Microsoft Teams is down around the world, and it’s already been eight hours
Microsoft Teams is down around the world, and it's already been eight hours Microsoft Teams is down around the world, and it’s already been eight hours Illustration: The Verge Is it a joyous outage where you get to relax, or something mission critical going wrong? Either way, “a portion” of Microsoft Teams is down — […]
Satya Nadella says the explicit Taylor Swift AI fakes are ‘alarming and terrible’
Satya Nadella says the explicit Taylor Swift AI fakes are 'alarming and terrible' Satya Nadella says the explicit Taylor Swift AI fakes are ‘alarming and terrible’ Laura Normand / The Verge Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has responded to a controversy over sexually explicit AI-made fake images of Taylor Swift. In an interview with NBC Nightly […]
White House calls for legislation to stop Taylor Swift AI fakes
White House calls for legislation to stop Taylor Swift AI fakes Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images Legislation needs to be passed to protect people from fake sexual images generated by AI, the White House said this afternoon. The statement, from White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, came in response to a question about […]
Fossil is quitting smartwatches
Fossil is quitting smartwatches The Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Edition. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Fossil Group has decided to call it quits on smartwatches. The company announced this afternoon that it would leave the smartwatch business and redirect resources to its less-smart goods instead. The company has been one of […]
Spotify accuses Apple of ‘extortion’ with new App Store tax
Spotify accuses Apple of 'extortion' with new App Store tax Spotify accuses Apple of ‘extortion’ with new App Store tax Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Spotify — one of Apple’s biggest critics — says Apple’s new plan to comply with the European Union’s tech regulations is “a complete and total farce.” In a […]
The seven dirty words you can’t say with AI
The seven dirty words you can't say with AI The seven dirty words you can’t say with AI Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in! I’ll be writing today’s Insider edition of Hot Pod while Ariel Shapiro is getting some R&R […]
Beeper’s push for iMessage on Android is really over
Beeper's push for iMessage on Android is really over Beeper’s push for iMessage on Android is really over Image: Beeper In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Beeper announced it’s removing the Beeper Mini app from the Google Play Store and moving the iMessage bridge to the “Labs” section of its cloud version. No new […]
Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are ‘as painful as possible’ for Firefox
Mozilla says Apple's new browser rules are 'as painful as possible' for Firefox Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are ‘as painful as possible’ for Firefox Image: Mozilla Apple’s new rules in the European Union mean browsers like Firefox can finally use their own engines on iOS. Although this may seem like a welcome change, […]
Reminder: Amazon Prime Video is getting ads next week
Reminder: Amazon Prime Video is getting ads next week Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In case the hubbub of the holidays made you forget all about (or completely miss) Amazon’s news about putting ads in Prime Video next week, we’re here to remind you that commercials are coming on Monday, January 29th — […]
OnePlus 12 preorders come with a free storage upgrade for a limited time
OnePlus 12 preorders come with a free storage upgrade for a limited time OnePlus’ no-frills flagship stands tall against the competition. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge With the impending launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series, OnePlus surely hopes to hitch a ride on the buzz train as upgrade season begins. The newly […]