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Instagram’s co-founders are shutting down their Artifact news app
/ Just under a year after its launch, the fledgling news app Artifact is going away. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>The Artifact news app.
The Last of Us: all the news about the video game franchise turned TV series
Filed under: p>span:first-child]:text-gray-13 [&_.duet–article-byline-and]:text-gray-13″> 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 The Last of Us has caught our attention ever since the game’s launch on the PlayStation 3 in 2013, but the cordyceps-infested franchise has only continued to grow since then. While The Last of Us Part II came out on the PlayStation 4 in 2020, the first game’s remake launched on PlayStation 5 in 2021. The second part of the game is also getting the PS5 treatment, with a remastered version due out on January 19th, 2024. The game series was only the beginning, though. The Last of Us has evolved into a hit TV series ...
Google will now let EU users choose which of its services share their data
/ Users in the EU can choose to have all, some, or none of Google’s services such as Search, YouTube, and Chrome share their data. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration: The Verge Google just announced a change for users in Europe that will let them decide exactly how much data-sharing they’re comfortable with. The new policy, which the company said was in response to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), allows users to opt out of data sharing across all, some, or none of a select number of Google’s services. The services listed include YouTube, Search, ad services, Google P...
V2 PS5 DualSense Wireless Controller Reportedly Coming Soon
The best controller right now, the PS5 DualSense Controller, is getting a significant battery boost, according to numerous reports.
Apple won the CES headset game without showing up
/ The Vision Pro wasn’t at CES, but it had a huge presence anyway. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple isn’t at CES, but it had a huge presence anyway. On Monday, just before a string of CES keynotes were set to kick off, the company announced that its Vision Pro headset would be launching on February 2nd. Apple had already promised that the headset would launch early this year. So the stage was set for its rivals to compete by making CES 2024 a showcase of new ideas about virtual and augmented reality. Ultimately, that didn’t pan out. Lots of c...
CES 2024: all the TVs, laptops, smart home gear, and more from the show floor
CES is where the tech industry rings in the new year. Each January, just about every corner of the industry shows up with announcements and previews that set the stage for the year to come. Apple set the stage for virtual reality news by announcing a launch date for the Vision Pro headset, while smart home companies are trying to organize the tech that’s popping up everywhere. A wave of laptops, tablets, and handhelds powered by mobile and AI-friendly chips washed over the show floor, and the latest battle between LG and Samsung is focusing on transparent televisions. Monday’s press conferences brought Nvidia’s RTX 4080 Super, Samsung’s rolling robot projector, MSI’s Steam Deck competitor, and a whole lot more. Tuesday’s additions included this Rabbit R1 AI gadget that is ready to run your...
Ayaneo’s Next Lite is a $299 Steam Deck competitor with unofficial SteamOS
/ It will run HoloISO, and have Windows drivers available. Never mind that “subscription” bit Share this story a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Ayaneo Ayaneo’s attempt to launch a bargain-price competitor to the Steam Deck has been confusing, to say the least, but the company has now published a product page that clears most things up. The Ayaneo Next Lite will cost $299, will not ship with an official build of SteamOS but rather an unofficial fork, and come with a four-year-old AMD processor that’s arguably less potent than the one in the original Steam Deck LCD. While the ...
Substack keeps the Nazis, loses Platformer
/ Platformer is leaving Substack over its policies around pro-Nazi publications using the platform a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration by The Verge Platformer, the tech newsletter started by Verge alum Casey Newton, is leaving Substack over its policies around and response to pro-Nazi publications using the platform. Newton notes that after identifying seven Substack publications “that conveyed explicit support for 1930s German Nazis and called for violence against Jews, among other groups,” the platform removed one on its own along with five others on the list. The other...
TikTok Is Reportedly Enlisting LVMH To Help Combat Fake Goods Sold in Its App
TikTok is gearing up to grow its e-commerce business in 2024, aiming for $17.5 billion USD in sales by the end of the year. As part of that goal, the app wants to combat faux luxury items sold in the TikTok Shop.The ByteDance-owned app is in talks with luxury brand conglomerate LVMH to prevent counterfeit items from being sold in-app, Bloomberg reported.The two companies want to team up to deliver an “elevated shopping experience” Toto Haba, senior vice president of global omni-marketing for the LVMH-owned Benefit Cosmetics, told Bloomberg.As TikTok angles to grow its e-commerce business “tenfold,” per a previous report, the app is seemingly concerned that faux items will dissuade customers from shopping there. It also appears to be differentiating itself from other online shopping platfor...
2023 Was Officially the Hottest Year on Record
Many people may be feeling like this past summer was hotter than usual. As it turns out, global temperatures were warming not only in the summer season but throughout the entire year.A new report conducted by the European Union climate monitor and published by The New York Times details that 2023 was the warmest year in a century and a half.“Averaged across last year, temperatures worldwide were 1.48 degrees Celsius, or 2.66 Fahrenheit, higher than they were in the second half of the 19th century,” the newspaper reported.Previously, the hottest year on record had been 2016, which trumped record temperatures in 2015. Prior to that, however, the hottest year on record was 2014. Between 2014 and 2016, temperatures were consistently rising each year.Climate scientists may have taken reprieve i...
Dexcom’s new continuous glucose monitor is a health tech gadget with purpose
/ The Stelo CGM is meant to give Type 2 diabetics who don’t need insulin a more affordable way to monitor their blood sugar. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>The Stelo CGM will look similar to the one pictured here and is based on the Dexcom G7.
eBay will pay $3 million over bizarre cyberstalking campaign
Policy/ Tech / In 2019, a group of seven former eBay employees sent live insects and a bloody pig mask to the publishers of a newsletter critical of the company. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: eBay eBay has agreed to pay $3 million in connection with a 2019 harassment campaign directed at a Massachusetts couple that had been critical of the e-commerce site. The US Department of Justice announced the maximum criminal penalty on Thursday and said the company committed six felony offenses. Specifically, the DOJ charged eBay with two counts of stalking through interstate trave...
