Worldcoin, the cryptocurrency / human identity network / UBI project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, is now known as World. Along with the name change, World introduced an updated version of ...

ByBy the time MGM v. Grokster hit the Supreme Court, the file-sharing industry had been roiling with lawsuits for years. The record labels had sued Napster in December 1999, baptizing the oughties ...

Google’s NotebookLM now lets you customize its podcast-like Audio Overviews. Before you generate a discussion using the note-taking app, you can give your AI hosts instructions about what topic ...

Bluesky says it added half a million new users in a day; meanwhile, X is planning to essentially get rid of the block feature. By Mia Sato, platforms and communities reporter with five years of ...

WP Engine is asking a court to put a stop to Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg’s public campaign against the company. In a motion for a preliminary injunction filed against Automattic and Mullenweg ...

Microsoft has pulled its $1 Xbox Game Pass trial, just days before Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 releases on October 25th. The 14-day Game Pass trial was removed on October 8th, preventing people from ...

Amazon has discontinued the Kindle Oasis, which was the only Kindle still available with physical page-turn buttons. The company announced a new Kindle lineup earlier today, but Amazon confirmed ...

Last year’s mega-hit from Nintendo followed in Breath of the Wild’s footsteps as a direct sequel, but it rewrote the formula of its open-world take on Hyrule with new crafting, physics, and ...

Meta has begun laying off employees across various departments, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs, according to people familiar with the matter. Rather than a mass, companywide ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. For the greater part of this past summer, I wore six smart rings at once. I wanted to see which ...

If you want to know more about everything we discuss in this episode, here are some links to get you started, beginning with the week’s gadget news: ...

Universal’s Florida resort will open new worlds themed around franchises like Harry Potter and Super Mario on May 22, 2025. The announcement sets a date for the new park expansion, dubbed ...