When you think of life sciences and biotech hubs in the U.S., where do you travel to in your mind? Boston? The Bay Area? Texas? Portal Innovations, a biotech VC firm based in Chicago, is trying to broaden everyone’s horizons and give opportunities to biotech startups growing out of labs in Chicago, Atlanta, and hopefully
Month: March 2023
The Sims 4 got a free baby update last week, and modders have already been working hard to provide players with even more options to perfect their ideal family. This includes beautiful babies. While I understand wanting to adjust the hair or eye color of a fake baby, a lot of mods go further than
As John Wick 4 hits screens this week—likely before kicking screens, then shooting them seven times, before sticking a sword in the screen’s face—it seems an excellent time to consider which games can evoke a similar feeling of glorious mass slaughter.* Now, feeling like John Wick is perhaps not the ideal state of mind. No
/ If you’re constantly being asked for computer support from distant friends and relatives, this can make your life easier. Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge You bought your parents / grandparents / other relatives a new computer, set it up, and showed them all of its nifty new features. You’ve gone home, knowing that
/ We also found a rare deal on a four-pack of AirTags as well as steep discounts on an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription and more. The Momentum 4 can last more than two days on a single charge. Image: Chris Welch / The Verge Spring break is here, and before you know it, summer
/ The ultrawide and telephoto cameras aren’t too bad either. The phone is launching today in China. The Oppo Find X6 Pro in black, brown, and green.Image: Oppo Oppo has joined the likes of Xiaomi and sister-company Vivo by including a massive 1-inch-type camera sensor in its latest smartphone, the Find X6 Pro, which is
French startup Roundtable has raised a $3.2 million (€3 million) funding round from a hundred business angels. That’s quite a large group of individual investors — but that’s because Roundtable runs an angel investment platform for European startups. Backed by eFounders, the company takes care of the administrative, legal and financial processes involved with startup
It’s no secret that income taxes in the US are complicated and stressful. A recent survey from SurePayroll found that almost half of Americans get a headache just thinking about their taxes, and IRS data shows that 53% of all taxpayers required the help of a paid tax professional in 2021. You don’t have to pay money
Duolingo, a language learning app with over 500 million users, is working on a music app, TechCrunch has learned. The Pittsburgh-based tech company currently has a small team working on a music product and is hiring a learning scientist who is an “expert in music education who combines both theoretical knowledge of relevant learning science
Microsoft is planning to launch its own app store for mobile games as a third-party rival to Apple and Google’s phone software storefronts. It could happen as soon as next year, so long as Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard is approved. Apple and Google will be mandated to open up their
March continues to be a big month for PlayStation Plus. Developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks, the game is one of the big titles coming to the PlayStation subscription service on Tuesday and to Xbox Game Pass in April. Other major games coming to PS Plus on Tuesday are the quirky Untitled Goose
I’m anxiously awaiting Capcom’s, so far, highly praised Resident Evil 4 remake, but not because I’m preoccupied by updated fight mechanics, or graphical fidelity, or any monsters, really—I’ve been thinking about skirts. CC Off English Skirts caused one of the remake’s early controversies. Ashley Graham, the blonde damsel-in-distress who accompanies blond man-of-action Leon S. Kennedy
Diablo 4, the latest installment of the popular dungeon crawler, comes out in June, but players can try out some of the game in beta before its full release. The Diablo 4 early access beta ended Monday, but an additional open beta will start on Friday. Developer Blizzard Entertainment says the beta will focus on
/ The company says an update to the Clock app should make it so your watch actually pings you at the right time instead of a few minutes early or late. Image: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google is rolling out a fix for a bug that made Pixel Watch alarms go off at
The first thing I did in the Diablo IV beta was try to roll. After playing games for 30 years I’ve internalized two important things: Always check behind the waterfall, and rolling is always faster than walking. So I rolled. And it was faster. And then I tried to roll again and I couldn’t…not for
