Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge If you have a flip phone that you haven’t used in over a decade, or maybe even a broken tablet, Amazon will pay for a shipping label that you can use to send it in to get recycled. Apparently, this recycling program has been a thing for a […]
Image: Intel Intel’s tempering expectations for its upcoming Arc A750 Limited Edition GPU. In a new video that’s just three minutes long, the chipmaker gives us the briefest of glimpses at the card’s pretty average on-paper performance. Before we dive in, it’s important to note that the A750 is supposed to be one of Intel’s […]
8 Facts About Hatshepsut, One of the Few Female Pharaohs to Rule Ancient Egypt Statue of Hatshepsut as pharaoh, c. 1479–1458 BCE (Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0) With a legacy of glittering pyramids, complex tombs, and amazing works of art, it’s no wonder that ancient Egypt continues to intrigue history lovers. At the helm of […]
Unopened Bottles of Wine Discovered on a Royal Ship 340 Years After It Sank Brothers Lincoln Barnwell (left) and Julian Barnwell measure a cannon on the Gloucester. (Photo: Norfolk Historic Shipwrecks) Shipwrecks have long inspired storytellers and historians. For treasure hunters, discovering sunken jewels or relics is a thrilling holy grail. For historians, however, finding […]
Wildlife Photographer Created a Custom Camera for Taking Intimate Animal Portraits [Interview] Photographer Donal Boyd is known for his intimate portraits of wildlife. These unique images are made possible by his custom-crafted steel camera box. By placing it strategically in front of lions, elephants, and other African wildlife, he’s able to get innovative images of […]
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok’s global chief security officer (CSO), Roland Cloutier, is stepping down as the company transitions to using Oracle’s US-based servers to store Americans’ data (via The Wall Street Journal). The company shared an internal memo about the shift in a post on its newsroom, which states Cloutier will […]
Image: Evo Evo, the shorthand name for the prestigious Evolution Championship Series fighting game tournament, will be an in-person event again for the first time since 2019. Evo was just one of many events that had to do things differently because of COVID-19, and even though the upcoming Evo will be at a convention center […]
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Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It’s the weekend, which means it’s time for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web is headlined by a number of discounts we saw during Amazon’s Prime Day sale that are still available. Google’s Pixel 6 Pro phone, for one, is still down to […]