The Verge Valve just updated the Steam mobile app on Android and iOS, and it’s vastly different (in a good way) than the previous version. In addition to a new redesign, it comes with a couple of new features that are supposed to make it easier to sign in on Steam without having to enter…
Illustration by Beatrice Sala The company behind ultra fast fashion brands Shein and Romwe will pay New York state $1.9 million over a data breach affecting millions of customers. The fine stems from charges that Zoetop failed to secure customers’ data, didn’t properly inform customers of a data breach, and tried to keep the extent…
Laura Normand / The Verge Mark Zuckerberg wants to own the future of computing — but not alone. That’s the intended takeaway from this year’s Meta (formerly Facebook, formerlier Oculus) Connect, where the Meta CEO described his plans for a new computing platform. “In each generation of computing that I’ve seen so far — PCs,…
Energy Dome’s CO2 battery. | Image: Energy Dome There’s a new CO2 battery in the energy game, and it just might be the assist turbines need to harness the full power of the wind. The technology uses carbon dioxide to store energy in the form of pressure and heat. It’s a relatively straightforward solution that…
Image: The Verge Warner Bros. Television is laying off 82 of its employees, making up around 19 percent of its workforce, according to reports from Deadline and Variety. The studio has also chosen not to fill 43 open positions — making up 125 (or 26 percent) of its jobs in total — with those in…
Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) When Jeff Bezos started Amazon, his motto was “get big fast,” and apparently, ByteDance is applying the same ethos to set its meteorically popular social media platform, TikTok, hot on Amazon’s heels. In the past few weeks, TikTok has posted a series of job listings that, as Axios…
Enlarge / An Xbox Series S console. (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) Microsoft slammed Sony and UK regulators amid a challenge to its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, saying the UK has relied too much on Sony’s “self-serving” arguments. The UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) last month referred the $68.7 billion deal…
Save 40%: Instead of its usual $1,500, the NordicTrack S22i Commercial Studio Cycle is just $899 at Amazon. That $600.99 markdown brings this bike to its best price ever. Bummed you missed out on Peloton’s first-ever Amazon discount? No need to be too upset about it. On the second day of the Prime Early Access…
Prime Day can be a great time to pick up plenty of big-ticket gets and gifts. But the PEAS has also brought us some solid home tech deals, like on smart thermostats. Beyond looking nice and their app-enabled capabilities, smart thermostats can provide a great way of saving energy, which helps out your wallet and…
Co-writer/director Sean Anders’ Spirited presents a timeless holiday favorite, A Christmas Carol — but this time with an unforgettable twist. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell, and Octavia Spencer, the trailer promises lots of laughs, exhilarating musical numbers, and much-needed comfort. The musical comedy follows the Ghost of Christmas Present (Ferrell) as he picks his “Scrooge”…