/ The feature was supposed to be the successor to the now-defunct Android Auto app for phone screens Image: Google Google’s shutting down Driving Mode, its standalone Assistant-powered dashboard that offers quick access to audio controls, contacts, navigation, and other shortcuts while you’re on the road, according to a report from 9to5Google. The feature, which
Month: October 2022
When episode 6 of House of the Dragon aired, it was arguably the most consequential edition of HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel yet. For one thing, a 10-year time jump saw actors Milly Alcock and Emily Carey replaced by Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke. The queen and the princess now have a gaggle of kids each. And
Advertisement She was not fine! Chechik later tweeted “Well, I broke my back in two places and am getting surgery to put a meter rod in for support today. Send your support. When it rains it pours and I am definitely feeling the rain right now.” Following her injury—and a call for others to come
In February, I received a letter from Chrysler saying that our 2017 Pacifica Hybrid was subject to a new recall. Several of the minivans had inexplicably caught fire and, given the evidence, the automaker suspected it might have to do with the high-voltage battery pack. The recall notice told us not to recharge the vehicle
Automation Anywhere, one of the best-funded RPA providers with over $1 billion capital raised to date, went the debt route this week, securing a $200 million loan from Silicon Valley Bank, SVB Capital and Hercules Capital. Debt raises aren’t necessarily a bad thing — they’re a useful tool, particularly for companies with high annual recurring
If you want a laptop for just the basics like checking your email, browsing the web, streaming shows and movies and not too much else, you’re really better off with a Chromebook. They’re simple, affordable and user-friendly, and right now you can shop some models at a discount. Right now, Woot is offering deals on
Max Verstappen finished seventh in Singapore last week, but the Red Bull star can still win the Drivers’ Championship this morning in Japan. In order to win the championship outright, he’ll have to win the race with the fastest lap. But he can still clinch the championship in Japan with a little help. All he
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur animated series is getting a second season pickup ahead of its February 2023 debut, and in the meantime Disney also revealed the show’s title sequence Saturday during New York Comic Con. The Moon Girl animated series stars Lunella (Diamond White), a 13-year-old who accidentally brings the 10-ton Devil Dinosaur
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. I think it took maybe three days after I roasted our rather dry M&A season for the news cycle to prove me wrong. This week we saw Naver acquire Poshmark, Duolingo buy
Hi all! Welcome back to Week in Review, the newsletter where we quickly sum up some of the most read TechCrunch stories from the past seven days. The goal? Even when you’re swamped, a quick skim of WiR on Saturday morning should give you a pretty good understanding of what happened in tech this week. Want
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Cloudflare last week announced a $1.25 billion funding program for startups that build on its software, Cloudflare Workers. But this isn’t a corporate venture fund and that sum is not company money. Rather, it’s an initiative in which the cloud infrastructure company curates a group of its startup customers and presents them to venture capitalists,
Mega Gyardos is making a brief encore appearance in Pokemon Go. The Mega-Evolved Pokemon is back in gyms as part of a special Raid Day mini-event today, giving you another chance to battle it and earn energy to Mega Evolve your own Gyarados. On top of that, there’s an increased chance the Gyarados you encounter
The fitness tracker has industry-leading stress tracking, but pour one out for the future of Fitbit smartwatches When I reviewed the Fitbit Sense two years ago, it was an ambitious smartwatch. Its successor, the Sense 2? Eh, not so much. It’s hyperbole to say the Sense 2 is a complete downgrade, but I don’t think
A laptop would be a necessary upgrade if you are preparing for college. With the demands of schoolwork at your university, you will need a high-quality laptop to rely on. There are quite a few options. It’s worth investing in one that will last for your entire college career, too. When you start your search for the
The Federal Trade Commission has backed off some of its claims made against Meta’s attempted acquisition of a VR fitness app, but the agency is still continuing its suit to block the purchase. The FTC amended its charges against Meta, dropping claims that it’s in competition with Within, the company that makes the immersive workout
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Whether we know it yet or not, hearing loss can be an inevitable part of getting older. About one in three adults between the ages of 65 and 74 have some degree of hearing loss, and about half of us will have difficulty hearing by the time we surpass 75. Hearing loss can also occur in younger
Advertisement Before the end of the day, Valve removed the video and swapped it with a new one in which the Yuzu thumbnail has been replaced by art for Portal 2. But the damage was done: One of the biggest gaming companies in the world had officially broached the taboo subject of video game emulation.
Fintor, a fintech startup making it easier for non-accredited investors to invest in real estate properties, has just launched its mobile app for both iOS and Android. It also just raised a $6.2 million extension funding round from its existing investors, including Public.com, Hustle Fund, 500 Global, VU Ventures, Graphene Ventures and angel investors such
What constitutes a big phone in 2022? It’s been a moving target for a number of years now — albeit a target that has been steadily moving in a single direction. It’s tough to determine the exact average display size, but most flagship smartphone screens generally fall somewhere between six and seven inches. In 2010,
And yes, the comparison to those anime is apt. On paper, you might also draw parallels between Soulstice and other stylish action games in which the heroes battle hordes of enemies from other realms, games like Bayonetta and Devil May Cry. However, Soulstice distinguishes itself from those games by telling a compelling story that doesn’t
It’s a rote story by now that many populations around the world are facing rapid decline. Birth rates in many countries are falling, leading to concerns about graying populations engendering imbalanced economies. That’s true when we consider nation-level populations. It’s also true when we consider the rate at which new unicorns are born, measured by the
CapcomBut of course, with great customization options comes great creative potential, and some Street Fighter 6 players took that to its logical conclusion. Across the internet, folks are posting their monstrous creations to main. Some look like Neanderthals, with stumpy limbs and hairy chests. Others resemble One Piece wannabes and Space Jam rejects. Mixed in
To state the (painfully) obvious: The fates of agriculture and climate change are inextricably linked. The weather dictates what grows where and when, but as the Earth warms beneath a wool blanket of excess carbon, agriculture is especially vulnerable in ways you might not expect. Record-setting heat and droughts fry grasses that farmers depend on
God of War Ragnarök, a follow-up to 2018’s critically acclaimed God of War, has gone gold, Santa Monica Studios tweeted Friday. This means development of the game is done, and it’s in the final stages before its release on Nov. 9. Kratos and Atreus’ sophomore adventure has the two traveling across the nine realms once again,
Crunchyroll CollectionI watched the first episode of Chainsaw Man via a screener, and it’s scheduled to premiere today for attendees at New York Comic Con. For those wanting to watch in the comfort of their own home, Chainsaw Man will start streaming on Crunchyroll on October 11. Advertisement Read More: Chainsaw Man Part 2’s First
/ The company says Apple and Google have removed the apps from their stores, but they shouldn’t have been there in the first place It found hundreds of malicious apps in the Play Store and App Store.Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta is warning Facebook users about hundreds of apps on Apple and
Card game fans rejoice. Apple Arcade added Spider Solitaire and Gin Rummy Classic to its catalog of games on Friday. Both titles are already in the App Store, but Apple Arcade subscribers can play these games now without ads or in-app purchases for no extra charge. If you’re not familiar with Spider Solitaire, you must make
FlyFeed claims it signed more than $10 million worth of contracts and closed a $3 million round of investment to launch its first insect farm in Vietnam, in its push to produce low-cost, high-nutrient protein for human consumption. The company was founded less than a year ago and is targeting the three billion people who
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