Severance’s creators explain the art of a great cliffhanger Adam Scott in Severance’s season 1 finale. | Image: AppleAfter a long wait, Severance is back. Season 2 premiered on Apple TV Plus on January 17th, more than two years after the first season wrapped up. The wait was particularly hard because of how the season 1 finale ended — a massive cliffhanger that would completely upend the lives of almost …

You can still save on Pixel devices as a part of Google’s New Year promo The Google Pixel Watch 3, one of our favorite smartwatches for Android users, is $50 off for a limited time. | Image: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeThe clock is ticking if you want to save on the Pixel Watch 3, the Fitbit Charge 6, and other Google gadgets. The company kicked off the year with a solid New Year’s sale, which is set to expire …

Donald Trump appears to have launched a meme coin Image: Laura Normand / The VergeDonald Trump has launched a new meme coin, according to posts from his X and Truth Social accounts last night. The posts, which have come just days before Trump’s inauguration, were initially met with suspicion by many that his accounts had been hacked. Skeptics highlighted by Decrypt last night pointed to several…

Top Stories: iPhone 17 Rumors, MacBook Air Updates, and More We’re finally coming out of Apple’s slower holiday season for news and rumors, and it looks like we’ve got some hardware and software updates arriving in the fairly near future to kick off what’s expected to be a busy year for Apple. The iPhone 17 lineup will be the big launch of the year as usual, but there’s plenty more on the docket that sho…

Donald Trump ‘Official’ Memecoin Makes Millionaires, Raffles $3B Volumes in Hours Prices ran from few cents to $14 in less than six hours amid widespread confusion on whether the token was actually backed by Trump or was a possible hack of Trump’s verified social account

XRP, Ether Dive as ‘Official’ Trump Memecoin Bumps Solana 9% Higher Trader demand for Solana’s SOL rose as Donald Trump’s so-termed official token was issued on the network.

TikTok creators post farewell videos to their fans ahead of expected U.S. ban Ahead of the expected TikTok ban, creators on the app posted heartfelt goodbyes this week to their fans.

GLP-1s and Brian Thompson’s killing loom large at top health-care conference This year’s JPMorgan health-care conference took place a month after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City.

Google Maps is turning 20 — it’s mapping three more countries and adding AI capabilities As Google Maps turns 20, it’s mapping more countries and rolling out generative AI capabilities to keep dominance as the world’s top navigation app

Crypto Ball to Celebrate Trump’s Return Marks Hope for New Era of Policymaking Crypto leaders attended a pre-inaugural bash in Washington, cheering Trump’s return to the White House and hoping it will benefit digital assets.

What’s your workflow for noise reduction? AI software before or after editing? I’m curious about how you approach noise reduction in your workflow. Have you found better results using noise reduction AI (like Topaz, DxO, etc.) on the raw file before editing, or do you prefer to edit the raw file first and then apply noise reduction AI as the final step? submitted by /u/SeaApricota

What other agents would you add to this? Hey all, not trying to promote at all, just trying to make a good AI tool for ecom. I tried a few other AI tools and they always focus on one thing. I’m not trying to spend $400+ / month on AI tools. So I created this suite of tools to help ecom owners. https://ecommercetoolsai.com/ Appreciate any insight if you would like to see any other tools…

Thinking of buying an existing ecomm site – seeking advice! Hi there, Recently joined the group and have been enjoying all the conversations. Seems like a great group! Im based in Ireland and have been thinking for some time now about buying an existing business that’s for sale. Having looked at a bunch of options, I’ve found one i really like the look of and could be a good staring point for a first tim…

Crypto firm Digital Currency Group to pay SEC $38.5 million for misleading investors Digital Currency Group, the crypto firm founded by Barry Silbert, is paying the SEC $38.5 million for misleading investors.

TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless Biden intervenes TikTok said its services will go dark Sunday unless the Biden administration gives a definitive statement providing assurances for the app’s service providers.

Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial to Acquire TRX for its Treasury: Source A Tron delegation will attend Trump’s inauguration on Monday.

CBS considers caving on Trump censorship lawsuit to save Paramount merger Image: ParamountA law professor cited by CBS News called Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit over the editing of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris “…so ill grounded that it comes close to being sanctionable as frivolous.” But now, the The Wall Street Journal reports that executives at CBS’ parent company, Paramount Global, have discusse…

TikTok says it will go offline on Sunday if Biden doesn’t intervene Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesTikTok says it plans to go offline on Sunday, January 19th if the Biden administration doesn’t intervene. The company confirms earlier reporting that it will be “forced to go dark” on the 19th unless the outgoing administration provides a “definitive statement” assuring its “most critical service pro…

There’s a Snapdragon 8 Elite version with just seven CPU cores now submitted by /u/MishaalRahman

Google Home is working on AI insights, a new UI for creating routines, and more (APK teardown) submitted by /u/MishaalRahman