Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge For streamers like Paramount, Disney, Netflix, and Peacock, it’s not enough that you watch TV on the platform — they want to own what you do on your phone, too. Paramount announced today that it would launch a new “mobile shopping experience” during this weekend’s CMT Music Awards
Read MoreVlambeer’s upcoming shooter Ultrabugs. | Image: Vlambeer Back in 2020, indie studio Vlambeer celebrated its 10th anniversary by… shutting down. But it turns out, that was a little premature. Co-founder Jan Willem Nijman has announced that he now owns the Vlambeer name outright and will continue developing games under the label — starting with the
Read MoreChina will attempt to disrupt elections in the US, South Korea and India this year with artificial intelligence-generated content after making a dry run with the presidential poll in Taiwan, Microsoft has warned. From a report: The US tech firm said it expected Chinese state-backed cyber groups to target high-profile elections in 2024, with North
Read MoreAn image showing the intensity of the quake. | Image by United States Geological Survey If you just felt the room shake a little, it’s not just you. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) just confirmed that an earthquake hit Lebanon, New Jersey, with people located in New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania feeling its effects.
Read MoreFar-right conspiracy theorists are claiming that “elites” will use the eclipse to control humanity, sway the presidential election, and everything else under the sun.
Read MoreDrew Goddard, who has worked on everything from The Martian to The Good Place, will write and direct the new film. Your simulated future is about to look very different.
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Kotaku: A new patent recently filed by TV and streaming device manufacturer Roku hints toward a possible future where televisions could display ads when you pause a movie or game. For Roku, the time in which the TV is on but users aren’t doing anything is valuable. The
Read MoreEvery once in a while, you’ll need to redo your hand and eye setup. | Samar Haddad for The Verge Unlike other headsets, you don’t control Apple’s Vision Pro headset with any sort of input device. Instead, the headset tracks your hand and eye movements. When you want to select something, you simply look at
Read MoreNothing founder Carl Pei promised a game-changing gear brand. Another set of also-ran earbuds won’t do it.
Read MoreHosts Jenny Darmody and Elaine Burke opened the podcast’s latest season by exploring recent developments in AI. Read more: For Tech’s Sake returns for a third season, starting with AI
Read MoreImage: Alex Parkin / The Verge Okay, so you want a 13-inch MacBook Air. But you probably want some more RAM, right? Maybe a storage bump since you’re hopefully going to have this computer for a decade? Okay, well, at that price, you might as well get the 15-inch Air. It’s basically the same price.
Read MoreFinding the perfect wallet is challenging, but Journey’s Loc8 MagSafe Finder Wallet checks nearly all the boxes by acting as an iPhone stand with Find My and MagSafe. Journey Loc8 MagSafe Finder Wallet review Accessory makers are usually faced with the problem of finding a balance between features without creating a toaster fridge. Journey managed
Read MoreArchetype builds AI models that act as a translation layer between humans and complex sensors, using plain language to help people understand what’s happening in a building, car, or human body
Read MoreWhile the excitement around Apple’s most anticipated and upcoming iPhone 16 series has started building up, a tipster has now shared some new insights on the design changes on the upcoming 2024 iPhones. iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro Designs Leak Via Dummy Unit Images For those unaware, Apple’s iPhone 16 series of smartphones is expected
Read MoreMicrosoft has updated its Azure AI Search service to increase storage capacity and vector index size at no additional cost, a move it said will make it more economical for enterprises to run generative AI-based applications. Formerly known as Azure Cognitive Search, the Azure AI Search service connects external data stores containing un-indexed data with
Read MoreOn this week’s episode of the AppleInsider Podcast, your hosts discuss the new Apple Robot rumors, reminisce about Apple’s founding and the 14th anniversary of the iPad, and so much more! Mockup of a future Apple robot with the original 1984 Mac’s “Hello” screen As well as that 48th anniversary of Apple itself, this week
Read MoreIn an increasingly crowded field, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is probably the best foldable phone you can buy. As such, we’re always alert to offers that can slash the hefty $1,800 price tag, and we just got the best deal of the year on the device. It’s $400 off on Amazon right now,
Read MoreA division of US multinational Cigna Group, the health-tech company currently has a temporary office at the Hibernian House in Eyre Square, Galway, and is hiring across different levels of experience. Read more: Evernorth Health to base innovation hub in Galway and create 100 jobs
Read MoreThese days, the phrase ‘flow state’ is bandied around as a fancy term for being productive. It can be a good approach but not always as it has the potential to be abused. Read more: What is the ‘flow state’ and how can you achieve it?
Read MoreBitcoin (BTC) experienced a significant surge on April 4, gaining over $4,000 in a single day as traders anticipated potential short liquidations. The cryptocurrency’s price reached a high of over $69,000, but as of press time is trading at $66,830 marking a 0.74% increase and pushing its market capitalization to $1.31 trillion. Market observers were
Read MoreGoogle’s parent company Alphabet has been seeking advice and exploring its options to purchase the marketing software company HubSpot, valued at $35 billion. Speaking to Reuters, anonymous sources familiar with the situation revealed that Alphabet has met with Morgan Stanley investment bankers for advice on how much to offer and to discuss the possibility that
Read MoreMicrosoft claims Chinese-affiliated actors are using ‘deceptive’ social media accounts to influence elections, shortly after the tech giant was criticised for a ‘cascade’ of avoidable errors that led to a massive breach last year. Read more: China is trying to influence US elections with AI, Microsoft claims
Read MoreGoogle has introduced a new JPEG library called Jpegli, which reduces noise and improves image quality over traditional JPEGs. Proponents of the technology said it has the potential to make the Internet faster and more beautiful. InfoWorld reports: Announced April 3 and accessible from GitHub, Jpegli maintains high backward compatibility while offering enhanced capabilities and
Read MoreHere’s a cool way to watch the eclipse on Monday—and learn about the weird physics of light while you’re at it.
Read MoreCohere has unveiled its latest large language model (LLM), Command R+, which is engineered to enhance enterprise workflows and applications. The company said the new model is its most advanced and scalable LLM yet. Building on the foundations of the earlier Command R model, Command R+ boosts performance for various enterprise tasks, including data categorization
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