The Kindle Paperwhite is our favorite Kindle, with waterproofing both the entry-level model and the Kindle Scribe lack. | Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge Whether mom’s a bibliophile or you’re looking to gift a graduate something useful as they head to college, Amazon’s Kindles are great presents that we’ve highlighted in both our
Read MoreIn what has become an annual tradition for Apple, a new Pride Edition Braided Solo Loop for the Apple Watch has been introduced. Apple’s Pride Collection for 2024 Apple annually releases Pride Edition Apple Watch bands and wallpapers, as part of its efforts to champion LGBTQ+ equality. For 2024, the initiative is also introducing some
Read MoreBe safe out there! | Photo by Carmen Mandato / Getty Images I don’t know what the explanation is — warm weather? too many histamines? too much Benadryl? — but we have once again entered Meltdown May, a season in which vulnerable specimens go absolutely wild on social media. We are not even a full
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla’s brutal round of layoffs entered its fourth week, with more employees posting on LinkedIn and elsewhere about receiving notice that their time at the company has come to an end. The most recent layoffs, which were first reported by Electrek and Business Insider, appear to be hitting
Read MorePoor countries must demonstrate clearer accounting and transparency to back up their calls for trillions of dollars of climate finance, the president of global climate negotiations has said. From a report: Mukhtar Babayev, the ecology minister of Azerbaijan, who will lead the Cop29 UN climate summit in November, urged governments in developing countries to draw
Read MoreFortran’s return to the top 10 in Tiobe’s monthly index of language popularity is being attributed to the growing importance of numerical or mathematical computing. Fortran returned to the top 10 in the index for April 2024 and retains the 10th place in the index for May 2024. The rating for Fortran did slip a
Read MoreAppleInsider has learned that code in the Japanese version of Apple’s website reveals multiple mentions of an “Apple Pencil Pro,” ahead of the expected release of a new model on May 7. Apple Pencil Apple’s “Let Loose” event on May 7, 2024, is believed to concentrate on the new iPad Air and iPad Pro models,
Read MoreMacworld Apple on Monday revealed the 2024 Pride Collection, a set of accessory items to promote “the vibrancy and diversity of LGBTQ+ communities.” The main item of the collection is the Apple Watch Pride Edition Braided Solo Loop, a watch band accompanied by a matching watch face and dynamic iPhone and iPad wallpapers. The multi-colored
Read MoreYou have an hour to kill, and you like old communication technology. If you happen to be in Windsor, Connecticut, you could nip over to the Vintage Radio and Communication Museum. If you aren’t in Windsor, you could watch [WG7D’s] video tour, which you can see below. The museum is a volunteer organization and is
Read MoreMacworld When Apple announced its Let Loose event two weeks ago, it caught us off-guard. With MacBook Airs in the rear-view mirror and WWDC just a month away, there didn’t seem to be enough products to fill an hour-long keynote. It turns out the rumors were right. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, writing in his
Read MoreImage: Beat Games Beat Saber players using Meta’s first Quest headset soon won’t be able to compete against friends. In an updated support page, Beat Saber’s developers say they’re ending multiplayer support, along with updates and customer service for the Quest 1 starting November 2nd, 2024. Quest 1 users will still be able to play
Read MoreImage: Apple Apple’s newest band honoring LGBTQ+ communities is a brightly fluorescent Pride Edition Braided Solo Loop, Apple’s one-piece braided yarn band that stretches over a wearer’s wrist. The band will be available for $99 at Apple retail locations or through the company’s online store starting on May 22nd in the US and Canada —
Read MoreIn what has become an annual tradition for Apple, a new Pride Edition Braided Solo Loop for the Apple Watch has been introduced. Apple’s Pride Collection for 2024 Apple annually releases Pride Edition Apple Watch bands and wallpapers, as part of its efforts to champion LGBTQ+ equality. For 2024, the initiative is also introducing some
Read MoreMore than 90% of stablecoin transaction volumes aren’t coming from genuine users, according to a new metric co-developed by Visa, suggesting such crypto tokens may be far away from becoming a commonly used means of payment. Bloomberg: The dashboard from Visa and Allium Labs is designed to strip out transactions initiated by bots and large-scale
Read MorePhoto illustration by The Verge / Photo: Polestar Polestar, now a more independent brand distinct from Volvo, is gearing up to deliver its most affordable cars yet. Continue reading…
Read MoreAfter more than four decades in space and having traveled a combined 44 billion kilometers, it’s no secret that the Voyager spacecraft are closing in on the end of their extended interstellar mission. Battered and worn, the twin spacecraft are speeding along through the void, far outside the Sun’s influence now, their radioactive fuel decaying,
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Robinhood’s cryptocurrency division could soon be in trouble with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In an 8-K filing submitted on Saturday, Robinhood revealed that it received a Wells notice from the SEC’s staff recommending the agency take action against the trading platform for alleged securities violations. Robinhood says
Read MoreFor the first time since it invested more than $10 billion into OpenAI in exchange for the rights to reuse the startup’s AI models, Microsoft is training a new, in-house AI model large enough to compete with state-of-the-art models from Google, Anthropic and OpenAI itself. The Information: The new model, internally referred to as MAI-1,
Read MoreCredit: Apple Apple has revealed its 2024 LGBTQ+ Pride wallpaper and watch face, featuring dynamic, colorful lights that react to user input. Users can get their hands on these additions when iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5, and watchOS 10.5 launch — potentially next Monday. The company will also sell a matching Apple Watch Pride Edition Braided
Read MoreApple Arcade is set to receive new titles in June, including the adventure game “Return to Monkey Island+” and the retro-style platformer “Tomb of the Mask.” Return to Monkey Island+ Apple Arcade players will soon have five new titles to check out, including one designed for Apple Vision Pro owners, as Apple prepares to launch
Read MoreThe OnePlus 12 is sold internationally in two colors, Green and Black, while it is also available in white in China. Mentions of this Glacial White color have been spotted in recent Oxygen OS builds for the OnePlus 12, indicating that the color could launch internationally. The OnePlus 12 is one of the best Android
Read MoreA flash price drop on Apple’s 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M2 Pro chip is in effect today only, driving the price down to $1,599 during B&H’s 24-hour Deal Zone. Save $400 on this MacBook Pro today only. B&H’s latest Deal Zone consists of a blowout bargain on Apple’s 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M2
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority We’ve managed to activate YouTube Music as an Extension in the Gemini Android app. The YouTube Music Gemini Extension allows Gemini to access your YouTube Music information to provide better search results. The extension is not currently live within Gemini but could launch soon. Google has been investing heavily
Read MoreThe long-awaited release of the Beats Solo 4 has triggered a wave of epic deals on the other headphones in the Beats stable. The most eye-catching of them is this massive 49% discount on the Beats Studio Pro, which are down to just $179.95 at Best Buy right now. Beats Studio Pro for $179.95 ($170
Read MoreBitcoin (BTC) — the world’s first and most valuable cryptocurrency — has surpassed one billion processed transactions. This milestone was reached 800 weeks and one day after the launch of Bitcoin on January 3, 2009, with the minting of its genesis block. The timing of this milestone is particularly exciting for the cryptocurrency, as it
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