As society transitions toward renewable energy sources, energy storage inevitably comes to mind. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found one way to store renewable energy that re-purposes existing fossil fuel infrastructure. While geothermal electricity generation shows a lot of promise, it’s currently limited to a select few areas where hot rock
Read MoreSome Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra owners are experiencing S Pen connectivity issues. The S Pen appears to disconnect at random times while in use. Users have come up with some potential fixes for the device. The Galaxy S23 Ultra made it to store shelves back in February. While the launch has mostly been successful, nabbing
Read MoreCredit: Amazon Well, that didn’t take long. Just over a month after they were announced and two weeks after their release on general sale, Amazon has the first Samsung Galaxy S23 deals running on its site. By clipping the on-page coupons, you can save $100 on both the Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus and S23 Ultra, or
Read MoreImage: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the Meta Quest Pro, the company’s mixed and virtual reality headset focused on business users, will be getting a substantial price cut, going from $1,499.99 to $999.99. Likewise, the 256GB version of the Quest 2 will be going from $499.99 to $429.99. Meta
Read MoreOn March 29th, new owners of a Ring Alarm security system will have to pay for a subscription to control it when they’re not home. | Image: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Yet another company will charge its customers more money for using existing features as the subscription-based smart home becomes the norm. Amazon-owned
Read MoreCredit: Roku As the world of video streaming continues to grow, the rise of free streaming services has become one of the most significant trends to watch. Netflix was once the gold standard of streaming, eventually drawing competition from more recent, big-ticket entries in the space like HBO Max and Disney Plus. But all of
Read MoreMatt Day / Bloomberg: Amazon pauses second phase of construction of its HQ2 in Virginia as it reassesses office needs following its deepest-ever job cuts; phase one nears completion — Amazon.com Inc. is pausing construction on its sprawling second headquarters near Washington, a decision that coincides …
Read MoreRetail behemoth Amazon has been making its own Basics branded items for many years. They’re usually just less expensive versions of popular items it sells. Amazon designs them, has a third party manufacture them, and then slaps its label on the finished product. Though we’ve mostly watched this phenomenon from afar, Amazon is now entering
Read MoreIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Democrats introduced a bill Thursday to protect sensitive health and location data from being sold to online advertisers. The Upholding Protections for Health and Online Location Data (UPHOLD) Privacy Act aims to resolve lingering concerns over the online safety of abortion-seeking patients. Introduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mazie
Read MoreBeloved old techniques for food preservation bubble up again and ride a wave of new popularity in southern Mexico’s culinary capital.
Read MoreThis tech for hearing aids can help folks with hearing loss enjoy music, games, TV, and movies without missing anything.
Read MoreNASA’s DART mission was a smashing success. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test ended last year with the spacecraft colliding with an asteroid known as Dimorphos. NASA announced in the following weeks that DART had altered the asteroid’s trajectory, and now we have four peer-reviewed papers that explore just how successful the mission was. The news
Read MoreErik Schatzker / Bloomberg: Coinbase buys One River, a crypto asset management startup that serves only institutional clients such as pension funds; One River was valued at $186M in 2021 — Coinbase Global Inc., still reeling from a plunge in trading volume on its exchanges, is expanding into a less-volatile corner …
Read MoreAstrophysicist and ‘Off-Earth’ author Erika Nesvold maps out the questions we need to ask before living on other planets.
Read MoreSharing your streaming service is about to get a lot harder, but you’re not out of options.
Read MoreCredit: peterschreiber.media/iStock/Getty Images (Credit: peterschreiber.media/iStock/Getty Images)Artificial intelligence is everywhere. It’s in your productivity apps and your video games; it’s writing blog posts and software; it’s conducting conversations and designing computer chips. Right now, it feels as though AI is an unstoppable force—but scientists at Johns Hopkins University believe one thing might overpower it. It’s called
Read MoreJeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal: Meta plans to fully or partly implement 26 of 32 Oversight Board recommendations on the cross-check system, including producing regular transparency reports — Meta Platforms accepts most recommendations from its oversight board, but rejects key provisions
Read MoreAuthor Malcolm Harris argues that the economic and technological ills of society can all be traced back to one city in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Read MoreOn Saturday, the streamer will air the comedian’s Selective Outrage stand-up show—and aim to reclaim the conversation.
Read MorePrivacy Pool founder says he can preserve users’ privacy while keeping money launderers and regulators at bay.
Read MoreNew York Times: Few US lawmakers are taking action to regulate AI, as many struggle to understand the technology and its dangers, unlike the EU which proposed AI rules in 2021 — Tech innovations are again racing ahead of Washington’s ability to regulate them, lawmakers and A.I. experts said.
Read MoreNatural language chatbots like ChatGPT and Bing Chat have become the latest focal point in the tech industry. You’ve probably already heard about their uncanny ability to write essays, poems, and even computer code. Beyond that, these tools can also simplify complex topics and summarize entire novels. But even though both look similar on the
Read MoreI’m noticing a pattern in my work with young and old cloud architects. Well-known cloud scaling techniques used years ago are rarely used today. Yes, I understand why, being it’s 2023 and not 1993, but cloud architect silverbacks still know a few clever tricks that are relevant today. Until recently, we just provisioned more cloud
Read MoreAfter saving someone from drowning, a rescuer’s iPhone was lost in a lake. A week later it was fished from the depths – and it still works.
Read MoreAfter Elon Musk revoked third-party access to Twitter, developers are now forced to give refunds. Decline them.
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