Diablo IV is out, at least in Early Access, and while things seem to be going smoothly so far on PC—fingers crossed—loads of PS5 players have run into a wall and can’t access the game.
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge
Twitter head of trust and safety Ella Irwin has resigned, she confirmed to Reuters, marking the departure of one of Elon Musk’s most important executives at Twitter. Irwin took over from Yoel Roth in November after Roth’s resignation earlier that month. Fortune’s Kylie Robison reported earlier on Thursday that Irwin’s Slack account appeared to be deactivated.
In her months-long tenure, Irwin oversaw some turbulent cycles at Twitter, including periods where Twitter has come under scrutiny for not doing enough to curb child exploitation. Irwin herself shared internal Twitter information with Bari Weiss as part of the “Twitter Files” reports and reportedly directed banning Twitter accounts that shared information about Musk’s private jet.
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The Dolphin Emulator logo, on a black background. | Logo: Dolphin
Did you hear the one about how Nintendo blocked the Dolphin Emulator from making its way to Steam, purportedly with a DMCA takedown? That’s not the whole story.
According to copies of communication that the Dolphin Team provided to The Verge, Valve helped Nintendo kick Dolphin out — first by bringing the Wii and GameCube emulator to Nintendo’s attention in the first place, and second by unilaterally deciding to pull the plug without giving Dolphin an out.
“We operate Steam as an open platform, but that relies on creators shipping only things they have the legal right to distribute”
Valve doesn’t dispute this. “Given Nintendo’s history of taking action against some emulators, we brought this to their attention proactively after the...
Diablo IV’s microtransactions won’t affect gameplay but they will cost you a ton. Our first look at the dungeon-crawler’s cosmetic shop shows special mounts priced at as much as $15, while armor for classes like the Necromancer will run as high as $25.
Something unexpected happened in a simulated test of an AI-powered military drone. The robot, tasked with taking out specific targets on approval of a human operator, decided to just take out the human so it could take out all the targets that the human might say no to. And somehow, this wild story that sounds…
As the threat of a financial default nears, the Senate has started debate on compromise, bipartisan legislation to lift the debt ceiling with just days to spare.
Over the last decade many of the biggest video game publishers (and some smaller ones too!) have decided that we can’t just launch our PC games straight from Steam or the desktop. Instead, we need to fire up their own desktop app first and then start our games.
Apple’s second-gen AirPods Pro are currently $50 off, matching their all-time low.
If you know where to look, there are often some great discounts available on Apple’s ever-popular AirPods. Since Apple launched the third-gen AirPods toward the end of 2021, we’ve seen the starting price of the second-gen, entry-level model slowly dip to around $100. And now that you can buy the second-gen AirPods Pro at most retailers, we’re seeing even better discounts on the last-gen Pro and other models.
Below, we’ve curated the best deals currently available on each model, including the entry-level AirPods, the AirPods Pro, the third-gen AirPods, and the AirPods Max.
In 2021, Apple lowered the list price of the second-gen AirPods — now the entry-level model — from $159 to $129. It now only sells...
As a lot of studios do these days, the team at Respawn have waited a few weeks after the launch of Star Wars: Jedi Survivor then decided to share some statistics on how the players have been playing. And I am shocked.
The states - from the Gulf Coast, the west and Midwest - along with dozens of municipalities are trying to block rate hikes under the National Flood Insurance Program.
The cases involve allegations that major retail pharmacies knowingly overcharged Medicaid and Medicare by overstating what their "usual and customary prices" are.
Good news, everyone! Futuramais back (again) with new episodes coming to Hulu in July. I’m very happy to have more Zoidberg in my life. And the other characters, too, I guess. But before we move forward into this new strange world of “More Futurama Episodes” let’s figure out the best episodes of the show, which first…
International underwear model, security guard, and insurrectionist John Strand was finally sentenced to prison today, after being convicted in September on all five criminal counts related to storming the Capitol on January 6. DC District Court Judge Christopher Cooper sentenced Strand to 32 months in prison, plus a $10,000 fine. The fine took into account the […]
and clicking the Login button again invalidates the previous 2FA code, and requires switching to the email client again, setting up for failure over and over again.
Use of a "standard" modal component ended up being incredibly inconsiderate and user-hostile.
