Life At Risk The summer heat felt unbearable in the middle of the day. Some New York residents were walking by when they noticed a dog locked in a car. They decided to wait by the car for when the owner made an appearance. Their waiting turned to calling the police for assistance. The officers…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Snap today announced the launch of a new Dual Camera feature, which is designed to allow Snapchat users to record or capture photos using the front and back iPhone cameras at the same time. The Dual Camera option can be accessed from the camera toolbar, and it is available for Snaps, Stories, and Spotlight videos….
PlayStation maker Sony today announced that it intends to begin producing mobile games designed for iPhone and Android devices through the acquisition of Savage Game Studios. Savage Game Studios founders have worked for companies that include Rovio, Zynga, and Wargaming, and Sony says they have “many years of experience making some of the most popular…
With a budget as big as a Balrog and a series of awe-inspiring trailers, expectations are sky-high for Prime Video’s take on TolkienRead More
The button you reach for in someone else’s time of need. | Image: Mitchell Clark / The Verge Elevator buttons can sometimes be fickle things — confusing labels or tricky security systems can start a trip up or down a building off on a slightly sour note. But on the control panel, there’s one button…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge COVID-19 vaccines designed to target the omicron variant have just been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration. Both Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna got the FDA’s sign-off for their booster doses of the reformulated shot. This is the first update to COVID-19 vaccines to be authorized in…
The small city of Mexico Beach, Florida, always had a certain charm. It had been lucky. Even though it sits on the Gulf of Mexico, which gets rocked by hurricanes each year, it had never been affected by a major storm. The cinder block buildings and the cottage-style houses still had the same look and…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge People cry at airports all the time. So when Jai Cooper heard sobbing from the back of the security line, it didn’t really faze her. As an officer of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), she had gotten used to the strange behavior of passengers. Her job was to…
Image: Amazon Studios The Rings of Power will take you there and back again with some new stops along the way Continue reading… Read More