Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Using the Fold can feel special, but Google needs to make some obvious upgrades for the follow-up. Continue reading…
Photo: Dennis Troper (Facebook) Susan Wojcicki, Google’s 16th employee who helped jumpstart the company in her garage, ran its advertising business, and then helmed YouTube for most of the past decade, has died at 56, according to posts by her…
Thanks to a new feature, “blue checks” may no longer dominate reply threads on X.There has been a lot of criticism over the past few years regarding how Elon Musk changed the blue check. The blue checkmark was previously used…
Just look at those eyes. | Image: Sony As expected, Sony’s limited edition Astro Bot DualSense controller for the PS5 is now available for preorder for $79.99. The forthcoming gamepad, which is currently only available through the PlayStation Direct storefront…
Nearly 3 billion people are affected by a recent data breach at a background check company. A large database compilation filled with billions of users’ credentials was published just last month. Customers with AT&T, ADT, and countless other firms have…
Nova Launcher, in a very dated screenshot on top of the project’s website. | Image: Nova Launcher Nearly the entire team working on Nova Launcher, one of the biggest names in Android homescreen replacements, has been laid off. The team…
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram has starting testing a new feature that looks a whole lot like Snap Maps. This allows Instagram users to post text and video updates to a map based on where they were taken.…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Signal is being blocked in Venezuela and Russia. The app is a popular choice for encrypted messaging and people trying to avoid government censorship, and the blocks appear to be part of a…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Disney’s D23 showcase of new projects from Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and more is upon us. Continue reading…
ChatGPT’s Voice Mode has some security flaws, but OpenAI says it’s on top of it. On Thursday OpenAI published a report on GPT-4o’s safety features, addressing known issues that occur when using the model. GPT-4o is the underlying model that…