My mom could not log in to #Ryanair's website, because their site is awful — they demand an e-mailed 2FA code to be entered in a modal, but clicking anywhere on the page outside of the modal closes it!
So my mom was switching from an mail client to back the browser window by clicking the page, which ended up closing the 2FA modal. Endless confusion and frustration from bad web design.
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iHeartMedia is joining companies like Apple, Spotify, and Verizon in restricting employee use of OpenAI’s ChatGPT — as well as banning the use of the AI model on company devices. According to an internal memo obtained by Hot Pod, iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman and CFO Rich Bressler sent an email yesterday to company employees instructing them not to use ChatGPT in order to prevent data leaks of iHeartMedia’s proprietary information. The news was first reported by RBR.
The leaders wrote that “as tempting as it is,” iHeartMedia employees were not to use ChatGPT or similar AI tools on company devices or to do...
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The high court ruled against truck drivers who walked off the job, leaving their trucks loaded with wet concrete, but it preserved the rights of workers to time their strikes for maximum effect.
Last week, the massively popular gaming esports and content creator group called FaZe Clan signed Stranger Things season four actor Grace Van Dien. Its community has been in shambles ever since, once again exposing the misogynistic underbelly of some of the organization’s fandom. Now Van Dien has locked her Twitter…
In 2021, shortly after Facebook rebranded itself as Meta, the company announced a new virtual reality port of Rockstar’s open-world classic, _Grand Theft Auto: San Andrea_s for the Quest 2. Now, after its most recent gaming presentation, it seems Facebook and Rockstar have forgotten about this VR port.
The Overwatch 2 Pride event is now live, and along with the confirmation that two more heroes are queer and a collection of themed player banners and icons, Blizzard has reskinned an NYC-based map so that it looks like it’s set in the middle of a Pride parade.
Quest 2 vs. Quest 3. | Image: Meta
Is it really a good idea to buy a Meta Quest 2 for $299 now that the $499 Quest 3 is on the way? Won’t Meta stop supporting the old headset with games?
You shouldn’t be worried about that anytime soon, according to the company’s CTO. “The games we announced in the Gaming Showcase are all playable on both Quest 2 and 3, and we expect that to remain the norm for quite a while,” Meta CTO and VR / AR leader Andrew “Boz” Bosworth tells me.
The games we announced in the Gaming Showcase are all playable on both Quest 2 and 3, and we expect that to remain the norm for quite a while. Of course mixed reality and high power titles may start to target Quest 3 over time
— Boz (@boztank) June 1, 2023
He’s not ruling out the possibility of Quest...
Apple’s tiny location trackers can help you keep better tabs on your belongings, including keys. | Image: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
The busy summer travel season has already begun, so you might want to prepare for rounds of flight delays, crowds, and the potential for lost luggage. Luckily, you can prepare for the chaos ahead of time with today’s Walmart deal on a pack of Apple AirTags. The retailer is selling four AirTags for $79.99 ($20 off), which is just $5 shy of the all-time low set during Black Friday. Be aware that when this deal has come around in the past, it’s been quite fleeting, so try not to sit on the fence deciding for too long.
An AirTag is an accessory you’ll want to pack because it just makes traveling less stressful. The ultra wideband Bluetooth trackers help you keep track of your belongings so you can quickly pick up your luggage from baggage...
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Back in 2021, Hobbs & Shawstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson swore up and down that his beef with his longtime Fast & Furiousco-star Vin Diesel had gotten so serious that he would never make another movie for the core franchise. That already dubious assertion has only grown more so over time. But in case there was still anyone out there assuming they’d never see Johnson’s Luke Hobbs flood a car’s engine with nitrous oxide again, there’s some good news coming your way.
In a turn of events that would best be described as “predictable,” Johnson announced today in a lengthy Twitter video that he has signed on for a new movie in the Fast & Furious universe that won’t be another Hobbs & Shaw or Universal’s already announced Fast X sequel.
_“D_e...
Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
Mastodon featured on the App Store 🙂 https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1668483560
What’s she smiling at, anyway? | Photo by Li Yang / China News Service via Getty Images
I feel a little insane typing this because it is so incredibly obvious, but I guess it needs to be said: part of creativity is knowing when to stop.
