Meta is reportedly building its own cloud business

Selling server infrastructure would put Meta in competition with Amazon and Google.

Future Hyundai and Kia cars might never need air fresheners thanks to UV tech

Far-UVC could help rid future cars of odors.

Krafton settles with Subnautica 2 developer after drawn-out dispute over $250 million

After a lengthy legal dispute, Krafton has settled with its subsidiary Unknown Worlds Entertainment, which is developing Subnautica 2, and will pay bonuses to the studio’s staff, Bloomberg reports. The dispute began last year after Krafton pushed out Unknown Worlds’ co-founders, Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, and its CEO, Ted Gill, ahead of a potential […]

Xbox testing disc-to-digital feature that digitizes a physical game collection

Microsoft will likely soon follow Sony and stop the production of physical discs for Xbox games. But instead of leaving physical discs behind entirely, sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell me the company has quietly been working on a disc-to-digital feature that will allow Xbox owners to digitize their existing physical game collections. Xbox employees […]

My favorite Kindle alternative is $30 off after a recent price increase

The Kobo Libra Colour lets you take notes. | Image: Rakuten Kobo Kobo recently raised the price of its Libra Colour e-reader to $259.99, but today’s deal effectively erases that hike. The company, Best Buy, and Target, are all selling it for its old $229.99 price as part of broader sales, making now one of […]

Visa, Mastercard and Coinbase have launched a new global stablecoin

A new stablecoin venture backed by some big financial institutions is launching.

Fufjilm launches special waterproof and black-and-white editions of its retro QuickSnap instant cameras

If you really want to get retro, Fujifilm is making some special editions of its classic instant camera.

Messy Subnautica 2 saga ends with Unknown Worlds CEO departing again

Thus ends the messy saga of Subnautica 2.

Comcast’s split could make or break Peacock

NBCUniversal executives are about to find out whether Peacock will sink or swim in the streaming industry. Now that Comcast is planning to split NBCUniversal, Peacock, and Sky from its broadband and wireless businesses, Peacock will be forced to stand on its own – without the backing of a combined company that pulled in more […]

The best Switch 2 case I’ve tried is cheaper than usual

The Killswitch 2 lets you easily use the Switch 2 in handheld or docked modes. | Image: The Verge Dbrand apparently knows how to really whiff a product launch, as we recently saw with the Steam Machine Companion Cube shell. But it also makes the best case out there for the Nintendo Switch 2, which […]