Fellow journalists who have spoken to TikTok press representatives have told me that company reps open my emails requesting comment with trepidation. One journalist said a rep told them that invariably I’ll be asking them to comment on an internal policy, a le... More »
/ The SEC’s letter suggests a next step could come soon, while execs say they’re prepared to defend its crypto staking product Coinbase Earn and other products in court. Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeCoinbase execs revealed today that the crypto excha... More »
I lost my AirPods, and I simply refuse to pay to buy new ones. The latest third-generation AirPods — which are fantastic! I reviewed them! — start at $169. The older second-gen version is $120 (yes, there are sometimes deals online). These prices aren’t ridicu... More »
/ The new ‘Creator Economy 2.0’ pool is a new way for Epic to pay Fortnite creators. Image: Epic GamesEpic Games is trying to make a better economy for Fortnite creators with what its calls “Creator Economy 2.0,” which it announced at its State of Unreal keyno... More »
To help commemorate the operating system’s first anniversary in early October, Microsoft has just rolled out its first major update to Windows 11.Dubbed the Windows 11 2022 Update (and referred to as version 22H2 on your PC), the free download has started roll... More »
Friends often tell me they’re afraid to spend hundreds on a smartwatch because they’re worried their investment will be obsolete in a year. If that’s been holding you back, then this could be the best year to take the plunge in quite some time.I’ve been testin... More »
Andrew Ng has serious street cred in artificial intelligence. He pioneered the use of graphics processing units (GPUs) to train deep learning models in the late 2000s with his students at Stanford University, cofounded Google Brain in 2011, and then served for... More »
Quantum computing is a devilishly complex technology, with many technical hurdles impacting its development. Of these challenges two critical issues stand out: miniaturization and qubit quality.IBM has adopted the superconducting qubit road map of reaching a 1... More »
We got up close and personal with an early F-150 Lightning pickup. See how it's similar — yet different — to other Ford trucks. More »
After 75 years of wanting a white picket fence, COVID changed it all. The American Dream home comes in four shapes now and so do attitudes about life. More »
This is a sponsored article brought to you by Intel."This can't be real," Jack Kavalieros recalls saying to himself. The factory data from a batch of seven silicon wafers "was a little too good to be true." Luckily, for Kavalieros and his Intel Components Rese... More »
Wage growth is roaring, with one measure of pay rises higher than it's been since 2004. But the beast of inflation is raging at a higher pitch. More »