Monthly Archives: July 2022

The Beginner’s Guide to the Best Strategies to Manage Your Online Reputation

Negative customer reviews are part of running a business. Stuff happens. The tricky part is that the bad press lingers long after you’ve solved the problem. You don’t have to accept negative publicity forever. Here’s how to take an active role in protecting and managing your online reputation. The Top-Rated Online Reputation Management Companies for…

Here are the biggest technology wins in the breakthrough climate bill

Two weeks after blowing up hopes of a US climate deal, Senator Joe Manchin announced on Wednesday that he and Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic majority leader, had struck a compromise agreement that would provide nearly $400 billion for climate and energy projects. It remains to be seen whether the sprawling spending package proposed by…

CHIPS Act clears Congress, ensuring $52 billion boost to US foundries

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge It might get cheaper and easier to buy popular tech products, like gaming consoles and graphics cards, after Congress approved $52 billion in funding for domestic semiconductor manufacturing. In a 243-187 vote on Thursday, the House passed the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act to strengthen US science…

Google’s new Play Store rules target annoying ads and copycat crypto apps

It’s making several changes to the Play Store. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is trying to cut down on annoying, unskippable ads in Android apps and overall bad behavior in the Play Store (via TechCrunch). The company announced wide-ranging policy changes on Wednesday that update rules across several categories to be…

Annapurna teases new games from creators of Katamari, Kentucky Route Zero, and more

Image: Outerloop Games The Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2022 took a somewhat different approach to the video game publisher summer showcase format. Instead of a fire hose of trailers, sizzle reels, and gameplay videos, Annapurna slowed it down a bit, doing all of the above while also taking time to show off the people who are…

Manchester City smart scarf wraps data-collecting sensors around fans’ necks

Enlarge (credit: Manchester City) England’s Manchester City soccer club wants to know how its fans really feel, and it has gone so far as to pilot The Connected Scarf, a “smart scarf” stuffed with sensors that the organization says enables it to gauge fan emotions. According to Manchester City’s page for the scarf, the club has been…