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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is preparing to add mouse and keyboard support to its Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) service that streams Xbox games to TVs, PCs,…
The new-look Google News makes local news and custom topics easier to find. | Image: Google Google News has been given a fresh lick of paint for desktop users on…
Maximum efficiency, major annoyance Solar panels are more efficient than ever, with consumer options now capable of converting up to 25 percent of the sunlight hitting cells into electricity. But…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter is ready to launch a new long-form blogging feature named Twitter Notes in âthe coming weeks,â according to a report from TechCrunch.…
Itâs called Proteus | Image: Amazon Amazon has announced its âfirst fully autonomous mobile robot,â meant to move large carts throughout its warehouses. The robot is called Proteus, and Amazon…
The Volvo FH Fuel Cell Electric semi at a hydrogen fuel station. | Image: Volvo Volvoâs commercial trucking division is testing hydrogen fuel cell semi trucks in the hopes of…
The new social tags might make it easier to find a good group. | Image: Epic Games Fortnite can be an absolute blast to play with your friends, but being…
The company was accused of letting advertisers exclude protected groups from their campaigns. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The US government and Facebook parent company Meta have…
Remote and hybrid work makes it more important than ever to track what people are getting done rather than the hours they work: Microsoftâs new tool for setting and tracking…
Asana is a leading project management tool with the potential to transform business processes for teams of all sizes. Learn the best features, pricing and more in this review. The…
Well, now we know where the Obamas are heading after their split with Spotify. I had a whole fancy intro before getting the news, but this is about as hot…
Focus over the last several years in tech has been on advanced technologies. A tightening financial market may drive a move back to the basics. Hereâs how tech leaders can…
Home Mobile Uses of Mobile Phones Mobile phones (also known as cell phones) have become one of the essential parts of our daily lives. Unlike in earlier days, mobile phones…
Image: Paramount Paramount âplans to commissionâ 150 international originals for its Paramount Plus streaming service by 2025, according to a press release. The company revealed details about seven of the…
The efforts are currently focused on old Priuses | Photo by Toyota/Getty Images Toyota is partnering with Redwood Materials, a battery recycling company helmed by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, to…
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Popular daycare and childcare communications apps are âdangerously insecure,â according to newly published research, exposing children and parents to the risk of…
Your business and technology leaders have a vision: to drive business performance with modern technology that adapts to changing customer and employee expectations. It is up to you to bring…
Photo by Sean OâKane / The Verge Two former Tesla employees have filed a lawsuit claiming the company violated federal law for failing to provide 60 daysâ notice for a…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Some social platforms limit the number of times you can change your username, while others donât let you do it at all. Instagram…
If you often send out the same message, turn the content into a Quick Parts item and save time viewing email in Microsoft Outlook. The post How to quickly reply…
Save on this 75-inch Samsung TV and other hot tech today. | Image: Samsung The Verge Deals team is back in action this week, serving up some excellent savings from…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft, Epic Games, Meta, and 33 other companies and organizations have formed a standards group for âmetaverseâ tech. The Metaverse Standards Forum is…
Image: Microsoft Microsoft is phasing out public access to a number of AI-powered facial analysis tools â including one that claims to identify a subjectâs emotion from videos and pictures.…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon has named a new CEO of its retail arm just weeks after the previous CEO announced he would be resigning. Doug Herrington,…
Ford is officially 119 years old, and in celebration, the Blue Oval is launching an online archive so car enthusiasts can sift through its long and storied past. The Ford…
In this handout image provided by Korea Aerospace Research Institute, a space rocket Nuri (KSLV-â Ą) taking off from its launch pad at the Naro Space Center on June 21, 2022,…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Creators on Facebook and Instagram wonât have to share a cut of their revenue with the platforms until 2024. Meta previously said it…
Image: GitHub Microsoft-owned GitHub is launching its Copilot AI tool today, which helps suggest lines of code to developers inside their code editor. GitHub originally teamed up with OpenAI last…
Jack Wallen walks you through the process of syncing your Asana Tasks so they appear in your Google Calendar. The post How to integrate Google Calendar with Asana appeared first…
Jack Wallen guides you through filtering your Asana tasks by project or across multiple projects and apply additional filters. The post How to filter Asana by project appeared first on…
The number of cybersecurity protection tools on the market is staggering, which makes it challenging to decide which to use. Acronis has one tool that stands out in the pack.…
Microsoft Excel sorts slider buttons alphabetically and numerically. Fortunately, you can add a custom sort list to sort the buttons in a more meaningful way, when necessary. The post How…
