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Sega of America workers win their union vote 91 to 26, becoming the first video game industry union at a major company that spans multiple departments (Nicole Carpenter/Polygon)

Nicole Carpenter / Polygon: Sega of America workers win their union vote 91 to 26, becoming the first video game industry union at a major company that spans multiple departments — Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega win by overwhelming majority — Sega of America workers voted “yes” to officially form a union.

Inside Google’s big AI shuffle — and how it plans to stay competitive, with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis

Photo illustration by Alex Parkin / The Verge Google invented a lot of core AI technology, and now the company’s turning to Demis to get back in front of the AI race for AI breakthroughs. Continue reading…

Tumblr says it’s going to ‘fix’ its ‘core experience’ to appeal to new users

Illustration: The Verge Tumblr’s staff blog has posted a long update on the future of the platform, alluding to coming changes that include redesigning its reply and reblog features. The goal, according to Tumblr staff, is to make Tumblr less intimidating — implicitly at a time when it could attract users disillusioned with platforms like

Toyota Makes Grand Promises on Battery Tech

Toyota is going through a bit of a Kodak moment right now, being that like the film giant they absolutely blundered the adoption of a revolutionary technology. In Kodak’s case it was the adoption of the digital camera which they nearly completely ignored; Toyota is now becoming similarly infamous for refusing to take part in

On the cusp of 24/7 service, robotaxis face pleas and protest in San Francisco

Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images On a recent Friday evening, a driverless car pulled up alongside an outdoor dining shed in the Mission district of San Francisco, put on its hazard lights, and waited. As traffic began to pile up behind the vehicle, a man smoking a cigarette outside a nearby bar rolled

That Google memo about having ‘no moat’ in AI was real — and Google’s AI boss disagrees with it

Illustration: The Verge Just a couple of months ago, a leaked memo said to be from a Google researcher cast doubt on the company’s future in AI, stating that it has “no moat” in the industry — and now, we seemingly have confirmation that it was real. In an interview with Decoder, Demis Hassabis, the

Foxconn drops out of another big factory deal, this time in India

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge iPhone assembler Foxconn is dropping out of a $19.5 billion deal with a major Indian company to build a semiconductor factory in the country, according to Reuters. The canceled Foxconn deal was part of a joint venture with the large oil and metal corporation Vedanta. Foxconn provided a

Researchers test seven popular AI text detectors and find the tools can discriminate against non-native English speakers, who tend to adopt simpler word choices (Ian Sample/The Guardian)

Ian Sample / The Guardian: Researchers test seven popular AI text detectors and find the tools can discriminate against non-native English speakers, who tend to adopt simpler word choices — Over half of essays written by people were wrongly flagged as AI-made, with implications for students and job applicants

Twitter’s Declining Traffic: The Rise of Threads

Twitter, which was once hailed as the most popular platform for microblogging in the world, is currently experiencing a significant drop in traffic. The popularity of Threads, the most recent microblogging platform developed by Meta, has had a significant influence on the size of Twitter’s user base. Threads is quickly becoming a formidable rival to

Is a Google Fi Wireless family plan worth the switch?

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Multi-line discounts were once reserved for postpaid plans from Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. Thankfully this practice has caught on in the prepaid world as well, with a variety of carriers offering family plans. One of the better-known options is the Google-owned Fi Wireless. In this guide, we take a

Best Outdoor TVs of 2023

Many companies featured on ReadWrite partner with us. Opinions are our own, but compensation and in-depth research determine how products may be selected and ranked. Learn more about how we make money. Welcome to our guide on the best outdoor TVs of 2023! Outdoor TVs are specifically designed to withstand the elements and provide an exceptional viewing

Threads: A Phenomenal Rise to 100 Million Users

Meta, the company that owns the social media platform Instagram, has released a new text-based app called Threads, and it’s making waves in the tech world. Threads has reached the remarkable milestone of 100 million sign-ups in just five days since its launch. The CEO of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, is among those who are stunned

