PhonePe has raised another $200 million as part of an ongoing round, a deliberation that has now helped it pull $650 million in recent weeks despite the market slump, as the Indian fintech giant bulks up its war chest following the recent separation from the parent firm Flipkart. Walmart, which owns the majority of PhonePe,
Month: March 2023
We’ve had Persona 5, we’ve had Persona 5 Royale, we’ve had Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight and also Persona 5 Strikers. That’s a lot of Persona 5, but Sega and Atlus figure we can handle even more, because another spinoff has just been announced, this one called Persona: Phantom of the Night. CC Off English
/ It found 18 vulnerabilities in Samsung’s modems, four of which could give hackers a way in with just your phone number. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Project Zero, Google’s team dedicated to security research, has found some big problems in the Samsung modems that power devices like the Pixel 6, Pixel
If you’re a gamer looking to build a complete gaming setup, you’ll have to consider all of the components that go into one. You’ll need everything from consoles to controllers to headsets, which can feel like a lot of moving parts. And while the costs can quickly mount, there are also plenty of discounts out
A bill introduced to the California state legislature looks to ban five food additives that are already banned by the European Union. The chemicals targeted by Assembly Bill 418 have either been known to cause health problems or cannot be ruled out as potential health hazards when consumed. The bill, which was introduced last month
Twitch streamer Limcube has gone to great lengths to get all the hoes he can—wait, we’re talking about the Breath of the Wild gardening tool. You know, the ones used to cultivate soil and remove weeds. Get your head out of the gutter. CC Off English Read More: Breath of the Wild Fans Are Still
Valve released its portable gaming device, the Steam Deck, just over a year ago, and it’s celebrating the occasion. For the first time since its launch, the Steam Deck went on sale, getting a 10% discount on Thursday. This drops the price to $359 for the the 64GB version, $476 for the 256GB and $584
Update: Google tells TechCrunch that it remains committed to augmented reality, stating, “For years, we’ve been building AR into many Google products and we’ll continue to look at ways to bring new, innovative AR experiences across our product portfolio.” I know at least one TC staffer who is gutted by the inevitable second death of
Sidechat, the anonymous posting platform that began blowing up last year on college campuses, appears to have acquired a rival anonymous social platform, Yik Yak. While you may recall Yik Yak’s troubles from earlier years, where bullying and harassment ultimately led to an ignominious exit in the form of an acqui-hire by Square, the gossip
Fire Emblem is a lot like Pokémon: After you’ve played one main title, you’ve more or less played them all. But some anime chess simulators are more robust experiences than others. We’re not ranking all the Fire Emblem games. Some titles in Nintendo’s tactical RPG series never made it out of Japan (RIP Binding Blade
/ If you don’t like the articles that Google’s homepage news feed is serving you, you can easily get rid of it. Illustration: Samar Haddad / The Verge Google’s Discover page, which is the leftmost page on many Android phones, can be a useful source of news, or it can be an irritating list of
Ember has been a fascinating company to watch. The Los Angeles-based startup entered the scene with a self-heating mug, only to leverage its temperature tech learnings to enter the cold chain space, where it has developed containers for medical supply shipping. I suppose you could say that the firm has returned to its roots with
This story is part of Samsung Event, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Samsung’s most popular products. Samsung’s giving Google more competition in the market for affordable phones with the newly announced $450 Galaxy A54 5G. The phone launches on April 6 and will be available for preorder starting March 30, representing Samsung’s
Several companies have tried pricey Chromebooks with premium builds and gorgeous screens. Many have ended up as great machines with subpar battery life. HP’s Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is just the latest. I’m always excited to review Chromebooks like the new $999 HP Dragonfly Pro. These are devices catered to an audience of ChromeOS enthusiast professionals
In the wake of the pandemic, more and more companies are relying on independent contractors to sustain and grow their businesses — and more people are turning to freelancing. According to a Fiverr poll, 45% of businesses are using more freelancers than before the pandemic. And Fiverr rival Upwork found that 39% of the U.S.