A home workspace teeming with tech, toys, and the occasional cat. Gaming tech, fan collections, and cats and dogs As Alice Newcome-Beill describes herself, sheâs currently the âcommerce / deals…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Last November, Uber launched a pilot of its Uber Pool replacement, dubbed UberX Share, in Miami, Florida. Today, the company says shared rides…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook is cracking down on user reviews to prevent people from leaving fake feedback on businessesâ pages. The company has updated its Community…
The phone gets a lot of use out of its light strips. | Image: Marques Brownlee We already know that Nothingâs debut smartphone, the Phone 1, will come equipped with…
Image: Anker Fitness-focused, sporty earbuds usually come with one of two solutions for staying in your ears: they either have wing tips to help anchor them in place (as recently…
Alex Castro / The Verge Advocacy group Coin Center is suing the US government over âunconstitutional financial surveillanceâ Ever since the Silk Road, Bitcoinâs power to fuel anonymous transactions (and,…
A new banking Trojan dubbed “Malibot” pretends to be a cryptomining application to spread between Android phones. While only active now in Spain and Italy, it could begin targeting Americans.…
Jack Wallen shows you how to install and use the Authenticator 2FA desktop client on Linux. The post Linux has a new authenticator app, and itâs easy enough for anyone…
Jack Wallen walks you through the process of installing and deploying Etherpad with node.js and Docker. The post How to install the Etherpad collaborative note-taking platform on Linux appeared first…
Three devices on one neat charger. | Image: Twelve South Twelve Southâs latest accessory is the HiRise3, a $99.99 three-in-one charger designed to keep your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods…
A leaked image of Sonyâs Inzone H9. | Image: 91Mobiles / Onleaks Sony might be ready to announce a new lineup of gaming headsets, according to a report from 91Mobiles…
Behold, my beautiful … moth orchids. | Image: The Verge Sometimes, even as a tech reporter, you can be caught out by how quickly technology improves. Case in point: it…
The PS5 is a giant console, the biggest in modern history, and a DIY YouTuber has now created a PS5 âSlimâ model thatâs a fraction more than the thickness of…
A screenshot of Downdetector showing problems across numerous services. | Screenshot: Downdetector.com Cloudflare is currently experiencing an outage, according to its status page. Cloudflareâs technology powers numerous other sites and…
The faster you turn the Philips Hue Tap dial switch the faster your lights brighten or dim. | Image: Signify Signify just announced a new Philips Hue Tap dial switch,…
Image: Matt Kennedy / Lucasfilm Ltd. Thereâs a lot of big shared universes that should be easier to binge Iâve been binge-watching TV shows and movies since the 90s. First,…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Thereâs good news for people who find bad news about crypto to be good. Starting tomorrow, youâll be able to buy an exchange-traded…
The Chromecast with Google TV is one of the first devices to access this new feature. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge One of the big features that…
Resident Evil 4 on the Quest store is discounted to $35.99. | Oculus Meta has kicked off a Summer Sale on Quest VR games, and there are over 60 titles…
Using tech called âPrivate Access Tokens.â | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge When iOS 16 comes out later this fall, you may notice that you donât have to…
Mark Zuckerberg tries on the Holocake 2 prototype. | Meta Reality Labs And none of them are shipping Metaâs Reality Labs division has revealed new prototypes in its roadmap toward…
Photo by Amanda Stronza/Getty Images for SXSW Frances Haugen, the whistleblower who released a trove of internal documents and data from Facebook and testified in front of lawmakers about the…
Sewing patterns are meant to be trashed â or not Lara A. Greene keeps her antique sewing patterns in plastic tubs, stashed in the first-floor workshop of her old Victorian…
Weâve been hearing for years about the data science skills gap, but whatâs the real issue behind the talent shortage? The post The real issue behind the data science skills…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After announcing Telegram Premium earlier this month, the messaging app has finally rolled out the paid tier, which gives users access to extra…
Discover the luxurious @Mirwad_Fragrances at the beautiful La Maison Martinez Lounge until the 22nd of June @jwdoha Enjoy an interactive afternoon tea experience while you learn more about fragrances, teas,…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge On Friday, TikTok announced that it had started routing American usersâ data to US-based servers owned by Oracle. But a timely report from…
From left to right: pastel dream, purple camo, cotton candy blue, pink lemonade, and lavender swirl. When it comes to colorful controller designs, Xboxâs game has been on point for…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is known for its close-knit â and sometimes secretive â company culture, but one wouldnât suspect an actual cult running things behind…
AppleCORE filed a petition to hold the vote in May. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Workers at Appleâs Towson Town Center store in Maryland have voted to…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge WhatsApp has rolled out several new features this past week, including the ability to mute people during group calls (via Android Central). This…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A group of US lawmakers has signed off on a letter to Google that urges the company to reevaluate its treatment of search…
And this time, the ladies are in charge Last January, Lego promised its 90th anniversary would be one to remember: the company agreed to revive one of its classic Lego…
The 1979 classic returns with retractable landing gear Last January, Lego promised its 90th anniversary would be one to remember: the company agreed to revive one of its classic Lego…
