Month: February 2020
iHeartRadio is now turning podcasts into books
iHeartMedia, the radio station company that’s pushed into podcasts, is now getting into the books business. The company announced yesterday that its Stuff You Should Know podcast series has signed a four-book deal with Flatiron Books. The first book, Stuff You Should Know: An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things,…
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DSP Concepts raises $14.5M for its Audio Weaver platform
DSP Concepts — a startup whose Audio Weaver software is used by companies as varied as Tesla, Porsche, GoPro and Braun Audio — is announcing that it’s raised $14.5 million in Series B funding. The startup goal, as explained to me by CEO Chin Beckmann and CTO Paul Beckmann (yep,…
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How to buy a mirrorless camera in 2020
Two crucial things happened in the camera world in 2019: mirrorless cameras took over from DSLRs and the industry as a whole had its worst year in a decade. So what does that mean for you, the potential camera buyer? Manufacturers are pulling out all… Source
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Save on Samsung Galaxy S20 preorder bundles, Xbox One X consoles, and more
This story is part of a group of stories called Only the best deals on Verge-approved gadgets get the Verge Deals stamp of approval, so if you’re looking for a deal on your next gadget or gift from major retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and more, this is…
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Google Chromebooks put child data at risk
Google is facing a major lawsuit for allegedly harvesting data of schoolchildren under the age of 13. The Attorney General of New Mexico, Hector Balderas, has claimed that Chromebooks provided by Google collected data across the Internet without parental permission. Google launched a program called “G-Suite for Education” in 2006…
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3D printing could be as cheap as chips thanks to McDonald’s
Resins for 3D printers can be expensive, but a novel and environmentally-friendly method of reusing cooking oil could be a potential avenue to make resins much cheaper. Researchers at the University of Toronto Scarborough came up with the brainwave of using waste cooking oil, which they managed to get hold…
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