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Sources: Shein’s revenue grew 40%+ YoY to $24B between January and September and is likely on track to reach Shein’s goal of $32B-$33B for all of 2023, up 40% (Jing Yang/The Information)

Jing Yang / The Information: Sources: Shein’s revenue grew 40%+ YoY to $24B between January and September and is likely on track to reach Shein’s goal of $32B-$33B for all of 2023, up 40% — Shein’s revenue surged more than 40% to $24 billion between January and September from a year earlier, people familiar with

Google’s New Titan Security Key Adds Another Piece to the Password-Killing Puzzle

The new generation of hardware authentication key includes support for cryptographic passkeys as Google pushes adoption of the more secure login alternative.

Verizon wants to back up your entire life for $13.99 per month

Honestly? Unlimited storage is tempting. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Verizon’s cloud storage options are growing: today the company unveiled a new individual plan for its unlimited storage tier. It’s an add-on available for existing Verizon subscribers and costs $13.99 per month. It is — I’ll repeat — unlimited, so you can

Photo Stack is here: A much cleaner Google Photos feed

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority The Photo Stack feature for Google Photos has received a wide release. Google has also offered a support page detailing how the feature works. We first heard about a so-called Photo Stack feature in Google Photos earlier this month, with a Redditor receiving the feature last week. Now, the

Instagram gets new filters for the first time in forever

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram is changing a lot these days, especially when it comes to the ways in which we can share our content with others and segment different audiences. But today, the Meta-owned app is bringing the focus back to its creative tools — adding a handful of features including

Meta will fight the EU over regulating Messenger

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Meta is challenging the European Commission’s decision to regulate two of its services, Messenger and Marketplace, as gatekeepers under the bloc’s tough new restrictions on tech platforms. The company filed an appeal over the two services today arguing that neither should qualify, Meta spokesperson Chris Sgro told The

Mercedes-Benz opens its first 400kW EV charging station in the US

Image: Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz cut the ribbon on its first EV fast-charging hub in the US, complete with a swanky waiting area and 400kW charging speeds courtesy of ChargePoint. The hub is located at the automaker’s US-based headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, meaning most of the early users are likely to be Mercedes employees. But the company

At just $59.99, the Google Nest Hub makes an ideal holiday gift

The Google Pixel Tablet aims to double as a smart display for all your needs, but the $499 retail price is a sticking point if all you need is the latter. It may be reduced from tomorrow as part of the Google holiday sale, so it’s worth keeping an eye on its Amazon page, but

Meta appeals against the EU’s decision to designate Facebook’s Messenger and Marketplace as “core” services under the DMA (Javier Espinoza/Financial Times)

Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: Meta appeals against the EU’s decision to designate Facebook’s Messenger and Marketplace as “core” services under the DMA — Company argues that Facebook’s Messenger and Marketplace should not be designated as ‘core’ services — Meta has become the first company to publicly challenge …

Niantic is using AI to make Peridot’s fake pets feel more real

Image: Niantic Peridot, Niantic’s original augmented reality pet game, will start using generative AI designed to make the game’s cute technicolor aliens behave more like your cat. Here’s how it works. Starting with today’s update, Niantic’s algorithm will analyze real-world objects captured in game with your phone’s camera and then convert those objects into words

Google Maps will now help prevent you from getting on the wrong train

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google has announced three new features coming to Google Maps. The app will launch a new transit feature that recommends the best routes and shows station entrances and exits. Users will have the ability to create and share location lists that friends can vote on. Ahead of the

YouTube Premium’s better-looking 1080p is now on Android and TVs, too

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube has officially rolled out its YouTube Premium-exclusive “enhanced bitrate” 1080p resolution option on Android and TVs, the company announced on Wednesday. The improved video quality launched on iOS first earlier this year and became available on the web in August. I don’t subscribe to Premium, so I

A Brief History of Weather Control

It used to be a common expression to say that something would happen when “people walked on the moon.” That is, something that was never going to happen. Of course, by 1960, it was clear that someone was going to walk on the moon eventually. There were many other things everyone “knew” would happen in

Google’s new Titan security keys are ready for a world without passwords

Google Titan security keys (2023) | Image: Google The latest iteration of Google’s Titan Security Key is here, ready to work alongside the new passwordless passkey technology that’s rolled out with support from Apple, Microsoft, Google, and many others. Two new versions of the key are available in the Google Store starting today with either

Google rolls out new Google Photos features, including AI auto-grouping Photo Stacks and improved recognition and categorization of screenshots and documents (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google rolls out new Google Photos features, including AI auto-grouping Photo Stacks and improved recognition and categorization of screenshots and documents — Following the big app redesign, Google Photos is rolling out a trio of new features, like auto-grouping Photo Stacks.

My iPhone 15 Pro Max has become my go-to gaming handheld — so I’m pimping it this Black Friday with these add-ons

The iPhone 15 Pro Max is an excellent machine that can be made better with a few smart purchases.

YouTube expands support for enhanced bitrate 1080p HD video to Android, web, and smart TVs, from just iOS, and rolls out achievement badges for users over 18 (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: YouTube expands support for enhanced bitrate 1080p HD video to Android, web, and smart TVs, from just iOS, and rolls out achievement badges for users over 18 — YouTube is expanding a few new features for premium users, the company announced on Wednesday. The platform is expanding …

Q&A with Satya Nadella on Microsoft’s OpenAI relationship, the ongoing developer platform shift, AI fueling a creative revolution, and generative AI IP lawsuits (Mat Honan/MIT Technology Review)

Mat Honan / MIT Technology Review: Q&A with Satya Nadella on Microsoft’s OpenAI relationship, the ongoing developer platform shift, AI fueling a creative revolution, and generative AI IP lawsuits — In an exclusive interview with MIT Technology Review, Nadella shares his view of the platform shift for developers.

This new Withings smart scale could help detect diabetes complications sooner

The new Withings Body Pro 2 smart scale can help detect the early signs of diabetes complications and more.

I can’t believe Apple’s one-week-old M3 MacBook Pro is already on sale ahead of Black Friday — but only for the next four days

Apple’s brand new MacBook with M3 and M3 Pro is already on sale at B&H Photo.

The 8-day-old M3 iMac is already discounted for Black Friday but only for four days

Despite only being out a week, the brand-new M3 iMac is $100 off over at B&H Photo.

Microsoft announces the Maia 100 chip for Azure users, already in testing with its Bing and Office AI tools, and Cobalt, a chip for servers, launching in 2024 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Microsoft announces the Maia 100 chip for Azure users, already in testing with its Bing and Office AI tools, and Cobalt, a chip for servers, launching in 2024 — Software giant seeks to reduce dependence on outside suppliers in two key growth areas.

Apple is giving iPhone 14 owners an extra year of free Emergency SOS services

Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge iPhone 14 and 15 buyers won’t need to pay for Apple’s satellite-powered Emergency SOS safety feature anytime soon. This morning, the company announced that it’s extending the free phase of Emergency SOS for an additional year for iPhone 14 owners. That means that the service will now lapse

Microsoft rebrands Bing Chat to Microsoft Copilot to compete with ChatGPT, pitching Copilot as the free version and Copilot for Microsoft 365 as paid version (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft rebrands Bing Chat to Microsoft Copilot to compete with ChatGPT, pitching Copilot as the free version and Copilot for Microsoft 365 as paid version — Microsoft launched its big AI push earlier this year as part of its Bing search engine, integrating a ChatGPT-like interface directly into its search

Norway’s Privacy Battle With Meta Is Just Getting Started

The Norwegian data regulator has already fined Meta $7 million. Now it says it’s investigating the company’s new ad-free subscription services.

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