Instagram and Facebook are about to be filled with affiliate content
Instagram and Facebook are about to be filled with affiliate content Instagram and Facebook content will soon have shopping links baked into posts, essentially cutting out third-party “link in bio”-style tools. Meta announced Tuesday that it’s adding commerce features on the two platforms, though the functionality will be slightly different for each. On Facebook, content […]
Meta misled users about its products’ safety, jury decides
Meta misled users about its products' safety, jury decides Meta willfully violated New Mexico law by misleading users about the safety of its products and engaging in an unconscionable trade practice, a jury found. The company will face a $375 million penalty for the violations, awarding the maximum penalty of $5,000 per violation for 37,500 […]
Arm’s first CPU ever will plug into Meta’s AI datacenters later this year
Arm's first CPU ever will plug into Meta's AI datacenters later this year After decades of only licensing its chip designs for others to use, UK-based Arm revealed the first chip it’s producing on its own, and the first customer. Dubbed the Arm AGI CPU, it’s another chip designed for inference, or running the cloud […]
The man who coined Metaverse now says Meta’s glasses are creepy
The man who coined Metaverse now says Meta's glasses are creepy Neal Stephenson speaks onstage during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Austin Convention Center on March 16, 2022 in Austin, Texas. | Getty Images for SXSW Neal Stephenson didn’t invent the virtual reality headset. But Meta certainly knows his name – in 1992, […]
Apple launches iOS 26.4 with AI playlists, purchase sharing, and more
Apple launches iOS 26.4 with AI playlists, purchase sharing, and more iOS 26.4 is here, and it comes with a bunch of small but notable updates. That includes a new Playlist Playground launching in beta in Apple Music, which uses AI to generate a song playlist – complete with a title, description, and tracklist – […]
The Apple Watch SE 3 is even easier to recommend at $50 off
The Apple Watch SE 3 is even easier to recommend at $50 off When Apple released the latest Apple Watch SE, it surprised us, outshining Apple’s more expensive models while improving on the basics. Now that it’s on sale, it’s even easier to recommend. The LTE-enabled model has dropped back to its all-time low of […]
A BlackBerry you might actually want just landed on Kickstarter
A BlackBerry you might actually want just landed on Kickstarter The Titan 2 Elite will be available in black and orange color options. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge When The Verge‘s Allison Johnson went hands-on with the company’s Titan 2 Elite phone at MWC 2026, Unihertz didn’t divulge pricing info. But the compact […]
Google’s Android Automotive is moving from the dashboard to the ‘brain’ of the car
Google's Android Automotive is moving from the dashboard to the 'brain' of the car Android Automotive in a Volvo EX90 | Image: Volvo Google announced a new version of its Android Automotive open-source operating system for software-defined vehicles. Whereas previously Android Automotive operated exclusively in the car’s infotainment system, Google is now expanding its “open […]
Apple Maps will introduce ads this summer
Apple Maps will introduce ads this summer Apple will soon allow businesses to buy advertisements in its Maps app. In an announcement on Tuesday, Apple says ads may appear at the top of your search results in Maps, as well as in a new “Suggested Places” list. They will arrive in-app in the US and […]
Meta’s reckoning over kids safety is in the hands of two juries
Meta's reckoning over kids safety is in the hands of two juries Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: The Verge | Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images Two juries are currently deliberating a series of cases that could either usher in a legal reckoning for Meta, or maintain the status quo in an uphill battle to impose changes […]