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- Go read how the US government built a top-secret iPod right under Steve Jobs’ nose
- Instagram launches QR codes globally, letting people open a profile from any camera app
- Donald Trump wants to blame Amazon for his post office woes
- Netflix is testing a ‘Shuffle’ button, because you’re tired of picking what to watch
- Apple removes thousands of games from the Chinese App Store, alarming observers
- Google Meet now lets you cast your videoconferences to the TV screen
- Deathloop and The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe are the latest games to get delayed to 2021
- Canoo is the latest electric vehicle company to use a ‘reverse merger’ to go public
- Go read this oral history of The Simpsons’ iconic ‘Steamed Hams’ sketch
- How to preorder the Samsung Galaxy Note 20
| Go read how the US government built a top-secret iPod right under Steve Jobs’ nose Posted: 18 Aug 2020 05:30 PM PDT  Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge For a period of time starting in 2005, Apple allowed two US government contractors to work in its offices to develop a custom version of the iPod — but exactly what that iPod would do was a mystery, and remains so today, as shared in this fascinating story by former iPod engineer David Shayer that you should go read. The story starts off like a novel:
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| Instagram launches QR codes globally, letting people open a profile from any camera app Posted: 18 Aug 2020 05:30 PM PDT  Instagram Instagram is bringing QR codes to the app. Users can now generate QR codes that'll be scannable from any supporting, third-party camera apps. It first launched the product in Japan last year. The idea is that businesses can print their QR code and have customers scan it to open their Instagram account easily. From there, people can see store hours, buy items, or just follow the account. To generate your QR code, go to the settings menu on your profile and tap QR code. You might still see Nametag there, but eventually, it'll become QR code. You can then save or share the image. Instagram previously deployed a similar system called Nametags, which were internal QR-like codes that could only be scanned from the Instagram camera. It's now... |
| Donald Trump wants to blame Amazon for his post office woes Posted: 18 Aug 2020 05:00 PM PDT  Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images US President Donald Trump, belatedly realizing that the US Postal Service is far more popular than he will ever be, has been publicly distancing himself from his administration's efforts to cut costs at the post office. Today, he told Twitter that actually, it was all Amazon's fault:
This is well-trod ground for the president, who appears to be frightened by Jeff Bezos. In 2018, President Trump apparently wanted to double the amount t... |
| Netflix is testing a ‘Shuffle’ button, because you’re tired of picking what to watch Posted: 18 Aug 2020 04:35 PM PDT  Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Does your Netflix home screen — you know, the one with your user profiles — now have a "Shuffle Play" button? That's because Netflix is actually planning to bring a shuffle feature to its collection of streaming movies and TV shows, letting you avoid yet another argument with your spouse/housemate/partner/etc about what you'll be watching this evening. The company tells us it's actually been running this test since July.
The company is already testing a few potential ways the feature might look, including the "Play Something"... |
| Apple removes thousands of games from the Chinese App Store, alarming observers Posted: 18 Aug 2020 03:34 PM PDT  Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge As tensions rise between the US and China, Apple's Chinese operations — which include millions of Apple customers and much of the company's manufacturing operation — could be at risk. A new report in The Information argues that China may already be closing the loopholes exploited by Apple in previous years, starting with the recent removal of thousands of apps from the Chinese App Store. That could potentially spell trouble for the company's future in the country. Apple pulled more than 47,000 apps from the Chinese App Store earlier this month, as first reported by AppInChina. That move wasn't unexpected, as Apple recently enacted a policy change to eliminate a loophole that previously allowed paid games and games with in-app purchases... |
| Google Meet now lets you cast your videoconferences to the TV screen Posted: 18 Aug 2020 03:07 PM PDT  Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Does the idea of having your work meetings on the biggest screen in your house seem appealing? Google Meet is adding Chromecast support to let you do exactly that. You can now cast your meeting to the company's Chromecast streaming sticks, Android TV, and smart displays. "Earlier this year, we launched Google Meet on Nest Hub Max, and it just felt right to expand Meet to even more screens in your home," Google's Grace Yang wrote on the Chromecast support forum. "We recognize that many schools are moving to distance/remote learning, and we wanted to support this new learning environment for teachers and students," Yang said. "Meet on Chromecast will let you host or join meetings giving you the opportunity to connect with classmates,... |
| Deathloop and The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe are the latest games to get delayed to 2021 Posted: 18 Aug 2020 02:45 PM PDT  Two games more games originally set to release later this year have been pushed back to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both Deathloop and The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe are now slated to launch sometime next year as the coronavirus continues to disrupt the development of both titles. Both Arkane Studios, and Crows Crows Crows addressed their respective communities in separate update posts shared on Twitter, commenting that due to multiple development challenges — including COVID-related impacts — both games would have to be delayed to a new 2021 release window to ensure they have enough time to develop the games. Deathloop is a new intellectual property by Arkane's Lyon studio, the developer of Dishonored series and the 2017... |
| Canoo is the latest electric vehicle company to use a ‘reverse merger’ to go public Posted: 18 Aug 2020 01:52 PM PDT  EV startup Canoo is going public at a valuation of $2.4 billion in an effort to raise enough money to help bring its first vehicle, a VW microbus-style van that was first revealed last year, to market. The company announced Tuesday that it was merging with Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp IV, a so-called "blank check" special purpose acquisition company. As a result, Canoo will become a publicly traded company listed on NASDAQ under the new ticker "CNOO." It's the same type of "reverse merger" move that hydrogen trucking company Nikola pulled off earlier this year to go public and that EV startup Fisker is currently trying to execute. Canoo is also the latest company to cash in on a sudden funding frenzy in the electric... |
| Go read this oral history of The Simpsons’ iconic ‘Steamed Hams’ sketch Posted: 18 Aug 2020 01:51 PM PDT  In 1996, a 2.5-minute short sandwiched between a bunch of other shorts premiered in an episode of The Simpsons. No one thought much of it at the time, but over the last couple decades, "Chalmers vs. Skinner" — rebranded to "Steamed Hams" — would go on to become one of the most iconic Simpsons moments. A new oral history of the short published on Mel Magazine by Brian VanHooker dives into how it came to be, featuring interviews with then-showrunners Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein. The oral history does a wonderful job of tracing how this short came to be where it is now, an incredibly popular meme that got its start in a Facebook group before moving to YouTube and other social media platforms. It's a rise that surprised Oakley considering... |
| How to preorder the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Posted: 18 Aug 2020 01:43 PM PDT  Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Samsung announced its new Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra phones at its Unpacked 2020 online event. At this point, The Verge's Dieter Bohn has now published his full review of the larger Note 20 Ultra. You can read that here or watch the video component of the review above. I'm just here to tell you where you can preorder them. Oh, and if you're curious about when you can preorder the new Galaxy Z Fold 2, that's coming on September 1st. Both Note 20 phones will release on Friday, August 21st, and preorders will no longer be accepted starting Thursday, August 20th. If you were thinking about getting one, make sure you take the opportunity to place an order in advance so you can get the complimentary goodies. Below, you'll find all of the... |
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