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OpenAI’s head of ChatGPT says posts appearing to show in-app ads are ‘not real or not ads’
Those might not exactly be ads you're seeing on ChatGPT, at least according to OpenAI. Nick Turley, OpenAI's head of ChatGPT, clarified the confusion around potential ads appearing with...
X shuts down the European Commission’s ad account the day after major fine
Just a day after receiving a roughly $140 million fine, X has terminated the ad account of the European Commission. Nikita Bier, X's head of product, accused the European Commission of using an...
A very human vision for going all-in on AI
It's easy to think about AI as a sort of existential battle between human and machine. Maybe it will be, someday, in a Skynet sort of way. But there are also lots of people trying to figure out how...
What Google Glass got right — and really, really wrong
Google didn't invent the concept of smart glasses, but it did help make them mainstream. In retrospect, 13 years after their launch, this is both a good and bad thing. Glass made a lot of people...
A love letter to glory days of iPhone gaming
Year Walk. | Image: Simogo It may be hard to believe now, but the App Store was once a thriving place for inventive indie games. The ubiquity of the iPhone coupled with the relative ease of...
Missing NBC on Fubo? Here's how to watch Sunday Night Football this week and more
If you're a Fubo subscriber, you've certainly noticed that NBC and all NBCUniversal-owned channels have gone dark on the platform. For over a week, customers have gone without NBC...
Starlink made ‘work from home’ possible from anywhere — now, I’m ready for a change
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on how to work anywhere, follow Thomas Ricker. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers'...
An all-time great game makes a comeback
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 108, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, hope your holiday shopping is going well, and also you can read all...
Why Gen Z is flocking to SEC universities
Right now, millions of high school seniors are finalizing their college applications and anticipating where they’ll spend the next four years studying and sleeping on bunk beds. If the most...
Betting scandals broke sports. Could prediction markets do the same to politics?
Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are booming. | Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Everyone you know is about to start putting their money where their mouth is. Prediction...