Month: February 2023

Dominique Fishback as Dre in Swarm. | Amazon The first teaser for Amazon’s Swarm already made it abundantly clear that the upcoming horror series had something to say about fandom and how our obsessions with pop stars can turn very dark when left unchecked. But if there was any doubt about whether Swarm’s story was … Read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Nintendo has confirmed to The Verge that it will not be attending E3 2023. “We approach our involvement in any event on a case-by-case basis and are always considering various ways to engage with our fans,” the company said in a statement. “Since this year’s E3 show didn’t … Read more

Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge The buzz in tech these last few weeks has been focused squarely on the language models developed and deployed by the likes of Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI. But Meta, Facebook’s parent company, continues to do significant work in this field and is releasing a new AI language generator named … Read more

Photo by George Rose / Getty Images Controversial solar geoengineering startup Make Sunsets says it released three balloons carrying atmosphere-altering particles in Reno, Nevada, this month. It’s an escalation of the company’s questionable climate change-fighting tactics, which got it banned from launching balloons in Mexico in January. And while the company says it got the … Read more

Amelia Krales / The Verge The Verge was recognized yesterday by the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) with the ASME Award for Print Design for its Homeland anthology. Additionally, the digital publisher was named a finalist in two categories at the 2023 National Magazine Awards. The Verge is nominated for General Excellence, News, Sports … Read more

Josh.ai showed off a proof-of-concept ChatGPT integration using its voice assistant. The Josh system is currently only available through professional installers. | Image: Josh.ai Today, you can ask Alexa to turn on the lights or have Siri tell you the temperature in your bedroom, and sometimes they’ll get it right. Or you may hear, “You … Read more