It looks like Amazon is hellbent on keeping its spot as the biggest online retailer — even if that means hurting both sellers and customers. In September, the FTC filed a long-expected antitrust lawsuit against Amazon over its alleged use of illegal strategies to stay […]
Day: November 2, 2023
Netflix’s ad-supported plan will soon allow downloads and reward binge-watching
Normally, all you get from binge-watching shows on Netflix are dry eyes and a popup asking if you’re still watching — has the answer ever been no? But, Netflix is celebrating one year of its ad-supported plan by giving all users on that tier every […]
Hidden Door unveils new art style for its AI-based narrative game
Hidden Door has unveiled an updated artistic vision behind its new game where generative AI creates the narrative for humans to play. With this game, which is still in the testing stages, the development team isn’t creating a singular narrative for the game. Rather, it’s […]
Facebook will let creators test different versions of Reels
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Creators on Facebook are getting a handful of new tools on the platform — including the ability to test how different Reels perform against each other. The most notable new feature is a Reels A/B testing tool. A/B […]
Meta will stop forcing your Threads posts onto Facebook and it can’t come soon enough
It looks like Meta may be pumping the brakes on one of its more aggressive, and unpopular, growth-hacking tactics for Threads. The company appears to be working on a new privacy setting so Threads users can opt-out of having their posts cross-posted to Facebook and […]
The iPhone 15’s best friend is an ultra-budget, stripped down version of Apple Vision Pro
iPhone 15 got USB-C, a great upgrade just for the sake of cable management sanity, but that also brought support for native video out. That means you can connect displays to the iPhone easily with a single cable and do fun stuff like output Netflix […]
Making representation in games more than just a profitability play
At GBN 2023, JumpButton Studios talks about why diversity in gaming goes beyond just increasing your margins (though it does that too).
New Facebook Stories API helps creators share directly from third-party desktop or web apps
Meta is introducing a new API that makes it easier to create and share a Facebook Story directly from a third-party desktop or web app. The social networking ad titan first introduced Stories to the main Facebook app in 2017, emulating a feature it had […]
SEC subpoenas PayPal over its USD-pegged stablecoin
Just three months after PayPal entered the fray to bring stablecoins to the masses, it’s attracting attention from U.S. regulators. The payments giant said Thursday that it had received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission related to its U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin, according to […]
Amazon knows its policies force sellers to ‘live in constant fear’
It looks like Amazon is hellbent on keeping its spot as the biggest online retailer — even if that means hurting both sellers and customers. In September, the FTC filed a long-expected antitrust lawsuit against Amazon over its alleged use of illegal strategies to stay […]