Credit: Tech Team / Android Authority Spotify is testing video-based learning courses in the UK. The courses cover four main topics: music, creativity, business, and healthy living. The streamer has partnered with BBC Maestro, PLAYvirtuoso, Skillshare, and Thinkific. Free and Premium subscribers in the UK can trial at least two lessons per course for free
Read More[hannu_hell] created Dodge as a “novel design of tripod.” It’s a small robotic device quite unlike anything else we’ve seen of late. It’s intended to be a self-mobile camera platform that can move itself around to capture footage as needed. Dodge is essentially a two-legged robot with a large flat “foot” in the center. When
Read MoreThe EU has launched investigations into three of the world’s biggest companies over uncompetitive practices. Meta, Apple, and Alphabet (Google’s parent company) are being assessed over potential breaches of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) introduced in 2022. If found guilty the companies could face potentially huge fines of up to 10% of their annual turnover
Read MoreJapan is super popular in culture at the moment, from the excellent Shogun TV series to Godzilla, Tokyo Vice, Rise of the Ronin, and Ghost of Tsushima, we don’t seem to be able to move for the Land of the Rising Sun. Surely you can make it in Infinite Craft though. Of course you can.
Read MorePhoto by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) just signed into law HB 3, a bill that will give parents of teens under 16 more control over their kids’ access to social media and require age verification for many websites. The bill requires social media platforms to prevent kids under 14 from
Read MoreBest Buy’s Spring Audio Sale drops the price of the Sonos Beam 2 soundbar to $399.20 ($100 off) today only. The $100 price drop on the Sonos Beam 2 soundbar is valid on March 25 only, but there are plenty of home audio deals in effect on everything from portable Bluetooth party speakers to Dolby
Read MoreEveryone loves themes. Doesn’t matter if it’s a text editor or a smart display in the kitchen, we want to be able to easily customize its look and feel to our liking. When setting up a new device or piece of software, playing around with the available themes may be one of the first things
Read MoreBoeing announced a major leadership overhaul Monday, with CEO Dave Calhoun set to step down at the end of 2024 amid mounting pressure from airlines and regulators over quality and manufacturing issues. Chairman Larry Kellner will also resign and depart the board at Boeing’s annual meeting in May, the company said. He will be replaced
Read MorePhoto illustration: The Verge / Photo by Bluesky The head of Threads and Mastodon competitor Bluesky on why she thinks decentralization is the way forward in a post-Twitter internet. Continue reading…
Read MoreThe Format drive dialog in Windows 11. | Screenshot by Tom Warren / The Verge On a Thursday morning nearly 30 years ago at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, a software developer checked-in some code for a dialog box he was working on. The box was only supposed to be temporary, so he didn’t worry that
Read MoreNeed to make an impression on someone’s inbox? Writing a confident and professional email is a skill everyone should have. Read more: How to sound more assertive in work emails
Read MoreDave Plummer, a former Microsoft developer, has shared the story behind the Format drive dialog box in Windows, which has remained unchanged for nearly three decades. According to Plummer, the dialog box was created as a temporary solution during the porting of code from Windows 95 to Windows NT, due to differences between the two
Read MoreBased in West Cork, the start-up co-founded by Fiona Kelleher bagged its latest investment from BVP and Enterprise Ireland. Read more: MyGug raises nearly a million for food waste management tech
Read MoreCredit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority With the Digital Markets Act (DMA) now in force in the EU, the European Commission is investigating Alphabet (Google), Apple, and Meta’s measures for compliance. Google and Apple are being investigated for their anti-steering compliance, as the DMA forces them to no longer prohibit businesses on their app stores
Read MoreSamsung definitely makes the best smartphone in the market, and its Galaxy lineup is the most popular. The Samsung Galaxy phones are available with different price tags and features. Despite all features, the one problem that Samsung Galaxy Phone users often face is the call drop issue. Recently, we received many messages from Samsung users
Read MoreUpdating the software on a just-bought iPhone could become a thing of the past, with a new system rolling out to Apple Stores in April that will update the software on devices still in the packaging. iPhone 15 Pro on a Box When buying new products with computing capabilities, one of the first things to
Read MoreThe probes are the first to take place under Europe’s landmark Digital Markets Act—and add to Apple’s mounting antitrust woes.
Read MoreThe bug reports keep piling up after Apple’s last batch of updates — and the Apple TV hardware is suffering from a bug that stops third-party remotes from working. Apple TV 4K Earlier, it was learned that macOS Sonoma 14.4 had rendered some USB hubs embedded in monitors useless. A few days later, users discovered
Read MoreOn this episode of HomeKit Insider, a new robotic lawn mower, a new smart home security program, and how to prepare your smart home for spring. HomeKit Insider Podcast Segway, known for its mobility devices, is releasing a new autonomous mower. The Navimow i Series is available starting at $999. To get this in Apple
Read MoreThe Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 is easily one of the best smartwatches you can buy, though it’s not a dramatic improvement from its predecessor. We’re eagerly awaiting the release of the next iteration of Samsung’s smartwatches in the form of the Galaxy Watch 7 series, and we hope to see a lot more dramatic changes
Read MoreMajor League Baseball has commenced a probe into allegations of theft and illegal gambling involving Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star player Shohei Ohtani. After media reports surfaced last week regarding Mizuhara’s links to an illegal bookmaker, he was released from the Dodgers setup with immediate effect. There has been no suggestion
Read MoreMacworld Text messages have a reputation for being informal and inconsequential, but you might have really critical information in there. So, if you’ve deleted some texts to clear up space on your iPhone and accidentally got rid of one that’s important, or wiped your iPhone and discovered your messages were not longer there when you
Read MoreThe European Commission is concerned various practices by these companies breach DMA rules, such as Apple and Alphabet’s ‘steering rules’ and Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ subscription model. Read more: EU probes Apple, Meta and Google for DMA non-compliance
Read MoreIn December 2023, Rockstar Games released the first trailer of its highly anticipated game, Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6), on its official YouTube channel, announcing that the game will be coming to Sony PS5 and Microsoft Xbox Series X/S consoles in 2025. GTA 6 Release Date May Be Pushed To 2026: Report However, a
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Microsoft has committed changes to Chromium that will improve text rendering on Windows machines. Following years of complaints, Chrome version 124 will finally support contrast and gamma values from the Windows ClearType Text Tuner for text rendering in Google’s browser. This change should mean Chrome will finally match the improvements Microsoft made
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