Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple’s Music and TV apps for Windows have made an appearance, with preview versions of the apps being spotted on the Microsoft Store by The Verifier (via MacRumors). LAst October, Microsoft announced they were coming to the platform, letting users finally ditch the old iTunes app and Apple
Read MoreJacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch: AWS partners with Ava Labs, which develops the Avalanche blockchain, to support Avalanche’s infrastructure and dApp ecosystem through the AWS marketplace — Amazon Web Services (AWS) has partnered with Ava Labs, the company building out layer-1 blockchain Avalanche, to help scale blockchain …
Read MoreMaria Heeter / The Information: Source: Stripe lowers its internal valuation by ~11% to $63B, its third known cut since June 2022, bringing the total reduction to ~40% in the past six months — Stripe has cut the internal value of its shares by about 11%, implying a valuation of $63 billion, according to a
Read MoreBoth heart rate and Android workout tracking integrations are necessary for VR fitness to become popular. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Meta is adding two new fitness-related features to the Meta Quest. The first is Health Connect integration, meaning Android users can finally sync their Quest workout data automatically. Perhaps more
Read MoreAn M2 MacBook Air with a screen that doesn’t respond to touch. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Apple is working on Macs with touchscreens, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. While it’s uncertain whether the devices will actually come to market, Gurman says in a tweet that we could see
Read MoreA photo of a Verily building. | Image: Verily Verily, the health-focused company housed under Google parent Alphabet, is laying off staff and announcing a sweeping reorganization, as shared in an email from CEO Stephen Gillett posted on Verily’s blog. “Approximately 15 percent of Verily roles” have been cut, Gillett said, which translates to more
Read MoreEmoji reactions on Google Meet float up the left side of the screen and “burst” when multiple are used. | Image: Google Meet Google is finally rolling out emoji reactions for Meet, something myself and other colleagues have been patiently waiting for since Google announced the feature last year. Now the video conferencing platform will
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Courts have unsealed Google’s motion to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit over its search engine — one that could fracture a core Google service in order to increase online competition. In a motion for summary judgment filed on December 12th, the company argues that the complaint misrepresents its agreements with browser developers and
Read MoreFrank Landymore / Futurism: CNET has been using AI, which it calls automation technology, to write financial explainer posts under a CNET Money Staff byline, apparently since November 2022 — Next time you’re on your favorite news site, you might want to double check the byline to see if it was written by an actual
Read MoreFinancial Times: Sources: Apple promises investors to disclose details about its App Store removals, including the number of removal requests by country and their legal basis — Activists had raised concerns about how iPhone maker’s decision-making process affected freedom of expression
Read MoreData from Sweden and the US suggests cash incentives increase uptake without denting people’s trust in vaccines or future willingness to get them.
Read MoreMiles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal: Alphabet’s life sciences unit Verily lays off about 15% of its staff, or more than 200 employees, and discontinues work on several products — Created with sketchtool.
Read MoreImage: Ubisoft Skull and Bones is quickly becoming the Duke Nukem of the ‘20s as Ubisoft has announced, in response to poor overall sales and an economic downturn, that it is yet again postponing the pirate simulator. In a press release and subsequent investor call, Ubisoft said it was “surprised” that Mario + Rabbids Sparks
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple is reportedly planning to build MicroLED displays into future Apple Watch models — either in 2024 or 2025, according to a January 10th report from Bloomberg. The move would continue Apple’s progression toward using the company’s own parts across its products without having to rely on
Read MoreAbout two years ago, [Hyperspace Pirate] set to work on building his own two-seater submarine, because who doesn’t want to have a submarine when you have just moved to Florida? In the linked video (also attached below), he describes the reasoning behind the submarine design. Rather than going with a fully sealed submarine with ambient
Read MoreSahil Patel / The Information: Sources: GroupM clients cut Twitter ad spend by 40%-50% since Elon Musk took over; Standard Media Index is seeing fewer January and February ad bookings in 2023 — Twitter’s ad business is not recovering. — Clients of WPP-owned GroupM, the world’s largest ad-buying firm …
Read More(Image: Chris Leipelt/Unsplash)Pilots were forced to ground all flights departing from within the United States on Wednesday due to a glitch with one of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) computer systems. The FAA’s Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system is normally responsible for alerting pilots to hazards along their routes. For a few hours, however,
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple is working on Macs with a touchscreen; the first model may be a MacBook Pro with an OLED display supporting gestures, set to be released in 2025 — Apple Inc. is working on adding touch screens to its Mac computers, a move that would defy long-held company orthodoxy and
Read MoreA glitch in the so-called NOTAM system caused the agency to ground flights across the US. But its problems go back years.
Read MoreRiley de León / CNBC: Supply chain software startup Flexport lays off 20% of its global workforce, or roughly 640 employees; the company was valued at $8B in February 2022 — – Supply chain software startup Flexport is laying off 20% of its global workforce, or roughly 640 employees, according to a memo from co-CEOs
Read MoreNumerous tweaks can be performed to maximize battery life on your Apple Watch Ultra, Apple Watch Series 8, or other versions.
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority An Apple analyst claims Apple is going to test using solid-state power and volume buttons on the iPhone 15 Pro. If users respond well to the change, Apple could start using solid-state buttons on other models. Apple’s Taptic Engine could be used to simulate the “clicky” feel of a
Read MoreTodd Spangler / Variety: Twitter says that the company’s investigation found “no evidence” that its users’ data sold online was obtained by exploiting vulnerabilities in its systems — Twitter said that after investigating reports that data on upwards of 400 million users was being sold online, it found …
Read MoreNow that the holiday craze is over, here are some discounts on a variety of gadgets to help ease you into the new year.
Read MoreMicrosoft didn’t quite get the response it hoped with the dual-screen Surface Duo 2, so it’s making some changes to its smartphone plans. A new report claims that Microsoft has ditched its next dual-screen device and will instead produce a larger foldable OLED phone like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4. This will mean no 360-degree
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