Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A few of us at The Verge have noticed something new about Twitter’s iOS app: when you pull down to refresh your feed, you might hear a couple of new noises. One is a little windup trill that plays when you first pull the feed, and after your…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
The University of Southern California has long utilized CollegeSource’s uAchieve Degree Audit solution to manage the increasingly complex transfer articulation and degree audit process for students. Now, the institution is upgrading to uAchieve in the Cloud.Read More
Citing “disturbing” levels of power used by cryptocurrency miners, a group of Democrats led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren is urging the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy to crack down on the controversial industry. The letter, signed by four senators and two representatives, calls on regulators to compel cryptominers to disclose their carbon…
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Time to do the Friday dance! We’ve mentioned our virtual TC Sessions: Robotics event a few times, but we’ve got some good news for events fans. Hang on to your blockchains and…
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) may well have produced some of the most awe-inspiring images in the history of deep space photography since its launch, however, even the most modest modern laptop might beat it in the storage stakes. The world’s most advanced telescope only sports a 68GB Solid State Drive (SSD), though this…
The MacBook Air M2 has finally arrived in the hands of those who preordered it, at least those who weren’t hit with pre-order delays. And so far the reception has been pretty positive, with owners taking to social media and showing off their new laptops in some gorgeous photos. There are major differences between the old…
A woman holds a placard saying “abortion is healthcare” during an abortion rights rally. About 100 people attended the rally, which was organized in response to the United States Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and eliminate the right to abortion access. Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images An attorney for Dr. Caitlin…
EA will release the 12th expansion pack for The Sims 4 on July 28th. Starting on the same day, all players (including those who don’t buy the High School Years DLC) will be able to change their Sims’ sexual orientation, as part of the developers’ efforts to bolster LGBTQIA+ representation in the game. “Between this…
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