SpaceX Starlink Orbital Capacity and Usable Capacity
Microsoft Director and Kymeta board member, Tren Griffin, asked about my estimation of active SpaceX Starlink capacity. Here is my clarification of my process and analysis using an estimation of…
Bluesky posts are finally visible if you’re not logged in
Image: Bluesky Bluesky remains an invite-only decentralized Twitter alternative, but now, you don’t need to be logged in to be able to see posts on the platform, according to a…
Biggest Japan Defense Budget Grows by 16.5%
Japan approved a record 7.95 trillion yen or $55.9 billion defense budget for Fiscal Year 2024, which begins on April 1 next year. This is a 16.5 percent increase from…
AI companies would be required to disclose copyrighted training data under new bill
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Two lawmakers filed a bill requiring creators of foundation models to disclose sources of training data so copyright holders know their information was…
Everyone’s getting their podcast lawsuits in before the year is over
The Verge People are really getting their podcast lawsuits in before the new year. Let’s get to it. The Daily Beast reports that Fox News host Laura Ingraham filed a…
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is the quintessential DCEU movie
Warner Bros. Because of its predictable story, and despite its occasionally gorgeous visuals, James Wan’s Aquaman sequel feels like the embodiment of everything that went wrong with the DC Extended…
Apple reportedly wants to use the news to help train its AI models
Illustration: The Verge Apple is talking with some big news publishers about licensing their news archives and using that information to help train its generative AI systems, The New York…
People exaggerate the consequences of saying no to invites
Enlarge / The invitation might be nice, but you can feel free to say no. (credit: Maryna Terletska) The holidays can be a time of parties, events, dinners, outings, get-togethers,…
Canada Added 1.37 Million People in 2023
Canada’s realtime population is 40.73 million people and Canada will add another 30,000 people to reach 40.76 million by the end of 2023. This was almost a 3.5% population increase.…
Microsoft just paid $76 million for a Wisconsin pumpkin farm
Illustration: The Verge A Wisconsin family has agreed to sell 407 acres of their land, which includes a local pumpkin farm attraction, to Microsoft — for a total of $76…