Google is working on a new floating search bar for the Pixel Launcher. The Pixel Launcher added a universal search bar in Android 12 that can search through your apps, contacts, and more. This new search bar would be the same but more easily accessible. A lot of the appeal of the Pixel lineup comes
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: MotherDuck, which is commercializing the database platform DuckDB, raised a $52.5M Series B at a $400M post-money valuation, taking its total funding to $100M — A few weeks ago, it was reported that MotherDuck, the company commercializing the lightweight database platform DuckDB …
Read MoreToday, you need to factory reset your Pixel phone before you send it to Google (or Google will wipe it for you). Google seems to be working on a Repair Mode that’ll create a secure environment that the service center can use without affecting your data. When you get your phone back, you should be
Read MoreAllison Johnson / The Verge: Apple’s FineWoven accessories and iPhone cases are really bad: they’re expensive, quickly show wear, and scratch very easily, leaving seemingly permanent marks — Apple’s new FineWoven iPhone cases and accessories are bad. Like, really bad. I’ve been puzzling over them for the past week, looking at them from different angles.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The US government will again offer free at-home covid tests starting September 25th, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Wednesday. The kits are intended for use through the end of 2023; as with previous versions of the free test program, the kits will
Read MoreAndroid 14 QPR1 lets you change the aspect ratio of apps so they’re shown in full screen. Many Android apps aren’t optimized for the larger screens of foldables and tablets. For example, apps like Instagram and Reddit are shown in a letterbox on the Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet. One of the downsides of buying
Read MoreBloomberg: Klaviyo closes up 9.2% in its New York Stock Exchange debut, valuing the Shopify-backed e-commerce marketing company at $9.9B on a fully diluted basis — – Email software firm closes debut at $9.9 billion valuation — Founder Bialecki’s fortune rises to $3.4 billion with IPO
Read MoreCredit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Three of Xiaomi’s phones are getting the Android 14 beta. The three handsets include the Xiaomi 13, Xiaomi 13 Pro, and Xiaomi 12T. The Android 14 beta comes in at 5.4GB. We’re still waiting for Google to release the stable version of Android 14. It was supposed to launch
Read MoreFind My Device helps you locate your lost Android device or accessory. At the moment, it requires the device to be online and powered on to report its location. This caveat could go away soon, though, as code in Android 14 hints you’ll be able to locate a Pixel phone even when it’s powered off.
Read MoreAmazon is throwing another Prime Day in October but you can score TV deals now.
Read MoreDana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal: In its Prime lawsuit, the FTC alleges three Amazon executives played key roles in enrolling customers unwittingly and making it hard to cancel subscriptions — Federal agency alleges Amazon executives were aware of enrolling customers unwittingly and erecting intentional hurdles to cancellation
Read MoreWhat do you have cooked up to scare trick-or-treaters this Halloween? We humbly suggest adding in some type of noise box, especially one like this offering from [Paisley Computer] that uses reverb and other effects to achieve chilling, thrilling sounds. As you can see, this instrument is essentially a bunch of doodads affixed to and
Read MoreThe Panasonic SoundSlayer (GNW10). | Image: Panasonic Companies keep trying to make neck speakers a thing. People must be buying them, though, because Panasonic is releasing a new one: the GNW10 SoundSlayer, a wireless neck speaker with AI voice isolation (which it confusingly calls “AI voice control”) for phone calls and in-game voice chat. The
Read MoreAndrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Uber plans to accept the US food stamps EBT card and health insurance-issued FSA and flex cards for Uber Eats grocery delivery orders, starting in 2024 — Uber Eats will start accepting food stamps and healthcare benefits as payment for grocery delivery orders, the company announced Wednesday.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Climate change misinformation — including that which is funded by the fossil fuel industry — continues to thrive on social media. While Google, YouTube, Meta, and TikTok are all still lagging in their moderation of climate denial content, X (formerly Twitter) appears to have no clear policies on
Read MoreSpencer Soper / Bloomberg: Documents: Amazon scrapped a planned 2% fee on merchants that don’t use its shipping services; disclosed in August, the fee was set to take effect on October 1 — – Levy was to affect merchants that don’t use Amazon logistics — US expected to file antitrust suit against company this month
Read MoreThe third-gen Echo Show 8 has a new look and some excellent changes under the hood. | Photo by Alex Cranz / The Verge And Echo Show 8 makes three! Amazon now has three smart home hubs, with the Echo Show 8 (third-gen) joining the newly announced Echo Hub and existing fourth-gen Echo smart speaker
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon executives were “okay” with people being secretly signed up for its Amazon Prime membership program, the FTC said in an amended lawsuit on Wednesday (as reported by The Wall Street Journal). The original lawsuit, filed in June, claimed that Amazon had tricked millions into unwittingly subscribing to
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Samsung will launch a Galaxy Tab S9 FE and S9 FE Plus. Both models will get a Wi-Fi and 5G version that offers 128GB or 256GB. The starting price may be €529 and €699 for the S9 FE and S9 FE Plus, respectively. Earlier today, we reported on a
Read MoreYes, you can play your docked Nintendo Switch on your iPad like it’s a portable monitor. | Image: Lux The developer behind the popular iPhone pro camera app Halide has a new app that lets you use your iPad as an HDMI display you can use to play console games on, monitor your camera on
Read MoreAmong many iterative updates, some of Amazon’s new devices include the Echo Hub and Fire TV Soundbar. | Image: Amazon During Amazon’s fall hardware event, the company announced a batch of new smart home devices across its Echo, Fire, Eero, and Blink lines. While some of these Amazon product announcements have led to a deluge
Read MoreBen Weiss / Fortune: PayPal says select Venmo users can now purchase its stablecoin PYUSD, with a rollout to more users in the coming weeks, in addition to BTC, ETH, BCH, and LTC — PayPal announced on Wednesday that Venmo users will be able to buy PayPal’s new stablecoin, PayPal USD, increasing the number …
Read MoreElon Musk says no primates died as a result of Neuralink’s implants. A WIRED investigation now reveals the grisly specifics of their deaths as US authorities have been asked to investigate Musk’s claims.
Read MoreOrion is a new app that turns your iPad into a HDMI monitor for cameras, game consoles, and more.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft-owned GitHub is rolling out its AI-powered coding chatbot to more people. The company launched its Copilot Chat tool in public beta for business users in July, and on Wednesday, GitHub announced that it’s available in public beta for GitHub Copilot individual users in Visual Studio and Visual
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