Sensual ASMR has boomed on YouTube — but creators are facing a crackdown
Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Photos: Getty Images A popular niche risks running afoul of the site’s rules against ‘sexually gratifying’ content. Continue reading…
Read MoreKristen Radtke / The Verge; Photos: Getty Images A popular niche risks running afoul of the site’s rules against ‘sexually gratifying’ content. Continue reading…
Read MoreImage: Bandai Namco Bandai Namco is looking to adapt another major work from Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama. The company has announced a push to develop Sand Land, a manga written by Toriyama in 2000, into what it describes as “a full IP.” That will start with an animated film adaptation. No other specific projects
Read MoreThe new bilingual search function is available in India first and will display search results in both English and Hindi in certain regions. | Illustration: The Verge Google is improving how Google search presents information in two languages, alongside developing its voice search feature to understand inquiries that use a mix of languages. Search results in
Read MoreRemember Jawbone? One of my first wearables was the UP2, a fashionable bangle-like fitness tracker that provided basic sleep tracking. I fell in love with its slim, unassuming form factor. A screenless health monitor that I could wear alongside my analog watch? It was the dream! But when the flailing company folded and killed off
Read MoreGone are the days when “innovation” or “disruptions” were just fancy jargon thrown around without any purpose. Yesterday was the time when innovation was good and not a must-have. Gone are the days when you could overlook enterprise innovation initiatives and functions without allocating dedicated resources. Constant Digital Disruption, Innovation, and Advancement In the era
Read MoreSara Fischer / Axios: ProPublica plans to return $1.6M received from SBF’s family foundation, setting aside the money until legal authorities decide where it should be sent — ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative news outlet, will return the $1.6 million in funds it received from Sam Bankman-Fried’s family foundation …
Read MoreThe original Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner led to loads of clones and lookalikes over the years, and one of them is the ALEE mopping “robot”. [Raymond] tears it down and reveals what’s inside. Turns out it contains mostly regret! Although it does host some design cleverness in its own way. Technically the ALEE, which cost [Raymond]
Read MoreA new report claims that Foxconn employees making Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro have been asked to remain on production lines despite being infected and ill with COVID-19.
Read MoreGoogle is preparing to bring end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to Gmail accounts accessed via web browser—but not everyone will get to enjoy the new feature. According to an announcement from Friday, only Google Workspace users will experience new E2EE email protections when they’re swapping messages back and forth. Now through Jan. 20, Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education
Read MoreKate Park / TechCrunch: South Korean financial super app Toss raised $405M Series G at a 9.1T won valuation, or ~$7B, after a 8.5T won valuation in June ’21; Toss Bank has 5M users — Viva Republica, an operator of South Korean finance super app Toss, has finalized a $405 million Series G funding and
Read MoreTime is running out for NASA’s InSight lander. On the heels of yet another important seismic discovery, the lander’s power reserves have dropped to critical levels. InSight, which has been on Mars since late 2018, beamed home what may be its final image, featuring the arid surface and its own dust-covered instruments. InSight’s impending demise
Read More(Photo: ActionVance/Unsplash)NASA’s Geostationary Carbon Observatory (GeoCarb) mission would have placed a satellite in geostationary orbit with the sole purpose of tracking Earth’s greenhouse gas emissions. It would have clocked the atmosphere’s carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and methane levels no less than 10 million times each day. This information would have helped scientists better understand specific
Read MoreMatador’s Flatpak dry bags will protect your gear from rain, even when you least expect it.
Read MoreElon Musk’s Twitter takeover is a case study in destruction. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Read MoreCredit: HTC 2022 wasn’t the most exciting year for smartphones by any stretch, but it was certainly far from a bad one. We got some refined upgrades (e.g. Pixel 7 series and Samsung foldables), standout mid-rangers (Nothing Phone 1, Poco F4, Pixel 6a), and a few innovative wares (Sony Xperia 1 IV, Xiaomi 12S Ultra).
Read MoreCredit: Disney With a growing number of streaming sites offering huge libraries of new and old content, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the wealth of options. So, let’s break it down and start slow. What are the best original streaming shows? Below, you’ll find our top picks, organized according to where you can watch
Read MoreRolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: BetterHelp, Cerebral, and other digital mental health companies are failing to offer quality care due to unprofessional therapists, a pressure to grow, and more — Heavy advertising and other strategies from Silicon Valley’s playbook boost providers’ growth but not the quality of care
Read MoreThe ink has barely dried on the press release announcing the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, and we’re already starting to hear about its successor. Dubbed Navi41, this next-generation GPU will be a major advancement for the company, especially in ray tracing. YouTuber RedGamingTech has posted a lot of info and specs on AMD’s upcoming GPUs.
Read MoreJeff Kauflin / Forbes: A profile of London-based crypto trading firm Wintermute in the aftermath of UST and FTX’s implosion and a $160M hack, as revenues dramatically decline in 2022 — By deftly navigating crypto’s frontier markets and winning big on the collapse of Terra’s stable coin, Wintermute has grown …
Read MoreResearch has taken a back seat on the industry’s initial space jaunts, but it could become significant as the trips rack up.
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok users will soon get a peek under the hood of their For You pages to understand why each video is being recommended. In a blog post today, the company said it would begin rolling out a new feature on videos that breaks down why they’re being shown
Read MoreThe once HomeKit-only Eve devices now work with Google Home and Samsung SmartThings — if you jump through some large hoops. I upgraded an Eve Energy smart plug and Eve motion and contact sensors to Matter and controlled them simultaneously in Google Home, Apple Home, and Samsung SmartThings. But I needed two phones and two
Read MoreThe iPad Pro falls to its lowest price ever, although you’ll have to be quick if you want to put one under the tree.
Read MoreGoogle released its first Android tablet, the Nexus 7, way back in 2012. A few years later, Google lost interest, as it is wont to do, and proceeded to ignore large-screen Android for years. Google has announced its return to the tablet market with the upcoming Pixel Tablet, but you might not have to wait
Read MoreAisha Malik / TechCrunch: TikTok begins telling users why a video was recommended in the For You feed, such as previous interactions or followed accounts — TikTok is launching a new feature that allows users to see why a particular video was recommended to them in their For You feed, the company announced on Tuesday.
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