Month: March 2024

The perfect music streaming app does not exist

The perfect music streaming app does not exist Image: William Joel / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 29, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, I promise I don’t always complain about music streaming, and also, you can read all the old editions […]

You can grab a PS5 ‘slim’ with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for $399.99 right now

You can grab a PS5 'slim' with Marvel's Spider-Man 2 for $399.99 right now You can grab a PS5 ‘slim’ with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for $399.99 right now Sony’s latest bundle nets you either the standard or disc-less PS5, along with one of its best exclusives to date. | Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment Happy Saturday, […]

Fortnite was down all day Friday, but now the ‘Myths & Mortals’ update is here

Fortnite was down all day Friday, but now the 'Myths & Mortals' update is here Fortnite was down all day Friday, but now the ‘Myths & Mortals’ update is here Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2: Myths & Mortals | Image: Epic Games The launch of Fortnite‘s Greek mythology-themed Chapter 5: Season 2 had been on […]

Withings ScanWatch 2 and Light review: simple vibes for the tech-fatigued

Withings ScanWatch 2 and Light review: simple vibes for the tech-fatigued These watches hit a nice balance between style and function without bombarding you with information. These days, there’s been an uptick in people asking me about simple yet stylish smartwatches. Emphasis on simple. Begone fancy health and training features! Stuff the third-party apps! All […]

Fortnite was down all day

Fortnite was down all day Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2: Myths & Mortals | Image: Epic Games The launch of Fortnite‘s Greek mythology-themed Chapter 5: Season 2 had been on hold since early this morning after the usual downtime for maintenance didn’t end on schedule. Epic usually takes the servers down at 3AM ET to […]

Activision QA workers form the largest US video game union yet

Activision QA workers form the largest US video game union yet The Verge Around 600 workers in Activision Publishing’s quality assurance department have formed a union. Assisted by the Communications Workers of America, the employees completed their vote with the results certified on Friday, March 8th. With that, Activision Quality Assurance United – CWA becomes […]

Fortnite has been down all day, and the outage isn’t over

Fortnite has been down all day, and the outage isn't over Fortnite has been down all day, and the outage isn’t over Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2: Myths & Mortals | Image: Epic Games The launch of Fortnite‘s Greek mythology-themed Chapter 5: Season 2 has been on hold since early this morning after the usual […]

OpenAI investigation says it was wrong to fire Sam Altman

OpenAI investigation says it was wrong to fire Sam Altman Sam Altman. | Image: OpenAI An independent investigation commissioned by OpenAI has found that CEO Sam Altman’s conduct “did not mandate removal.” OpenAI says Altman, who was rehired as CEO less than a week after he was suddenly fired in November, will now rejoin the […]

Google fired an employee who protested its contract with the Israeli military

Google fired an employee who protested its contract with the Israeli military Illustration: The Verge Google has fired an employee who publicly protested the company’s work for the Israeli military. During a presentation by an executive with Google’s Israel branch on Monday, the now-former Google Cloud engineer stood up and shouted, “I refuse to build […]

Florida teens arrested for creating ‘deepfake’ AI nude images of classmates

Florida teens arrested for creating 'deepfake' AI nude images of classmates Florida teens arrested for creating ‘deepfake’ AI nude images of classmates Illustration by Haein Jeong / The Verge Two Florida middle schoolers were arrested in December and charged with third-degree felonies for allegedly creating deepfake nudes of their classmates. A report by Wired cites […]