Author: Zach_Wilson

Valve officially releases SteamVR 2.0

Most of the current features of Steam and Steam Deck are now part of SteamVR Updated keyboard with support for dual-cursor typing, new languages, emojis, and themes Integration of Steam Chat and Voice Chat Improved Store that puts new and popular VR releases front and center Easy access to Steam…

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Honor says its new phone lets you open apps with your eyes

We were expecting — and we got — a lot of talk about generative AI this morning when Honor CEO George Zhao took the stage at Qualcomm’s 2023 Snapdragon Summit. But the announcement of its Honor 6 flagship came with a surprising detail: it includes a feature that lets you…

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Zuckerberg says Threads has almost 100 million monthly users

The rumors of Threads’ early demise have been exaggerated. Meta’s competitor to Elon Musk’s X has hit “just under” 100 million monthly users since it was released in early July, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Wednesday during his company’s quarterly earnings call. “We’re three months in now, and I’m very happy…

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X is officially rolling out audio and video calls

X, the platform previously known as Twitter, is rolling out audio and video calls. Several users on the platform, including some of us here at The Verge, have received a notification when opening the app, stating: “Audio and video calls are here!” There’s also a new “Enable audio and video…

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Mars’ core looks bigger than it is because it’s wrapped in radioactive magma

Data from a meteorite impact on Mars that was recorded by NASA’s InSight lander in 2021 is now helping to clear up some confusion about the red planet’s interior makeup. A pair of studies published today in the journal Nature separately determined that Mars’ iron-rich core is smaller and denser…

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X is rolling out the audio and video calling feature nobody asked for

It’s finally happening: X (formerly known as Twitter) has begun rolling out yet another feature nobody asked for. Now, users will have the option to call each other via audio and video calls on the platform. This doesn’t come as a total surprise, as CEO Linda Yaccarino previously confirmed that…

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