Over and over, from AI art proponents, I’ve heard that we can simply extend a beloved piece of art — whether that’s the Mona Lisa or the cover of Abbey Road — to infinity. And in some ways, I’m sympathetic! One of the first ways we locate our creativity is by extending a work we loved; I wrote my very first short story in the universe of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Catwings around the age of six. It is possibly still kicking around in my dad’s attic somewhere.
For those of you who are thinking creatively for the first time, I’d like to introduce you to the idea of the edit
Derivative work is...
US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announces a major scientific breakthrough from researchers at Nuclear Security and National Nuclear Security Administrations Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Washington, DC, on December 13th, 2022. | Photo by Olivier Douliery / AFP via Getty Images
The Department of Energy is pumping $46 million into eight companies developing nuclear fusion power plants, which has been an elusive clean energy dream for scientists for over half a century. Now, after a big scientific breakthrough in December, the Biden administration aims to achieve “a pilot-scale demonstration of fusion” on an incredibly fast timeline that’s “within a decade.”
The funding announced yesterday is a big bet on what’s considered the “Holy Grail” of clean energy. Generating electricity from nuclear power plants mimics the way stars create their own energy. And while some researchers are optimistic about the timeline Biden’s proposing, many experts say it will likely be several decades before these futuristic power...
jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
srsly ppl, pls calm down
The developers of the upcoming PlayStation 5 sequel Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 say that the game will try to strike a balance between humor and heart while respectfully depicting the darker tones of Peter Parker when he is using his Venom symbiote suit.
jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
there *is* a difference
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fade@mastodon.online ("Fade") wrote:
Just boosted a post about this, but I'm including it again in a separate link because, damn, what a story this is. (And it's largely a transcript of a 60 minutes interview, with pictures of location as well, for those concerned about trying to follow it in video.) The way archeologists and genealogists and coincidence all come together is... really something. A kind of cosmic justice.
Also, it reminds me I should watch Roots properly some time soon.
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futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:
What’s a harvester ant’s favorite rock song?
Another one bites the dust, Queen
jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
libraries are such dangerous places… for the security of tyrants
https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver/110470172075595671
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TexasObserver@texasobserver.social ("Texas Observer Lives!") wrote:
@ukuku The Lt Gov wants a special session of the lege in order to ban Drag Queen Story Hour, so clearly there's no greater threat to democracy or stability than gay people in colorful costumes reading storybooks in libraries.
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cloudguy@mastodon.terabyte-computing.com ("Dick Morrell") wrote:
The Amazon device issue will be out in the news this weekend
@sjvn @briankrebs will have the story from different angles
CNBC in the US will have the initial coverage from a TV angle.
Expect it then to cascade globally to all other news sites including BBC, Guardian, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, RTE, Nine Network News Australia initially.
The good news is that Amazon are taking it seriously
Please boost
jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
hilarious
Texas Republican lawmakers sent bills to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk that would dramatically interfere with elections administration in the state's largest, Democratic-run county.
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ukuku@mstdn.social ("James") wrote:
@TexasObserver You’d think there were roving bands of trans people laying waste to entire cities based on the importance placed on punishing trans folx in the Texas legislature.
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bbsmooth@a11y.info ("Bruce B") wrote:
Got a visit from the Tabby Fairy last night.
The Razr Plus’ cover screen is the biggest on a flip-style phone right now.
Moto is adding two new foldables, led by the Razr Plus. Its 3.6-inch cover screen makes it more than just a nostalgic tribute to your favorite 2000s flip phone.
The latest robot vacuums have new tricks, like this Ecovacs model that lifts its mop 9mm off the floor. | Image: Ecovacs
Those of you concerned about artificially intelligent robots taking over the world should really be keeping an eye on robot vacuums. I swear these things are breeding. This week, two of the big brand names in the robotic floor cleaning space announced the latest, cheaper versions of their flagship robot vacuums: Ecovacs’ $1,099 Deebot T20 Omni and Roborock’s $1,299 S7 Max Ultra.