Sega workers form largest multi-department video game union in the US

Image: Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega Workers at Sega of America, representing multiple departments, have voted to form a union. With 91 employees voting yes out of a total number of 212 eligible employees, the Allied Employees Guild Improving SEGA (also known as AEGIS-CWA) becomes the fifth video game union in the United States and

TikTok’s Declining Popularity as an Ecommerce Search Engine

It is essential for retail brands to remain current with the most recent trends and platforms in order to compete effectively in the ever-evolving world of ecommerce. A recent study conducted by CivicScience found that fewer adults in the United States are starting their product searches on TikTok compared to a year ago. This is

Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing a near total ban on buying and selling consumers’ phone location data, in what could be the first such ban in the US (Byron Tau/Wall Street Journal)

Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal: Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing a near total ban on buying and selling consumers’ phone location data, in what could be the first such ban in the US — Massachusetts considers law at the vanguard of a broader movement to protect consumer privacy — Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing …

Want to give YouTube Premium a piece of your mind? Now’s your chance.

Credit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority A new official poll is open for you to voice your YouTube Premium complaints. The poll has four main options: download errors, still seeing ads, limited plan options, and bad recommendations. You can pick one choice, but you can also voice more detailed complaints in the thread. If you

Behold a DIY VR Headset its Creator Will “Never” Build Again

Unsatisfied with commercial VR headset options, [dragonskyrunner] did what any enterprising hacker would: gathered parts over time and ultimately made their own. Behold the Hades Widebody (HWD), a DIY PC VR headset that aims for a wide field of view and even manages to integrate some face and eye tracking. The Fresnel elements hugging the

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9: Everything we know so far

Credit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority Update: July 10, 2023 (02:51 PM ET): We have updated the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 hub to include leaked information on pricing.

19 Best Target Circle Week Deals (2023): Robot Vacuums, Instant Pots, Stand Mixers

The retailer is competing with Amazon by discounting everything from KitchenAid stand mixers to Beats earbuds. No Prime membership needed.

UK’s NHS is investigating a ransomware incident, its second breach in recent weeks that potentially affects 1M+ patients, as the ALPHV gang claims it stole 70TB (Carly Page/TechCrunch)

Carly Page / TechCrunch: UK’s NHS is investigating a ransomware incident, its second breach in recent weeks that potentially affects 1M+ patients, as the ALPHV gang claims it stole 70TB — NHS trust says it’s ‘urgently investigating’ the alleged theft of patient data — The U.K.’s largest NHS trust …

The person who swatted Ubisoft has been sentenced.

Police responded to a fake hostage situation at Ubisoft Montreal’s offices on November 13th, 2020. | Photo by Eric Thomas / AFP via Getty Images Twenty-two-year-old Yanni Ouahioune was recently sentenced in France to three years of community service for calling in a fake hostage situation in 2020, also known as swatting, at the Ubisoft

Apple’s Ridley Scott-led Napoleon movie gets a trailer ahead of its theatrical release

Apple TV Plus has released its first trailer for the upcoming Napoleon movie as the November theatrical release gets closer.

The OnePlus 11 is at its lowest price ever ahead of Prime Day

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority The OnePlus 11 is seemingly a return to the brand’s affordable flagship ethos, bringing a reasonable $699 price tag and a smattering of flagship features. But what if $699 is too much for you? Well, this Prime Day pricing on the Android phone might interest you. Yes, the OnePlus

Supercon 2022: Joe Grand and the Thinnest Boombox

Boomboxes are one of those status symbols that define the 1980s and part of the 1990s, being both a miracle of integration and the best way to share your love of music with as many people as possible. Naturally, this led Joe Grand to figure that it would make it a perfect subject for a

Prime Day comes early in this Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 deal

The Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 are among the best active noise canceling (ANC) cans you can find on the market. Minus a few finer details, they are on par with Sony’s highly regarded WH-1000XM4 headset. Although they have a price tag fit for top-tier audio equipment, you can get your hands on them right

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