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‘RoboCop: Rogue City’ Is The Perfect Love Letter To The Movies
RoboCop: Rogue City is the definitive video game experience for fans of the iconic movie character. Read our full review...
How bad business broke the smart home
Smart Home Business arrangements and opaque contracts have broken the pitch of the smart home. Better regulation can fix this problem. By Stacey Higginbotham, a technology journalist for 20 years, the founder of the now-shuttered “The Internet of Things Podcast”, and a weekly IoT newsletter. She has her own consulting practice, and is working with Consumer Reports on public policy work around security for connected devices. Share this story a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin [&>a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-white”>The laws of physics versus contract law Lately, when my smart home fails, it’s because an executive somewhere has decided to change the terms of a business agreement governing how connected devic...
8BitDo’s NES-style keyboard has returned to its lowest price yet
/ 8BitDo’s new Retro Mechanical Keyboard is once again matching the all-time low set during Amazon’s fall Prime Day. a]:text-gray-13″>If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. 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 Jon Porter / The Verge Let’s be honest: most keyboards are boring necessities that you’re not likely to find at the top of anybody’s Christmas wishlist. But every now and then, a keyboard comes along that’s so cool, anyone could get excited about it. 8BitDo’s Retro Mechanical Keyboard is one of those unico...
X sues Media Matters to silence moderation criticism
/ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton also opened an investigation into the nonprofit, which said X had served ads on pro-Nazi content. 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 Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images X, formerly Twitter, has followed through with owner Elon Musk’s threat to sue the left-leaning nonprofit Media Matters. Media Matters reported last week that X “has been placing ads for major brands” like Apple and IBM “next to content that touts Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party.” Musk and X CEO Linda Yaccarino have dubbed the report unrepresentative of X’s gene...
Is Sam Altman joining Microsoft? Satya Nadella doesn’t seem to know
/ Microsoft’s CEO is doing a media tour after days of turmoil at OpenAI. 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″>Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on stage at OpenAI’s first developer conference.
Joe Biden’s birthday gift to himself is a Threads account
/ The President, Vice President, and the White House all signed up for Threads today, but said the move isn’t related to X. 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″>Joe Biden arriving to pardon the National Thanksgiving turkeys on November 20, 2023.
Tinder Unveils Its New “Rizz-First Design”
Tinder is adding a slew of new updates to the app, including a new approach to how profiles appear. Among the changes are profile prompts, in which users can select three prompts to provide written answers, a feature that sounds extremely similar to Hinge’s version.The company is also rolling out, where users can showcase their responses on their profiles. Basic info tags, such as zodiac sign and love language, will additionally help provide a little more information on a given person.Tinder is describing the overhaul as a “rizz-first design,” essentially meaning it leads with personality over sheer pictures.“This suite of features is the response to this evolving need. We know the new generation of daters prioritizes value-based qualities such as respect (78%) and open-mindedness (61%) ov...
Tinder Unveils Its New “Rizz-First Design”
Tinder is adding a slew of new updates to the app, including a new approach to how profiles appear. Among the changes are profile prompts, in which users can select three prompts to provide written answers, a feature that sounds extremely similar to Hinge’s version.The company is also rolling out, where users can showcase their responses on their profiles. Basic info tags, such as zodiac sign and love language, will additionally help provide a little more information on a given person.Tinder is describing the overhaul as a “rizz-first design,” essentially meaning it leads with personality over sheer pictures.“This suite of features is the response to this evolving need. We know the new generation of daters prioritizes value-based qualities such as respect (78%) and open-mindedness (61%) ov...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Takes a Look at Center of Milky Way Galaxy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been used to capture images of asteroid belts, Uranus and even a 20,000-year-old supernova. For its latest project, scientists used the Webb Telescope to look at the heart of the Milky Way.Specifically, they held the telescope up to the Sagittarius constellation, located at the center of the galaxy. The images produced were described by the space agency as featuring “unprecedented detail,” along with features never before seen by astronomers.The Webb contains a Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), a camera and a sensor capable of detecting infrared radiation at specific wavelengths. Scientists were able to see not only a protostar – which they already knew of – but also a dark cloud surrounded by ionized hydrogen. The hydrogen is the result of young stars’ e...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Takes a Look at Center of Milky Way Galaxy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been used to capture images of asteroid belts, Uranus and even a 20,000-year-old supernova. For its latest project, scientists used the Webb Telescope to look at the heart of the Milky Way.Specifically, they held the telescope up to the Sagittarius constellation, located at the center of the galaxy. The images produced were described by the space agency as featuring “unprecedented detail,” along with features never before seen by astronomers.The Webb contains a Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), a camera and a sensor capable of detecting infrared radiation at specific wavelengths. Scientists were able to see not only a protostar – which they already knew of – but also a dark cloud surrounded by ionized hydrogen. The hydrogen is the result of young stars’ e...
Linda Yaccarino: advertisers fleeing from X are just “temporarily paused investments”
/ In a company-wide memo, the X (formerly Twitter) CEO doubled down on her commitment to the company’s direction, even as advertisers leave the platform after Elon Musk’s antisemitic posts. 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 Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media Last week, Elon Musk appeared to endorse antisemitic conspiracy theories and posted about supporting white pride on his social platform X, formerly Twitter. Musk’s tweets were then highlighted by a Media Matters article that found advertising from major companies had shown up next to pro-Nazi content. Major adverti...
Dove Is Tackling The Issue Of Black Hair Options In Video Games
Black and Brown video game characters are constantly plagued with awful-looking generic hairstyles. Dove and Open Source Afro Source Hair Library to fix that glaring issue.
