Day One Ventures’ Masha Bucher doesn’t just invest in startups — she also tells their stories. Her integrated model aligns incentives and proves conviction matters more than contracts.
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. Get ready for a lot more video content on Spotify. Sometime later this month, the service will start incorporating music videos into its app, and give US-based subscribers the ability […]
Amazon is the USPS’ biggest customer, and the e-commerce giant’s potential break from the postal agency comes as the two sides are negotiating a new deal.
While TikTok is already known for its recommendation algorithm, which is able to target users with highly personalized content, the addition of a Nearby feed gives it the ability to display even more relevant content to its users.
The proposal reflects the overall lack of interest in products like Meta’s social virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds.
It turns out my parents were wrong. Saying “please” doesn’t get you what you want-poetry does. At least, it does if you’re talking to an AI chatbot. That’s according to a new study from Italy’s Icaro Lab, an AI evaluation and safety initiative from researchers at Rome’s Sapienza University and AI company DexAI. The findings […]
Elevation Lab has announced a smaller version of its TimeCapsule battery-boosting case for the Apple AirTag. It’s about half the size of the original and uses a pair of smaller AAA batteries instead of AAs so the AirTag’s battery life is extended to five years instead of 10. It’s available now through the company’s website […]
OnePlus has launched its delayed US preorders for the flagship OnePlus 15, almost a month after the phone was revealed. The company has been able to start taking orders after receiving FCC clearance for the device — initially held back because of the government shutdown. The OnePlus 15 starts from $899.99 for 12GB of RAM and […]
The Apple Watch SE 3 was one of the best smartwatches we tested in 2025, and you can still pick up the 40mm GPS model for its Cyber Monday price of $199 ($50 off) at Amazon and Walmart. The 44mm GPS model is also matching its all-time low of $229.99 ($50 off) at Amazon and […]
Meta may slash its budget for metaverse projects by up to 30 percent next year, according to a report from Bloomberg. Sources tell the outlet the potential cuts haven’t been finalized, but they would impact the unit that works on Meta’s Quest virtual reality headsets, along with its social platform Horizon Worlds. Meta, which changed […]