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Behold! Someone is investing in a podcast company
/ It’s been a rough year for the podcasting industry, but Danish company Podimo has managed to raise nearly $50 million. a]:text-gray-13″>If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Behold! Someone is investing in a podcast company Could it be a sign that the tide is turning? Danish podcast and audiobook subscription service Podimo announced a new funding round worth €44 million ($48.4 million). Participants in the round include previous investors Augustinus Fabrikker and HighlandX, as well as the Danish Export and Investment Fund. “This investment allows Podimo to continue our strong growth trajectory while orienting the company towards profitability,” Morten Strunge, CEO of Podimo, said in a statement. “This funding isn’t solel...
The Apple Watch ban is preventing repairs of many models
/ If your Apple Watch Series 6 or later is out of warranty, you’re gonna want to be extra careful for a while. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Not only has Apple halted online sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra Series 2 (with in-store sales to follow), but the company’s ongoing patent rift with medical device maker Masimo has another ripple effect: out-of-warranty hardware repairs for several Apple Watch models are now unavailable to customers. That’s according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who reports that Apple has informed cu...
Discovery shows you’ve bought on PlayStation actually won’t be taken away
/ The shows were set to disappear as of December 31st, but thanks to ‘updated licensing arrangements,’ they’ll stick around. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Discovery shows were set to be pulled from PlayStation libraries on December 31st, but that’s not happening now, thanks to “updated licensing arrangements,” as reported by GamesIndustry.biz. The original plan was one of two recent reminders from PlayStation that digital ownership sucks — especially because there were a lot of shows that were set to be removed from video libraries. You can see ...
X, Formerly Twitter Suffers Massive Blackout On Wednesday Night
Elon Musk's struggling social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter, suffered another blackout, and he has nothing to say.
Sony Moves Over 50 Million PS5 Units, Xbox Sales Slip
When it comes to moving consoles, Sony remains king.
2023: a year in art on The Verge
Verge Homepage Dec 20, 2023, 8:00AM EST As 2023 comes to a close, the art team at The Verge has looked back on the past year to highlight some of our most memorable and favorite art. Throughout the year, we created a diverse array of original art including a tweet archive, an interactive comic, art for special series, striking images for our reviews, and more. Loading ... Design by Elana Schlenker, with illustrations by James Kerr, Erik Carter, Charles Desmarais, and Rui Pu For The Verge’s end-of-year package about Twitter’s downfall, we turned to designer Elana Schlenker to create a world as deranged and unruly as the year was for the social platform, complete with a toggle button that lets readers select their quotient of chaos. Comic by Gina Wynbrandt Gina Wynbrandt’s interactive comic ...
The Apple Watch Is on the Verge of Being Banned in the U.S.
Earlier this week, Apple announced that it would stop selling two Apple Watch models -- the Series 9 and the Ultra 2 -- starting this Thursday, December 21 online and on Sunday, December 23 in stores across the U.S. The company will however, still sell its older models. According to the International Trade Commission filing, Apple recently lost the bid to delay the impending Apple Watch import ban. Now, only the White House could intervene last minute to prevent the pause in sales of some of the devices in the U.S.The move to ban Apple's latest watches is due to an order issued by the ITC in October that found the tech giant's oxygen sensor had infringed on IPs from medical technology company that sells to hospitals, Masimo. Earlier this week, ITC denied Apple's motion to stay while the or...
X was down
Twitter – X/ Tech / The platform formerly known as Twitter experienced a strange outage early Thursday morning. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: The Verge Elon Musk’s X platform, previously known as Twitter, mostly stopped working for more than an hour. In mobile apps, the timelines wouldn’t refresh, and on the web, a placeholder message proclaimed, “Welcome to X! This is the best place to see what’s happening in your world. Find some people and topics to follow now.” The global internet trackers at Netblocks noted a “significant international outage” that wasn’t linke...
UK Supreme Court Rules AI Systems Cannot Receive Patents on Their Creations
The United Kingdom's Supreme Court has ruled that AI cannot be named as the inventor for a patent and thus, won’t be able to hold patent rights. The ruling comes in response to a case argued by British scientist Stephen Thaler, who had requested two patents for inventions spawned by his AI “creativity machine,” A Device for Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience known as DABUS.Thaler sought to patent a food container capable of quickly reheating through the use of fractal geometry and a light system designed to flash in order to attract attention in the event of an emergency. The scientist credits DABUS as the inventor of both products.He first attempted to file the patents in 2018, however, his request was denied by the UK's Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on account of DABUS no...
The four podcast stories that will shape 2024
/ It’s been a bad year. But after the fallout, next year could be one of reinvention for the industry. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: The Verge This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Hello! Apologies for the late send, I have been buried in Hot Pod Summit prep. I promise it will be worth it! We’re putting together a great lineup for 2024. We’re still working on our invitation list — if you’re interested in attending, let us know here. This is about the time yakky media folks like myself co...
The FTC proposes new rules to curb the monetization of children’s data
/ The FTC’s rules would put new restrictions in place, including ones on ad targeting, school surveillance, and push notifications. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed new changes to the regulations it currently enforces under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), seekingtofurther limit the collection and use of children’s data by tech companies, especially when used for targeted advertising. “Kids must be able to play and learn online without being endlessly tracked by companies lo...
