The golden age of the streaming wars has ended
Image: Getty Images For a few years, there was a boon of content, and we were all wonderfully spoiled. And now that’s over. Continue reading…
A completely free Unreal Tournament 3 just leaked on Steam
The goo gun was the best. | Image: Epic Games Epic just closed some doors, but it may be opening a very attractive window indeed. Today, it appears to have inadvertently announced a new completely free version of the excellent Unreal Tournament 3 that you’ll be able to crossplay with friends across Steam, the Epic … Read more
Anonymous crypto developers belong in prison — and will be there soon
Users are interested in knowing the identities of developers behind the games they play. And soon, lawmakers are likely to write such disclosures into law.
A God of War TV show is officially coming to Amazon Prime Video
A live-action show featuring Kratos is in the works. | Image: Sony Amazon’s rumored God of War TV adaptation is a go. Deadline reported in March that Amazon was in talks to make a Prime Video series about the popular video game franchise, and on Wednesday, Amazon announced it had officially ordered the series. Based … Read more
Crypto Lending Platform Maple Finance Unveils Major Overhaul, Stops Lending on Solana
The improvements attempt to solve Maple’s design shortcomings highlighted during a recent debt crisis, but they may reduce incentives for holding the protocol’s native MPL token in its new form, an analyst said.
Verizon’s Plus Play hub for digital subscriptions comes with a free year of Netflix
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Verizon’s launching the beta of its Plus Play service and is offering a year-long subscription to Netflix’s $19.99 per month premium plan to those who sign up. That adds up to savings of about $240, but as is the case with many Verizon products, there’s a catch: you’ll … Read more
Bitcoin Falls as Federal Reserve Slows Rate Hikes but Stays Hawkish
The U.S. central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to a range of 4.25%-4.5% on Wednesday. Officials now expect the current rate-hiking cycle to peak next year at a “terminal rate” above 5%.
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Crypto users claim Gemini email leak occurred much earlier than first reported
Alleged reports of compromised emails began appearing as early as October.
After FTX, Let’s Get Back to Hiring Crypto People for the Job
You got into crypto for the money. We got in for the system design. We are not the same, says Jenna Pilgrim.
Sens. Warren and Marshall introduce new money-laundering legislation for crypto
The senators have created a harsh, sweeping bill to clean up crypto’s AML/KYC act that will benefit from further discussion in the next Congress.
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Why the SPAC route makes sense for Getaround
The SPAC route to listing on public markets was incredibly popular in 2020 and 2021, but many companies that took this avenue didn’t exactly fare well after going public. So why did consumer car rental marketplace Getaround decide to list by merging with a blank-check company? To answer that question, we need to take a … Read more
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Twitter’s newsletter tool is shutting down on January 12th
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter will be shutting down its newsletter product, known as Revue. Reports have been saying that the service would be axed for over a month, but now we finally have confirmation and a date: January 12th, 2023. People won’t be able to access their accounts after that date, … Read more
Meta’s VR battle royale adds Fortnite-like level building tools
Population: One’s new Sandbox mode will be available on Wednesday. | Image: Meta Population: One, Meta’s VR battle royale title, is opening up its new Sandbox mode in early access to all players on Wednesday, allowing them to make their own levels with custom rules. With the new mode, developer BigBox VR follows in the … Read more
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Reaching the Bitcoin price bottom is a process, says The Wolf of All Streets, Scott Melker
“People love to point at a specific price in hindsight as the bottom of an asset, but bottoming is a process,” Melker says during the first episode of Crypto Trading Secrets.
7 great gifts for smart home smarties
This year was a big one for the smart home thanks to the actual introduction of Matter after a couple years of discussion and refining the standard. It’s still early days for the cross-brand compatibility layer, and it’s probably still something that should only be one factor in how you set up your smart home … Read more
PayPal Working With Crypto Wallet MetaMask to Offer Easy Way to Buy Crypto
Users can buy and transfer ether from PayPal to MetaMask.
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FTX Bankruptcy Court Warned Against Granting Bahamas ‘Dangerous’ IT Access
Testimony from new boss John Ray has proven inflammatory in the Bahamas, where parallel proceedings are attempting to wind up the crypto exchange
SmartHelio raises $5M to fix solar panels before they break
It’s commonly held that solar panels need as much sun as they can get. That’s true, but only up to a point, as heat and other hazards can become a serious problem beyond that point, and solar panels can degrade pretty quickly. SmartHelio wants to help prevent that from happening. The startup uses AI tech … Read more
Twitter shuts down Revue, its newsletter platform
Revue, the newsletter platform acquired by Twitter in January 2021, is shutting down. The platform helped writers monetize their Twitter following by integrating their newsletters directly into the Twitter timeline, competing with platforms like Substack and Medium. Revue sent a message to newsletter writers today declaring, “We’ve made the difficult decision to shut down Revue.” … Read more
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Epic is shutting down online services for classic Rock Band and Unreal Tournament games
The Beatles: Rock Band is just one of many games affected. | Image: Harmonix Epic Games is beginning to shut down online services for a large selection of its older games, including Rock Band 1 through 3, The Beatles: Rock Band, and Unreal Tournament 2003 and 2004. The company is making the changes as “we … Read more
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