Android
The Verge’s 2025 holiday gift guide
The holidays have a way of sneaking up on us. One minute you’re trick-or-treating with your kids, and the next you’re panic shopping in a Buc-ee’s gift aisle. But it doesn’t have to be that Read more…
Android
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
Elon Musk’s AI company compelled its employees submit their own biometric data to train its “Ani” female chatbot, according to The Wall Street Journal. Ani, an anime avatar with blond pigtails and an NSFW setting, Read more…
Android
Instagram slapped with cease and desist over its use of ‘PG-13’ teen accounts
The Motion Picture Association — the trade group in charge of movie ratings — has asked Meta to stop using its “PG-13” rating when referring to the type of content that teen accounts will see Read more…
Android
Google Maps taps Gemini AI to transform into an ‘all-knowing copilot’
Google Maps is bringing Gemini’s AI chatbot to more features, including more “conversational” route planning and the use of landmarks and nearby business for navigation. Google has slowly been adding AI to many of its Read more…
Android
Cloud streaming finally arrives on the PlayStation Portal
PlayStation has announced that cloud streaming is officially rolling out to the PlayStation Portal, after a beta test period that started last year. Starting later today, PlayStation Premium Plus members will be able to stream Read more…
Android
Zohran Mamdani won because he knew when to be online — and when not to
Zohran Mamdani owes his win as New York City mayor substantially to his internet presence. Mamdani – as numerous writers have outlined – is good on social video. He picked a message, stuck to it, Read more…
Android
We finally have a Nintendo Store app for iOS and Android
Here’s a look at the iOS Nintendo Store app. | Image: Jess Weatherbed / The Verge Nintendo has released an official Nintendo Store app, allowing more fans to access the eShop on iPhone, iPad, and Read more…
Android
Hot subpoena summer
On July 1st, Perez Hilton uploaded a YouTube video with breaking news. “Hello everybody, it is Perez, the queen of all media, the original influencer, and allegedly, I have been subpoenaed by Blake Lively,” Hilton Read more…
Android
Stability AI’s legal win over Getty leaves copyright law in limbo
Stability AI, the creator of popular AI art tool Stable Diffusion, was largely victorious against Getty Images on Tuesday in a British legal battle over the material used to train AI models. The case originally Read more…
Python
10 Smart Performance Hacks For Faster Python Code
This is a guest post from Dido Grigorov, a deep learning engineer and Python programmer with 17 years of experience in the field. In the rapidly evolving domain of software development, Python has established itself Read more…