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Month: January 2023
Casio on Tuesday announced its first smartwatch for iPhone and Android devices here at CES 2016 in Las Vegas. The Smart Outdoor Watch, which is officially known as the WSD-F10, is a far cry from the company’s calculator watches of the 1980s. It’s designed for users who enjoy the outdoors and want to stay connected.
There’s still nothing quite like thumbing the pages of a real-life print magazine, but the latest evolution of E Ink’s color tech is creeping tantalizingly close — at least as far as my eyes are concerned. You’ve heard it all before: A lifetime of staring at screens has worn out my eyes, leading me down
Destiny 2 is fixing a bunch of stuff for the month and change ahead of February’s massive Lightfall expansion. Players won’t have to grind so much to get into Grandmaster Nightfall missions. Iron Banner will be much more generous with armor drops in the weeks ahead. And armor mods, one of the most fun but
Are you thinking about getting a mechanical keyboard and asked a friend which one to get? Chances are, they said: get a Keychron. It’s basically a meme at this point. After making its name with affordable mechanical keyboards (with a bit of a focus for Mac users) — the company now has something on offer
Justin Roiland, creator of TV series Rick and Morty and the recently released High on Life game, has been charged with domestic violence against a former girlfriend. CC Off English NBC News reports that it obtained Orange County Superior Court records stating that a criminal complaint was filed against Roiland back in May 2020 by
Nearly a decade after its release, The Last of Us stands tall among the best written video games of all time. Not only does the HBO television adaptation preserve its Sony PlayStation source material’s excellence and bring it to a wider audience, the thrilling series dives into The Last of Us’ post-apocalyptic universe in ways
/ Switching from Android to iOS? You’ll want to make sure you follow these steps to disable RCS — or risk missing messages on your new phone. Switching phones? Here’s how to make sure you keep getting all of your texts.Image: Samar Haddad; Allison Johnson / The Verge If you recently switched from an Android
Learning navigation platform Career Karma has laid off another 22 people across its global and domestic workforce, less than five months after it cut 60 staff members, according to sources. CEO and co-founder Ruben Harris confirmed the workforce reduction to TechCrunch. The cut shows that even as many edtech companies attempt to right-size their staff,
You know the moment. You start a game of Marvel Snap, you get ready to play your first card in the first round, and then “OOOOH SNAP!” the game blurts out: your lunatic opponent just snapped first round before the game even started. Awful behavior, right? Well, when Kotaku spoke to the game’s creator, Hearthstone’s
When 29-year-old Kaitlyn Siragusa—Twitch streamer Amouranth—said that if it weren’t for her allegedly abusive husband’s threats, she wouldn’t post as much NSFW content, some self-decided experts online expressed skepticism instead of compassion. They sustained their bad attitudes through Siragusa’s October announcement that she was filing for divorce, and continue to scrutinize her output for still
In 2014, a Santa Barbara-based startup called TrackR crowdfunded almost $1.7 million dollars to manufacture TrackR Bravo, a $29 Bluetooth beacon designed to help you track your stuff. The idea was simple — clip it to your keychain or slip it in your wallet, then pair it with your Android or iOS device to track
Africa, bucking global trends, raised more VC dollars in 2022 than 2021. But its unicorn list stayed stagnant Tage Kene-Okafor 10 hours The African tech scene was met with fanfare in 2021: Venture capital investments in the region totaled between $4 billion and $5 billion and produced five unicorns. In my piece detailing this progress,
If you want to feel and be stronger, you need to feed your body what it needs to be sturdy. Enter protein. Protein is important to include in your diet, because it contains amino acids, which our bodies use to grow and repair muscle and organ tissues. This makes protein vital for supporting muscle growth. Although taking
After years of denials and loathing, Apple may finally be getting around to bringing touchscreens to MacBooks. According to Bloomberg, Apple is actively working on this project and may break away from its long-standing approach of designing a traditional desktop system without a touchscreen. Apple could launch MacBooks with touchscreens by 2025 as a part
Sci-fi movies are tricky to find on Netflix – especially older classics. That’s why we’ve created this list! We wanted to highlight a few of the best sci-fi gems — like Synchronic – alongside established classics like Looper and Starship Troopers. There are also a few new movies in here like Spiderhead if you’re looking for something you
