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Google is appealing a judge’s search monopoly ruling
Google is appealing a federal court's decision ruling it an illegal online search monopolist. The company filed a notice to appeal on Friday, requesting a pause on the court-ordered remedies meant to restore competition to the online search market. "As we have long said, the Court's August 2024 ruling ignored the reality that people use […]
Trump and Mid-Atlantic governors want tech companies to pay for new power plants
The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors are pressuring the PJM Interconnection, the biggest electricity market in the US, to hold a power auction meant to spur a massive buildout of new power plants. Together, they're "urging" PJM to hold an "emergency" auction for companies to procure electricity over 15-year contracts. The unusually […]
Fortnite blocks creators from selling prize wheel spins
Epic Games is making a big change to the rules for Fortnite creators just days after allowing them to publish experiences with in-game transactions. Beginning January 20th, experiences - which Epic Games calls "islands" - will not be able to offer in-island transactions as "a 'spin' or 'increased luck' for a prize wheel," according to […]
Verizon-owned Visible is offering outage credits, too
Customers of Visible Wireless, which is owned by Verizon, may be getting a $5 credit toward their next bill in response to a Verizon cell service outage earlier this week. Verizon customers were offered a $20 credit after the outage. As spotted by 9to5Google, a message sent to Visible customers explains: "Yesterday we let you […]
Ted Sarandos says Netflix will commit to 45-day theatrical releases
Though Netflix's plan to buy Warner Bros. Discovery has prompted concerns about how the deal might hurt the movie theater business, the streamer's co-CEO says that there is nothing to worry about. In a new interview with The New York Times, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said that, should the WBD acquisition go through, the streamer […]
Casting is dead. Long live casting!
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Last month, Netflix made the surprising decision to kill off a key feature: With no prior warning, the company removed the ability to cast videos from its mobile apps to […]
Everything We Learned From The ‘Resident Evil’ Showcase
Resident Evil Requiem offers diverse difficulty settings, new gameplay mechanics, and exciting collaborations, promising a thrilling survival horror experience.
Meta has discontinued its metaverse for work, too
Two months before it changed its name to "Meta," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally introduced us to his metaverse for work: Horizon Workrooms, envisioned as a virtual space for workers to collaborate. Today, the company announced it's shutting that space down: "Meta has made the decision to discontinue Workrooms as a standalone app, effective February […]
Grok undressed the mother of one of Elon Musk’s kids — and now she’s suing
Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of X owner Elon Musk's children, is suing his company for enabling its AI to virtually strip her down into a bikini without her consent. St. Clair is one of the many people over the past couple weeks who have found themselves undressed without permission by X's AI […]
Dave Filoni takes charge of Star Wars as new president of Lucasfilm
There's a new name in charge of stewarding Star Wars at Lucasfilm. The studio just announced that Dave Filoni - best-known for his work on The Mandalorian and The Clone Wars - will be taking over as president. Former president Kathleen Kennedy, whose departure had been rumored for some time, will be stepping down and […]
Verizon Offers Customers $20 Account Credit Following Massive Wireless Service Outage
On Wednesday, Verizon suffered "technical issues" that led to a massive service outage lasting hours for thousands of its customers across the country.
Prime Video Reveals Sophie Turner’s Lara Croft & Who Will Be Playing Kratos In ‘God of War’ Series
Prime Video is giving us a sneak peek at its upcoming television series based on the popular video game franchises Tomb Raider and God of War, and yes, we are very excited.
