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 […]
Logitech’s best gaming mouse just got better
Logitech's best gaming mouse just got better Logitech’s best gaming mouse just got better Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Logitech is rolling out a firmware update for its popular G Pro X Superlight 2 mouse this week that will enable 4kHz response rates. The higher polling rate is designed for high DPI / […]
How to find (and delete) your TikTok history
How to find (and delete) your TikTok history Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge One of the more frustrating aspects of TikTok used to be the difficulty in finding a video that you really liked and wanted to see again but had accidentally swiped past or watched a day or two ago. Previously, there […]
Warner Bros. is removing Adult Swim Games from console stores and Steam
Warner Bros. is removing Adult Swim Games from console stores and Steam Image: Adult Swim Even Warner Bros. Discovery games are subject to the capriciousness of the executive suite. Several developers of games published under Adult Swim Games, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, have said that the company has reached out to inform them that […]
The HomePod and HomePod Mini are both receiving a rare discount
The HomePod and HomePod Mini are both receiving a rare discount The HomePod Mini isn’t for everyone, but it’s still a solid choice for Apple users. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge With most of the Apple news this week revolving around the new M3 MacBook Air and Apple’s ongoing app store kerfuffles […]
How to use Alexa’s Drop In feature
How to use Alexa's Drop In feature How to use Alexa’s Drop In feature Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Amazon’s Drop In feature has become a useful tool for contacting people in your household, finding out what your kids are up to (especially when they’re being too quiet), and checking in on elderly […]
Epic Games just got unbanned by Apple — again
Epic Games just got unbanned by Apple — again Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Epic Games will be able to open its iOS app store in the European Union after all. The game publisher had its developer license revoked by Apple earlier this week, but Epic Games now says that Apple has reversed […]
One fan spent three years saving a Final Fantasy game before it shut down
One fan spent three years saving a Final Fantasy game before it shut down Image: Square Enix It took three years, two terabytes, and over 100 hours of cutscenes to preserve Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia. February 29th was the last day of service for Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia, a mobile game based on […]