Earlier this year, Google shipped a Pixel 4A update to some owners that lowered battery life to mitigate overheating risk, and soon, it’s going to do the same for the Pixel 6A. “A subset of Pixel 6A phones will require a mandatory software update to reduce the risk of potential battery overheating,” Google’s Alex Moriconi … Read more
With the new ChatGPT integration, users will be able to access more styles that move beyond the emoji-like creations that Image Playground has become known for.
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“2001: A Space Odyssey” was a big deal during my growing-up years. First, the book; then the movie. The full circle of childhood imagination and space exploration. A cherry on top was our physics teacher’s assignment. Back then, we didn’t have Amazon, but we had friends and neighbors. So, I went to school pushing a … Read more
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There are some headlines making the rounds claiming that TechCrunch is “pulling out of Europe” and shuttering its coverage of European startups. This is flat-out wrong. It misrepresents who we are, what we do, and — most of all — what we believe. The recent changes at TechCrunch are not about retreat. They are about … Read more
Coco Robotics has made more than 500,000 deliveries with its zero-emissions robots since they hit the streets in 2020.
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Prague, June 11, 2025 – Bitronix, a novel financial technology startup, announced the release of the first game-based platform in Telegram for automated trading. With over 10 years of data showing 48% annual returns, the EU-licensed platform addresses the critical issue of inaccessible AI investment tools by democratising sophisticated trading technology for everyday users, starting … Read more
Every morning, Federal Communications Commissioner Anna Gomez says she checks her email “to see if I’m going into work.” At a time when the federal workforce has been slashed by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Gomez’s job appears to be one of the most precarious in the US government. She’s the last remaining … Read more
These include significant updates like Call Screening, more travel-friendly features in Wallet, and highly-requested group chat features in Messages.
Fervo is developing what promises to be the largest enhanced geothermal power plant in the world.
BugBot enhances code quality by automatically reviewing pull requests on GitHub, identifying bugs and potential issues, and providing detailed comments.
Built under India’s National AI Mission, Fathom R1 14B is a 14 billion-parameter reasoning model developed by Fractal AI.
Bitcoin Hodling and the implications of Bitcoin as a hedge for global debt.
Los Angeles, USA, June 11th, 2025/Chainwire/–Allnodes, a provider of non-custodial staking and node hosting services, has introduced a new range of bare-metal servers tailored specifically for Solana validators and infrastructure developers. Designed to meet Solana’s stringent performance requirements, these single-tenant servers offer high throughput, low latency, and enterprise-grade reliability, without requiring users to manage on-premises … Read more
Reddit’s first-ever chief product officer, Pali Bhat, is leaving the company in “the coming months,” spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt confirmed to The Verge. Bhat, a former Google executive, joined Reddit in October 2021. “His tenure was about as clear pre / post test as we could run,” CEO Steve Huffman said in an internal message about … Read more
Meta has reportedly invested billions of dollars into AI startup Scale AI and hired its CEO, Alexandr Wang, to lead a new AI research lab. So what does that mean for Meta and the rest of the AI ecosystem?
We live in a world mapped by satellites — a world where we can find the nearest coffee shop, hail a ride, or get turn-by-turn directions with a tap. But the moment we step indoors — into a high-rise apartment, a burning office building, a hospital, or a shopping mall — that convenience disappears. When … Read more
Inspiration The announcement of possible changes to immigration policy triggered my interest in UK Parliament petitions. The Prime Minister has announced a white paper with major changes to immigration laws, which could affect people already living in the UK, including skilled workers. The announcement has caused concern among the immigrant community. On May 23, 2025, … Read more
Last Tuesday night, I found myself staring at a React codebase that had spiraled completely out of control. What started as a “simple dashboard” had morphed into a 300MB node_modules directory, three state management libraries (don’t ask), and enough boilerplate to make my eyes glaze over. I’d spent three hours debugging a weird state update … Read more
Usually in many technical/product companies, customer support is divided into different levels: Level 1 (L1) is responsible for communication, Level 2 (L2) is responsible for investigation and Level 3 (L3) might finally fix it if the problem still exists. But what if all of that friction could be removed? For over three years, I’ve worked … Read more
Large Language Models (LLMs) are everywhere, from everyday apps to advanced tools. Using them is easy. But what if you need to run your own model? Whether you’ve fine-tuned one or are dealing with privacy-sensitive data, the complexity increases. In this post, we’ll share what we learned while building our own LLM inference system. We’ll … Read more
The content of a vaccines information website owned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was swapped with gay-themed spam.
This is apparently what it would look like if my parents’ dogs were digging a hole in the desert. | Screenshot by Emma Roth / The Verge Meta is launching new video editing tools that will let you transform videos using AI. The tool, which is only free for a “limited time,” gives you more … Read more
Apple will begin using AI technology to power the discovery of apps on the App Store, the company announced at this week’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 25). In a session focused on updates to App Store Connect, its app distribution platform for developers, the company announced it will introduce App Store Tags — labels that … Read more