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Proptech in Review: 3 investors explain why they’re bullish on tech that makes buildings greener

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The built environment is responsible for nearly 40% of carbon emissions worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency. And while a portion of that is from the energy and materials required to construct buildings, the lion’s share — nearly 90% on an annual basis — comes from their use. Decarbonizing the grid could go a long … Read more

Bumble rolls out a new message-before-match feature ‘Compliments’

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Bumble has experimented with many ways to help its users engage with each other beyond tapping and swiping on miscellaneous profiles. Today, Bumble launched a message-before-match feature, “Compliments,” allowing users to send a note before they decide to connect. Users can send one Compliment per day, and there’s a 150-character limit per Compliment, a spokesperson … Read more

Apple Music Replay misses the point

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It’s not nothing, but it’s still not great. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The worst month of any Apple Music user’s life has been, for the past few years, December. Do not fight me on this — I’m sure you’ve all had other bad things happen to you in other months, but … Read more

GM’s Cruise pursuing permit to test its custom-built ‘Origin’ robotaxi in San Francisco

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Cruise, GM’s self-driving technology subsidiary, has started the long and winding regulatory process to test its next-generation ‘Origin’ robotaxi on public roads in San Francisco. The company has applied for a permit with the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test its custom-built driverless vehicle on public roads. The news first reported by the Wall … Read more

SpaceX almost doubles its current Starlink prices in Ukraine

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The price of Starlink terminals in Ukraine will increase from the equivalent of $385 to about $700. | Image: Oleksandr Ratushniak/Reuters The price of a Starlink satellite terminal has almost doubled in Ukraine, according to a report from the Financial Times, following increased demand for the SpaceX satellite devices and targeted Russian attacks on the … Read more

Apple’s iOS update just dropped with security fixes and crash detection improvements

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Apple rolled out iOS 16.1.2 on Wednesday, citing updates involving user security. Apple hasn’t yet detailed the nature of the security updates, as the company doesn’t disclose security issues until after they’ve been investigated or patched. The update also includes improved compatibility with wireless carriers, as well as crash detection optimizations for iPhone 14 and … Read more

Marvel Snap’s new way to earn cards is live

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Brood? I don’t need a Brood. | Image: Second Dinner Your Marvel Snap shop might look a bit different today. As The Verge reported last week, a new way to outright buy not yet unlocked cards is now live alongside some card updates, bug fixes, a new earnable currency, and a slew of new cards. … Read more

Here’s everything AWS announced today

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AWS today announced a lot of feature updates — and little else — during its re:Invent data and machine learning focused keynote today (though there wasn’t a lot of machine learning there). Nothing here rose to the level where we felt we should write a full story, so in the interest of time, here’s everything … Read more