Spotify is reportedly making major changes to its royalty model
Image: The Verge Big changes are coming to Spotify’s royalty model, according to Music Business Worldwide (MBW). If and when they are implemented in early 2024, it will raise the…
Meta actually added a useful feature to Horizon Worlds — and some goofy ones
Image: Meta Meta’s newest update to Horizon Worlds, its 3D social network, adds some useful changes, but while reading the v133 patch notes, I chuckled more than once because of…
Now Meta’s Quest 3 lets you choose: better battery life or better VR graphics?
Stay immersed for a bit longer, but maybe not as immersed. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Meta is rolling out a software update that lets Quest 3…
Boeing says it can’t make money with fixed-price contracts
Enlarge / Starliner touches down in December 2019 for the first time. (credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani) Boeing released its third-quarter results on Wednesday, and there were promising numbers showing increasing revenues…
Motorola demos smartphone that can wrap around your wrist (again)
Smartphone turned wearable. [credit: Motorola ] Lenovo’s Motorola mobile brand is resurfacing the idea of the bendable, bracelet-like smartphone. Demoed at Lenovo Tech World ’23 in Austin, Texas, yesterday, Motorola’s…
Dealmaster: Save on Lenovo, Apple, tech essentials, and more
Enlarge / Touch ID is back, as you’d expect. (credit: Samuel Axon) With the holiday shopping season quickly approaching, it’s never too early to start looking for the best deals.…
Renewables transition “unstoppable,” but still too slow for the climate
Enlarge (credit: Yaorusheng) Humanity is on the cusp of radical changes in how we produce and consume energy, according to a new evaluation by the International Energy Agency. And that…
Atom Computing Says Its Quantum Computer Is First to Hit 1,000+ Qubits
The scale of quantum computers is growing quickly. In 2022, IBM took the top spot with its 433-qubit Osprey chip. Yesterday, Atom Computing announced they’ve one-upped IBM with a 1,180-qubit…
Israel Delays Gaza Ground Invasion So US Can Deploy Navy, Planes and Missile Defenses
Israel has delayed an expected invasion of Gaza for now so that the United States can rush missile defences to the region to protect U.S. troops there, the Wall Street…
Apple’s future AirPods roadmap just leaked, and big changes are coming
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple will try to better differentiate its AirPods lineup as new models launch over the next couple of years, according to a new…