RFK Jr.‘s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report is riddled with AI slop | The Verge
Leaving OpenAI markers in was a slight giveaway.| The Verge
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Leaving OpenAI markers in was a slight giveaway.| The Verge
Is Musk really done with politics?| The Verge
“It can install malware on your phone... it can really compromise your safety, very significantly,” says Pichai of unknown, sideloaded apps on Android. “We’re trying to strike a balance. Apple’s iPhone only allows the App Store, but we believe in choice, so on Android we allow you to sideload and install additional applications.” “It’s like a seatbelt in a car, we are adding the protections so you can use it safely.”| The Verge
Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, and Yann LeCun laid the foundations for modern AI| The Verge
OpenAI wants to clear the air with ScarJo.| The Verge
More countries go after Big Tech.| The Verge
Apple isn’t the only tech company to send out launch event invitations this week. If you’re keeping score at home, September is actually next week somehow, and Samsung is sneaking a virtual Unpacked in on September 4th before Apple hosts its annual iPhone event the following week. But it’s not just a convenient date to […]| The Verge
On Wednesday, 4Chan and Kiwi Farms, two of the most controversial social media sites on the internet, filed a federal lawsuit against the British government, arguing that the requirements of the UK's Online Safety Act infringe on their Constitutional rights as American corporations. In a filing submitted to the U.S. District Court in the District […]| The Verge
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, and while the prospect of cooler weather and shorter days can be a tough adjustment, at least there is always a great selection of deals to combat the post-summer blues. You’ll have to wait until September 1st to celebrate the actual holiday, sure, but in the meantime, […]| The Verge
Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant is officially coming to TVs, starting with Samsung’s 2025 lineup of TVs and smart monitors. With the integration, you can call upon Copilot and ask for movie suggestions, spoiler-free episode recaps, and other general questions. On TV, Copilot takes on a “friendly, animated presence” that resembles the opalescent Copilot Appearance Microsoft […]| The Verge
FEMA has suspended at least 30 employees after they warned that spending limits, staffing cuts, and gaps in leadership hurt the agency’s ability to respond to disasters. The employees received emails notifying them that they’d been put on administrative leave on Tuesday night, according to The New York Times, which reviewed copies of the email. […]| The Verge
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater seemed to be designed specifically for me, at first. I've played and loved nearly every entry of the Metal Gear Solid series, and the original MGS is one of my favorite games of all time. These weird, third-person stealth action games feature bizarre characters and scenarios that have lingered […]| The Verge
My desire to make authentic-tasing barbecue at home was always tempered by the intimidation of regularly using a smoker. I’ve tried a couple of smart smokers before, but none were as easy to set up, cook with, and maintain as Brisk It’s Zelos-450. An early Labor Day deal has dropped its price to around $328.99 […]| The Verge
Some Microsoft employees are willing to risk everything to protest their employer. No Azure for Apartheid, a group led by current and former Microsoft employees, started last year as a petition to Microsoft executives. It demanded that Microsoft end all Azure contracts and partnerships with the Israeli military and government, disclose all ties, call for […]| The Verge
Last year, Google proved it could make a phone that looks and feels like a true flagship, despite the software feeling like an AI jumble. This year, the Pixel 10 Pro starts to put AI features together in a way that actually makes sense - and it manages to upgrade the hardware a bit, too. […]| The Verge
Disney is suing Sling TV over its new streaming passes that give you access to live cable networks for as little as one day. The lawsuit, filed under seal, claims Sling violated the terms of its licensing agreement with Disney and included its networks in the short-term packages without permission, according to a report from […]| The Verge
Sean Hollister, reporting for The Verge back in February:| Daring Fireball
Emma Roth, reporting for The Verge back on July 1 (emphasis added):| Daring Fireball
Spotify is emailing some users on family plans asking for their GPS locations in order to confirm that they live in the same location.| The Verge
Apple doesn’t want to be a “mere spectator” at the trial.| The Verge
You can now post on the Threads and be seen in the fediverse.| The Verge
CEO Chris Best drops that fact onstage at The Information’s “Future of Influence” event in Los Angeles. He also says Substack was “accidentally cash flow positive” in the first quarter of this year, but isn’t planning to be profitable soon. “We’re focused on growth,” he says. “It turns out that when you do that, it makes the business grow really well, too.” [Image: Jessica Lessin and Chris Best. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/Screenshot-...| The Verge
Its popularity is on the rise, but for how much longer?| The Verge
It’s another move to protect against AI scraping.| The Verge
I didn’t even ask it to take her clothes off.| The Verge
Making it harder to avoid Google’s AI features.| The Verge
A top machine learning conference, the ICML, is the latest organization to ban the use of ChatGPT. It follows similar bans from coding site Stack Overflow and New York City’s Department of Education.| The Verge
OpenAI says it’s exploring ways to monetize ChatGPT| The Verge
Grok’s nonconsensual deepfakes show how hollow the online safety push can be.| The Verge
Wikipedians are wading through the muck.| The Verge
The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.| The Verge
More data for OpenAI.| The Verge
Good thing kids don’t know what VPNs are.| The Verge
And critical parts are no longer on sale.| The Verge
GPT-5 is expected to arrive in early August| The Verge
This time, though, developers are speaking out.| The Verge
The court issued a ruling in two cases about Texas’ and Florida’s social media laws.| The Verge
Guest host Jon Fortt and The Nerd Reich author Gil Duran on the rise of tech authoritarianism.| The Verge
For now, subscription services can still give you the runaround to cancel.| The Verge
And seeing “amazingly favorable” results.| The Verge
Staff will go into the office three days per week.| The Verge
