It’s been long rumored that Meta is working on a pair of augmented reality smart glasses — and it’s possible we could finally get a glimpse of them later this year. Citing unnamed Meta sources, a Business Insider report claims that the company plans to demo a pair of true AR smart glasses later this [...]read moreMeta might demo a pair of ‘true’ AR smart glasses later in 2024
DreadXP and DarkStone Digital–the teams behind the viral hit The Mortuary Assistant–have announced plans to partner with Paramount Game Studios to release a game in the Paranormal Activity universe. “DreadXP’s Paranormal Activity video game will bring the franchise’s groundbreaking found-footage-style to horror enthusiasts in surprising new ways, immersing them in a story that expands upon [...]read moreNew Paranormal Activity Game Announced By The Makers Of The Mortuary Assistant
Ethiopian startup eQub is the winner of the fintech pitch-off at 4YFN 2024, Mobile World Congress’ startup event. TechCrunch was on the ground in Barcelona to meet its business development lead Nahom Michael this week. The startup’s name is an Amharic word referring to a local form of peer-to-peer credit, Michael said. An Equb is [...]read moreMWC: Ethiopian fintech eQub digitizes peer-to-peer credit
Image: Disney Moon Knight, the Marvel miniseries on Disney+ starring Oscar Isaac, debuted back in 2022, but Hideo Kojima is just getting around to watching it. A known cinephile, it’s no surprise Kojima would have the show on his backlog, and we have now been treated to a signature lengthy [...]read moreKojima Praises Moon Knight’s ‘Unattractive’ Oscar Isaac
TikTok is losing even more songs over its quarrel with Universal Music Group (UMG), as the social media network is starting to remove songs published by UMG, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Tuesday. The row between the two companies began last month when UMG announced that it failed to reach a deal with TikTok’s [...]read moreTikTok loses even more songs over its dispute with Universal Music Group
GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Denis Villenueve has made some fantastic movies French-Canadian filmmaker director Denis Villeneuve is back with his next movie, Dune: Part Two, which comes to theaters on March 1 with a lot of hype and excitement [...]read moreEvery Denis Villeneuve Movie Ranked By Metacritic
Apple is scuttling its secretive, long-running project to build an autonomous electric car, according to Bloomberg. The company has already started laying off some people who worked on the project, TechCrunch has learned. The scope of the layoffs could not immediately be determined. Many of the nearly 2,000 employees who were still working on the [...]read moreApple cancels its autonomous electric car project and is laying off some workers
Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve has become one of the biggest names in Hollywood over the past decade, and this second Dune film is new ground for him–it’s his first-ever sequel that he’s directed. The question now, as Dune: Part Two hits theaters to near-universal acclaim from critics, including me, is how many more [...]read moreDenis Villeneuve Might Make Dune Movies Forever – Or He May Stop At Part Two
This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Hello! I am very excited to see so many of you at Hot Pod Summit and On Air Fest this week. I’ll be back on Tuesday with a recap of the events. But first, I’ve got a look at the layoffs [...]read morePodcasting’s data rules get a refresh
During today’s Pokémon Presents, Game Freak announced that Pokémon Legends: Arceus wasn’t a one-off. The Legends subseries will continue with Pokémon Legends: Z-A, set in the Kalos region featured in X and Y. Folks, I was hooting and hollering, both because Legends: Arceus is the best thing Game Freak has done in probably 20 years, [...]read moreWhy Kalos Is The Perfect Setting