Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Climate change disinformation on YouTube has morphed into a misleading new narrative, according to a report published today. With compounding disasters making it harder to deny that climate change is happening, creators spreading disinformation have pivoted to content that targets clean energy. In the past, content that falsely
Read MoreShould you buy the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE? With its 10.9-inch display, the Galaxy Tab S9 FE is a dead ringer for the flagship Tab S9, which costs $800 at MSRP (almost twice as much as the FE). Only upon closer inspection will you notice the subtle physical differences. It has the exact same
Read MoreCan you tell the difference between these two logos? Take-Two has its doubts. | Image: Take-Two / Rockstar Games / Remedy Entertainment Remedy Entertainment, the developer that created the Max Payne and Alan Wake video game franchises, is embroiled in a trademark dispute with Take-Two Interactive over claims that Remedy’s new “R” logo too closely
Read MoreCredit: Samsung The wait is almost over. We’re expecting the Samsung Galaxy S24 series to launch tomorrow and the phones to become available for pre-order thereafter. As exciting as that is, it also means you only have 24 hours to score an obligation-free $50 credit on your next phone. While the reservation page still isn’t
Read MoreIt’s impossible to look cool in a VR headset, even if it’s the $3,499 Vision Pro. | Image: Apple I know what I saw, but I’m still trying to figure out where this headset fits in real life. Continue reading…
Read MoreA new patent hints at a type of Apple Pencil that allows people to write, draw, and more in 3D space when wearing a Vision Pro headset.
Read MoreImage: Square Enix In Foamstars, Square Enix’s forthcoming Splatoon-esque multiplayer game, some of the art you’ll see will be AI-generated. In an interview with VGC, Kosuke Okatani, producer on Foamstars, said that the development team used AI generation tool Midjourney to create in-game art for album covers for the game’s soundtracks but explained that the
Read MoreBloomberg: OpenAI VP Anna Makanju says the company is developing tools with the US DOD on open-source software and held talks on ways to assist preventing veteran suicide — OpenAI is working with the Pentagon on a number of projects including cybersecurity capabilities, a departure from the startup’s earlier ban …
Read MoreInternational buyers might be able to buy the Vision Pro AR/VR headset within the next few months according to one report.
Read MoreTurtle Beach’s VelocityOne Race features an integrated display and remappable buttons for in-game customization. | Image: Turtle Beach Turtle Beach has unveiled its first wheel and pedal system designed for racing simulators, following the company’s debut into gaming simulation hardware with the VelocityOne Flight in 2021. The new VelocityOne Race is a direct drive system
Read MoreUbisoft Ubisoft has renamed its monthly subscription service Ubisoft Plus and is combining the old pricing tiers (Multi-Access and PC Access) into one package dubbed Ubisoft Plus Premium. The new plan will allow players to play games on Xbox, PC, and Amazon Luna and is priced at $17.99. Premium members will get day one (and
Read MoreThe M3 MacBook Pro is available with up to $249 off, bringing the recently released laptop to an all-new low price.
Read MorePatching every device affected by the LeftoverLocals vulnerability—which includes some iPhones, iPads, and Macs—may prove difficult.
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge After laying off about 1,000 employees last week, Google is now cutting jobs on its advertising sales team. In a statement to The Verge, Google spokesperson Chris Pappas confirmed that “a few hundred roles globally are being eliminated” as part of the change. The news of Google’s latest layoffs was first reported
Read MoreJoanna Glasner / Crunchbase News: In 2023, US metaverse VC funding was just ~$910M, the lowest in at least six years and below a $3.11B peak in 2021; no consumer metaverse company raised $100M+ — Almost nobody these days is spending much leisure time in the metaverse. Additionally, almost no investors are backing fresh rounds
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Supreme Court has denied a request to hear an antitrust dispute between Apple and Fortnite publisher Epic Games. It rejected two petitions, one from each company, this morning — leaving the case largely, but not entirely, a win for Apple. Epic v. Apple began in 2020 after
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Tel Aviv-based Xyte, which helps hardware OEMs build subscription services for devices, raised a $20M Series A led by Intel Capital, plus a $10M credit line — The hardware industry is under pressure these days: slower spending cycles from consumers and businesses, market saturation …
Read MoreImage: Apple Apple’s Vision Pro headset will come with an option that lets you share it with friends and family members — a feature currently available on nearly every other headset. In a press release on Tuesday, Apple says you can let a “guest user” who’s not registered to the device try out certain apps
Read MoreThomas Black / Bloomberg: Quantinuum raised $300M, led by JPMorgan, valuing the quantum computing company at $5B; Honeywell remains the majority owner — – Mitsui, Amgen also part of Quantinuum’s $300 million round — Honeywell remains majority owner of quantum computer maker — JPMorgan Chase & Co. anchored …
Read MoreRachel Metz / Bloomberg: Tokyo-based Sakana AI, which is focused on building smaller AI models, raised a $30M seed led by Lux Capital, a source says at a $200M valuation — Lux Capital, Jeff Dean and others are backing the young startup. — Sakana AI, an artificial intelligence startup taking inspiration …
Read MoreThe Supreme Court has refused to hear Apple’s appeal in its antitrust App Store lawsuit against Epic Games.
Read MoreJon Victor / The Information: Source: Google has increasingly awarded select DeepMind researchers with large grants of restricted stock worth up to millions of dollars, to fend off OpenAI — Even as Google makes a major round of staff cuts, it is tapping a special pool of stock compensation to retain …
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Mozilla responded to a review mentioning the lack of tablet UI optimization for Firefox on Android. Mozilla confirmed that its team is not working on optimizing the tablet experience at the moment. Mozilla did, however, say that it hopes to revisit tablet optimization when time and resources permit. Among
Read MoreWe were impressed with the Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5 in our review, with the price bump on the latest model of the smartwatch being one of our only qualms. An Amazon Lightning Deal today has blown that concern away, with the wearable temporarily reduced to its all-time low price of $227.49. Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5
Read MoreIn the years since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s fair to say we’ve all become a lot more aware of the air quality surrounding us. Many of us have added a CO2 monitor to our collection of tools, and quite a few will have an air filtration system too. There are plenty of
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