YouTube is a hit on TVs — and is starting to act like it
YouTube is a hit on TVs — and is starting to act like it Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube just released some new stats that show how the service is being consumed on televisions, and the numbers are enormous. Watch time on TV for sports content was up 30 percent year over […]
iOS 18.2 is out now, adding ChatGPT integration and more Apple Intelligence tools
iOS 18.2 is out now, adding ChatGPT integration and more Apple Intelligence tools Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple has released iOS 18.2,iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, which add a bunch of new Apple Intelligence features, including Image Playground, Genmoji, and integration with ChatGPT. With Image Playground, users can generate an image from […]
Trump’s pick for FTC chair promises to go after ‘censorship’ from tech companies
Trump's pick for FTC chair promises to go after 'censorship' from tech companies Trump’s pick for FTC chair promises to go after ‘censorship’ from tech companies Image: FTC President-elect Donald Trump has selected Andrew Ferguson to be the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission. Ferguson will take over for Lina Khan, who has earned […]
WordPress must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules
WordPress must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge WP Engine just won a preliminary injunction against WordPress parent company Automattic. On Tuesday, a California District Court judge ordered Automattic to stop blocking WP Engine’s access to WordPress.org resources and interfering with its plugins. The preliminary injunction comes after WP […]
Valve is now selling refurbished Steam Deck OLEDs starting at $439
Valve is now selling refurbished Steam Deck OLEDs starting at $439 Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The Steam Deck OLED, the best version of Valve’s gaming handheld with additional battery life, a slight increase to performance, and an eye-popping screen, can now be purchased refurbished for $110 less than it costs brand-new. Valve […]
YouTube’s AI-powered dubbing is now available to many more creators
YouTube's AI-powered dubbing is now available to many more creators YouTube’s AI-powered dubbing is now available to many more creators Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube says it has expanded its AI-powered auto-dubbing to “hundreds of thousands of channels” in the YouTube Partner Program that are “focused on knowledge and information.” YouTube says […]
YouTube Kids is getting a redesign to make it look more like YouTube
YouTube Kids is getting a redesign to make it look more like YouTube Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The YouTube Kids mobile app is getting a redesign that both makes it look and behave more like the standard YouTube app and lets kids browse through videos in portrait mode for the first time. […]
Google’s future data centers will be built next to solar and wind farms
Google's future data centers will be built next to solar and wind farms Google’s future data centers will be built next to solar and wind farms Illustration: The Verge In what it’s calling a “first-of-its-kind partnership,” Google will collaborate with developers to build data centers powered by renewable energy generated on-site. It’s partnering with energy […]
How to free up space on a Windows PC
How to free up space on a Windows PC Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Even with the abundance of streaming services we’re using now, Windows PC storage can still fill up quickly. Games, photos, movies, and apps can take up significant chunks of room, and before you know it, that SSD is starting […]
The next Apple Watch Ultra could have satellite texting
The next Apple Watch Ultra could have satellite texting Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple enabled non-emergency satellite messaging from iPhones earlier this year. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, it may do the same for the next Apple Watch Ultra in addition to adding the long-rumored blood-pressure monitoring feature. Satellite messaging on […]