Month: February 2021
If you’re starting an online class, check to make sure your professor is alive
Three weeks into his online class on art history, Concordia University sophomore Aaron Ansuini had a question about one of the recorded lectures. He combed through Concordia’s portal, but couldn’t find his professor’s contact information. So he Googled his name — François-Marc Gagnon — and found an obituary. At first,…
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23andMe set to go public via a Virgin Group SPAC merger
Genetics testing and genome research company 23andMe is set to go public via a merger with special purpose acquisition corp (SPAC) VG Acquisition Corp, a vehicle set up by Richard Branson and his company Virgin Group. The transaction is expected to result in 23andMe having around $984 million in cash…
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This is the way Google says we can all cut down on security threats Hacker
Security researchers at Google have called 2020 the year of zero-day exploits owing to the large number of these vulnerabilities that were detected and fixed last year. In a year-in-review post, the researchers shared that while they are still a long way off from detecting the zero-day exploits in the…
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My AI-moderated video chat with strangers gave me hope
In 2017, artists and filmmakers Lauren Lee McCarthy, Grace Lee and Tony Patrick were tasked with dreaming up the “future of work” for a residency at the University of Southern California. As part of a 3-month process of exploring ideas for the better… Source
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What’s on your desk, Cameron Faulkner?
It’s hard enough to be a writer, reviewer, and tech enthusiast for The Verge under normal circumstances. It’s even harder when you’re working out of a shared studio apartment during a pandemic. Cameron Faulkner, who not only handles our deals pages but also writes on a wide variety of topics,…
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Storage expansion card price in India is another reason to avoid the Xbox Series S Xbox Series S
The new Xbox Series S is the cheapest option for anyone looking to get into next-gen gaming. However, it cut far too many corners to openly recommend to everyone. One of our biggest issues with the Xbox Series S was its limited storage. Out of the 500GB on the internal…
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