Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Selena Gomez is reportedly developing a Working Girl reboot, and I don’t know how to feel about it. As the daughter of a Staten Island girl who worked on Wall Street in the ’80s, the original is just too close to my heart. Anyway, let the river run…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and California declares a monkeypox state of emergency, TwitchCon San Diego released its health measures policy, indicating that there will be no testing, vaccination, or mask requirements. “In accordance with current local guidelines, there will be no COVID-19 vaccination or testing requirements at…
Art for Jetpack Joyride 2 | Image: Apple Jetpack Joyride, one of my favorite iOS games of all time, is getting a sequel that will be available exclusively on Apple Arcade. You’ll be able to play Jetpack Joyride 2 on Apple’s $4.99-per-month games subscription service beginning August 19th. Jetpack Joyride 2 looks like it will…
Enlarge / Apple’s Studio Display. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Developer and blogger Michael Tsai has been collecting anecdotes about a new problem with Apple’s Studio Display: recurring audio glitches. Symptoms include audio playback becoming “choppy” or cutting out entirely, and some users have reported similar difficulties with the built-in microphone and even the webcam. MacRumors reported…
Enlarge (credit: Hyper/Kickstarter) For power users juggling a high-resolution monitor or two, large data transfers, multiple PC accessories that need power, and, perhaps, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, a Thunderbolt dock can add helpful high-speed ports while powering a supporting PC, like a MacBook. This helps streamline an office setup but also typically comes with a clunky power…
Earth, which is speeding up ever-so-slightly, as seen from the International Space Station. NASA Johnson Earth itself can claim a new world record: Scientists studying our planet’s rotation confirmed that June 29 was the shortest day on record. As Earth completes one full rotation on its axis, the speed of the spin—nearly 24 hours, with…
Yair Snir Contributor Yair Snir is vice president and managing director of Dell Technologies Capital, leading venture investment activity in Europe and Israel. Good companies get bought not sold. This saying has been passed down as conventional wisdom through generations of entrepreneurs, but it doesn’t tell the entire story. While the IPO is characterized as…
Twid, an Indian startup operating a rewards based payment platform, has raised $12 million to scale its network of merchants and issuers and expand its solution in the South Asian market. Rakuten Capital led the startup’s Series A round, which also saw participation from Google and existing investors including Sequoia Surge and Beenext. Twid allows…
Streaming week 1 of the NFL preseason actually just means streaming one game. The Hall of Fame Game between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Jacksonville Jaguars is set for 8 p.m. ET on August 4. But that’s OK, because it’s exciting that the preseason is officially starting — insofar as a collection of exhibition…
Google has submitted an FCC filing for a mysterious new “wireless device” – suggesting a never-before-seen smart home product could be on the horizon. As first spotted by Droidlife, the filing refers to an “engineering sample” (under model number G28DR) that supports both WiFi and Bluetooth functionality. It also features an image detailing a rectangular-shaped…