People have had a fascination with famous people for eons — and in the age of the internet, it’s only increased. Influencers, often online content creators, have made both the definition of “celebrity” and our relationships with them fuzzy. While it…
Illustration: The Verge Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s co-founder and chief scientist who helped lead the infamous failed coup against Sam Altman and then later changed his mind, is officially leaving the company. Both Altman and Sutskever have posts announcing the news:…
Illustration: The Verge Google has announced that the code for Project Gameface, its hands-free gaming ‘mouse’ that you control by making faces, is now available open-source to Android developers on Tuesday. Developers can now integrate the accessibility feature into their…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Meta is throwing in the towel on Workplace, its Facebook-based alternative to office communication platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams alternative, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. Meta spokesperson Ashley Zandy confirmed to The…
Marvel You can never be sure what to expect out of Disney’s upfront presentation, but this year’s showcase of the studio’s new projects brought a slew of news about Disney Plus’ upcoming WandaVision spinoff series. While there’s been a bit…
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The just-released iPad Pro and iPad Air have a new Battery Health menu option that includes an optimized charging option and provides more data about the battery. As reported by MacRumors, the…
House of the Dragon Season 2’s official trailer is here, and there are so, so many moments to freak out about.Like the dueling trailers before it, this new House of the Dragon trailer draws the battle lines between Rhaenyra Targaryen…
At Google’s annual I/O Developer’s Conference, the company went all-in on AI, including addressing how it plans to apply the power of artificial intelligence to improve education and learning. “What if everyone everywhere could have their own personal AI tutor…
As Google positions its upgraded generative AI as teacher, assistant, and recommendation guru, the company is also trying to turn its models into a bad actor’s worst enemy. “It’s clear that AI is already helping people,” said James Manyika, Google’s…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sony is appointing co-CEOs Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino to lead its PlayStation business from June 1st. Hermen Hulst, who currently serves as PlayStation studios chief, will be appointed as CEO of Sony…
