Image: Lego The clock is ticking if you’ve yet to buy your mom a gift. While it might be too late to pick up some items before Mother’s Day arrives on Sunday, not all hope is lost. As it turns out, there are still a number of great gifts — including the latest Kindle and
Read MoreGoogle is offering incentives and trade-in offers to buy the Pixel Fold. The company is trying to convince people to switch to the Pixel Fold by overpaying for trade-ins. Trade-in values are higher than what Apple, Samsung, or third-party trade-in services are offering. Google finally officially revealed the Google Pixel Fold during its Google I/O
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Read MoreJackie Davalos / Bloomberg: Lyft discontinues pooled rides as “they take people out of their way”, one of many product changes CEO David Risher has made since taking over in April 2023 — Lyft Inc. is officially discontinuing shared rides, the latest change the ride-hailing company’s new chief executive officer …
Read MorePhotography by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge During a launch event for the Asus ROG Ally handheld gaming PC, Roanne Sones, the head of Xbox devices, discussed how the device is “making us think differently about the experiences” for gaming on Windows PCs. Specifically, she called out how today’s consoles let you quickly resume a game
Read MoreElon Musk / @elonmusk: Elon Musk says he hired a CEO for X/Twitter and “she will be starting in ~6 weeks”; Musk will become “exec chair & CTO” overseeing “product, software, & sysops” — Excited to announce that I’ve hired a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in ~6 weeks! My role will
Read MoreAs an introduction to embedded electronics and programming in a straightforward environment, there isn’t much out there that can hold a torch to the Arduino Uno. Cheap (especially if you count the clones), easy to find, and quick to deploy, with countless support libraries, it’s a go-to for many a hack. This scribe simply can’t
Read MoreJames Cirrone / Blockworks: Coinbase apologizes for its newsletter suggesting Pepe the Frog was a “hate symbol”, saying it “did not provide the whole picture of the history of the meme” — Coinbase has come out with an apology for its recent newsletter suggesting Pepe the Frog was a “hate symbol.”
Read MoreAfter months of leaks and speculation, Google has finally taken the wraps off the Pixel Fold. This marks the company’s first foray into the foldable smartphone market, where it has to compete against established offerings from Samsung and only a few others. And even though Google’s smartphone lineup has traditionally undercut rival flagships, that’s not
Read MoreWith the release of the Pixel Fold, Google has officially made its debut in the foldable smartphone market. At $1,799, though, it’s clear that the Pixel Fold is a premium device with plenty of cutting-edge features. But at the same time, it retains many of the signature Pixel-exclusive AI and camera features we’ve come to
Read MoreCNBC: Sensor Tower: Bluesky had 628K mobile downloads in April, up 606% from March, when it became available on Android in addition to iOS; Mastodon had 90K downloads — – Bluesky has exploded in popularity over the past few months as measured by the number of mobile app downloads on both iOS and Android platforms.
Read MoreMatthew Gault / VICE: Twitter appears to have disabled autocomplete in its search bar after users pointed out that it was recommending gory videos of animal abuse and war footage — Searching for dog and cat videos returned horrifying results. — Matthew Gault — Twitter has disabled autocomplete …
Read MoreThe Pixel 7A has a more than capable camera. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge I won’t spend more than $250 on a phone. I know what you’re thinking: that doesn’t sound like a lot of money considering how expensive some phones are these days. (And by these days, I mean yesterday, and
Read MoreAkash Sriram / Reuters: Canadian cybersecurity company Absolute Software to be acquired by Crosspoint Capital for $657M, representing a 34% premium to the US-listed stock’s last close — Canada’s Absolute Software (ABST.TO) said on Thursday it had agreed to be taken private by Crosspoint Capital Partners for $657 million …
Read MoreSeveral companies have tried pricey Chromebooks with premium builds and gorgeous screens. HP’s Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is just the latest — and it’s a solid machine, but some hiccups with battery life, weight, and connectivity keep it from being a really great buy. Continue reading…
Read MoreEvery year, thousands of pets develop tumors very similar to those found in people. Find drugs that work for canines, and human treatments should follow.
Read MoreJagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: WhatsApp rolls out updates to tackle spam calls, particularly prevalent in India right now, using its AI and ML systems, hoping to reduce the rate by 50%+ — WhatsApp has announced that it has introduced back-end updates to tackle spam calls, which are particularly prevalent in India right now.
Read MoreDisney held its Q2 earnings call on Wednesday. Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed the company will combine Hulu and Disney Plus into one streaming service. Disney is raising the price of the ad-free tier. Off the heels of Warner Bros. Discovery announcing the merging of merging of HBO Max and Discovery Plus, Disney will follow
Read MoreA handheld window to Windows gaming. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The Asus ROG Ally is the first mainstream competition for the Steam Deck, and while its Windows operating system may be both a blessing and a curse, it’s exciting to see the handheld PC gaming arena slowly grow. If you’re looking
Read MoreA check signed by Steve Jobs for just $175 has sold for an incredible $106,985 at auction.
Read MoreTwitter has now launched encrypted direct messages, but only for verified users.
Read MoreChatGPT: The Future of Content Creation For SEO ChatGPT has become the talk of the town since its release in November 2022. It has recently launched the upgraded version named ChatGPT-4, which is probably one of the best available AI tools for content creation right now. ChatGPT’s refined features have enticed marketers to utilize it
Read MoreSiddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times: Revolut says CFO Mikko Salovaara plans to leave “for personal reasons”, two months after CEO James Radford left, as the company waits for a UK banking license — Exits of Mikko Salovaara and James Radford follow last year’s exodus of executives
Read MoreImage: CLO Virtual Fashion Epic Games and digital fashion company CLO Virtual Fashion have purchased shares in each other, the two companies announced on Thursday. The press release doesn’t specify how much each level of investment actually represents, but it’s a clear sign of Epic’s interest in virtual fashion as another aspect of its growing
Read MoreVansh Agarwal / Reuters: Sonos stock falls 20%+ after reporting Q2 revenue down 24% YoY to $304.2M and forecasts annual revenue between $1.63B and $1.68B, down from $1.7B to $1.8B — Sonos Inc (SONO.O) was set to shed more than a fifth of its market valuation on Thursday after a revenue forecast cut fueled worries
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