Opinion post by Joe Hindy Google Stadia captured the imagination of millions of people when it debuted in closed beta in 2018. When it launched publicly in 2019, it offered some unique features and truly excellent ideas. However, with a poor understanding of the current gaming market, Stadia never took off the way Google hoped,
Read MoreIt is no secret that semiconductor junctions change their behavior with temperature, and you can use this fact to make a temperature sensor. The problem is that you have to calibrate each device for any particular transistor you want to use as a sensor, even if they have the same part number. Back in 2011
Read MoreBloomberg: Brazil’s antitrust watchdog starts a probe into Apple for alleged abuse of a dominant position, following a complaint filed by e-commerce company MercadoLibre — Brazil’s antitrust watchdog Cade has started an investigation into Apple Inc for alleged abuse of a dominant position.
Read MoreErin Woo / The Information: Source: Twitter’s Q4 2022 revenue fell ~35% YoY to $1.025B, 72% of its Q4 goal; the company hopes to generate $732M in Q1 2023, which would be down 39% YoY — Twitter’s fourth quarter revenue fell about 35% year over year to $1.025 billion, a top ad executive revealed at
Read MoreImage: Sony We have a date — Returnal, one of the first compelling PS5 exclusives, is making the jump to PC on February 15th. Sony announced the date today in an official blog post that also reveals the haunting alien 3D bullet hell’s full PC system requirements — and lists a remarkable number of flagship
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Microsoft announced 10,000 layoffs today and hinted at some changes to its hardware lineup in an internal memo. The software giant is writing down $1.2 billion in its Q2 earnings next week related to severance costs, building leases, and “changes to our hardware portfolio.” Here’s exactly what Microsoft
Read MoreAdobe’s terms of service circulated earlier this month amidst concerns over a policy that opts users into allowing their content to be analyzed by machine learning. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Adobe’s chief product officer, Scott Belsky, has responded to concerns regarding the company’s policies on artificial intelligence, claiming that Adobe has
Read MoreView of a lenticular cloud over the Iztaccihuatl volcano, also known as Mujer Dormida, at dawn in Mexico City. | Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto via Getty Images Mexico says it will prohibit experiments with solar geoengineering, a strategy that purports to reverse global warming by reflecting sunlight but is still fraught with concern over other
Read MoreTesla’s Autopilot system used to bring nothing but positive attention to the electric vehicle company, but now Autopilot and the more advanced Full Self-Driving (FSD) are the subjects of lawsuits and government investigations. In recently uncovered testimony from a summer 2022 court case, a Tesla engineer has admitted that a widely distributed video purporting to
Read MoreThe Block: Sources: Genesis creditors are negotiating a bankruptcy plan with the firm and would agree to a forbearance period in exchange for cash payments and DCG equity — – Genesis creditors are negotiating the terms of a possible Chapter 11 filing, according to sources close to the matter.
Read MoreThis Siri speaker comes with upgrades to audio quality and smart home automation—but yes, it’s still expensive.
Read MoreCredit: SK Hynix (Credit: SK Hynix)Even though DDR5 is still relatively new to the market, overclockers have already begun cranking its volume knob up to 11. An in-house overclocker at Gigabyte has now set the bar quite high, as he was able to overclock a single DDR5 stick all the way up to 11,136MT/s. What’s
Read MoreA Sydney-based personal trainer accidentally activated Siri on his Apple Watch and called armed police to his gym.
Read MoreThe iCaster is an electric guitar with an iPad under its strings to add some very useful features.
Read MoreFinancial Times: Sources: online fast fashion retailer Shein is looking to raise up to $3B from Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala, Sequoia, and others at a $64B valuation, vs. its $100B peak — Chinese fast-fashion retailer looking to raise up to $3bn at a vastly reduced valuation in response to tech downturn
Read MoreImage: Umar Shakir / The Verge Shell USA, best known for its gasoline fill-up stations, is acquiring electric vehicle charging network Volta through a full cash purchase of all its common stock. The transaction, worth $169 million, is set to close in the first half of 2023. Volta is the second US EV charging company
Read MoreThis sequence of artist illustrations shows how a black hole can devour a bypassing star. | Image: NASA, ESA, Leah Hustak (STScI) While some stars reach the end of their lives with a bang, exploding in an enormous supernova, others end in a whimper, puffing up and throwing off material before shrinking and cooling to
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A French union is urging Ubisoft’s Paris employees to go on strike. Solidaires Informatique, a French union that covers the video game sector, published a call to action tweet on January 17th asking Ubisoft Paris employees to go on strike. The tweet came after Yves Guillemot, CEO of
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Read MoreAngus Loten / Wall Street Journal: Gartner says 2022 global IT spending dropped 0.2% to $4.38T, below an estimated 0.8% rise, and expects 2.4% growth in 2023, weighed down by economic uncertainty — Citing economic uncertainties, Gartner lowers its enterprise tech forecast for 2023 — Companies worldwide made deep cuts …
Read MoreThe HomePod Mini has been hiding a secret sensor that can detect the temperature and humidity at home. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Apple debuted an updated HomePod speaker today, and one of the new features is its ability to track temperature and humidity with a built-in sensor. As it turns out,
Read MoreReuters: The US Treasury’s FinCEN unit labels crypto exchange Bitzlato as a “money laundering concern” related to Russian illicit finance; French police seize Bitzlato — The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network on Wednesday said it has identified virtual …
Read MoreGoogle search is no longer displaying play buttons on podcasts linking to Google Podcasts. The ability to listen to podcasts directly from Search results is now gone. The Google Podcasts app hasn’t been updated in months. Google is known for killing off many of its products. In fact, it’s shutting one down today — Stadia.
Read MoreSurprise, surprise, a new HomePod is here. Let’s see how it differs from the previous model.
Read MoreIn the 1970s, 8-track audio players were very popular, especially in cars. For a couple of bucks, you could have the latest album, and you didn’t have to flip the tape in the middle of a drive like you did with a cassette. We’ve seen plenty of 8-tracks and most of us a certain age
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