While a largely iterative upgrade, the new Rotom Phone gets a couple new features. | Image: The Pokémon Company The Rotom Phone is getting a big upgrade. Following its introduction in the Galar region three years ago, the updated version of the smartphone-that’s-inhabited-by-a-Pokémon is finally making the jump from one back camera to two. The…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
A U.S. Forest Service guide from 1995 shows where to put explosives to partially or completely obliterate a horse carcass. Deposit Photos This article was originally featured on Task & Purpose. ‘Stop beating a dead horse,’ is a common expression, but have you ever tried blowing one up? If not, the U.S. government has a…
Luxury EV startup Lucid Motors changed its yearly production target again, lowering it to an expected output of between 6,000 and 7,000 vehicles, the company announced today. That’s only a fraction of the 20,000 cars that Lucid initially promised to deliver in 2022. The Tesla competitor has only produced 1,405 vehicles so far this year,…
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Valve is expanding Steam Deck shipments to some regions that could take the handheld PC-meets-console to new heights. The company just announced that reservations are now open in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan through Komodo, a site that also sells Valve’s Index VR headset for PC…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have unearthed never-before-seen malware that hackers from North Korea have been using to surreptitiously read and download email and attachments from infected users’ Gmail and AOL accounts. The malware, dubbed SHARPEXT by researchers from security firm Volexity, uses clever means to install a browser extension for the Chrome and Edge…
TechCrunch Disrupt is back, in person on October 18–20 in San Francisco, and we want to remind university and college students that one minute can change the trajectory of your startup dreams. How? The possibility begins when you apply to the TechCrunch Student Pitch Competition (powered by Blackstone LaunchPad). Here’s how it works: Record a…
Life-Changing The whole world watched as Rion Holcombe read the letter that changed everything. Through the screen, his contagious excitement and bright smile could be seen. However, there was more to it. It was the culmination of Rion’s journey to break down barriers and vindicate himself against all doubters. His letter silenced all the haters,…
A Big Mistake The doctor suggested taking tablets to stop his testosterone production and urged him to begin gender transition as soon as feasible. Naturally, the man revealed his psychological issues and questioned the psychiatrist as to why she was advocating for gender treatment without taking into account all of the circumstances. But he didn’t…
Enlarge / A thrown-away surgical mask lays on the ground. (credit: Getty | David Gannon) As the wave of omicron coronavirus subvariant BA.5 continues to flood the US, daily COVID-19 hospitalizations are four times higher than four months ago, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data reflects…
Intel released this rendering in January of new semiconductor facilities it plans to build in Ohio. Intel Corp. Both the Senate and the House have now passed the Chips and Science Act, and today, the White House said that President Biden would be signing the bill into law on Tuesday, August 9. The legislation contains…