Roborock is also adding the $899.99 Q Revo to its midrange line, which does basically all the things its flagship model does for $400 less. All three models will be available to buy later this month. Earlier this year, Ecovacs added the budget Deebot N10 Plus, T9 Plus, and T10 Omni to its line. In January, Roborock launched its S8 series featuring the S8, S8...
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Meta has just wrapped its latest Quest Gaming Showcase, where it previewed a bunch of virtual reality games coming to its Quest headsets. This year could prove to be an important one for Meta in gaming: it just announced the Quest 3, and with Sony’s recent launch of the PSVR 2 and Apple’s rumored headset likely having some major games of its own, there’s growing competition for VR gamers. But for players invested in Meta’s VR platform, it seems like there will be some good games to look forward to.
Below are some of the most notable announcements from the show. If you want to see the full list of what was revealed, check out Meta’s blog post.
Image: Meta
One of...
Xbox has announced its plans for Pride 2023, and they include a “long-term” partnership with media-monitoring organization GLAAD, the option for players to donate Microsoft Rewards points to several LGBTQIA+ organizations, and a curated list of games that are made by queer-identifying developers, feature inclusive…
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We’ve rounded up a number of inexpensive gifts that dad will love, from portable speakers to camping stoves.
Facebook, I mean, Meta, has officially announced the long-rumored Quest 3, its next virtual reality headset. The Quest 3, the successor to the most popular VR headset so far, will be out later this year starting at $500.
Did you think Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta was done with its soon-to-be old virtual reality headset? Think again. The company formerly known as Facebook announced the popular Oculus Quest 2 will get an upgrade and see its price slashed by $100, bringing it back down to where it was a year ago before Meta took the…
While Diablo IV “officially” comes out next week, an early access period for it begins tonight, June 1, or maybe tomorrow, June 2. See, exactly when it launches depends on your location and, of course, whether or not you’ve pre-ordered certain versions of the game.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 next to the Google Pixel Fold | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge
Phone makers are going all in on folding screens, with everything from tiny flip phones to larger devices that unpack tablet screens contained inside.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom can be overwhelming with all the choice it gives you. It gives you so little guided direction when you fall to Hyrule’s surface that you can straight up miss crucial tools like the paraglider if you wander off on your own. If you find yourself trapped by your own indecision…
This start-up aims to provide both food and economic opportunity to Afghan women. But success means first overcoming economic crises, cultural taboos and Taliban interference.
It lacks a share button, but the Elite Series 2 makes up for it with a whole lot of customizable options. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge
The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 is down to one of its lowest prices: $144.99 ($35 off) at Amazon and direct from Microsoft. In the past, it was common for this premium gamepad to fall as low as $140, but since that’s become much less frequent, this second-best price is a welcome treat.
Microsoft’s flagship controller for Xbox Series X / S consoles and the PC may have had its share of quality issues, but it remains our fave if you value a pad with handy functions like four optional rear paddles, software fine-tuning, and swappable D-pad and thumbsticks. It also has a built-in battery that charges via USB-C, which is a nice upgrade over the AA batteries that standard Xbox controllers still use to this day. And while the Elite...
If you’re one of more than 43 million people with student loan debt in the United States, you may soon be forced to start repayments once again. On Wednesday, the House passed a deal to raise the debt ceiling, which includes a provision ending the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments. The agreement now heads to […]
slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
@NfNitLoop It's a constant refrain that I've been hearing for years, usually when I start to poke at the tradeoffs that are leading to bad experiences. It's almost reflexive in the React-focused corners of frontend today (which is a lot of it).
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Fortnite developer Epic Games is adding a new “time played” metric to the calculations that determine how much creators are paid for the Fortnite experiences (called “islands”) that they make. Time played will be measured alongside the player popularity and player retention metrics Epic introduced when it rolled out its updated creator payouts system in March.
This is the first major adjustment to the updated payouts system that Epic introduced alongside its Unreal Editor for Fortnite. Those tools offer a lot of new ways to make games and virtual worlds, and the new payouts system gives 40 percent of the game’s net revenues back to creators (though Epic is competing for that money as well). Epic’s hope is that the tools and the revised...
Tools like SigmaOS’s Airis can rewrite all your text — and even whole webpages. | Image: SigmaOS
AI assistants are shaping up to be the biggest thing in browsers since the tab was invented. Companies big and small are looking for ways to bring chatbots into your experience but also to go even deeper than that. Pretty soon, your browser might be able to automatically change the way a page looks and works and even rewrite the words on the page to suit your particular needs.
