Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge It’s a big ol’ Spotify day here at Hot Pod. The company is making moves, acquiring Wordle-inspired music trivia game Heardle, expanding its video podcast reach to new countries, and taking another hit podcast exclusive. Plus, a roundup of the best Prime Day audio deals. Let’s get into…
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Enlarge (credit: Scharon Harding) On Tuesday, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the industry group that makes the Bluetooth wireless standard, announced the completion of its latest specification: Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio. Like Bluetooth LE, Bluetooth LE Audio focuses more on power efficiency than the classic version of Bluetooth. It also seeks to provide…
Enlarge (credit: NASA) After months of anticipation, and a day after President Biden himself was involved in the release of an image of the early Universe, NASA has now released four other images from the Webb Space Telescope. The agency had already told us that targets would include a couple of nebulas, a galaxy cluster,…
Enlarge / Mass Effect Legendary Edition. (credit: BioWare / EA) Amazon’s Prime Day sale isn’t known for hosting tons of gaming deals, but this year’s sale includes a few notable discounts. After digging through Amazon’s detritus and cross-checking price histories, we’ve picked out the best Prime Day gaming deals below. Among the highlights are a…
Xbox / SteelSeries The Xbox Series S and X are easier to find today than they were a year ago but they can still be tricky to track down. Even if you could walk into a store and just buy one, though, this early Prime Day 2022 Lightning Deal would be a very tempting opportunity…
So you want to know how to reheat pizza, huh? Look no further. Jordon Kaplan / Unsplash PopSci is spending September relearning how to eat. As intuitive as our love of chowing down is, a lot stands between us and optimal eating. This month, we’ll break down diet myths, unlock delicious kitchen hacks, and explore our most common misconceptions about…
Amanda Reed Love reading but hate lugging a stack of books around? If you flip for flipping pages, eReaders are a convenient way to work through a righteous reading list on the go, combining portability with almost instant access to your favorite titles or new pageturners. Additionally, some eReaders are waterproof for reading in the…
Crypto-native venture capital firm Multicoin Capital announced a new fund, its third and largest to date at $430 million. “As evidenced by our first and second venture funds, some of the best opportunities arise in bear markets,” Tushar Jain, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, told TechCrunch. “Valuations are more reasonable; founders are more…
Google has responded to dating app maker Match Group’s antitrust lawsuit in a scathing new court filing which refers to Match’s original complaint as a “cynical attempt” to take advantage of Google Play’s distribution platform and other tools while attempting to sidestep Google’s fees. The two tech giants have been battling it out in court…
The hackers demonstrating the radio replay attack using a vulnerable Honda keyfob. Honda said it could not determine if the attack was “credible.” Image Credits: Star-V Lab Security researchers have revealed a vulnerability in Honda’s keyless entry system that could allow hackers to remotely unlock and start potentially “all Honda vehicles currently existing on the market.”…