If you’ve ever wanted to make your own Wordle puzzle to challenge (or annoy) your family and friends, The New York Times has announced an official tool that lets you do that. If you have an All Access or Games subscription, you can make a 4-7 letter puzzle with the NYT’s Wordle creation tool. (You’ll […]
Subtle Computing has raised $6M in seed funding to build voice isolation models. The startup plans to announce a hardware device next year.
WhatsApp notified the consultant, who works for left-wing politicians, that his phone was targeted with spyware made by Paragon.
With Black Friday and the holiday season approaching, packages will start piling up, making now a good time to take steps to protect your doorstep from porch pirates. Thankfully, multiple retailers are already offering early Black Friday discounts on smart security devices to help you keep tabs on deliveries, with Amazon’s and Best Buy’s deal […]
While Stranger Things’s upcoming fifth season will bring the Hawkins gang’s story to a close, Netflix’s new Stranger Things animated spinoff series is about to send the crew on a side quest set in the recent past. Today, Netflix dropped a teaser video for Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, a new spinoff that takes place […]
Google’s well-honed strategy of adding AI to absolutely everything continues: the company announced on Thursday that Google Finance is getting a Deep Search feature to turbocharge its AI chatbot, as well as other upgrades to support traders like prediction market support. The new Deep Search feature will let you get more detailed responses and ask […]
Microsoft AI wants you to know that its work toward superintelligence involves keeping humans “at the top of the food chain.” In a lengthy blog post on Thursday, Microsoft AI head Mustafa Suleyman highlighted the formation of a new team dedicated to developing a “humanist superintelligence” that’s “designed only to serve humanity.” This kind of […]
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. This week, JJ Watt finally had enough. The former NFL star, who played for the Houston Texans for close to a decade, took to X to declare that he was […]
Pebblebee has announced new versions of its AirTag-like Clip tracker and wallet-sized Card tracker. The new Clip 5 features a similar design to the previous version with a built-in loop for attaching it to a keychain but includes improvements focused on its personal safety features, plus more color options. The new Card 5 is 30 […]
Spotify has introduced a new “listening stats” feature that gives you a weekly overview of your recent music streaming habits. It essentially acts like a mini version of Spotify’s annual Wrapped review, showing you which artists and songs you’ve listened to the most each week, and making curated playlists inspired by those results. Listening stats […]