‘Hands Off’: Protesters deliver a sweeping message to Trump and Musk at a DC rally
'Hands Off': Protesters deliver a sweeping message to Trump and Musk at a DC rally ‘Hands Off’: Protesters deliver a sweeping message to Trump and Musk at a DC rally Surrounding the Washington Monument Saturday were thousands of signs with messages spanning innumerable topics. âSupport Ukraine,â âBeware of DOGE,â âProtect Trans Lives,â were just a […]
One streaming app to (almost) rule them all
One streaming app to (almost) rule them all Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 78, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If youâre new here, welcome, sorry everythingâs about to get so expensive, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, Iâve been […]
Color is a mathematical nightmare
Color is a mathematical nightmare Breaking down the confusing world of color spaces. The best method that we have for defining color is by using math. Specifically, mind-boggling mathematical models called color spaces that use geometry to assign colors as a fixed point that we can reference, ensuring the blue that I see is the […]
Meta AI gets two new models as Meta releases Llama 4
Meta AI gets two new models as Meta releases Llama 4 Meta has announced the release of Llama 4, its newest collection of AI models that now power Meta AI on the web and in WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram Direct. The two models, also available to download from Meta or Hugging Face now, are Llama […]
Microsoft has created an AI-generated version of Quake
Microsoft has created an AI-generated version of Quake Microsoft unveiled its Xbox AI era earlier this year with a new Muse AI model that can generate gameplay. While it looked like Muse was still an early Microsoft Research project, the Xbox maker is now allowing Copilot users to try out Muse through an AI-generated version […]
Tron: Ares blends the real world with the digital in its first trailer
Tron: Ares blends the real world with the digital in its first trailer Get ready for slick light strips and futuristic lightcycles. Disney just released the first trailer for Tron: Ares, the long-planned Tron: Legacy sequel. The minute-and-a-half trailer doesn’t say much about the story but shows plenty of the movie’s visuals, which look dark, […]
The 7 writing apps I used to start and finish my book
The 7 writing apps I used to start and finish my book Thereâs a famous two-decade-old Paris Review interview with Haruki Murakami in which he, one of the worldâs most celebrated novelists, details his daily routine. He wakes up at 4AM, works for five hours, goes for a run, reads, goes to bed, and then […]
Jaguar Land Rover pauses US shipments over Trump tariffs
Jaguar Land Rover pauses US shipments over Trump tariffs Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) says it’s delaying shipments to the US this month while it works out how it will deal with the wide-ranging tariffs President Donald Trump announced this week, according to The Guardian. “As we work to address the new trading terms with our […]
‘Views’ are lies
'Views' are lies ‘Views’ are lies Views are the most visible metric on the internet. You can see, in more or less real time, how many views something got on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and most other video platforms. X tracks views for every single thing you post, as does Threads. A view is the […]
Trump’s tariffs killed his TikTok deal
Trump's tariffs killed his TikTok deal Trump’s tariffs killed his TikTok deal Earlier this week, when it seemed as though TikTokâs fate in the US would actually be decided by April 5th, everyone â from Amazon to the founder of OnlyFans â was coming out of the woodwork to buy it. As it turns out, […]