Netflix makes its biggest acquisition ever — the Roald Dahl catalog
Image: Netflix Nearly three years after Netflix signed a deal with The Roald Dahl Story Company to create a universe of animated features based on the author’s books, the company has acquired the...
View ArticleAmazon’s department stores sound like a very Amazon way to sell clothes
Amazon’s Go convenience stores are cashier-less. | Image: Amazon Amazon’s rumored department store experiment could take a similarly high-tech approach to selling clothes as the company took with...
View ArticleElizabeth Holmes ‘was in charge’ of Theranos, says Gen. Mattis
Getty She pricked his finger, and he fell under her spell Continue reading… Source: TheVergeThe post Elizabeth Holmes ‘was in charge’ of Theranos, says Gen. Mattis first appeared on WackyTechTips.
View ArticleDJI Mavic 3 Pro leaks out with two cameras, 46-minute flights and a Four...
Image via Jasper Ellens DJI may be about to upend the world of aerial photography yet again — by introducing a drone with drastically improved battery life and two cameras instead of one. DroneDJ and...
View ArticleApple’s rumored MacBook Pros could get higher resolution screens, according...
Apple’s 2021 MacBook Pro with an M1 chip. | Photo by Alexander Kramer for The Verge The latest macOS Monterey beta contains clues about the resolution of Apple’s rumored 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros,...
View ArticleApple says an issue is preventing some animations from using high refresh...
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple’s iPhone 13 lineup launched Friday, and one of the key features of the 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max are their ProMotion displays with variable refresh rates that can...
View ArticleHow Elizabeth Holmes sidelined the real scientists at Theranos
Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images By leaving them off email threads Continue reading… Source: TheVergeThe post How Elizabeth Holmes sidelined the real scientists at...
View ArticleNetflix confirms there will be a third season of The Witcher
Geralt in The Witcher. | Image: Netflix At its big Tudum event, Netflix confirmed that it will make a third season of The Witcher. No other details were shared, so we don’t know when we might expect...
View ArticleThe biggest news and trailers from Netflix’s Tudum event
Red Notice. | Image: Netflix Everything from The Witcher to Tiger King Continue reading… Source: TheVergeThe post The biggest news and trailers from Netflix’s Tudum event first appeared on WackyTechTips.
View ArticleFacebook says Instagram is not ‘toxic for teens,’ despite damning WSJ report
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook has fired back nearly two weeks after The Wall Street Journal reported that Instagram made body image issues worse for one in three teenage girls...
View ArticleBackbone offers 3D-printed solution for iPhone 13 Pro camera bump issue
Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge Backbone Labs has acknowledged the issue that hampers the use of its excellent iPhone gaming controller with the new iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max. As we noticed...
View ArticleNintendo confirms Donkey Kong area for Super Nintendo World
Nintendo has confirmed plans to expand Super Nintendo World, its recently opened theme park at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, with a new Donkey Kong area. The news doesn’t exactly come as a...
View ArticleLogitech’s MX Keys Mini ditches the numpad for other useful keys
The function row has dedicated emoji, voice dictation and mic mute keys. | Image: Logitech Logitech’s MX Keys Mini is a compact, platform-agnostic wireless keyboard that lacks the numpad found on the...
View ArticleWithings’ latest hybrid smartwatch poses as a luxury dive watch
The new Withings ScanWatch Horizon showing SpO2 oxygen saturation. | Image: Withings The ScanWatch Horizon is Withings’ latest hybrid smartwatch to combine a digital display with a traditional...
View ArticleAmazon’s automotive efforts appear to be taking a pit stop
Amazon laid out its plans to make ambient computing an even bigger part of its customers’ lives at its hardware and services event on Tuesday. But while that vision includes surveillance drones and...
View ArticleAmazon settles with the activists it fired
Amazon has settled a dispute with two workers that the National Labor Relations Board said were fired for their activism. In April 2020, the company fired Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa after they...
View ArticleA grueling day in Elizabeth Holmes’ trial ended with evidence that Theranos’...
Getty Images A preview of arguments to come Continue reading… Source: TheVergeThe post A grueling day in Elizabeth Holmes’ trial ended with evidence that Theranos’ tests sucked first appeared on...
View ArticleYouTube TV and NBCUniversal agree to ‘short’ extension to avoid channels...
Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Following a public standoff earlier this week, YouTube TV and NBCUniversal have agreed to a “short” extension over the...
View ArticleGoogle says Bing users search for Google more than anything else
“Google” is the most searched term on Bing “by far,” according to a lawyer working for Google’s parent company, Alphabet. According to Bloomberg, Google made the argument while trying to get its $5...
View ArticleElectric vehicle maker Rivian has filed to go public
Rivian has filed to go public | Photo by David Becker/Getty Images Electric vehicle maker Rivian, backed by Ford and Amazon, filed for an initial public offering on Friday on the Nasdaq exchange. The...
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