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Month: January 2023
Pittsburgh’s AI expertise may give rise to an already growing startup market
Emerging markets tend to go in and out of vogue. First, Austin was the next biggest thing, then Atlanta and, more recently, Miami. Pittsburgh has yet to have its moment, but all the signs are there that it could be next. Having local expertise in the category every VC wants to invest in right now … Read more
Sam Bankman-Fried launches Substack: ‘I didn’t steal funds, and I certainly didn’t stash billions away’
FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried launched his own Substack newsletter today, in a very unusual move for someone who was recently arrested and is facing eight counts of U.S. criminal charges. In a post titled “FTX Pre-Mortem Overview,” Bankman-Fried maintains his innocence surrounding the collapse and bankruptcy of FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange he … Read more
Dungeons & Dragons content creators are fighting to protect their livelihoods
Once a game on the periphery for the nerdiest of nerds, Dungeons & Dragons has exploded into the mainstream. Much of this success is owed to the podcasters, Twitch streamers and writers who have embraced the fantasy framework to tell collaborative stories at the whims of their dice rolls, inspiring massive renewed interest in the … Read more
SEC filing shows Adobe had interest in buying Figma as early as 2020
A document recently filed with the SEC provides a detailed timeline of the negotiations between Adobe and Figma that paints a picture of how the two companies came together on a $20 billion deal last year. One point previously unknown is that Adobe approached Figma as early as 2020, and Figma co-founder and CEO Dylan … Read more
System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns
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NASA’s James Webb telescope discovers its first Earth-sized exoplanet
This illustration reflects that exoplanet LHS 475 b is rocky and almost precisely the same size as Earth based on new evidence from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. | Illustration: NASA, ESA, CSA, Leah Hustak (STScI) The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first new exoplanet, an Earth-sized rocky planet called LHS 475 b. … Read more
TCL’s 65-inch 6-Series Mini LED TV is a major deal at $699.99
TCL’s 6-Series QLED TV is equipped with a 120Hz refresh rate in addition to the Google smart platform. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If your New Year’s resolution was to get a big 4K TV, we’re here to make quick work of that less than two weeks into 2023. Currently, you can … Read more
Apple TV and Apple Music apps for Windows quietly appear on the Microsoft Store
Apple is finally bringing its Apple Music and Apple TV apps to Windows, as preview versions of the two apps have quietly appeared on the Microsoft Store. The roll out comes a few months after Microsoft said the apps would be coming to Windows 11 this year. The launch was first spotted by The Verifier. … Read more
Six smart home finds from CES 2023 you may have missed
The LG Artcool Gallery AC unit adds some style to your smart home. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge The smart home at CES wasn’t all Matter, Matter, Matter. At The Verge, we covered the launch of literally dozens of new products at the big consumer tech show. From innovations in smart … Read more
Bitcoin price fails to seal fresh CPI gains as $18K support hangs in balance
BTC price action returns to consolidate on the U.S. CPI release, with Bitcoin firmly undecided on short-term direction.
From cloud computing to proptech: Digital Ocean co-founders raise $29M for Welcome Homes
When Alec Hartman first decided he wanted a house after his first child was born several years ago, he was surprised by the lack of options. “I didn’t like anything I saw, and I wanted a new house and I couldn’t get one,” he recalls. “And like every crazy tech person, you have to ask … Read more
Rent the Runway’s fashion comes to Amazon, including pre-worn items and design exclusives
Fashion rentals marketplace Rent the Runway was hit hard by the pandemic, as its subscribers were largely renting outfits to wear to in-person events. The company survived, however, by slashing costs, renegotiating supplier contracts, and entering the clothing resale market. Today, the company is expanding that side of its business once again by bringing some … Read more
Sugar and fat affect your brain
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Trump Digital Trading Card Project Mints NFTs for Winners of Prizes
The same OpenSea wallet that sold the original images of the 45th president has minted the sweepstakes prizes, from a group zoom call to a gala dinner.
Ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is out on $250 million bail and keeping busy by… blogging?
The Verge / Getty Images Almost until the moment of his arrest in the Bahamas a month ago, Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) post-FTX collapse media tour included days of back-to-back Twitter Spaces and Zoom calls. Now, top executives of companies in his crypto empire have pleaded guilty to criminal fraud charges of fraud and money laundering … Read more
Medium Embraces Mastodon
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M. Night Shyamalan on season 4 of Servant and its ‘precision movement towards an end’
M. Night Shyamalan at the season 4 premiere of Servant in NYC. | Photo by Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty Images ‘It is terrifying. But I don’t know if there is any other way to go through life.’ Continue reading…
Airbus is testing out autonomous flying tech in some of its planes
Image: WENDELL TEODORO/AFP via Getty Images Airbus is testing out a suite of new automated technology that it says has the potential to improve the safety and efficiency of flying. The automated technology, which has been branded as the company’s DragonFly project, includes “automated emergency diversion in cruise, automatic landing, and taxi assistance,” Airbus says. … Read more
15 ways crypto companies can be more transparent with customers
Full transparency around transactions, projects and technologies is the only way crypto can grow as an industry.