Image: Nick Barclay / The Verge Last week, Meta debuted its Twitter competitor, Threads. The app gained more than 100 million users in the US, UK, and hundreds of other countries in less than a week — but you won’t be able to download it in the European Union anytime soon. The app has been
Read MoreType 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It is characterized by high blood sugar levels, which can lead to various complications such as cardiovascular disease, kidney damage, and nerve damage. Currently, the standard treatment for type 2 diabetes involves lifestyle modifications, oral medications, and insulin injections. However, a biotech
Read MoreJoin us on Wednesday, July 12 at noon Pacific for the Software for Space Hack Chat with Jacob Killelea! In space, everything is harder. Hardware has to be built to withstand not only the harshest possible regimes of temperature and radiation but the rigors of launch. Power is at a premium, things that are supposed
Read MoreRyan Reynolds as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine on the set of Deadpool 3. | Marvel Studios After years of Fox’s live-action X-Men movie franchise (RIP) being violently allergic to the idea of letting Marvel’s mutants be seen wearing anything but boring black getups vaguely inspired by Frank Quitely’s New X-Men designs, Deadpool 3
Read MoreTwitter now supports AirPlay to make it easier than ever to watch content on the big screen.
Read MoreIn today’s fast-paced business world, logistics organizations require efficient, dependable, and configurable software solutions. Having robust logistics software is essential for companies to fulfill their customers’ expectations in a timely and cost-effective manner. It assists with tasks such as managing inventories and monitoring transportation. Thus, it is crucial to choose a logistics software development firm
Read MoreImage: Peacock The bullets fly in the latest trailer for Twisted Metal — and so do the jokes. Our previous look at Peacock’s adaptation of the PlayStation vehicular mayhem series didn’t show much other than how Will Arnett and Samoa Joe were joining forces to play the murderous clown Sweet Tooth. But the latest clip
Read MoreTaiwan-based Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, has announced its withdrawal from a $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Indian metals-to-oil conglomerate Vedanta. This decision deals a blow to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plans to establish a robust chipmaking industry in the country. The joint venture, signed between Foxconn and Vedanta last year,
Read MoreGoogle’s Pixel 7A has a very good camera and solid specs all around in an affordable package. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Amazon’s Prime Day sales event kicks off tomorrow in earnest, though deals have been piling on early for well over a week. A new discount that’s coming in pretty hot
Read MoreCecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg: ESA survey in 2022: Hispanic and Black Americans played video games more than other groups, 72% of US gamers were white, active players fell to 212.6M, and more — Hispanic and Black Americans play video games more than other groups, according to an annual industry report …
Read MoreAny good flyswatter ought to be able to break through a hefty piece of wood. At least, that is how [Finn] explains the design philosophy behind this enormous, overpowered flyswatter. Although we don’t know if everyone needs as robust a machine as this to deal with a minor annoyance like a house fly, we can
Read MoreRegardless of how well your business runs, it is nearly impossible to be 100 percent successful in all given instances. Even if your efforts are as diligent as possible, you will lose customers over time – it would be fair to say that customers lapsing with time is inevitable. Sometimes, customers may not receive their
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Amazon has opened its app store to any and all developers, allowing for any Android app to work on Windows. However, there is a likelihood that many developers will ignore this. As of today, there are over 20,000 apps available, a pittance compared to the over 3.5 million on
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Instagram’s new Threads app has already surpassed 100 million users, meaning it reached the milestone dramatically faster than even ChatGPT. OpenAI’s chatbot passed the mark after two months, but Threads, which only launched on Wednesday, got there in a matter of days. The number of users can be found in the Instagram
Read MoreAs a recent emigre from the Ubuntu Linux distribution to Manjaro, I’ve had the chance to survey the field as I chose a new distro, and I realised that there’s a whole world of operating systems out there that we all know about, but which few of us really know. Hence this is the start
Read MoreNo screenshots yet, so you’ll have to put up with this logo for now. | Image: EA Another big Marvel property is being turned into a video game. This time, EA is developing what it calls “an original, third-person, single-player Black Panther game.” We don’t have many other details just yet — not even a
Read MoreMartin Pengelly / The Guardian: With Twitter traffic “tanking” and Threads ascendant, Elon Musk says Mark Zuckerberg “is a cuck” and proposes “a literal dick-measuring contest” — Twitter owner calls Facebook founder a ‘cuck’ as rancour grows over launch of Threads, a competitor to Musk’s network
Read MoreThe launch of the Nothing Phone 2 will be streamed live in the video above. The event will be broadcasted globally on July 11. Nothing is also hosting exclusive Phone 2 drops across different countries on July 13. The Nothing Phone 2 has already made a name for itself thanks to the company’s hype engine.
Read MoreStephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: The EU and the US agree to a new deal on data transfers after EU judges threw out two previous pacts over privacy concerns; Meta had threatened to leave the EU — The European Union and the US sealed a new deal on data transfers after EU judges threw out two
Read MorePlastic production is skyrocketing, pushing microplastic pollution to dangerous new levels. Now research shows even the Arctic is increasingly contaminated.
Read MoreThe company just ran a huge pilot program to inform decisions about the metaverse. Here’s how it needs to improve the process before applying it to AI.
Read MoreTim Bradshaw / Financial Times: A profile of Debbie Bestwick, the video games industry’s longest-serving female CEO, ahead of her year-end departure from UK studio Team17, which released Worms — The outgoing Team17 chief executive on her battles in a sector known for its sexist attitudes — and the role …
Read MoreThere’s also an account set up to track Mark Zuckerberg’s private jet, though this hasn’t posted any information yet. | Illustration: The Verge Jack Sweeney, the college student and creator of the banned @ElonJet Twitter account that tracked the movements of Elon Musk’s personal jet, has now launched the tracking project on Meta’s rival platform,
Read MoreIf used responsibly, artificial intelligence has the potential to both make gaming more accessible and to actively learn what individuals need.
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