Threads is counting down to an EU launch next week
The lengthy delay in Threads European rollout has been attributed to the EU’s DMA rules. | Illustration: The Verge Following its rollout in countries like the US and UK this…
Gene variants that promote having more sex and kids diminish your life span
Enlarge / A large family can come with some unfortunate downsides (in addition to that weird cousin). (credit: Oliver Rossi) Analysis of genomic and behavioral data from the vast UK…
Marbled paper, frosty fireworks among 2023 Gallery of Fluid Motion winners
Enlarge / Harvard University graduate student Yue Sun won a Milton Van Dyke Award for her video on the hydrodynamics of marbled paper. (credit: Y. Sun/Harvard University et al.) Marbled…
Google’s AI note-taking app is now available to users in the US
Illustration: The Verge NotebookLM, Google’s experimental AI-powered note-taking app, is now widely available in the US. It’s also getting several new features and is “starting” to use Google’s Gemini Pro…
An ‘AI’ fast food drive-thru is mostly just human workers in the Philippines
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Artificial intelligence-powered drive-thru company Presto Automation described itself as “one of the largest labor automation technology providers in the industry,” and boasted its…
Google admits it fudged a Gemini AI demo video, which critics say misled viewers
Enlarge / A still from Google’s misleading Gemini AI promotional video, released Wednesday. (credit: Google) Google is facing controversy among AI experts for a deceptive Gemini promotional video released Wednesday…
Homes need to be built for better internet
Illustration by Sisi Kim for The Verge A lot of homes are being built, but a lack of understanding of internet infrastructure and a need to cut costs means they…
The fight to clean up the toxic legacy of semiconductors
Illustration by Sisi Kim for The Verge President Joe Biden has promised to revitalize American manufacturing. Longtime Silicon Valley residents hope hazardous chemicals won’t be coming back with it. Continue…
Against the Storm feels like WarCraft without the war, and it’s weirdly calming
Enlarge / I’d like to pretend I’d built a settlement this neatly compact and organized—with street grids, even—but alas, this is a provided screenshot. (credit: Hooded Horse) Back when WarCraft,…
The real research behind the wild rumors about OpenAI’s Q* project
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) On November 22, a few days after OpenAI fired (and then re-hired) CEO Sam Altman, The Information reported that OpenAI had made a technical breakthrough…