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- Your car’s data privacy problems are worse than you think | The Verge
- It’s sinister that Meta’s Muse AI mascot is so cute | The Verge
- Kids turned the comment section of an NPR podcast into a group chat | The Verge
It isn't just agents that can turn a random site on the internet into a message board!
- Your car is selling your data | The Verge
This should be exhibit number one for why we need privacy regulation in the United States. First it was our Smart TVs actually listening to us, with microphones, and then watching…
- Read this before you vibe-code another app | The Verge
- Meta lost 20 million users last quarter | The Verge
Yeah! 🎉
- Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint | The Verge
This feels like Microsoft responding to how powerful (and good) Claude for PowerPoint and Excel are.
- Beware Software Brain | The Verge
Life is not a problem looking for a software solution. My angle: the digital and the organic are different worlds. Sometimes they should work together. Sometimes they should stay…
- OpenAI’s new GPT-5.4 model is a big step toward autonomous agents | The Verge
I've been using Codex with GPT 5.4 a lot while building Elixir . I have been impressed. Since GPT 5.4 is a unified model, not a specific coding model, it seems to do a better job…
- Rivian’s Also e-bike is like nothing you’ve ever seen before | The Verge
e-bike's are generally pretty awesome and they just keep getting better. This take from Rivian breaks some assumptions — notably the pedals aren't even connected to the drivetrain!
- Reddit will block the Internet Archive | The Verge
- Why Matt Mullenweg went to war over WordPress | The Verge
- The 15 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2025 | The Verge
Okay, maybe we can get just 15 updates?
- We asked camera companies why their RAW formats are all different and confusing | The Verge
- Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over tariff concerns | The Verge
- All of the Nintendo Switch 2 news, hands-ons, and trailers | The Verge
- Pokémon Go developer Niantic to sell gaming business to Saudi group | The Verge
$3.5 billion for Pokémon Go is impressive. It will be curious to see how this works and also interesting to see what Niantic does with the cash. Niantic was probably the only…
- The future of the internet is likely smaller communities, with a focus on curated experiences | The Verge
The future is a guessing game but this read from the Verge is interesting. Our research makes one thing clear: power is shifting back to the consumer ( the fediverse signals this…
- What Spotify took from us by giving us everything - The Verge
This article is a deep review of Mood Machine by Liz Pelly. We've had an Apple Music Family subscription for a long time. In the last few months I actually decided to give Spotify…
- Itch.io went offline due to a ‘trash AI-powered’ phishing report - The Verge
This article is another example of the incredible fragility in the DNS and Registrar layer of the web. It is shockingly easy to socially exploit the companies that operate in this…
- A closer look at Nintendo’s adorable Alarmo clock - The Verge
I love that Nintendo created this. Brilliant. 🤩
- College students used Meta’s smart glasses to dox people in real time - The Verge
The video embedded in the post from X is a good watch. A few years ago there was a similar test done where college students were asked if they could take a picture of them and…
- Hands-on with Orion, Meta’s first pair of AR glasses - The Verge
This is an impressive demo and ultimately using screens you can see through is going to be the right approach. The tech is just extremely hard right now. Supposedly these would…
- Meta Connect 2024: biggest news and announcements - The Verge
Facebook continues to push into the Quest Pro and even more VR and AR technology.
- LinkedIn is training AI models on your data - The Verge
Another example of why I won't trust LinkedIn — they are very fast and loose with your data and (always?) default permissions in their favor. I highly recommend checking your…
- Behold, the black Apple Watch Ultra 2 - The Verge
When I saw this new black Ultra 2 in the launch video I gasped a bit. It looks amazing. And the photos in this article aren't even with the amazing matched link bracelet. 🤩
- Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 could forever change how people access hearing aids - The Verge
It does seem incredible that an iPhone and some AirPods are all you need to have at least some solution to hearing issues.
- The gymnastics world braces for an AI future
- EcoFlow’s $200 PowerStream is so clever, you might buy a $4,000 solar generator - The Verge
This looks like really cool tech but sadly we cannot use in the US yet. Innovation like this and even things like the Tesla Powerwall make me wonder about two trends: Improvements…
- Read Satya Nadella’s Microsoft memo on putting security first - The Verge
Security risks continue to grow, and even big companies with tons of resources and capital have struggles with it.
