After selling their popular weather app to Apple in March 2020, where some of its core features were incorporated into Apple Weather, the creators of Dark Sky left Apple to create another alternative. Their new app, called Acme Weather, embraces the fact that forecasts will never be completely accurate, as it provides both a main … Read more
Discord is attempting to distance itself from age verification provider Persona after a steady stream of user backlash. In an emailed statement to The VergeDiscord’s head of product policy, Savannah Badalich, confirms that the company “conducted a limited test of Persona in the UK, where age-locking was previously in place, and that test has since … Read more
Kohler claims its new Anthem EvoCycle smart shower system can deliver “up to 80% water savings” without using shower heads that limit flow or pressure. Instead, the system relies on a tank at the base of the shower to collect used water and pass it through a filter system before sending it back up through … Read more
Ever since Finnish startup Donut Lab announced earlier this year that it was on the cusp of a major battery breakthrough, it has faced many questions and a lot of skepticism about its production-ready solid-state battery. Could the company actually mass-produce a fast-charging battery while avoiding some of the theoretical manufacturing issues that have plagued … Read more
After unveiling their 4A mid-range phone last week, nothing has revealed what the back of the device looks like. An official render of the 4A phone shared on X shows off the brand’s familiar transparent industrial style along with a new ‘Glyph Bar’ lighting feature located to the right of the triple camera island. This … Read more
In addition to summoning Bixby or Gemini, Galaxy S26 users will be able to call Perplexity by saying “hello, Plex.” Perplexity’s integration into Galaxy AI is just one of the elements the company has embraced in the “multi-agent ecosystem.” People often use different AI agents for different tasks depending on where their strengths lie. Samsung … Read more
Donald Trump has threatened to have “consequences” for Netflix if he doesn’t fire board member Susan Rice. Rice served in both the Obama and Biden administrations and recently appeared on Preet Bharara’s podcast, where she said that corporations that “kneel over Trump” will be “caught in more than the pants off. Right-wing influencer and conspiracy … Read more
Arturia has launched a new version of its flagship effects suite, the FX Collection, which includes two new plugins, EFX Ambient and Pitch Shifter-910. FX Collection 6 also marks the introduction of the Intro version with a selection of six effects covering the basics for $99. That pales in comparison to the 39 effects in … Read more
For all his furore over voter fraud, Elon Musk has been one of the most vocal promoters of the US election law. Now his America PAC has been reprimanded by the Georgia State Board of Elections for sending out pre-filled absentee ballot applications. State law prohibits anyone, except an authorized relative, from mailing in an … Read more
Jesse Van Rootselaar, the suspect in the Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia mass shooting, was raising alarm among OpenAI employees months before the shooting happened. This June, Jesse had conversations with ChatGPT involving descriptions of gun violence that triggered the chatbot’s automated review system. Several employees expressed concern that her posts could be a harbinger of … Read more