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Nvidia Shield TV’s latest update brings new controls, tons of bug fixes
The long-standing Nvidia Shield TV is getting yet another Android TV update, this time with Shield Experience 9.1.1 which brings new power controls and a huge number of bug fixes. more… The post See source
Google Assistant ditches light mode theme on Android to be ‘consistent’ with Wear OS and TV
If you’re not using dark mode on your Android device, you might notice that Google Assistant is using a dark theme regardless, and Google says that’s intentional. more… The post See source
Tech war: tweak to US export control rules forces Chinese entities to cooperate, seek contact with American officials, sources say
An adjustment to Washington’s latest export control regime in October has prompted affected Chinese entities to reach out to US officials for end-user checks, sources say. See source
Pixel 7 referral program launches with $100 Google Store credit for both parties
Besides boosted trade-ins, Google is launching a Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, as well as 6a, referral program where “you and a friend will both get a $100 Google Store credit.” more… The post See source
Google is offering a pair of Nest Audio speakers for just $89 today
The Google Nest Audio speaker can be paired with a twin for stereo sound. | Photo: Dan Seifert / The Verge Lots of retailers are wasting no time gearing up for Black Friday, Best Buy and Target are already rolling out some excellent deals you can check out, and it appears Google is kicking things…
King Ranch will be the site of the largest carbon capture project yet
Signage is displayed outside of Occidental Petroleum Corp. offices in Carlsbad, New Mexico, US, on Friday, September 11th, 2020. Oil giant Occidental announced an enormous escalation of its plans to take planet-heating carbon dioxide out of the air. It signed a lease agreement on 106,000 acres in Kleberg County, Texas, where it would build up…
What are Apple’s audiobook rules, anyway?
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge This is the free weekly edition of Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. You can sign up here. Hello, hello, hello. I hope you’re all ready for a busy, Amazon-packed issue. Because there’s a lot of Amazon news to go around today. First:…
Disenchanted’s first trailer looks like all of Disney’s evil witch stories rolled into one
Amy Adams as Giselle in Disenchanted. | Disney While Enchanted was a surprisingly inspired riff on the studio’s archetypical princess fairytales, Disenchanted, director Adam Shankman’s upcoming sequel to the movie, looks like a straightforward redux of Disney’s recent stories about witches fiddling with reality in its first trailer. Disenchanted continues the tale of Giselle Philip…
9 of 10 security leaders believe companies should face consequences for releasing insecure software
Organisations plan to invest in DevSecOps in 2023, and the level of urgency for them to do so has grown. In a recent survey conducted by the Neustar International Security Council (NISC), 93 percent of participating information technology and security professionals reported that DevSecOps would be a significant budgeting priority in the coming year, with…
Mercedes-Benz EQE electric sedan will start at $76,050
Image: Daimler AG Mercedes-Benz just announced the pricing of its all-electric luxury sedan the EQE, and unsurprisingly, it starts north of $76,000. But unlike its electrified sibling the EQS, it’s not being listed at a price lower than its gas-powered equivalent. The EQE sedan is a slightly smaller sedan built on the same technical platform…