Epic details new Unreal Engine pricing plan for non-game developers
Epic details new Unreal Engine pricing plan for non-game developers Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Fortnite developer Epic Games will charge non-game developers an annual subscription of $1,850 “per seat” to use its Unreal Engine as opposed to the royalty-based model it uses for game developers. The company announced the changes to its […]
Motorola’s newest budget phones look surprisingly good
Motorola's newest budget phones look surprisingly good Motorola’s newest budget phones look surprisingly good Moto G Power: Now with NFC and wireless charging. | Image: Motorola Motorola’s recent budget phones have been held back by lackluster designs, pointless extra cameras, and underwhelming feature sets. But there appears to be hope on the horizon: the 2024 […]
Gazelle launches ‘first and only’ Class 3 e-bike with Bosch Smart System in the US
Gazelle launches 'first and only' Class 3 e-bike with Bosch Smart System in the US Gazelle launches ‘first and only’ Class 3 e-bike with Bosch Smart System in the US This belt-driven C380 HMB with high-step frame can handle more than flat Dutch cities. | Image: Gazelle Gazelle, the very popular Dutch bike brand owned […]
Apple to allow iOS app downloads direct from websites in the EU
Apple to allow iOS app downloads direct from websites in the EU Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is planning to make further changes in EU countries to allow some developers to distribute their iOS apps directly from a website. The new web distribution feature will be available with a software update “later […]
Midjourney bans all Stability AI employees over alleged data scraping
Midjourney bans all Stability AI employees over alleged data scraping Stability.AI CEO Emad Mostaque is currently investigating the situation. | Illustration: Beatrice Sala Midjourney says it has banned Stability AI staffers from using its service, accusing employees at the rival generative AI company of causing a systems outage earlier this month during an attempt to […]
Tesla’s going back to court over Autopilot’s role in a deadly 2018 crash
Tesla's going back to court over Autopilot's role in a deadly 2018 crash Tesla’s going back to court over Autopilot’s role in a deadly 2018 crash Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla will soon return to court over a crash that led to the death of Wei “Walter” Huang nearly six years ago. […]
JBL’s retro-style Authentics 300 smart speaker has dropped to an all-time low
JBL's retro-style Authentics 300 smart speaker has dropped to an all-time low JBL’s retro-style Authentics 300 smart speaker has dropped to an all-time low The retro-style smart speaker delivers powerful sound and offers simultaneous support for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge There aren’t a lot of smart […]
AI-generated recipes won’t get you to Flavortown
AI-generated recipes won't get you to Flavortown AI-generated recipes won’t get you to Flavortown Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Last year, as an experiment, I baked cakes from recipes generated by ChatGPT and Bard. It went better than I expected — because much of each recipe didn’t seem created by AI at all. […]
WB’s Smash Bros.-style fighter Multiversus is launching in May
WB's Smash Bros.-style fighter Multiversus is launching in May WB’s Smash Bros.-style fighter Multiversus is launching in May Image: Player First Games Warner Bros. Games has announced a release date for Multiversus, its Smash Bros.-style fighter starring characters from all over the WB universe. Multiversus will launch as a free-to-play game on May 28th. Mics? […]
Porsche Taycan Turbo GT sets new lap records at Laguna Seca
Porsche Taycan Turbo GT sets new lap records at Laguna Seca Image: Porsche Porsche likes its lap records, whether at Nürburgring in Germany or Laguna Seca in California. These records mean a lot to the German automaker, so much so that it occasionally makes up new ones just to break them. The latest record is […]