Spotify is launching a dedicated in-app Merch Hub that provides personalized merch recommendations based on your listening habits, the company announced on Monday. Previously, you could purchase artist merch from individual artist profiles, the Now Playing view, and release pages. Now, you can access all artist merch in one dedicated place. Once you’re in the…
The image in your mind when you think of solar panels is probably pretty standard: flat black or blue slabs arranged on a rooftop. But look closely at the roofs of some houses and you might notice a surprise. Tesla gave the solar system a new look. Instead of solar panels that sit in your front…
We test a ton of Android phones. We like the ones below, but you’ll be better off with one of the options above. If you haven’t yet done so, check out our Best Cheap Phones guide for more. Google Pixel 6A for $349: Google’s continuing to sell the 2022 Pixel 6A (8/10, WIRED Recommends) at…
Meta’s AI Personas are here, and the reviews are in: They’re strange. Quite strange. But maybe right now you’re confused, and, to be honest, I wouldn’t blame you. Who has time to keep up with every company’s latest AI project these days? Here are the basics of what you should know about Meta’s latest offering….
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 10, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, hooray! I’m so happy you’re here, and also, you can catch up on all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) We made it through 10 weeks! It’s been so fun to make…
Happy Saturday, folks, and welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter that covers the major stories in tech over the past several days. I feel inclined to begin this edition with a sobering note about the recent events in Israel and Gaza. It’s obviously impacted the tech ecosystem there, but from a purely humanistic…
Have you bought any A&W root beer or cream soda over the last seven years? If so, you might be entitled to part of the company’s recent $15 million settlement. A&W Concentrate and its parent company, Keurig Dr. Pepper, are have settled t. o resolve claims that they made misleading marketing statements about the type…
David Tyfield, a professor of political economy at Lancaster University and author of the 2019 book Liberalism 2.0 and the Rise of China, tells me there is “no future for the EV which does not feature significant, if not disproportionate, Chinese presence. Chinese companies are just too far in the lead across the whole supply…
Before you go pouring your heart out to Billie, “your ride-or-die older sister” played by Kendall Jenner, or an AI grandpa named Brian on Instagram, know that your messages might not be private. Meta’s AI personas, now live in beta, are a collection of characters — some played by celebrities and creators — that users can…
Welcome to the weekend, dear readers! Although we’ve spent the past week pummeling you with deals from Amazon’s fall Prime Day event — some of which are still available, to be sure — our Saturday roundup is mostly concerned with the discounts that have cropped up in the time since, starting with LG’s C3 OLED….
