Sony today revealed the games coming to PlayStation Plus in September, both to the Essential tier and to Extra and Premium tiers. The Essential tier games launch first, on September 6, while the other games launch later in the month. The free games for the Essential subscribers are Need for Speed: Heat, Granblue Fantasy: Versus,…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
The issue stems from its 2021 startup purchase. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Arm is suing Qualcomm and Nuvia, a startup the chipmaker acquired in 2021, claiming that the companies violated the licenses they have to use Arm’s processor designs and architecture (via Reuters). Arm’s argument is that the licenses it gave…
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on September 9, 2021. SHAMIL ZHUMATOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Belarus’ authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko, has steered his country closer to Russia. Those tightening ties have included rhetorical and logistical support for Russia’s war in Ukraine. But Lukashenko has avoided direct involvement in the…
Numerous apps can serve as a WhatsApp alternative. Reuters WhatsApp is a popular voice, video, and text chat app, but there are many alternatives to choose from as well. Similar apps that offer end-to-end encryption include Telegram, Signal, and Threema. Here are seven of the best WhatsApp alternatives you can use today. WhatsApp has achieved…
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive consumers online, the pressure for incumbent insurance companies to adopt digital technology is intensifying. Incumbent insurers have been pushed to accelerate their use of mature AI deployments over the past year to meet changing customer expectations and better compete with tech-centric firms. For context, consumers are now twice as…
Developer Endnight Games has announced “one last” delay for Sons of the Forest, with the horror-survival sequel now set to arrive on 23rd February next year. Sons of the Forest is the direct sequel to Endnight’s well-received The Forest (which got its version 1.0 release in 2018 after four years in early access), a game…
Today Apple has issued a new software update, but this one is a bit special, as it’s intended for the older models that the company doesn’t support anymore – not with its latest iOS builds at least. We’re talking about iOS 12.5.6, which is already going out to those iPhones and iPads stuck on the…
Recent data handling issues with Twitter and TikTok highlight why enterprises need to be wary of data privacy with third-party apps.Read MoreRead More
The ShoeCare cleaner will take the stench out of your sneaks. | Image: LG If you’ve browsed around the Container Store looking for the perfect sneaker storage, you’re looking in the wrong places. Maybe what you really need is LG’s new Styler ShoeCase — a shoebox with a window that’s currently being displayed at IFA….
Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta is setting up a product organization to identify and build “possible paid features” for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, according to an internal memo sent to employees last week that was obtained by The Verge. The new division is Meta’s first serious foray into building paid features across its main…