The Flipper Zero has an app store now
This press image sums up the Flipper’s appeal pretty well. | Image: Flipper The Flipper Zero — a dolphin-themed digital multitool — now has a mobile app store, which makes…
RIP Twitter’s iconic bird logo
Image: Alex Castro and Jess Weatherbed / The Verge Early Monday morning, Twitter began replacing its blue bird logo with a fan-made “ ” logo. The same X also appears…
Microsoft has created a pizza-scented Xbox controller
Image: Microsoft I’m fairly sure most Xbox controllers give off a bit of a sweaty pong after hours of gaming, but Microsoft has now created one that’s supposed to smell…
Ready for your eye scan? Worldcoin launches—but not quite worldwide
Enlarge (credit: FT Montage/Bloomberg) Sam Altman’s cryptocurrency project, the Worldcoin Foundation, is rolling out its services globally even as the company cofounded by the OpenAI chief faces regulatory pushback in…
The IBM mainframe: How it runs and why it survives
Enlarge / A Z16 Mainframe. Mainframe computers are often seen as ancient machines—practically dinosaurs. But mainframes, which are purpose-built to process enormous amounts of data, are still extremely relevant today.…
It’s Spotify’s turn to increase prices
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge After 12 years, the price of Spotify Premium is increasing in the US. The subscription will now cost $10.99 a month, the company…
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie blasts into the blockbuster record books with $155 million US opening
Yep, $155 million seems Kenough to me. | Image: Warner Bros. Pictures Legions of Barbie-core and biopic fans descended onto theaters this weekend for the “Barbenheimer” box office phenomenon, but…
TFS Token Launches a New Liquidity Staking Feature
Willemstad, Curacao, July 24th, 2023, Chainwire Last year, the Fairspin platform launched two associated loyalty programs: Play To Earn and Hold To Earn. Within the first one, it is possible…
Twitter is now X as the little blue bird disappears
Image: Twitter Twitter is transforming into X, as the site’s former bird logo has now been replaced by an official new X logo. Elon Musk, who owns the transformed social…
Twitter Changing to X and It Will Be AI Powered Interactivity
CEO of Twitter Linda Yaccarino says X is the future state of unlimited interactivity – centered in audio, video, messaging, payments/banking – creating a global marketplace for ideas, goods, services,…