Bloomberg: Filing: the DOJ’s US Trustee unit names nine creditors to FTX’s bankruptcy committee, which could oversee payouts, including units from Genesis and Wintermute — A unit of digital asset firm Genesis won a spot on an official creditors committee in the FTX bankruptcy, a panel …
Read MoreA spacecraft called SWOT will image most of the planet every 21 days to track flooding, drought, and many other water woes.
Read MoreCNBC: After being named in an FTX lawsuit, Shaquille O’Neal says he was “just a paid spokesperson for a commercial”; Tom Brady, Steph Curry, and more were also named — Shaquille O’Neal wants to make one thing clear: He doesn’t believe in crypto, if he ever did.
Read MoreNetflix is one of the oldest and most popular streaming services, though its competition has heated up substantially in recent years. Over its long history Netflix has built up a massive library of over 17,000 titles globally, so finding something to watch can be a little intimidating. We rounded up over 25 best Netflix movies
Read MoreThe HP Spectre x360 is a slick convertible laptop with excellent battery life. | Photo by Monica Chin / The Verge A capable and steeply discounted configuration of the HP Spectre x360 13 is kicking off our deal roundup for today. It’s available at HP for $999.99 (normally $1,249.99). This 2-in-1 convertible laptop has a
Read MoreJacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch: Aztec Network, which is developing an “encrypted version of Ethereum”, raised a $100M Series B led by a16z and plans a testnet within 12 months — Aztec Network, a privacy layer for web3, has raised $100 million in a Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) …
Read MoreFrederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: GitHub brings its free secret scanning program, which scans repositories for 200+ known token formats and alerts users of potential leaks, to all public repos — Every developer knows that it’s a bad idea to hardcode security credentials into source code. Yet it happens and when it does, the consequences can
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge When Apple acquired classical music streaming service Primephonic back in 2021, the company revealed plans to launch a standalone app with many of Primephonic’s best features by the end of this year. But we’re now in mid-December. iOS 16.2 was just released without any sign of the app
Read MoreThe Spideys are back in the fall of next year. | Image: Sony Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 from PlayStation’s Insomniac Games will officially be launching on PS5 in fall 2023, Sony announced on Thursday. While we don’t have any more specific timing than that launch window, it means that there will be one more major game
Read More(Credit: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (Credit: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SpaceX has deployed an expansive network of Starlink internet satellites in a short time, thanks to the cheap, reusable Falcon 9 rocket. The next step for the company’s megaconstellation is to upgrade to a new, more powerful generation of satellite tech, and
Read MoreImage: Nintendo Nintendo released a new trailer about the main hub zone of Fire Emblem Engage, a floating fortress called the Somniel, and it looks like it will improve on the academy in Fire Emblem: Three Houses in just about every way. One of the new areas in the Somniel, for example, is a “training
Read MoreSecretlab makes some of the best gaming chairs out there – and while the Omega 2020 might be a few years old now, it is still a very comfortable gaming chair.
Read MoreNothing’s Android 13 update for the Nothing Phone 1 has started rolling out in open beta, the company announced today. The update is version 1.5 of the company’s Nothing OS Android skin and contains unique additions like an all-new Nothing-themed weather app alongside Android 13 features like the ability to set language options on a
Read MoreImage: Instagram Instagram users who are victims of hacking now have a new way to try to claw back their account. The company announced Instagram.com/hacked today, a new feature for reporting and trying to resolve account access problems. The new platform is an all-in-one account support page. Users can ask for help recovering hacked accounts,
Read MoreSatellite launches have ramped up to an unprecedented rate, with advanced rockets like the Falcon 9 deploying as many as 60 per launch. The latest Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, which has been rescheduled for Friday, will carry a special satellite, and it’s one-of-a-kind — NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT)
Read MoreMia Sato / The Verge: Instagram launches a tool to help users recover hacked accounts, report impersonation accounts, and get help when they have forgotten their passwords — Instagram users who are victims of hacking now have a new way to try to claw back their account. The company announced Instagram.com/hacked today …
Read MoreRise of the Tomb Raider | Image: Square Enix Amazon’s latest foray into video game publishing will star Lara Croft. The company announced a new deal with developer Crystal Dynamics, which will see it publish the next entry in the long-running Tomb Raider series. Crystal Dynamics will handle development, with Amazon “providing full support and
Read MoreOver at the EEVBlog, [Dave Jones] takes a second look at the Sonos Play 5 Gen 1 that he rescued from the dumpster recently. Despite being solidly built, [Dave] discovered that even the stereo line-in jack can’t be used without registering an account with Sonos. Not to be defeated, he hacks these speakers to make
Read MoreSofia Pitt / CNBC: Roblox’s stock drops 16% after reporting November bookings up 5%-7% to $222M-$225M, far below 22% to 25% analyst estimates; average bookings per DAU drop 7%-9% — – Roblox revenue, which it calls booking growth, declined year-over-year due to the strength of the U.S. dollar.
Read MoreKellen Browning / New York Times: Amazon plans to publish Crystal Dynamics’ next Tomb Raider game, which is early in development, the first major, single-player game published by Amazon Games — The title will be the first major single-player game for Amazon. It is a coup for the retail giant, which has struggled to gain
Read MoreWe’ve all been told to cut back on waste to help prevent environmental crisis on Earth. Reducing waste helps reduce the need to spend time and energy digging up fresh materials, and helps reduce the amount of trash we have to go out and bury in the ground in landfills. Recycling is a big part
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Nine months (and 90-plus updates) after the Steam Deck launched to early adopters, here’s an idea of what’s next. Continue reading…
Read MoreWill Smith as Peter in Apple’s Emancipation. | Image: Apple Apple’s historical action drama Emancipation is being called out for playing irresponsibly fast and loose with crucial details about its complex, painful subject matter. Continue reading…
Read MoreTim Peterson / Digiday: Five agency executives say Netflix is delivering ~80% of the expected audience for its ad-supported tier and releasing unspent ad money; stock drops 6%+ — For as quickly as Netflix brought its ad-supported tier to market, the streamer’s advertising business is off to a slow start.
Read MoreReuters: Sources: OpenAI told investors that it expects $200M revenue in 2023 and $1B by 2024; source: it was most recently valued at $20B in a secondary share sale — ChatGPT, the new chatbot that is the talk of Silicon Valley, can spit out haikus, crack jokes in Italian and may soon be the scourge
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