Rust language usage is increasing, but developers who identify as former Rust users cited difficulty as their primary reason for staying away, according to the recently released 2022 State of Rust Survey. More developers are using Rust than ever before, with more than 90% of the respondents to the annual survey identifying as Rust users,
Read MoreYou’re already spending enough on new hardware and materials when you’re heading back to school, so you don’t need a massive outlay or regular subscription for software eating into your budget. That’s what makes this Microsoft Office Pro 2021 deal such a gem. For a one-time payment of just $34.97, you get lifetime access to
Read MoreCarly Page / TechCrunch: Emsisoft: the MOVEit Transfer breach has so far impacted 1,000+ known victim organizations, of which 83.9% are based in the US, and 60M+ individuals — At least 60 million individuals affected, though the true number is far higher — A mass-hack involving the MOVEit Transfer software …
Read MoreThe Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) of Australia just released a digitized version of a 1957 film documentary on Australia’s rocket research back in the day ( see video below the break ). The Woomera test range is an isolated place about 500 km northwest of Adelaide ( 2021 population 132 ) and hosts a
Read MoreThe Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) of Australia just released a digitized version of a 1957 film documentary on Australia’s rocket research back in the day ( see video below the break ). The Woomera test range is an isolated place about 500 km northwest of Adelaide ( 2021 population 132 ) and hosts a
Read MoreFrom Someone Great to Marry My Dead Body, here are our picks for the best streaming titles to feast your eyes on.
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority WhatsApp HD video support is rolling out now to Android and iOS. This bumps video quality from the previous 480p limit to 720p. You can still choose to send videos in the lower quality. Last week, WhatsApp announced the support of HD photos was rolling out. This finally enabled
Read MoreDan Primack / Axios: Instacart files for a US IPO, reports 2022 revenue up 39% YoY to $2.55B, $428M net income, up from a $73M loss in 2021, and H1 2023 revenue up 31% YoY to $1.48B — Grocery delivery giant Instacart on Friday filed for its initial public offering, with expectations that its shares
Read MoreJumperless is a jumperless breadboard with multicolored LED visualization of signals in real-time. Sounds like magic? This beautifully executed entry to the 2023 Hackaday Prize by [Kevin Santo Cappuccio] uses a boatload of CH446Q analog switch ICs to perform the interconnect between the Raspberry Pi Pico header and the jumper board (or breadboard if you
Read MoreGoogle Keep is a simple, solid note-taking app — hopefully Google doesn’t kill it. | Image: Google Good news for Android-toting Google Keep users: you’re finally getting the text formatting options the app has so desperately needed for years. Google announced this week that the ability to bold, italicize, and otherwise transform text in your notes
Read MoreOne of the fun aspects of our global community is that there are plenty of events at which we can meet up, hang out, and do cool stuff together. They may be in a Las Vegas convention center, a slightly muddy field in England, or a bar in Berlin, but those of us with a
Read MoreThere are two sets of Bose headphones that made the SoundGuys list of the best headphones you can buy for under $400, and both are subject to huge deals today. The Bose QuietComfort 45 is down to just $279 in the sale, while the epic Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 is 21% off at only
Read MoreThis week, Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos experimented with the old adage that brevity is the soul of wit. That’s right; this week, they’re all Quick Hacks, and that’s to make room for a special series of interviews that Elliot recorded at CCCamp with the pillars of US hackerspace creation. This one’s really special,
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Google is experimenting with a text-to-speech feature for Chrome’s reading mode on desktop, as reported by Android Police. I sometimes use a similar feature in Instapaper, and in Chrome, I could see it being a useful tool to listen to articles in the browser I’m already using while I work. The feature
Read MoreWashington Post: How Meta and YouTube, battered by content moderation battles, are following X in retreating from fighting political misinfo, raising fears for 2024’s election — Facebook and YouTube are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: The EU’s DSA goes into effect, forcing platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok to let users opt out of profiling-based content recommendations — Internet users in the European Union are logging on to a quiet revolution on mainstream social networks today: The ability to say ‘no thanks’ to being attention
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) has officially gone into effect. Starting on August 25th, 2023, tech giants like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and more must comply with sweeping legislation that holds online platforms legally accountable for the content posted to them. Even though this new law was
Read MoreThe AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT reference design. The lesser 7700 XT won’t be available with this AMD cooler. | Image: AMD Is AMD beginning to give Nvidia a run for its money? Continue reading…
Read MoreStarfield key art. | Image: Bethesda AMD gaming chief Frank Azor is trying to thread a needle. He seemingly wants to say that AMD did not actually make Starfield, quite possibly the year’s biggest PC game, exclusively support AMD’s FSR upscaling technology at the expense of competitors like Nvidia DLSS. But he clearly can’t. Azor
Read MoreScreenshots of the note-taking app Obsidian. | Image: Obsidian This is Platformer, a newsletter on the intersection of Silicon Valley and democracy from Casey Newton and Zoë Schiffer. Sign up here. Today let’s step outside the news cycle and turn our attention toward a topic I’m deeply invested in but only rarely write about: productivity
Read MoreM. Sriram / Reuters: Sources: Swiggy, which was valued at $10.7B in 2022, is considering an IPO in 2024, after putting the plans on hold earlier due to market conditions — Swiggy, the Softbank-backed food delivery company, is eyeing a 2024 stock market listing and has initiated talks with bankers to assess its valuation …
Read MoreIllustration by Haein Jeong / The Verge News publishers have jumped headfirst into artificial intelligence, using generative AI tools to produce bland travel guides, inaccurate film blogs, and SEO-bait explainers. By and large, the goal has been: can we make more pages for ads without paying more writers? Now, a group of tech outlets is
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Opinion post by C. Scott Brown Although Android and iOS now cross over more than ever before, one thing distinctly separates the two platforms: biometric security. Apple is nearly all in on using facial scanning for security on iPhones, while Android OEMs are almost exclusively using fingerprint scanning.
Read MoreDowned power lines block a road as people feed chickens outside a burnt home in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii, on August 11th, 2023. | Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Maui County has filed suit against Hawaiian Electric, alleging that the utility is responsible for
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