Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Elon Musk claimed last week that “hate speech impressions” on Twitter were down by one-third since he took over the company. But the total amount of hate speech on the platform has risen during that same time period, according to research by the Center for Countering Digital Hate….
It applies to individual tracks only. Rhythm game Beat Saber is one of the best things to do in virtual reality. But — no offense to its default music packs — buying extra songs from major artists like Lizzo, BTS, Lady Gaga, Green Day, and Linkin Park is nearly a requirement in my book. (Yes,…
Enlarge / Proton Calendar’s iOS app aims to offer most of the same niceties as other calendar apps, but with more peace of mind about your data. (credit: Proton) Proton Calendar, which claims to be the “world’s only” calendar using end-to-end encryption and cryptographic verification, has arrived on iOS, giving those seeking a more secure…
Enlarge / OneWeb satellites launch on a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome earlier in 2022. (credit: OneWeb) There’s one thing that can be definitively said about broadband communications company OneWeb: It’s a survivor. The company has persisted through several different owners, a bankruptcy, having its satellites taken as hostages amid a regional war, and nearly…
It’s the Best of What’s New. Rimac We may be decades away from replacing fossil-fuel-powered vehicles with a fully electric fleet, but at the same time, EVs have continued their impressive gains on US roadways. But the most innovative companies in the automotive industry are looking beyond just batteries and charging infrastructure. They’re making the…
The FDA building in Washington DC, January 13, 2020. Deposit Photos On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Rebyota. This is the first fecal microbiota product that the regulatory agency has ever approved. It used to prevent the recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in people 18 and older and can be given…
iMessage works great—until one of your friends decides to cross to the Android side of the street. Daniel Korpai / Unsplash You’re probably in more group chats than you’d like. Old college friends, the neighbors, the basketball team, the parents from your kid’s school, everyone from last year’s skiing holiday, and on and on it…
The Cuba ransomware gang extorted more than $60 million in ransom payments from victims between December 2021 and August 2022, a joint advisory from CISA and the FBI has warned. The latest advisory is a follow-up to a flash alert released by the FBI in December 2021, which revealed that the gang had earned close…
GoStudent — the Austria-based late-stage Tutor marketplace which has raised $686.3 million (and attained a €3BN valuation) to date — has acquired Germany-based Studienkreis, a traditional tutoring company, founded in 1974, which is focused on the German-speaking ‘DACH’ region. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Studienkreis had previously been owned, since 2017, by the…
Prior to launching as a startup in 2005, Box began as an idea that co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie had for a marketing class — to bring the power of the internet to file-sharing. The concept may not feel revolutionary today, but back then, you could email a file if it was small enough, or…