Sep 15, 2022, 6:49 AM UTC | Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, has switched to proof-of-stake, cutting its energy demands. The transition, which has been in the works since 2016, won’t change much for the average Ethereum user, but it sidelines miners. The switchover began on September 6th, when the Bellatrix upgrade was activated. It is now complete after the mining of the Terminal Total Difficulty block, whic ...read more

iOS 16 brought a ton of helpful new features to iPhones, but not every change was welcome. For example, the new ‘Search’ button that now appears on the home screen. The Search button sides below your apps and above the dock where the home screen indicator used to be (the indicator still shows up when you swipe between home screens). But, for most iPhone users, the button will likely be useless since you can swipe down on the home screen to open Search instead. So, if you want that Sea ...read more

Similarly, the new Apple Watch Series 8 could also have a day one update to WacthOS 9 If you’ve pre-ordered an iPhone 14 lineup device, you’ll have to update your device to the official build of iOS 16 on day one. According to AppleSWUpdates, via 9to5Mac , new iPhone 14 lineup devices are shipping with an older build of iOS 16, and not the one that was released to the public on Monday, September 12th. Upon setting up your new device, you’ll be prompted to install the latest ...read more

Vancouver-based The Coalition has pledged to donate one percent of net revenue from all Gears of War games and merchandise to suicide prevention. To coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th, the Xbox-owned developer says it’s launching this multi-year ‘Never Fight Alone’ initiative, starting with Crisis Text Line. The New York-based global non-profit provides free, 24/7 text-based mental health support and crisis intervention in Canada, the U.S., U.K. and Ireland usi ...read more

Following the successful rollout of its regional charging infrastructure program earlier this year, MG Motor Australia and New Zealand have today announced that it is extending its Hotel ChargeHub Partner Program to major metropolitan centres across Australia. Peter Ciao, CEO of MG Motor Australia and New Zealand, said: “In Australia, the purchase price is the biggest barrier to adoption of electric vehicles, closely followed by concern at the lack of public charging infrastructure. � ...read more

Summer is here! Minus the scorching heat, everything about summer used to be simply fantastic. We’re talking vacations, sun dresses, beaches, pool parties and more. However, over the last two years everything has been paused due to the rampant virus and the summers are no longer as they used to be. Though things have started to become normal now, it is still advisable to stay at home, in order to avoid spreading the Coronavirus disease even more. However, worry not, as with Airtel’s prepaid ...read more

A lawsuit filed in San Francisco by a Tesla owner claims the automaker and its CEO / Technoking Elon Musk are “deceptively and misleadingly” marketing the Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” advanced driver assistance features that are available as paid software add-ons ( via Automotive News ). The filing claims Tesla and Musk “deceived and misled consumers regarding the current abilities of its ADAS [advanced driver-assistance system] technology and by representing that it was perpetua ...read more

In this blog, you learn more about Where Is Alina Orlova Animal Killer Now. Sadistic Killer case with Culprit in Custody for dogs and pet animals.  Who is Alina Oroval Animal Killer? Image credit: Siberian Times Alina Orlova animal killer and her friend were punish with years in jail for allegedly abusing dogs and other pets. Additionally, Alina Orlova and her friend Alyona savchenko are the two childish females found responsible for animal mistreatment. As the investigation ...read more

Call artifacts will now automatically be shared with co-hosts, but there's one little checkbox that needs to be checked Google Meet is making it easier for meeting co-hosts to automatically stay in the loop with post-call statistics and artifacts. Artifacts include the recorded meeting and stats like meeting headcount, poll results and QAs. Normally, the meeting host is tasked with sending such post-meet artifacts to the co-hosts, but now Google is automating the process. The onl ...read more

EA sees a big opportunity in games that let players create their own content, CEO Andrew Wilson said at a Goldman Sachs conference on Tuesday, as reported by Axios . Games like Minecraft and Roblox with extensive player creation tools have become huge hits with enduring popularity, and it sounds like EA wants to find more ways to let players create content in its own titles. He highlighted a few EA franchises he feels have notable creative aspects already, like The Sims (which will soon be fr ...read more