Launch startup ABL Space Systems’ first orbital launch attempt ended in failure Tuesday after all nine engines on the RS1 rocket’s first stage shut down simultaneously. The rocket subsequently hit the launch pad and was destroyed on impact. The rocket took off from the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Alaska’s Kodiak Island at around 6:27 PM
/ It’s been almost a year since Google said it would bring emoji reactions to Meet, and now they’ve finally arrived. Emoji reactions on Google Meet float up the left side of the screen and “burst” when multiple are used.Image: Google Meet Google is finally rolling out emoji reactions for Meet, something myself and other
/ The company says its agreements with Apple and Mozilla represent competition, not a monopoly. Illustration: The Verge Courts have unsealed Google’s motion to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit over its search engine — one that could fracture a core Google service in order to increase online competition. In a motion for summary judgment filed on
If you watched even a minute of Neuro-sama streaming on Twitch you knew it was only a matter of time before the AI-controlled Vtuber got banned. The channel is currently offline for two weeks due to “hateful conduct,” though it’s not immediately clear what the offending incident was. CC Off English “Okay so banned for
Yesterday, after 1,410 days (or 3 years and 10 months) the Grim Medicine cosmetic set—complete with the popular Plague Doctor skin—returned to Fortnite’s in-game store, letting players buy it for the first time since the start of the covid-19 pandemic. And many believe it was the pandemic itself that kept the plague-themed items and skins
/ The cuts, which reportedly affect more than 200 employees, mark the first for an Alphabet-owned company amid the many recent tech layoffs. A photo of a Verily building.Image: Verily Verily, the health-focused company housed under Google parent Alphabet, is laying off staff and announcing a sweeping reorganization, as shared in an email from CEO
Xbox and Bethesda Games will host the Developers Direct showcase on Jan. 25, the companies said Wednesday. Gamers can expect snapshots of upcoming releases for Xbox, Game Pass and PC. When to stream it Xbox and Bethesda will livestream the event at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Where to watch Catch the
The Inflation Reduction Act has clearly kickstarted investment in U.S. clean energy manufacturing. Last year, automakers and battery manufacturers announced that they’d spend tens of billions of dollars to ramp up EV production in the U.S. Now it’s solar’s turn. Today, Korean solar manufacturer Hanwha Qcells announced that it’ll spend $2.5 billion to build a
This was the CES of putting things on my face. I spent time with the Magic Leap 2, Meta Quest Pro, Vive XR Elite and PSVR2 over the course of a few days. All of those products fit in the same bucket, more or less. And then there’s the Dyson Zone, a product that, quite
The biggest video game companies in the world have, in the last few years, been taking more and more responsibility for their impact on the environment. Microsoft and Xbox have often led the way, setting ambitious targets and touting a commitment to change via snappy press releases. On Wednesday, the latest release saw Xbox announce
Xbox Developer Direct Event: How to Watch the Livestream – CNET Want CNET to notify you of price drops and the latest stories? Xbox and Bethesda Games will give fans a small glimpse of new releases for 2023. Kourtnee Jackson Writer Kourtnee covers TV streaming services and home entertainment news at CNET. She previously worked
About 25% of the startups on Secfi’s platform cut their valuations last year Frederik Mijnhardt 9 hours Frederik Mijnhardt Contributor Frederik Mijnhardt is the CEO of Secfi, an equity planning, stock option financing and wealth management platform for startup executives and employees. More posts by this contributor How investors can still get strong returns from
Star Wars: The Bad Batch is back on Disney Plus, as season 2 of the CGI animated show began with a two-episode premiere last week. It returns to the genetically enhanced titular clone squad introduced in The Clone Wars‘ final season, after the group fled the Empire and became mercenaries. The show kicked off on Wednesday, Jan.
/ Virtual power plants are already helping prevent power outages, but they lack a structured environment. A new coalition aims to change that. A Chevy Silverado EV.Image: GM Some big names in smart homes, solar power, and electric vehicles launched a coalition yesterday to develop standards and policies for virtual power plants. The effort was
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