Earlier this year we told you about the Roller Coaster Tycoon fan who built the world’s most masochistic theme park ride. The coaster, called “Wild Mouse,” was a near-endless loop that circled a virtual theme park some 600 times, a 12-year ride. Marcel Vos, the creator of the coaster from hell just one-upped himself, building
Read MoreA Twitch streamer named Craig “NBDxWilliams” Williams was recently banned from the streaming platform and then reinstated today. His struggles with the platform, and Twitch staff’s confusion over Williams’ streaming setup, shine a light on how Twitch flags potential problems — and how anyone who’s not streaming strictly games or podcasts might run into similar
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter suspended an account that peddled conspiracy-laden content on Tuesday after President Donald Trump retweeted it earlier in the day, according to The Daily Beast. The account, which operated under the display name “LYNN THOMAS,” was reportedly suspended for breaking Twitter’s rules against “using multiple accounts to artificially
Read MoreAn engineer in Seattle was charged with stealing the information of millions of customers from Capital One. The incident was surprisingly common. For Big Banks, It’s an Endless Fight With Hackers Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe carrier partners with Adfone to roll out a rewards app and program called Ad It Up. Cricket Wireless customers can earn bill credits by viewing ads – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company’s rosier outlook is largely prompted by wearables and a raft of new services like Apple Arcade and Apple TV Plus. Apple aims for iPhone 11 services-fueled rebound even as current iPhone sales dip – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhile we’re certainly not denying that smoke detectors are useful, there’s a certain kind of tragedy to the fact that most of them will never realize their true purpose of detecting smoke, and alerting us to a dangerous fire. On the other hand, [Ben] really unlocks the potential hidden deep in every smoke detector with
Read MoreDon’t expect this vision to become reality anytime soon, though. A Facebook mind-reading device wants you to type with your brain – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThat’s why Apple asked for tariff exclusion on parts. Apple CEO Tim Cook says he wants to make Mac Pro in the US – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Nilay Patel / The Verge During this afternoon’s call with investors, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the company aims to assemble the 2019 Mac Pro in the United States — just as it did with the previous “trash can” design of the high-end desktop. Apple highlighted the US assembly of that device
Read MoreSony has warned that PlayStation consoles will become more expensive if the Trump administration goes ahead with higher tariffs on more Chinese exports, the WSJ reports. The Trump administration, which raised tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods this past May, is now threatening to expand tariffs to
Read MoreAs NASA forges ahead to the Moon — and eventually to Mars — the agency is hoping to get some help from the commercial space industry. Today, NASA announced new partnerships with various aerospace organizations, aimed at advancing technologies related to landing on other planets, navigating the lunar surface, transferring propellant in space, and more
Read MoreA prototype of a non-invasive headset design — which wasn’t used in the typing experiment. | Facebook Reality Labs Facebook has released an update on its ambitious plans for a brain-reading computer interface, thanks to a team of Facebook Reality Labs-backed scientists at the University of California, San Francisco. The UCSF researchers just published the
Read MoreThe Apple Card, the company’s credit card that was announced at its services event this past spring, will begin accepting applications in August, the company confirmed during its 2019 third fiscal quarter earnings call. “Thousands of Apple employees are using the Apple Card every day in a beta test and we will begin to roll
Read MoreWe’re a month into summer, which means it’s already time to start thinking about vacation-planning for the fall if you want to grab a good deal on a flight. Fortunately, JetBlue is having a major two-day sale on trips departing between August and November—with some one-way tickets costing as little as $44. Read more… JetBlue
Read MoreDavid Dobrik is celebrating four years on YouTube this week. It’s an odd anniversary, but the celebration happening right now on Twitter and Instagram is an acknowledgment of how much influence Dobrik’s videos have had on YouTube culture. Dobrik, who has more than 13 million subscribers, started his career on Vine. When he came to
Read MoreIf you know anyone who says phones have become boring and predictable, point them to gaming phones. The Black Shark 2 Pro, which was announced this week, prioritizes some specs that you probably won’t hear the largest phone makers mention onstage, or at least not yet. The Pro is a slightly revised model of the
Read MorePhoto: Epic Games The battle royale game is minting a new generation of superstars Continue reading… How the Fortnite World Cup could inspire the next Ninja or Tfue Source: New feed
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple today reported its fiscal third quarter 2019 earnings, earning $53.8 billion in revenue and earnings per share of $2.18. That revenue is a 1 percent jump year over year. iPhone revenue was $25.99 billion compared to $29.47 billion a year ago. That means the iPhone represented under
Read MoreThe Silicon Valley behemoth said that its revenue rose slightly in the most recent quarter, but profits still fell as iPhone sales continued to decline. Apple Reports Declining Profits and Slowing Growth, Again Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreEither some intern is having the most boring Silicon Valley summer or HP’s YouTube team has gone mad with power. Whatever the reason, the company has been on a YouTube flurry lately, uploading hundreds of detailed technical support videos covering countless ways to disassemble, fix, and otherwise mess with its many… Read more… HP's YouTube
Read MorePhoto by Dan Seifert / The Verge Hulu today announced that Android TV would be added to its list of supported platforms for its live TV bundle. Starting next month, owners of an Android TV-compatible television or set-top box, like the Nvidia Shield, can access Hulu’s bundle, which includes its streaming-only offerings in addition to
Read MoreBut only in India for now. WhatsApp Pay is coming this year – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA worldwide investigation found he helped smuggle and traffic 40,000 fake Apple products from China into the US. Counterfeit Apple products land Chinese national 3-year prison sentence – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAmid dipping solar investments, Tesla doubles down on energy storage. Tesla unleashes Megapack battery to take on natural gas plants – CNET Source: CNet
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