- The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat
There have been a couple of articles about the massive cable runs on the bottom of the ocean recently but this one has the most story and a ton of interesting pictures to. What a…
- Peloton is a media company now, with media company problems
I got the Peloton Bike in November 2018. I have always enjoyed spinning and have taken many spin classes over the year. The Peloton Bike appealed to me as the best quality spin…
- How the team behind Zelda made physics feel like magic - The Verge
Tears of the Kingdom is a great game and using all physics-driven objects is a big reason why.
- TinyLetter: looking back on the humblest newsletter platform - The Verge
TinyLetter is the service I first used to publish the Weekly Thing.
- The direct influence of Twin Peaks on Zelda - The Verge
I adore Twin Peaks (have watched it multiple times), and if I had the patience for gaming Zelda would be my jam. Fun to see the connection was real!
- The top five RSS readers for keeping up with your news feeds - The Verge
If you are looking for information on feed readers. I've used Feedbin for years and highly recommend it.
- ChatGPT turns one: How OpenAI’s AI chatbot changed tech forever - The Verge
What an incredible year it has been. 🧠
- POSSE: a better way to post on social networks - The Verge
As someone that has been blogging since before social networking existed the intersection of blogging and social media is something I've had first-hand experience with and have…
- Amazon enables passwordless passkeys on the web and in mobile apps - The Verge
My password manager of choice is 1Password and they just recently released Passkey support. I’m setting them up on any sites that support it. The usability is fabulous. Plus…
- Reddit’s blockchain-based Community Points are going away - The Verge
I really liked what Reddit was doing with blockchain Community Points and it is a bummer to see them shutting it down. I also think Reddit has had a huge mess for the last year in…
- Google Pixel 8 launch event: all the news and products - The Verge
New flagship Pixel 8 phone from Google. The 15 minute video overview from the Verge is great. I’m an Apple user but curious to see what the premier Android platform are doing. The…
- Why Kagi is the best Google alternative I’ve tried yet - The Verge
I've been using Kagi for a few months, since Neeva went away, and I like it a lot. I like the ability to set search preferences a lot. It is another way for me to filter the…
- The synthetic social network is coming - The Verge
Now that we have AI that can create new content, including images, intelligently it seems obvious that social networks will be filled with more advanced AI's pretending to be…
- NFT royalty fees dropped by OpenSea - The Verge
- Instagram Threads: why Meta is competing with Twitter - The Verge
- How Reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history - The Verge
- Microsoft Build 2023: The 5 biggest announcements - The Verge
"Add AI to everything. Thanks." 👍
- Twitter now disables likes, replies, and retweets if a tweet has Substack links - The Verge
Disappointing. 😞
- Meta gives up on NFTs for Facebook and Instagram - The Verge
I’m still bullish on the tech behind NFTs, and frankly the idea of making an NFT out of your Instagram post is just weird. And it’s Instagram, so it’s gross to begin with. All…
- Twitter to remove free API access in latest money making quest - The Verge
This is a big and complicated move by Twitter. Even people that rarely interact with Twitter may be using the Twitter API. And the details are going to be complicated. For…
- Inside CNET’s AI-powered SEO money machine - The Verge
Search engines like Google are threatened by other search companies using AI to index and find content better, but maybe even more concerning is the coming deluge of AI generated…
- Welcome to hell, Elon - The Verge
Patel outlines the host of challenges facing Twitter and Musk as its new owner. I haven't commented on this that much, because really it seems like everyone is talking about it.
- Stephen Wilhite, creator of the GIF, has died - The Verge
GIFs will be with us forever. The writeup here focuses too much on memes in my opinion. Before 24-bit color and JPEG's, GIFs were the only widely-used portable graphics format.