One of the most ambitious implementations I’ve seen is from a company called SigmaOS, which bills itself as a browser for the ultra-productive set. It has lots of organization tools and some truly wacky ideas about keyboard shortcuts and tab management — and now, it’s launching a new AI assistant called Airis that works across the browser. (It’s pronounced like...
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Cool. BCE/CE is just common sense.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/06/01/bce-ce-is-older-than-i-thought/
NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️🌈") wrote:
@slightlyoff Who says DevEx leads to better products? I want better DevEx because I'm tired of using shitty tools.
Every year, Netflix fires up the Tudum hype machine in hopes of working fans into trailer-fueled frenzies that turn them into walking, talking spokespeople for the streaming platform. The trailer for Tudum itself — which is to say a trailer for a Brazil-based event full of trailers — probably won’t get your heart rate up, but the list of shows and movies being spotlighted at the presentation just might.
In all likelihood, Netflix won’t reveal all that much from its new adaptations of One Piece, 3 Body Problem, and Avatar: The Last Airbender or from features like director Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies. But those are previews that are probably going to stand out the most on June 17th as stars from a broad range of Netflix’s projects descend...
The German firm is selling shoes created with Ye (formerly Kanye West) before his antisemitic remarks led to termination of the deal in October. Some of the proceeds will go to anti-racism nonprofits.
Future EA Sports releases like EA FC (which is set to replace the FIFA brand name) is a likely candidate for Nike’s collectible NFT “wearables.” | Image: Electronic Arts
EA and Nike have just announced a partnership that will bring select virtual assets created by .Swoosh, Nike’s Web3 marketplace platform, to future EA Sports titles. No specific games have been mentioned, and neither company has provided much information regarding what we can expect, though the creations will include virtual footwear and apparel.
But the partnership with EA seems to fulfill promises laid out by Nike back in November when the shoe brand first launched .Swoosh. At that time, Nike suggested that its virtual apparel could eventually be equipped in video games and “other immersive experiences.”
.Swoosh’s first NFT drop of virtual sneakers surpassed $1 million in sales despite various delays and technical issues
A recent NFT...
The brand turned homemakers into saleswomen and became synonymous with kitchen storage. But it has relied on Tupperware parties for sales--and struggled to keep its business fresh. Is its fate sealed?
The three leaders of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund have been aiding protesters against the city's proposed police and fire training center. They were charged with money laundering and charity fraud.
Learn how to use secondary indices, atomic transctions, and more with Deno KV in this introductory tutorial.
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Microsoft is greatly improving its free version of Microsoft Teams on Windows 11 today. The built-in Teams app will now include support for Microsoft’s communities feature inside Teams, the company’s answer to Facebook and Discord. It’s also getting support for Microsoft Designer, the AI art tool that lets you generate images for things like event invitations or social media posts using text prompts.
Microsoft Teams communities originally launched in December for family and friends — or small community groups and businesses — to organize through meetings, calendars, and chat. It’s Microsoft’s answer to what you might find on Facebook or how people use Discord, WhatsApp, Reddit, and many other services for organizing groups.
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Final Fantasy XVI is out in mere weeks, arriving on PlayStation 5 on June 22. And while the game looks like it’ll be quite a bit of fun to play, questions over the radical shift in tone for the series remain. And in a recent blog, the developers shared some of the thoughts, considerations, and challenges that went…
The Quest 2, originally released in 2020. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Starting June 4th, the 128GB version of the Quest 2 will cost $299.99 while the 256GB version will cost $349.99, Meta announced today. That’s a $100 price cut for the entry-level version and a $80 price cut for the step-up model. As well as cutting the price of the headset, Meta also says it’s working on a software update that will improve both CPU and GPU performance on the Quest 2, as well as the more recent Quest Pro.
News of the price cut comes roughly a year after Meta increased the price of both storage variants of the headset by $100, almost two years after its original release in 2020. It later cut the price of the 256GB version of the Quest 2 to $429.99. News of the price cut came on the same day that Meta announced the Quest...
