Ring is raising the price of its cheapest subscription plan by 25 percent
The price to record visitors at your Ring video doorbell is about to go up. | Image: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge In what is fast becoming a trend,…
A password manager LastPass calls “fraudulent” booted from App Store
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) As Apple has stepped up its promotion of its App Store as a safer and more trustworthy source of apps, its operators scrambled Thursday to correct…
These states are basically begging you to get a heat pump
Enlarge (credit: FHM/Getty Images) Death is coming for the old-school gas furnace—and its killer is the humble heat pump. They’re already outselling gas furnaces in the US, and now a…
8,620% Martech Growth Reshapes The 5 Pillars of Modern Marketing
The world of marketing technology, or MarTech, is expanding at astonishing speeds. From 2011 to 2023, the number of MarTech solutions available grew an incredible 8620% – surging from just…
Plex, where people typically avoid Hollywood fees, now offers movie rentals
Enlarge / Because sometimes your friend Tim, the one with all the legal media, is having server issues, but it’s movie night and the popcorn is already made. (credit: Plex)…
Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever”
A shot from One Piece, one of the animes that Funimation made DVDs for. (credit: Crunchy roll: Inside Anime) How long is “forever”? When it comes to digital media, forever…
Some Calif. cops still sharing license plate info with anti-abortion states
Enlarge (credit: moodboard | moodboard / Getty Images Plus) Dozens of California police agencies are still sharing automated license plate reader (ALPR) data with out-of-state authorities without a warrant, the…
Do Xbox owners have a right to expect console exclusives?
Enlarge / The world’s most expensive domino set. (credit: Aurich Lawson) It’s been a busy time in the Xbox rumor mill of late. Last weekend, the Verge reported that Microsoft…
Partially Synthetic Moss Paves the Way for Plants With Designer Genomes
Synthetic biology is already rewriting life. In late 2023, scientists revealed yeast cells with half their genetic blueprint replaced by artificial DNA. It was a “watershed” moment in an 18-year-long…
Building robots for “Zero Mass” space exploration
Enlarge (credit: NASA) Sending 1 kilogram to Mars will set you back roughly $2.4 million, judging by the cost of the Perseverance mission. If you want to pack up supplies…