Meta Oversight Board supports leaving up manipulated Joe Biden video but questions existing policies
Meta Oversight Board supports leaving up manipulated Joe Biden video but questions existing policies Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta’s manipulated media policy is “incoherent” and focuses too much on whether a video was altered through artificial intelligence, rather than the harm it could cause, the company’s own Oversight Board said in a […]
Hertz will stop buying EVs from Polestar, too
Hertz will stop buying EVs from Polestar, too This Polestar will probably be for sale soon. | Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Hertz continues to backtrack on its commitment to purchase more electric vehicles for its rental car fleet, as the Financial Times reports that the company has paused plans to acquire more EVs from Swedish […]
Twitter alternative spouts a massive leak
Twitter alternative spouts a massive leak Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Security consultant and Have I Been Pwned creator Troy Hunt has detailed a vulnerability in the API of Spoutible, a social platform that emerged following Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, that could allow hackers to take full control of users’ accounts. After […]
Platformer’s Casey Newton on surviving the great media collapse and what comes next
Platformer's Casey Newton on surviving the great media collapse and what comes next Platformer’s Casey Newton on surviving the great media collapse and what comes next Photo illustration: The Verge The editor of the popular tech newsletter talks about leaving Substack and where he’s seeing successful business models in media. Today, I’m talking with Casey […]
Snap is cutting 10 percent of its staff
Snap is cutting 10 percent of its staff Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Snap plans to lay off around 10 percent of its employees as the company continues to struggle with declines in the digital advertising market. The company had around 5,300 employees at the start of 2023. Snap previously cut 20 percent […]
Paris votes to crack down on SUVs
Paris votes to crack down on SUVs “More or less SUVs in Paris?” reads the above poster, which encouraged Parisians to vote on the matter on Sunday, February 4th. | Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images Parisians have voted to triple parking charges for out-of-town SUV drivers as part of the city’s efforts to […]
The ransomware business is booming, even as enforcers shut down some major players
The ransomware business is booming, even as enforcers shut down some major players Illustration: Beatrice Sala 2023 was a big year for ransomware groups, even as law enforcement around the world continued to crack down on attackers. Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42, the threat intelligence firm, found a 49 percent bump in victims reported by […]
Bambu Lab is recalling every A1 3D printer — don’t use them until you read this
Bambu Lab is recalling every A1 3D printer — don't use them until you read this Bambu Lab is recalling every A1 3D printer — don’t use them until you read this The Bambu Lab A1 3D Printer in question. | Image: Bambu Lab Bambu Lab is officially recalling all A1 3D printers (not counting […]
Microsoft weighs launching Indiana Jones on the PS5
Microsoft weighs launching Indiana Jones on the PS5 Image: Bethesda Bethesda’s upcoming Indiana Jones game is also tentatively set to launch on Sony’s PlayStation 5 console. We got our first glimpse of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle during Microsoft’s Xbox Developer Direct event last month, where it was announced for Xbox and PC. A source […]
How we all get news now
How we all get news now Image: William Joel / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 24, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and also, you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, […]