/ A developer release of Microsoft’s Edge browser has a new address bar advertisement for the company’s Bing AI — but it only appears when the user goes to its main competitor’s site at bard.google.com. A developer build of Microsoft’s Edge browser displays an invitation to use the new Bing if the user is on
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Star Wars fans will go back to a galaxy far, far away this week as 2023 continues to churn out major games. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor comes out on Friday and continues to tell the adventures of one of the last Jedi knights in the galaxy, Cal Kestis. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is the sequel
It isn’t often that startup rivals battle in plain view of others, but such is the case with the mobile messaging services provider Postscript, which took to the Twitterverse earlier this month after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from competitor Attentive. Attentive’s letter was in response to a client case study that Postscript had authored and
We found a wide range of gifts that’ll help graduates as they embark upon their next adventure, whether that’s college or a career. I’m not going to lie: I don’t envy the class of 2023. Can you imagine having to start high school or college during some of the most unprecedented times in modern history?
If getting up in the morning is a literal pain, or if you find that your joints are stiff and achy, you aren’t alone. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 15 million Americans with arthritis experience severe joint pain and about twice that many say it’s persistent. Taking care of
If you’re in the market for a new set of headphones, Woot has an unmissable deal on the Razer Opus X wireless headphones running for a limited time. Over there, you can snag a new all-time low price on these noise-canceling headphones with 55% off their regular price, dropping them down to only $45. These
Iowa residents currently pay some of the lowest electricity rates in the country, but prices have been rising. Could solar panels help you fight those higher bills? While the Hawkeye State isn’t a top solar state — it’s ranked 27th in total installed solar capacity, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association — it provides net
In 2014 Respawn released Titanfall, a game that combined two of the best things in video games: wall-running and giant mechs. It was great, but also multiplayer-only, so in 2016 they released a sequel, which kept the wall-running and giant mechs but also added another of the best things in video games: a cool and fun
Founded in 2014, Blossom Finance was first intended for Muslim entrepreneurs in the United States. The microfinancing platform connects investors with small businesses using mudarabah, a shariah-compliant profit-sharing agreement. But founder Matthew Joseph Martin soon realized that the startup, backed by investors like Boost VC and Tim Draper, was serving a relatively niche market in
In 2016 Vice launched a website called Waypoint, which the company hoped would be an “immersive dive into the culture, passion and politics of gaming”. It did that, and then some, and then kicked even more ass, and in June 2023 it will be gone. Oshi No Ko Is An Early Anime Of The Year
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Thursday is here — how in the world did that happen? Those days, they just keep on coming. If you’re still on the fence about whether you want to come along to
There’s no question that meal kits are convenient. Pick the right meal kit service, and it might save you some money over grocery store prices, too. One knock on handy meal kit delivery has always been that it’s wasteful since items and ingredients for your dinner are often individually packaged and shipped in cardboard boxes
Microsoft is going on the offensive after UK regulators blocked the company’s planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The Competition and Markets Authority on Wednesday rejected the roughly $69 billion deal, saying it would result in higher prices and fewer choices for gamers. Microsoft President Brad Smith said the company was “very disappointed,” and described the CMA’s
/ Google product manager Christiaan Brand says the company has plans to add end-to-end encryption to Authenticator ‘down the line.’ Illustration: The Verge Google Authenticator is getting end-to-end encryption — eventually. After security researchers criticized the company for not including it with Authenticator’s account-syncing update, Google product manager Christiaan Brand responded on Twitter by saying
If you find smartphone notifications annoying enough already thanks to their skill at exploiting the full range of distraction options available, whether dropping a banner from above or sprinkling pox-like red balls over your homescreen icons so as to lodge like grit in the eye, you should prepare yourself for even less subtle demands bubbling
