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Image: Twitter Twitter is transforming into X, as the site’s former bird logo has now been replaced by an official new X logo.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,…
Apple is already using its chatbot for internal work
Illustration: The Verge Apple is using an internal chatbot to help its employees “prototype future features, summarize text and answer questions based on data it has been trained with,” says…
Netflix isn’t planning to make a native Vision Pro app yet
Image: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Netflix isn’t planning to make a native version of its app for the Vision Pro, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On…