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Meta and YouTube aren’t the only platforms looking to benefit from TikTok potentially disappearing — Substack wants in on the action, too.
The company announced Thursday it’s launching a $20 million “creator accelerator fund,” promising content creators they won’t lose revenue by jumping ship to Substack. Creators in the program also get “strategic and business support” from Substack, and early access to new features.
“We established this fund because.
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With the app removed from the App Store, people have to go a long way to get their fix. Read more ›
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US AI infrastructure investment reaches $100 billion with Stargate. Project is a joint venture between OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank. Could expand to $500 billion over four years, with initial focus on Texas. President Donald Trump has launched America’s largest-ever artificial intelligence initiative just 24 hours into his second term, announcing a $100 billion joint venture... Read more » Read more ›
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The ships gathered around the pirate port seen early in Skeleton Crew included a nod to a legendary Star Wars designer. Read more ›
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Sasha Rainbow's revenge thriller starring Joyena Sun, Eden Hart, and 3 Body Problem's Jess Hong streams on Shudder this week. Read more ›
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It might have just been delayed for another month, but I'm pleased to report that Assassin's Creed Shadows is shaping up to be one of the most promising games of the series so far. Having played around six hours of it at developer Ubisoft Quebec's offices last week, Shadows doesn't just look the part of a next-gen Assassin's Creed game, but everything - from its revamped combat, customisable base-building, and... Read more ›
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President Donald Trump accused banks of discriminating against conservatives. JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America denied the debanking claims. Read more ›
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A federal judge in Seattle temporarily halted President Donald Trump's executive order denying automatic citizenship to people born on US soil. Read more ›
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The busy Nosferatu filmmaker also just announced he's got a werewolf film in the works. Read more ›
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Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows still has some awkward parkour, but it is a beautiful and interesting stealth game, for at least one of the protagonists. Read more ›
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If you were hoping to jump into Doom: The Dark Ages with your pals for a spot of multiplayer, I am sorry to say you won't be able to. Read more Read more ›
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Donald Trump said he isn't bothered by Elon Musk's criticism of his Stargate AI infrastructure deal, which includes Musk rival Sam Altman. Read more ›
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Lego's partnership with the Straw Hats is coming via the live-action Netflix adaptation, rather than directly through the anime or manga. Read more ›
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Apple today confirmed that "several" car makers still plan to support next-generation CarPlay in future vehicle models, but the company did not provide a timeframe for this. Apple's statement:The next generation of CarPlay builds on years of success and insights gained from CarPlay, delivering the best of Apple and the automaker in a deeply integrated and customizable experience. We continue to work closely with several automakers, enabling them to showcase... Read more ›
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Fresh out of federal prison, former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio suggests he’s still in charge as the far-right organization looks to regroup. Read more ›
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Cyberpunk 2077 recived a new update officially introducing DLSS 4 into the game. The update goes live just days before DLSS 4 officially launches with Nvidia's top-end RTX 50 series GPUs on January 30th. Read more ›
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Secure Lock is an upcoming feature that will let you remotely put your Android device into an enhanced security mode. Read more ›
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Walmart still does not accept Apple Pay at its more than 4,600 stores across the U.S., and it stood firm on its reasoning for that today. A spokesperson for Walmart today informed MacRumors that its position on contactless payments has not changed since we last reached out about the matter in 2022. The big-box retailer said it remains focused on its own convenient payment technologies available in the Walmart app,... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images No matter what TikTok says in its laudatory pop-up messages, President-elect Donald Trump cannot simply declare an extension of the TikTok ban deadline and protect American companies that support it from billions of dollars in fines. Trump seems to want TikTok available for his inauguration on Monday, because “Americans deserve” to see the event. But TikTok is officially banned starting today until... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge With TikTok, CapCut, and Marvel Snap shut down in the US, Apple has taken the unusual step of articulating why it’s following the law banning ByteDance apps and removing them from the App Stores for the Mac, iPhone, and other devices. Before the ban went into effect, the Biden administration released a statement saying enforcement of the law “must fall to the next Administration.”... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTok and CapCut are going dark in the US now that the ban-or-divest law passed last year has taken effect. This is despite the Biden administration saying it had already passed enforcement responsibilities on to the Trump administration and calling TikTok’s threat to go offline a “stunt.” But TikTok insisted that without clearer assurances, it has to close up shop in the... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTok has announced it’s returning to US users. The company posted on X that it is “in the process of restoring service” after reaching an “agreement with our service providers.” Some of us at The Verge are seeing the app fully back, while for others, the app is behaving as though it has no internet connection. Prior to this, TikTok’s website started... Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Netflix is raising prices yet again. In its latest earnings report released Tuesday, the streaming service announced that “we are adjusting prices today across most plans” in the US, Canada, Portugal, and Argentina. The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg report that its ad-supported tier is increasing from $6.99 to $7.99 per month, while the standard ad-free tier will go from $15.49 to $17.99... Read more ›
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Image: The White House (YouTube) A plan to build a system of data centers for artificial intelligence has been revealed in a White House press conference, with Masayoshi Son, Sam Altman, and Larry Ellison joining Donald Trump to announce The Stargate Project. Their companies, Softbank, OpenAI, and Oracle (respectively), along with MGX are listed as “initial equity funders” for $500 billion in investments over the next four years, “building new... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTok says it is officially going dark in the United States now that a federal ban of the app is going into effect. Around 6 PM Pacific time, the app began notifying people in the US, including Verge staffers, with a message that says the ban will “make our services temporarily unavailable.” The company warned on Friday that it would be forced... Read more ›
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Instagram’s logo for Edits. | Image: Meta Instagram head Adam Mosseri just announced a video editing app called Edits. Mosseri said the app is meant to rival Capcut, a video editing app that went offline along with TikTok. The app is available for preorder on the iOS App Store. “There’s a lot going on right now, but no matter what happens, it’s our job to provide the best possible tools... Read more ›
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Photo by Kevin Lamarque - Pool/Getty Images Vivek Ramaswamy has stepped down from co-leading President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), according to the Associated Press. The official line as to why Ramaswamy is moving on is that he plans to run for elected office — he reportedly intends to run for Ohio governor. “Vivek Ramaswamy played a critical role in helping us create DOGE,” spokesperson Anna Kelly says... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Donald Trump has once again taken the US out of the landmark Paris climate agreement, abandoning the global effort to limit climate change. Trump signed an executive order today to exit. The Paris accord was adopted in 2015, committing nearly 200 countries including the US to working together to stop global average temperatures from rising much higher than they have already. 2024... Read more ›
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