As India gets into the second stage of the Covid-19 lockdown, we are compelled to go digital for our everyday purchases and bill-payments. One such essential home item is the LPG cylinder. It comes under the list of necessary items that you can order during the lockdown. And here’s how you can order it. You […]
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The Spiro Wave is a “bridge” ventilator that can help patients to breath. | Image: Newlab, 10xBeta, Boyce Technologies and Otherlab
Last Friday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the Spiro Wave, a “bridge” ventilator that helps patients to breathe when they’re condition is not critical enough to require a standard ventilator. What’s remarkable is that the device was brought to market over the course of just a month, after New York City realized it was facing a critical shortage of ventilators. It’s a great story, and this account of its development in The New York Times is well worth reading.
The effort kicked off in March when warnings started coming in from Italy that the US would shortly be facing a critical shortage of ventilators. At first, it seemed impossible to develop such a complicated machine quickly enough.
“But they soon found a design for a...
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
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Facebook is a publicly traded company that mostly operates in rational and predictable ways. Facebook is also a collection of posts from more than 2 billion people, and an enduring lesson from the company’s history is that those people often operate in irrational and unpredictable ways. This weekend we got to witness an important tension between the two.
Facebook the company is fighting the good fight against the global pandemic. It has donated more than $100 million to small businesses and is prominently displaying vetted information from...
The Spiro Wave is a “bridge” ventilator that can help patients to breath. | Image: Newlab, 10xBeta, Boyce Technologies and Otherlab
Last Friday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the Spiro Wave, a “bridge” ventilator that helps patients to breathe when they’re condition is not critical enough to require a standard ventilator. What’s remarkable is that the device was brought to market over the course of just a month, after New York City realized it was facing a critical shortage of ventilators. It’s a great story, and this account of its development in The New York Times is well worth reading.
The effort kicked off in March when warnings started coming in from Italy that the US would shortly be facing a critical shortage of ventilators. At first, it seemed impossible to develop such a complicated machine quickly enough.
“But they soon found a design for a...
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Thanks to the Morning Brew for recommending us as an “Essential” read. Here’s hoping all of you who signed up over the weekend find The Interface a useful guide to tech, democracy, and the pandemic.
Facebook is a publicly traded company that mostly operates in rational and predictable ways. Facebook is also a collection of posts from more than 2 billion people, and an enduring lesson from the company’s history is that those people often operate in irrational and unpredictable ways. This weekend we got to witness an important tension between the two.
Facebook the company is fighting the good fight against the global pandemic. It has donated more than $100 million to small businesses and is prominently displaying vetted information from...
All sports leagues are on hold in Australia and strict border and travel restrictions have been imposed amid the pandemic, including bans on international visitors.
Back in the day, Samsung introduced a blood pressure sensor on the Galaxy S9 (review) but recently launched Samsung flagships no longer feature a BP sensor. While the reasons are unknown, Samsung has just announced that it will be bringing Blood Pressure Monitoring in its Galaxy Watch Active 2 later this year. Samsung is currently […]
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Apple is launching its major services, including the App Store, iCloud, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Arcade, in 20 new countries today. In addition, Apple Music is expanding to 52 new countries. The expansion means that the App Store in particular is now available in a total of 175 countries and regions.
The list of places Apple’s services are expanding to is diverse, and includes countries in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Oceana. Here’s Apple’s list of the countries that its App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and iCloud are expanding to:
Africa: Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Libya, Morocco, Rwanda, and Zambia.
Asia-Pacific:...
A former Metropolitan Police detective superintendent, Richardson said the police training helped him remain calm in the situation. Image: Apple
Apple is launching its major services, including the App Store, iCloud, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Arcade, in 20 new countries today. In addition, Apple Music is expanding to 52 new countries. The expansion means that the App Store in particular is now available in a total of 175 countries and regions.
The list of places Apple’s services are expanding to is diverse, and includes countries in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Oceana. Here’s Apple’s list of the countries that its App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and iCloud are expanding to:
Africa: Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Libya, Morocco, Rwanda, and Zambia.
Asia-Pacific:...
Demand for video call apps has soared unprecedentedly. While there are a lot of options out there, Whatsapp would be the one that’s easily accessible and most used. Up until now, it had support for a maximum of 4 participants only. But, an upcoming update will increase that limit to 8 users. So yeah, according […]
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Sharp
Sharp announced last month that it would begin making face masks at its TV factory in Japan, and this morning they became available to order — at least, that was the plan. Demand for the masks has overwhelmed Sharp’s servers to the point that not only is it near-impossible to access the online store, internet services for the company’s smart home gadgets have apparently been taken down too.
The Asahi Shimbun reports that Sharp IoT devices like air conditioners that connect to the internet and use smartphones for controls are currently experiencing problems. A Sharp representative apologized for the trouble and said the company is looking into the root cause. According to the company, it’s possible that the problems were caused by...
Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has said he doesnt see cricketing activities taking place for the next 12 months as the entire world battles with COVID-19 pandemic.
