Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Twitch is laying off more than 500 employees, or around 35 percent of its staff, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy announced this morning. Bloomberg first reported that the video game streaming platform was planning layoffs on Tuesday, and the […]
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Valve’s new guidelines will allow for more AI content in games
Valve has introduced new rules to abide by that will allow the company to add more games with AI content to its Steam gaming platform. To start with, it’s updating its content survey form for developers so that they can give the company a description […]
Taylor Swift deepfake used for Le Creuset giveaway scam
Taylor Swift is not giving out free Le Creuset products in social media advertisements — though deepfakes of her voice would like you to believe otherwise. A series of posts have recently surfaced on TikTok and in Meta’s Ad Library claiming to show Swift offering […]
Echo brings the best of Netflix’s Marvel era energy to Disney Plus
Marvel Studios Disney Plus’ Echo limited miniseries feels like the studio’s first successful attempt at matching the energy that made Netflix’s Marvel shows great. Disney Plus’ Hawkeye miniseries purposefully kept its violence bloodless in order to secure the same family-friendly TV-14 rating that’s shaped all […]
Tesla’s upgraded 2024 Model 3 is now available in the US
Tesla Model 3 (2024) | Image: Tesla An updated version of Tesla’s Model 3 sedan that was released in markets across Europe, the Middle East, and China last fall is now available in North America. Reportedly codenamed “Highland” while it was in development, it introduces […]
App economy recovered in 2023, with $171B in consumer spending, but downloads were flat
After the app economy slowed for the first time ever in 2022, things picked up pace again over the past year. According to app intelligence provider data.ai’s annual “State of Mobile” report, out today, consumer spending on apps saw a modest 3% increase year-over-year in […]
Exploring the Future of Technology with Rabbit R1: A Game-Changer in Smart Devices
Today, we’re taking a deep dive into a revolutionary product that’s set to redefine our interaction with smart devices – the Rabbit R1. In a world dominated by smartphones and…
Keith Rabois dishes on his surprising return to Khosla Ventures, after leaving the firm in 2019 for Founders Fund
Earlier today, Forbes reported that renowned venture capitalist, operator and entrepreneur Keith Rabois is returning to Khosla Ventures (“KV”), the Silicon Valley outfit where he cut his teeth as a full-time VC before joining Founders Fund (“FF”), where in 2019 he teamed up with former […]
Crypto apps Binance, Kraken, KuCoin disappear from Apple’s App Store in India
Apps of as many as eight crypto exchanges including Binance, Kraken, Mexc and Kucoin have disappeared from Apple’s App Store in India, less than two weeks after the firms were flagged for operating “illegally” in the country. Financial Intelligence Unit, an Indian government agency which […]
Seedstars Africa Ventures gets $30M backing from EIB Global to invest in early-stage startups
Seedstars Africa Ventures has received a $30 million capital commitment from EIB Global, an arm of the European Investment Bank, which becomes the first major institutional investment for its first Pan-African venture capital fund. The new commitment follows a $8 million investment from the fund’s […]