Month: April 2020
‘Burnout Paradise Remastered’ hits Switch on June 19th
It emerged last month that Burnout Paradise Remastered would arrive on Nintendo Switch sometime this year. EA has narrowed down that timeframe a bit. The port of the open-world racing game will be out on June 19th and it'll cost $50. Preorders are op… Source
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Sonos can now stream free audiobooks from your local library
Even if social distancing has helped you to achieve the nigh impossible task of watching your entire Netflix queue, there’s still a trove of media to consume. Sonos has teamed up with OverDrive — makers of the audiobook lending app Libby — to let c… Source
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Save $40 on SteelSeries’ Arctis 1 Wireless headset and much more at Best Buy
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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Early stage investor The Fund expands beyond NYC with new partners in LA and London
The Fund, an early-stage investment firm with a memorably straightforward name, is looking beyond New York City as it starts investing its second fund. Founders Jenny Fielding (who’s also managing director at Techstars New York) and Scott Hartley (also co-founder and partner at Two Culture Capital) told me that in…
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Here’s what NASA’s Mars helicopter will look like when it makes history with the first extraterrestrial powered flight
[embedded content] NASA is getting ready to send its next Mars rover to the red planet later this year, and that mission will also carry Ingenuity, a brand new helicopter robot that will attempt to make history by becoming the first vehicle to perform a powered atmospheric flight on another…
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Material Bank, a logistics platform for sourcing architectural and design samples, raises $28M
Material Bank, a logistics platform for the architectural and design industry, has announced the close of a $28 million Series B financing today, led by Bain Capital Ventures. Bain’s Merritt Hummer led the round on behalf of the firm and will join the board of directors at Material Bank, along…
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