The ruling came after a five-year investigation initiated by Spotify.
4 California sheriff’s deputies hurt in shootout, chase with rifle-wielding suspect
Four Northern California sheriff’s deputies were injured, one critically, during a gunfight Monday with a suspect who led them on a car chase.
Postal worker shot dead in his mail van in targeted attack
A 33-year-old postal worker was shot dead in his mail van in a targeted attack, according to Ohio police.
First over-the-counter birth control pill will go on sale later this month
Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill that can be purchased without a prescription, will be available later this month.
WATCH: First grade class uses foster puppies to enhance their reading skills
Brooke Hughes first came up with the idea to bring puppies into the classroom while fostering dogs in 2020. Since then, her program Foster Tales […]
Guest host Hank Green makes Nilay Patel explain why websites have a future
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Blizzard slams California’s Sierra Nevada mountains with more snow on the way
The biggest snowstorm of the season ended in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California overnight, but more snow is on the way for some.
Trader Joe’s recalls frozen steamed chicken soup dumplings
Trader Joe’s issued a voluntary recall on its steamed chicken soup dumplings due to potential plastic contamination.
How to keep your smart cam footage safe and private
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Threats to health care sector targets ‘elevated’ amid cultural wars: DHS
Threats to health care and workers are surging and likely to stay “elevated” because of divisive issues like abortion, gender-related care, and debates from the […]
The MacBook Air gets an M3 upgrade
Image: Apple Apple has taken the wraps off a pair of new M3-equipped MacBook Air models. The 13- and 15-inch laptops are “up to 60 […]
Apple hit with a nearly $2 billion fine following Spotify complaint
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WATCH: Tumbleweeds take over Utah town
Residents are cleaning up after strong winds led to a tumbleweed takeover in South Jordan, Utah, over the weekend.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Microsoft-Powered Chatbot Is Back Online
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Google Drive search on iOS gets better filtering options
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Amusement park chaos leads to police shooting of 15-year-old
Multiple suspects are being sought after one person was shot when police exchanged gunfire with what they described as an “unruly crowd” near Six Flags […]
Crash of the Titan: a short history of Apple’s doomed car project
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How smart is the smart kitchen, really?
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Apple may not do a spring event this year
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WATCH: Norway breeds endangered foxes to restore species
Scientists released five foxes from an ongoing captive breeding program aimed at rebuilding the population of Arctic foxes in their natural habitat.
The very best food stuff on the internet
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What Is OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus? Here’s What You Should Know
OpenAI’s subscription-only service costs $20 a month and includes access to the GPT-4 model. We signed up and tried it out.
WATCH: Loose horses weave through cars on Cleveland highway
Watch as a pair of loose police horses weaved through vehicles on a Cleveland highway Saturday. The two horses have since been returned safely, officials […]
Apple is taking up to $150 off the Beats Studio Pro and Studio Buds Plus
The Apple-owned Beats Studio Pro support both iOS and Android devices. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple rarely discounts its own products, […]
WATCH: Daring rescue as semi truck dangles from Kentucky bridge
A semi truck was found dangling off the edge of a bridge in Kentucky, with the driver inside the dangling truck for about 40 minutes […]
The Wild Claim at the Heart of Elon Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit
Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI hinges on a dubious claim that the company has already developed ‘artificial general intelligence’—and handed it over to Microsoft.
Now Apple says it won’t disable iPhone web apps in the EU
Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Apple is reversing course on a plan to discontinue supporting the installation of progressive web apps in the […]
Google cuts team of contractors who went on strike
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge A union representing contractors for YouTube Music claims that Google cut the workers’ contract after they went on a […]
What if phones actually bent to our needs?
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WATCH: People chant ‘Navalny’ as Russian opposition leader’s body arrives for funeral
Crowds chanted “Navalny” as the late Russian opposition leader’s body arrived for his funeral in Moscow.
The Mind-Blowing Experience of a Chatbot That Answers Instantly
AI chips from startup Groq allow chatbots to answer queries almost instantly. That could open up whole new use cases for generative AI helpers.
Elon Musk Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman for ‘Flagrant Breaches’ of Contract
In the lawsuit, Musk claims OpenAI has abandoned its mission to develop AI for the benefit of humanity.
WATCH: Karol G plane makes emergency landing after pilot reports smoke in cockpit
Grammy-winning artist Karol G hugged friends on the tarmac after her private jet made an emergency landing at Van Nuys Airport in California.
