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Senators press TikTok on ‘sinister’ experiment that held back an algorithm safety feature
A teen who died by suicide was reportedly part of the test.
Meta’s app for creating generative AI minigames is now available in the US
It's called Pocket and is described as a "platform for making and sharing gizmos."
Mark Zuckerberg bought an Irish castle
Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg now owns an actual castle. Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan bought Strancally Castle and its 440-acre...
Chinese video platform Bilibili is going global
The platform is expanding with a new international app and an English version of its website.
Australia says Roblox hasn’t fixed its child predator problem
Roblox is promising more changes to its child safety features following testing from Australia's online safety regulator, eSafety. eSafety has been looking into concerns that the company hasn't been...
FCC officially decides gigabit speeds are too good for you
Another day, another sad thing to report about our compromised Federal Communications Commission. Chairman Brendan Carr has followed through on his 2025 threat to kill long-term broadband speed...
A recent Windows 11 update is causing game crashes and all kinds of other problems
The company has launched an investigation.
Framework says it’s addressing a BIOS update that bricked some of its older laptops
The 2023 Framework Laptop 13 with AMD Ryzen 7040-series chips. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Some Framework Laptop 13 owners with last-gen AMD chips have reported that a recent BIOS...
Why nonalcoholic wine is so expensive
The nonalcoholic beverage industry has exploded from once-a-year “Dry January” experiments to one of the fastest-growing categories in food and beverage, largely driven by younger consumers who are...
Tesla’s Robotaxi fleet might finally be driving around Austin unsupervised
It's been slow going, but it looks like Tesla's Robotaxi fleet in Austin is operating fully autonomously.