This is the closest I’ve ever been to being Tony Stark.| The Verge
How well will they run, though?| The Verge
Two new Surface devices that are exclusive to businesses.| The Verge
It’s the year of the AI PC.| The Verge
Google just lured back the brains behind one of the hottest AI startups out there.| The Verge
Whither Pornhub now?| The Verge
Just about a week after getting sued.| The Verge
Nintendo allegedly got to the lead developer of this Switch emulator.| The Verge
The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.| The Verge
The best apps download superpowers to your smartphone. The Verge covers the new and noteworthy Android apps, iPhone apps, and games, highlighting great design, impressive utility, and novel features. If it belongs on your phone, you’ll find it on The Verge.| The Verge
The 10 blue links aren’t gone, but AI is pushing them down the page.| The Verge
From bullshit generation to culture wars and the end of ad revenue.| The Verge
Surveillance powered by ads and apps.| The Verge
ROOST says AI has increased the need to improve online safety for children.| The Verge
The feature aims to speed up audiobook production.| The Verge
A test environment didn’t have two-factor authentication enabled.| The Verge
New Adobe data reveals AI search referrals are on the rise.| The Verge
A number of other suits are still pending.| The Verge
Making Facebook and Instagram private won’t delete that data.| The Verge
The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.| The Verge
YouTube engineers secretly hatched a plot to kill off Internet Explorer 6. It started with a browser warning that they added to YouTube, and the warning spread across Google properties leading to IE6 traffic plummeting| The Verge
This is either a disaster or the most productive day in American history| The Verge
For 6 million daily users| The Verge
Read the room Matt.| The Verge
Because who doesn’t wish they had help cleaning up?| The Verge
The rules ban certain landlord-ISP agreements.| The Verge
OpenAI’s upgraded image generation feature rolls out natively to ChatGPT today.| The Verge
CD issues in the year of our Lorde 2025.| The Verge
Facebook users opting into “cloud processing” are inadvertently giving Meta AI access to their entire camera roll.| The Verge
Everything you need to know about Final Cut 2 on M4 iPad Pro.| The Verge
Jess Weatherbed at The Verge writes:| Unauthoritative Pronouncements
David Pierce apparently ran a parallel music app project while I was doing my own. He has a much wider pool to draw from at The Verge so he has services I’ve never heard of, like Astiga, which can stream your music from any cloud storage source, but they do charge a monthly subscription for that.| Unauthoritative Pronouncements
Apparently it was too good to be true after all.| The Verge
Microsoft wants to avoid another CrowdStrike incident.| The Verge
“We need to do more.”| The Verge
Artificial intelligence is more a part of our lives than ever before. While some might call it hype and compare it to NFTs or 3D TVs, AI is causing a sea change in nearly every part of the technology industry. OpenAI’s ChatGPT is arguably the best-known AI chatbot around, but with Google pushing Gemini, Microsoft building Copilot, and Apple working to make Siri good, AI is probably going to be in the spotlight for a very long time. At The Verge, we’re exploring what might be possible with...| The Verge
Are text-to-image AI legal? It’s a hard question to answer.| The Verge
Windows 11’s new Recall feature faces privacy and security concerns.| The Verge
After years of moving fast and breaking things, governments around the world are waking up to the dangers of uncontrolled tech platforms and starting to think of ways to rein in those platforms. Sometimes, that means data privacy measures like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or more recent measures passed in the wake of Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal. On the smaller side, it takes the form of specific ad restrictions, transparency measures, or anti-tracking protocols. ...| The Verge
Over the past ten years, Apple’s iPhone has become the company’s most valuable —and recently, somewhat volatile— asset. Since its introduction in 2007, the iPhone helped to jumpstart the smartphone revolution, and with it came some big innovations. The App Store, touchscreen gaming, the mass adoption of social media, and protecting user data with biometrics. Its product lineup is enmeshed in Apple’s ecosystem, and the impact that it continues to have around the globe is vast.| The Verge
iOS is Apple’s operating system for the iPhone and iPad. It’s also the basis for tvOS for the Apple TV and watchOS for the Apple Watch. It’s even beginning to infiltrate the Mac in some ways. Apple has worked hard to keep iOS private and secure, and it has a huge ecosystem of apps via its official App Store. Some have argued that it is too locked down, but the trade-off is that it’s fast and stable for most users.| The Verge
It’s all about becoming more integrated into people’s lives.| The Verge
Creatives fear how their work might be used to train AI.| The Verge
The Justice Department looks for signs of a monopoly.| The Verge
You’ve read all the reviews, but now you’re actually ready to buy something and need to make a decision. The Verge Buying Guides are here for you — these are our go-to recommendations for the ultimate question: which one do I buy? Our picks aren’t necessarily the best in every category, but they are the best choices for most people. We also aim to provide an alternative option if our main selection isn’t the right one for you. Buying Guides are updated as new products are released a...| The Verge
HP’s “dynamic security” policy can block third-party ink.| The Verge
The government has also asked citizens to delete WhatsApp, and plans to shut off access to the global internet.| The Verge
Go go gadget laptop screen!| The Verge
This feels like Ryan Reynolds’ fault.| The Verge
Steve Jobs and Tim Cook disagree.| The Verge
The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.| The Verge
The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.| The Verge
One cheap, high-end, unlocked smartphone at a time| The Verge
It’s supposedly made in the USA, cheap, and coming this fall. I doubt it all.| The Verge
An all-purpose tool for making wireless mischief| The Verge
The most popular operating system in the world, Microsoft’s Windows is the software that powers hundreds of millions of PCs. Introduced back in November 1985, Windows has changed and evolved over time to grow as gaming, design, development, and productivity needs have shifted. Whether XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, or, most recently, Windows 11, Microsoft’s OS is one of the most important pieces of software ever made.| The Verge
