Disney+ is launching short-form videos this year
The move comes as Disney launched a personalized vertical video feed in the ESPN app last year.
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The MAGA-approved video of an ICE killing
The clips are filmed from different angles. Some are zoomed in, making them indecipherably grainy, and others are slowed down. Some are 20 seconds while others are longer, sandwiched by commentary from users on social media platforms like X, Bluesky, Reddit, and TikTok. Each video – depicting the moment an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent […]
Illinois health department exposed over 700,000 residents’ personal data for years
The security lapse exposed personal information belonging to residents who received state benefits.
Nvidia’s reportedly asking Chinese customers to pay upfront for its H200 AI chips
Nvidia is now requiring its customers in China to pay upfront in full for its H200 AI chips even as approval stateside and from Beijing remains uncertain.
The first privately funded space-based telescope is in the works
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, could help make history with a new project unveiled on Wednesday, the Lazuli Space Observatory. As reported by Science, the telescope was announced at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society this week and could be the largest privately funded space telescope in history thanks to […]
Microsoft will put buy buttons directly in Copilot
Microsoft is launching a new feature in Copilot that will allow you to make purchases during conversations with the AI chatbot. Now, when you’re asking for suggestions about what kind of sneakers you should buy, Copilot can surface a checkout option for the product you choose directly inside the app. An example shared by Microsoft […]
Snowflake announces its intent to buy observability platform Observe
Snowflake is bolstering its data stack to make the platform better suited to the sheer volume of data produced by AI agents.
Satechi’s new Slim EX keyboards have a replaceable battery
Satechi is launching a new pair of wireless keyboards with a rechargeable battery designed for easy replacement. Despite their ultrathin profiles, the compact Slim EX1 and full-size Slim EX3 both stow the removable battery in a compartment on their undersides. A wireless keyboard with an easily replaceable and rechargeable battery is hard to come by, […]
TV makers are taking AI too far
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. Every year, TV makers flock to CES in Las Vegas to show off bigger, brighter, and better-looking displays. And every year, the same companies also use the show to throw […]