Month: March 2023
Paramount Plus has renewed Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Deadline reports that, ahead of their upcoming returns this summer, Star Trek: Lower Decks has been renewed for a fifth season of animated adventures, while Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will be coming back for a third season at some point in the future. Both series received orders for 10…
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Google is going to show a new ‘Perspectives’ carousel in search results
Google is adding a new carousel in search results to help you see different perspectives on certain search topics. The feature, called “Perspectives,” is a new box showing “insights from a range of journalists, experts, and other relevant voices” that will appear under the “Top Stories” box in results. In…
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Adnan Syed’s murder conviction has been reinstated
The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled in favor of the victim’s family after they filed an appeal, claiming that they weren’t given the proper notice to attend the hearing that resulted in Syed’s release. The court ordered a new hearing with sufficient notice given to Lee’s brother, Young Lee. It…
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Apple just patched a load of iOS and iPadOS security flaws, so update now
Apple has released iOS 16.4 and is urging iPhone users, particularly those with older devices, to update immediately to benefit from some important security fixes Despite the seemingly unassuming update number (16.x, rather than 16.x.x), this update has patched 32 known security flaws (opens in new tab) that have been…
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Kia sees an opening to dominate the full-size electric SUV segment with its big, boxy EV9
Kia is ready to pull the wraps on its next big electric vehicle (emphasis on big): the EV9 three-row SUV. The EV9 will have a proper North American debut at the New York International Auto Show next week, but before it does, the automaker is rolling out a list of…
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NPR prioritizes radio over podcasts with steep cuts
This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. It’s a busy news day, so I won’t waste time: Adnan Syed’s murder conviction has been reinstated, NPR cancels some of its standalone podcasts, and Slate takes its podcasts to YouTube. NPR cuts result…
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