Not seeing any vampires in this screenshot… | Image: Poncle Despite the name, Vampire Survivors currently doesn’t have any vampires among its 41 playable characters and hordes of enemies, but that could change with the game’s first DLC expansion. On the Steam page for the newly announced expansion, Legacy of the Moonspell, developer Poncle is
Read MoreGretchen Morgenson / NBC News: A look at Silvergate, one of the few US banks that let customers move dollars onto crypto exchanges, now drawing congressional scrutiny following FTX’s collapse — Silvergate is one of the few U.S. banks that let customers move dollars onto crypto exchanges. FTX and related firms, like Alameda Research, had
Read MoreCoding is more than a language; it’s a way of thought. Give kids a leg-up in programming using the iPad.
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple rolls out new pricing tools for subscription app devs and adds 700 price points, from $0.29 to $10K, the top 100 of which are available only upon request — Apple Inc. is changing the pricing structure for the App Store to let developers charge a wider range of amounts …
Read MoreCredit: Angel Studios Billed as the most successfully crowd-funded TV project ever, the Christian streaming series The Chosen has been a massive hit as a free show about the life of Jesus Christ. If you’re a fan, you may be looking for more shows like The Chosen to watch next. We’ve got you covered. Related:
Read MoreIf you’re wondering if you should get Pokémon Scarlet or Violet, or what you’re missing by which one you’ve chosen, these are the differences you’ll see in each title.
Read MoreJosh Eidelson / Bloomberg: The NLRB finds that Apple illegally interfered with union organizing in Atlanta by interrogating workers and making them attend daily anti-union meetings — US labor board prosecutors have determined that Apple Inc. violated federal law by interrogating and coercing employees in Atlanta …
Read MoreSergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Rackspace confirms a ransomware attack caused an ongoing outage to its hosted Microsoft Exchange services, but its other products are fully operational — Texas-based cloud computing provider Rackspace has confirmed today that a ransomware attack is behind its ongoing Hosted Exchange outage.
Read MoreRakteem Katakey / Bloomberg: NRG Energy agrees to buy Utah-based Vivint, which sells smart thermostats, locks, lights, and more, for $2.8B in cash, a ~33% premium on Monday’s closing price — NRG Energy Inc. agreed to buy Vivint Smart Home Inc. for $2.8 billion to accelerate the US power producer’s strategy of diversifying …
Read MorePokémon Scarlet and Violet has a Battle Stadium feature available so players can battle others from across the world and even earn a rank. Here’s what you need to know.
Read MoreRecently installed solar panels at the Defence School of Transport on September 29th, 2021, in Leconfield, England. | Photo by Christopher Furlong / Getty Images Right now, there’s “unprecedented momentum behind renewables,” the International Energy Agency says. Renewable power growth has been “turbocharged” by countries scrambling to tackle a global energy crisis spurred on by
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Want to stream She-Hulk: Attorney at Law or Andor? Then you might want to quickly sign up for a Disney Plus subscription. On Thursday, December 8th, Disney will debut a new ad-supported tier that’ll cost $7.99 / month. The existing ad-free plan, meanwhile, will increase from $7.99 /
Read MoreA good monitor stand will help you hold a proper posture, saving you from neck and backaches and also free up more space on your desk.
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority We are currently in the midst of our annual Reader’s Choice event for the best smartphone of 2022, as chosen by you! Yesterday, we had the inaugural elimination round, in which 32 phones vied to make it into the top four. Now, those four winning phones will compete in
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Good news for those who hate switching apps on their TVs: HBO is making a return to Amazon’s Prime Video Channels in the US. Customers who subscribe to Prime Video can add HBO Max for $14.99 per month and get access to all the Warner Bros. Discovery content
Read MoreMary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Robinhood launches a waitlist for Robinhood Retirement, which it calls the “first and only” IRA with a 1% match on every eligible dollar contributed — Fintech says its will offer a 1% match on every eligible dollar contributed to its IRAs — Retail trading app Robinhood is entering the retirement
Read MoreThe second-gen Nest Hub makes a handy bedside display. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge We’re getting well beyond Black Friday, but the deals are still coming up strong. First off, the latest Google Nest Hub has fallen to a new all-time low price of just $39 at Walmart. And in addition to
Read MoreApple has announced Apple Music Sing, a new feature that lets people sing along to their favorite songs at home.
Read MoreNick Barclay / The Verge TikTok’s roundup of the biggest moments of 2022 is here — there’s a giant chocolate giraffe, musician Rosalía chewing gum, and a viral remix of Tariq, aka “Corn Kid.” But one thing stands out: the view count on TikTok’s top clips is a lot smaller than in years past. The
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says Telegram Premium has passed 1M subscribers since its launch in June; the monthly subscription costs $5 in the US and £5 in the UK — Telegram Premium has amassed over 1 million subscribers, less than six months after the popular instant messaging app launched …
Read More[Joe] at BPS.space has a thing for rockets, and his latest quest is to build a rocket that will cross the Kármán Line and launch into the Final Frontier. And being the owner of a YouTube channel, he wants to have excellent on-board video that he can share. The trouble? Spinning. A spinning rocket is a
Read More(Photo: Techspot)If you thought gaming at 144Hz was glorious, that might be simply quaint in a few years. At a recent technology conference in China, a company unveiled the world’s first 600Hz gaming display. This begs the question: but why? As far as we can tell, because it’s a big number. In fact, it’s bigger
Read MoreDisgruntled former staff allege they were not given the severance packages they were promised. The mountain of litigation could cost Twitter millions.
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: the US-TikTok national security deal faces further delays as US officials fret over the app’s risks; both sides agree Oracle will host TikTok’s US data — Officials and executives had hoped for year-end deal to address national-security concerns over social-media platform
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Samsung has filed an FCC application for its new smart wireless charger. The application includes a photo that gives us our first look at the device. The documents say it has Zigbee and WPT capabilities with Bluetooth LE and Wi-Fi connectivity. Samsung has been working on a smart wireless
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