Galaxy Fold was an innovative piece of hardware from Samsung. Although it suffered a troubled start, the South Korean giant managed to release a phone that’s still coveted by tech enthusiasts half a year later. Well, as it seems, the successor is en route. Yes, probably months ahead of its launch (Q2, 2020), we now […]
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Sharp
Sharp announced last month that it would begin making face masks at its TV factory in Japan, and this morning they became available to order — at least, that was the plan. Demand for the masks has overwhelmed Sharp’s servers to the point that not only is it near-impossible to access the online store, internet services for the company’s smart home gadgets have apparently been taken down too.
The Asahi Shimbun reports that Sharp IoT devices like air conditioners that connect to the internet and use smartphones for controls are currently experiencing problems. A Sharp representative apologized for the trouble and said the company is looking into the root cause. According to the company, it’s possible that the problems were caused by...
Former Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur had a pretty good time with the national team and even led them to a victory in the 2017 Champions Trophy with a win over arch-rivals India. And Arthur has revealed that one player he had a real problem dealing with is Kamran Akmal.Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds, stars of Fox’s (well, now Marvel’s) X-Men universe have once again called a ceasefire to their ongoing (and seemingly never-ending) feud. The pair have decided to draw a temporary halt in the name of the All In Challenge, a charity that aims to ameliorate food insecurity, a problem that’s become particularly acute amidst the pandemic.
Here’s what Jackman had to say over on Instagram.
Ryan and I have a temporary [ceasefire] on our feud for the @allinchallenge. So, I nominate @drewbrees and @therealmariskahargitay and @therealpeterhermann And, just to screw with him… @vancityreynolds. (WHAAT? A challenge inside a challenge.)
Truth be told, I’d completely lost track of whether Jackman and Reynolds were on truce, ceasefire, all out war, etc. In fact, I’m convinced I’ve seen headlines denoting all three in the last week alone. But for one day only, that day being today, they’re definitely not at war. Until tomorrow, when one assumes they will be. Keep an eye out for more on that, as this probably hasn’t gone away.
Looking back through the many venerated pieces I’ve written for WGTC (self-plug), this at least the fourth time I’ve written up on the Jack Reynolds Ryan Man feudathon – that’s what I’m calling it. I’m not complaining, mind you, as content is content. It begs the question though: which will end first, the lockdown or their feud?
Given that the latter will probably last until the sun expands, saying the lockdown goes first is hardly the most optimistic outlook. Hopefully respite arrives a little sooner than that, though, and ideally before Disney release their PG-13 Deadpool 3, also known as The Fox in Our Stars.
In the meantime, we can all relax at home with our Jackman-sculpted cappuccino and a Reynolds-infused G and T. I feel calmer already.
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Spotify’s officially trying to solve the podcast discovery problem while also trying to help podcasters reach new audiences. The company announced today that it’s rolling out three human-curated podcast playlists in six countries: the US, Germany, Sweden, the UK, Mexico, and Brazil. The three weekly playlists are called Best Podcasts of the Week, Brain Snacks, and Crime Scene. They’ll each be localized to the countries and will be populated by curators in each location. Spotify hired podcast curators around the world specifically for this feature.
The playlists are meant to get people who already listen to podcasts to “build a habit around listening on Spotify,” says Courtney Holt, VP, Global Head of Studios & Video. The audio platform f...
Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Monday said pressure of being a big money buy in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is felt when you don't perform and people talk about all that moolah going to waste, all the time. Yuvraj still holds the record of being IPL's most-expensive buy.
Former India batsman Mohammad Kaif had thought the famous NatWest Series final, which India won defying odds against England, was lost when Yuvraj Singh got out in their daunting chase of 326 at Lord's in 2002. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Spotify’s officially trying to solve the podcast discovery problem while also trying to help podcasters reach new audiences. The company announced today that it’s rolling out three human-curated podcast playlists in six countries: the US, Germany, Sweden, the UK, Mexico, and Brazil. The three weekly playlists are called Best Podcasts of the Week, Brain Snacks, and Crime Scene. They’ll each be localized to the countries and will be populated by curators in each location. Spotify hired podcast curators around the world specifically for this feature.
The playlists are meant to get people who already listen to podcasts to “build a habit around listening on Spotify,” says Courtney Holt, VP, Global Head of Studios & Video. The audio platform f...
Nintendo has announced what it describes as the final update to Super Mario Maker 2, and it comes with a huge new feature: a World Maker mode that lets you design a map and string multiple courses together, Super Mario World-style. Each world can contain up to five levels, and eight of the worlds themselves can be combined, meaning you can create your own 40-level Mario game.
The update also includes the addition of several new enemies and power-ups including the frog suit from Super Mario Bros. 3, the power balloon from Super Mario World, and a mushroom that turns characters into their Super Mario Bros. 2 sprites and lets them throw items around.
Nintendo will release the update for free on April 22nd. It’s unfortunate that Super Mario...
