Beyond patriotism, there’s another huge reason to join a defense startup: it pays really, really well. Thanks to The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA), we can see the total compensation that defense tech startup Anduril, valued at $14 billion valuation, pays its top employees. The act requires the company to report the top
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/ All four models in Huawei’s Mate 70 lineup will be offered with the company’s own HarmonyOS Next, which isn’t compatible with Android apps. 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
/ Step aside, Google Assistant — Gemini is here. Image: The Verge While Google Assistant is going to be around for a while, the future of Google-powered digital assistants now seems to be Gemini. Gemini comes preinstalled if you buy a Google Pixel 9 phone, and you can install on older Pixels and non-Pixel handsets.
Key Takeaways For now, the best high-yield savings accounts still earn up to 5.25% APY. The Fed may cut interest rates again next month, which could cause rates to fall even further. Take advantage of higher rates while they last so you can grow your savings. We knew record-breaking savings APYs wouldn’t last forever.
Battery tech is pivotal as the world leans into electrification to power decarbonization in the race against climate change. But rising demand is putting more attention on the limits and drawbacks of current generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology. This is where Cambridge University spin-out Molyon hopes to come in: the U.K. startup is developing next-gen
Volta, a new startup with a team split between two headquarters in Milan and Paris, has secured a €6 million pre-seed round ($6.3 million) to develop a new vertical software-as-a-service platform focused on B2B sales. In more practical terms, the Volta team pitches its product as an equivalent to Shopify but focused on B2B transactions.
If you’re new to VPNs or just want basic online privacy without having to contend with tons of gimmicky features, IPVanish is a decent choice. (Disclosure: IPVanish is owned by CNET’s parent company, Ziff Davis.) IPVanish delivers consistent performance across platforms and is mostly effective for streaming. However, my most recent evaluation of IPVanish revealed
/ “Google is once, twice, three times a monopolist,” the DOJ says. By Lauren Feiner, a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. Share this story Image: Cath Virginia /
/ Website owners have to opt out of Google’s ‘Page Annotation’ feature that was recently added to its iOS app. By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. Share this story Illustration: The Verge The Google
A whole bunch of Oculus VR headsets were allegedly stolen by a group of men who would wait for truck drivers to leave their vehicles to get some food or go to the bathroom and then would hop in and drive them away. Suggested Reading Live Forever in the Universe of ‘New World: Aeternum’ Suggested
In 2021, former BioWare general manager Casey Hudson announced a new studio called Humanoid Origin. It was working on a sci-fi blockbuster and hiring for an ambitious future. On Monday, however, the studio announced it was shutting down just a few years later, having failed to acquire the funding needed to continue. Suggested Reading What
Fortnite’s Chapter 6 Season 1 has seemingly started to leak online via promo artwork and images. And if the leaks are accurate, which they seem to be, then Godzilla, as well as Baymax from Big Hero 6, might be arriving in Epic’s popular free-to-play shooter next month. Suggested Reading The Week In Games: Co-Op Bug
Like most Frontier Developments’ games, including Planet Zoo, Planet Coaster 2 retains much of the charm and freedom that allow many players—though not me—to creatively construct a park that virtual visitors actually want to spend time and money exploring. Thankfully, alongside the freeform building mechanics, the game does feature a rather large suite of blueprints
When ServiceTitan dropped its S-1 notice of an impending public offering on November 18, many VCs likely rejoiced. A successful IPO by the company, which builds operating software for trade businesses, could be what the quiet IPO market needs to start shaking loose. But the timing of ServiceTitan’s IPO may not be entirely based on
Volkswagen bet big on European-made batteries a few years ago with two massive investments in Northvolt, the Swedish manufacturer. Now the automaker’s €1.4 billion stake is worth less than half that, according to Reuters. The write-downs occurred throughout the current fiscal year as the situation at Northvolt deteriorated. It’s unclear what Volkswagen’s current stake is
Upon completing the game’s prologue and finally stepping foot into the Zone proper, you’ll head for Zalissya, this game’s version of the rookie town. There, you’ll encounter a handful of characters who will help propel the story forward, along with merchants, technicians, and even your first up close and personal interaction with a faction. You’ll
It happens to the best of us: You’re delving into a dank, decrepit bunker in the post-apocalypse searching for rare loot, casually popping off shots at the various rat-like mutants scurrying through the dark when your weapon jams. In a moment of panic, you attempt to reload and clear the jam, but your weapon is
Now that we are in the thick of Black Friday savings, it’s time to dial in on deals that work as holiday gifts. If you’ve got a Nintendo Switch user in your household, having an extra controller is basically a necessity. But at $80 a pop, it’s not always a practical purchase. Luckily, the Nintendo
/ The tech giant is facing a growing number of legal issues. 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 Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Google must face a
Back in 2016, Hammad Syed and Mahmoud Felfel, an ex-WhatsApp engineer, thought it’d be neat to build a text-to-speech Chrome extension for Medium articles. The extension, which could read any Medium story aloud, was featured on Product Hunt. A year later, it spawned an entire business. “We saw a bigger opportunity in helping individuals and
After the European Union opened a competition investigation into Corning earlier this month, citing concerns over alleged exclusive dealing, the Gorilla Glass maker has offered a raft of changes to its contract clauses aimed at settling the probe. The U.S. company is a supplier to major electronics brands including Apple’s iPhone, and the changes could
Zooey Liao/CNET Year after year, Black Friday brings the absolute lowest prices on a huge variety of top tech — including laptops. This year’s deals are hotter than ever, with most major retailers like Best Buy and Amazon rolling out big savings on some of the best models. Every model featured on our list of
Another day, another Dune: Prophecy episode going where no Dune movie went before. After killing off its youngest character on-screen in the pilot, the latest episode shows the most formidable power in both Dune movies being thwarted more than 10,000 years earlier. Suggested Reading Blasphemous 2 Developer Interview Off English Suggested Reading When it comes
Black Friday season has arrived and with it come hundreds of incredible deals. But great deals don’t have to cost a fortune! We’ve gathered some of the best finds under $50, so you can enjoy big savings without overspending. Take a look below! Deals in the sub-$50 range include plenty of basic gadgets like speakers
Entrepreneur Marc Lore has already sold two companies for billions of dollars, collectively. Now he plans to take his food delivery and take-out business Wonder public in a couple of years at an ambitious $40 billion valuation. We talked with Lore in person in New York recently about Wonder and its ultimate aim of making
Florida’s capital doesn’t have the widest range of internet service providers, but it makes up for that in quality. With over 50,000 college students attending school in Tallahassee, great connectivity is necessary, and CNET’s top pick is Xfinity. The internet service provider has a wide range of plans, starting at an affordable $35 a month
Midway through 2024, Mike Packer, a partner at fintech-focused QED Investors, predicted we’d already hit the bottom for funding to Latin American fintech startups, and that a bounce back was coming. While momentum hasn’t been a straight shot up and to the right ever since, it’s looking like he was right. The volume of venture
This week, perhaps nothing sparked more discussion than the announcement of the 2024 Game Awards nominees. We weighed in ourselves with a breakdown of the seven biggest surprises in what got nominated, and what didn’t. Also this week, both Sony and Microsoft announced new forays into game streaming, and we took a look at what
E-Reader Reviews There are so many things about the Palma 2 that could be better. But it’s still great at what it does. 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 The Boox Palma 2
If you’ve got a big family but very little to talk to them about, the holidays can see you go from happy to helpless real quick. What are you to do when Thanksgiving dinner is two hours late and you’ve run out of small talk with that one uncle from out of town who may
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