AT&T apologizes for outage and says its network is fully operational again
AT&T apologizes for outage and says its network is fully operational again Illustration: The Verge This afternoon, AT&T confirmed that it has restored mobile service following a major outage that disrupted its network for customers across the US for much of Thursday. “We sincerely apologize to them,” the carrier said of subscribers in a statement […]
Reddit is going public and inviting power users to invest
Reddit is going public and inviting power users to invest Image: The Verge On Thursday, Reddit filed its S-1 registration statement with the SEC detailing its finances and business goals ahead of its imminent initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RDDT. In its S-1 document, Reddit said it made […]
Yahoo lays off the leaders of Engadget
Yahoo lays off the leaders of Engadget Image: Engadget The nearly 20-year-old tech publication Engadget is laying off staff and restructuring editorial teams today with a new focus around traffic and revenue growth. The changes are designed to give the outlet a stronger emphasis on commerce revenue, while removing key editorial leaders from its newsroom, […]
Mercedes-Benz backs off plan to only sell EVs by 2030
Mercedes-Benz backs off plan to only sell EVs by 2030 Image: Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz is backing off its plan to only sell electric vehicles after 2030, the company said Thursday. It was the latest evidence that the global auto industry is feeling more dour about the all-electric future after a slowdown in sales growth. It was […]
Justice Department gets a chief AI officer
Justice Department gets a chief AI officer Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Justice Department appointed Princeton professor and technology law researcher Jonathan Mayer as its first chief AI officer as it figures out how AI impacts law enforcement. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement that appointing an AI officer was […]
Google cut a deal with Reddit for AI training data
Google cut a deal with Reddit for AI training data Image: The Verge Google is getting AI training data from Reddit as part of a new partnership between the two companies. In an update on Thursday, Reddit announced it will start providing Google “more efficient ways to train models.” The collaboration will give Google access […]
It’s just $32.49 to fix your Switch’s Joy-Con drift with Hori’s Split Pad Compact
It's just $32.49 to fix your Switch's Joy-Con drift with Hori's Split Pad Compact It’s just $32.49 to fix your Switch’s Joy-Con drift with Hori’s Split Pad Compact Because who wants to pay $70 just to develop analog drift in another three months? | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge I love the Nintendo […]
Google Chrome’s ‘Help me write’ tool can now finish your sentences for you
Google Chrome's 'Help me write' tool can now finish your sentences for you Google Chrome’s ‘Help me write’ tool can now finish your sentences for you Some added assistance for when you can’t be bothered to fill in web forms yourself. | Image: Google Google has started rolling out “Help me write” — an experimental […]
The birth of a salesman
The birth of a salesman Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Flip shopping app is a TikTok knockoff, filled only with videos earning affiliate revenue. For a month, I tried my hand at influencing strangers. Flip is filled with influencer videos, if they were made by aliens. They follow the familiar cadence […]
Riot’s League of Legends fighter is now called 2XKO
Riot's League of Legends fighter is now called 2XKO Riot’s League of Legends fighter is now called 2XKO Image: Riot Games Riot Games has given Project L, its in-development 2v2 fighting game, an official name: 2XKO. 2XKO — a name that is unlikely to spawn its own catchphrase ala “When’s Mahvel?” — was first announced […]