- Twitter is launching a Tor-friendly version of its site - The Verge
I have plenty to gripe about with Twitter, but the platform has clear importance to communication online. I applaud this decision to officially support the Tor network and create…
- Cracking a $2 million crypto wallet - The Verge
The issue of "lost coins" is a real one. Knowing how hard it is for people to even keep digital photos around, I worry that self-custody of digital money is just too difficult.…
- Twitter brings NFTs to the timeline as hexagon-shaped profile pictures - The Verge
This seems like an obvious way for Twitter to dip their toes into some web3 ownership concepts. The hexagon is needed to tell it is a different type of profile. It would be even…
- Watch these Excel pros duke it out in a financial modeling competition - The Verge
- Netflix Games starts global rollout on Android, with iOS ‘on the way’ - The Verge
Netflix getting into games is a pretty obvious expansion for them. I'll be curious though if they stick with original titles like this or if they extend into existing game titles.
- Niantic’s Pikmin Bloom is rolling out globally starting today - The Verge
I've been trying this game out just because I find these games that occur in the real world interesting.
- Tesla owners can now remotely stream live footage from their car’s cameras - The Verge
I turned this feature on in my Model 3 and just like that I can see out any of the four cameras. It hasn't been super reliable, but it is a first release. The next feature should…
- Apple MacBook Pro 14 and 16 (2021) review: return to form - The Verge
Great review of these amazing new MacBook Pro's. Let’sLet’s start simply: the new MacBook Pros with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips are incredible — the fastest laptops we’ve ever tested…
- This is a map of America’s broadband problem - The Verge
I haven't seen broadband adoption on a map before but this is helpful. I was surprised to see my home state of North Dakota is nearly all over the threshold.
- Fry’s Electronics is shutting its doors for good - The Verge
Fry's Electronics is, err, was, an institution for computer hobbyists for years. It is sad to see them closing the doors. Fry's wasn't in Minnesota so I couldn't go there, but it…
- Nearly half a billion users played Among Us in November - The Verge
"That’s roughly 125 million players per person who works on the game." 🤯
- Comcast to impose home internet data cap of 1.2TB in more than a dozen US states next year - The Verge
This already applies to us in Minnesota. I didn’t even know that there were states that didn’t have this cap. I’m not a fan of these, particularly as we transition more activities…
- TikTok says the Trump administration has forgotten about trying to ban it, would like to know what’s up - The Verge
I’m no fan of TikTok. Many people thought this was a publicity stunt from the very beginning. The lack of followup rather proves that point.
- Quibi is shutting down - The Verge
This is a pretty amazing story. It would be difficult to blow $1.75 BILLION in capital in just 6 months. 💸 They got people to engage, but they couldn't keep any of them. A report…
- Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, says new government study - The Verge
- IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology - The Verge
Facial recognition tech is being adopted by law enforcement and governments when it’s quality is really barely at entertainment level. It’s shown to be loaded with bias. IBM isn't…
- Facebook reportedly ignored its own research showing algorithms divided users - The Verge
Facebook knows very well how negatively their product affects people, society, and most everything else they touch. “Our algorithms exploit the human brain’s attraction to…
- Here’s how the iPad’s new trackpad actually works - The Verge
This new pointer support in iPadOS looks pretty awesome. I feel like this may be a huge change in productivity for iPad users, particularly for productivity work.
- Apple announces new iPad Pro with trackpad support and a wild keyboard cover - The Verge
Deeper dive on the new iPad. I’m a big fan of the current iPad lineup and the improvements coming in iPadOS.
- Nintendo Switch overtakes SNES with more than 52 million sold - The Verge
It’s great to see the Switch being recognized for the great gaming machine it is. I continue to respect Nintendo for taking a different path, and not just competing on hardware. 🎮
- Robocall fines rise to $10,000 per call under newly passed law - The Verge
I’ve been paying an $18/year subscription to NoMoRoBo for a while to block the barrage of calls. Once the blocking stopped working and I started getting over a dozen calls a day.…
- Foxconn finally admits its empty Wisconsin ‘innovation centers’ aren’t being developed - The Verge
It seems likely these will never open. 💸
- Here’s why so many apps are asking to use Bluetooth on iOS 13 - The Verge
I've noticed this and have been surprised, and declined, some of the apps asking for this. 🛑
- Exclusive: Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg on what’s next for Tumblr - The Verge
I don't think there would be a better buyer for Tumblr than Automattic.
