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…

Image: Bethesda If you haven’t played Doom or Doom II for a while — or ever — a new re-release that Bethesda surprise-dropped (sorta) on Thursday might be the perfect excuse to jump in to the classic games. The re-release,…

Just earlier this week, Elon Musk’s X announced that it was suing the constituent members of an initiative known as the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM). On Thursday, just days after X’s federal antitrust lawsuit was filed, the organization…

Everything about Eli Roth’s Borderlands feels at least a decade out of time. From a sense of humor plucked straight out of Reddit circa 2011 to a cast made up of actors who are inexplicably decades older than the characters…

Illustration: The Verge The Turkish government has blocked access to Roblox following a government investigation that found content that could lead to child exploitation. “According to our Constitution, our State is obliged to take the necessary measures to ensure the…

Illustration by The Verge Anybody with a Substack account can now publish posts on Substack’s web and mobile app, the company announced on Thursday, turning the newsletter platform into even more of a social network. (Currently, users publishing posts on…