The FTC says social media companies can’t be trusted to regulate themselves

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission published a new report about the data collection policies of social media platforms and video streaming services, and the results are damning, if not unexpected. The report, which was released on September 19th, found that these platforms not only surveil consumers but often retain … Read more

Logitech is making 502 metal mice

Image: Logitech Logitech is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its G502 gaming mouse with a limited-edition aluminum version. The G502 X Plus AL Edition has the same functionality as the standard wireless G502 X mouse, plus an aluminum chassis with laser-etched markings, including a serial number from 1 to 502. Sorry to put my high … Read more

Xandeum To Unveil Solana Scaling Solution, XAND Token Launch And Liquid Staking At Breakpoint 2024

LAS VEGAS, United States, September 19th, 2024/Chainwire/–Blockchain storage layer Xandeum has announced that it will reveal its blueprint for scaling Solana storage at Breakpoint 2024 on September 20, 2024. At the flagship Solana conference in Singapore, Xandeum will also share details of its new storage-enabled liquid staking program and officially announce the launch of the … Read more

Polkadot Upgrades With Agile Coretime For Resource Allocation, Unlocking Efficiency And Scalability

ZUG, Switzerland, September 19th, 2024/Chainwire/–Agile Coretime Paves the Way for Polkadot 2.0 Improving the Network’s Scalability, Cost, Speed, and Flexibility. The Polkadot community celebrates the release of its latest major product, “Agile Coretime”, as part of the ongoing Polkadot 2.0 upgrade. This new feature represents a significant advancement in how computational resources are allocated and … Read more

Apple Intelligence is now available in public betas

Image: Apple Apple has just released public betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, and they include upcoming Apple Intelligence features like text rewriting tools, the glowy new Siri design, a “Clean Up” tool to remove objects from your photos, and more. To be able to access the betas, you’ll need to … Read more

US Dollar-Pegged “USDN” (US Deez Nuts) Promises To Penetrate Volatile Market, Fails Spectacularly

SINGAPORE — In what many are calling the boldest move in crypto innovation, the latest stablecoin, “USDN” (short for US Deez Nuts), launched at Token2049 with the promise of being a rock-solid, man-pegged asset. Unfortunately, the coin’s value plummeted to zero following sudden post-event clarity, leaving investors grasping for answers—and their wallets. :::warning Editor’s note: … Read more

Skeptical To Sold: The 4-Stage Content Marketing Hack No Tech Startup Should Ignore

Content marketing. Everyone talks about it, but it feels like something only consumer brands truly crack. Put a glossy video of photogenic influencers in shiny shoes on TikTok, and watch the hearts build up. But for tech startups—especially if you’re building something niche or complex—content marketing feels like scaling Everest with nothing but flip-flops. (Yeah, … Read more

Educational Byte: Electronic Money vs. Cryptocurrency

Everything is digital these days, and that, of course, includes our money. It’s less and less typical worldwide to pay with physical cash or coins, instead preferring some kind of virtual transaction. It’s just more practical, even safer if we think about physical assaults. On the other hand, not all electronic money works the same … Read more

You might get offered promo codes if one of these delivery robots runs into you

“Sorry about that…” | Image: Starship Technologies One of Starship Technologies’ autonomous food delivery robots tripped up a school employee at Arizona State University last September. As 404 Media reports, when contacted by the police, an employee asked for the person’s info to share insurance info, and to offer a few promo codes. A police … Read more

The Apple Watch is now a better TV remote

watchOS 11 makes the Apple Watch an even better remote for the Apple TV. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Previous versions of watchOS allowed the Apple Watch to be used as a remote control for an Apple TV, with limited functionality. With watchOS 11, the smartwatch can potentially completely replace the … Read more