Midjourney, one of the earliest AI image-generating services on the web, has released its first new AI image model in nearly a year. Dubbed V7, the model, which began rolling out in alpha around midnight Eastern on Thursday, comes a week after OpenAI debuted a […]
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What Is the Meta AI Button in WhatsApp, and How Do I Remove It?
Meta’s chatbot is rolling out in more countries. Here’s what you need to know.
How tariffs will change your gadgets
First things first, some exciting news: The Vergecast has been nominated for a Webby Award! This one means a lot to us, especially because itâs an award you get to vote on. Weâd be so grateful if youâd go vote for us once, or 40 […]
StrictlyVC is heading to London this May
StrictlyVC is crossing the Atlantic! On 13 May, London will play host to an exclusive StrictlyVC evening, delivering the same high-caliber VC insider content that has made these events a must-attend for investors and startup leaders alike. If you’re a venture capitalist or founder looking […]
China retaliates with tariff that matches Trump’s
China has responded to Donald Trump’s new trade tariffs with its own charges on US imports. After Trump announced the imposition of an additional 34 percent charge on Chinese imports into the US, China has announced a levy at the same rate for US goods […]
Superman’s latest trailer introduces his team of robot assistants
Though Superman is clearly going to get the living daylights beat out of him at some point in James Gunn’s upcoming DC Studios feature, the movie’s latest trailer puts a spotlight on how the Man of Steel gets put back together again. During its presentation […]
Steve Jackson Games says tariffs are a ‘seismic shift’ for board games
The CEO of Steve Jackson Games, which makes board games and card games, says that the 54 percent tariff on goods imported from China that will go into effect on April 5th is a “seismic shift” for the board game industry and that “prices are […]
Superman’s latest trailer introduces his team of robot assistants
Though Superman is clearly going to get the living daylights beat out of him at some point in James Gunn’s upcoming DC Studios feature, the movie’s latest trailer puts a spotlight on how the Man of Steel gets put back together again. During its presentation […]
NVIDIA confirms the Switch 2 has DLSS
This week’s Nintendo Direct provided much more info about the Switch 2 but didn’t go too deep into the nitty-gritty details of what powers the console. That left NVIDIA, the Mario maker’s hardware partner on the console’s processor and GPU, to fill in some blanks […]
Donkey Kong Bananza was best in show at the Switch 2 hands-on
One of the games I had on my personal Nintendo Switch 2 bingo card was a new 3D Mario. We didnât get one at the Switch 2 hands-on, and at first I thought it was odd that Nintendo would be launching their next big thing […]