Meta’s new opt-out setting limits visibility of politics on Instagram and Threads
Meta's new opt-out setting limits visibility of politics on Instagram and Threads Meta’s new opt-out setting limits visibility of politics on Instagram and Threads Illustration: The Verge Meta’s executives have been saying for a while that they don’t want to boost posts about politics in their apps. Now, an opt-out setting that limits recommendations of […]
Razer’s lightning-quick Huntsman V2 keyboard is down to its lowest price to date
Razer's lightning-quick Huntsman V2 keyboard is down to its lowest price to date Razer’s lightning-quick Huntsman V2 keyboard is down to its lowest price to date The mechanical keyboard might sell out faster than its light-based optical switches can read your keystrokes. | Photo by Jon Porter / The Verge Amazon’s Big Spring Sale ends […]
Judge tosses Elon Musk’s X lawsuit against anti-hate group
Judge tosses Elon Musk's X lawsuit against anti-hate group Judge tosses Elon Musk’s X lawsuit against anti-hate group Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images In a decision filed Monday, federal Judge Charles Breyer dismissed a lawsuit from Elon Musk’s X against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), saying the company’s case is […]
Nvidia’s AI chip dominance is being targeted by Google, Intel, and Arm
Nvidia's AI chip dominance is being targeted by Google, Intel, and Arm Nvidia’s AI chip dominance is being targeted by Google, Intel, and Arm A coalition of tech companies, including Intel, Google, Arm, and Qualcomm, hopes to loosen Nvidia’s grip on the AI market. | Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge Major tech companies […]
Ron DeSantis signs bill requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to hold social media accounts
Ron DeSantis signs bill requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to hold social media accounts Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) just signed into law HB 3, a bill that will give parents of teens under 16 more control over their kids’ access to social media and require age […]
Microsoft forgot to update this Windows feature for 30 years
Microsoft forgot to update this Windows feature for 30 years The Format drive dialog in Windows 11. | Screenshot by Tom Warren / The Verge On a Thursday morning nearly 30 years ago at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, a software developer checked-in some code for a dialog box he was working on. The box was only […]
Federation is the future of social media, says Bluesky CEO Jay Graber
Federation is the future of social media, says Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Photo illustration: The Verge / Photo by Bluesky The head of Threads and Mastodon competitor Bluesky on why she thinks decentralization is the way forward in a post-Twitter internet. Today, I’m talking to Jay Graber, the CEO of Bluesky Social, which is a decentralized […]
What our shopping haul taught us about the promise of AI
What our shopping haul taught us about the promise of AI We’re in a Gilded Age of fast, cheap, and trendy clothing. Anyone can purchase copies of expensive garments online that arrive at record speeds to their home, and for a fraction of the original price. This practice has made items affordable — often at […]
Microsoft is making Chrome’s text rendering better on Windows
Microsoft is making Chrome's text rendering better on Windows Microsoft is making Chrome’s text rendering better on Windows Illustration: The Verge Microsoft has committed changes to Chromium that will improve text rendering on Windows machines. Following years of complaints, Chrome version 124 will finally support contrast and gamma values from the Windows ClearType Text Tuner for text […]
Apple, Meta, and Google targeted by EU in DMA non-compliance investigations
Apple, Meta, and Google targeted by EU in DMA non-compliance investigations Cath Virginia / The Verge The European Commission is opening five non-compliance investigations into how Apple, Google, and Meta are complying with its new Digital Markets Act antitrust rules, the regulator announced today. “We suspect that the suggested solutions put forward by the three […]