Twitch’s Hype Train record smashed again by Pirate Software
Twitch's Hype Train record smashed again by Pirate Software Twitch’s Hype Train record smashed again by Pirate Software The record was broken during a 15-hour stream on April 1st. | Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Game developer Jason Thor Hall, better known by the moniker Pirate Software, has set a new Twitch Hype […]
How Meta’s global head of safety approaches online age verification
How Meta's global head of safety approaches online age verification How Meta’s global head of safety approaches online age verification Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge “The ability to know somebody’s age and try to protect privacy at the same time can be challenging,” says Meta’s Global Head of Safety Antigone Davis. Meta has been […]
Samsung says Bixby’s still not dead
Samsung says Bixby's still not dead Samsung says Bixby’s still not dead Are you there, Bixby? | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Bixby’s not dead yet, apparently. A Samsung executive tells CNBC that the company is “working so hard” to equip its voice assistant with AI features, suggesting that the company sees the […]
How to mix politics with your Threads
How to mix politics with your Threads Illustration: The Verge You can’t really blame Meta’s executives for wanting to limit the amount of political yelling on Instagram and Threads. That stuff can get pretty toxic. As a result, both of Meta’s social networks now limit what Meta terms “political content” from people you are not […]
The FTC is trying to help victims of impersonation scams get their money back
The FTC is trying to help victims of impersonation scams get their money back Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has a new way to combat the impersonation scams that it says cost people $1.1 billion last year alone. Effective today, the agency’s rule (PDF) “prohibits the impersonation of […]
Google agrees to destroy browsing data collected in Incognito mode
Google agrees to destroy browsing data collected in Incognito mode Illustration: The Verge Google agreed to destroy or de-identify billions of records of web browsing data collected when users were in its private browsing “Incognito mode,” according to a proposed class action settlement filed Monday. The proposed settlement in Brown v. Google will also mandate […]
April Fools’ Day 2024: the best and cringiest pranks
April Fools' Day 2024: the best and cringiest pranks April Fools’ Day 2024: the best and cringiest pranks Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images The holiday we didn’t ask for is back. Welcome to the worst day on the internet! As Chaim Gartenberg pointed out in 2021, brands and a holiday […]
Now you can use ChatGPT without an account
Now you can use ChatGPT without an account Illustration: The Verge OpenAI will no longer require an account to use ChatGPT, the company’s free AI platform. However, this only applies to ChatGPT, as other OpenAI products, like DALL-E 3, cost money to access and will still require an account for access. “We’re rolling this out […]
The 41mm Apple Watch Series 9 is on sale starting at a rare $299
The 41mm Apple Watch Series 9 is on sale starting at a rare $299 Today’s deal marks a great opportunity to upgrade if you’re on an older model. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge I’m looking down at my aging Apple Watch 6 and noticing that it’s April 1st, so I had […]
How to cross-post your Threads posts to the fediverse
How to cross-post your Threads posts to the fediverse The Verge It looks like the fediverse is opening up. In late March, Meta’s Threads introduced a beta feature that allows users from the US, Canada, or Japan to cross-post and view likes from Mastodon and, presumably, other federated social networks.