Christina Lusk sued over harassment, assault and discrimination she says she experienced while incarcerated. In its settlement of the case, Minnesota will grant her access to gender-affirming care.
jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
only got to ‘antenna number 1’ yesterday, but found interesting & useful results using my little RigExpert analyzer 🎉
at that geo-location, with those soil conditions, & on 20 meters:
a) whether or not you (garden fabric) nail the radials to the ground makes a big difference (do it)
b) at least 1 radial is needed, having 2 (Y pattern) makes a significantly positive difference, & having 3 (cross) makes only a marginal difference
c) radial length makes a significant difference
June 1 is here, which means it’s Pride Month, baby, and the Queer Games Bundle is back with another massive collection of games, zines, and more for less than the price of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Now that’s a good way to celebrate Pride, ain’t it?
The Meta Quest 3. | Image: Meta
Meta has officially announced its Quest 3 VR headset in a post on Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram.
The headset is coming this fall with a 128GB version available for $499.99 plus “an additional storage option for those who want more space” at an unspecified price. Compared to its predecessor, the Quest 2, the Quest 3’s design is 40 percent lighter, while a new Snapdragon chip inside has twice the graphics performance.
Image: Meta
Quest 3 exploded view
It’s also compatible with the Quest 2’s games, which is good since the old headset is sticking around, but at a lower price. Meta said that starting June 4th, the Quest 2 will drop its price by $100 to $299.99 for the 128GB version, while the 256GB version is getting...
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
@Hellogames is trying to destroy my productivity with a new release of #NoMansSky, the bastards. I will resist.
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There is no war (harassment) at Ba Sing Se (Activision Blizzard).
The Hawaii resident was charged with one count of intentionally disturbing wildlife after he tried to help a baby bison return to its herd. Park rangers later had to euthanize the abandoned animal.
Maryland is the first state to support the feature, with Arizona, Colorado, and Georgia to follow “in the coming months.” | Image: Google
Google Wallet users will soon be able to add their state ID or driver’s licenses to Google Wallet. Announced today, anyone with a Maryland ID or driver’s license can now save their ID card to the Google Wallet app on any phone running Android 8.0 or later that has device lock enabled. Google has been testing digital state ID cards for Wallet since December last year, and Maryland also happened to be one of the first states to bring the feature to Apple’s Wallet app for iPhones. The new support for Google Wallet will also be available to residents in Arizona, Colorado, and Georgia “in the coming months,” with additional states expected to follow.
“Google is working with many states and international partners on mobile devices,” said Dong...
While Redfall’s rough launch and poor reviews scores caught many Xbox fans off-guard, Bloomberg nowreports that developers at the studio behind it, Arkane Austin, were aware of the issues for years. The online vampire shooter was pitched as a live service game with microtransactions, but production was apparently…
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No Man’s Sky is touching down on Macs starting today. Hello Games announced that the space adventure is available for Mac users on Steam now (it’ll be free if you already own the PC version), while the game will be coming to the Mac App Store “shortly.” The studio says the game will be “available on any Mac with Apple silicon” and will also be playable on “Intel-based Macs with a Core i5 processor.” The port will support both cross-save with PC and cross-play with players on PC, VR, and console (Switch not included).
Here’s how Hello describes the new version:
Expect fast loading times using the Mac internal SSD. Consistent performance across the full range of Macs is possible as we are one of the first titles to support MetalFX...
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge
Google’s dark web reporting feature — a service that allows users to run one-off scans to see if their Gmail address has been exposed to the seedier corners of the internet — is now fully available on most Google accounts across the US. It’s one of just a handful of updates announced in Google’s latest Android feature drop, which is otherwise looking fairly sparse as we approach the public rollout of Android 14 later this year.
Dark web reports are free and can be run manually from the Google One website and app in the US. If you’re in the US, then just browse over to one.google.com, where you should see a “try now” option in the dark web scan section.
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Google’s dark web report will check if your...
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lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social ("Low Quality Facts") wrote:
Nothing will ever be more relatable than this.
