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NASA is set for its most daring attempt to land on Mars in a search for ancient life

On February 18th, NASA will make a daring attempt to land a car-sized rover on Mars in its most complex mission yet to hunt for ancient extraterrestrial life. If it survives the plunge through the Red Planet’s atmosphere, the Perseverance rover will kick off the first leg of a grand relay race to capture humanity’s… Read more

PlayStation 5 Limited Editions with black carbon, leather or gold

Caviar unveils retail price of unique PS5 Golden Rock console and introduces two additional luxury Limited Edition versions of a black Sony PlayStation 5. At the end of December last year, Caviar announced a special PS5 Limited Edition game console, called the Golden Rock – with a whopping 20 kilos of 18-karat gold. A sales… Read more

Fall Guys is coming to Nintendo Switch

Mediatonic’s goofy, colorful hit from last year, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, is launching for Nintendo Switch this summer. The news was announced today during a special Nintendo Direct. Fall Guys is a battle royale game in which players compete in massive elimination-style party games. Each match lasts only a matter of minutes, and players can… Read more

Steam’s biggest new hit is a Viking survival game that struck like a bolt from the blue

The other day, I saw a game named Valheim atop the Steam Early Access sales charts, with overwhelmingly positive reviews. Polygon seemed to like the $20 Viking-themed survival game, and I thought friends might like it, too. I wasn’t ready to commit quite yet — I waffled a while before giving it a go. Know… Read more

Samsung 980 Pro M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Redefining Gen4 Performance (Updated)

Our Verdict Samsung’s 2TB 980 Pro delivers some of the fastest performance we have seen from a Gen4 SSD. Although costly, Samsung’s 980 Pro is a solid pick for those looking for one of the best SSDs you can get your hands on. For Responsive PCIe Gen4 performance Sustained write speeds Hardware-based AES 256-bit encryption… Read more

Robinhood’s in better shape than it looks

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Never mind the House hearing, the company’s full steam ahead So here we are: about to have a hearing about GameStonk. Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is going to have to explain himself tomorrow. What happens next for Robinhood? Perhaps you recall last month, when GameStop stock shot up… Read more

YouTube TV is adding offline downloads and 4K streaming

If the monthly price for all of these streaming TV services is going to keep going up, the least they can do is throw in some new features and better video quality, right? That’s what YouTube says you can soon expect from YouTube TV; today, the company announced that in the coming weeks, the service… Read more

Epic Games brings Apple fight to the EU with new antitrust complaint

Fortnite developer Epic Games has made a formal antitrust complaint about Apple to the European Commission, the company announced today. Epic alleges that Apple’s “carefully designed anti-competitive restrictions” have “completely eliminated competition in app distribution and payment processes.” It says this leads to consumers playing higher prices, and gives Apple too much control over developers… Read more

SpaceX reportedly raised the best part of a billion dollars to fund future missions

SpaceX has reportedly raised $850 million in a round of funding, in transactions that would value shares of the company at $419.99 each. According to CNBC, this would mean the company is worth around $74 billion. It would also mean that the company has money to continue on with its future projects. As one could… Read more

Soundboks claims it just released the world’s loudest portable speaker

Home News (Image credit: Soundboks) Soundboks, a Danish company that started out by crowdfunding, says that it has built the world’s loudest portable wireless loudspeaker, which it claims can deliver 126dBSPL. When considering this measurement, it’s worth noting that the company doesn’t state the distance from the loudspeaker at which this sound pressure level was… Read more

Apple won’t have to allow App Store alternatives on iOS after North Dakota bill fails

A North Dakota bill that would have drastically altered the way app store operators like Apple and Google manage their digital marketplaces has failed to garner enough votes, failing in the state senate by an 11-36 vote on Tuesday, according to North Dakota House of Representatives member Karla Rose Hanson. The bill, SB 2333, stirred… Read more

Amazon is opening its first manufacturing line in India to produce Fire TV devices

Amazon is opening its first manufacturing line in India in a partnership with Foxconn-owned Cloud Network Technology, an India-based subsidiary of the Taiwanese electronics giant, Amazon announced on Tuesday. The partnership is part of an effort to work with the Indian government, which has embarked on a campaign to encourage companies to invest in the… Read more

LG to make one million 48-inch OLED TV screens this year

Home News (Image credit: LG / The Boys, Amazon Prime) 48-inch OLED TVs must be flying off the shelves, as LG is upping production of the screens they use by nearly fivefold. According to Chosun (via OLED-info), LG Display will increase production to one million 48-inch OLED TV screens this year, up from 220,000 in… Read more

Trello is redesigning its project management platform for a remote work future

Productivity app Trello, a virtual whiteboard-style platform for organizing and managing projects, is announcing a major redesign today in addition to new features for helping businesses manage third-party integrations. The platform is getting a visual overhaul, both to its logo and the illustrations it deploys across its website and apps. It’s also getting multiple new… Read more

Sennheiser says it’s open to selling its consumer audio business

Sennheiser announced on Tuesday it’s looking for a new partner to buy its consumer audio business, which consists of headphones and soundbars. It’s going to shift its focus entirely to professional audio, including its Neumann microphone division and what Sennheiser calls business communications. In a press release, Sennheiser says it wants to increase visibility in… Read more