Google is blocking RCS on rooted Android devices
Google says that it’s taking measures to prevent spam and abuse on its messaging service. | Image: Google Google is cracking down on rooted Android […]
Here Come the AI Worms
Security researchers created an AI worm in a test environment that can automatically spread between generative AI agents—potentially stealing data and sending spam emails along […]
Facebook will remove its News tab and stop paying publishers for news
Facebook News US launch promo | Image: Facebook Facebook’s News tab launched in 2019 with millions of dollars in content deals for publishers (a reported […]
UnitedHealth says Blackcat is the reason healthcare providers are going unpaid
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Google’s Deal With Stack Overflow Is the Latest Proof That AI Giants Will Pay for Data
Stack Overflow’s programming community will power a version of Google’s Gemini chatbot. It’s part of a new breed of AI data licensing deals with websites […]
Setapp is opening its subscription-only iOS app store
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The AI Culture Wars Are Just Getting Started
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How Nvidia Came to Rule AI
This week we chart the rise of Nvidia, the company whose chips, servers, and data centers have fueled the growth of artificial intelligence.
This ‘Amazon’s Choice’ video doorbell could let just about anyone spy on you
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X adds live video to Spaces instead of bringing back Periscope
Illustration: The Verge Spaces, the live audio feature for X, is now letting hosts turn on their video during chat sessions. The platform formerly known […]
TikTok is removing even more music
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Smart lighting stalwart Lifx reemerges with a new line of outdoor lights
Lifx has a new outdoor line of smart lighting that supports Matter. | Image: Lifx If you’ve been around the smart home for a while, […]
Netflix confirms it’s cutting off Apple billing for legacy subscribers
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How to manage app permissions on your Android phone or tablet
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How to Use ChatGPT’s Memory Feature
The latest update to OpenAI’s chatbot improves the AI’s ability to remember user details, but the feature is not yet available for all ChatGPT accounts.
The latest ‘Woj bomb’ was just a scam NFT tweet from a hacked account
The fake NBA Top Shot tweet. | Image: X / @wojespn People who still use NBA Top Shot were the primary targets of a scam […]
When does a journalist become a hacker?
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Instagram and Facebook knowingly platform parents who sexually exploit children for profit, say reports
Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge Investigations into “child influencer” accounts on Facebook and Instagram have found that Meta is knowingly allowing parents who sexually […]
Avast fined $16.5 million for ‘privacy’ software that actually sold users’ browsing data
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Apple is already defending iMessage against tomorrow’s quantum computing attacks
Illustration: The Verge Apple’s security team claims to have achieved a breakthrough “that advances the state of the art of end-to-end messaging.” With the upcoming […]
Signal will soon let you share a username instead of your phone number
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Signal is rolling out support for usernames on its encrypted messaging service over the next few weeks. The […]
‘Prolific’ LockBit ransomware group loses its keys to a global takedown
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Enforcers from the US and UK disrupted a ransomware group they say has targeted more than 2,000 […]
Wyze says camera breach let 13,000 customers briefly see into other people’s homes
Image: Wyze Wyze’s problems with letting its security camera customers briefly see into other customer homes is a lot worse than we thought. Last week, […]
Meta is passing on the Apple tax for boosted posts to advertisers
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta said Thursday that it will start charging a 30 percent fee when advertisers pay to boost the […]
The fediverse, explained
Image: Cath Virginia | The Verge The buzziest new thing in social networking is a big deal. It’s also very confusing. And it’s not actually […]
Instagram and Facebook will now prevent strangers from messaging minors by default
Teens using supervised accounts will need parental permission to revert the changes. | Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta is introducing changes to […]
Meta will let EU users unlink their Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger info ahead of DMA
Image: Meta EU users will be able to unlink their Instagram and Facebook accounts, as well as other Meta services ahead of the bloc’s new […]
48,000 companies sent Facebook data on a single person
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Facebook gets data on individual users from many thousands of companies, and a new study (PDF) from Consumer […]
The tech industry’s layoffs and hiring freezes: all of the news
Companies have been cutting costs. | Photo by Natt Garun / The Verge Companies across the tech industry have been laying off staff and reducing […]
Meta will hide suicide and eating disorder content from teens as government pressure mounts
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta is restricting teens from viewing content that deals with topics like suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders, the […]