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Fortnite will soon let you buy exactly the V-bucks you need

is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. If you want to buy a skin or virtual gear from the Fortnite item shop but don’t have enough V-Bucks, Epic Games is going to add a way to “top up” your V-Bucks balance so that you can buy just the V-Bucks you need to afford your purchase. Epic is calling this feature the “Exact Amount”

Google is shutting down Tables, its Airtable rival

Google Tables, a work-tracking tool and competitor to the popular spreadsheet-database hybrid Airtable, is shutting down. In an email sent to Tables users this week, Google said the app will not be supported after December 16, 2025, and advised that users export or migrate their data to either Google Sheets or AppSheet instead, depending on their needs. Launched in 2020, Tables focused on making project tracking more efficient with automation. It was one of the many projects to emerge from Goo

Apple’s faster MagSafe Charger can now charge other phones at 25W

The new charger, which was first leaked last June through Taiwan’s National Communications Commission’s website, is now available through Apple’s online store with a 1-meter USB-C cable for $39, or a 2-meter cable for $49. Apple introduced 25W wireless charging with the iPhone 16 ahead of the Qi2.2 specification being officially introduced early this year, which is why the faster rate was only available when using Apple’s own wireless charger. Now that the iPhone 17 lineup is Qi 2.2 compatible

Piramidal (YC W24) Is Hiring Back End Engineer

We are looking for a software engineer to help us enable interactions and automations with Piramidal’s newest technologies. We value proactive, customer-centric engineers who prioritize foundational details (data models, architecture, security) to enable excellent products. In this role you will: Build and maintain the infrastructure and backend systems for our flagship platform focused on neural data. Collaborate closely with ML engineers to iterate on applying our latest models. and Work w

Deliberate Abstraction

I recently wrote code to simulate a card game. The details are irrelevant, but it was a great opportunity to put inside-out design into practise, because when I started programming, I didn’t actually know the rules of the game, nor what all the card types were. Thus, I started from a very general core that I did know with certainty: Card - name : string - valid_play : Card -> bool A card has a name and it gets to decide on its own whether it’s legal to play this card on top of another card. Na

AirPods Pro 3 don’t include a USB-C charging cable in the box

At this point, it is not exactly a surprise, but it is still noteworthy: If you’re buying the new AirPods Pro 3, make sure you have a USB-C charging cable or a wireless charger handy. Here are the details. Bring your own USB-C cable or wireless charger As Apple succinctly explains on the AirPods Pro 3 tech specs page: “USB‑C Charge Cable sold separately.“ While many users have more than enough charging alternatives at home, at work, and even in their cars, some might still be caught by surpr

Grammarly's AI writing assistance tools now work in five new languages

Since its debut in 2009, Grammarly has only been available in one language: English. Sure, you could switch between dialects, including Canadian and Indian English, but if you wrote in any other language, you were out of luck. That's changing today with Grammarly rolling out beta support for five additional languages: French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The update is available to all Grammarly customers — whether you live in a country that speaks the language you want to write in o

Apple isn’t packing a charging cable in with the AirPods Pro 3

is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. The AirPods Pro 3 seem like a solid upgrade, but they have one significant drawback: Apple isn’t including a charging cable in the box, MacRumors reports. Apple spells it out right on the AirPods Pro 3 tech specs page, saying in the “In the Box” section that “USB‑C Charge Cable sold separately.” That means that if you want to charge the case for the AirPods Pro 3, you’ll n

Spotify Lossless ‘rolling out gradually’ four years after Apple Music upgraded entire library

In the four years since Apple Music upgraded its entire music catalog to lossless overnight, Spotify has been just around the corner from catching up. Starting today, Spotify is taking the very first steps toward making that actually happen. Premium subscribers will receive a push notification from the Spotify app when lossless support becomes available. So what took so long? Here’s what Spotify says. “The wait is finally over; we’re so excited lossless sound is rolling out to Premium subscrib

Amazon Looks Like It's Making Its Own Display-Enabled Smart Glasses

New smart glasses are expected soon from Meta, and Google will have some next year. Now Amazon may be entering the race with display-enabled smart glasses of its own, a possible stepping stone to augmented reality glasses further down the road. The report comes from The Information, via reporters who have a strong track record of correctly spotting emerging headsets and glasses. According to the latest story, Amazon's display-enabled glasses could work like updated versions of the Echo Frame au

I dangled 56 pounds off this retractable USB cable, and the worst didn't happen

Ugreen Nexode 100W retractable USB-C cable ZDNET's key takeaways Compact, palm-size design that extends out to 1 meter/3.3 feet The cable is E-marker chipped to handle up to 100W The retractor reel is strong and can withstand 28kg/56lb. View now at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Cables are a source of never-ending frustration. Despite taking the time to carefully and methodically wrap them after each and every use using the over-under method, they always come ou

I tried a unviersal battery tester from Amazon, and it's already saving me money

Dlyfull B4 Universal Battery Tester ZDNET's key takeaways This battery tester handles a massive array of batteries, from one-use alkaline batteries to rechargeable cells. It's quick and easy to use, and can be used to test whether rechargeable batteries have come to the end of their life. The small display can be hard to read. View now at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I've lost count of how many times I've seen someone throw away good batteries. Man, those thin

Lossless Audio Finally Arrives for Spotify Premium Subscribers. Here's How to Enable It

Lossless audio, a format that Spotify says has been much-requested by subscribers over the years, is finally arriving on the streaming service. In a post, the company says that 24-bit/44.1kHz FLAC audio will now be an option for premium subscribers in select markets "across nearly every song available in Spotify." Subscribers will have the option to adjust music quality as Low, Normal, High, Very High and now Lossless, with the option to see how much data each tier requires. In addition to wo

If you use batteries, this universal tester can save you hundreds of dollars

Dlyfull B4 Universal Battery Tester ZDNET's key takeaways This battery tester handles a massive array of batteries, from one-use alkaline batteries to rechargeable cells. It's quick and easy to use, and can be used to test whether rechargeable batteries have come to the end of their life. The small display can be hard to read. View now at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I've lost count of how many times I've seen someone throw away good batteries. Man, those thin