A damning report from the Anti-Defamation League published Thursday on the “unprecedented” amount of racist and violent content on Steam Community has prompted a US Senator to take action. In a letter spotted by The Verge, Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) asked Valve CEO Gabe Newell […]
Day: November 15, 2024
How to Design a Real-Life Hot Wheels Loop
You should absolutely not build this thing. But it’s still fun to think through the physics.
A New Star Wars Trilogy is Coming: The Future of the Galaxy is Here
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… we thought the cinematic chapter of Star Wars had taken its final bow. But just like the Force, the franchise…
Google tests removing news articles from search in EU, but it’s already backfiring
Under EU law, digital platforms have to pay for news reuse. But how much should Google pay for article previews? That’s what Google is trying to find out with an experiment in nine EU countries. During the test, 1% of users won’t see articles from […]
JobGet, a ‘LinkedIn’ for hourly workers, acquires rival Snagajob
If you’re an hourly worker, the number of go-to options you have for finding new jobs is shrinking a little. JobGet — a Boston startup that operates an hourly job-hunting site with social features built in, a la LinkedIn — is acquiring Snagajob, one of […]
The M4 MacBook Pro features a quantum dot display
Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The new M4 MacBook Pros that launched last month have an unadvertised change with new quantum dot displays, according to display industry analyst Ross Young and reported by 9to5Mac. Young posted on X that Apple is […]
Elon Musk targets Microsoft in amended OpenAI lawsuit
Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk has updated his fraud, breach of contract, and racketeering lawsuit against OpenAI to make antitrust claims against Microsoft, accusing the two companies of attempting to “monopolize the generative AI market.” The amended complaint filed on […]
Engadget Podcast: Bluesky’s big moment
For obvious reasons, Twitter users are leaving en masse and heading to Bluesky, its most prominent decentralized competitor. In this episode, we discuss why Bluesky now feels like the best of early Twitter, filled with vibrant conversations and people discovering a new social network filled […]
After raising nearly half a billion, ABL Space pivots from launch vehicles to missiles
Significant changes are coming to ABL Space Systems. The leader of the seven year old startup took to social media last night to make a big announcement: the company will no longer be focusing on the commercial launch market, but will be turning instead to […]
Breaking News Highlights: Middle East, UFOs, and the Latin Grammys 2024! 11.15.24
1. Middle East Conflict • Ongoing airstrikes in Lebanon and Gaza impacting civilians and humanitarian efforts. • Calls for a ceasefire and urgent aid access by global leaders, including a…