/ The company is ‘actively working to roll out enhancements’ to Find My Device to improve the speed of locating a missing item. By Andrew Liszewski, a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Share this story
Month: June 2024
/ If you use Stack, you need to export your PDFs by September. We tell you how. By Barbara Krasnoff, a reviews editor who manages how-tos and various projects. She’s worked as an editor and writer (and occasional sci-fi author) for more years than she cares to admit to. She can be found on Threads
Google’s Pixel phones usually shine for their camera quality and design. It’s not just the hardware; software plays an important role in what distinguishes them from other Android phones. Google typically updates Pixel phones every few months, meaning new features arrive fairly regularly. The company just introduced a Pixel Feature Drop earlier this month that
When it comes to building software for climate tech, you probably want to build something in the general vicinity of carbon accounting, given that the hottest software platforms in the space have something to do with either accounting, offsets, removals, or regulatory disclosure. For instance, New York’s Persefoni (accounting) raised $164.2 million to date, Plan
Need the answers for the June 26 New York Times Connections puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but Connections is more of a brainteaser. You’re given 16 words and asked to put them into four groups that are somehow connected. Sometimes they’re obvious, but game editor Wyna Liu knows how to trick you
In the post-COVID world, VCs say it’s not as easy to get excited about investing in digital health. Deal activity in healthcare IT was relatively flat in Q1 2024 at 74 total deals, valued at about $1 billion total, up only 3% from the year-ago quarter, according to PitchBook data. Still, promising startups have grabbed
Over the last few days, people have been talking a lot about Guy “Dr. Disrespect” Beahm, the once-popular Twitch streamer who was permanently banned from the site in 2020 for mysterious reasons, shifted to YouTube, and who has now come under fire for reportedly sending inappropriate text messages to a minor. These recent allegations have
Payday 3 launched with no offline mode for solo players. Now, nearly nine months after launch, it’s getting an offline solo mode. But, there’s a catch: You’ll still need to be online to access it. Suggested Reading Take A Tour Through Halo Infinite’s Newest Arena Maps Off English Suggested Reading From the moment Payday 3
There’s a ton of new stuff to enjoy in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, the massive new DLC from FromSoftware. But aside from the very pretty Gravesite Plains, and one of those annoying chakram ninja things, the very first thing you’ll notice when you step into the Realm of Shadow is a massive, walking
If there’s one thing we can all agree on about Destiny 2, it’s that it has a lot of menus, where you probably spend lots of time managing all sorts of little things, from bounties to excess inventory, quest tracking, and more. Honestly, I think I spend a quarter of my time with Destiny not
Key takeaways: Two judges in Kansas and Missouri ruled against key parts of President Biden’s SAVE plan, some of which were set to roll out on July 1, 2024. According to the Department of Education, the SAVE plan has already lowered payments to $0 for more than 4.6 million borrowers and offered debt relief for
The sheer scale of Shadow of the Erdtree, Elden Ring’s excellent (and punishing) new DLC, is enough to amaze you. The large map stacks on top of itself, offering myriad nooks and crannies to explore, new weapons to wield, new armor to wear, and new bosses to fight. It’s so massive that I said in
Elden Ring has once again found itself at the center of a huge discourse around video game difficulty and I’m already mostly bored of it. Not only do we keep having the same conversation, but it often feels like the wrong conversation, too. However, there’s a wrinkle in this latest round that has piqued my
On Monday, Fearless Fund’s cofounder Ayana Parsons announced that she was stepping down from her leadership role from the firm. She will no longer be its general partner and COO but will be off “enjoying island life” with her family, she said in a LinkedIn post. She cofounded the fund in 2019 with partner Arian
Google/ Tech / Continuous scrolling search results on desktop will be removed today, as well as on mobile devices ‘in the coming months.’ By Andrew Liszewski, a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Share this story
/ A tracker tag for Google’s Find My Device network that also offers precision finding with ultra wideband. By Allison Johnson, a reviewer with 10 years of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview. Share this story A new way to keep
/ We’re expecting to see the Pixel 9, Pixel Watch 3, and a lot of new AI features in the coming months — and they could arrive earlier than usual this year. By Richard Lawler, a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering
Smart ring makers Oura and Circular Tuesday announced a settlement in an ongoing patent suit. The agreed-upon terms find the French company entering into a multi-year agreement with Oura, wherein it will license the market leader’s intellectual property for devices sold in the U.S. Financial details of the agreement have been kept confidential. Oura has
Stability AI, the beleaguered generative AI startup behind Stable Diffusion, has raised new cash. But it won’t reveal how much. Greycroft, Coatue Management, Sound Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, O’Shaughnessy Ventures and angel investors Prem Akkaraju, ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Robert Nelsen and Napster founder and ex-Facebook exec Sean Parker have injected fresh capital into Stability,
Ashley Beckwith spent years of her academic and professional career focused on the intersection of biology, materials and manufacturing to build medical solutions more efficiently. When she realized the tech could be applied to plants and plant-based materials, an area that desperately needed it, she decided to switch gears. “Life on earth is only as
What is the best internet provider in Louisiana? AT&T is the best internet service provider overall for most households in Louisiana because of its availability across the state and having a desirable fiber option in many places. That being said, AT&T Fiber service isn’t available everywhere in Louisiana; however, cable offerings from Spectrum and Xfinity
SaaS startup Rocketlane, which serves professional services teams in countries including the U.S., India and Europe with its automation platform, has raised $24 million in a fresh investment. It plans to deploy AI to help enterprises better understand customer feedback. Professional services teams at an enterprise are tasked with delivering projects to clients on time
Google/ Tech / At least a year and over $60 million to change the Play Store — but Google warns it’s a bad idea. By Sean Hollister, a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Share
Look out, Wordle and Connections, here comes Strands. Like those two games, Strands is a New York Times online word game. Right now, Strands is only in beta, so it doesn’t yet show up in The New York Times’ Games app. You need to go directly to the game. And because it’s in beta, meaning it’s still being tested,
/ Google is adding Gemini AI features for paying customers to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive, too. By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. Share this story Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Gmail is getting
Zyod is an Indian startup offering its tech platform to global fashion brands to help them in their entire design-to-delivery process. It has raised $18 million in a new funding round to expand its presence to more than 40 countries worldwide. The Gurugram-based startup works with Indian factories to help them manufacture fashion wear for
Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm co-founded Midnight Society in 2021 to make the types of online shooters he got famous for playing on Twitch. Now the game studio is moving on without him following new allegations about why the streamer was banned from the Amazon-owned platform back in 2020. Suggested Reading Meet The Filmmaker Behind This
Valve’s popular portable PC, the Steam Deck, is currently on sale ahead of the company’s upcoming Steam Summer Sale. You can currently buy the powerful gaming device for less than a Standard Switch or Switch OLED. Suggested Reading The Top 10 Most-Played Games On Steam Deck: November 2023 Edition Off English Suggested Reading Since launching
When you’re traveling, you never know when you might get another chance to recharge your devices. It doesn’t hurt to bring a portable charger; but even if you have a power bank, you probably want to keep your iPhone battery from draining too quickly while you’re on the road. Luckily, you have some options in iOS
Do you remember the live-action Street Fighter film from 1994? Well, in 2024 the film is still making Capcom “tens of millions of yen” every year according to data from a recent shareholder’s meeting. Suggested Reading The Week In Games: System Shock, Street Fighter 6, And More Off English Suggested Reading Released in 1994, the
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