Nvidia’s GeForce Now is a cloud gaming platform that spans many devices. | Image: Nvidia Nvidia’s completely free, no-strings attached trial of its cloud gaming service GeForce Now is about to be very slightly less of a deal — on Wednesday February 28th, Nvidia tells The Verge, users will start seeing ads. They’re only for
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Whitwam / Android Authority Motorola will equip all its future smartphones with Gorilla Glass starting in the second half of 2024. This would greatly enhance its budget-friendly models, offering improved scratch and drop resistance. While we’re still unpacking everything that’s going down at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC), Motorola has announced a
Read MoreAlphabet’s Google Cloud on Monday ramped up its criticism of Microsoft’s cloud computing practices, saying its rival is seeking a monopoly that would harm the development of emerging technologies such as generative AI. From a report: “We worry about Microsoft wanting to flex their decade-long practices where they had a lot of monopoly on the
Read MoreAccording to a new study, almost half of America’s new college graduates are winding up in jobs they didn’t need to go to college to get. CBS News reports: If a graduate’s first job is in a low-paying field or out-of-line with a worker’s interests, it could pigeonhole them into an undesirable role or industry
Read MoreIt was once possible to sign up for Netflix directly in the iPhone app, but anyone still holding on to that plan has lost access and must sign up directly on the Netflix website. Netflix Netflix ended the ability to subscribe from within its iOS app in 2018. The move was made to avoid Apple’s
Read MoreAccording to the Wall Street Journal (paywalled), Canada has proposed new rules that would compel digital platforms to remove online content that features the sexual exploitation of children or intimate images without consent of the individuals involved. From a report: The rules were years in the making, and represent the third and possibly final installment
Read MoreApple’s annual shareholder meeting is being held on February 28, with shareholder proposals pushing for transparency from Apple on AI and addressing concerns held by conservative politicians, but Apple advises voting “against.” Shareholder meeting to be held on February 28 The annual shareholder meeting exists so Apple and shareholders can discuss how the company is
Read MoreAre you making your own decisions and mainlining causality like a sucker? Why go through the agony, when you could hand over the railway switch of determinism to a machine that can decide things for you! Enter the DeDeterminator, a decision machine from [Oliver Child]. The construction is simple enough, being built inside a small
Read MoreMaker Roni Bandini developed a Raspberry Pi project to address his neighbors’ loud reggaeton music by creating an AI-driven system that distorts audio on nearby Bluetooth speakers when reggaeton is detected. Tom’s Hardware reports: Powering this Bluetooth jamming device is a Raspberry Pi 3 B+. It’s connected to a DFRobot OLED display panel, which has
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Netflix confirms to The Verge that it has begun booting longtime subscribers off their Apple iTunes billing plans, and will require them to pay Netflix directly using a credit card or debit card instead. Earlier today, The Streamable reported that Netflix had begun telling customers in “some territories,”
Read MoreLandscaping tech company Husqvarna has partnered with Bethesda to bring the original 1993 Doom to its $2,000+ robotic lawnmowers. Kotaku reports: This new way to play Doom arrives in April on all Nera robotic lawnmower models. You don’t have to pay for the game, either, just a $2,000+ lawnmower. Instead, just download it and play
Read MoreIf the court backs provocative laws from Texas and Florida that limit social platforms’ ability to moderate content online, life could become radically different.
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: In recent months, Movie-Web has quickly gained popularity among a particular group of movie aficionados. The open source software, which is still available on GitHub, allows anyone to set up a movie search engine capable of streaming content from third-party sources. These external sources tend to have
Read MoreDuring a briefing at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Meghana Patwardhan, VP of Commercial Mobility at Dell Technology, told The Register that while the immediate future would consist of two worlds — one with AI hardware and one without — “every PC is going to be an AI PC in the longer term.” From the
Read MoreAlmost 3 years after launching the first OnePlus Watch, the Chinese smartphone company is launching a successor — this time powered by Wear OS 4. Utilizing a “hybrid interface,” the OnePlus Watch 2 is able to offer 100 hours of battery life, or just over four full days of use. 9to5Google reports: To achieve that
Read More“Odysseus captured this image approximately 35 seconds after pitching over during its approach to the landing site.” | Image: Intuitive Machines (X) The Odysseus lander is likely to remain operating for another 24 hours on the Moon’s surface, despite being tipped over onto its side. Intuitive Machines, the private space company behind Odysseus, tweeted a
Read MoreSocial media accounts, Kremlin-backed websites, and Telegram channels are all working in coordination to post false allegations about Alexei Navaly’s widow.
Read MoreThe Galaxy A55 might adopt a flatter design and switch to a more premium build. The phone is expected to pack a faster processor but similar cameras as the A54. The leak claims the Galaxy A55 will sell for €449 (around $470 USD) and could make its debut in mid-March. Last year’s Galaxy A54 continues
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Sony is making an effort to appease customers who will lose their entire Funimation digital libraries when the anime streaming service merges into Crunchyroll. Currently, though, the company’s plan for giving disappointed customers “an appropriate value” for their erased digital copies isn’t very accessible or clear.
Read MoreA few days ago, KiCad 8 was released, and it’s a straight upgrade to any PCB designer’s quality of life. There’s a blog post as usual, and, this year, there’s also a FOSDEM talk from [Wayne Stambaugh] talking about the changes that we now all get to benefit from. Having gone through both of these,
Read MoreWe’re fans of Fossil, and we love a good smartwatch deal, so a record offer on the brand’s flagship wearable is something we’re always happy to spotlight. The Fossil Men’s Gen 6 watch has a 50% discount on Amazon today, reducing the device to an all-time low price of just $148.48. Fossil Men’s Gen 6
Read MoreIt’s safe to say that TikTok is now a behemoth in the social media industry, rivaled only by the likes of Facebook, X, YouTube, and Twitch. Towards the end of 2023, the service decided to step up its game even further, launching a commerce platform called TikTok Shop. Here’s what you need to know about
Read MoreImage: Square Enix I have a pet conspiracy theory. The greatest minds in card game design don’t work at Wizards of the Coast on Magic: The Gathering or at Ravensburger on the Disney-themed breakout hit Lorcana. But somehow, through some eldritch pact made with the gods of the collectible card game, Square Enix managed to
Read MoreOn this episode of HomeKit Insider, The Verge’s Jennifer Tuohy drops by to chat about Amazon’s new Matter smart display, as well as the news from the week. HomeKit Insider Podcast Jennifer Tuohy covers smart home tech at The Verge and she’s stopping by the podcast once again. She took the chance to dive into
Read MoreA Barbie phone, a transparent laptop, a bendable bracelet smartphone, and a whole load of AI. Here’s all the best new gear announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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