There are many ways countries can go about supporting their tech industries. In France it involves picking a yearly cohort of 120 high-potential startups — the French Tech 120 — including 40 private companies deemed as most promising, dubbed the Next40. The French secretary of state for Digital Affairs, as of this year, Marina Ferrari,
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/ Google’s AI Overviews feature is delivering incorrect answers faster than ever. By Kylie Robison, a senior AI reporter working with The Verge’s policy and tech teams. She previously worked at Fortune Magazine and Business Insider. Share this story Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images Imagine this: you’ve carved
/ Daylight Computer’s first gadget is a little Kindle, a little iPad, and a lot of high-minded ideas about our relationship with technology. By David Pierce, editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Share this story If you buy something
Hunter Schafer, the actor you may know from Euphoria, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, and Kojima Productions’ upcoming Xbox game OD, was recently part of a cover story and photoshoot for Vogue Magazine. Most of these photos show Schafer doing mundane things like reading and picking up trash. But one in
Portable power stations are on-the-go battery banks, capable of powering our electronics without having to be near a wall outlet. One of the best parts about portable power stations is that they come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. There’s a power station for nearly any occasion. I recently visited CNET’s Testing Labs where
Playing Hades in the throes of the anguish that was 2020 was exactly the balm I needed. It was the rare roguelike that worked for me, marrying a story that toyed with a pantheon and mythos I’d loved since childhood with some of the most white-knuckle combat I’d experienced in a game. Whether I wanted
Vigile Hoareau is a musician, cognitive psychologist and computer programmer. Jimmy Thomas is a multi-platinum rap producer who has worked with Tupac and Motown Records. Together, they are the founders of Crowdaa, a French company that allows non-developers to easily create and release apps on mobile. The two were introduced eight years ago and bonded
Redwood Materials, the battery recycling startup founded by former Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, will be recycling production scrap for batteries going into General Motors electric vehicles. The company announced Thursday that it’s working with Ultium Cells, the joint battery manufacturing venture between GM and LG Energy Solution, to recycle cathode, anode and cell scrap from
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The best known mycoprotein is probably Quorn, a meat substitute that’s fast approaching its 40th birthday. But Finnish biotech startup Enifer is cooking up something even older: Its proprietary single-cell fungus-based protein, branded Pekilo, was originally developed in the 1960s and ’70s — by, of all things, the local paper industry. The focus back then
Installing solar panels can be a great leap toward electricity cost savings and energy efficiency. But the road to making it happen can be long and tricky. One problem you’ll likely encounter: Just where will these panels go? The first step is to track down a solar company you trust. When installing solar panels, companies
Silo, a Bay Area food supply chain startup, has hit a rough patch. TechCrunch has learned that the company on Tuesday laid off roughly 30% of its staff, or north of two dozen employees. Silo has confirmed the headcount reductions, clarifying the cuts were across the board and not focused on individual departments. Silo shared
/ Google is reportedly concerned about another California bill aimed at revitalizing the local news publishing industry. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Share this story Illustration: The Verge After threatening to remove
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger may not look as fancy and realistic as Red Dead Redemption II, but its tight Old West gunplay, creative design, and stylish visuals make it one of the best cowboy games around. And now you can buy it on Steam for under $2. That’s a steal, partner! Actor Alan Tudyk On
/ If your conference room mic isn’t working, Google Meet can try syncing up the microphones and speakers of every laptop in the room. By Sheena Vasani, a writer covering commerce, e-readers, and tech news. She previously wrote about everything from web development to AI at Inside. Share this story After automatically switching on the
If you’ve ever wanted to apply to Y Combinator, here’s some inside scoop on how the iconic accelerator goes about choosing companies from someone who knows best: Garry Tan, president and CEO of Y Combinator. The Economic Club of Washington, D.C. hosted Tan Wednesday for a one-on-one interview with Teresa Carlson, a General Catalyst board
When 2024 started, Helldivers 2 was barely a blip on most people’s game release radars. It quickly became the biggest hit of the year so far, turning into both a sales juggernaut and a cultural phenomenon. And in an era of hyper consolidation, it made Arrowhead Studios an obvious target for acquisition by the game’s
/ Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Salesforce launched a new coalition to try to cancel out their greenhouse gas emissions. An area of dense primary forest in the Loango National Park, Gabon, on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. Photo: Getty Images Some of the biggest names in tech are joining forces to try something that many before them
Whether you just got your first Amazon Echo device or you’ve been using Alexa for years, the smart home device and virtual assistant are easy to use. You can quickly learn how to use your Echo to call someone, how to connect Alexa to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and even how to use Alexa in the kitchen. There are other
The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year has already seen 60,000 job cuts across 254 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. Companies like Tesla, Amazon, Google, TikTok, Snap and Microsoft have conducted sizable layoffs in the first months of 2024. Smaller-sized
Meta is updating its Ray-Ban smart glasses with new hands-free functionality, the company announced on Wednesday. Most notably, users can now share an image from their smart glasses directly to their Instagram Story without needing to take out their phone. After you take a photo with the smart glasses, you can say, “Hey Meta, share
The Lofree Edge keyboard is a bit of a surprise. I generally don’t enjoy typing on a typical low-profile keyboard, and my enjoyment doesn’t improve as keyboards get thinner. With the Edge, Lofree created a comfortable typing experience with a slim, sturdy, lightweight body. It’s as thin as a low-profile membrane or scissor-switch keyboard, but
Where Aytac Yilmaz lives in the Netherlands, the sun might not appear for days on end, which can really crimp the output of the country’s solar panels. Wind turbines might make up some of the shortfall, but what if the wind disappears at the same time? Enter long-duration energy storage, or massive batteries tailored to
The first Taliman board game was originally released all the way back in 1983 and It’s been a favorite of dungeon-crawler lovers ever since. Made by Avalon Hill Games, in conjunction with Game Workshop, Talisman takes you and up to five friends on an adventure to defeat the dragon using, you guessed it, Talismans. There
Memorial Day is one of the best holidays for mattress sales, and this year’s deals are no exception. If you’re looking for your next bed but have been waiting for the right time to buy, Memorial Day sales can make a new mattress even more appealing. Leesa, a popular online mattress brand, makes quality beds
After years of marketing, delays, betas, and name changes, XDefiant from Ubisoft is finally here and…things aren’t going very well. Players are currently unable to find matches as the game’s servers can’t seem to cope with the large influx of people. This Modern Warfare 3 Gameplay Feature Spices Up A Weak Campaign Off English XDefiant—out
/ Developers now have a simple link system they can plaster on websites and marketing pages that can easily direct ChromeOS users to install web apps. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining
Some startups choose to bootstrap from the beginning while others find themselves forced into self funding by a lack of investor interest or a business model that doesn’t fit traditional VC. FarmboxRx decided to bootstrap because founder Ashley Tyrner didn’t like the advice she was getting from potential backers. Tyrner told TechCrunch’s Found podcast that
Are you hungry? Are you really hungry? Do you want 50 chicken nuggets? Well, lucky you, Wendy’s is now selling a bucket that contains 50 fried pieces of chicken across the United States. Kotaku’s Hopes For Spyro The Dragon’s (Reported) Comeback Off English Announced earlier this month, the new Wendy’s chicken bucket deal is officially
Another fintech startup, and its customers, has been gravely impacted by the implosion of banking-as-a-service startup Synapse. Copper Banking, a digital banking service aimed at teens, notified its customers on May 12 that it would be discontinuing bank deposit accounts and debit cards on May 13. In a letter to customers, CEO and co-founder Eddie
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