The White House’s group chat screwup is even more ridiculous than we thought
The White House's group chat screwup is even more ridiculous than we thought The White House’s group chat screwup is even more ridiculous than we thought National security advisor Mike Waltz at the White House on March 25th. | Photo by Win McNamee / Getty Images Last month, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was added to […]
The see-through Beats Studio Buds Plus are on sale for less than $100
The see-through Beats Studio Buds Plus are on sale for less than $100 The step-up Studio Buds sound as great as they look. Apple’s AirPods Pro are some of the best wireless earbuds money can buy, but only if you’re embedded in Apple’s ecosystem. If you want a cheaper pair of earbuds that play well […]
22 years later, modders are keeping SimCity 4 alive
22 years later, modders are keeping SimCity 4 alive Search for âSimCity 4â on YouTube, and youâll see players constructing multilevel highway interchanges and intricate railroad networks, or maybe even a swooping flyby of a sprawling metropolis. None of these features came with the original game, which was released just after the turn of the […]
Nintendo confirmed the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons don’t use Hall effect joysticks
Nintendo confirmed the Switch 2's Joy-Cons don't use Hall effect joysticks Nintendo confirmed the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons don’t use Hall effect joysticks Nintendo hasn’t confirmed what joystick technology the Switch 2 is using, but its not Hall effect sensors. After several days of not providing a direct answer about the technology used in the Switch […]
DOGE plans now reportedly include an IRS ‘hackathon’
DOGE plans now reportedly include an IRS 'hackathon' DOGE plans now reportedly include an IRS ‘hackathon’ Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is planning to hold a “hackathon” next week in order to create a “mega API” for accessing Internal Revenue Service data, reports Wired. The outlet says the API would be used to […]
How to use your phone as a hotspot
How to use your phone as a hotspot If you’re taking your laptop away from the safe environs of your home or office desk and still want to stay online, you’ve got a couple of choices (assuming it doesn’t have cellular connectivity built in): hunt around for a Wi-Fi network you can connect to or […]
Wi-Fi is one of the great backward compatibility success stories
Wi-Fi is one of the great backward compatibility success stories My home network is a small miracle of backward compatibility, slinging data across 60-plus devices that span five generations of Wi-Fi. Everything on it, from my iPhone 15 Pro all the way down to my Nintendo Wii, manages to connect to the internet, most of […]
Quantum mechanics might have the solution to joystick drift
Quantum mechanics might have the solution to joystick drift The Nintendo Switch may be remembered as much for repopularizing portable gaming as it will for a hardware issue that affected millions of gamers: joystick drift. Drifting is the most common term for an issue where joysticks detect false inputs â even when no one is […]
‘Hands Off’: Protesters deliver a sweeping message to Trump and Musk at a DC rally
'Hands Off': Protesters deliver a sweeping message to Trump and Musk at a DC rally ‘Hands Off’: Protesters deliver a sweeping message to Trump and Musk at a DC rally Surrounding the Washington Monument Saturday were thousands of signs with messages spanning innumerable topics. âSupport Ukraine,â âBeware of DOGE,â âProtect Trans Lives,â were just a […]
One streaming app to (almost) rule them all
One streaming app to (almost) rule them all Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 78, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If youâre new here, welcome, sorry everythingâs about to get so expensive, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, Iâve been […]