The Verge1 hour agoHere’s Google’s letter saying employees can relocate to states with abortion rightsverified_publisherThe Verge - Mitchell Clark and Zoe SchifferIn the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, Google has sent an email to its US employees in the wake of , which gave people legal access to abortions. The email, sent by Google’s chief people officer Fiona Cicconi and obtained by The Verge, tells employees they can …
The Verge2 hours agoT-Mobile is selling your app usage data to advertisers — here’s how to opt outverified_publisherThe Verge - Allison JohnsonT-Mobile’s advertising business is offering a new way for marketers to pry into your app-using habits. Ad Exchanger reports that the un-carrier’s new program is called App Insights, and it’s now fully operational after spending a year in beta. The program allows third-party marketers to buy T-Mobile …
The Verge3 hours agoSamsung’s monstrous 55-inch Odyssey Ark monitor could go on sale in Augustverified_publisherThe Verge - Mitchell ClarkSamsung is getting ready to release its massive 55-inch curved Odyssey Ark monitor in August, according to a report from Korean outlet ETNews (via SamMobile). The monitor, which was announced in January at CES, has reportedly gone through a few certification programs that have to be done before it …
The Verge5 hours agoCyberpunk 2077 is getting a board gameverified_publisherThe Verge - Alice Newcome-BeillCyberpunk 2077 is getting a board game courtesy of a Kickstarter campaign. Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City is a strange twist on the high-tech, low-life underbelly of the world brought to life by CD Projekt Red and Mike Pondsmith. The game is being published by CMON Games, which have put …
The Verge5 hours agoThis site lets you listen to nature sounds from all over the worldverified_publisherThe Verge - Jasmine HicksFor people who love discovering new sounds, there’s an intriguing new site that collects soundscapes from around the world. The site, Earth.fm, bills itself as “Like Spotify, but for natural soundscapes.” You can listen to bird species in Malaysia or India or forest sounds in Ghana. The sounds are …
The Verge5 hours agoBitcoin’s energy use drops following price plungeverified_publisherThe Verge - Justine CalmaAfter taking a nosedive in June, the price of Bitcoin has stayed so low that it’s forcing the blockchain’s massive electricity use to similarly dip. Over the past couple weeks, Bitcoin’s energy consumption has dropped by more than a third, according to estimates of annualized electricity use by …
