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The rapid development of AI has benefits — and poses serious risks
In the past decade, the AI revolution has kicked into high gear. Artificial intelligence is playing strategy games, writing news articles, folding proteins, and teaching...
ChatGPT reaches 400M weekly active users
ChatGPT has surpassed 400 million weekly active users. "We feel very fortunate to serve 5 percent of the world every week," OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap said on X about the new audience stat. This...
The Verge’s favorite kitchen gadgets
Many members of The Verge’s staff enjoy cooking — and all enjoy eating. Inspired by that admittedly obvious thought, we asked them to say which kitchen tools they most enjoy using these days....
A $599 iPhone 16e is a cruel joke
The $599 iPhone 16e is many things, but don't you dare call it a budget phone. I hesitate to even call it "cheap." As a successor to the $429 iPhone SE, it's hard not to see the 16e as a...
Among Us VR is being transformed into a traditional 3D game for PC
Among Us VR has proven itself to be a major hit since first being released back in 2022. Now, developers Innersloth and Schell Games have announced they are rejiggering the virtual reality title for...
Nickelodeon’s next Avatar animated series is finally coming together
Rumours about the next mainline Avatar series have been circulating ever since Nickelodeon announced that Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko were returning to lead Avatar Studios. But now, we...
How to make the most of the iPhone's Action Button
The Action button is available on nearly every iPhone Apple sells, offering a quick way to access a feature, app or shortcut on your phone, just by pushing a button. It can be a flashlight, activate...
Amazon is shutting down its third-party Android app store
The Amazon Appstore will no longer be available on Android as of August 20, 2025. After that date, apps from the digital storefront "are not guaranteed to operate" on Android hardware; however, they...
You can now sign up to be a contributor to Meta's Community Notes feature
After announcing its plan to end third-party fact-checking in January 2025, Meta's crowdsourced replacement is finally starting to take shape. You can now join a waitlist to be a Community Notes...
DJI’s RS 4 Mini camera stabilizer can now track moving people
The DJI RS 4 Mini works with smaller mirrorless cameras and smartphones using an optional mount. | Image: DJI DJI has announced a new version of the smallest camera stabilizer in its Ronin series....