“It is imperative that you attend our hearing on the 13th, and we are willing to schedule continued hearings if there is more information to be shared later,” said Maxine Waters.
Image: Shein Online shopping behemoth Shein will spend $15 million on upgrades to its suppliers’ factories, the company announced today. The news follows a UK documentary report that found workers were subject to long hours and that wages were withheld, according to The Guardian. Shein says that, through an independent audit, it discovered that workers … Read more
Image: Krafton The world is full of mediocre video games, but occasionally there’s a game that makes me actually mad. It’s usually something I have high hopes for — a particularly creative idea or a genre I wish more developers were experimenting with. It’s often something whose priorities seem painfully and dramatically misplaced. The Callisto … Read more
A Dishy McFlatface satellite dish. | Image: Starlink Starlink’s upcoming daytime data caps will be going into effect in February instead of December, according to revised language on the company’s website (via CNET). When Starlink first announced the caps in November, the company had said they’d kick in sometime this month. Now, they’ll be in … Read more
Ruth Wilson in His Dark Materials. | Image: HBO Ahead of the premiere on HBO, the cast behind the fantasy series explains why the last season is the darkest and most complex to date. Continue reading…
BTC whales and market makers are holding their leveraged long positions, even though BTC failed to break above $17,400 on Dec. 5
The price of Ethereum is down nearly 65% since last year’s Miami Art Week. But this year’s global cultural phenomena saw an uptick in events, attendees and conversations around Web3 technologies and their roadmap to mass adoption.
The crypto lending platform says it will no longer accept new registrations, and operations for existing customers will eventually be wound down.
The miner used Braiins mining pool, which uses a payout method that caused the variance between Riot’s mining capacity and amount produced, according to a source
Samar Haddad / The Verge One of the more popular end-of-year items this year (and many of the past few years) is Spotify Wrapped, where the music service puts together a roundup of everything you listened to that year in various statistical formats, wrapped up (well, that’s what it’s called, right?) in bright, fun graphics. … Read more
Enterprise spend management software company Coupa’s investors are ringing the alarm about a possible sale to private equity, concerned that any such transaction in the current investment environment may unreasonably limit its value. This is something you don’t see every day. Last week, rumors surfaced that Vista Equity Partners was interested in buying Coupa. Today, … Read more
All aboard the learn-to-code train! As another holiday season looms and kids everywhere start clamouring for shiny stuff, we’ve got you covered with a bumper edition of our annual STEM gift guide. This year’s guide is packed with more than 20 ideas to engage toddlers, excite tweens and inspire teens to get under the hood … Read more
Kentucky’s Public Service Commission is concerned the rates could result in higher electric bills for state residents.
Crypto markets appear to be losing some of their recent bullish momentum, but a favorable tailwind from equities markets could catalyze a breakout in Bitcoin and select altcoins.
We’re over the moon to announce the three early-stage startups that will take the stage and go head-to-head in the pitch competition at TC Sessions: Space — next Tuesday, December 6, in Los Angeles. There’s still time to join this mission. Buy your pass right now to watch these early-stage space aces square off in … Read more
The term describing an internet-enabled virtual world lost to ‘Goblin mode’ in 2022 — “a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy.”
Photo by Sam Byford / The Verge Microsoft has offered Sony a 10-year contract to make future Call of Duty games available on PlayStation if its proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition goes ahead. Microsoft president Brad Smith confirmed the deal in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal today, noting that “Sony has emerged as the … Read more
Image: Blizzard Ramattra, the sleek and terrifying new tank coming with Overwatch 2’s second season, will be much easier to earn than the previous hero Kiriko. Aaron Keller, Overwatch 2’s game designer, stated in a brief message on Twitter that developer Blizzard is lowering the level at which Ramattra unlocks from 55 to 45. Hey … Read more
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Open source Twitter alternative Mastodon has gained a bit of attention in the wake of Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition. Now, it’s gaining interest from third-party Twitter app developers, as well. The makers of popular Twitter clients, including Aviary and Tweetbot, have recently set their sights on building similar clients for the growing Mastodon user base. … Read more
James Murphy, founder of law firm Murphy & McGonigle, discusses the former FTX CEO’s attempt at side-stepping probing questions and whether lawmakers in the U.S. have enough evidence to move forward with a criminal trial.