Month: January 2023

How to cut your SaaS spending by 30% in 2023

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Eldar Tuvey Contributor Share on Twitter As the founder and CEO of SaaS purchasing platform Vertice, Eldar Tuvey is responsible for driving the company’s strategic direction and growth. The current state of affairs paints a concerning picture for SaaS buyers. Our data shows that the SaaS inflation rate is around four times higher than the … Read more

Apple HomePod (2023) review

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Welcome to the dark night of the smart speaker. A few years back, the category felt inevitable — and, frankly, why not? We’ve smartened our phones and watches. Why shouldn’t our homes be the next step? For decades, many looked longingly at home automation. Smart blinds that opened with your alarm clock might as well … Read more

Orbital Sidekick raises $10M to bring hyperspectral imaging to oil and gas pipeline monitoring

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Historically, oil and gas companies have monitored pipeline leaks using inefficient, expensive methods: workers equipped with handheld optical gas imaging cameras, for example. Or, as Orbital Sidekick CEO Dan Katz put it in a recent interview with TechCrunch, “a young pilot sticking their head out the window of a crop-duster.” “There’s really no persistent, objective, … Read more

Capella Space launches defense-focused subsidiary as demand for satellite imagery soars

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Satellite imagery startup Capella Space is establishing a subsidiary aimed at serving U.S. government customers, as it seeks to fulfill growing demand from intelligence and defense organizations for its synthetic aperture radar tech. Capella is no stranger to working with the government. The company was founded almost seven years ago, and in that time it … Read more

Cyberpunk 2077 now has DLSS 3 to boost frame rates

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Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the biggest games to get DLSS 3 so far. | Image: CD Projekt Red Cyberpunk 2077 is getting Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) upscaling technology today. A new update is available for PC users that adds DLSS 3, greatly improving frame rates in Cyberpunk 2077 at both 1440p and … Read more

Lenovo’s Android-powered Microsoft Teams display doubles as a USB-C monitor

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The Lenovo ThinkSmart View Plus with its built-in webcam and speaker. | Image: Lenovo Lenovo’s new $2,345 ThinkSmart View Plus is one part monitor, one part dedicated video conferencing display for Microsoft Teams. If you’re using it for the former, it acts like a standard all-in-one display. There’s a built-in 4K webcam (with support for … Read more

Google Fi says hackers accessed customers’ information

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Google’s cell network provider Google Fi has confirmed a data breach, likely related to the recent security incident at T-Mobile, which allowed hackers to steal millions of customers’ information. In an email sent to customers on Monday, obtained by TechCrunch, Google said that the primary network provider for Google Fi recently informed the company that … Read more

When to build a freemium plan and how to get it right

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Konstantin Valiotti Contributor Share on Twitter Konstantin Valiotti is product director of growth at PandaDoc. The journey new users go through when using your product directly affects how the product is evaluated and how it is perceived. The business model you choose strongly influences the entire funnel, enabling or preventing you from engaging certain types … Read more

The ‘OK’ Computer

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This story was produced as part of The Verge’s partnership with the Computer History Museum to explore the past and future of tech. Located in Mountain View, California, CHM does extensive work in preserving, explaining, and making the history of technology accessible to current and future generations. To learn more about the museum, including its … Read more