Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge The Wire, the Indian news outlet that published an explosive and now-retracted story on Meta earlier this month, says it was subject to “deception” by one of the members of its “Meta investigation team.” In an update posted on its site today, The Wire apologizes for running the…
Enlarge / The Surface Duo 2 running Android 12L. (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft is still struggling to learn what exactly it takes to be a successful Android manufactuer. The company’s first self-branded Android phones, the dual-screened Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2, have tried to resurrect Microsoft’s mobile ambitions after the death of Windows Phone. They…
Enlarge / Ventura drops support for the last of the pre-Retina MacBook Airs. OpenCore Legacy Patcher can add it back, if you want. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) The macOS Ventura update ended support for a wide range of Intel Macs, including models introduced in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. But as with older macOS releases, independent…
Here’s the iPhone 14 with front and back panels, and a middle frame. [credit: iFixit ] As has become an annual custom, iFixit has done a teardown of the iPhone 14, Apple’s baseline flagship iPhone for 2022. While the iPhone 14 seems almost identical to its immediate predecessor on the surface, iFixit found one vital…
The argonaut’s paper-thin egg case helps it survive in pelagic waters. Davin Setiamarga Eight-armed, pink-spotted argonauts live what appears to be a mysterious life. Unlike other octopuses, they spend their days floating near the surface of tropical waters, detaching their arms to have sex, and curling up in a milky white case. And that’s only…
Earlier this year, Meta posted its first quarterly revenue decline. Once again, Meta’s financials aren’t inspiring much faith in its investors this quarter. Meta’s revenue declined 4% year over year to hit $27.7 billion; but Meta CFO David Wehner pointed out on the earnings call today that some of this decline is owed to inflation….
As the third-quarter earnings drumbeat continues, we learned more about the state of global supply chains, global consumer appetite for big-ticket items and the future of self-driving technology. After the bell this afternoon, Ford beat Wall Street analyst revenue estimates of $36.25 billion, per Yahoo Finance, with automotive Q3 2022 top line of $37.2 billion,…
A follow-up to the Quest 2, Meta is launching another consumer-grade virtual reality headset next year. The company announced this during today’s Q3 earnings call, in which the company marked yet another $3 billion quarterly loss to its metaverse investments. But CFO David Wehner says that some of this continued cost can be explained via…
They came as soon as Elon Musk announced he was buying Twitter. A wave of tweets from users dramatically proclaiming they would leave Twitter if/when the deal went through. Thanks to the drama being prolonged by Musk first reneging on the acquisition, then changing his mind to follow through on his original intent to buy…
People on TikTok are using tracks from Taylor Swift’s Midnights to talk their talk and go viral. Swift’s tenth studio album, Midnights, has been out for less than a week, and it’s already taking over TikTok. However, the most popular tracks on the platform may or may not surprise you. SEE ALSO: Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’…