Not included: a desk that’s a country mile wide. | Image: Samsung A running gag here at The Verge and on The Vergecast is that ever since Samsung switched to a six-day workweek for its executives, it’s made some particularly…
Elon Musk’s X is still banned in Brazil, even after the country withdrew $3.3 million from both X’s and SpaceX-affiliated Starlink’s bank accounts in order to pay off fines. These fines are a result of Musk’s non-compliance with Brazil’s Supreme Court,…
Online dating has its share of horror stories. It’s also a rite of passage dating back to the Craigslist m4m era. It’s a high risk, high reward activity.But if you’re a member of the LGBTQ+ community, the horror stories look…
Being a woman on the internet is hard. Being a woman trying to find a genuine connection on the internet is even harder. And when that internet is littered with emboldened creeps and AI profiles that pique more curiosity than…
If the thought of ordering a drink at a crowded bar or making small talk with strangers at a party fills you with the incomprehensible urge to jump out the nearest window, you’re probably an introvert — and that’s totally…
Dating is hard enough. Dating while broke? That means you’re dating on the highest difficulty setting. From shelling out for overpriced cocktails to awkwardly splitting the check (or, let’s be honest, dodging Venmo requests for guac), it can feel like…
Ten years ago, a simple mobile game called Flappy Bird took the world by storm. The game became a massive hit in early 2014 on both iOS and Android, and quickly brought its creator, Vietnam-based Dong Nguyen, fame and fortune.…
OpenAI’s advanced reasoning model has arrived. SEE ALSO: OpenAI clarifies: No, “GPT Next” isn’t a new model. Initially dubbed “Project Strawberry,” the model was released to the public as “o1” on Thursday. As expected, o1 is able to “think” (process)…
Apple’s newly announced hearing aid capability is officially the first over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid software to be approved by the FDA. And it should be available on devices soon. The federal agency formally ushered in the tech giant’s new “Hearing…
Given the presidential debate this week, you probably heard plenty of misinformation and conspiracy theories. Indeed, reporters and fact checkers were working overtime to specifically determine whether Haitian immigrants in Ohio were eating domestic pets, as grotesquely alleged by Republican presidential…
