Level Lock incorporates all the smart tech into a deadbolt that can be retrofitted into an existing lock. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Smart locks may still be a niche product, but lock behemoth Assa Abloy is clearly betting on a digital future for our doors. Despite being sued by the US … Read more
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Those aren’t gas pumps! | Image: GM / EVgo GM and EVgo are collaborating to build “flagship” EV charging stations at urban sites with a total of 400 EV charging stalls. The flagship stations are cobranded by GM Energy, the automaker’s battery and charging division, and EVgo. The stations will be located in Arizona, California, … Read more
Small businesses are the unsung heroes of the American economy, employing nearly half of America’s workforce and making up 44% of the country’s GDP. But when it’s time for small business owners to sell their companies, their options are limited. Some go to small business brokers or pass the business on to their children, while … Read more
The new adaptive charging feature could help to save power and preserve the life of controller batteries. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Sony has released a batch of features in its latest PlayStation 5 system update, including support for adaptive controller charging, party link sharing, and a new widget hub. The … Read more
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Photo by Paul Hennessy / Anadolu via Getty Images The Starliner debacle fueled speculation that the space agency would dump Boeing. But if it did, it would be left with SpaceX — and Elon Musk. Continue reading…
Image: The Verge Microsoft is laying off around 650 employees in its gaming division today. The latest cuts come months after Microsoft laid off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees, and after the closure of several game studios, including Redfall developer Arkane Austin. Xbox chief Phil Spencer announced the layoffs to employees in an internal … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Suriya Gunasekar, Microsoft Research; (2) Yi Zhang, Microsoft Research; (3) Jyoti Aneja, Microsoft Research; (4) Caio C´esar Teodoro Mendes, Microsoft Research; (5) Allie Del Giorno, Microsoft Research; (6) Sivakanth Gopi, Microsoft Research; (7) Mojan Javaheripi, Microsoft Research; (8) Piero Kauffmann, Microsoft Research; (9) Gustavo de Rosa, Microsoft Research; (10) Olli Saarikivi, Microsoft … Read more
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Between flashy shots of a sleek new Apple Watch and a colorful array of iPhones, Apple made a major announcement for a two-year-old product: the AirPods Pro 2. The earbuds will soon gain a hearing aid function that anyone can access, a move that will provide a cheaper … Read more
We can’t just show ’em programmatic ADs – can we? That’s where HackerNoon’s Targeted ADs have the traditional AD models beat by over 5x. Some of that is our innovative AD strategy (delivers ~0.40% CTR), but a lot also depends on your AD copies. Without further ado, here are the 10 AD copies that devs … Read more
The entire iPhone 16 lineup also supports faster 25W MagSafe charging. | Image: The Verge All the new iPhone 16 models unveiled this week can reportedly charge more than 50 percent faster through a wired USB-C connection than the previous series. That’s according to a Chinese certification posted on Weibo indicating that Apple’s latest iPhones … Read more
Google’s lead privacy regulator in the European Union has opened an investigation into whether or not it has complied with the bloc’s data protection laws in relation to use of people’s information for training generative AI. Specifically it’s looking into whether the tech giant needed to carry out a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) in … Read more
Video games are some of most lucrative apps in the world, thanks in part because of how they lure people into spending money on credits to play games and buy digital goods, to the tune of more than $50 billion annually worldwide. But a powerful consumer group in Europe believes games publishers are “purposefully tricking … Read more
Impostor syndrome, that nagging feeling of inadequacy, affects many people in management and engineering leadership. It is particularly common when transitioning from a performer to a manager or architect. You may think, “I don’t belong here. I’m falling short. My role is a lucky accident.” But as Frank W. Abagnale wrote, “A boy simply wasn’t … Read more
In the last few weeks, OpenSauced had its launch week, where they announced a couple of great features and news about their product. In this blog post, I will review one of them: StarSearch, your AI friend who understands the open-source ecosystem. What is StarSearch? Based on OpenSauced, StarSearch is “the copilot of git history”. … Read more
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