Image: The Verge Microsoft is testing AI-powered Windows search in a new dev channel build for Windows 11 Insider testers. Announced in October, it uses semantic indexing to let users search for local files using more casual language. Like other Microsoft AI features, youâll need a Copilot Plus PC to use it. The feature applies whether youâre using search boxes in Settings, File Explorer, or the taskbar. And you donât... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called TikTokâs threat to âgo darkâ tomorrow a âstunt,â and said there is no reason that TikTok or any other companies should take any actions under the ban before the Trump administration is sworn in Monday morning, several news outlets are reporting. âIt is a stunt, and we see no reason for TikTok or other companies... Read more âș
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Photo by NASA / Isaac Watson Canoo announced yesterday it is ceasing operations âimmediatelyâ and that it has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Delaware. The EV startup estimates in its filing that its assets are worth $126 million and that it owes over $164 million to its creditors, TechCrunch noted yesterday. Now, the US will appoint âa Bankruptcy Trustee to oversee the liquidation of the Companyâs assets and the... Read more âș
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Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge Instagram will now let you upload Reels that are up to 3 minutes long, doubling the 90-second limit the platform had in place before, Instagram boss Adam Mosseri announced today. He credits todayâs change to usersâ feedback saying that the 90 seconds âis just too short.â Thatâs a big turnaround for Mosseri, who said in July last year that the platform wouldnât pursue... Read more âș
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Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Donald Trump has launched a new meme coin, according to posts from his X and Truth Social accounts last night. Read more âș
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Adam Scott in Severanceâs season 1 finale. | Image: Apple After a long wait, Severance is back. Season 2 premiered on Apple TV Plus on January 17th, more than two years after the first season wrapped up. The wait was particularly hard because of how the season 1 finale ended â a massive cliffhanger that would completely upend the lives of almost everyone in this sci-fi thriller. Cliffhangers are a... Read more âș
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The Google Pixel Watch 3, one of our favorite smartwatches for Android users, is $50 off for a limited time. | Image: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The clock is ticking if you want to save on the Pixel Watch 3, the Fitbit Charge 6, and other Google gadgets. The company kicked off the year with a solid New Yearâs sale, which is set to expire at 11:59PM PT... Read more âș
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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Brandon Bell, Getty Images With Donald Trump stepping back into office, advocates are warning that access to important environmental and public health datasets could be at risk. Information about climate change vanished from federal websites under Donald Trump, who has repeatedly called climate change âa hoax.â Now, federal agencies could face deep staff and budget cuts overseen by Trump cronies... Read more âș
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Image: Summitsphere Antonblast is kind of like playing a zany Saturday morning cartoon. Itâs brash, maximalist, and often, youâll feel like you donât actually understand whatâs happening. Somehow, that chaos gels into something that actually makes sense â and, at times, is even calming. Antonblast just launched in 2024, but it looks like a long-lost side-scrolling platformer from the 16-bit era of the SNES or Sega Genesis. Thatâs not just... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday, January 19th if the Biden administration doesnât intervene. The company says it will be âforced to go darkâ on the 19th unless the outgoing administration provides a âdefinitive statementâ assuring the appâs âmost critical service providersâ that they wonât be held liable for breaking the law. Those providers include Apple, Google, Amazon, and Oracle.... Read more âș
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Image: Paramount A law professor cited by CBS News called Donald Trumpâs $10 billion lawsuit over the editing of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris â...so ill grounded that it comes close to being sanctionable as frivolous.â But now, the The Wall Street Journal reports that executives at CBSâ parent company, Paramount Global, have discussed settling the suit while âgaming out options to reduce friction with the incoming administrationâ... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Youâd think that TikTok would have a Plan B by now. Itâs now clear the company never planned for a scenario in which it would lose to the Supreme Court. Maybe it couldnât, given that the Chinese government ultimately has final say on a sale. Now, TikTokâs leaders are banking on Donald Trump to save them in a last-ditch effort that will... Read more âș
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Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge Instagramâs profile grids will display content as rectangles instead of squares as part of a change rolling out âover the weekend,â Instagram chief Adam Mosseri said in an Instagram Story on Friday. âI know some of you really like your squares. And square photos are sort of the heritage of Instagram. But at this point, most of whatâs uploaded, both photos and videos,... Read more âș
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The All-Fi hub that connects to AT&Tâs 5G network to provide home internet access in rural areas without broadband access. | Image: AT&T AT&T announced it will no longer offer its 5G Internet Air service in New York this week in response to the stateâs Affordable Broadband Act going into effect on Wednesday. The company says existing users can continue to use the service for 45 days without any charges,... Read more âș
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Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Bumble founder and executive chair Whitney Wolfe Herd, who stepped down as CEO at the beginning of 2024, is returning to the post in mid-March. Former Slack CEO Lidiane Jones, who succeeded Herd, has resigned for âpersonal reasonsâ and will remain in the role until Wolfe Herd takes over. âAs I step into the role of CEO, Iâm energized and fully committed to Bumbleâs success,... Read more âș
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Image: Nintendo Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, the just-launched port of the 2010 Wii game, doesnât include individual members of the original Retro Studios development team in the credits, as reported by GameSpot. Since the discovery, however, Nintendo has commented on the omission, giving a statement to Eurogamer. âWe believe in giving proper credit for anyone involved in making or contributing to a gameâs creation, and value the contributions that... Read more âș
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Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images A new rule requiring all vehicles to have automatic emergency braking is âflawedâ and should be repealed, a new lawsuit filed by the auto industryâs main lobbying group says. The suit was filed in US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit by the Alliance of Automotive Innovation, which represents most of the major automakers, including Ford, General Motors, Stellantis, Hyundai, Volkswagen, and Toyota. The... Read more âș
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Image: Netflix Castlevania: Nocturne season 2 gets philosophical about what it means to be a monster who loves. Read the full story at The Verge. Read more âș
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The falling debris field from the SpaceX Starship explosion lit up the night sky over the Caribbean, | Screenshot: YouTube Falling debris from the SpaceX Starship explosion yesterday created what looked like a meteor shower, or a colorful fireworks show based on videos shared by people in the area, but it also delayed flights. Eight and a half minutes after launch yesterday, the upper stage of the SpaceX Starship âexperienced... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Now that TikTok has finally reached the end of its legal options in the US to avoid a ban, somehow its future seems less clear than ever. The Supreme Court couldnât have been more direct: the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, as applied to TikTok, withstands First Amendment scrutiny and can take effect on January 19th. The court agreed... Read more âș
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