TikTok is copying Instagram again with Whee
TikTok is copying Instagram again with Whee Image: TikTok TikTok recently launched a new Instagram-like photo-sharing app called Whee, as spotted by Android Police and APKMirror founder Artem Russakovskii. TikTok is explicitly positioning Whee as an app for sharing photos with only your closest friends. “Capture and share real-life photos that only your friends can […]
AIs are coming for social networks
AIs are coming for social networks Butterflies AI. So far, generative AI has been mostly confined to chatbots like ChatGPT. Startups like Character.AI and Replika are seeing early traction by making chatbots more like companions. But what happens when you dump a bunch of AI characters into something that looks like Instagram and let them […]
Sony’s PlayStation Portal update adds public Wi-Fi support
Sony's PlayStation Portal update adds public Wi-Fi support Sony’s PlayStation Portal update adds public Wi-Fi support The Portal is getting a very slow trickle of software updates. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The PlayStation Portal is getting a couple of modest features it should have had in the first place. […]
Adobe’s new terms of service say it won’t use your work to train AI
Adobe's new terms of service say it won't use your work to train AI Adobe’s new terms of service say it won’t use your work to train AI Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge For the past couple of weeks, Adobe has faced intense backlash over changes to its terms of service agreement — […]
Netflix House will fill the voids left by dead department stores
Netflix House will fill the voids left by dead department stores An artist’s concept of what the Netflix House retail destinations could look like. | Image: Netflix Today, Netflix revealed more details about its upcoming permanent retail destinations that were first announced eight months ago, including where the first two Netflix House venues will open […]
Apple’s Vision Pro team is reportedly focused on building a cheaper headset
Apple's Vision Pro team is reportedly focused on building a cheaper headset Apple’s Vision Pro team is reportedly focused on building a cheaper headset Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple may no longer be working on a new high-end Vision headset amid slowing sales of the Vision Pro, according to a new […]
You can grab a Blink Video Doorbell with a Sync Module 2 for just $42 right now
You can grab a Blink Video Doorbell with a Sync Module 2 for just $42 right now The current promo means you won’t have to pay extra for local storage. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge ‘Tis the season of travel, and if you want to beef up your home security ahead […]
Zelda is finally getting her own game
Zelda is finally getting her own game Image: Nintendo After years of playing second fiddle to Link in her own franchise, Princess Zelda is finally getting a video game of her own this fall. During today’s Direct presentation, Nintendo revealed The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, the franchise’s first game to follow as Princess […]
Nintendo shares the first gameplay trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Nintendo shares the first gameplay trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Image: Nintendo Nintendo finally shared gameplay footage of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond during Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct. The brief video was classic Metroid Prime, featuring intense first-person gunfighting and scanning stuff in the environment. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait a little while until we can […]
Mario & Luigi: Brothership is a brand-new Mario RPG for Switch
Mario & Luigi: Brothership is a brand-new Mario RPG for Switch Image: Nintendo To start off Nintendo’s Summer Game Fest-adjacent Direct, the company debuted a new Mario & Luigi game: Mario & Luigi: Brothership. It’s been nine years since the last Mario & Luigi game, Bowser’s Inside Story, which debuted in 2009 on the Nintendo […]