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I almost can’t believe it, but Google Tasks is finally kind of good
/ It’s still no power-user tool, but at least Google now has a functional app for keeping your to-do list. 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″>Tasks is still pretty basic — but at least it now has all your tasks!
Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire is the next brilliant sci-fi anthology you’ve been looking for
Disney Plus’ new anthology series is a wonderful showcase of the African animation industry’s brilliance. 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 Watching Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, Disney Plus’ new anthology series of short films produced by South African animation studio Triggerfish, you can feel the influence that Marvel’s Black Panther franchise has had on Disney as a production company. In Kizazi Moto, you can see how, after projects like Star Wars: Visions, Disney’s truly begun to embrace the reality that there’s a global audience hungry for fantastical worlds dreamt up by bold, new storytellers working outside of Hollyw...
Infrared may no longer be a punchline, as IEEE approves 9.6Gbps wireless light
/ Li-Fi is here to join Wi-Fi as a physical networking layer. 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 Light Antenna One promises up-to-gigabit network connections with infrared light. We’ve known for over a decade that blinking light bulbs can transfer substantial quantities of wireless data, not just dumb infrared commands to your TV. Now, the IEEE standards body behind Wi-Fi has decided to formally invite “Li-Fi” to the same table — with speeds of between 10 megabits per second and 9.6 gigabits per second using invisible infrared light. As of June 2023, the IEEE 802.11 wireless standard now officially reco...
Court denies FTC’s last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard
/ A second loss for the FTC this week. 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: Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has lost what may be its final attempt to block Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard. It’s the second loss for the FTC after a US federal judge denied its request for a preliminary injunction earlier this week to block Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard until the conclusion of a separate FTC administrative case. The FTC appealed the decision by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, and now the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied its request fo...
The Biden administration can talk to social media sites again — for now
/ A Missouri judge blocked the White House from contacting social media companies about moderation. Now, the appeals court is pressing pause.
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan ends in August
/ The family plan changes come just days after Microsoft increased its Xbox Game Pass prices. 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 Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is ending its Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan. The plan had already spread to eight countries as of February, allowing Xbox Game Pass members to share benefits with up to four other friends or family members. There’s no sign if it will ever return. A Microsoft spokesperson has now confirmed to Eurogamer that the Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan will come to a close on August 15th: ...
Xbox’s Major Nelson is leaving Microsoft after 22 years
/ Larry Hryb, a well-known face of the Xbox brand over the past two decades, is departing 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: Getty Images Larry Hryb, an Xbox employee perhaps better known by his “Major Nelson” alias, is leaving Microsoft, he announced on Friday. Hryb has been a major face for many of Xbox’s marketing activities since the days of the original Xbox and Xbox Live online service, through the launch of the Xbox 360 and all of the years since. “After 20 incredible years, I have decided to take a step back and work on the next chapter of my career,” he t...
The unions of Hollywood are trying to save it from itself
Entertainment With both writers and actors on strike, the future of Hollywood is at stake. 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
Twitter Is Paying Some Content Creators Including Andrew Tate
Elon Musk and Twitter are making desperate moves to keep users on the platform.
‘Crash Team Rumble’ Is A Fun Experiment, With An Unsure Future
Is Crash Team Rumble be another Live-Service flop?
Twitter Creator Receives Six Figure Payout From Ad Revenue Share
Twitter has gone live with its highly anticipated revenue-sharing program, with some creators already reporting payouts of over $100,000 USD. While the program was planned months ahead, many believe the timing of its release is a direct attempt to bolster support for the platform in light of competition from Meta's new Threads app.The new program isn't an easily accessible infinite money glitch though and does require a specific set of criteria to be eligible. Current requirements include an active subscription to Twitter Blue, a Stripe account for payment processing and five million tweet impressions from over the course of the last three months -- when the program was first announced.Elon Musk shared that the program, which pays creators for the ads that appear in their reply threads, wo...
Lenovo’s Yoga Book 9i is for the two-screen lifestyle
Laptop Reviews The Yoga Book 9i jettisons the traditional lower laptop deck for a second touchscreen, which opens up some interesting use cases along with some compromises. By Dan Seifert, an editor overseeing The Verge’s product reviews and service journalism programs. Dan has covered the technology world for over a decade at The Verge. Two screens at the same time. That is the whole appeal of Lenovo’s Yoga Book 9i in a nutshell, as best as I can tell after using the device for a couple of weeks. The $1,999.99 9i, for the uninitiated, is a dual-screen clamshell touchscreen laptop that eschews the traditional keyboard deck for a second touchscreen on the bottom half. Lenovo has been experimenting with nontraditional laptop designs for years, from foldable ThinkPads to twisting laptop...
