Tag: The Verge

Messi’s Move to the MLS is a Boon for Apple TV Plus

Lionel Messi has found a new home, and it’s a big win for Apple TV. According to The New York Times, the legendary soccer player has said that he will be signing a deal with Inter Miami in MLS, fresh off of winning the World Cup last year with Argentina, and the club confirmed the news with a […]

Want an Alternative to Musk? Meta is Launching a Twitter Competitor

One of Meta’s top executives recently showed employees a preview of the company’s upcoming Twitter competitor during a companywide meeting. According to The Verge, the new standalone app will be based on Instagram and integrate with ActivityPub, the decentralized social media protocol. That will theoretically allow users of the new app to take their accounts […]

Summer Game Fest 2023 was Full of Great News and Announcements… just No Women

With the death of E3 nearly complete, Summer Game Fest has become the go-to summer event for gamers to get hyped about. According to The Verge, the event kicked off with a bang with a new side-scrolling Prince of Persia game, and there were a few more surprises after, including a new side-scrolling Sonic game, a new game from horror legend John Carpenter, a […]

Top AI researchers, engineers, and CEOs Issue Warning about “Risk of Extinction from AI”

A group of top AI researchers, engineers, and CEOs have issued a new warning about the existential threat they believe that AI poses to humanity. The 22-word statement, trimmed short to make it as broadly acceptable as possible, reads as follows: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale […]

YouTube is Eliminating Stories

YouTube is getting rid of Stories, a feature for temporary posts, beginning in June. Users won’t be able to post Stories starting June 26th, and existing posts will expire after seven days. As The Verge reports, Stories were first introduced in 2017 under the name Reels and were available to users with over 10,000 subscribers. Similar to Instagram […]

Dell’s XPS 13 Plus gets a Refresh with 13th Gen Intel processors

Dell has refreshed what might be its boldest and funkiest laptop, the XPS 13 Plus. The new model looks quite similar to the product released last year; the flat keyboard, LED function row, and invisible haptic touchpad remain. But inside, the new model is powered by Intel’s 13th Gen Core processors — specifically, from what I […]

It’s Official: The Google Pixel Fold is Coming this Year

It’s perhaps the least best-kept secret in the Tech world. Google will announce the launch of the Pixel Fold during the Google I/O 2023 event. As The Verge reports, Google hasn’t revealed any specs for the device, but a brief teaser video shows off a full-size outer display on a phone that opens up similarly to Samsung’s Galaxy Z […]

EA Admits there are problems with Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on the PC

Since its launch, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has been playing great on the but apparently it’s having major issues on PC. A day after the debut, 63 percent of its Steam reviews are negative, complaining that even high-end components can’t competently run the game. Now, according to The Verge, publisher EA is beginning to own it. “We are aware that […]

Amazon Shuts Down its entire Health-Focused Halo Division

Amazon has decided to shutter its health-focused Halo division. Amazon has stopped selling its three Halo products – Halo View, Halo Band, and Halo Rise – and plans to lay off portions of the Halo team. According to The Verge, which obtained an email written by Melissa Cha, Amazon’s VP of smart home and health, […]