Activision says the ‘next full premium’ Call of Duty is coming in 2023

A screenshot from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. | Image: Activision Blizzard Activision Blizzard’s 2023 plans for Call of Duty include the “next full premium release in the blockbuster annual series,” according to the company’s third-quarter earnings published Monday (pdf). While that wouldn’t be particularly notable most years given the regular fall release cycle…

T-Mobile may be looking to spend big on fiber home internet

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile is reportedly considering building a multibillion-dollar fiber network that it would use to provide home internet service, according to Bloomberg. While the company started testing fiber internet last year, its main home-focused offering connects with 5G instead of other wired infrastructure like DSL or cable. Bloomberg reports…

Hacker took pains to hide $3.36B of stolen bitcoin. Feds found it anyway

Enlarge / Bitcoin laundering concept vector illustration. Federal prosecutors have recovered $3.36 billion in bitcoin that was stolen a decade ago from Silk Road, the dark web bazaar responsible for distributing massive quantities of illegal drugs and other illicit goods and services to people worldwide. Last November, federal agents executing a search warrant on a…

Best winter jackets of 2022

Dmitry Konnov, Unsplash We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best overall for men The North Face McMurdo Parka Check Price Brave the elements during quick trips to the supermarket or longer excursions outdoors. Best stylish for women Canada Goose Women’s Rossclair Parka…

Georgia man pleads guilty to stealing over $3 billion in Bitcoin

Okay, so the raid didn’t exactly look like this. Deposit Photos Earlier today, the US Department of Justice revealed information on what was then the largest cryptocurrency seizure in US history (the second-largest financial seizure ever at the time). The seizure occurred during a previously undisclosed raid on a Georgia residence in connection with a 2012 wire…

Perceptron: AI that sees with sound, learns to walk and predicts seismic physics

Research in the field of machine learning and AI, now a key technology in practically every industry and company, is far too voluminous for anyone to read it all. This column, Perceptron, aims to collect some of the most relevant recent discoveries and papers — particularly in, but not limited to, artificial intelligence — and explain…