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TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist. Is Restocking Its Flatiron-Shaped Speaker
Update: Takahiro Miyashita's TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist. is re-stocking its popular "Sounds" speaker. Modeled after New York City's Flatiron Building, the HIFI speaker sees the same eroded design complimented by a muted color palette. Alongside the speaker's re-release TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist. stores will be releasing limited-edition tees that read "Listen To The Soloist."Priced at about $6,163 USD, the speaker is set to restock online on December 14.Original Story: After previewing its FW23 collection earlier this year in Tokyo, TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist. now previews an impressive new showpiece in the form of a HIFI speaker. Standing 103 cm (43 inches) tall, the speaker recreates New York City's iconic Flatiron building in full detail with eroded cement details wrapping around the...
Meta Is Employing Fact-Checkers To Combat Disinformation on Threads
Meta is planning to build a team of fact-checkers specifically to combat disinformation on Threads. The platform already has third-party content moderators on Facebook and Instagram but will now be extending its efforts to the Twitter competitor.Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri shared the news in a post, saying that they plan to launch the fact-checkers by next year."Early next year, our third-party fact-checking partners will be able to review and rate false content on Threads," Meta detailed in an update. "Currently, when a fact-checker rates a piece of content as false on Facebook or Instagram, we extend that fact-check rating to near-identical content on Threads, but fact-checkers cannot rate Threads content on its own."Essentially, the fact-checkers working on Meta’s other platforms determi...
The world came tantalizingly close to a deal to phase out fossil fuels
/ Against all odds, climate-vulnerable countries still managed to score some key wins at the United Nations summit in Dubai. By Justine Calma, a science reporter covering the environment, climate, and energy with a decade of experience. She is also the host of the Hell or High Water podcast. Share this story If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 11: Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber (C), President of the COP28 UNFCCC Climate Conference, emerges from negotiations over the wording of the Presidential draft on day eleven of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference.Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images What would have been a historic deal to tackle a planetary crisis slipped out of reach at the eleventh hour.E...
Apple Will Reportedly Unveil Revamped iPads in March 2024
Apple is reportedly gearing up to “overhaul” its iPad lineup in March 2024, according to Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter.In the newsletter, Gurman writes about how Apple has exponentially grown its iPad offerings over the years. Along with the mini and standard size, there’s the even newer generation, the iPad Pro and the iPad Air, the latter of which is available in both a standard size and a larger version.Things can get confusing for the customer, to say the least. Comparing the iPad to the Mac, Gurman writes that “Apple is working to bring that same clarity to the iPad.”Apple will reportedly be revamping the iPad Pro to further differentiate it from the lower-cost iPad Air. The Pro will apparently be billed as even higher end thanks to the inclusion of the new M3, along with a...
Starlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidies
/ The FCC’s final denial says Starlink hasn’t proven it can “deliver the promised service” of rural broadband. 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 by Alex Castro / The Verge The FCC announced today that it won’t award Elon Musk’s Starlink an $886 million subsidy from the Universal Service Fund for expanding broadband service in rural areas. The money would have come from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund program (RDOF), but the FCC writes that Starlink wasn’t able to “demonstrate that it could deliver the promised service” and that giving the subsidy to it wouldn’t be “the best use of limited Universal Service Fund dollars.” That was the same re...
Starlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidies
/ The FCC’s final denial says Starlink hasn’t proven it can “deliver the promised service” of rural broadband. 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 by Alex Castro / The Verge The FCC announced today that it won’t award Elon Musk’s Starlink an $886 million subsidy from the Universal Service Fund for expanding broadband service in rural areas. The money would have come from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund program (RDOF), but the FCC writes that Starlink wasn’t able to “demonstrate that it could deliver the promised service” and that giving the subsidy to it wouldn’t be “the best use of limited Universal Service Fund dollars.” That was the same re...
Snapchat now lets subscribers share AI-generated snaps
/ Snapchat Plus subscribers can now also ‘extend’ a photo by using AI to fill in the surrounding environment. 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 by Alex Castro / The Verge Snapchat is getting even more generative AI features. The messaging app now lets Snapchat Plus subscribers create images based on a text prompt and send them to friends. Those who subscribe to Snapchat’s $3.99 plan can use the feature by tapping the “AI” button from the toolbar on the right side of the camera interface. This opens up a window where users can type a text prompt or choose from one of the premade options, like “a futuristic disco” or “a rocket preparing fo...
Marvel’s Black Panther Disney Plus series will dig into Wakandan history
/ Marvel’s upcoming Eyes of Wakanda series will follow the lives of multiple Wakandan warriors from different parts of the nation’s history. By Charles Pulliam-Moore, a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. Share this story Details about Marvel’s forthcoming Black Panther spinoff series have been sparse since the studio first announced it a couple years back. But ahead of What If …?’s season 2 premiere on Disney Plus, the streamer’s just shared a few promising details about what to expect from The Eyes of Wakanda. Along with reminders about the impending arrivals of X-Men ‘97 and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (formerly titled Spider-Man: Freshman Year), and new de...
Apple’s new iPhone security setting keeps thieves out of your digital accounts
/ Apple’s Stolen Device Protection feature in the iOS 17.3 beta would require extra steps to access details on an iPhone. 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 Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Apple is making it harder for iPhone thieves to access your personal information if they get ahold of your device’s passcode. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, Apple includes new Stolen Device Protection in its iOS 17.3 beta that, when enabled, would require authentication through Face ID or Touch ID to perform certain actions. The new feature appears to come in response to the concerns raised in previous reports by The Wall Street Journal describing how ...
Netflix reveals how many hours we spent watching The Night Agent and Queen Charlotte
/ The first ‘What We Watched’ engagement report is the clearest look yet at how much people are watching Netflix’s TV shows and movies. 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 Nick Barclay / The Verge Netflix is going to start publishing a new report twice a year that details the most popular shows and movies on the platform. The first report, released today, details the most-watched content from January to June 2023, and it’s perhaps the best look yet at how much people are actually watching Netflix’s gargantuan library of titles. “What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report” will track three metrics: hours watched, whether a show ...
Elon Musk Says X Will Launch Video for Spaces Soon
Elon Musk seemingly wants more users on X to make use of the platform’s Spaces, a live audio conversation tool. The feature allows anyone to join in, speak and listen to calls regardless of device.The entrepreneur shared that he wants to bring video to Spaces – which currently offers just audio – announcing the news in a session hosted by Mario Nawfal. Musk said the he’s aiming to roll out video by the end of 2023 but “certainly by early next year,” per TechCrunch.“From a feature standpoint, we are working on adding video to Spaces,” he said. “It’ll just be a simple thing where you can turn the video on or off.”“It’s helpful to see people’s body language as they speak… It conveys more information if you can see their face and their body language if they wish to,” Musk continued.Spaces was ...
The Apple TV app is trying to be a one-stop shop for all your streaming entertainment
/ The iTunes Store app will now direct users who wish to buy films or shows to Apple TV’s storefront. By Amrita Khalid, one of the authors of audio industry newsletter Hot Pod. Khalid has covered tech, surveillance policy, consumer gadgets, and online communities for more than a decade. Share this story Image: Apple Apple rolled out a revamped Apple TV app as a part of its suite of new software releases on Monday. The tvOS 17.2 update includes a new sidebar for the TV app, which is designed to better showcase non-Apple TV Plus offerings and let users easily jump to other Apple content like MLS Season Pass. It also makes for a quick shortcut to apps like Disney Plus, Max, Prime Video, or Apple’s store, where you can purchase or rent digital titles to stream. Prior to the update, it was easy...