- Connected fitness: how Peloton is influencing the future of exercise - The Verge
- Samsung accidentally makes the case for not owning a smart TV - The Verge
I wonder if it really makes sense to put these TV's on the Internet. I pair all of my TV's with an Apple TV that gets regular updates. The Smart TV's seem to be a vector for…
- Kickstarter will not voluntarily recognize its employee union - The Verge
I didn’t realize that Kickstarter had so much internal turmoil.
- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the ‘future is private’ - The Verge
Yeah, right, sure. Please nobody believe that Facebook is going to really change their view on your data. “Now look, I get that a lot of people aren’t sure we’re serious about…
- These stunning drone photos really put humanity in its place - The Verge
Amazing photography.
- Kickstarter’s staff is unionizing - The Verge
This made me do a triple-take. Kickstarter is already a B-Corp. I can’t say I understand this at all. In a previous role I had technology teams that were union members because…
- Microsoft Excel will now let you snap a picture of a spreadsheet and import it - The Verge
What a cool idea! Kudos to Microsoft for putting something truly innovative in like this. This will be a "magic" feature for many people. It did make me wonder about security, but…
- Huawei Mate X hands-on: our foldable future - The Verge
I've been totally uninterested in foldable phones, but seeing these pictures is sort of interesting. Having something fold out into a much bigger display could be pretty…
- The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America - The Verge
What a horrible stream of bile to deal with, and the trauma it causes for the people that are paid to inspect and judge that stream of bile. I’m so happy to have nothing to do…
- Fortnite’s Marshmello concert was a bizarre and exciting glimpse of the future - The Verge
It’s clear to me that online multiplayer games like Fortnite are not just games, but are something bigger. What that bigger is I don't know. It’s not my wheelhouse but I know that…
- A Facebook patent would use your family photos to target ads - The Verge
I don’t think most users realize how much private data can be gleaned from your photos. I won’t store my photos with Google or for sure a social media company. This patent shows…
- The Verge Holiday Gift Guide 2018 - The Verge
Gift ideas for the geeks in your life.
- Google’s Night Sight for Pixel phones will amaze you - The Verge
These very dark shots are amazing. The fact that this is all done handheld is hard to even understand. Computational photography may have more tricks up it’s sleeve than we really…
- Tim Cook data privacy speech: Apple CEO calls for comprehensive data laws in America - The Verge
Apple CEO Tim Cook presenting on the complete disregard of privacy in the technology industry. His term of "data industrial complex" is very accurate, and I completely agree with…
- GM’s data mining is just the beginning of the in-car advertising blitz - The Verge
Wait a second, our cars are now invading our privacy and selling the data? 😡
- How Adobe is bringing “real Photoshop” to the iPad - The Verge
It’s great to see Adobe bringing such a critical power-user application to the iPad. I have a sneaking suspicion we'll see a new iPad Pro with a big screen demoing Adobe Photoshop…
- Facebook announces Portal, an Echo Show rival focused on video chat - The Verge
I’m skeptical of these "Smart Screens". I’m downright cynical of one made by Facebook.
- Wi-Fi now has version numbers, and Wi-Fi 6 comes out next year - The Verge
Moving to version numbers for Wi-FI makes a lot of sense. I keep an eye on this stuff and still have a hard time keeping track of what letters are the fastest.
- 500px will no longer allow photographers to license their photos under Creative Commons - The Verge
This stinks and is a good example of why I don't upload my photos to many photo sites. This is a big change. I’m sure there are people that picked 500px because they support…
- In Formula 1, you have to be amazing just to be average - The Verge
Some nice pictures and behind the scenes look into Formula 1 .
- Young people still love Twitter — as screenshots on Instagram - The Verge
The social web of meaninglessness.
- Microsoft expands data privacy tools ahead of GDPR - The Verge
- Boston Dynamics’ robots are learning how to run outside and navigate autonomously - The Verge
👀
- Exclusive: Android P is Google’s most ambitious update in years - The Verge
The time spent metrics and tools to limit engagement with certain applications are nice additions to Android. I'd like to see iOS do something similar.
