iPhone 15 got USB-C, a great upgrade just for the sake of cable management sanity, but that also brought support for native video out. That means you can connect displays to the iPhone easily with a single cable and do fun stuff like output Netflix […]
Month: November 2023
Making representation in games more than just a profitability play
At GBN 2023, JumpButton Studios talks about why diversity in gaming goes beyond just increasing your margins (though it does that too).
New Facebook Stories API helps creators share directly from third-party desktop or web apps
Meta is introducing a new API that makes it easier to create and share a Facebook Story directly from a third-party desktop or web app. The social networking ad titan first introduced Stories to the main Facebook app in 2017, emulating a feature it had […]
SEC subpoenas PayPal over its USD-pegged stablecoin
Just three months after PayPal entered the fray to bring stablecoins to the masses, it’s attracting attention from U.S. regulators. The payments giant said Thursday that it had received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission related to its U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin, according to […]
Amazon knows its policies force sellers to ‘live in constant fear’
It looks like Amazon is hellbent on keeping its spot as the biggest online retailer — even if that means hurting both sellers and customers. In September, the FTC filed a long-expected antitrust lawsuit against Amazon over its alleged use of illegal strategies to stay […]
Cohere launches Embed V3 for enterprise LLM applications
Embed V3, the latest iteration of Cohere’s embedding model with enhanced data compression, is designed to help enterprises build LLM apps.
RoboCop: Rogue City – A Riveting Return to Old Detroit
Today, we are thrilled to bring you an in-depth analysis of “RoboCop: Rogue City,” a game that has taken the gaming world by storm, promising a nostalgic trip back to…
Closing time for Sam Bankman-Fried
Smoke ‘em if you’ve got ‘em. | Photo Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Michael M. Santiago, Bloomberg, Klmax, Whyframestudio, Yevgen Romanenko, Pixhook, Peter Dazeley, Jimkruger, Getty Images Mistakes aren’t illegal, but fraud is — and Bankman-Fried’s lawyers never made his […]
Japan’s SBI Holdings commits $40M to anchor Novastar Ventures future funds
SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial services conglomerate and one of the largest venture capital firms in the East Asian country, has made a $40 million multi-fund commitment to anchor pan-African VC firm Novastar Ventures’ future funds. Following the deal, SBI Holdings will take a minority […]
Disney to buy out Comcast and take full control of Hulu
Disney is buying the rest of Hulu from Comcast, the company has announced. It will acquire the 33 percent of Hulu Comcast still controls and expects to pay NBC Universal approximately $8.61 billion for the deal, though the final amount will be determined after an […]