What the evolution of our own brains can tell us about the future of AI

The explosive growth in artificial intelligence in recent years — crowned with the meteoric rise of generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT — has seen the technology take on many tasks that, formerly, only human minds could handle. But despite their increasingly capable linguistic computations, these […]

Amazon, Microsoft, and India crack down on tech support scams

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazon, Microsoft, and India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the country’s federal enforcement agency, have announced a major crackdown on tech support fraud. The CBI’s post details two instances where scammers pretended they were customer support agents […]

YouTube warned by EU official to keep a close eye on Israel-Hamas war content

EU Commissioner Thierry Breton has been sending warning letters to online platforms, reminding them of their duty to address disinformation going around regarding the Israel-Hamas war. Now Breton has written a letter addressed to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, reminding him of the company’s “precise obligations […]

Starlink’s satellite cell service is set to launch in 2024, but only for SMS

The launch of Starlink’s much-anticipated satellite cellular service, Direct-to-Cell, will reportedly begin rolling out for SMS in 2024, according to a newly published promotional site by the company. Eventually the system will “enable ubiquitous access to texting, calling, and browsing wherever you may be on […]

A Whirlwind Week: From Ukraine to UFOs, We’ve Got It All Covered

Join Alvin as he dives into the week’s hottest topics, from geopolitical tensions to natural disasters and even UFOs. Don’t miss this rollercoaster of a roundup! #GreenGround, #NewsRoundup, #UkraineConflict, #LibyaFloods, #UAWStrike, #HurricaneLee, #HunterBiden, #UFO Remember, if you want to stay updated with the latest trends, […]

Elon Musk’s involvement in the war in Ukraine is confounding, even to him

The man who’s ruled by Twitter. | Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge Apparently, the US Department of Defense had a $145 million check “ready to hand to me, literally,” SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell told Walter Isaacson, according to CNN. “Then Elon succumbed to […]