Image: Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta has begun blocking all news content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada, a change it expects all users in the country to see within “the next few weeks.” That’s in response to the country’s Online News Act, which would require tech companies like Meta and Google to negotiate
Read MoreEari Nakano / Bloomberg: Pinterest reports Q2 revenue up 6% YoY to $708M, vs. $699M est., MAUs up 8% YoY to 465M, and says Q3 revenue will grow in the high single digits year over year — The company, which runs a social media site for being inspired by images, said sales rose 6% to
Read MoreWarner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl. | Image: Warner Music Group The music industry was reshaped by streaming. So earlier this year, Warner Music Group put a streaming executive in charge. The company’s new CEO, Robert Kyncl, was most recently the chief business officer of YouTube, where he helped transform the platform into one of
Read MoreCompanies like DJI Technology Co. in China have propelled the country to the forefront of the global drone industry. China’s technological prowess and low prices have made the country a global leader in the drone industry. Concerns about the possible military use of drones have been heightened in light of the current conflict in Ukraine.
Read MoreKif Leswing / CNBC: AMD reports Q2 revenue down 18% YoY to $5.36B, net income down 94% to $27M, Client revenue down 54% to $998M, and Data Center revenue down 11% to $1.3B — – AMD said revenue for the second quarter fell 18% from a year earlier. — The company’s sales forecast for the
Read MoreReuters: Match Group reports Q2 revenue up 4% YoY to $830M, vs. $811M est., payers down 5% YoY to 15.6M, and forecasts Q3 revenue above estimates; MTCH jumps 11%+ — Match Group (MTCH.O) forecast revenue for the third quarter above Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, as the Tinder parent expects stronger marketing …
Read MoreOrkney, a group of islands off the northeastern coast of Scotland, has become the first place in the UK to offer drone mail delivery. This groundbreaking initiative, called the Orkney I-Port operation, is a collaboration between Royal Mail and drone technology company Skyports. The project aims to improve service quality and reduce wait times for
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is probing reports that 2023 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles lose their steering control while driving. Approximately 280,000 vehicles could be affected by the results of the investigation, the agency reports. The news was first reported by CNBC. NHTSA
Read MoreAnnie Palmer / CNBC: How illicit data brokers on apps like Telegram peddle internal Amazon market data and offer services like attacking rivals’ product listings — – Amazon internal information is finding its way onto messaging apps like Telegram, where brokers are selling data to third-party sellers.
Read MorePhoto by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. This is gearing up to be a more eventful August than usual. For today’s issue of Hot Pod, I have news about how Disney’s spring layoffs hit the in-house podcast
Read MoreAnker Prime 240W GaN Desktop Charger. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Anker’s newest desktop 240W charger can fast-charge multiple devices, supporting up to 140W charging that’s compatible with the 16-inch MacBook Pro. It leads off the company’s new lineup of “Prime” gallium nitride (GaN) chargers that were announced in June and is
Read MoreIn an aerial view, wind turbines generate electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm on July 7th, 2022, in Rhode Island. | Photo by John Moore / Getty Images The US has some of the most potential for offshore wind energy in the world, says a new analysis by the University of California, Berkeley. Offshore
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Socket, which offers a scanning tool to detect vulnerabilities in open-source code, raised a $20M Series A led by a16z, taking its total funding to $24.6M — Socket, a startup that provides a scanning tool to detect security vulnerabilities in open source code, today announced …
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: To challenge TikTok, YouTube releases new Shorts creation tools for remixing, adding effects, going live, as well as a new interactive Q&A sticker and more — As competition with TikTok and Instagram Reels heats up, YouTube today announced an expanded suite of creation tools for its own short-form video platform, YouTube
Read MorePhoto by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge Chevy’s gearing up to deliver its first models of the Blazer EV SUV. The 2024 AWD RS trim is first up and will arrive at dealerships in August, with a price of $60,215. Chevy is also planning to build the 2LT AWD trim this fall, which will cost
Read MoreBryan Pietsch / Washington Post: X sues the Center for Countering Digital Hate, alleging that researchers violated its terms of service and the CFAA while studying hate speech on the platform — X, the company formerly known as Twitter, sued a research group that had investigated hate speech on the social media platform …
Read MoreJigSpace running in Apple’s visionOS. | Image: JigSpace Apple, Adobe, Pixar, Nvidia, and Autodesk are teaming up to promote open standards for interoperable 3D tools and data. In a press release, the companies announced the formation of the Alliance for OpenUSD, which will drive the “standardization, development, evolution, and growth” of Pixar’s Universal Scene Description
Read MoreIn a monumental shift towards the future, Google has made an astonishing realization that has spurred the company to realign its approach to artificial intelligence (AI). Recent reports indicate that Google Assistant, one of the most widely used virtual assistants, is undergoing a generative face-lift, harnessing the power of the latest large language model (LLM)
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Read MoreThere’s a new three-tab structure and a more minimalist overall design. | Image: Google Fitbit’s been going through a lot of changes over the past year — and it looks like that’s only going to continue. The Google-owned app is getting a total redesign this fall, and select Fitbit users may see an invite to
Read MoreThe AnkerMake M5C. | Image: Anker Anker didn’t exactly knock it out of the park with its first 3D printer, the AnkerMake M5, but today, it’s trying again. The new AnkerMake M5C, shipping today in the United States, ditches some of the original’s clumsier features in exchange for a $400 price tag. That’s half what
Read MoreAisha Malik / TechCrunch: Snap launches a new Lens Creator Rewards program for Snapchat to give AR creators and developers a chance to earn up to $7,200/month for top performing Lenses — Snapchat is introducing a new Lens Creator Rewards program to give AR creators and developers the chance to earn money for top-performing Lenses
Read MoreDean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Nvidia, Pixar, and the Linux Foundation form the Alliance for OpenUSD, aiming to standardize Pixar’s Universal Scene Description — Five major companies in the 3D content industry — Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Nvidia and Pixar — have come together to form the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD).
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Android tablets have played second fiddle to iPads for years now, with Apple still being the top player in the tablet space. A major reason for this was that Android simply wasn’t well-optimized for tablets for the longest time. Features Editor Rita El-Khoury recently opined that Samsung is
Read MoreThe board wants Meta to patch up the policy loopholes that allowed content promoting gender-based violence to slip through moderation. | Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta’s Oversight Board is urging the company to take a stricter stance against content that normalizes gender-based violence after discovering a Facebook post mocking an injured woman
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