A preproduction Tesla Model 3 as revealed in 2016. | Photo by Chris Ziegler Tesla reportedly has a new Model 3 design in the works, according to four sources speaking to Reuters with knowledge on the matter. The new model, going by the codename “Highland,” will have fewer interior components and a slightly redesigned exterior,
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge BlockFi has become the latest crypto firm to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy a couple of weeks after pausing withdrawals on November 10th. The company is citing a “lack of clarity” around the circumstances of FTX, the collapsed firm going through its own bankruptcy process amid accusations of
Read MoreJarett Sitter / The Verge There’s a decent chance you’ve come across Shudu on Instagram. She’s constantly having cool adventures in New York and Paris, she models for some of the biggest fashion brands on the planet, and she has a huge following on Instagram. Oh, and she’s not real. Or at least, she’s not
Read MoreThe Apple Watch Ultra is now a dive computer after Apple released the Oceanic+ app into the App Store.
Read MoreThe most popular renewed product on Amazon right now is the iPhone 11. At just $313, that’s no surprise.
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Chinese protestors are holding up blank pieces of paper as a protest against censorship, leading platforms and censors to quickly remove the images — Protesters are using few or no words in public and online demonstrations to speak out against Beijing’s zero-Covid policies
Read MoreCyber Monday sees massive discounts on Secretlab’s range of chairs and Magnus Gaming desk.
Read MoreVinFast sent a batch of 999 electric vehicles to the US. | Image: VinFast VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer, is shipping its first batch of EVs to the US, capping a five-year effort to develop a Southeast Asian hub for the North American and European markets. The shipment includes 999 VF 8s, an all-electric
Read MoreThis deal over at Mint Mobile can net you a great deal both with and without a phone add-on, with up to a $90 saving in total.
Read MoreThe Noc Design / The Verge Black Friday may be in the past, but many of the best deals remain. If you’ve been following our Black Friday coverage, none of the best Cyber Monday deals should come as a surprise. While this may not be particularly exciting, it does provide you with a final opportunity
Read MorePhotography by Joel Goldberg for The Verge Finding that perfect gift for a creator can be challenging, which is why we’ve compiled all kinds of useful and fun ideas for all kinds of folks, from TikTokers and Twitch streamers to photographers. Continue reading…
Read MoreUnrest at a Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, China means that Apple’s best iPhones will be even more constrained with six million fewer handsets built this year.
Read MoreCNC machines are incredibly versatile tools. At a machine shop, they can machine all kinds of metal and plastic parts. Beyond that, they can engrave various materials including glass, and even create PCBs. [Steve] has a CNC machine of his own creation in his shop, and while he might be employing it for those common
Read MoreEliza Gkritsi / CoinDesk: Paris-based Kiln, an Ethereum “staking-as-a-service” startup, raised a €17M Series A from Consensys and more; Kiln has $500M+ of staked assets under management — The Paris-based startup is betting on the growth of staking services after Ethereum’s Merge.
Read MoreObsolete Sounds is a new project that its creator Cities and Memory claims is “the world’s biggest collection of obsolete and disappearing sounds.” It consists of over 150 sounds that are increasingly rare, ranging from sounds used in retro video games, recordings of old-fashioned transport, and plenty of mechanical sounds from outdated hardware. Of course,
Read MoreCharley Adams / BBC: The UK plans to criminalize self-harm content in the updated Online Safety Bill, in line with suicide content, after the death of teenager Molly Russell in 2017 — The encouragement of self-harm will be criminalised in an update to the Online Safety Bill, the government has said.
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Movement is a huge challenge for many smartphone cameras, but many devices today tout effective image stabilization tech. Be it software-based electronic stabilization or hardware-based OIS, it’s become easier to get that blur-free night shot or that recorded video with minimal judder. Still, there are times when a smartphone
Read MoreNew York Times: Yahoo takes a ~25% stake in Taboola and plans to use Taboola’s ad tech as part of a 30-year exclusive deal expected to generate $1B+ in annual revenue — Yahoo’s chief executive sees the deal as a long-term bet on digital advertising. The companies estimate that their ad partnership will generate $1
Read More(Photo: Nekton Mission)We’ve long thought Antarctica to be relatively free from human influence, thanks to its extreme climate, general lack of human presence, and distance from inhabited land. Unfortunately, what was once considered the last “pristine” wilderness might no longer be. An Antarctic research expedition has found microplastics in the continent’s water, air, and sediment,
Read MoreSam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fines Meta €265M for failing to safeguard data on 500M+ users from data scrapers, the third fine by the DPC on Meta — Company gets new EU privacy fine as bloc tightens regulation of big tech companies — A top European regulator fined Facebook …
Read MoreFinancial Times: UK police report: financial losses from crypto fraud were up 32% YoY to £226M between October 2021 and September 2022 and cases rose 16% to 10,030 — Data from specialist police unit reflect growing problem costing victims hundreds of millions — UK crypto fraud rose by a third in one year …
Read MoreFun fact from the files of “there’s a job for that”: there are multiple companies that specialize in making fake Moon dirt. Technically, it’s called lunar regolith to help differentiate it from “soil,” which implies the presence of organic material, or from “dirt,” which, for this story, I learned literally just means “anything that makes
Read MoreThere’s a massive Philips Hue sale on over at Amazon.
Read MoreThe cloud offers many benefits to a company’s modern application development process. One of the most significant benefits is the ability to automate critical actions that traditionally have required manual steps. Automation is perhaps the single most significant advantage of using the cloud. Cloud architects thrive in their roles by taking advantage of automation wherever
Read MorePity the tech company that tries to put out news this week, particularly on Tuesday, when AWS re:Invent kicks off. Trying to compete with AWS during its big conference is absolutely futile given the barrage of launches and updates the cloud giant will make. It’s hardly even worth predicting what AWS will announce, as I’ve tried
Read More