Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge UK regulators are scrutinizing a longstanding deal between Apple and Google over the default search engine in the iPhone maker’s mobile Safari browser, reports Reuters. According to an updated report compiled by the UK government’s Competition and Markets Authority, Google pays Apple a “substantial majority” of the £1.2
Read MorePre-pandemic, a slim majority of students considered affordability the most compelling driver for choosing their online school. Affordability and Major Availability Drive Online Ed Decisions Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreMicrosoft’s latest Dev Channel/Fast Ring Windows 10 test build, No. 20161, adds a number of new features which ultimately may or may not make it into Windows 10 21H1. New Windows 10 Dev Channel test build tweaks Start Menu, notifications, taskbar layout Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreOne of the latest bits of Mac malware to keep top of mind as you go about your downloading day is a destructive strain of ransomware known as “EvilQuest.” Read more… How to Avoid the New 'EvilQuest' Mac Ransomware Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreCurrently, I type these words to the sounds of tiny little caterpillar poops dropping to the floor of the butterfly enclosure sitting on my desk. Plink, plink, plink. These swollen, wriggling Anise swallowtail caterpillars, striped with yellow, green, and black, are housing dill leaves and pooping nearly just as… Read more… I Got My Child
Read MoreThe second quarter largely took place while most of the country was under stay-at-home orders. Coronavirus pandemic continues to hammer car sales – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreI’ve had pretty good instincts about timing this year, I think. I ordered a barbell and some bumper plates in March, the day before my county announced that gyms would be closing. I told you at the end of March that this whole thing isn’t going to end soon. And two weeks ago, just before
Read MoreNothing causes me anxiety quiet like the thought of losing my passport while I’m traveling. Losing anything when you’re traveling is frustrating, but your passport is really your lifeline to ensure a bit of safety, confirm your identity, and get you back home so you’re not stranded. No one wants to miss flights or… Read
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge YouTube TV announced yesterday that it’d be raising its prices by 30 percent to $65 per month. FuboTV followed shortly after, announcing increases of its own that put the lowest tier of the service at $60. The first era of internet-streamed TV — the one of cheap,
Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge One day after YouTube TV announced a $15 price hike that had customers crying out “enough already,” Dish’s Sling TV service is promising that it won’t raise prices on existing customers until at least August 2021. The company seems keen on using the frustration toward YouTube to help
Read MoreCommentary: Make it reality TV, but for phones. OnePlus Nord documentary is super bizarre, but I'm watching it all anyway – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAutonomous trucking startup TuSimple is joining forces with big logistics providers as it seeks to bolster its delivery capabilities. The company announced it will be working with UPS, Xpress Enterprises, Penske Trucking, and Berkshire Hathaway-owned grocery and food-service distributor McLane to lay the foundation for a coast-to-coast autonomous trucking network. TuSimple aims to be making
Read MoreThe yawning void known as J2157 eats stars like ours for breakfast. Perhaps every breakfast. The hungriest black hole in the universe devours about one sun a day – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreStarting July 15, the new streaming service will feature the entire franchise. The Fast and Furious movies are all headed to NBC's Peacock service – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} People die of the flu sometimes. People die of COVID-19 sometimes. People die of suicide and drug overdoses and heart disease and a lot of other things. So if there haven’t been many COVID-19 deaths in your community yet, maybe you’ve convinced yourself that the coronavirus is about as deadly as other things you
Read MoreHitching a ride on the Mars Pathfinder mission, the Sojourner rover arrived on Mars on July 4, 1997. July 4, 1997: Sojourner Arrives on the Red Planet Source: NASA
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Zoom committed to sharing its first transparency report later this year in a blog by CEO Eric Yuan tracking the progress of its 90-day feature freeze to address privacy and security issues. The freeze, which was announced on April 1st, was put in place after Zoom usage went
Read MoreThe University of West Georgia has announced plans for a “full return” to campus on Aug. 12, for in-person instruction. The school has also developed contingency plans, one for fully online classes and one that shifts from on-site to online at some point during the fall term. U West Georgia Announces 'Full Return' to Campus
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is reclosing even more of its US retail network in response to COVID-19 spikes in states throughout the country, CNBC reports. On Wednesday, the iPhone maker said it would reclose an additional 30 locations across seven states, bringing the total number of closed stores to 77, or
Read MoreImage: Lego Lego’s next line of sets offers builders multiple ways to recreate pop culture icons, including Darth Vader and Marilyn Monroe. Lego Art is a lineup of portrait creations designed for adult builders. Each set features small, bead-size pieces and a canvas that you use to piece together a pop art poster. There are
Read MoreA whole hour of hot stuff. Watch NASA's epic 10-year time-lapse video of our sun's fiery adventures – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image}Albion College in Michigan plans to begin competitive esports for the 2021-2022 academic year. Michigan's Albion College to Add Esports Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreAlbion College in Michigan plans to begin competitive esports for the 2021-2022 academic year. Michigan's Albion College to Add Esports Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreMicrosoft is improving its OneDrive upload limit and sharing integration with Microsoft Teams for businesses and finally bringing a dark mode to the web version. The software giant is increasing the upload file size limit from 15GB to 100GB for all OneDrive and SharePoint users today. It’s a useful addition for business users of OneDrive
Read MoreScrub the last three dates. NASA is now aiming for July 30 (or even later). NASA delays Mars rover Perseverance again as launch deadline looms – CNET Source: CNet
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