The 2019 hack exposed the information of over 100 million Capital One Customers. | Photo Illustration by Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A former Amazon Web Services (AWS) engineer…
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Kick off the weekend with a steep discount on the latest, fastest iteration of the Apple TV 4K. The 32GB model normally retails…
Buy something without taking your eyes off the TV. | Image: Roku Walmart and Roku are partnering to introduce what they call âshoppable ads,â which will let you buy something…
Microsoftâs Surface Duo 2 has come a long way from where it was at launch last year. At least nine software updates and a sizable price cut have transformed Microsoftâs…
If youâve ever thought, âI would like my digital avatar to wear poorly rendered designer clothing,â I have excellent news for you. Meta is launching an online store where Facebook,…
You can do it in just a couple minutes. Puget Systems offers a number of different benchmarks to test out your PC using automated real-world tasks in the Adobe Creative…
Image: Umar Shakir / The Verge Readdle, best known for its PDF and document productivity apps for iOS, also makes a comprehensive Calendars app that combines tasks, to-dos, and reminders…
This is the demonstration file to accompany the article, How to export Microsoft Power BI data to a Microsoft Excel file, by Susan Harkins. The post Sample file: How to…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge | Photo by Joshua Lott / Getty Images On Friday, SpaceX fired a group of employees involved in crafting an open letter to…
Image: Nintendo Nintendo is bringing the original PokĂ©mon Snap for Nintendo 64 to Nintendo Switch Online on June 24th. If youâve had a hankering to return to the original game…
Combating cheats is costly business, but more costly if you make them. | Image: Bungie In a rather spectacular conclusion to a lawsuit filed by Bungie in August of last…
Sonyâs 2022 lineup is ending up on Netflix. | Image: Columbia Pictures Uncharted, the movie where Tom Holland recreated some of the PlayStation seriesâ iconic scenes, will be coming to…
This is the demonstration file to accompany the article, How to concatenate values in a single Excel column to a single row, by Susan Harkins. The post Sample file: How…
Depending on where data originates, you may not have an actual file. Learn how to export a Microsoft Power BI dataset for use in Microsoft Excel. The post How to…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, says it expects AT&T and Verizon to be able to more or less fully roll out their…
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge The best from Apple, Samsung, Sony, Beats, and more Itâs hard to buy a bad pair of wireless earbuds these days. The market…
Sometimes the current Microsoft Excel data structure doesnât match requirements of other users and software. Learn how to fix the issue. The post How to concatenate values in a single…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge This week has revealed to the average investor just how interconnected cryptocurrency firms are. Two firms have frozen withdrawals, and a cryptocurrency hedge…
Everest base camp. | Photo by TASHI LAKPA SHERPA/AFP via Getty Images Nepal is moving the Everest base camp off of the melting Khumbu glacier, the BBC reported. Research shows…
The 2022 TCL 5-Series has Google TV built-in, as an alternative to the usual Roku TV. | Image: TCL With the recent announcement of Amazon Prime Day returning on July…
Photo by Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has approved an American request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Patel signed the order on…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge According to a report from Electrek, a wave of layoffs at Tesla may affect hourly workers, despite a company-wide email from Elon Musk…
An inexpensive budget phone that could offer more TCLâs entry-level Stylus 5G makes sense for someone on a strict budget who absolutely must have 5G and a built-in stylus. Thatâs…
Image: Dami Lee Elon Musk may want out of his deal with Twitter, but he has some ideas about how to run the bird app, and they involve layoffs, subscriptions,…
In this step-by-step guide, learn how to enable the backup feature within the two-factor authentication application Authy. The post How to back up your Authy app appeared first on TechRepublic.
Itâs hard to put into words how cute the little creatures in Peridot are. The virtual pets, which star in the next release from PokĂ©mon Go developer Niantic, seem scientifically…
Flagship features for a more palatable price Updates to beloved gadgets can go one of two ways. Either a company tries to fix what ainât broke or builds upon a…
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk appeared at a virtual town hall for Twitter employees on Thursday to answer their questions, and by the end…
In this step-by-step guide, learn how to streamline your organizationâs projects with the task management application Asana. The post How to set up a workflow in Asana appeared first on…
Last yearâs Fairphone 4. | Photo by Jon Porter / The Verge Sustainable smartphone manufacturer Fairphone has announced a new subscription service that offers its latest phone, the Fairphone 4,…
A group of Senate Democrats is calling on the US Commerce Department to follow Europeâs lead in forcing all smartphone manufacturers to build devices that adhere to a universal charging…
The notch found on last yearâs MacBook Pros. | Photo by Phil Esposito / The Verge Most people have more or less gotten over the iPhoneâs display notch, the once-controversial…
The full headset taken from the recently-published Valve patent. Valveâs most recent VR headset was 2019âs high-powered, high-priced Valve Index. But rumors have long been swirling that the company is…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge As titans of the social media world, Facebook and TikTok often invite comparison. But while Facebook is currently retooling its app to be…