The EU might need to reassess Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal after restructuring
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft announced a restructuring of its proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition earlier today that involves transferring cloud gaming rights for current and new Activision…
Meta releases multilingual speech translation model
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Meta released a new speech-to-text model that can translate nearly 100 languages called SeamlessM4T, as the company continues to try to make a…
Konami warns players of “outdated” content in Metal Gear Solid collection
Enlarge / Someone had better warn that snowsuit-clad guard about the “outdated” content he’s about to walk into… (credit: Konami) Gamers of a certain age may find it hard to…
AI Can Now Design Proteins That Behave Like Biological ‘Transistors’
We often think of proteins as immutable 3D sculptures. That’s not quite right. Many proteins are transformers that twist and change their shapes depending on biological needs. One configuration may…
How to watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023
Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for game It has been a busy summer of video game events, but we’re not quite done yet. Gamescom is currently underway in Germany, and…
Instagram is adding a chronological feed for Reels and Stories in Europe
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram and Facebook users in Europe are getting more options to opt out of Meta’s recommendation algorithms, the company has explained in a…
Microsoft to sell off Activision cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft in bid for UK approval
Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Microsoft is restructuring its proposed Activision Blizzard deal to transfer cloud gaming rights for current and new Activision Blizzard games to Ubisoft. The…
Fertility Crisis Will Cause National and Global Financial Crisis and Greatly Increases Risk of Dying Poor and Alone
Robin Hanson had a lot of tweets about the global fertility crisis. Nextbigfuture has had many articles about the important topic of the fertility crisis. I will be talking with…
X reportedly tests removing headlines from links to news articles
The Verge A report from Fortune claims that X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, has tested stripping headlines from articles shared on the site. Posts would only…
After Russia’s failure, India is next in line to attempt a Moon landing
Enlarge / India’s Chandrayaan 3 lander stands about 2 meters, or a little more than 6 feet, in height. (credit: ISRO) India’s Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft is setting up for a…