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Poor little rich boy.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/06/01/mastermind-at-work/
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bagder ("daniel:// stenberg://") wrote:
The curl web site now features this text:
Alert: if you look up curl CVEs in public sources like NVD you will find they use inflated severity levels and CVSS scores. They think they know better and override our assessments. This is a systemic error that we unfortunately cannot fix. Feel free to complain to them - we keep doing it to no use - and consider using our material as the canonical sources for curl issues.
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moanos@gay-pirate-assassins.de wrote:
Aperture Laboratories is the only company that is allowed to celebrate #PrideMonth
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Ken Ham's hypothesis that one lapse in adherence to doctrine would cause the whole house of cards to tumble down proven right, thanks to this experimental subject.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/06/01/ken-ham-is-right/
Image: Atlus
When Nintendo discontinued the 3DS — and with it, the existence of dual-screen handhelds — I lamented the weird games we would no longer have. High up on that list was Etrian Odyssey: a line of dungeon-crawling role-playing games built explicitly with the handheld’s two screens in mind. They’re games where you fight your way through dangerous labyrinths and literally draw your own map to chart your progress. I had a hard time imagining playing them on any other platform.
Now, thanks to a remastered collection of the first three games for the Switch and PC (called the Origins Collection), I don’t have to imagine. And in a number of ways, these new versions are great, with the same fantastic gameplay coupled with beautiful visuals and...
jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
my brain, before coffee
The Federal Trade Commission has accused the online retailer of harboring children's data even when parents request it to be deleted, as well giving its Ring employees access to users' videos.
After Wisconsin mom Annie McGrath's teenage son died in a YouTube blackout challenge, she's confronting shareholders at an annual meeting of its parent company.
cmiksche ("Christoph Miksche") wrote:
Take a look at the #Unix philosophy and you will find out that #Microservices are nothing new.
It's literally how modern #Linux and #BSD operating systems were designed from the get go.
A recruiter and a dating coach weigh in on the stress of multiple rounds of interviews before a job-seeker gets an offer.
The House's debt ceiling bill has critics on both sides. Bharat Ramamurti, the deputy director of the National Economic Council, says the administration was able to secure some of its key priorities.
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Bharat Ramamurti, the deputy director of the National Economic Council, about the passage in the House of the bipartisan bill to raise the debt ceiling.
In Lorena Roman’s new apartment in Watsonville, California, the walls are bare except for a wooden cross. Boxes are stacked in the small kitchen. Some days she can hear the jingle of an ice cream truck driving by the approximately 80-unit apartment complex in Monterey County. On a recent spring morning, Roman, 47, sits on […]
Ten years ago Chicago Public Schools leaders voted to close 50 public schools. WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times examined the promises made to students and communities in 2013.
On a rainy day in late March, a group of American and European public intellectuals gathered in a stone-clad villa in Budapest’s Castle District. They’d been invited by the Danube Institute, a conservative think tank backed by the Hungarian government, to denounce growing threats from the left. The institute’s president, John O’Sullivan, a British octogenarian […]
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Ford is teaming up with Uber to offer flexible leases on electric vehicles to rideshare drivers.
Uber is under pressure from governments around the world to get more of its drivers into EVs to reduce tailpipe pollution and fight climate change. And Ford is eager to get more of its Mustang Mach-Es on the road as it pours billions of dollars into EV production while incurring huge losses.
Under the new Ford Drive program, Uber drivers would be able to lease a Mustang Mach-E for flexible terms, either one or four-months, depending on the location. And there are other benefits as well. According to Ford:
The vehicle is delivered to the driver within two weeks, and they use the Ford Drive app to manage payments and service. In each city,...
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Keely Fisher chose to pursue her Ph.D. at Ohio State University because she wanted to learn about climate change from a world-class faculty. Now one year into her program, she wonders if she belongs here. The problem has nothing […]
The rear of 2022’s Nothing Phone 1. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge
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bcrypt@infosec.exchange ("yan") wrote:
i love singapore a lot more than i expected! it feels very multicultural, has excellent public transit, and seemingly has a bouldering gym in every neighborhood.
however last night a group of people asked to take a photo with me and my only rationale for this was "wow i must be the first person they've ever seen at Marina Bay Sands wearing 0 designer items"
The House voted overwhelmingly to approve a bipartisan deal to lift the debt ceiling and cap spending. That's in part due to the work of lawmakers who usually fly under the radar.