Illustration: The Verge Google is finally starting to add support for older Nest Cams to the Google Home app, starting with the first-generation Nest Cam Indoor from 2015, according to a post from Google on Thursday. The support is available in the public preview of the Google Home app, and you can find instructions on
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta’s Messenger Lite app for Android is being shut down in September, as reported by 9to5Google. The app launched as a more, well, lightweight way to talk to people on the company’s Messenger platform (former Verge staffer Vlad Savov was a fan), but you won’t be able to
Read MoreSocial norms—not laws—are the underlying fabric of democracy. The Georgia indictment against Donald Trump is the last tool remaining to repair that which he’s torn apart.
Read MoreCharlize Alcaraz / BetaKit: Toronto-based Ideogram raised a $16.5M seed led by a16z and Index Ventures and launches a public beta of its generative AI-based text-to-image product — a16z, Canadian AI expert Raquel Urtasun, Github co-founder Tom Preston-Werner invested. — Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) …
Read MoreSahil Patel / The Information: Sources: Amazon has had early talks with Disney about working on a streaming version of ESPN, perhaps helping with distribution and taking a minority stake — Amazon has had early talks with Disney about working on the streaming version of ESPN it is developing, said people familiar with the matter.
Read MoreImage: Warner Bros. Pictures Dune: Part Two has been delayed to March 15th, 2024, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Variety, and it’s just one of a few big shifts in Warner Bros.’ movie slate. The films are moving around amid the ongoing strikes in Hollywood that have affected production and promotion on many films
Read MoreWhile we’re always happy to see accessibility aids come into fruition, most of them focus on daily tasks, not that there’s anything wrong with that. But what about having some fun? That’s the idea behind [Akaki Kuumeri]’s accessibly-awesome Joy-Con controller, the Squid-Con, which provides access to every button with just one hand. It even has
Read MoreYueqi Yang / Bloomberg: Mastercard and Binance plan to end their card partnership in Latin America and Middle East on September 22; Visa stopped issuing Binance cards in Europe in July — – Visa halts issuing new Binance Card while Mastercard ends pact — Crypto exchange under legal and regulatory challenges globally
Read MoreEmily Bary / MarketWatch: Affirm reports Q4 revenue up 22% YoY to $446M, vs. $406M est., net loss up 11% YoY to $206M, and GMV up 25% YoY to $5.5B, vs. $5.3B est.; AFRM jumps 5%+ — Company ‘demonstrated that the business can continue to expand profitably even in a high interest rate environment,’ CFO
Read MoreCristiano Lima / Washington Post: A US judge dismissed an RNC lawsuit alleging Google’s spam filters illegally suppressed their emails, saying the RNC hadn’t shown that Google acted in bad faith — The court dismissed claims that the company unfairly suppressed the committee’s viewpoints. — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed …
Read MoreCitizen is temporarily suspending sales of its CZ Smart watch. | Image: Citizen Citizen is temporarily suspending sales of its second-gen CZ Smart watch due to a “technical issue.” The Wear OS watch, which launched in May, had a feature based on tech from IBM’s Watson and NASA to track a person’s alertness. It appears
Read MoreImage: Walmart Wing, the drone delivery service owned by Alphabet, is teaming up with Walmart to offer deliveries in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. In an announcement on Thursday, Walmart says the partnership will allow the retailer to deliver to an additional 60,000 homes. In the coming weeks, Wing will start delivering out of a Walmart
Read MoreSahil Patel / The Information: Sources: Amazon has had early talks with Disney about working on a streaming version of ESPN, perhaps helping with distribution and taking a minority stake — Amazon has had early talks with Disney about working on the streaming version of ESPN it is developing, said people familiar with the matter.
Read MoreThe Macintosh Portable was possibly one of the coolest computing devices to be seen with back at the end of the 1980s, providing as it did a Mac in a slightly nicer version of the hefty luggable portables of the day than the PC world could offer. Inside was a mere 68000, but it ran
Read MoreThe Ubo Pod by [Mehrdad Majzoobi] is a very highly polished extension pack and enclosure for the Raspberry Pi 4, which shows you how far you can go to turn a bare PCB into something that rivals the hardware offerings from Google and others. Gadgets like the Sonos speakers and Amazon or Google’s covert listening
Read MoreCredit: Kris Carlon / Android Authority In April, T-Mobile introduced two new plans, dubbed Go5G and Go5G Plus. These plans weren’t dramatically different from the existing Magenta and Magenta Max offerings. The biggest changes were adding more hotspot data and access to killer deals previously reserved for new customers only. T-Mobile isn’t done yet, as
Read MoreLabor Day weekend arrives soon, but sales on weighted blankets, ebikes, and mattresses have already started.
Read MoreCredit: Kris Carlon / Android Authority In April, T-Mobile introduced two new plans, dubbed Go5G and Go5G Plus. These plans weren’t dramatically different from the existing Magenta and Magenta Max offerings. The biggest changes were adding more hotspot data and access to killer deals previously reserved for new customers only. T-Mobile isn’t done yet, as
Read MoreAbner Li / 9to5Google: Meta rolls out its Threads web app to all users, featuring an app bar at the top with the same five tabs as in the mobile app; tapping Home refreshes the Feed — Following Tuesday’s announcement, Meta is widely rolling out the Threads web app, and it offers a pretty straightforward
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is getting closer to releasing a new settings homepage in Windows 11. In an update rolled out to Windows Insiders on the Beta Channel, Microsoft added a homepage with “interactive cards” that let you quickly jump into various settings, such as device personalization, Bluetooth controls, account recovery,
Read MoreIf your smartwatch is stinky, it’s time to give it a quick clean. | Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge When was the last time you cleaned your smartwatch? These are devices you wear 24/7, and if you took off your watch right now, there’s a good chance you’d find dead skin, sweat, oil,
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is testing a new YouTube feature that lets you hum or record a song to search for it. If you’re part of the YouTube experiment for the feature, you can hum or record three or more seconds of a song so that Google can try to identify
Read MoreThe Intel Gamer Days sale just kicked off, and it’s one of the best times to upgrade your gear. The Acer gaming deals are particularly enticing in the promotion, with as much as $1,300 off some of the most potent hardware available. Acer often delivers for players looking for a blend of performance and value
Read MoreIn an aerial view, burned cars and homes are seen in a surrounding that was destroyed by a wildfire on August 18th, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. | Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Tech giants have accumulated vast properties across Hawaii while Native Hawaiian residents fight to keep their land. It’s a fight that’s
Read MoreBrody Ford / Bloomberg: Dropbox ends its unlimited option, capping its “all the space you need” storage plan to 5TB, after some abused the tier by pooling storage, reselling, and more — – Company says some abused ‘all the space you need’ policy — Majority of users will see storage capped at 5 terabytes
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