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/ I’m very helpful! a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>More bang for your buck!
An app might rewrite this clickbait headline — here’s why
/ Artifact, the news-focused app from Instagram’s co-founders, will be able to swap out headlines for ones generated by artificial intelligence. 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: Artifact The Artifact news app only just started letting users mark articles as clickbait, but starting Friday, the app will actually be able to rewrite clickbait-y headlines for you in real time with some help from OpenAI’s GPT-4 large language model. If enough people mark a story as having a clickbait headline, Artifact might start showing an AI-rewritten headline to all users. It’s a fascinating —...
Apple transformed the iPhone 10 years ago — and we’re still feeling it today
iOS 7 brought a bold new design, but much of what was introduced in that release still serves as the foundation for what we see on our iPhones today. By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. Share this story Heading into WWDC 2013, Apple had a lot to prove. The company was still licking its wounds from the botched launch of Apple Maps in iOS 6, and complaints had been growing around iOS’s increasingly stale design. Though the iPhone was by then a proven hit, iOS was starting to look outdated. Remember the notepad-like Notes app? The weird linen background behind Notification Center? The felt-ish green background of the Game Center app? When compared to things like Mi...
Elon Musk Regains Title of World’s Richest Man
Multi-hyphenate CEO Elon Musk makes headlines as he is crowned the world's richest man, once again. The Tesla founder regains his title at the top after shares of the electric vehicle company saw shares rise 24% in May. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk's wealth saw his wealth increase 40.3% this year to $192 billion USD with his 13% ownership of Tesla. Musk knocked out LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault from the top spot. Arnault regained the title when Tesla's shares saw a steep decline following Musk's $44 billion USD acquisition of Twitter. Musk's wealth is mostly tied to Tesla and it is therefore volatile and dependent on how Tesla succeeds. Back in November, Tesla's stock hit a two-year low where share price dropped to $167.87 USD when Musk took over Twitter. Arnault, who is ...
Meta Announces $500 USD Quest 3 VR Headset, Powered by New Snapdragon Chipset
Meta has officially announced that its Quest 3 headset will be rolling out this fall. Sharing the news during its recent Meta Quest Gaming Showcase, the company bills the headset as a virtual and mixed reality headset that's a 40% slimmer, more powerful alternative to the Quest 2.In addition to being lighter and more comfortable, Meta says that its Quest 3 will offer gamers better resolution and improved performance. The $500 USD Quest 3 will come with a standard 128 GB of storage, though there will be additional options for those who desire more storage space.Moreso, the headset will be the first of Meta’s products powered by its new next-generation Snapdragon chipset. The company developed the processor in collaboration with Qualcomm to best accommodate a user’s VR experience while deliv...
Twitter head of trust and safety Ella Irwin has resigned
/ She took over from Yoel Roth in November following his resignation. 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: Alex Castro / The Verge
Read the emails: Valve helped Nintendo kick the Dolphin Emulator off Steam
/ A DMCA takedown? Maybe, but not as you know them. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>The Dolphin Emulator logo, on a black background.a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>“Thank you for bringing the announced offering of the Dolphin emulator on Valve’s Steam store to Nintendo’s attention,” Nintendo’s lawyer says.a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover...
Smart door lock maker Level is bringing a new video doorbell to apartment dwellers
/ Level’s video doorbell will be part of its new multifamily smart home platform. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Level offers a single doorbell camera for entire apartment buildings.a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Apartment residents will be able to control smart home devices using Level’s platform interface on smartphones and computers.
iHeartMedia tells employees to stay away from ChatGPT
/ Workers are not to use the chatbot on company devices, according to an internal memo. 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 This story first appeared in Hot Pod Insider, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. iHeartMedia is joining companies like Apple, Spotify, and Verizon in restricting employee use of OpenAI’s ChatGPT — as well as banning the use of the AI model on company devices. According to an internal memo obtained by Hot Pod, iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman and CFO Rich Bressler sent...
Apple Is Reportedly Testing Macs With M2 Max and M2 Ultra Processors
Next week, all eyes are on Apple as the company holds its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), where it is expected to unveil a suite of new products. In the lead-up to the event, Apple is continuing to run tests on “high-end Macs” with both M2 Max and M2 Ultra processors, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.The M2 Max was designed to replace the M2, making its debut in January in the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pros, the only devices to contain the newer version of the processor. The M1 Ultra is currently the most powerful chip available for the standard Mac line, as the M2 Ultra hasn’t officially launched just yet.Gurman predicts that Apple is working on desktop computers designed for professional use from home, which would seemingly target those who have transitioned to working fr...
Quest 3 won’t replace Quest 2 for “quite a while,” confirms Meta
/ Meta CTO Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth says the plan is to keep supporting the Quest 2 with games. a]:text-gray-13″>If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. 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: Meta Is it really a good idea to buy a Meta Quest 2 for $299 now that the $499 Quest 3 is on the way? Won’t Meta stop supporting the old headset with games? You shouldn’t be worried about that anytime soon, according to the company’s CTO. “The games we announced in the Gaming Showcase are all playable on both Quest 2 and 3, and we ...
Amazon and Walmart are taking a rare $20 off of a set of four AirTags
/ You can buy four AirTags for $79.99, which factors out to just about $20 a tracker. The deal may not last long, however, so you might want to act fast. a]:text-gray-13″>If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. 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: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The busy summer travel season has already begun, so you might want to prepare for rounds of flight delays, crowds, and the potential for lost luggage. Luckily, you can prepare for the chaos ahead of time with today’s deal on a pack of Apple AirTag...
