Instagram has launched another Snapchat clone
Instagram has launched another Snapchat clone Instagram is testing a new dedicated app that’s focused around Snapchat-like photo sharing features. The app, called “Instants,” was launched in Italy and Spain yesterday, Business Insider reports, and allows users to send each other disappearing photos that are available for 24 hours and can be viewed only once […]
Prestigious photo contest answers ‘what is a photo?’
Prestigious photo contest answers 'what is a photo?' The three finalists for the World Press Photo of the year. | Image: World Press Photo We love to muse over how “real” photography is defined here at The Verge now that generative AI is so prolific, and the World Press Photo competition might have the answer. […]
Leak reveals new Xbox Game Pass ‘Starter Edition’ that’s part of Discord Nitro
Leak reveals new Xbox Game Pass 'Starter Edition' that's part of Discord Nitro Microsoft started teasing a mysterious Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership yesterday, and a new leak appears to have detailed exactly what’s coming. Discord Previews has uncovered a new Xbox Game Pass “Starter Edition” that is bundled with Discord Nitro. The Starter […]
Meta is laying off 10 percent of its staff
Meta is laying off 10 percent of its staff Meta is planning to layoff around 10 percent of employees in May, according to a memo from the company’s chief people officer, Janelle Gale, published by Bloomberg. That means approximately 8,000 people will see their jobs cut. Meta will also be closing around 6,000 open roles, […]
‘We Are Xbox’: read the memo defining Microsoft’s gaming future
'We Are Xbox': read the memo defining Microsoft's gaming future Asha Sharma. | Image: The Verge, Microsoft Microsoft’s new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has laid out a new strategy for what she describes as a “return of Xbox.” In a joint memo to with Xbox Chief Content Officer Matt Booty, Sharma and Booty lay out […]
Anthropic’s Mythos breach was humiliating
Anthropic's Mythos breach was humiliating Anthropic’s tightly controlled rollout of Claude Mythos has taken an awkward turn. After spending weeks insisting the AI model is so capable at cybersecurity that it is too dangerous to release publicly, it appears the model fell into the wrong hands anyway. According to Bloomberg, a “small group of unauthorized […]
Ikea’s new inflatable chair doesn’t look like an inflatable chair
Ikea's new inflatable chair doesn't look like an inflatable chair The PS 2026 easy chair is made from two fabric-wrapped air chambers with a steel frame. | Image: Ikea Ikea shared a sneak preview of three pieces from a new experimental collection, set to be fully revealed at an annual company event on May 13th. […]
Microsoft brings Xbox back, scraps Microsoft Gaming
Microsoft brings Xbox back, scraps Microsoft Gaming Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has had a busy week. Sharma held an internal town hall with Xbox employees today, just days after announcing an Xbox Game Pass price cut, commenting on the status of the Xbox mobile store, and teasing a mysterious Xbox and Discord partnership. One of […]
Inside Microsoft’s wave of executive departures
Inside Microsoft's wave of executive departures It feels like not a week has gone by this year without a senior Microsoft executive leaving the company. Some departures have triggered sweeping shakeups of Microsoft’s biggest businesses, while others have seen fresh faces replace veteran employees. Executive departures at Microsoft are nothing new, but the pace feels […]
Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to long-serving employees
Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to long-serving employees Microsoft is changing up its annual rewards and performance programs today, and offering long-serving employees in the US the ability to voluntarily retire. It’s the first time in Microsoft’s more than 50-year history that the company has offered such a voluntary retirement program. “Many of these employees have […]