit, which offers AI-powered collaborative coding tools, raised $97.4M at a $1.2B valuation and says it has 22.5M users, up from 10M+ in Dec. 2021 (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

Reed Albergotti / Semafor: Replit, which offers AI-powered collaborative coding tools, raised $97.4M at a $1.2B valuation and says it has 22.5M users, up from 10M+ in Dec. 2021 — Replit, the fast-growing service that combines artificial intelligence with software development, closed a $97.4 million fundraising round …

History made: First voice call via satellite using a normal phone just happened

Credit: AST SpaceMobile AST SpaceMobile and AT&T just made the first satellite call using an unmodified smartphone. The call went from Texas to Japan, received by a retail Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. This could allow any smartphone to make/receive calls anywhere in the world. Satellite phones are nothing new. These big, bulky phones connect directly

Low-Cost RF Power Sensor Gets All the Details Right

Dirty little secret time: although amateur radio operators talk a good game about relishing the technical challenge of building their own radio equipment, what’s really behind all the DIY gear is the fact that the really good stuff is just too expensive to buy. A case in point is this super-low-cost RF power sensor that

GM’s Cruise says it is now operating its “small” fleet of driverless robotaxis in San Francisco 24/7, expanding to daylight hours; the unit lost $561M in the Q1 (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: GM’s Cruise says it is now operating its “small” fleet of driverless robotaxis in San Francisco 24/7, expanding to daylight hours; the unit lost $561M in the Q1 — Cruise, the autonomous vehicle division of General Motors, is now operating a “small” fleet of driverless robotaxis …

The Witcher’s third season starts streaming in June

Image: Netflix Season 3 of The Witcher finally has a premiere date. Netflix announced that the fantasy series will return in June, though not all episodes will be available at once. Similar to how Stranger Things 4 was split in two halves, The Witcher’s third season will be released in two batches: episodes 1-5 will

Bitcoin is still the future of payments, says Lightspark CEO David Marcus

Photo illustration by Will Joel / The Verge Crypto has a lot of haters these days. The former Facebook exec is trying to prove them wrong with his Bitcoin startup. Continue reading…

OnePlus’ first tablet will cost $479

The OnePlus Pad offers high-end specs for a midrange price. | Image: OnePlus OnePlus has announced pricing for its first tablet, the Android-powered OnePlus Pad. Starting this Friday, April 28th, the OnePlus Pad will be available for preorder for $479 (€499 / £449) from OnePlus directly. Accessories for the Pad include a $149 magnetic keyboard

FET: The Friendly Efficient Transistor

If you ever work with a circuit that controls a decent amount of current, you will often encounter a FET – a Field-Effect Transistor. Whether you want to control a couple of powerful LEDs, switch a USB device on and off, or drive a motor, somewhere in the picture, there’s usually a FET doing the

Who’s making money in Big Tech?

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple, Meta, Google, and more report how their companies are performing. Continue reading…

WhatsApp expands its multi-device feature to let the same account be used across multiple smartphones, a long-requested feature (Jon Porter/The Verge)

Jon Porter / The Verge: WhatsApp expands its multi-device feature to let the same account be used across multiple smartphones, a long-requested feature — WhatsApp users are no longer restricted to using their account on just a single phone. Today, the Meta-owned messaging service is announcing that its multi-device feature …

‘As an AI language model’: the phrase that shows how AI is polluting the web

AI language models can be used to generate convincing text — as long as you remember to remove the label. | Image: The Verge A big worry about the rise of AI language models is that the internet will soon be subsumed in a tidal wave of automated spam. So far, these predictions have not yet

Cruise continues to burn GM’s cash as robotaxis expand to daylight hours

Image: Cruise Cruise, the autonomous vehicle division of General Motors, is now operating a “small” fleet of driverless robotaxis in San Francisco during daylight hours for the first time. The news comes as Cruise continues to operate in the red, losing $561 million in the first quarter of 2023. The company earned just $30 million

How to figure out which apps are draining your device’s battery

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Your super-powerful, ultra-versatile phone, tablet, or laptop suddenly becomes a lot less useful when its battery dies — which is why battery life is so important for gadgets. Whether it’s checking the battery capacity before buying something, investing in a portable power bank, or deploying special low-power modes,

Opera releases early access to Opera One, its redesigned browser with a cleaner, modular look for future generative AI features, “tab islands”, and more (Mariella Moon/Engadget)

Mariella Moon / Engadget: Opera releases early access to Opera One, its redesigned browser with a cleaner, modular look for future generative AI features, “tab islands”, and more — Opera has released the early access version of its completely redesigned browser that it plans to launch for all platforms later this year.

Data.ai: Jack Dorsey-backed social network Bluesky has been downloaded 245K times on iOS, more than half of those in April 2023, after opening its waiting list (Vlad Savov/Bloomberg)

Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: Data.ai: Jack Dorsey-backed social network Bluesky has been downloaded 245K times on iOS, more than half of those in April 2023, after opening its waiting list — Twitter users, weary from another tumultuous weekend, are exploring Jack Dorsey-backed app Bluesky as a possible alternative to the social media network.

Asus ROG Ally hands-on: Windows but tiny

The ROG Ally. I had a fun time testing this device, but everything’s going to come down to price. Continue reading…

WhatsApp adds option to use the same account on multiple phones

Illustration: The Verge WhatsApp users are no longer restricted to using their account on just a single phone. Today, the Meta-owned messaging service is announcing that its multi-device feature — which previously allowed you to access and send messages from additional Android tablets, browsers, or computers alongside your primary phone — is expanding to support

Yelp is going to let you add videos to your reviews

Image: Yelp Yelp is going to let you add video to your reviews, which could make it easier to share additional context about an experience at a location you’ve visited. Currently, you can write text and add photos, but a video might be a better way to capture ambiance or certain aspects of a place.

A Fatal Bear Attack Fuels a Fight Over Rewilding

The death of a jogger in northern Italy has turned the reintroduction of bears into a fraught political issue.

The Andy Warhol Copyright Case That Could Transform Generative AI

The US Supreme Court’s upcoming decision could shift the interpretation of fair use law—and all the people, and tools, that turn to it for protection.

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