The World Economic Forum says that so-called ‘Scope 3 emissions,’ – or CO2 in supply chains – can make up as much as 90% of a company’s carbon footprint and worldwide more than half of all emissions can be traced back to only a handful of supply chains. Tracking and reducing these emissions are easier
This story is part of Home Tips, CNET’s collection of practical advice for getting the most out of your home, inside and out. Putting solar panels on your rooftop can offer benefits such as slowing climate change, which is caused by burning fossil fuels for energy, lowering your electricity bill, and maybe even selling excess solar
Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. “Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that allows people all over the world to rise above borders and pursue their dreams,” says Sophie Alcorn, a Silicon Valley immigration attorney. “Whether you’re in people ops,
Yes, Cyberpunk 2077 is already in HD—it goes way past HD for anyone playing in 2K or 4K, even—but if you ever stopped to look at the game’s ground textures and walls, you may have noticed they’re not as sharp as some of the more attention-grabbing parts of the world. CC Off English That’s to
As we veer ever closer to climate catastrophe, more and more people—and businesses—are working to lessen their impact on the planet. Cars are going electric, straws have gotten organic and even video game cases have gotten slimmer. One industry that’s lagging well behind, though, is board games. CC Off English With an emphasis on wowing
/ The company’s no longer selling the headset and will stop supporting it in September. Image: Google Google Glass largely went off sale to consumers in 2015, and Google has since been focusing on how the headset could be useful for businesses and developers. But even those efforts have come to an end. The company
March Madness is here. After a busy round of conference tournaments the men’s NCAA college basketball tournament — affectionately (and accurately) known as March Madness — gets underway this week. The First Four play-in games have begun, with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Pitt punching their respective tickets to the Big Dance on Tuesday night. The
In another sign that the current VC appetite for AI is insatiable, Adept, a startup building AI that “enables humans and computers to work together creatively to solve problems,” yesterday announced that it raised $350 million in a Series B funding round co-led by General Catalyst and Spark Capital with participation from Addition, Greylock, Atlassian
There’s no shortage of startups attempting to put drones to work. There is, however, a longstanding question around the efficacy of such plans. Drones — especially the smaller variety — are impressive pieces of technology, but their functionality is relatively limited. A small quadcopter probably isn’t going to prune your trees or walk your dog
T-Mobile is boosting its prepaid offerings. The nation’s second-largest wireless carrier announced on Wednesday that it has reached a deal to acquire Ka’ena Corporation, the parent company of prepaid wireless brands Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile, as well as wireless wholesaler Plum. The deal, which could be worth “up to a maximum of $1.35 billion
Meal delivery services can save time, and typically money, but imagine getting a Michelin-star meal delivered to your home. Enter meal delivery startup Entrée. Jon Bell and Jason Weingarten launched in Chicago last July with a Michelin-trained culinary team — led by Alex Carnovale of The French Laundry — preparing restaurant-quality meals that are packaged
The Nest Protect is the single best piece of smart home hardware I’ve ever purchased. Not everything in your home would benefit from being connected, but smoke detectors really do. They go a long way toward providing peace of mind when you’re away from home. Hopefully you’ll never need it, but if you do, it
One Impression, an Indian influencer marketing platform that does business in markets including Indonesia, Dubai, Europe and the U.S., has raised $10 million in a funding round led by the South Korean gaming company Krafton. The Gurugram-based startup is building an Amazon-like platform to help brands quickly find relevant influencers for their marketing campaigns. It
In 2023, Pokémon is part of the fabric of our lives. It exists all around us, has for decades, and even if you’re not a fan you will at least know the basic premise. CC Off English They’re Pokémon! You catch em all! They fight, they faint, they go in a little ball, there are
We often hear a lot about how lack of sleep affects our physical and mental health, but oversleeping can also lead to health issues. According to recent statistics from SingleCare, more than 50 million adults in the US have a sleep disorder — whether undersleeping or oversleeping. The average adult needs anywhere from seven to
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