Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok has told employees that its executives are planning âthe way forwardâ ahead of the Supreme Court likely upholding a US ban of the app this week. In an internal memo obtained by The Verge, employees were told that the company is âplanning for various scenariosâ ahead of the Supreme Courtâs decision, which is expected as soon as January 15th. âWe know itâs... Read more âș
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Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge Wear OS is much better than it used to be, so thereâs never been a better time to consider a smartwatch. Read the full story at The Verge. Read more âș
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Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge A major copyright lawsuit against Meta has revealed a trove of internal communications about the companyâs plans to develop its open-source AI models, Llama, which include discussions about avoiding âmedia coverage suggesting we have used a dataset we know to be pirated.â The messages, which were part of a series of exhibits unsealed by a California court, suggest Meta used copyrighted data when training... Read more âș
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Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Parallels has added support for x86 emulation in Parallels Desktop 20.2, product manager Mikhail Ushakov wrote in a blog post last week. The âearly technology previewâ will let you emulate Intel-based hardware on an M1-or-greater Mac, a first for Parallels since Appleâs Arm transition in 2020 â but donât expect stellar performance. Parallels says users will be able to: Run existing... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge A day after Sonos announced a CEO transition, the company has announced that chief product officer Maxime Bouvat-Merlin will also be leaving his position. Some employees have told me that Bouvat-Merlin shares plenty of blame for the brand damage that Sonos has suffered over the last year after deciding to release an overhauled mobile app before it was ready. In an email to staff,... Read more âș
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Netflix Though the fourth season of Netflixâs live-action Witcher series still doesnât have a concrete release date, Netflix has finally announced when weâll see yet another animated take on Geralt of Rivia. Originally, Netflix intended for The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep to debut some time late last year, but the steamer revealed today that the movie is now set to premiere on February 11th. Based on Andrzej Sapkowskiâs short... Read more âș
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Hackers in North Korea stole a total of $659 million in crypto across several heists in 2024, according to a joint statement issued today by the US, Japan, and South Korea. The report specified five such incidents, like the $235 million theft from the Indian crypto exchange WazirX that is being newly attributed to the Lazarus Group. That organization is estimated to have... Read more âș
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Image: Pixelfed Pixelfed, a decentralized and ad-free Instagram alternative, now has apps on iOS and Android, as reported by TechCrunch. The iOS app launched today, while the Android app launched on January 10th. The platform is seeing a surge in popularity following Metaâs announcement last week that it would be drastically changing its content moderation policies; over the weekend, Pixelfed said that itâs seeing âunprecedented levels of trafficâ to the... Read more âș
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Stephanie Gonzaga / Boom! Studios Diamond Comics Distributors, one of the biggest companies involved in getting graphic novels into physical retailers for purchase, is filing for bankruptcy and scaling its business back as the industry braces itself for a new wave of economic challenges. In a letter sent to comics retailers and publishers today, Diamond president Chuck Parker announced that the company has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and plans... Read more âș
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Illustration: The Verge OpenAI is launching a new beta feature in ChatGPT called Tasks that lets users schedule future actions and reminders. The feature, which is rolling out to Plus, Team, and Pro subscribers starting today, is an attempt to make the chatbot into something closer to a traditional digital assistant â think Google Assistant or Siri but with ChatGPTâs more advanced language capabilities. Tasks works by letting users tell... Read more âș
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For those moments when you donât have time to check your camera footage. | Image: Wyze Wyzeâs latest AI feature aims to reduce how often you need to manually check security footage by instead just describing what the camera has seen. The new Descriptive Alerts will send notifications that âaccurately summarize motion eventsâ with more contextual detail than simply telling users that the camera has detected movement or an object,... Read more âș
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Image: Nintendo Though there were only a handful of Super Mario games showcased during Awesome Games Done Quick 2025, his brother Luigi was everywhere â and itâs pretty clear why. In the gaming community, Marioâs taller, greener brother is beloved in his own right, celebrated for his goofiness or memed because his genial nature apparently conceals something a bit darker. However, in light of the actions of Luigi Mangione, the... Read more âș
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Image: Daniel Golson The Biden administration finalized a new rule that would effectively ban all Chinese vehicles from the US under the auspices of blocking the âsale or importâ of connected vehicle software from âcountries of concern.â The rule could have wide-ranging effects on big automakers, like Ford and GM, as well as smaller manufacturers like Polestar â and even companies that donât produce cars, like Waymo. The rule covers... Read more âș
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Image: Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta will soon lay off more âlow-performersâ across the company, according to an internal memo from CEO Mark Zuckerberg that was shared by a source at the company. âIâve decided to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster,â Zuckerberg says in the memo, which you can read in full below. âWe typically manage out people who arenât meeting expectations over... Read more âș
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The Quest 3S doesnât look any less alien than the original Quest 3. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The Meta Quest 3S VR headset is a great alternative to the Meta Quest 3. The base 128GB version of the Quest 3S starts at $299.99 at Amazon, which is $200 less than the Quest 3 yet delivers essentially the same mixed reality experience. And now, you can step... Read more âș
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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The FBI hacked about 4,200 computers across the US as part of an operation to find and delete PlugX, a malware used by state-backed hackers in China to steal information from victims, the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday. In an unsealed affidavit, the FBI says the China-based hacking group known by the monikers âMustang Pandaâ and âTwill Typhoonâ used PlugX to... Read more âș
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A CloudHQ data center under construction on Waxpool Road in Ashburn, Virginia, US, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. | Photo: Getty Images President Biden issued an executive order today aimed at speeding the development of AI data centers in the US. It directs the Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Energy (DOE) to lease federal sites to private companies building gigawatt-scale AI data centers and clean power facilities. It... Read more âș
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Illustration: The Verge WhatsApp is rolling out some new features and design improvements to help you become faster and more creative when messaging. Starting today, WhatsApp users can double-tap to react to messages in chats rather than tapping and holding, with their most-used emojis now being displayed in the scrolling pop-out menu instead of the generic selection that was previously provided. Itâs a similar quality-of-life feature that Discord provides: placing... Read more âș
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Image: Netflix Popular YouTube toddler learning show Ms. Rachel is coming to Netflix. It will start with a four-episode season of âcurated compilationâ videos on January 27th, the company announced today. Netflix says this first batch of âresearch-backedâ educational videos aimed at early child development will cover topics like learning to talk or read. Hereâs the list from Netflixâs announcement: Learn to Talk â âWhatâs in the Box?â Speech and... Read more âș
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The Multi-Drill incorporates three tools commonly used by DIYers. | Image: Dremel Dremel has announced a new multi-functional drill designed for DIYers working on smaller projects around their homes like attaching a TV mount to a wall. The Blueprint Multi-Drill can be used to drill holes or drive screws but also features an integrated stud sensor and a removable laser level. The Multi-Drill is available now through Dremelâs online store... Read more âș
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