Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of X owner Elon Musk’s children, is suing his company for enabling its AI to virtually strip her down into a bikini without her consent. St. Clair is one of the many people over the past couple weeks […]
Year: 2026
Natural Cycles launches wristband to replace thermometers for its FDA-cleared birth control app
Natural Cycles, the company behind a controversial FDA-cleared birth control app, is replacing its thermometer with a wristband that measures skin temperature, heart rate, and movement during sleep. The newly-launched wristband costs $129.99 and syncs with the Natural Cycles app, which uses an algorithm to […]
Casting is dead. Long live casting!
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Last month, Netflix made the surprising decision to kill off a key feature: With no prior warning, the company removed […]
Spotify’s 3rd price hike in 2.5 years hints at potential new normal
Spotify claims the higher fees will help “benefit artists.”
Grok undressed the mother of one of Elon Musk’s kids — and now she’s suing
Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of X owner Elon Musk’s children, is suing his company for enabling its AI to virtually strip her down into a bikini without her consent. St. Clair is one of the many people over the past couple weeks […]
Verizon will pay you $20 following its nationwide outage — here’s how to get it
Verizon is offering customers a $20 account credit following a massive outage that brought down service across the US on Wednesday. In an update on X, Verizon says you’ll receive a text message when the credit is available, which you can redeem by logging into […]
U.S. Military on High Alert as Iran Closes Airspace Amid Rising Tensions – 1/15/2026, 4:24:30 PM
Based on the latest news broadcasts, several major stories are dominating global headlines: Iran Tensions and U.S. Military Alert The United States has placed troops at its largest Middle East base on high alert as Iran closed its airspace amid escalating tensions.[1] This follows President […]
OpenAI’s ChatGPT translator challenges Google Translate
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Translate, a standalone web translation tool that supports over 50 languages and is positioned as a direct competitor to Google Translate. The two services look visually similar: both feature two text boxes – one for typing or pasting the source text, […]
U.S. and Iran Tensions Surge Amid Escalating Protests and Communication Blackouts – 1/15/2026, 12:25:10 PM
Top world news stories as of January 15, 2026, center on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, Trump’s push for Greenland, a major U.S. visa policy shift, and ongoing global crises in Gaza, Yemen, and climate. U.S.-Iran Tensions Iran has restricted much of its airspace amid rising protests […]
Spotify is hiking prices again
The price of Spotify Premium is about to jump again in the US, marking its third price hike since 2023. Spotify announced that subscribers in the US, Estonia, and Latvia will be contacted about the updated pricing over the coming month. Individual Premium plans in […]