Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge The week on The Vergecast, we covered two events that happened simultaneously on Wednesday: Amazon’s fall Alexa and Echo product event and Facebook’s Oculus Connect virtual reality developer conference. Amazon had 80 announcements at its event in Seattle, Washington, so Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Adi Robertson, Ashley Carman,
Read MoreUK police raised £300,000 ($369,000) through the auction of criminally-seized Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency this week, achieving over market value. The sales, a first for UK police, occurred across two unreserved auctions that were finalized on September 26 via Irish firm Wilsons Auctions. In total, 62 lots of cryptocurrency were sold, which included Bitcoin, Ethereum,
Read MoreA game called Broomstick League surfaced this week, and what in the name of Harry Potter is this extraordinary Quidditch game and where can I get five of it? Okay, it’s not Quidditch, not really. Broomstick League is developed by Virtual Basement and published by Blue Isle — there’s no relation to anything Warner Bros, so any mention
Read MoreThe ultimate hardware conference returns this November as the Hackaday Superconference springs to life in Pasadena, California. It is our pleasure to announce the first set of accepted speakers who have confirmed their appearances at Supercon. This reveal is only the tip of the iceberg, so keep your eye on Hackaday as we continue to
Read MoreFinSMEs: Booksy, an online marketplace and business management app for beauty services, raises $28.5M Series B2, bringing the total raised to $48.7M — Booksy, a San Francisco, CA-based mobile marketplace for appointment-driven beauty services, raised $28.5m in Series B2 financing. Booksy, an online marketplace and business management app for beauty services, raises .5M Series B2,
Read MoreAll the rumors and leaks for one of the most exciting phones this year. Motorola Razr rumors: Foldable phone expected in 2019, leaks, specs, price and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEvery week, we share the shortcuts, workspaces, and productivity tips of our favorite experts. This week, we’re going behind the scenes at Lifehacker. I’m Meghan Walbert, and this is how I work. Read more… I'm Meghan Walbert, Lifehacker Parenting Editor, and This Is How I Work Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreRS Automotive will become the first service station in the nation to completely convert their equipment from offering gasoline to 100 percent electric power. A D.C.-area service station just became the nation’s first to ditch gasoline for electric energy. What happens next is anyone’s guess. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIf you are among the nearly half of Americans who leave the water running while you brush your teeth, here are two good arguments for changing your habit. Read more… Turn Off the Water While You Brush Your Teeth Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreEither the brake pedal is missing a bolt, or it wasn’t tightened well enough. 2020 Subaru Outback, Legacy already recalled for missing brake pedal part – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreSony and Disney reached a deal, and Spidey will show up in another Marvel Studios movie too. Spider-Man returns to Marvel Cinematic Universe, Kevin Feige to produce third movie – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto: Well Go USA Welcome to Cheat Sheet, our breakdown-style reviews of festival films, VR previews, and other special event releases. This review comes from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. “This is fucking wild!” a wounded yakuza member bellows to no one in particular, deep into the heart of Takashi Miike’s latest action-thriller, First
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Researcher claims he found “a permanent unpatchable bootrom exploit” for iOS devices with A5 to A11 chips, enabling jailbreaks for iPhone 4S to X, releases code — New jailbreak will work on iPhones 4S up to iPhone 8 and X. — A security researcher has released today … Researcher claims he
Read MoreDoordash is the latest of the “services you probably use, or at least have an account with” companies to suffer a large data breach. And while your passwords likely haven’t been compromised, it’s possible that your physical address is floating around in the Internet somewhere, among other identifying information. Read more… Doordash's Latest Data Breach:
Read MoreMicrosoft has designated Windows 10 1903 ready for deployment via Windows Update four months after it began rolling out — and just ahead of the company finalizing the next Windows 10 client and server feature updates. Microsoft says Windows 10 1903 is officially 'ready for broad deployment' Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreI have long been a fan of Taco Bell’s Crunchwrap Supreme. It’s cheesy. It has sour cream. It’s in an interesting, supposedly portable shape. It has a lot going for it, but Taco Bell’s meat doesn’t have a ton of flavor, and the cheese sauce could use a little pizzazz. To make a Crunchwrap that’s
Read MoreLauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: In an email to staff, Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan denies retaliating against employees for union organizing, but says union framework is “inherently adversarial” — The CEO Aziz Hasan denied retaliating against employees for union organizing, but said that a “union framework is inherently adversarial.” In an email to staff, Kickstarter
Read MoreI hate to break through your pumpkin spice daydreams, but surprise! The holidays are right around the corner. If you plan to participate in any level of holiday cheer in the next couple of months, your money is going to need to be ready. So put down that latte and take three steps to strengthen
Read MorePhoto: 8bitdo If you just picked up a Nintendo Switch Lite and are looking for a suitably adorable controller to match, 8BitDo has just the thing. Today, the company announced the appropriately named 8BitDo Lite, a rectangular gamepad that emulates the look of the Switch Lite so precisely that you might confuse it for a
Read MoreTwo more classic adventures to play on the go Continue reading… Dragon Quest XI and Ni no Kuni make the Switch an even better JRPG system Source: New feed
Read MoreThere are so many streaming options available these days, and so many conflicting recommendations, that it’s hard to see through all the crap you could be watching. Each Friday, The Verge’s Cut the Crap column simplifies the choice by sorting through the overwhelming multitude of movies and TV shows on subscription services and recommending a
Read MoreToyota said there will also be a greater focus on all-wheel-drive models. Next-gen Toyota 86, Subaru BRZ confirmed as automakers expand partnership – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: YouTube YouTube Music is the latest Google app that will come bundled as part of Android. The company has announced that the subscription music service will be preinstalled on all devices that run Android 10 out of the box — and it’ll take the place of Google Play Music. Until now, YouTube Music has
Read MoreAbner Li / 9to5Google: Google says that YouTube Music will be preinstalled on all new Android 9 and Android 10 devices, replacing Google Play Music — Behind-the-scenes, Google requires hardware manufacturers to preinstall certain apps to get access to other first-party services. Google says that YouTube Music will be preinstalled on all new Android 9
Read MoreSpend an hour at the gym and you’ll likely come across at least one type of gym jerk during your workout. Some jerks don’t re-rack their weights, others don’t wipe down equipment, and the worst kind of jerk takes up the only squat rack in your gym to curl for an hour. Read more… How
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