The best lists to keep — and the best ways to keep them
The best lists to keep — and the best ways to keep them Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 100, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, get ready for a big gadget week, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer […]
Why your outdoorsy friend suddenly has a gummy bear power bank
Why your outdoorsy friend suddenly has a gummy bear power bank Like many backpackers, I’m a sicko. I have weighed all my gear in order to maintain a spreadsheet for pack weight on every trip I’m on. I’ve spent more money than I care to think about in order to drop pounds, or even ounces. […]
How brands and creators are fighting for your attention — and your money
How brands and creators are fighting for your attention — and your money Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Hank Green, the cofounder of Complexly, where we make SciShow, Crash Course, and a bunch of other educational YouTube channels. I’m back in the Decoder guest host chair for another couple of episodes while Nilay […]
Vimeo to be acquired by Bending Spoons for $1.38 billion
Vimeo to be acquired by Bending Spoons for $1.38 billion Vimeo is getting bought up by Bending Spoons, a European software company that has amassed a growing portfolio of businesses, including Evernote, WeTransfer, and Meetup. Bending Spoons will pay $1.38 billion to acquire the video hosting platform, and it expects to close the deal later […]
Perplexity offers to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion
Perplexity offers to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion Perplexity has just offered to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion — a bid that’s far more than the AI search startup itself is valued at, according to reports from The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. The startup sent the unsolicited bid on Tuesday, just months […]
Google is adding a new way to personalize the news you see
Google is adding a new way to personalize the news you see Google is making it easier to see news from your favorite outlets. A new feature, called “preferred sources,” will let you choose the outlets you want to see featured the most in Search’s “top stories” section. Google’s top stories hub appears when you […]
This collaborative doodling website is like Google Maps plus MS Paint
This collaborative doodling website is like Google Maps plus MS Paint The screenshot shows the pixel art painted over Maceió, Brazil. A new website that lets you paint over a world map with other users in real-time has taken the digital illustration community by storm. Wplace is a collaborative pixel art platform that serves as […]
The Browser Company’s AI browser now has a $20 subscription
The Browser Company's AI browser now has a $20 subscription The Browser Company’s AI browser now has a $20 subscription The Browser Company — the makers of the Arc browser — just launched a $20 per month subscription to its new AI-powered web browser, Dia, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The new Dia Pro subscription […]
Google swears it isn’t destroying the web with AI search
Google swears it isn't destroying the web with AI search Google swears it isn’t destroying the web with AI search Google says its AI search features aren’t tanking website traffic despite recent reports suggesting otherwise. In a blog post published on Wednesday, Google Search head Liz Reid says click volume from the search engine has […]
Cloudflare says Perplexity’s AI bots are ‘stealth crawling’ blocked sites
Cloudflare says Perplexity's AI bots are 'stealth crawling' blocked sites Cloudflare says Perplexity’s AI bots are ‘stealth crawling’ blocked sites The AI search startup Perplexity is allegedly skirting restrictions meant to stop its AI web crawlers from accessing certain websites, according to a report from Cloudflare. In the report, Cloudflare claims that when Perplexity encounters […]