Apple’s AR/VR headset is expected to debut at the tech giant’s Worldwide Developers Conference, which kicks off June 5. A new report from Taiwan’s Economic Daily News cites the Foxconn subsidiary GIS saying that Apple is in the “sprint stage” (translation) and the Reality Pro headset could also go on sale this summer. The report, which
Every day, strong gusts off the North Atlantic buffet hundreds of wind farms in Ireland, generating so much energy that owners often have no one to sell it to, forcing them to dump otherwise useful power. “12 to 14% of our potential generation goes into surplus. In Northern Ireland, it’s at 18%,” said Derek Roddy,
The global plant-based foods industry accounted for $8 billion in sales and received $1.2 billion in investment in 2022, according to new figures from the Good Food Institute. Those with recent funding include No Meat Factory, Planetarians, ISH Company and Chunk Foods, which is developing a plant-based alternative protein that mimics the texture and taste
T-Mobile’s unlimited plan lineup is expanding. After introducing new Go5G and Go5G Plus options last week, the carrier’s stable of plans will now include five offerings that may seem similar on the surface but actually have quite a few small but noteworthy differences you’ll want to be aware of. Let’s break it down. The new
/ You can also save on a Roomba i3 Evo robot vacuum along with the Google Nest Mini and budget-friendly Wyze Cam Floodlight. Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max is down to just $34.99 ($20 off) at multiple retailers right now.Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge The latest season of The Mandalorian may be
Italian climate startup Energy Dome, which has developed a “CO2 Battery” for storing renewable energy, has closed a €40 million (~$44M) Series B round — bringing the total raised for its novel energy storage solution to €54M (or just shy of $60M). The round was co-led by Eni Next, the corporate VC arm of Italian
Meet Bastion, a French startup that was created in October 2022 to help small companies tackle cybersecurity risks without too many complexities. Created by former Palantir employees, the company has already raised $2.8 million. What makes Bastion different from other cybersecurity startups is that it wants to be your first and last cybersecurity subscription. It
The world of our children will be different from ours. Our grandchildren’s even more so. The crucial question: To what extent will that world be livable? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its latest report last month — a synthesis of all the work it’s done over the past few years to summarize the
Crime Boss: Rockay City, a game announced last year with a trailer that seemed like the world’s most ill-timed April Fool’s Joke (it was December), is out! You may not know this, though, because nobody is talking about it. Blade’s Book Club Is The Best Thing About Marvel’s Midnight Suns Off English If a game
/ The feature is only available to select Workspace and Google One subscribers, though. Illustration: The Verge Google Meet finally supports 1080p video calls — but only for paying subscribers. In an update on Wednesday, Google says it’s bringing the upgrade to select Workspace and Google One users. Additionally, you can only access 1080p video
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hi, folks! It’s Wednesday, and we’re running around like crazy, so let’s get to it! Wooooo! — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Can you see it?: Enterprise security company Lookout
Back in March, legendary Elden Ring player Let Me Solo Her took on a challenge of unthinkable proportions: finishing a run in which every single enemy was Malenia. We’ve seen him slay this fearsome boss countless times, but surely this would be too much Malenia to overcome, even for him. Oh, who am I kidding?
Amazon is ending support for the Halo fitness tracker this summer, the company announced on Wednesday. “At Amazon, we think big, experiment and invest in new ideas like Amazon Halo in our efforts to delight customers,” an email to customers read in part. “While we are proud of what we built, we recently made the
We are now a couple of weeks away from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s release, Nintendo’s long-awaited follow-up to its seminal adventure, Breath of the Wild. While the Japanese company has showcased its final trailer for Link’s upcoming romp, it’s certainly not done marketing the Switch exclusive. Perhaps you’ve seen some of
We’re only four months into the calendar year and the incel community, an insular corner of the internet composed of dudes who lack romantic and sexual relationships “despite trying,” has lost one of its strongest soldiers because…well…he’s finally done the deed. Blade’s Book Club Is The Best Thing About Marvel’s Midnight Suns Off English On
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