Open-source, decentralized social network Mastodon has been benefiting from the chaotic Twitter takeover by Elon Musk. In addition to seeing a record number of downloads for the Mastodon mobile app this past weekend, the non-profit company today announced a new milestone. In a post on Twitter — where Mastodon has been successfully marketing its app … Read more
The beta test will include a curated offering of 70 NFTs on the Ethereum and Solana blockchains.
A pedestrian uses an umbrella to protect herself from the sun, at Canary Wharf, during a heatwave in London, UK, on Monday, July 18th, 2022. | Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg via Getty Images Europe is heating up faster than any other continent in the world, a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) finds. Since … Read more
The Level Lock Plus and Level’s other locks will soon work with many more smart home platforms. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Level’s entire lineup of Bluetooth smart locks — best known for hardly looking like smart locks at all — have had hardware support for Thread this whole time and … Read more
Home Key makes Level Home’s latest ‘invisible’ smart lock even more compelling for Apple users. And once it’s updated with Thread, it’ll be a strong option for everyone else too. Continue reading…
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Nov. 3, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
New Zealand-based StretchSense, a maker of hand motion capture technology, believes virtual and augmented reality are going to replace the smartphone as the dominant way we interact with digital worlds and each other. And when that happens, we’ll need natural ways be immersed in those spaces, which means being able to touch and control virtual … Read more
Today’s a big day for Netflix as it’s now launching its new ad-supported plan, “Basic with Ads,” to subscribers in the U.S., the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Japan, Korea and Brazil. The launch comes two days after Netflix rolled out the cheaper tier to its debut markets, Canada and Mexico. The streamer will now … Read more
It’s new technology, Spearmint, is an “allow list” designed to keep out speculators and bots who drive up gas fees.
Japan’s Digital Ministry is to create a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) to deepen its understanding of Web3 technology.
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The CEO of Bitcoin technology startup, Jan3, explains why hyperbitcoinization will happen as early as 2030.
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Atreus and Kratos in God of War Ragnarök. | Screenshot: God of War Ragnarök Depending on what features your TV supports, there are as many as six different graphical modes you can use to play Sony’s upcoming God of War Ragnarök on PS5. That’s according to a promotional image released by its developer, Santa Monica … Read more
Competing in an increasingly crowded space can be nerve-wracking. Competing in an increasingly crowded space amid a challenging fundraising environment is even more nerve-wracking. We all know that cash is not nearly as readily available in 2022 as it was in 2021. This puts startups in the position of having to compete without losing their … Read more
BNB price took a brief breather after a recent double-digit rally, but the network’s TVL and DApp use are reasons for investors to remain bullish.
Benjamin Döpfner has been building companies since he was a teenager. One of his more recent ventures was based in Berlin and at the time of its founding in 2019, Germany actually had negative interest rates – meaning that the company was paying back 50 basis points, or half a percent for each Euro that … Read more
Iris Energy said this week that some of its mining equipment aren’t producing enough cash to meet its financing obligations.
Peloton continues to spin both its wheels and numbers. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Peloton CEO Barry McCarthy is an optimist. During the company’s Q1 2023 earnings call, McCarthy said that the company was done with layoffs and that the “ship was turning,” referencing a colorful metaphor he issued during Q4 2022 … Read more
It’s been around for a hot minute, but Darkroom just got a pretty major update that makes it a lot more interesting for photo enthusiasts who don’t want, or can’t afford, to use more specialist tools. The fast and intuitive photo editor gives you access to your photo library, essentially giving you a Lightroom-like experience … Read more
Illustration: The Verge Black Friday, the annual deals extravaganza that closes out the year, typically falls the day after Thanksgiving in the US. However, with the onset of the pandemic and the meteoric rise of online shopping over the past two years, we’ve begun to see more and more retailers kick-start their sales well before … Read more
The new system will be called Datanomy, and seeks to give crypto participants a standardized way to view and analyze the digital assets ecosystem.
Drone shows have proved a popular alternative to fireworks, though not everyone is happy about their potential for advertising. | Photo by Yang Bo/China News Service via Getty Images Five hundred light-equipped drones are being launched into the sky above New York City this evening to form a giant flying advertisement for the Candy Crush … Read more
Roku’s Streaming Stick 4K is selling for just $24.99 instead of $49.99, which is a new all-time low. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Want to get a super early head start on your holiday shopping before Black Friday rolls around? Today’s deal on Roku’s Streaming Stick 4K is a present that will … Read more
United States-based crypto investor, Protocol Ventures, is said to be closing down as it feels the squeeze of crypto winter.