Roblox will restrict kids under 13 from chatting outside of games
Roblox will restrict kids under 13 from chatting outside of games Illustration: The Verge Roblox is starting to roll out some recently-announced child safety features, and the updates include some new limitations for how users under 13 can communicate on the platform. Beginning Monday, users younger than 13 won’t be able to DM players outside […]
LG’s first 480Hz OLED gaming monitor is $1,000
LG's first 480Hz OLED gaming monitor is $1,000 LG’s first 480Hz OLED gaming monitor is $1,000 Image: LG LG’s 27-inch OLED gaming monitor is one of the fastest models we’ve seen to date and it’s finally ready for preorder. The UltraGear 27GX790A (or GX7 for short) is priced at $999.99 and is built around a […]
Trump picks Brendan Carr to lead FCC
Trump picks Brendan Carr to lead FCC Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that intends to name Brendan Carr as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Carr, a commissioner at the FCC since 2017, has made a name for himself by threatening to use the commission’s powers to regulate speech […]
Apple’s Lightning-to-3.5mm headphone adapter may be going away
Apple's Lightning-to-3.5mm headphone adapter may be going away Apple’s Lightning-to-3.5mm headphone adapter may be going away I haven’t been able to find mine for years. | Image: Apple The Apple Lightning to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter may have bitten the dust, as it’s sold out at Apple’s online store in the US and much of […]
An Ohio man guilty of Bitcoin laundering must forfeit over $400 million in assets
An Ohio man guilty of Bitcoin laundering must forfeit over $400 million in assets Image: The Verge An Ohio man named Larry Dean Harmon will serve three years in prison and forfeit more than $400 million worth of cryptocurrency and other assets, the Department of Justice announced on Friday. Harmon was indicted in 2020 on […]
After Musk endorsed Trump, X boosted conservatives, study suggests
After Musk endorsed Trump, X boosted conservatives, study suggests Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk’s X may have tweaked its algorithm to boost his account, along with those of other conservative-leaning users, starting around the time he announced his support of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. That’s according to a new […]
Making human music in an AI world
Making human music in an AI world Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge Ge Wang doesn’t use computers to make music the way most people use computers make music. He uses computers to make… computer music. Wang works at Stanford, as an associate professor in the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics. He […]
60 million households watched the Tyson vs. Paul fight on Netflix
60 million households watched the Tyson vs. Paul fight on Netflix Netflix had a very big night. | Photo: Al Bello / Getty Images for Netflix Netflix peaked at “65 million concurrent streams” during the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul last night, according to Most Valuable Promotions, the promoter for the fight. […]
The FTC says spam call complaints are way down since 2021
The FTC says spam call complaints are way down since 2021 Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Complaints about unwanted telemarketing calls have dropped for the third straight year, the Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday. Reports of such calls have fallen by over 50 percent versus 2021, according to the FTC — a […]
Narwal’s Freo X Ultra, the best mopping robot available, is on sale for a new low price
Narwal's Freo X Ultra, the best mopping robot available, is on sale for a new low price Narwal’s Freo X Ultra, the best mopping robot available, is on sale for a new low price The Freo X Ultra packs a lot of features for the price, including the ability to automatically remop your floors when […]