/ At $150 off, Google’s base-model flagship offers a lot of value. Plus, deals on the Moon-faking Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, the still excellent M1-generation 16-inch MacBook Pro, and some other goodies. The Pixel 7’s design may not be for everyone, but this price may be.Image: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge As the days
When it comes to comfort and sound quality, over-ear headphones tend to lead the pack. And while some high-end models can be pretty pricey, right now we’ve found a pretty amazing deal that scores you a great pair for nearly $300 off. Harman Audio, as well as Walmart and eBay, currently have these advanced AKG
Filmustage is an AI-powered platform that’s designed to streamline pre-production in the film industry using a variety of features, such as the ability to break down scripts in a few minutes and categorize them into scenes and elements like props, costumes and characters. The startup announced today that it raised $550,000 in VC funding. The
Swedish company Candela will launch its 30-passenger commercial hydrofoil shuttle, the P-12, this summer — the vessel it believes will change the course of motorized water transport. Following on from its C-7 and C-8 leisure cruisers, Candela has already been making waves with its drive to transition to fossil-free waterways. “We are now heavy into
With Resident Evil 4’s remake due out this week, Capcom’s marketing for the title is swinging into high gear, and while that would not normally move any of my needles, this little anime they had made for the game is just too good. CC Off English Its full name is “Resident Evil 4 Anime PV
Nintendo’s decision to close both the Wii U and 3DS eShops might make commercial sense for the company, but for fans and lovers of video game history it’s a disaster, as it’s feared many of the games being removed will disappear and never be seen or made available ever again. CC Off English Why game
For the record, I don’t own socks with sloths on them. Argyle patterns? Stripes? Absolutely. I have three pairs with the CNET logo on them. But no sloths. ChatGPT thinks I might, though, and it also thinks this fact could get me matches on Hinge, or Bumble, or any dating app that has the audacity to
This is a story about a lot of things. It’s about Duolingo — that’s obvious — that’s in the headline. But it’s really a story about doing the wrong things for the wrong reasons. It’s also a story about how gamification can rapidly transform one thing into another thing. And a story about how I
Before it crashed, Silicon Valley Bank was known to many startups and venture firms as the place to park their money or take out a capital line. But for emerging managers, it was a lot more than just a financial institution. Multiple emerging managers told TechCrunch+ that SVB was instrumental in helping them build their
/ Google has since patched the Markup vulnerability, but that doesn’t have an effect on the edited screenshots shared online before the update. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge A security flaw affecting the Google Pixel’s default screenshot editing utility, Markup, allows images to become partially “unedited,” potentially revealing the personal information users
How to test and evaluate demand for hardware products before you crank up the factory Haje Jan Kamps 8 hours Manufacturing real-life, tangible objects that you can touch is often a lot riskier than developing software. Once you’ve created 10,000 thingamajigs, it’s far harder to make changes to them than in the software world, where
March Madness is in full swing, and we’ve already seen one of the biggest upsets ever. No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson University, knocked off top seed Purdue 63-58 Friday night, marking just the second time in tournament history that a 16 seed beat a No. 1. That game followed another huge upset, on Thursday: No. 15
Wether you prefer Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo or PC, there are quite a few different subscription services out there for gamers. But if you’re looking for more than just bargains on games, a GameStop PowerUp Rewards Pro membership may be the best bang for your buck. It’s just $15 per year, and being a member entitles
Certain frozen strawberries that were available at Trader Joe’s, Costco and other stores shouldn’t be eaten owing to a risk of hepatitis A, the US Food and Drug Administration warned consumers this week. The FDA alert includes this image of some of the brands and packaging. fda.gov Some lots of Kirkland Signature organic strawberries, Trader
For years, the chemicals used in hair spray and refrigerators wreaked havoc on the ozone layer, the protective shroud that shields us from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. But it wasn’t until 1974 that people started to take notice. That was the year that Mexican scientist Mario Molina published a research paper that showed chlorofluorocarbons
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