AI Raves in the Metaverse Are a Thing—Here’s What It’s Like Inside
Influential DJ Carl Cox is set to launch his own metaverse rave in a lava-filled venue, complete with AI dancers. Here’s what to expect.
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Electric Hydrogen is the green hydrogen industry’s first unicorn
Investors have historically been skeptical of green hydrogen. High production costs, expensive infrastructure builds, competition with batteries and minimal government support have made the green hydrogen sector a risky bet. But at least one company, Electric Hydrogen, seems to have found a way to convince investors that its tech is a bet they should take. … Read more
Could Sam Bankman-Fried’s Saga Happen Without Crypto?
Is crypto “uniquely” responsible for the rise and fall of FTX?
In latest Cruise incident, video shows pedestrian struck by human-driven car, then run over by robotaxi
The San Francisco Police Department is investigating an October 2 incident that left a woman stuck underneath a Cruise robotaxi after being hit by a human-driven vehicle. Video captured by Cruise and viewed by TechCrunch shows a robotaxi braking and then running over a pedestrian who is laying in the street after being struck by … Read more
AI Energy FUD Is The New Bitcoin Mining FUD: HIVE Digital
Despite improvements, criticisms of AI energy use are quite familiar.
Cardano stablecoin project gambled away investors’ money before rug: Report
Ardana claimed to be creating a stablecoin platform on Cardano, but new evidence suggests it may have lost investors’ money in bad crypto trades.
Former Alameda CEO Sam Trabucco, Anthony Scaramucci May Be Called to Testify in SBF Trial
The two weren’t expected to be involved in the trial, but may be called to testify.
FTX execs who pleaded guilty are potential witnesses in Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal case
According to reports from the courthouse, Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon named Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang and Nishad Singh among those who may offer testimony.
Candidate for Argentina President Promises to Push a CBDC
During a live, televised presidential debate, Sergio Massa evangelized a “digital currency of Argentina.”
Meta’s text chat for Horizon Worlds is rolling out to all users
Image: Meta Meta’s text-based chat feature for Horizon Worlds will be available for all users beginning this week, Meta said in a blog post on Tuesday. The text chat, which Meta dubs “world chat,” offers a way to communicate with other people inside a Horizon Worlds experience without using your voice. Meta first launched world … Read more
Spotify to include a selection of 150K audiobooks with its Premium subscription
Spotify today unveiled what’s next for the future of its audiobooks service. At an event hosted in its New York offices on Tuesday afternoon, the company announced a new business model where it will now provide Spotify Premium subscribers with access to a subset of its audiobooks catalog — a total of 150,000 titles — … Read more
Double tap shows up in watchOS 10.1 dev beta
Everybody do the pinchy pinch. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Double tap, which lets Apple Watch users tap their thumb and index finger together twice to contextually control the watch, is one of the coolest features of the latest Apple Watch models. It wasn’t included at launch, but 9to5Mac reports that … Read more
Spotify is giving paid subscribers 15 hours of audiobook listening per month
This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Ariel and Amrita coming to you with another joint issue today. It’s a jam-packed Tuesday, with Spotify debuting its biggest audiobook development yet, an exclusive interview with the writer of the Audible Original Six Sermons, and Malcolm … Read more
How an AI deepfake ad of MrBeast ended up on TikTok
AI deepfakes are getting so good that a fraudulent MrBeast ad slipped past TikTok’s ad moderation technology to end up on the platform. In the ad, the massively influential creator appeared to be offering 10,000 viewers an iPhone 15 Pro for just $2. In most cases, this would be a clear indication of a scam, … Read more
You can now use the DALL-E 3 AI image generator inside Bing Chat
A banana bed, as created by DALL-E 3. | Image: OpenAI The image generator inside the AI-powered Bing Chat is getting a big upgrade today: Microsoft announced that OpenAI’s latest DALL-E 3 model is now available to all Bing Chat and Bing Image Creator users. It has been rolling out over the last week or … Read more
This Sneaker Is Actually a $3,800 Gaming PC
Hardware company Cooler Master is bringing a footwear-shaped gaming PC to the masses in the U.S. and Europe. Is this shoe worth the spend?
7 companies to provide NASA with commercial satellite imagery under $476M contract
Umbra, Capella Space and GHGSat are among the seven companies that will provide NASA with commercial satellite imagery, part of an acquisition program that has a maximum potential value of $476 million across all providers. The contract duration is five years, with an option to extend it by six months. Maxar’s intelligence division, PlanetIQ, Spire … Read more
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Chinese Firms Used Crypto Payments to Run Fentanyl Network, U.S. Claims in Charges
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) targeted several Chinese businesses and their employees Tuesday in the latest round of charges tied to production and trafficking of fentanyl – a network that depended on cryptocurrency payments, according to authorities.
Bitcoin price drops its early week gains — Here is why
Bitcoin price gave up its recent gains as concerning signals from the US economy continue to weigh on investor sentiment.
You can now add PayPal and Venmo credit or debit cards to your Apple Wallet
PayPal announced today that users can now add their PayPal and Venmo credit or debit cards to their Apple Wallet. With this new integration, you can now make payments in-store, online or on apps using Apple Pay. The company notes that users will continue earning their cashback and rewards. You can get started by opening … Read more
Zoom Docs launches in 2024 with built-in AI collaboration features
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge At Zoomtopia 2023 today, Zoom announced Zoom Docs, a collaboration-focused “modular workspace” that integrates the company’s Zoom AI Companion for generating new content or populating a doc from other sources — you know the drill by now. Along with the Mail and Calendar offerings launched during last year’s … Read more
Gmail is getting emoji reactions
Emoji reactions are coming to a Gmail inbox near you. | Image: Gmail It’s finally here — the tool that could turn your email inbox into a nightmare or a pure delight, depending on your POV. Google is adding the ability to react to an email with an emoji. First rumored last month, Google has … Read more