Day: May 1, 2022
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Melancholic Photo Series Uses the Color Blue To Capture Experiences With Depression
Melancholic Photo Series Uses the Color Blue To Capture Experiences With Depression To say one is “feeling blue” is a common way of expressing sadness. Fine art photographer Heather Evans Smith leans into this colloquial phrase in her photo series titled Blue to convey her experiences with depression as a woman in her 40s. The […]
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Razer co-founder and gaming mouse pioneer Robert Krakoff has died
Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff | Image: Razer Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff, the co-founder and former president of gaming hardware company Razer, died last week at the age of 81. Maybe you’ve never heard Krakoff’s name, but it’s possible you’ve been impacted by his far-reaching legacy. In 1999, Krakoff was behind the first-ever gaming mouse: the Razer Boomslang. […]
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The Fisher-Price baby’s first gamepad has just been modded to play Elden Ring
Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge I never thought I’d be writing about my baby’s Fisher-Price gamepad again, but here we go: a modder has turned the cheap tune-filled toy into a complete Xbox gamepad with everything you’d need to play Elden Ring. And incredibly, he did so without losing any of the Fisher-Price […]
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The Wikimedia Foundation has stopped accepting cryptocurrency donations
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), the organization behind Wikipedia, has announced that it will no longer accept donations in cryptocurrency, as first reported by Web3 Is Going Just Great. In an update, the WMF says it “has decided to discontinue direct acceptance of cryptocurrency as a means of donating.” […]
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Striking Photos Look Like Curious Snapshots of Surreal Dreamscapes
Striking Photos Look Like Curious Snapshots of Surreal Dreamscapes Suspended somewhere between reality and a dream, Oleg Oprisco‘s photographs are instantly mesmerizing. The Ukrainian artist uses enigmatic figures, scenic destinations, and a variety of eye-catching props to curate surreal settings that envelop viewers with a sense of wonder. His goal is to create images that […]
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Bored Ape Yacht Club creator’s metaverse mint rocks the Ethereum blockchain
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Yuga Labs, the web3 company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club, disrupted the entire Ethereum blockchain as a flood of users rushed to purchase NFTs representing virtual plots of land in its upcoming metaverse project, Otherside. A total of 55,000 Otherdeeds sold at a flat price of 305 […]
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Poignant Oil Paintings Reflect on the Way the Pandemic Has Impacted Life as We Know It
Poignant Oil Paintings Reflect on the Way the Pandemic Has Impacted Life as We Know It Detail of “WE,” oil on canvas, 2021 Over the past two years, life has changed for everyone in the world. Taiwanese artist Will Yu 尤瑋毅 reflects on the pandemic’s impact in his poignant painting WE (2021). It depicts a […]
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The final years of Jony Ive at Apple: relationship with Tim Cook, Apple Watch vision, and burnout to come
“What would happen to Apple now that Steve Jobs is dead?” That was the billion-dollar question made by Wall Street, Apple fans, and the company’s employees in 2011. More than a decade later since Apple’s co-founder died, the Cupertino company is doing better than ever, but a new book by New York Times‘ Tripp Mickle […]
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Amazon ends its PTO policy for workers with COVID-19
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon will no longer grant up to seven days of paid time off (PTO) for workers sick with COVID-19, the company announced in an internal memo obtained by The Verge (via CNBC). Starting Monday, Amazon will offer up to five days of unpaid, excused leave, with the option […]
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Opinion: iPad sees year-over-year sales decline, I blame iPadOS for that
Last week, Apple released its earnings report for the second quarter of the year, which ended in March. While the company just launched a new iPad Air with the M1 chip, Center Stage, and 5G support, numbers show that the iPad is generating less money and it’s suffering from a year-over-year sales decline. Personally, I […]