The developers of Brave, a privacy-focused web browser, have been testing their own search engine for a while now with a small number of invited users. Starting today, Brave Search will be available to everyone as a public beta through the official browser apps and also a new website. more… Continue Reading
Tim Cook called Nancy Pelosi to warn her against disrupting the iPhone with impending antitrust bills
Tech giants have repeatedly said they would welcome government regulation — if it’s the right regulation, of course. But faced with five antitrust bills that could unwind what the House Judiciary Committee described as Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook’s “monopoly power,” Big Tech is bringing out the big lobbying guns. Continue Reading
Virginia Union University announces ‘Smart Campus’ with Apple products for students
Virginia Union University, which is known for being a historically black university, announced on Tuesday a partnership with Apple to create a new “Smart Campus.” There, students will be provided with a bundle of Apple products, including, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, and other accessories. more… The post Virginia Union University Continue Reading
The FTC is reportedly poised to probe Amazon’s MGM acquisition
In this illustration photo Amazon logo is displayed on a smartphone screen with MGM. | Photo by Muhammed Selim Korkutata/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Following Amazon’s recent acquisition of MGM, the deal will reportedly be reviewed by the Federal Trade Commission — meaning Lina Khan, a long-outspoken critic of Amazon Continue Reading
Fuse Media launches new streaming service Fuse Plus
Fuse Studios in New York City, New York, United States in 2004. | Photo by David Pomponio/FilmMagic Fuse Media has announced the beta launch of Fuse Plus, a new streaming service that will roll out widely later this year. It’ll be available on Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV devices Continue Reading
xCloud games are finally getting an Xbox Series X-powered upgrade
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft promised on June 10th that it was in the “final stages” of upgrading its Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) datacenters with Xbox Series X hardware — and nearly two weeks later, it seems as if you can finally play games on that new Continue Reading
Report: Tim Cook called Nancy Pelosi and other members of Congress to warn against antitrust legislation
A new report from The New York Times today details that Apple CEO Tim Cook has personally reached out to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of Congress to voice concern about looming antitrust legislation. According to the report, Cook personally called Speaker Pelosi in the days after antitrust legislation Continue Reading
Concept based on rumors shows iPhone 13 Pro with smaller notch and larger camera lenses
We’re only three or four months away from the announcement of the next generation iPhone, but rumors already give us an idea of what to expect from Apple’s new smartphones in 2021. Based on everything leaked so far, ConceptCreator together with LetsGoDigital have created beautiful 3D renders of what the Continue Reading
Xbox cloud upgrade is live: Series X power on your browser for over 260 games
Enlarge / Xbox Game Streaming works on a wide variety of devices—and they all now benefit from Microsoft’s upgraded servers. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | Microsoft) Microsoft’s bullishness about Xbox as a cloud-gaming platform got a lot bolder on Tuesday with the surprise launch.of a previously teased change: Continue Reading
Climate-driven coastal flooding in the US likely to get worse suddenly
Enlarge Our warming planet is melting lots of ice and heating the waters of the oceans, creating a clear trend of rising oceans. In some areas of the US, this is starting to cause what’s called nuisance flooding, where high tides cause coastal flooding even in the absence of storms. Continue Reading