Welcome to the ‘papers, please’ internet
Welcome to the 'papers, please' internet This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the downward spiral of the internet, follow Adi Robertson. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Back in […]
Meta wants its metaverse everywhere
Meta wants its metaverse everywhere Horizon Central, the town square of Meta’s metaverse, already runs on the new Meta Horizon game engine. This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. The glasses stole the show: When Meta held […]
Big Tech is ‘donating’ to Trump’s ‘nonprofits’
Big Tech is 'donating' to Trump's 'nonprofits' Hello and welcome to Regulator. I was recently riding a Lime scooter around downtown DC (don’t hate the player) and zipped across the intersection of 16th Street and I Street NW when I zoomed by the Motion Picture Association’s office building. Except now it had the logo of […]
Amazon’s Vega OS launch trick: cloud-streamed apps
Amazon's Vega OS launch trick: cloud-streamed apps This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Vega OS is finally here: On Tuesday, Amazon officially unveiled its new, custom-built Vega entertainment devices operating system with the launch of the […]
I’ve got a bone to pick with ‘getting credit’ from your fitness tracker
I've got a bone to pick with 'getting credit' from your fitness tracker Scores are meant to help you digest data, but sometimes feel like getting graded on a test. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest phones, smartwatches, apps, and […]
Amazon accidentally confirms Vega TV OS launch for 2025
Amazon accidentally confirms Vega TV OS launch for 2025 This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Amazon is moving ahead with plans to replace Android with its custom-built Vega operating system on Fire TV devices: The new […]
Why PlayStation and Xbox are no longer about the station or the box
Why PlayStation and Xbox are no longer about the station or the box This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the intersection of gaming and technology, follow Sean Hollister. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The […]
James Cameron on AI: it’s ‘just as creative’ as people, but with no ‘unique lived experience’
James Cameron on AI: it's 'just as creative' as people, but with no 'unique lived experience' James Cameron and Andrew Bosworth at Meta Connect. In December, Meta announced a multiyear partnership with James Cameron’s Lightstorm Vision to bring 3D entertainment to Meta’s Quest headsets. This week, Cameron joined Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth on stage during […]
Charlie Kirk’s death got complicated by gamer brainrot
Charlie Kirk's death got complicated by gamer brainrot Editor’s note: This issue of Regulator was sent to subscribers prior to the release of the indictment against Tyler Robinson. Though we have more hints about Robinson’s motives, what follows is still accurate about the videogame-referencing memes being a red herring. Hello and welcome to Regulator. For […]
Phone batteries are getting more compact, but the US is missing out
Phone batteries are getting more compact, but the US is missing out This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on phones and other tech outside the US, follow Dominic Preston. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The […]