Steam is a video game distribution service by Valve. Game developers can publish their games while users can play them. The most popular games on Steam are CS:GO (you might be looking for accounts with csgo skins) and Dota 2. They are played by about 500,000 users daily. Some games on Steam are free to…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Every year, the EA Sports releases its list of the top 50 players and their in-game rankings. This year is no exception.Read MoreRead More
It’s not just you. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram is having some issues right now affecting users trying to open its app on their iPhone or Android device. Users on Reddit report that the app is continually crashing, making it difficult for them to see any posts, and DownDetector shows that…
It’s not just the music that’s ridiculous in Trombone Champ. | Image: Holy Wow Studios If your Twitter feed is anything like mine, it’s recently been filled with hilarious videos of the trombone rhythm game Trombone Champ. Much of the silliness comes from players “sliding” the in-game cursor to try and hit the next note,…
Enlarge / A pink waveform on a blue background suggesting a visual depiction of audio. (credit: Benj Edwards / Ars Technica) On Wednesday, OpenAI released a new open source AI model called Whisper that recognizes and translates audio at a level that approaches human recognition ability. It can transcribe interviews, podcasts, conversations, and more. OpenAI…
Enlarge / The green lines make it faster. When Nvidia rolled out its new RTX 40-series graphics cards earlier this week, many gamers and industry watchers were a bit shocked at the asking prices the company was putting on its latest top-of-the-line hardware. New heights in raw power also came with new heights as far…
Protests make headlines in Iranian newspapers on September 22, 2022. Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Iran has cut off most of its citizens’ social media access, according to reports from news organizations and watchdog groups. This comes following nationwide protests surrounding the suspicious death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman…
In the world of investment, a “party round” is an investment round — typically an angel round — where a larger number of angels throw in what (to them) is pocket change to help a company get off the ground. “Pocket change” is relative, of course; what is pocket change to a very high-net-worth individual…
The future comes at you fast: TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 is now just a few weeks away. If you’re involved in the tech world — or want to break into it — you’ll want to be in San Francisco from October 18–20. And if your funds are tight, there’s now a golden opportunity to experience Disrupt up…
If you’re having trouble accessing Instagram right now, it’s because the social network is currently experiencing a partial outage. A spokesperson for the company told TechCrunch in an email that Instagram is aware of the issue, and that it’s working to get the app back to normal. “We’re aware that some people are having trouble…