- Bad iPhone notches are happening to good Android phones - The Verge
However one may try to justify the notch in the new iPhone X I don't think anyone should be considering it a feature. It’s surprising to see other phones copying something that I…
- Ad targeters are pulling data from your browser’s password manager - The Verge
Ad this to the list of reasons for why you absolutely should be running protective software when browsing the web. I run 1Blocker, Ghostery and Better.
- The FCC just killed net neutrality - The Verge
As expected the Net Neutrality rules were voted down in a 3-2 vote at the FCC. Expect to hear from opponents of net neutrality that after the vote the internet is still working.…
- Former Facebook exec says social media is ripping apart society - The Verge
Yet another Facebook executive that is frightened and disturbed by what they have built. You have to take a moment and reconsider when the people that build a thing don't think…
- Google is pulling YouTube off the Fire TV and Echo Show - The Verge
As you consider the arguments around Net Neutrality being removed take a moment to observe that Google and Amazon can't even agree on selling each others devices. Somehow we are…
- Super Mario Run’s 200 million downloads didn’t result in ‘acceptable profit’ for Nintendo - The Verge
There is something wrong when 200 million installs of your application do not result in sufficient profit. 🤷♂️
- Microsoft Teams is replacing Skype for Business to put more pressure on Slack - The Verge
This is a good move! 👏 Skype for Business gives the Skype brand a bad name. It’s just Lync with different branding and Lync was a hot mess from the first step. Teams isn't…
- The 5 biggest announcements from today’s Amazon hardware event - The Verge
Amazon clearly knows they have something with the Echo lineup. The Echo Spot is pretty interesting and is a smart targeted play. I could see the benefits of having a cheap voice…
- Putin says the nation that leads in AI ‘will be the ruler of the world’ - The Verge
Curious if this is in "black hat" or "white hat" ways. AI to improve systems and efficiencies, or AI to drive new attack vectors. I’m guessing the intent is both, but I worry that…
- iOS 11 has a ‘cop button’ to temporarily disable Touch ID - The Verge
Interesting addition to iOS and good since the courts have determined that law enforcement can force you to provide your fingerprint for Touch ID.
- Honesty app Sarahah is becoming a self-esteem machine - The Verge
Interesting new service Sarahah provides a way for individuals to get anonymous feedback. This predates and is much simpler and flexible than Incogneato . I created an account,…
- Inside Patreon, the economic engine of internet culture - The Verge
- Roombas have been busy mapping our homes, and now that data could be up for sale - The Verge
This is a great example of hidden garbage in terms of service. Nobody has ever bought a Roomba thinking that they would expose the layout of their home to iRobot for them to then…
- The founder of Pinboard on why understanding fandom is good for business - The Verge
First thing here is the fact that Pinboard bought Delicious for $35,000. According to Crunchbase Delicious had Amazon, Marc Andreessen, Tim O'Reilly, Union Square Ventures, Esther…
- How Anker is beating Apple and Samsung at their own accessory game - The Verge
Anker is the company I prefer to buy my USB and battery related accessories from. Interesting to read the background on the company.
- Facebook rejects female engineers’ code more often, analysis finds - The Verge
- Tesla Model 3 announced: release set for 2017, price starts at $35,000
At the unveiling of the Model 3 this evening at the company's design studio in Hawthorne, California, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the car will deliver at least 215 miles of range…
- DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis on how AI will shape the future
Just talking about the significance for AI, to finish your first question, the other big thing you’ve heard me talk about is the difference between this and Deep Blue. So Deep…
- 2015 is getting an extra second and that's a bit of a problem for the internet | The Verge
- Tim Cook: Apple Pay Is Already the Leader in Contactless Payments
- I used Google Glass: the future, but with monthly updates - The Verge
- IOS 6 adjusts metallic button reflections as you tilt your phone
In college a CSci professor of mine once asked the class "What would you do if you had infinite CPU cycles?". This is the answer. And to be clear, I think it's brilliant. A video…
- Research, no motion: How the BlackBerry CEOs lost an empire | The Verge
Research In Motion, whose BlackBerry phones pioneered wireless email, no longer holds the commanding heights in the smartphone market. With Android, iOS, and even Windows Phone…
- Honeywell goes after Nest Learning Thermostat for patent infringement | The Verge
- How Google Controls Android: Digging Deep Into the Skyhook Filings