Andru Marino
DJI Mic Mini vs Rode Wireless Micro.
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Sheena Vasani
Andrew Liszewski
Lego has recreated Leonardo da Vinci’s flying machine.
Following a buildable Mona Lisa, Lego has tackled another da Vinci creation with a 493-piece replica of the renaissance polymath’s flying machine. It still can’t actually fly, but a system of strings, hinges, and pulleys makes its fabric covered wings flap when you pull a trigger. It will be available starting on January 1, 2025, for $49.99, and will include a da Vinci minifigure.
1/5Lego’s recreation of da Vinci’s flying machine includes hinges and pulleys that make its wings flap. Image: Lego
Andrew Liszewski
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Can the legal system protect the vibe of a creator? And what if that vibe is basic?
Mia Sato
Justine Calma
If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.
We’ve been saying this for a while at The Verge: filtering CO2 out of the air is absurdly expensive and not a realistic alternative to fighting climate change by replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy.
Nevertheless, Big Tech — including Microsoft, Amazon, and Google — has pumped hella money into carbon removal strategies that have yet to prove that they can make a meaningful impact.
David Nield
Wes Davis
Brazil gives Apple 20 days to open in-app purchases.
Brazilian antitrust regulator Cade said it will fine Apple 250,000 real (about $43,000 USD) per day if it doesn’t meet the 20-day deadline, reports Reuters. The company must let developers link to outside payments and offer alternative in-app payment options to comply.
The ruling follows a 2022 complaint by Latin American e-commerce firm MercadoLibre, Reuters writes.
Jess Weatherbed
London is cleaning up its messy e-bikes.
The TFL has announced plans to create additional parking spaces for dockless rental e-bikes and e-scooters, and will “consider taking action against operators” who allow them to be dumped in busier areas of the city.
